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Howard L. Gauthier, Professor Emeritus<br />

Robert D. Klingensmith, Professor Emeritus<br />

Duane F. Marble, Professor Emeritus<br />

Yuri Medvedkov, Professor Emeritus<br />

Harold Moellering, Professor Emeritus<br />

Joel L. Morrison, Professor Emeritus<br />

John N. Rayner, Professor Emeritus<br />

Jeffrey C. Rogers, Professor Emeritus<br />

OHIO UNIVERSITY<br />

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY<br />

DATE FOUNDED: 1969<br />

DEGREES OFFERED: B.A., B.S., M.A., M.S.<br />

GRANTED 7/1/14-6/30/15: 31 Bachelors, 7 Masters<br />

STUDENTS IN RESIDENCE: 127 Majors, 21 Masters<br />

CHAIR: James M. Dyer<br />

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR: Patti Malloy<br />

FOR CATALOG AND FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE TO:<br />

Chair, Undergraduate Committee; or Chair, Graduate Committee,<br />

Department of Geography, Ohio University, 122 Clippinger Labs,<br />

Athens, Ohio 45701-2979.<br />

Telephone: (740) 593-1140. Fax: (740) 593-1139.<br />

E-mail: dyer@ohio.edu. Internet: www.ohio.edu/geography<br />

PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH FACILITIES:<br />

Ohio University offers undergraduate students either a B.A. or a B.S.<br />

degree. In addition to the Geography major, undergraduate students<br />

may choose to follow one of several structured programs for a more<br />

specialized degree. These include Environmental Geography,<br />

Meteorology, Geographic Information Science (GIS), Environmental<br />

Pre-Law, Urban Planning and Sustainability, and Globalization &<br />

Development. The department also offers both undergraduate and<br />

graduate certificates in Geographic Information Science. Admission<br />

requirements are listed on the Ohio University web page<br />

(www.ohio.edu); information about programs of study can be found<br />

on the department's web page.<br />

The department grants the M.A. and M.S. degrees with a thesis and a<br />

non-thesis option. Faculty strengths include physical (biogeography,<br />

geomorphology, climatology, meteorology), sustainable planning and<br />

resource management, urban, development studies, globalization,<br />

feminist/gender geography, agriculture/land use, cultural-historical,<br />

population, and applied information technology (cartography, remote<br />

sensing, GIS). The department maintains strong ties with the<br />

Environmental Studies, International Studies (Latin America, Asia,<br />

Africa), and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies programs.<br />

Graduate Catalog information and online application forms can be<br />

accessed from the Graduate College web site at<br />

www.ohio.edu/graduate/.<br />

Departmental facilities supporting undergraduate and graduate<br />

research include a Geographic Technologies Laboratory supporting<br />

advanced information technologies, instruction in GISc and automated<br />

mapping. A remote sensing facility supports teaching and research in<br />

digital image processing. The Scalia Laboratory for Atmospheric<br />

Analysis supports teaching and research in climatology, meteorology,<br />

and forecasting. Other laboratory facilities include Carl Ross<br />

Geomorphology Research Laboratory, and the Long-Term Social and<br />

Ecological Research Laboratory. Ohio University's Alden Library and<br />

the OhioLINK catalog provide students access to an extensive number<br />

of journals in geography and allied fields, books, and maps.<br />

ACADEMIC PLAN, ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND<br />

FINANCIAL AID:<br />

Academic Plan: semesters. Admission Requirements for Graduate<br />

Study: Baccalaureate degree in geography or a related field and a<br />

grade point average of 3.0 (4.0 scale), Graduate Record Examination<br />

scores, letters of recommendation and personal statement of interest.<br />

Financial Aid: Graduate Assistantships are available on the basis of<br />

individual merit. These provide full remission of tuition and a stipend<br />

of approximately $12,850 for the nine-month academic year. Research<br />

assistant positions are available through faculty research grants. One<br />

graduate appointment is an associate in weather observations and<br />

forecasting. Assistantships typically are granted for a second year<br />

upon successful completion of the first year of study. The financial<br />

assistance application deadline is February 15.<br />

FACULTY:<br />

Timothy G. Anderson, Ph.D., Texas A&M, 1994, Associate Professor<br />

— cultural, historical, world systems, ethnicity<br />

Geoffrey L. Buckley, Ph.D., Maryland, 1997, Professor —<br />

environmental, historical, mining landscapes, urban<br />

environments<br />

James M. Dyer, Ph.D., Georgia, 1992, Professor and Chair —<br />

biogeography, landscape ecology, forest dynamics<br />

Ryan Fogt, PhD., Ohio State, 2007, Associate Professor and Director<br />

of Scalia Laboratory for Atmospheric Analysis — polar<br />

meteorology and climatology, climate variability and change,<br />

stratosphere-troposphere interactions<br />

Jana Houser, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 2013, Assistant<br />

Professor — observations of formation and evolution of<br />

tornadoes, supercell thunderstorms, radar studies, severe weather<br />

climatology, mesoscale meteorology<br />

Brad D. Jokisch, Ph.D., Clark University, 1998, Associate Professor<br />

— cultural/political ecology agriculture, population, migration,<br />

Latin America<br />

Yeong-Hyun Kim, Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1998, Associate<br />

Professor — globalization, economic geography, urban<br />

geography, Asia<br />

James K. Lein, Ph.D., Kent State, 1986, Professor — environmental<br />

assessment, land resource analysis, applied physical, remote<br />

sensing, GIS<br />

Amy Lynch, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2013, Assistant<br />

Professor — land use and environmental planning, green<br />

infrastructure, sustainable community strategies and indicators<br />

Harold Perkins, Ph.D., Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2006, Associate<br />

Professor — political ecology/economy of urban environments<br />

including neoliberalization, the state, governance, voluntarism,<br />

and the agency of nonhuman organisms<br />

Dorothy Sack, Ph.D., Utah, 1988, Professor — physical geography,<br />

geomorphology, Quaternary studies, paleolakes, arid lands,<br />

history of geomorphology<br />

Gaurav Sinha, PhD., University at Buffalo-SUNY, 2007, Associate<br />

Professor — geospatial ontology, environmental data modeling,<br />

landscape analysis, PPGIS,<br />

Thomas A. Smucker, Ph.D., Michigan State, 2003, Assistant Professor<br />

— environment and development, land tenure systems, rural<br />

livelihood and coping strategies, African drylands<br />

Elizabeth Edna Wangui, Ph.D., Michigan State, 2004, Associate<br />

Professor — gender, rural livelihoods and landscape change in<br />

East Africa<br />

Risa Whitson, PhD., Pennsylvania State, 2004, Associate Professor of<br />

Geography and Women's and Gender Studies — gender and<br />

development, social geographies, informal sector, Argentina<br />

AFFILIATED FACULTY:<br />

Ana Mojica Myers, M.A., Ohio University, 2009, Visiting Instructor —<br />

cartography<br />

Scott Reinemann, Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2013, Visiting<br />

Instructor — meteorology, paleoclimatology, biogeography<br />

R. J. Shostak, J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1996,<br />

Visiting Assistant Professor — environmental law<br />

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