Faculty Directory
Dr. Joby Bass Jr
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Human Geography, Human-Environment Relationships
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology
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Dr. Alyson Brink
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
vertebrate paleontology, Late Cretaceous mammals, paleogeography
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology
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Dr. Gregory Carter
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Physical geography, botany, remote sensing
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology
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Dr. David Cochran Jr
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Cultural and Political Ecology; Latin America; Europe
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology
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Dr. Jeremy Deans
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Structural Geology, Igneous Petrology, Metamorphic Petrology
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology
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Professor Damon Franke
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Modernism, English Literary History, Irish Studies, Literature of the Environment, Late Victorian Literature, Contemporary Literature, Utopian Thought
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology
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Dr. Frank Heitmuller
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
fluvial geomorphology, coastal geomorphology, sedimentology, hydrology, soils, environmental science
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology
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Dr. David Holt
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Dendrochronology, Political Geography, Cartography, Necrogeography, Ground Penetrating Radar
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology
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Dr. Jay Howell
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Problem-based inquiry; Qualitative methods; Design-based research; Lesson study; Alternate route licensure; Teacher education; Civic education; Geography education; History education.
College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Curriculum and Instruction
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Dr. Mark Miller
Emeritus
Areas of Expertise
Economic Development, Planning; Developing World; Latin America, Cuba
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology
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Dr. Mark Puckett
Professor
Areas of Expertise
quantitative stratigraphy, paleontology, ostracods, foraminifera, environmental science
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology
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Dr. George Raber
Professor
Areas of Expertise
GIS, Remote Sensing, Spatial Modeling, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Conservation, Land Cover Analysis, Scale and Accuracy in Geo-spatial Data
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology
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Dr. Kayla Stan
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
Geospatial Analysis, Climate Resilience, Tropical Dry Forests, Sustainable Development, Remote Sensing, Illicit Massage Businesses, Human Trafficking, Conservation Strategies
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology
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Dr. Clay Tucker
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
Tree-Ring Science, Hurricane Climatology, Wetland Ecology, Coastal Studies
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology
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