Geography
Student Profiles
MA Program
Nikolai Alvarado
E-mail: Nikolai.Alvarado@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 2010 BA, Latin American Studies; AA, Liberal Arts -Cal State Fullerton
Research Interests: Latin America, Human-Environment Interaction
Frances Benitez
E-mail: frances.benitez@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2008 BA, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences University of South Florida
Research Interests: Geomorphology, physical geography
Sylvia Brady
E-mail: Sylvia.Brady@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2004 BA, Geography -University of Tennessee
Research Interests: Human-Environment Interaction, Human Geography
William H. Brenton, Jr.
E-mail: wbrenton@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2004 BA, Geography -University of Northern Colorado
Research Interests: Biogeography, Dendrochronology, and Climate Reconstruction
Rebecca Brice
E-mail: Becky.Brice@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 2011 BS, Lang Use; BA, Modern Languages, French -Metropolitan State College of Denver
Research Interests: Geomophology, Climatology
Grace Carter
E-mail: gcarter4@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 1992 BESS, Exercise & Sport Science Texas State University
- 1996 MS, Environmental Science Texas A&M University
Research Interests: Biogeography, Paleoecology, climate studies
Gregory Chase
E-mail: gregory.chase@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2007 BA, Geography & Environmental Studies -University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Research Interests: cultural/historical geography and Mexican migration to Colorado
Jeffrey Honke
E-mail: Jeffrey.Honke@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 1993 BS, Environmental Studies emphasis in Geography -University of Nebraska at Omaha
Research Interests: Physical Geography Geomorphology, GIS
Gregory Kwoka
E-mail: Gregory.Kwoka@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2010 BS, Economics and Geography for Environmental Planning; minor in Business Admin. -Towson University
Research Interests: Economic Geography, Urban Planning
Samantha Lester
Katrina Marzetta
E-mail: katrina.marzetta@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2004 BA, Environmental Science University of Denver
- 2008 MA, Education University of Colorado at Denver
Diana Thunen
E-mail: Diana.Thunen@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 2009 BA, Env. Science; minor in Geography -University of Colorado at Boulder
Research Interests: Climate Studies, Climate change effects in Mountain Environments
MS Program
Leah Alvarado, MS Online
E-mail: Leah.Alvarado@du.edu
Todd Barr, MS Online
E-mail: todd.barr@du.edu
Nashwa Bolling
E-mail: nbolling@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 2006 BA, Psychology -University of Denver
Research Interests: GIS for emergency management, specifically wildfire management or disease monitoring, tracking, surveillance
Ashley Burns, MS Online
E-mail: ashley.cushman@du.edu
Evan Burton
E-mail: evan.burton@du.edu
Gustavo Castro
E-mail: Gustavo.Castro@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 2010 BS -Federal Univ. of Vicosa
Research Interests: Water Resources, Land Cover Change
Jereme Chandler, MS Online
E-mail: jereme.chandler@du.edu
James Coble
Steven Cummings, MS Online
E-mail: Steven.Cummings@du.edu
Tera Dillon, MS Online
E-mail: Tera.Dillon@du.edu
Michael Dunnington, MS Online
E-mail: michael.dunnington@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2007, GIS Certificate University of Denver
- 2003 BS Colorado Technical University
Mark Denunzio, MS Online
E-mail: mark.denunzio@lmco.com
Steve Ewest, MS Online
E-mail: gokstad.faering@gmail.com Personal Page
Degrees:
- 2008, GIS Certificate University of Denver
- 1999 BA Philosophy Bethel College
Research Interests: biogeography, environmental change, GIS, geomorphology, remote sensing
Daniel Faulk, MS Online
Janine Ferarese, MS Online
W. Bullitt Fitzhugh, MS Online
E-mail: william.fitzhugh@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2009 GIS Certificate University of Denver
- 2006 BA, Mathematics University of Colorado-Boulder
Research Interests: Geographic information science, spatial analysis, geovisualization
Shawn Fleming, MS Online
E-mail: shawn.fleming@du.edu
Heather Fonda, MS Online
E-mail: Heather.Fonda@du.edu
Gabrielle Friedman, MS Online
Nevin Gaudet, MS Online
E-mail: Nevin.Gaudet@du.edu
Nick Goates, MS Online
E-mail: Nicholas.Goates@du.edu
Robert Graham, MS Online
E-mail: robert.graham@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 2007 GIS Certificate Georgia State University
- 2002 BA, International Studies University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Research Interests: web-based and mobile GIS, participatory GIS, economic geography, resource management, urban design
Alicia F. Green
E-mail: alicia.green@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 2002 MA, Journalism University of Colorado-Boulder
- 1999 BA, Communications/Spanish University of Alabama-Huntsville
Research Interests: natural resource management, GIS, water resource management, environmental geography
Jeremy Huey, MS Online
E-mail: Jeremy.Huey@du.edu
Jason Isherwood
William Johnson, MS Online
E-mail: William.E.Johnson@du.edu
Scott Jones, MS Online
E-mail: scott.jones172@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2008 BA University of Northern Colorado
- 2001 AA, Liberal Arts Aims Community College
Timothy Jones, MS Online
E-mail: timothy.a.jones@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 2007 BA, Geography California State University-Sacramento
Research Interests: GIS, telecommunications
Shawn E. Jordan, MS Online
Kristin Judy, MS Online
E-mail: Kristin.Judy@du.edu
Colin Kubera, MS Online
E-mail: Colin.Kubera@du.edu
Daniel S. Lester, MS Online
E-mail: daniel.lester@du.edu
Amy L. Maldonado, MS Online
James McAndrew
E-mail: James.McAndrew@du.edu
Lindsey Messinger, MS Online
E-mail: lindsey.messinger@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2006 BA, Zoology and Bacteriology Ohio Wesleyan University
Paul Palubinski
E-mail: paul.palubinski@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2009, GIS Certificate University of Denver
- 2004 BS, Business Management University of Colorado-Boulder
Curtis Pottle
E-mail: Curtis.Pottle@du.edu
Degrees:
- BA, Geography (3/2 Program) -University of Denver
Research Interests: Transportation, GIS
Paul Quigley
Jennifer Read, MS Online
Email: jennie.read@du.edu
James Reed
E-mail: James.Reed@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2007, BS, Sciology -University of Lousiville
Research Interests: Wildfire Planning, Wilfire Management, Remote Sensing, GPS Data, Renewable Energy, Crime Mapping
Chris Schulze, MS Online
E-mail: chris.schulze@du.edu
Gerry Shisler, MS Online
Email: gerry.shisler@du.edu
James Smith, MS Online
Email: James.Smith64@du.edu
Tudor Stanescu
E-mail: Tudor.Stanescu@du.edu
Anthony Timpson, MS Online
Jennifer Todd, MS Online
E-mail: Jenny.Todd@du.edu
James Valenza, MS Online
E-mail: james.valenza@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2005 BS, Environmental Planning and Design Rutgers University
Research Interests: GIS in disaster management and Emergency response, space based applications, GIS data integration, crime mapping and analysis, demographics, GIS and public health, alternative energy
Tabatha Waldron, MS Online
E-mail: tabatha.waldron@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 2002 BA, English and German Languages and Literatures State University of New York-Stony Brook
- 2010, MS Real Estate & Construction Management University of Denver
Research Interests: GIS, cultural geography, development, transportation geography, urban geography, urban and regional planning, land use, natural resources, sustainability, reclamation of disturbed lands, human-environment interaction, Latin America
Allison Wagner
Kayce Wohlman, MS Online
Tammi Yaun, MS Online
E-mail: tammi.yaun@du.edu
Degrees:
- 1999 BS, Geology West Chester University
Research Interests: Geology, environmental conservation, environmental hazards, ecology
Benjamin Zank
E-mail: benjamin.zank@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2005 BA, Geography & German Language
Research Interests: GIS database design & programming, species distribution modeling
Mingming Zhang
E-mail: mingming.zhang@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2011 BS, Geographic Information Systems -Capital Normal University
PhD Program
Sutapa Bhattacharjee
E-mail: sbandyop@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2004 MS, Geography University of Calcuta
- 2002 BS, Geography Presidency College
Research Interests: Transportation, urban geography, GISc
Peter Biven
E-mail: peter.biven@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2010 MS, Real Estate & Construction Management University of Denver
- 2005 MS, Taxation University of Denver
- 1993 BA, Psychology Arizona State University
- 1985 BS, Business Adm/BA Psychology Arizona State University
Research Interests: urban economics, GIS, psychology of space, demography
Julia Corby
E-mail: jkentnor@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 2006 MA, Latin American Studies University of Arizona
- 1999 BA, Anthropology University of Colorado-Boulder
Research Interests: Human-environment interaction, land-use change, political ecology, economic geography, Latin America, urban agriculture, cooperatives, globalization and the wine industry, tourism, impacts of neoliberal economic reform on agriculture, and traveling and conducting fieldwork.
John Davis
E-mail: JD.Davis@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 2009 BA, Geography -University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
- 2011 MA, Geography -University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Research Interests: Sustainability, Biogeography, Latin America
Michael P. Finn
E-mail: michael.finn@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 1991 MS, Civil Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- 1982 BS, Geography Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield
Research Interests: geodesy, spatial coordinate systems, map projections, data integration and generalization for GIS
Sharon Gabel
E-mail: sgabel@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 1994 MA, Geography University of Colorado-Denver
- 1984 BA, Biology Kalamazoo College
Research Interests: economic geography
Kimberly K. Henderson
E-mail: kihender@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 2004 MA, Anthropology University of Denver
- 2001 BA, Geography and Environmental Science University of Colorado-Co. Springs
Research Interests: Biogeography
Joseph Hoover
E-mail: joseph.hoover@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 2009 MA, Geography University of Arizona
- 2007 BA, Environmental Science Northwestern University
Research Interests: water resources, GIS, environmental policy
Harry Katz
E-mail: hkatz4@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 2010 MA, Geography University of Denver
- 2008 BA, Geography University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Interests: fluvial geomorphology, mountain watersheds and water resources, physical geogrpahy, hydrology
Benjamin Kreisman
E-mail: benjamin.kreisman@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 2010 MS, Environmental Science and Public Policy University of Chicago
- 2006 BA, Environmental Science University of Denver
Gary Lavanchy
E-mail: gary.lavanchy@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 1998 BA, Geology & Elementary Education Wheaton College
- 2010 MA, Geographical Studies University of Chicago
Research Interests: Human-environmental interactions, land-use change, arid environments, contemporary human geography in urban environments, cultural geography, GIS, West Africa.
Sarah McCall
E-mail: Sarah.McCall@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2003 BA, Geography, Spanish, Latin American Studies -University of Texas at Austin
- 2005 MS, Geographic Information Science -University of North Texas
Research Interests: Human-Environment Interaction, Water Resources, Latin America, International Development
Qing Liu
E-mail: qing.liu@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2006 BS, Geographic Information Systems Nanjing Normal University
- 2009 MS, Geographic Information Science Florida State University, Tallahassee
Research Interests: Human-environmental interactions, remote sensing.
Kyle Schlachter
E-mail: kschlach@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2005 MS, Geography University of Tennessee
- 2003 BS, Environmental Science University of Denver
Research Interests: Biogeography, Quaternary Studies, Dendrochronology
Amir Siraj
E-mail: amir.siraj@du.edu
Degrees:
- 1993 BSc, Mathematics Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
- 2009 MA, Climate and Society Columbia University
Research Interests: biogeography, remote sensing
Ian Slayton
E-mail: ian.slayton@du.edu
Degrees:
- 2006 BA, Geography University of Tennessee
- 2010 MS, Geography University of Tennessee
Research Interests: Paleoenvironment
Benjamin Tuttle
E-mail: btuttle@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 2007 MS, Geographic Information Science University of Denver
- 2001 BA, Geography & Environmental Science University of Colorado-Boulder
Research Interests: Human-environment interactions, geoweb, nighttime satellite imagery
Amanda Weaver
E-mail: agierow@du.edu
Degrees:
- 1998 MA, Geography University of Texas
- 1994 BA, Urban Studies University of Minnesota
Research Interests: Urban, economic-food production and distribution, cultural geography
Kristina Yamamoto
E-mail: kyamamo4@du.edu Personal Page
Degrees:
- 2008 MS, Geographic Information Science University of Denver
- 2003 BS, Natural Resource Management, Wildlife Management University of California-Berkeley
Research Interests: Biogeography, use of GIS in wildlife studies