Lauren Anderson ⁷

l.m.anderson07(at)gmail.com

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

Nature/society, sustainability

Amy Avery-Grubel ⁵

asa160(at)psu.edu

M.S.
Advisor: Roger Downs
B.A. Geography, Humboldt State University

Cognitive and Behavioral Geography, Geographic Education

Alyssia Church ⁶

auc131(at)psu.edu

M.S.
Advisor: Rob Brooks
A.A. Liberal Arts, Delaware County Community College
A.A.S. Interactive Multimedia, Delaware County Community College
B.S. Geography, Penn State

Conservation, biodiversity, biogeography

John Clark ⁶

jhc167(at)psu.edu

M.S.
Advisor: Deryck Holdsworth
B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Maine

Historical geography

Chelsea Hanchett ⁶

clh371(at)psu.edu

M.S.
Advisor: Brian King
B.S. Environmental Geoscience, Texas A&M University

Environmental policy, political geography, U.S.-Mexico Border

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

John Morrow ⁶

jlm834(at)psu.edu

M.S.
Advisor: Deryck Holdsworth

Paulo Raposo ⁷

paulo.raposo@psu.edu

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

Cartography and GIS

David Retchless ⁷

dpr173@psu.edu

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

Hazards and climate change

Kevin Ross ⁶

ksr165(at)psu.edu

M.S.
Advisor: Alan MacEachren
Previous degree: B.S. Geography

GI Science

Ratchanok Sangpenchan ⁴

rus174(at)psu.edu

M.S.
Advisor: Amy Glasmeier

Network Analysis of Agricultural Commodities for
Agribusinesses Purpose

Anna Shamey ⁷

ashamey(at)gmail.com

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

Land use/change

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

James Wilmer ⁷

juw215(at)psu.edu

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

Urban economic GIS

Sen Xu ⁶

sux100(at)psu.edu

M.S., GI Science
Advisors: Alexander Klippel,
Alan MacEachren

Will Allender

wsa112(at)psu.edu

MGIS Program
B.S. Landscape Architecture - West Virginia University

Asset Management, Utilities
and Infrastructure, Risk Assessment,
Modeling, Financial Forecasting

Kevin Calhoun

kzc107(at)psu.edu

MGIS Program
B.A. - Geography,
Morehead State University

GIS, Planning, Location Analysis,
Regional Economic Development

Dan Campbell

dmc261(at)psu.edu

MGIS Program
B.H. - Penn State;
Master of Public Management -
Carnegie Mellon University

Regional Planning & Development;
Human-Environment Interface;
GIS Utilization across sectors

Jessica Gould

jlg510(at)psu.edu

MGIS Program
B.A. - Boston University

GIS Data Development,
GIS Application Development

Jim Kompanek

jhk169(at)psu.edu

MGIS Program
B.A. Anthropology - University of Pittsburgh

Archaeology, Cultural
Resource Management

Shannon Long

sxl303(at)psu.edu

MGIS Program
B.A. - West Chester University

Environmental Planning,
Ecological Assessment, GISciences
and GIS, and Database Development

Michael Rink

mdr232(at)psu.edu

MGIS Program
B.S. - Geography, Appalachian State University

Shoreline data development
and visualization; GIS curricula
development and training

Dena Schulz

dls473(at)psu.edu

MGIS Program
B.S. - Engineering Science, University of Virginia

GIS, Cartography, Environmental
Science/Atmospheric Science,
Homeland Security, Government/Military Intelligence, Transportation

Jason Setzer

jbs281(at)psu.edu

MGIS Program
B.S. in Physical Geography - Louisiana State University

Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, GIS

Doug Sheldon

dgs135(at)psu.edu

MGIS Program
B.S. Geography - Clarion University

Distributed GIS, Web Development

Jennifer Ann Adams

jaa144(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Roger Downs

Economic and Urban Geography, Geography of American
Higher Education, The Role of The State in American Society

Ritesh Agrawal ²

ragrawal(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Donna Peuquet

GIS, Visualization, Temporal Issues

Roberto Albandoz ⁴

rxa194(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Deryck Holdsworth

Historical, Cultural, and Human Geography

Nathan Amador ⁷

nsa125(at)psu.edu

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

Destiny Aman ⁴

dda118(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Melissa Wright
B.A. Geography, Sonoma State University; M.S. Geography, Penn State

Perceptions of Natural Hazards, Human Dimensions of Climate Change, Political Ecology, Participatory Methods, Feminist Geography

Shaunna Barnhart ³

slb442(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: James McCarthy
B.A. International Relations and South Asian Studies, Carleton College
A.A.S. Photography, College of DuPage
M.S. Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Seth Baum ⁵

sdb244(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Bill Easterling
B.S. Optics and Applied Mathematics, University of Rocehster;
M.S. Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University

Integrated Climate Change Assessment, Applied Ethics, Public Scholarship, Education

Ryan Baxter

reb186(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Bill Easterling
B.A. Environmental Sciences and Geography, Northwestern University
M.S. Geography, The Pennsylvania State University

Geospatial Technologies, Internet Mapping, Climate Change, Landuse Change

Beth Bee ²

bab333(at)psu.edu

Ph.D. Geography
Advisor: Melissa Wright

Gender, Regional Development,
Latin America

Martha Bell ⁶

mgb172(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Karl Zimmerer
M.S. Geography, University of Wisconsin

Nature-Society Relations, Agricultural History, Latin America

Jamil Bey

jxb111(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: B. Ikubolajeh Logan

Conflict and Resources, Geopolitics, Africa

Tanuka Bhowmick

tanuka(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Alan MacEachren
B.S. Geography, Presidency College, Calcutta University
M.A. Geography, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University
M.Phil. Planning and Development, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Geovisualization of qualitative data

Maureen Biermann ⁵

mmb296(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Petra Tschakert
B.S. Theatre, Northwestern University
M.S. Geography, Penn State

Nature/Society, Sustainable Development, Global Change

Matt Branch ⁶

mjb576(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: James McCarthy
B.A. Anthropology and Languages and Cultures of Asia, University of Wisconsin
M.A. Folklore, University of Oregon

Political/Cultural Ecology, South Asia, Ethnography, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Direct Action Activism

Kieron Branche ⁴

ksb212(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Deryck Holdsworth
B.S. Surveying and Land Information, University of the West Indies
M.S. Geographical Information Systems, University of Leicester, U.K.

Natural Hazards, Mitigation, Vulnerability, GIS, Health Accessibility

Jin Chen ³

jxc93(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Alan MacEachren

Geovisualization, Spatial Dataming, Open Source
GIS, Java Programming

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

Elizabeth Crisfield ⁶

eac16(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Erica Smithwick
B.S. Physics, James Madison University
M.S. Agronomy, University of Georgia

Biogeography; climate change responses of Appalachian forests; ecological modeling

Kate Driscoll Derickson ⁴

kud126(at)psu.edu

Ph.D. Geography and Women's Studies
Advisor: James McCarthy
B.A. Social Thought and Political Economy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
M.A., Community Development and Planning, Clark University

Urban Processes, Neoliberalism, Feminist Political Economy, and Feminist Epistemology.

Kathleen Dietrich ⁴

kad984(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Petra Tschakert
B.A. Liberal Arts, Macalester College; M.S. Geography, Penn State

Political Ecology, Africa, Water Resources

Jianwei Dou ¹

jdou(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Donna Peuquet

GIS

Jeremy Fisher ⁴

jhf149(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Deryck Holdsworth

Cultural and American Historical Geography

Patrick Hagge ⁵

pdh144(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Deryck Holdsworth
B.A. Geography, University of Arkansas;
B.A. History, University of Arkansas;
B.S.B.A. Finance, University of Arkansas
M.S. Geography, Penn State

Historical, Political, Urban

Peter Howe ⁵

pdh143(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Brent Yarnal
B.S. Geography & B.A. Political Science,
Arizona State University
M.S. Geography, Penn State

Nature-Society, GIS, Sustainable Development, Human Geography

Kristen Hychka ²

kch130(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Rob Brooks

Landscape and Historical Ecology Related to
Aquatic Systems, Decision Support Tool Development
for Land Use and Water Resource Managers

Andrei Israel ⁵

ali122(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Roger Downs
B.A. Liberal Arts, St. John's College
M.S. Geography, Penn State

Geography of Higher Education, Place-based education, service-learning, space and place

Ann James ⁴

amj204(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Amy Glasmeier
B.B.A., Management Information Systems (MIS), University of Oklahoma
M.A. Geography, University of Oklahoma

Nature-Society, Neoliberalism, Alternative Agriculture

Chris Karmosky ⁵

cck146(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Derrick Lampkin
B.A. Geography & Geology, Colgate University;
M.S. Geography, University of Delaware

Climate, Cryosphere, Geomorphology

Nicole Laliberte ⁴

njl148(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Lorraine Dowler

Feminist Cultural Geography, Critical Development Studies, Post-Conflict Scenarios and Activist-Academic Collaborations

Greg Lankenau ⁵

grl11(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Lorraine Dowler
M.S. Systems Science, Portland State University

Human Geography, Nature-Society

Rui Li ⁵

rxl230(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Alex Klippel
B.S. Cartography and GIS, Wuhan University
M.S. Geography, University of Saskatchewan

Spatial Cognition, GIScience

Daniel Kunches ⁷

dmk354(at)psu.edu

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

Political ecology, the Western United States, land use, parks

Crista Livecchi ⁶

cml296(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Lorraine Dowler
B.A. Anthropology,
M.S. Criminal Justice, M.A. Geography

home, cultural landscapes, lived experience, mobility, military families

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

Margaret Mwangi ¹

mnm146(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Dr. I. B. Logan

Modeling Ecosystems and Livelihoods, Human Dimensions of
Global Climate Change, Land Use/Land Cover Change, Biodiversity

Chandrani Ohdedar ¹

cxo167(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Amy Glasmeier

Developing World, Regional Economics, Urban

Andrew Pierce ⁵

adp179(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Alan Taylor

Forest and Fire Ecology

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

Melissa Rock ³

myr100(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Melissa Wright
B.A. Environmental Studies, International Studies, University of Oregon
M.A. International Relations (Global Development Policy), Syracuse University, Maxwell School for Citizenship and Public Affairs

Urban Geography, Community and Regional Development,
Cultural/Identity Politics, Globalization, China

Robert Roth ⁵

reroth(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Alan MacEachren
B.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison;
M.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison;

Visualization, Cartography, Applications of GIS

Thomas Sigler ⁵

tjs316(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Deryck Holdsworth
B.A. Geography & International Relations, University of Southern California
M.S. Geography, Penn State

Urban Development, Political Economy, Latin America, U.S. Cities

Laura Spess ⁵

las540(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: James McCarthy
M.P.P., William and Mary, M.Sc. Environment and Development, London School of Economics

Urban Geography, Political Economy, South Asia

Wes Stroh ⁴

wjs207(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Cindy Brewer
B.A. History, Arizona State University
M.S. Geography, Penn State

Urban/economic geography, cartography, GIS education

Michael Stryker ²

mzs114(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Alan MacEachren

Wireless applications for GIS,
Geographic Visualization,
Nature-Society Relations

Chelsea Teale ⁶

clt198(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Deryck Holdsworth
B.A., M.A. geography

Environmental history, landscape, biogeography

Adam Terando ³

ajt180(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: William Easterling
B.A. Geography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
M.S. Geography, University of Delaware

Climate Change, Detection

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

Raymond Tutu ⁵

rat154(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Petra Tschakert
M.Phil. Population Studies, RIPS, University of Ghana

Nature/Society

Jodi Vender

jvender(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Roger Downs
B.A. Spanish, Penn State
M.A. Geography, University of Texas at Austin

Geography Education, Geographical Societies, Women in
the History of Geography, Human Geography

Amy Welch ⁴

apw131(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Amy Glasmeier
B.A. Neuroscience and Behavior (Biological Psychology), Vassar College; M.S. Geography, Penn State

Climate Change, Sustainable Resource Development

Jessica Whitehead ¹

jlc390(at)psu.edu

Ph.D.
Advisor: Brent Yarnal
B.S., Physics (Meteorology Concentration), The College of Charleston
, M.S., Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University

Human Dimensions of Environmental Change, Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity, Community Water Systems, Mixed Methods

Seth Wilberding ⁷

spw107(at)psu.edu

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

Landscape productivity, energy network analysis, urban agriculture