Meet the New 2009-2010 Graduate Class

Nathan Amador ⁷

nsa125(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Derrick Lampkin
B.S. Geography, Ohio State
M.S. Geography, Ohio State

Lauren Anderson ⁷

l.m.anderson07(at)gmail.com

M.S.
B.A. Political science/Geography, Bucknell University

Nature/society, sustainability

Jennifer Collymore ⁷

jcc303(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
B.S. Geography, University of the West Indies
M.S. Urban Planning, University of the West Indies

Geography education, community participatory planning

Kevin C. Hillmer-Pegram ⁷

kch152(at)psu.edu

M.S.
Advisor: Brent Yarnal
B.A. Religious Studies, Arizona State University

Nature/society, human dimensions of climate change

Daniel Kunches ⁷

dmk354(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
B.ENVD, University of Colorado-Boulder
M.A. Geography, Hunter College-CUNY

Political ecology, the Western United States

Wei Luo ⁷

wul132(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
M.A. Geography, University at Buffalo

Spatial analysis for public health

Vanessa Massaro ⁷

vam127(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
B.S. Geography, Penn State
M.A. Geography, University of Arizona

Social theory, urban geography, public scholarship

Emma Mullaney ⁷

egm133(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
B.A., Sarah Lawrence College
M.A. Geography, Miami University

Agriculture, land-use policies, international development, violence

Paulo Raposo ⁷

paulo.raposo@psu.edu

M.S.
B.S. Archaeology and GIS, University of Toronto

Cartography and GIS

Mark Read ⁷

mrr180@psu.edu

Ph.D.
B.S. Environmental Engineering, U.S. Military Academy
M.S. Geography, Penn State

Climate change, human-environment interactions

David Retchless ⁷

dpr173@psu.edu

M.S.
B.A. Great Books, Notre Dame

Hazards and climate change

Anna Shamey ⁷

ashamey(at)gmail.com

M.S.
B.A. Biology, Macalester College

Land use/change

Jim Thatcher ⁷

jethatcher(at)gmail.com

Ph.D.
B.A. Classics, Pomona College
M.A. Social Sciences, University of Chicago

Geographic thought, GIS

Abbey Tyrna ⁷

aat145(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Rob Brooks
B.S. Environmental Science, Florida State University
M.S. Environmental Science, Lousiana State University

Ecosystem service markets, wetland mitigation, and wetland banking

Justin Vanderberg ⁷

JDVanderBerg(at)gmail.com

M.S.
Advisor: Derrick Lampkin
B.S. Environmental Geoscience

Glaciology, cryosphere, GIS

Anna Vandervlugt ⁷

amv201(at)psu.edu

M.S.
B.A. Biology, Augustana College

Biogeography, landscape ecology, conversation

Chongming Wang ⁷

cxw960(at)psu.edu

M.S.
Advisor: Brent Yarnal
B.S. GIS

Natural hazards and GIS applications

Seth Wilberding ⁷

spw107(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
B.A. German
M.L.A. Landscape Architecture

Landscape productivity, energy network analysis, urban agriculture

James Wilmer ⁷

juw215(at)psu.edu

M.S.
B.S. Geography, U.S. Air Force Academy

Urban economic GIS