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Faculty Credentials : Fall 2007
Geography


1. Donald P. Albert (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BS GEOGRAPHY -- SALEM STATE COLLEGE(1987)
  • MA GEOGRAPHY -- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY(1989)
  • PHD GEOGRAPHY -- THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL(1996)
  • Geography 24+
  • 20 Peer-Reviewed Articles; 4 Books; >100 Other Publications
  • Cratis D. Williams Award for the Best Thesis of the Year at Appalachian State University, 1989; Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Contributions to the College of Arts and Sciences, Sam Houston State University, 2000-2001
  • Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Health Services Research, Sheps Center for Health Services Research, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1995-1996; Post Doctoral Fellowship in Health Serices Research, Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Department of Veterans Affairs, Durham, NC, 1997-1998; ArcView Training, ESRI Charlotte Office, November 18-19, 1997; Modeling Health Profession Supply and Needs: A Workshop for State Planners, UNC-Chapel Hill/Bureau of Health Professions, November 3-4, 1997; Institute of Government at UNC-Chapel Hill, Introduction to Planning, May 7-11, 1990
  • Editorial Boards (Previous): North Carolina Geographer; The Social Studies Texan; Editorial Board (Current): Complementary Health Practice Review
  • Founder and Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research
2. Christopher Thomas Baldwin (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BSC GEOLOGICAL AND EARTH SCIENCES/GEOSCIENCES -- UNIV OF LIVERPOOL(1971)
  • BS GEOLOGY -- THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND(1971)
  • PHD GEOLOGY -- THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND(1977)
  • Geology 24+
  • Qualifications for Oceanography (GEL 330): Research,research student supervision(PhD, MSc. and MS), and publications in Marine Geology (Journals: Nature, Marine Geology, Sedimentary Geology, and Journal of Sedimentary Research.)
3. Brian Jay Cooper (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA GEOLOGY & MATHEMATICS -- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTE BARBARA(1976)
  • MS GEOLOGY -- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY(1978)
  • PHD GEOLOGY -- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY(1988)
  • Geology and Mineralogy 24+
4. John J Degenhardt (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BS GEOLOGY -- TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY(1987)
  • MS GEOLOGY -- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON(1994)
  • PHD GEOGRAPHY -- TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY(2002)
  • Physical Geography/Geology 24+
  • Co-authored eBook on Geologic Hazards and Resources; Co-authored laboratory manual on Geologic Hazards and Resources; 9 years of petroleum industry experience that included environmental and safety monitoring; Taught Planet Earth System Science at Texas A&M; course included topics in weather and climate
  • Published journal articles related to climate and glacial/periglacial responses to climate change and presented research results at numerous national and international science venues
5. Ava Fujimoto-strait (P)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BS GEOGRAPHY -- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE, MD(1997)
  • MA GEOGRAPHY -- THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, GA(1999)
  • Geography 24+
6. Ben Marcus Gillespie (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BS PSYCHOLOGY -- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY(1981)
  • MA GEOGRAPHY -- THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING(1987)
  • PHD GEOGRAPHY -- TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY(1992)
  • BAT degree in Earth Science and both a MA and PH.D in Physical Geography qualify me to teach an introductory course in Weather and Climate. This course is commonly taught by geographers.
7. Gang Gong (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BS ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY -- PEKING UNIVERSITY (BEIJING, CHINA)(1995)
  • MA GEOGRAPHY -- BOSTON UNIVERSITY(2003)
  • PHD GEOGRAPHY -- BOSTON UNIVERSITY(2006)
  • Geography 24+
  • MA and PHD in Geography. Five years teaching experience as Teaching Fellow at Boston University.
  • Conduct research and publish in Geography. Attend and present research papers at academic conferences.
8. Mark R Leipnik (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES -- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA BARBARA(1985)
  • MBA BUSINESS ADMINSTRATION -- RICE UNIVERSITY(1987)
  • PHD GEOGRAPHY -- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA BARBARA(1995)
  • Geography 24+
  • Hydrogeology 20
  • geographic information systems 24+
9. Velvet A Nelson (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BSBA COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS -- WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE(2001)
  • MA GEOGRAPHY -- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY(2003)
  • PHD GEOGRAPHY -- KENT STATE UNIVERSITY(2006)
  • Geography 24+
  • M.A. and Ph.D., research and publications in geography
10. Dennis I Netoff (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA PHYSICAL SCIENCE -- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO(1967)
  • MA GEOGRAPHY -- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER(1970)
  • PHD GEOGRAPHY -- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER(1977)
  • 24+
  • author, eBook on Weather and Climate; author eBook on Geologic Hazards and Resources, author, lab manual in Weather and Climate; author, lab manual in Geologic Hazards and Resources; author, journal articles in Sedimentology, Geomorphology, Sandstone landforms, Mars Geomorphology.
11. Charles E Shaw (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • AB GEOLOGY -- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE(1956)
  • MS GEOLOGY -- BROWN UNIVERSITY(1961)
  • PHD GEOLOGY -- BROWN UNIVERSITY(1967)
12. John B Strait (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BA GEOGRAPHY -- WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY, SPRINGFIELD, OH(1991)
  • MA GEOGRAPHY -- GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY(1993)
  • PHD GEOGRAPHY -- THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA(1999)
  • Geography 24+
13. James W. Tiller (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned		Other Qualifications
 
  • BS SECONDARY EDUCATION -- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS(1963)
  • MED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION -- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS(1966)
  • MA GEOGRAPHY -- UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA(1968)
  • PHD GEOGRAPHY -- UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA(1969)
  • Geography 24+
  • Weather and Climate (GEO 131) Basic Undergraduate and Graduate exposure to course content; extensive editorial experience with course material via e-book development and publication.

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