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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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