Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Web Site: http://geography.rutgers.edu

Chairperson: James K. Mitchell

Professors:

James K. Mitchell, B.S., Queen's University of Belfast; M.A., M.C.P., Cincinnati; Ph.D., Chicago

Karl F. Nordstrom, A.B., M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers

Joanna Regulska, M.A., Warsaw; Ph.D., Colorado

David A. Robinson, B.Sc., Dickinson; M.S., Ph.D., Columbia

Peter O. Wacker (Emeritus), B.A., Montclair State; M.A., Ph.D., Louisiana State

Associate Professors:

Robert M. Hordon, B.A., CUNY (Brooklyn College); M.S., Ph.D., Columbia

Robin M. Leichenko, B.S., Wisconsin; M.A., Colorado; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State

Richard Schroeder, B.A., Macalester; M.S., Wisconsin; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Assistant Professors:

Laura Schneider, B.S., Universidad Nacional de Columbia; Ph.D., Clark

Kevin St. Martin, B.A., M.S., Massachusetts; Ph.D., Clark

Instructor:

Roger Balm, B.Ed., Nottingham (England); M.S., Massachusetts; Ph.D., Rutgers

Geography is the study of Earth in its relationship to the people that inhabit it. The discipline provides a broad place-centered perspective on the transformation of environments by society and nature. Geography majors receive a liberal arts education that is an appropriate base for further specialized training in academic disciplines that address environmental and international issues or in related professional fields such as planning and public policy, law, and environmental management. Students are provided with specific technical skills in computerized information retrieval, spatial data analysis, cartographic representation, remote sensing, and geographic information systems that are suitable for entry-level employment opportunities.