Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Dr. Derek Martin
Interim Department Chair & Professor
River System Dynamics; Geomorphology; Hydrology
Rob Brown
Professor
Humanistic Geography; American South; New Orleans; Historical Geography; Ethnography
Professor
Nationalism & Geopolitics; Peacebuilding; International Forced Displacement
Instructor
Hydroclimatic Change & Variability; Environmental Decision-Making & Communication; Water Security
Instructor
Community Service & Leadership; Academic Advising
Alex O'Neill
Lecturer
Environmental Modeling; Mountain Hazard Modeling; Glacier-Climate Interactions
Dr. Chris Quattro
Assistant Professor
Regulatory Law; City & Regional Planning; Environmental Planning
Professor
Latin America; Gender & Development; Food Systems
Dr. Elizabeth Shay, AICP
Professor & Planning Program Director
Transportation; Land Use Travel Behavior & Active Travel; Community Development; Rural Resilience
Associate Professor
Satellite Altimetry; Hydrosphere & Cryosphere Remote Sensing; Climate Change Impacts on Lake Hydrology
Associate Professor
Cartography & GIS; Web Mapping; Climatology; Environmental Communication & Perception
Professor & Department Honors Director
Medical Geography; Environmental Health; Public Health; Spatial Statistics
William Wang
Assistant Professor
Geospatial Analysis; Climate Change; Hydrological Modeling; Land Use & Land Cover
Dr. Zhiyuan Yao
Assistant Professor
Geocomputing; Geospatial Analysis; Urban Transportation; Public Transit; Travel Behavior & Accessibility

Staff

Josh Platt
GIS Lab Supervisor and Adjunct Instructor
Fluvial Geomorphology; Appalachian Health & Environment
Sophie Ryan
NASEM Climate-Health Fellow
Medical Geography; Mental Health and Climate Interaction