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Department of Geography
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH 45221
Departmental office - Phone: (513) 556-3421
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	Beck, Richard Allan Associate Professor 401G Braunstein Hall (513) 556-3426 richard.beck@uc.edu	My formal training is in Earth Science (B.S. and M.S. in Earth Science from Iowa State University and Ph.D. in Earth Science from University of Southern California) and another Master of Information Science (M.I.S. from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign). My first Master's thesis focused on the origin and timing of Laramide foreland Basins. My PhD dissertation focused on the origin and behavior of the Indus and Ganges Rivers since 16 million years B.P. and the orgin and timing of the ophiolitic belt along the Pakistan-Afghan border. My last Master's thesis focused on plans for a National Emergency Mapping Informaiton System and supporting imaging and communications satellite data networks for environmental and public safety applications.
	Buffam, Ishi D Assistant Professor 1405 Crosley Tower (513) 556-9745 ishi.buffam@uc.edu	Aquatic Ecosystem and Landscape Ecology; Hydrology and biogeochemical cycling in boreal and northern watersheds; Climate change and aquatic ecosystem carbon cycling; Urban aquatic ecosystems; Urban green spaces; Environmental Change and Biological Resilience (ECBR)
	Dunning, Nicholas P Professor, Undergraduate Director 401 Braunstein Hall (513) 556-3436 nicholas.dunning@uc.edu	Nicholas Dunning grew up on the Island of Oahu in Hawaii, where he developed a fascination with tropical environments and cultural adaptation. By virtue of once having picked up the wrong book in the library (and reading it anyway), he developed a passionate interest in Maya civilization. Dunning has spent the past 25 years studying the intriguing environment of the Maya Lowlands and the nature of human environmental adaptations, both past and present, in this region. Along the way, he earned BA and MA degrees from the University of Chicago and a PhD from the University of Minnesota, all in geography. Dunning has authored two books and some 60 articles and book chapters on the Maya world. Occasionally, he does research in eastern North America, the eastern Mediterranean, and Oceania. Dunning is a Professor of Geography at the University of Cincinnati, where his students affectionately (he hopes) refer to him as “Dr. Dirt,” because of his fascination with soil. He resides in Cincinnati with his wife, Betsy Lazaron, a practicing family physician, and three daughters – all of whom like to play in the dirt, but none of whom want to become dirt doctors.
	Eisner, Wendy R. Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director 400A Braunstein Hall (513) 556-3926 wendy.eisner@uc.edu	I am both an environmental scientist and archaeologist, trained as a palynologist in America and Europe. I hold a B.A. in anthropology, an M.A. in social anthropology, a Ph.D. in archaeology, and a Doctor of Science in geography. I have worked in the Arctic for over 20 years, doing research in Northeastern Siberia, Greenland, and Northern Alaska. My current funded research is based on the Coastal Plain of Arctic Alaska. My most recent research is specifically concerned with the impact of humans on the environment. My colleagues and I are working with Alaskan Native elders to incorporate their perceptions and understanding of their environment in order to improve our scientific knowledge of the Arctic region.
	Hinkel, Kenneth M Professor 400-F Braunstein Hall (513) 556-3430 kenneth.hinkel@uc.edu	My general interest in the Earth Sciences focuses on the topic of "surficial processes," a study of the physical and chemical processes that occur near the earth's surface. The interdisciplinary nature of the discipline is reflected in my training, as I have degrees in both Physical Geography (MS) and Geology (Ph.D). I have been conducting climate and geomorphological research in polar regions for the past 30 years, with continuous funding from the National Science Foundation. I have published over 100 research articles, books and book chapters, serve on several editorial boards, and I am past-President of the United States Permafrost Association.
	Kim, Changjoo Assistant Professor 400B Braunstein Hall (513) 556-3424 changjoo.kim@uc.edu	Changjoo (CJ) Kim earned his Ph. D. at The Ohio State University, Columbus in 2004. His research and teaching interests are in geographic information science, urban transportation, networks, location analysis, and spatial modeling. His research addresses theoretical and practical questions in urban and economic geography through the application of GIS methods. He investigates a range of urban and economic concerns including transportation, urban sprawl, commuting, airline industry, retailing, etc. His current research focuses on the spatial and temporal characteristics of urban traffic phenomena with respect to commuting.
	Liu, Hongxing Professor, GIScience, Remote sensing, environmental models, sensor networks 207 Braunstein Hall (513) 556-3451 hongxing.liu@uc.edu	Dr. Hongxing Liu is a professor in Department of Geography at University of Cincinnati. His research interests include GIScience, remote sensing, and environmental modeling. His research projects have been funded by NSF, NASA, NOAA Sea Grant Program, Texas Advanced Research Program, and other funding agencies. In his research work, various theoretical and methodological issues in GIScience and remote sensing have been addresed. He has received a number of prestigious awards, including NASA Group Achievement Award, the Best Paper Award from Computers & Geoscience, John Davidson President's Award for Practical Papers from the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), and the Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching from Texas A&M University.
	Liu, Lin Vice Dean for International Affairs, McMicken College of Arts and Sciences; Professor and Head of Geography; Co-Director, Joint Center of GIS and Spatial Analysis 400E Braunstein Hall (513) 556-3429 lin.liu@uc.edu	Dr. Lin Liu is Professor and Head of Geography at University of Cincinnati. He has served as the thesis/dissertation advisor of 17 M.A. and Ph.D. students from 2001 to 2007. Dr. Liu is the author/co-author of nearly 60 articles, books, and edited volumes. He has been awarded over 20 research grants from various funding agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The total funding received as a PI or Co-PI has exceeded $1.5 million. Professor Liu has served in a number of NSF advisory/review panels. His research interest includes spatial interaction modeling, crime analysis and simulation modeling, location analysis, spatial data mining, geographic visualization, and environmental modeling. Dr. Liu is a former president of the Association of the Chinese Professionals in GIS – Abroad. He has co-chaired a number of international conferences on GIS. Professor Liu obtained a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in 1994, and earned a B.S and M.S. from Peking University, China. He is one of the pioneers in GIS software development in China.
	McTague, Colleen Assistant Professor 401D Braunstein Hall (513) 556-3249 colleen.mctague@uc.edu	Colleen McTague is an urban political geographer and earned her M.A. (1999) and Ph.D. (2004) in geography from the University of Cincinnati. For the past eight years she has studied the geography of local elections, focusing on the "neighborhood effect" (an influence operating in the immediate local context affecting voter political choice) and the impact and influence of social networks on voter behavior within the milieux of families, friends, and neighbors. Her urban interests include the political, social, cultural, and economic impacts of the temporary urban labor market in Cincinnati, Ohio.
	Selya, Roger M Professor ; Director. Middle Eastern Studies Program 401C Braunstein Hall (513) 556-3423 roger.selya@uc.edu
	South, Robert Browning Associate Professor 400C Braunstein Hall (513) 556-3427 robert.south@uc.edu
	Stepinski, Tomasz F 215 Braunstein Hall (513) 556-3421 tomasz.stepinski@uc.edu
	Tong, Tak Yung Professor 401 Braunstein Hall (513) 556-3435 susanna.tong@uc.edu	Dr. Tong’s research specialties are focused on environmental geography; biogeography; as well as urban ecology, forestry and hydrology. Her research interests span from heavy metal contamination; ecological risk assessment; watershed management; hydrologic and water quality modeling; land use modeling; and population projection to impacts of global changes on water infrastructure. Currently, she is undertaking a few funded research projects, including the study of the impacts of global changes on water resources and the modeling of harmful algae bloom under future climate and land management changes.
	Townsend-Small, Amy Assistant Professor 605 Geology-Physics Building (513) 556-3762 amy.townsend-small@uc.edu	I study carbon and nitrogen cycling in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments, with an interest in using elemental and isotopic signatures to identify perturbations in these biogeochemical cycles. My current projects include (in no particular order): 1), carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions in urban ecosystems; 2), impacts of global change on carbon export in the Ganges River, India; 3), carbon and nitrogen cycling in Mississippi River headwater streams of the midwest; and 4), biogeochemistry of rivers and lakes in the Alaskan Arctic. If you are interested in joining the lab as an undergraduate or graduate student researcher, please contact me via email.

Educator Faculty

Raleigh, Kevin N
Assistant Professor-Field
401-I Braunstein Hall
(513) 556-3422
kevin.raleigh@uc.edu

Emeriti Faculty

	Roder, Wolf Emeritus Faculty, Professor-Adjunct wolf.roder@uc.edu
	Ryan, Kenneth B Emeritus Faculty kennethbruce.ryan@uc.edu
	Stafford, Howard A Emeritus Faculty howard.stafford@uc.edu
	Wolf, Laurence G Emeritus Faculty laurence.wolf@uc.edu

Adjunct Faculty

	Mitchell, Lawrence F 401 Braunstein Hall (513) 556-3421 lawrence.mitchell@uc.edu
	Raeon, Franklyn Braunstein Hall (513) 556-3421 franklyn.raeon@uc.edu
	Sang, Sunhee Assistant Professor-Adjunct Braunstein Hall (513) 556-3421 sunhee.sang@uc.edu
	Shuey, David T Braunstein Hall (513) 556-3421 david.shuey@uc.edu
	Troyer, Michael Assistant Professor-Adjunct 401 Braunstein Hall (513) 556-3421 michael.troyer@uc.edu	Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Geography. Areas of interest: Environmental Science and Policy, Ecological Risk Assessment.