Faculty - Graduate Students - Staff

Faculty

Marc Armstrong (chairperson) is interested in GIScience theory and applications; much of his work involves the use of advanced cyberinfrastructure (e.g., wireless and Grid computing). He also works on the development of new methods in spatial analysis and cartography

313 Jessup Hall

319-335-0153

marc-armstrong@uiowa.edu

Dave Bennett is interested in the theory and application of GIScience as it applies to environmental decision-making and the simulation of coupled natural/human system dynamics. Much of his current work is focused on the development and use of agent-based models and evolutionary algorithms for the study of such dynamics.

306 Jessup Hall

319-335-0158

david-bennett@iuowa.edu

Margaret Carrel conducts medical geographic research using GIS and spatial statistical techniques; she uses these methods to explore how complex interactions between people and environments result both in disease outcomes and the progressive evolution of human pathogens.

303 Jessup Hall

319-335-0154

margaret-carrel@uiowa.edu

Marc Linderman utilizes remote sensing data to examine human/environment interactions, land cover change, and ecosystem dynamics; his work has focused on the tallgrass prairie region of the U.S., southwest China, and across the continent of Africa.

312 Jessup Hall

319-335-1451
marc-linderman@uiowa.edu

George Malanson is looking into spatial simulations of land cover change; his primary expertise is in landscape ecology of mountain geography.

309 Jessup Hall

319-335-0540

george-malanson@uiowa.edu

Claire Pavlik is instructor for Introduction to Human Geography and the Global Economy, both General Education Program courses in the Social Science area. She also teaches Mapping American Cities and Regions, which uses a GIS-based approach to examine the social geography of US cities.

326 Jessup Hall

319-335-1195

claire-pavlik@uiowa.edu

Rajagopal studies water quality; he has been primarily interested in assessing optimal monitoring designs in time and space in relation to actual land use practices.

308 Jessup Hall

319-335-0160

r-rajagopal@uiowa.edu

Gerry Rushton is a leader in the geography of health; he develops spatial analyses within GIS to investigate the individual, community, and environmental factors that influence the spatial patterns of disease.

306 Jessup Hall

319-335-0162

gerard-rushton@uiowa.edu

Heather Sander utilizes spatial models and GIS analysis to forecast land-use change and its associated environmental impacts. This research centers both on increasing our understanding of human-environment interactions related to land use and on the development of methods and systems for making this information policy-relevant.

307 Jessup Hall

319-353-2964
heather-a-sander@uiowa.edu

Kathleen Stewart is interested in topics relating to spatiotemporal modeling and dynamic GIS, as well as ontologies and their role for GIS. She also has research projects underway that involve flood hazards research.

305 Jessup Hall

319-335-0161

kathleen-stewart@uiowa.edu

Eric Tate applies GIS modeling to investigate the impacts of natural hazards on society. He is particularly interested in physical and social vulnerability to floods.

302 Jessup Hall

319-335-0259

eric-tate@uiowa.edu

Visiting Faculty

Consuelo Guayara is a human geographer with particular interest in nature and society theories, political economy, cultural geography, development, and a well-developed regional specialty in Latin America.

328 Jessup Hall

319-353-0157

consuelo-guayara@uiowa.edu

Adjunct Faculty
Douglas Schnoebelen    Mary Skopec    Peter Weyer    Bill Smith

Graduate Students

Graduate Students in the Department of Geography at UI are currently researching topics in the areas of geography of health, GIScience, biogeography, international development and more.

Staff

                            Angela Bellew                                                    James Gerjevic                               Cynthia Hernandez

Emeritus Faculty

James Lindberg

Mike McNulty

Dave Reynolds

Rebecca Roberts

In Memoriam

Rex Honey

	Marc Armstrong (chairperson) is interested in GIScience theory and applications; much of his work involves the use of advanced cyberinfrastructure (e.g., wireless and Grid computing). He also works on the development of new methods in spatial analysis and cartography 313 Jessup Hall 319-335-0153 marc-armstrong@uiowa.edu

	Dave Bennett is interested in the theory and application of GIScience as it applies to environmental decision-making and the simulation of coupled natural/human system dynamics. Much of his current work is focused on the development and use of agent-based models and evolutionary algorithms for the study of such dynamics. 306 Jessup Hall 319-335-0158 david-bennett@iuowa.edu

	Margaret Carrel conducts medical geographic research using GIS and spatial statistical techniques; she uses these methods to explore how complex interactions between people and environments result both in disease outcomes and the progressive evolution of human pathogens. 303 Jessup Hall 319-335-0154 margaret-carrel@uiowa.edu

	Marc Linderman utilizes remote sensing data to examine human/environment interactions, land cover change, and ecosystem dynamics; his work has focused on the tallgrass prairie region of the U.S., southwest China, and across the continent of Africa. 312 Jessup Hall 319-335-1451 marc-linderman@uiowa.edu

	George Malanson is looking into spatial simulations of land cover change; his primary expertise is in landscape ecology of mountain geography. 309 Jessup Hall 319-335-0540 george-malanson@uiowa.edu

	Claire Pavlik is instructor for Introduction to Human Geography and the Global Economy, both General Education Program courses in the Social Science area. She also teaches Mapping American Cities and Regions, which uses a GIS-based approach to examine the social geography of US cities. 326 Jessup Hall 319-335-1195 claire-pavlik@uiowa.edu

	Rajagopal studies water quality; he has been primarily interested in assessing optimal monitoring designs in time and space in relation to actual land use practices. 308 Jessup Hall 319-335-0160 r-rajagopal@uiowa.edu

	Gerry Rushton is a leader in the geography of health; he develops spatial analyses within GIS to investigate the individual, community, and environmental factors that influence the spatial patterns of disease. 306 Jessup Hall 319-335-0162 gerard-rushton@uiowa.edu

	Heather Sander utilizes spatial models and GIS analysis to forecast land-use change and its associated environmental impacts. This research centers both on increasing our understanding of human-environment interactions related to land use and on the development of methods and systems for making this information policy-relevant. 307 Jessup Hall 319-353-2964 heather-a-sander@uiowa.edu

	Kathleen Stewart is interested in topics relating to spatiotemporal modeling and dynamic GIS, as well as ontologies and their role for GIS. She also has research projects underway that involve flood hazards research. 305 Jessup Hall 319-335-0161 kathleen-stewart@uiowa.edu

	Eric Tate applies GIS modeling to investigate the impacts of natural hazards on society. He is particularly interested in physical and social vulnerability to floods. 302 Jessup Hall 319-335-0259 eric-tate@uiowa.edu