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PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH FACILITIES: The Department<br />

offers B.S. and M.S. degrees in Applied Geography. B.S. students<br />

choose one of four tracks: Urban Analysis, Environmental Analysis,<br />

Geospatial Technologies, and Human and Cultural Dynamics. The<br />

B.S. degree has a common core consisting of Global Environment,<br />

Power of Place, Globalization and Diversity, Introduction to Mapping<br />

and Geospatial Technologies, Sustainable Human Environments,<br />

Quantitative Analysis, Research Methods, and Senior Thesis.<br />

Advanced specialization courses include Climatology,<br />

Geomorphology, Geopolitics, Qualitatitive Methods, Hydrology,<br />

Medical Geography, Remote Sensing, GIS, Programming for GIS and<br />

Spatial Data Analysis, Transportation, Locational Analysis, Urban<br />

Population, Globalization, and Urban Issues. Majors have either found<br />

employment in nearby private or public agencies, or are pursuing<br />

graduate studies.<br />

The M.S. curriculum is a two-year program of study for full-time<br />

students. Foundation courses for the degree include History of<br />

Geography, Advanced Spatial Statistics, Approaches and Methods in<br />

Applied Geography, Qualitative Analysis, and Proposal Development.<br />

Thesis and non-thesis options are available.<br />

The department enjoys a good relationship with local government and<br />

has an active internship program with several agencies. The<br />

department houses the University's Center for Geographic Information<br />

Sciences.<br />

ACADEMIC PLAN, ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND<br />

FINANCIAL AID: Semester system. Application for admission to<br />

Admissions Office at the University.<br />

FACULTY:<br />

C. Andrew Day, Ph.D., Texas State, Assistant Professor — climate<br />

change, land cover change, hydrology/water resources,<br />

sustainability of physical systems<br />

Andrea Gaughan, Ph.D., Florida, Assistant Professor — spatial and<br />

temporal complexity of coupled human-environment systems,<br />

land-use/land-cover change dynamics, climate<br />

variability/change, remote sensing and GIS, modeling and<br />

spatial statistics<br />

Jafar Hadizadeh, Ph.D., Imperial College, Great Britain, Professor<br />

— structural geology and rock mechanics<br />

Carol L. Hanchette, Ph.D., North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Associate<br />

Professor — medical geography, geographic information<br />

systems, globalization<br />

David A. Howarth, Ph.D., Ohio State, Professor — climatology, short<br />

term climate variability, meteorology, urban climatology,<br />

geography education<br />

Priscilla McCutcheon, Ph.D. Connecticut, Assistant Professor – racial<br />

identity formation, claims to space, black religious food<br />

programs<br />

Keith R. Mountain, Ph.D., Ohio State, Associate Professor —<br />

glaciology, radiation and boundary layer climatology, geography<br />

education<br />

Jason Naylor, Ph.D., North Dakota, Assistant Professor –<br />

meteorology, severe weather, tornadoes, numerical weather<br />

prediction, storm-scale modeling<br />

Wei Song, Ph.D., Ohio State, Associate Professor — transportation<br />

and location analysis, urban and regional studies, GIS<br />

applications, quantitative methods; China<br />

Forrest R. Stevens, M.S., University of Florida, Assistant Professor –<br />

integrated modeling and quantitative spatial analyses, land<br />

systems science, remote sensing, rural lands and livelihoods<br />

Margath A. Walker, Ph.D., Kentucky, Assistant Professor — urban<br />

geography, cultural impacts of globalization, cultural production,<br />

qualitative research methodology, border security and identities;<br />

Latin America<br />

Haifeng (Charlie) Zhang, Ph.D., South Carolina, Associate Professor<br />

— urban & social issues, race & ethnicity, GIS, spatial analysis<br />

methods; China<br />

ASSOCIATE AND EMERITI FACULTY:<br />

John L. Anderson, Ph.D., Kentucky, 1974, Assistant Professor<br />

Don E. Bierman, Ph.D., Michigan State, 1970, Professor Emeritus<br />

Terra A. Clarke, Ph.D., UC, Riverside, 1977, Professor Emerita<br />

James E. Conkin, Ph.D., Cincinnati, 1960, Professor Emeritus<br />

K. Lal Gauri, Ph.D., Bonn, 1964, Professor Emeritus<br />

George A. Lager, Ph.D., British Columbia, 1975, Professor Emeritus<br />

Clara A. Leuthart, Ph.D., Louisville, 1975, Professor Emerita<br />

Dennis L. Spetz, Ed.D., Indiana, 1971, Professor Emeritus<br />

WESTERN KENTUCKY<br />

UNIVERSITY<br />

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY<br />

DATE FOUNDED: 1907<br />

GRADUATE PROGRAM FOUNDED: 1967<br />

DEGREES OFFERED: B.S. (Geography and Environmental<br />

Studies, Meteorology, GIS, Geology), B.A. Earth<br />

Science, M.S. Geoscience, M.A.E. Education/Geography<br />

Major<br />

GRANTED 9/1/14-8/31/15: 29 Bachelors, 7 Master’s<br />

STUDENTS IN RESIDENCE: 150 Majors, 20 Masters<br />

NOT IN RESIDENCE: 5 Masters<br />

HEAD: David J. Keeling<br />

DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ASST: Wendy<br />

Decroix<br />

FOR CATALOG AND FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE<br />

TO: Dr. David J. Keeling, Department of Geography and Geology,<br />

Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd. #31066,<br />

Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101-1066.<br />

Telephone (270) 745-4555. Fax (270) 745-6410.<br />

E-mail: david.keeling@wku.edu. Internet: www.wku.edu/geoweb/.<br />

PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH FACILITIES: Five specialty<br />

areas are emphasized in the graduate and undergraduate programs:<br />

GIS (GIS, transportation, spatial statistics, remote sensing);<br />

Geoscience (Hydrogeology, geology, geochemistry, cave and karst<br />

systems, hydrology, paleoclimate reconstruction); Meteorology and<br />

Climatology (Applied meteorology, climatology, climate change,<br />

prediction); Environment and Sustainable Development<br />

(Conservation, natural resource management, environmental<br />

education, sustainability, water resources, climate change); and<br />

Culture and Society (Society, material culture, regions, tourism and<br />

development, food and resources). The Department's research centers<br />

include the Kentucky Climate Center; Kentucky Mesonet; CHAOS<br />

group, Center for Cave and Karst Studies; Human-Geo-Environmental<br />

Change, Crawford Hydrology Lab, Applied Materials Institute;<br />

Reynolds Geophysical Laboratory; and the GeoHazards Group.<br />

Additional research facilities include an interdepartmental GIS<br />

laboratory, water resources laboratory, eye-tracking lab, computer<br />

labs, and considerable geoscience field equipment.<br />

UNDERGRADUATE: Professional B.S. programs in Geography and<br />

Environmental Studies, Meteorology, GIS, and Geology/Earth<br />

Science are offered. The Department also offers a 14-hour Certificate<br />

program in GIS, and minors in general geography, water resources,<br />

geology, sustainability, environmental science, and Latin America<br />

studies. Emphasis in all degree programs is placed on analysis of<br />

problems that have an applied aspect and consequently have policy<br />

development implications, with programs tailored to the student's<br />

interests. Internship and research opportunities are available to all<br />

interested students. Multiple study abroad opportunities are also<br />

available for both undergraduate and graduate students. The<br />

combination of the geography, meteorology, GIS, and geology<br />

disciplines provides an opportunity to emphasize human-<br />

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