Geography Faculty
The date in parentheses at the end of each entry is the first year as University of Oregon faculty.![]() |
Patrick
J. Bartlein, Professor Climatology, data analysis and visualization. B.A., 1972, M.S., 1975, Ph.D., 1978, Wisconsin, Madison. (1982) |
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Christopher
Bone, Assistant Professor GIScience, spatial analysis and modeling. B.A., 2003, Toronto; M.S., 2005, Ph.D., 2009, Simon Fraser. (2011) |
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Daniel
P. Buck, Assistant Professor Geography/Asian
Studies Rural-urban relations, industrialization, political economy, China. B.A., 1987, CSU Chico; M.A., 1996, UC-Berkeley; Ph.D., 2002, UC-Berkeley. (2008) |
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Jessie
Clark, Instructor, Advisor Political and feminist geography, security and development, Southeast Turkey B.A., 2004, Oregon; M.A., 2007, Arizona; Ph.D., 2012, Arizona. (2012) |
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Shaul
E. Cohen, Associate Professor Political, environmental, cultural; Middle East. B.A., 1983, Clark; M.A., 1987, Ph.D., 1991, Chicago. (1996) |
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Mark
A. Fonstad, Associate Professor Geomorphology, hydrology, remote sensing, environmental simulation. B.S., 1995, Wisconsin, Madison; M.A., 1997, Ohio; Ph.D., 2000, Arizona State University. (2011) |
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Daniel
G. Gavin, Associate Professor Biogeography, paleoecology, forest ecology. B.A., 1992, Dartmouth College; M.S., 1997, Ph.D., 2000, U Washington (Seattle). (2006) |
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Derrick
Hindery, Assistant Professor
Geography/International Studies Global economic restructuring of ecosystems, indigenous communities in Latin America/US. B.A., 1994, University of California-LA; M.A., 1997, University of California-LA; Ph.D., 2003, University of California, Los Angeles. (2007) |
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Nick
Kohler, Adjunct Instructor Geographic information systems, Cartography, Human-Environmental relations. A.B., 1989, Princeton; M.A., 1997, Ph.D., 2005, Oregon. (2006) |
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Amy
K. Lobben, Associate Professor Neurogeography, behavioral geography, geospatial cognition, GIS, cartography. B.A., 1991, Georgia State University; M.A., 1996, Georgia State University; Ph.D., 1999, Michigan State University. (2004) |
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W.
Andrew Marcus, Professor and Associate Dean of
CAS Hydrology, geomorphology, remote sensing. B.S., 1978, Stanford; M.A., 1983, Arizona,; Ph.D., 1987, Colorado. (2001) |
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Patricia
F. McDowell, Professor Geomorphology, river management and restoration, Quaternary environments B.A., 1971, M.A., 1977, Illinois Institute of Technology; Ph.D., 1980, Wisconsin, Madison. (1982) |
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James
E. Meacham, Senior Research Associate Cartographic design and production, geographic information systems Administrative and research director, InfoGraphics Laboratory. B.S., 1984, M.A., 1992, Oregon. (1992) |
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Katharine
Meehan, Assistant Professor Nature-society theory, water governance, Mexico. B.A., 1999, Oregon; M.Sc., 2005, Oxford; Ph.D., 2010, Arizona. (2010) |
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Alexander
B. Murphy, Rippey Chair in Liberal Arts and
Sciences and Professor Cultural and political geography, Europe, law and geography. B.A., 1977, Yale; J.D., 1981, Columbia; Ph.D., 1987, Chicago. (1987) |
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Lise
K. Nelson, Associate Professor Political and cultural geography, migration, critical development theory, gender, Latin America. B.A., 1990, Oregon; M.A., 1996, Ph.D., 2000, Washington, Seattle. (2000) |
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Xiaobo
Su, Assistant Professor Cultural politics, tourism and urban conservation, China. B. Arch., 2000, Southeast University; M. Sc., 2003, Sun Yat-sen University; Ph.D., 2007, National University of Singapore. (2007) |
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Peter
A. Walker, Professor and Department Head Cultural and political ecology, human-environmental relations, Africa. B.A., 1986, California, Berkeley; M.S., 1990, Harvard; Ph.D., 1997, California, Berkeley. (1997) |
Adjunct Faculty
Donald Holtgrieve, adjunct assistant professor (environmental planning, resource management, watershed issues). B.A., 1963, San Diego State; M.A., 1970, California State; Ph.D., 1972, Oregon (2002)
Lynn Songer, adjunct instructor (geographic information systems, summer MA in geographic education supervisor). B.S., 1991, Oregon; M.A., 1994, University of Oregon; Ph.D., 2007, Oregon. (2006)
Emeriti
Stanton A. Cook, professor emeritus. B.A.., 1951, Harvard; Ph.D., 1960, California, Berkeley. (1960)Susan W. Hardwick, professor (migration and ethnic geography, geographic education, urban). G.S., 1968, Slippery Rock State University; M.A., 1974, California State University, Chico; Ph.D., 1986, California, Davis. (2000)
Carl L. Johannessen, professor emeritus. B.A., 1950, M.A., 1953, Ph.D., 1959, California, Berkeley. (1959)
Clyde P. Patton, professor emeritus. B.A.., 1948, M.A., 1950, Ph.D., 1953, California, Berkeley. (1958)
Edward T. Price, professor emeritus. B.S., 1937, California Institute of Technology; Ph.D., 1950, California, Berkeley. (1963)
Gary H. Searl, adjunct assistant professor (geographic education, Oregon). B.B.A., 1959, M.S., 1966, Oregon. (1968)
Everett G. Smith Jr., professor emeritus. B.A., 1953, M.A., 1956, Illinois; Ph.D., 1962, Minnesota. (1965)
Alvin W. Urquhart, professor emeritus. B.A., 1953, M.A., 1958, Ph.D., 1962, California, Berkeley. (1960)
Ronald Wixman, professor (religion, nationalism, cultural geography). B.A., 1968, Hunter; M.A., 1972, Columbia; Ph.D., 1978, Chicago. (1975)



















