Shawn BANASICK
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., West Virginia (2001)
sbanasic@kent.edu
330-672-5836
McGilvrey 438
My research interests include regional political economy, industrial restructuring, labor studies, and social theory. In particular, I am interested in the social construction of geographic scale in relation to the restructuring of industrial production and work practices. Although Japan is my primary regional focus, I am also interested in other areas of East Asia as well as North America.
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Becky BROWN
Assistant Professor
(NTT)
ABD, Texas State
rbrown80@kent.edu
330-672-2045
McGilvrey 437
My research interests
include historical precipitation trends, climate change, El Niņo Southern
Oscillation, severe weather, natural hazards, and biogeography. Most of my
recent research has been in severe and violent tornado climatology, tornado
activity and its relationship to teleconnections, and precipitation extremes in
Texas. I employ a variety of techniques such as GIS in my research projects.
Currently, I am researching annual and seasonal precipitation trends in Texas to
determine if there are changes over a course of 70 years. My teaching interests
include physical geography, applied climatology, biogeography, mountain
climates, and GIS.
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Ute DYMON
Professor
Ph.D., Clark (1985)
udymon@kent.edu
330-672-3226
McGilvrey 443
My current research focuses on hazard mapping, environmental policy, natural hazards, and map communication. Ongoing research includes the development of hazard management mapping guidelines and standards, the use of technology during disasters, identification of high-risk urban neighborhoods difficult to evacuate, and Map Makers Shaping the Fledgling America.
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Mary Ann HALEY
Currently Assistant Dean of Curriculum
A&S
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Coordinator
Ph.D., Kent State (1985)
mhaley@kent.edu
330-672-3223
McGilvrey 435
My teaching and research focus on economic development and industrialization, with regional focuses in North America, Europe, and Post Soviet Eurasia. |
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Milton HARVEY
Professor
Ph.D., Durham (1967)
mharvey@kent.edu
330-672-3742
McGilvrey 501
My current research focuses includes the following: 1. The generation of probabilities and bandwidth for statistical distributions with complex closed-form expressions; 2. The relationships between statistical distributions and approximations-- the K-S one-sided; 3. The application of statistical and mathematical models to the diffusion of television stations in the US; 4. A confirmatory invariance study of the dimensions of Greek American ethnicity.
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Dave KAPLAN
Professor
Ph.D., Wisconsin-Madison (1991)
dkaplan@kent.edu
330-672-3221
McGilvrey 438
I have long been interested in aspects
and geographic manifestations of ethnic identity. This has led to extensive
research on 1) urban segregation patterns in cities around the world, including
its relationship to housing finance and economic opportunity; and 2) national
identity, borderlands, and separatist movements. In addition, I am studying the
consequences of global urbanization, mortgage
lending, urban planning and design, and sustainable
transportation issues. I serve
as editor of National Identities and am
on the board of referees of
Rivista Geografica Italiana.
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Jay LEE
Professor and Chair
Ph.D., Western Ontario (1988)
jlee@kent.edu
330-672-3222
McGilvrey 441
My interests include relating geographic events and patterns through time and space. This includes quantitatively modeling urban growth as a diffusing spatial process and interactions between services and manufacturing industries. Some of my publications and research grants have involved digital elevation models, environmental conservation, GIS, web-based GIS, urban growth, urban sprawl, and management of urban growth.
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Mandy MUNRO-STASIUK
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Alberta (1999)
mmunrost@kent.edu
330-672-3225
McGilvrey 436
To my homepage
My research focuses on extreme
environments, in particular subglacial landform genesis. I have done extensive work on hummocky moraine, erosional glacial landscapes, and paleo-subglacial lakes. In addition, I am using satellite remote sensing and digital elevation models to map and analyze paleo-glacial
landscapes and am about to start several projects using ground penetrating
radar. I also have an avid interest in Geographic and Earth Science
Education.
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Chris POSTAssistant Professor
(Stark)
Ph.D., University of Kansas (2006)
cpost2@kent.edu
330-244-3427
My
interests focus on the cultural landscapes of North America. I have a particular
interest in, and have published on, the processes of memorialization,
exurbanization in the America West, ethnic homelands, company towns, and sense
of place. These interests combine into a framework that unveils the true
character of our cultural landscapes and our spatial relationships with each
other and our environments.
Our current offerings on the Stark campus include
World Regions, US and Canada, Introduction to Geography, Physical Geography, and
Human Geography
and will grow to include several upper level
courses in the coming semesters.
I serve as Review Editor for Material Culture and as Awards Director for
the Cultural Geography SG of the AAG.
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Tom SCHMIDLIN
Professor
Ph.D., Cornell (1984)
tschmidl@kent.edu
330-672-3227
McGilvrey 413
My research interests are in climatology, severe weather, and natural hazards. My recent work focuses on tornado hazards and risk of death, especially to persons in mobile homes and motor vehicles, improving tornado warnings, and how warnings are perceived and acted upon. Other recent research topics included severe winter weather and mountain climates.
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Scott SHERIDAN
Associate Professor
Graduate Coordinator
Ph.D., Delaware (2000)
ssherid1@kent.edu
330-672-3224
McGilvrey 405
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My research interests are in synoptic climatology, climate change, and
bioclimatology. Perhaps foremost, I've worked on addressing the problem of
heat vulnerability through a number of different avenues, from survey work
on heat perception, to the development of over 30 heat-warning systems
across the globe, and projections of future vulnerability. I am also
interested in all other aspects of applied climatology, including climate and
crime, atmospheric composition, and agriculture. I also serve as the
editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Biometeorology.
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James TYNER
Professor
Ph.D., Southern California (1995)
jtyner@kent.edu
330-672-7863
McGilvrey 434
My research interests include population geography, political geography, geopolitics, military geography, and geographic thought. In my research I employ a variety of approaches, including post-structuralism and feminism. I have traveled and conducted research throughout Asia, including the Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Laos and Burma. I current serve as Secretary-Treasurer of the Asian Specialty Group of the AAG and Board Member of the Military Geography Specialty Group. I am also on the editorial board of the Journal of Military Geography. At Kent State I am co-chair of the Asian Studies Minor Program and have affiliate status in the Women's Studies Program.
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Keith MULLER
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1987)
kmuller@kent.edu
330-675-8817
256 Main Building, Trumbull Campus
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