Teaching, Advising & Research Interests

Teaching responsibilities:

• Climatology (GEOG 341/541)
• Physiography (GEOG 342/542)
• Population Geography (GEOG 331/531)
• Remote Sensing (GEOG 415/515, RGPL 415)
• Human-Environment Interactions (GEOG 101)

Masters thesis advisor and committee chair for:

• Zlato, S. "A Spatial Analysis of Automobile Dealership Customer Service Areas in Western Pennsylvania," 2006
• Aker, J. "Spatial Analysis of Garlic Mustard in an Upland Forest Community," 2005
• Wicker, S. L. "Voices from Beyond:  Culture and Society as Reflected in Catholic and Protestant Gravemarkers in Indiana County, Pennsylvania," 2003
• Millard III, C. L. "An Analysis of the Spatial Pattern of Professional Football Fansheds in Pennsylvania," 2000
• Myers, S. R.  "The Impact of Contrasting Demographics on Partisan Electoral Behavior in the Core South:  A Case Study of Modernization Versus Traditionalism in Georgia, 1980-1996," 1997

Research interests:

• Spatial variations in human fertility and migration.
• Simulation of atmospheric and terrestrial processes.
• Local climatic patterns and processes.
• Satellite image analysis of natural and human patterns.