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Dr. Joby Bass Jr

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Human Geography, Human-Environment Relationships

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology

Other (Gulf Park) SB 107A

Email
Joby@usm.edu

Alyson Brink

Dr. Alyson Brink

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise

vertebrate paleontology, Late Cretaceous mammals, paleogeography

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology

Walker Science Building (WSB) 115 map

Email
Alyson.Brink@usm.edu

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Dr. Gregory Carter

Professor

Areas of Expertise

Physical geography, botany, remote sensing

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology

Gulf Coast Science Building (SB) 3D 105E

Email
Greg.Carter@usm.edu

David Cochran

Dr. David Cochran Jr

Professor

Areas of Expertise

Cultural and Political Ecology; Latin America; Europe

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology

Walker Science Building (WSB) 232B map

Email
David.Cochran@usm.edu

Jeremy Deans

Dr. Jeremy Deans

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Structural Geology, Igneous Petrology, Metamorphic Petrology

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology

Walker Science Building (WSB) 117 map

Email
Jeremy.Deans@usm.edu

Frank Heitmuller

Dr. Frank Heitmuller

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

fluvial geomorphology, coastal geomorphology, sedimentology, hydrology, soils, environmental science

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology

Walker Science Building (WSB) 123 map

Email
Franklin.Heitmuller@usm.edu

David Holt

Dr. David Holt

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Dendrochronology, Political Geography, Cartography, Necrogeography, Ground Penetrating Radar

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology

Gulf Coast Science Building (SB) 3D 105F

Email
David.H.Holt@usm.edu

Jay Howell

Dr. Jay Howell

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Problem-based inquiry; Qualitative methods; Design-based research; Lesson study; Alternate route licensure; Teacher education; Civic education; Geography education; History education.

College: Education and Human Sciences
School: School of Education
Discipline: Curriculum and Instruction

Owings-McQuagge Hall (OMH) 116 map

Email
James.B.Howell@usm.edu

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Maurice Meylan

Emeritus

College: Arts and Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology

Email
Maurice.Meylan@usm.edu

Mark Miller

Dr. Mark Miller

Emeritus

Areas of Expertise

Economic Development, Planning; Developing World; Latin America, Cuba

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology

Walker Science Building (WSB) 214 map

Email
M.M.Miller@usm.edu

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Kenneth Panton

Emeritus

College: Arts and Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology

Email
Kenneth.Panton@usm.edu

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David Patrick

Emeritus

College: Arts and Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology

Email
David.Patrick@usm.edu

Mark Puckett

Dr. Mark Puckett

Professor

Areas of Expertise

quantitative stratigraphy, paleontology, ostracods, foraminifera, environmental science

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology

Walker Science Building (WSB) 128 map

Email
Mark.Puckett@usm.edu

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Dr. George Raber

Professor

Areas of Expertise

GIS, Remote Sensing, Spatial Modeling, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Conservation, Land Cover Analysis, Scale and Accuracy in Geo-spatial Data

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology

Walker Science Building (WSB) 226 map

Email
George.Raber@usm.edu

Andy Reese

Dr. Andy Reese

Professor

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology

Walker Science Building (WSB) 232 map

Email
Andy.Reese@usm.edu

Kayla Stan

Dr. Kayla Stan

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise

Geospatial Analysis, Climate Resilience, Tropical Dry Forests, Sustainable Development, Remote Sensing, Illicit Massage Businesses, Human Trafficking, Conservation Strategies

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology

Walker Science Building (WSB) 216 map

Email
Kayla.Stan@usm.edu

Clay Tucker

Dr. Clay Tucker

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise

Tree-Ring Science, Hurricane Climatology, Wetland Ecology, Coastal Studies

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Geography and Geology

Walker Science Building (WSB) 232 map

Email
Clay.Tucker@usm.edu