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20152016_Guide_to_Geography_Programs_in_the_Americas
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Kristopher Kuzera, Ph.D., San Diego State University, University of<br />
California, Santa Barbara, 2011, Lecturer and Internship<br />
Program Director — GIScience, Remote Sensing, Statistical<br />
Analysis<br />
Jing Li, Ph.D., George Mason University, 2012, Assistant Professor<br />
— geovisualization, spatiotemporal data modeling, high<br />
performance geocomputation, web-based GIS<br />
Rebecca L. Powell, Ph.D., University of California-Santa Barbara,<br />
2006, Associate Professor — human-environment interaction,<br />
remote sensing, statistics, land use/land cover, geographic<br />
information science (GISc)<br />
Donald G. Sullivan, Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1989,<br />
Associate Professor — Quaternary studies, biogeography,<br />
environmental change<br />
Paul C. Sutton, Ph.D., University of California-Santa Barbara, 1999,<br />
Professor — geographic information science (GISc), ecological<br />
economics, human-environment interactions, population<br />
geography<br />
Matthew J. Taylor, Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2003, Associate<br />
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies — Latin America,<br />
political ecology, development<br />
Erika Trigoso Rubio, Ph.D., University of Oxford, 2010, Lecturer —<br />
vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, geographic<br />
information science, Latin America<br />
ADJUNCT FACULTY:<br />
Michelle Moran-Taylor, Ph.D., Anthropology, Arizona State<br />
University, 2003, Adjunct Professor — cultural geography,<br />
cultural ecology, human migration<br />
Martha Narey, Ph.D., University of Denver, 1999, Adjunct Professor<br />
— dendroclimatology, drought climatology, climate history,<br />
paleoenvironments, vegetation change, rural land use, American<br />
Indians<br />
Sean Tierney, Ph.D., University of Denver, 2009, Adjunct Profsesor<br />
— economic geography, energy, transportation<br />
EMERITUS FACULTY:<br />
David B. Longbrake, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1972, Professor<br />
Emeritus — urban geography, urban and regional planning,<br />
quantitative methods, global position systems, geographic<br />
information systems<br />
Terrence J. Toy, Ph.D., University of Denver, 1973, Professor<br />
Emeritus — geomorphology, hillslopes, reclamation of disturbed<br />
lands, erosion<br />
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN<br />
COLORADO<br />
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY & GIS<br />
DATE FOUNDED: 1968<br />
DEGREES OFFERED: B.A.; Graduate Certificate,<br />
Geography Education for Teachers<br />
GRANTED 9/1/14-8/31/15: 11 Bachelors<br />
MAJORS: 35<br />
DEPARTMENT CHAIR: James M. Dunn<br />
ADMINISTRATIVE ASST: Brooks Pardew<br />
and Area Studies; (b) Geographic Information Sciences, and (c)<br />
Secondary Teaching. An Internship Program is available for students.<br />
The program maintains a GIS lab supplied with a range of statistical,<br />
mapping, remote sensing, and GIS applications for student use. The<br />
emphasis area in Secondary Teaching meets all requirements for<br />
licensure to teach secondary social studies in Colorado.<br />
GRADUATE: The Department offers a Graduate Certificate in<br />
Geography Education for teachers, consisting of 12 credit hours of<br />
graduate courses in Geography. There is also a post-baccalaureate<br />
program leading to licensure to teach social studies for graduate<br />
students.<br />
ACADEMIC PLAN, ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND<br />
FINANCIAL AID: The University operates year-round on the<br />
semester system (two semesters equal one academic year).<br />
UNDERGRADUATE:<br />
For information on new undergraduate and transfer admissions, please<br />
see http://www.unco.edu/admissions/request/.<br />
GRADUATE: For information on admission to the Graduate Certificate<br />
in Geography Education or the Secondary Teaching Post-<br />
Baccalaureate programs, please see<br />
http://www.unco.edu/grad/admissions/index.html.<br />
FACULTY:<br />
Karen Barton, Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2000, Associate<br />
Professor — resource management, hydraulic fracturing,<br />
sustainable food systems<br />
Charles O. Collins, Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1973, Professor —<br />
Mexico and Caribbean, population, cultural, vernacular<br />
landscapes<br />
David M. Diggs, Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder, 1990,<br />
Professor — GIS, cartography<br />
James P. Doerner, Ph.D., University of Denver, 1994, Professor —<br />
biogeography, paleoenvironmental change, geomorphology,<br />
Asia<br />
James M. Dunn, Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder, 1993,<br />
Professor — geography education, environmental systems,<br />
Canada<br />
Katherine Johnson, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2002,<br />
Associate Professor — political, urban, planning<br />
Phil Klein, Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder, 1993, Professor<br />
— international geography education, cultural, Europe<br />
Jessica Salo, Ph.D., Colorado State University, 2014, Instructor —<br />
GIS, remote sensing, human-environment interaction, landscape<br />
ecology<br />
Timothy Vowles, Ph.D., University of Denver, 2000, Adjunct<br />
Instructor — transportation, economic, New Zealand<br />
EMERITI FACULTY:<br />
David B. Cole, Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder<br />
John L. Dietz, Ph.D., Syracuse University<br />
Kevin C. Kearns, Ph.D., St. Louis University<br />
Richard K. Ormrod, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University<br />
Charles G. Schmidt, Ph.D., University of Washington<br />
Steven L. Scott, D.A., University of Northern Colorado<br />
FOR CATALOG AND FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE<br />
TO: Dr. James Dunn, Department of Geography & GIS, University of<br />
Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado 80639. Telephone (970) 351-<br />
2715. Fax (970) 351-2890. E-mail: james.dunn@unco.edu. Internet:<br />
http://www.unco.edu/geography.<br />
PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH FACILITIES:<br />
UNDERGRADUATE: Bachelor of Arts. The Program offers a major in<br />
Geography with the following choices of study emphasis: (a) Global<br />
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