Department of Geography, School of Arts and Sciences

Website: http://geography.rutgers.edu

Professors:

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

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

Joanna Regulska, M.A., Warsaw (Poland); Ph.D., Colorado

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

Associate Professors:

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

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

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

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

Assistant Professors:

Trevor L. Birkenholtz, B.S., Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State

Tania del Mar Lopez Marrero, B.S., Puerto Rico; M.S., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State

Asa Rennermalm, B.S., M.S., Copenhagen (Denmark); Ph.D., Princeton

Instructor:

Roger Balm, B.Ed., Nottingham (UK); 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, which 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. Also available are internships with state and local agencies and private concerns.