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Geography
Programs
The Graduate School of Geography offers a major, minor and electives for undergraduates and a Ph.D. program. Qualified Clark undergraduates can take advantage of an accelerated fifth year program that leads to a B.A./M.A. in Geographic Information Science. An M.A. in Geographic Information Science for Development and Environment is available through a shared program with the Department of International Development, Community and Environment.

Accelerated B.A./M.A. Students in GIS

Ph.D. Students

Adom, Cynthia (2004)
cadom@clarku.edu
B.A. (Hons) University of Ghana, Ghana
M.A. SUNY Binghamton, NY
Research Interests: Application of spatial statistics and GIS/Remote sensing techniques in land use/cover analysis in the developing world, poverty assessment in the developing world, race and place analysis.
Advisor: Susan Hanson

Aragon-Carrasco, Susan (2003)
saragoncarrasco@clarku.edu
B.S. Biology, Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Peru
M.Sc. Tropical Ecology, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Research Interests: Conservation of cultural and biological diversity. National parks in Latin America. Nature, people and cultures of the tropical mountains. Avian biogeography
Advisor: Dianne Rocheleau

Bonilla, Lauren (2008)
lbonilla@clarku.edu
B.A. Anthropology and Geography, Macalester College
Research Interests: human dimensions of climate and environmental change, adaptive capacity and livelihood resilience, political ecology, Arctic and arid regions
Advisor: Sam Ratick

Brenner, Jacob (2004)
jbrenner@clarku.edu
B.A. Biology and Spanish, Lawrence University
Research Interests: Latin America - Sonoran Desert conservation and human-environment geography
Advisors: Billie L. Turner and Dianne Rocheleau
 

Chen, Hao (1999)
hchen@clarku.edu
B.A.: Peking University, Environmental analysis
M.A.: Beijing Normal University, Natural Disaster Study
Research Interests: hazards risk analysis, global environmental change, public policy, GIS
Advisors: J. Ronald Eastman and Samuel Ratick

Christman, Zachary (2003)
zchristman@clarku.edu
B.A.: University of Pennsylvania, Anthropology (Archaeology)
Research Interests: Human-environment interactions, landscapes, conservation, agriculture & irrigation, archaeology, GIS/RS
Advisor: Billie L. Turner

Cieslik, Anna (2004)
acieslik@clarku.edu
B.A. Social Sciences, University College Utrecht, Netherlands
M.S. Migration and Ethnic Relations, Ultrecht University, Netherlands
M.A. Nationalism Studies, Central European University, Hungary
Research Interests: Migration, transnationalism, urban studies, gender and ethnicity
Advisor: Susan Hanson

City, Christopher (2005)
ccity@clarku.edu
B.A. English & American Literature and Language, Harvard University
M.A. Regional Planning, University of North Carolina
JD Law, University of North Carolina
Research Interests: Urban geography, law and geography, resource geography, natural hazards
Advisor:  Deborah Martin

Dai, Weiwei (2003)
WDai@clarku.edu
B.A.: GIS, Nanjing University, 2002
Research Interests: GIS, Spatial Decision Support System
Advisor: Samuel Ratick

Dai, Zunguo (2002)
zdai@clarku.edu
B.S. Geography, Lanzhou University, 1996
M.S. Physical Geography, Peking University, 1999
Research Interests: soil erosion and natural hazards
Advisor: Laurence Lewis

Dickson, Rebecca Palmer (2002)
rdickson@clarku.edu
B.S.: Cornell University 1999
Research Interests: biodiversity, bird conservation, sustainable agriculture, alternative energy
Advisor: Billie L. Turner

Eskandari, Mohammad (Jan. 2003)
Office Phone (508) 793-7525
MEskandari@clarku.edu
M.A. Economics, The University of Tehran, 1991
Research Interests: political economy, development theory, resource geography, hydropolitics in the Middle East
Current Research: Hydropolitics in Iran
Advisor: Richard Peet

Fontaine, Danielle (2004)
dfontaine@clarku.edu
B.S.c: Botany and Environmental & Geographical Science, University of Cape Town, 1999
B.S.c(Hons): Environmental & Geographical Science, University of Cape Town, 2000
M.Sc.: Environmental & Geographical Science, University of Cape Town, 2006
Research Interests: urban geography; information technology, mobility, and accessibility in the city; children, physical activity and the built environment
Advisors:  Susan Hanson and Deb Martin

Funke, Jayson (2004)
jfunke@clarku.edu
B.A. History: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
M.A. History: Northeastern University, Boston
Research Interests:  Financial Globalization, emerging markets, development, political economy, power
Advisor: Richard Peet

Ghimire, Bardan (2006)
bghimire@clarku.edu
B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Civil Engineering, 2003 M.Sc., Kathmandu University, Environmental Science, 2005
Research Interests: GIS, Remote Sensing, land use change, human-environment interactions
Advisor: to be decided

Grimando, Christine (2003)
cgrimando@clarku.edu
B.A. English: University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.Sc. Urban Planning: Columbia University
Research Interests: Urban geography, urban ecology, urban land cover change
Advisor: Dianne Rocheleau

Guha, Arijit (2007)
aguha@clarku.edu
B.A. History, Carleton College, 2003
Research Interests: land change science, climate change, human and ecosystem vulnerability, ecosystem services, and sustainability
Advisor: Colin Polsky

Hamm, Christina (1996)
chamm@clarku.edu
B.S. Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
M.S. Geography, The Pennsylvania State University
Research Interest: Common Property Resources and Institutions, resource access, multiple-use commons, marine environment/ seascapes
Advisors: Dianne Rocheleau and Roger Kasperson

Han, Guoyi (1995)
ghan1@clarku.edu
Bachelors: Beijing Normal University. (Geography)
Masters: Beijing Normal University. (Envir. Sciences)
Research Interests: Hazard and risk, global environmental change, GIS
Advisor: Roger Kasperson

Hawkins, Roberta (2007)
B.Sc. (Hon) Earth Systems Science, Queen's University, Canada 2004
MES (Master of Environmental Science), York University, Canada 2007
Research Interests: Gender, Environment and Development, Water resource management and gender in developing regions, Environmental activism
Advisor: Dianne Rocheleau

Hayes-Conroy, Allison (2005)
ahayesconroy@clarku.edu
B.A. The Growth and Structure of Cities, Bryn Mawr College
M.A. Geography, University of Hawaii
Research Interests: Politics of food and agriculture, urban geography, critical social theory, feminist geography & politics of the body
Advisor:  Deborah Martin

Horner, Rory (2007)
rhorner@clarku.edu
B.A. Geography and Economics, Trinity College-Dublin
Research Interests: Industrial and economic change, production chains, employment patters
Advisor: Yuko Aoyama

Huber, Matthew (2004)
mhuber@clarku.edu
B.A. Economics, Colby College (2001)
M.A. Sociology, Northeastern University (2004)
Research Interests: Urban political ecology, consumption and environment, political economy, social theory, environmental history
Advisor: Jody Emel

Jarvis, Daniel
djarvis@clarku.edu
B.A. Geography, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Environmental Studies, University of Colorado - Boulder
Research Interests: Forest Ecology - disturbance ecology and disturbance interactions in the southern Rockies
Advisor: Samuel Ratick

Jiang, Ziying (2001)
zjiang@clarku.edu
B.A./B.S.: Beijing Normal University
M.A./M.S.: Peking University
Research Interests: LUCC, GIS/RS, Spatial Analysis
Advisors: J. Ronald Eastman and R. Gilmore Pontius

Johnston, Connie (2008)
cojohnston@clarku.edu
B.S. Accounting, Wake Forest University
M.A. Liberal Studies, Duke University
Research Interests: human -non-human interactions/relations, social theory, social justice movements
Advisor: Sam Ratick

Kang, Cao (2004)
cakang@clarku.edu
Office Phone: (508) 849-2324
B.S. of GIS, RS&GIS School of Wuhan University, China
L.L.B. of Economical Law, Law School of Wuhan University, China
Research Interests: Logistics, Transportation, Location business services, Spatial analysis and GIS
Advisor: Samuel Ratick

Keenan, Kevin (2004)
kkeenan@clarku.edu
B.A. Political Science and Philosophy State University of New York at Stony Brook
M.A. Political Science State University of New York at Stony Brook
M.A. Geography City University of New York, Hunter College
Research Interests: Urban and Economic Geography, the effects of terrorism on cities, and gender analysis.
Advisor: Susan Hanson

Kolden, Crystal A. (2006)
CKolden@clarku.edu
B.A., Cornell University, History, 1999
M.S., University of Nevada, Reno, Geography, 2005
Research Interests: fire ecology, remote sensing and spatial analysis of fire patterns on landscapes, ecological climatology, biogeography
Advisor: John Rogan

Koppány, Sven (2004)
skoppany@clarku.edu
B.Sc.: (Hons) Southern Polytechnic State University (Computer Science)
Research Interests: The Geography of Pervasive Computing, Internet Geography, WiFi, Info-Societies of Estonia and Finland, Cultural Psychology.
Advisor: Yuko Aoyama

Lawhon, Mary (2007)
mlawhon@clarku.edu
B.S. Environmental Studies, University of Kansas, 2003
Masters: Environment and Development, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2004
Research Interests: environment and development linkages, African urban environments, development theory
Advisor: Jim Murphy

Li, Ying (1993)
Non-Resident
yli1@clarku.edu
Masters: Beijing Normal University, 1990
Research Interests: Arid land management, GIS
Advisors: Douglas Johnson and J. Ronald Eastman

Liu, Chunling (1998)
cliu@clarku.edu
Bachelors: B.A. Beijing University, Urban and Environmental Science
Masters: M.A. Beijing University, Environmental Law
Research Interests: Environmental risk and policy, public participation, GIS
Advisor: Roger Kasperson

Machado, Elia Axinia (2004)
emachado@clarku.edu
B.S.: Environmental Sciences, Univeristy of Granada, Spain, 1999
M.Sc..(DEA) : Environemental Sciences, Unversity of Granada, Spain, 2001
Research Interests: Human-Environment interactions, Land Use change, GIS/RS, agriculture, vulnerability
Advisor: Billie L. Turner

Makene, Heladius Madoshi (2006)
hmakene@clarku.edu
B.Sc. Civil Engineering (Hons) University of Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania
M.Sc. Computer Science, St. Cloud State University, St, Cloud Minnesota
M.Sc. Social Responsibility, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota
Research Interests: Foreign investment and sustainable development in developing countries, natural resources management, and economic geography
Advisor: to be decided

Manzi, Maya (2006)
mamanzi@clarku.edu
B.A. Honors, Laval University, Quebec, Geography, 2002
M.A. McGill University, Montreal, Geography, 2005
Research Interests: Cultural and political ecology, rural livelihoods in the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon, resilience to environmental change, community-based sustainable resource use and management, geovideography.
Advisor: to be decided

Marcano, L. Ciro (2001)
lmarcano@clarku.edu
B.A./B.S.: Universidad Central de Venezuela
M.A./M.S.: IDCE, Clark University
Research Interests: Human Geography, Knowledge Management, Commons, Latin America and the Caribbean
Advisors: Jody Emel and Dianne Rocheleau

McCandless, Susannah (2000)
Office phone: 793-7525
smccandless@clarku.edu
Advisors: Dianne Rocheleau and Billie L. Turner

McCauley, Stephen (2001)
smccauley@clarku.edu
B.A./B.S.: Loyola College in Baltimore, MD
M.A./M.S.: University of Maryland
Research Interests: Environment and Development; Political Ecology of Forests, Social Theory, RS/GIS
Advisor: John Rogan

Millones, Marco (2005)
mmillones@clarku.edu
B.A. Geography, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
M.A. Geography, University of Miami
Research Interests: Human settlements, land use analysis, urban-rural fringe, GIS/RS and Spatial Analysis
Advisor: Billie L. Turner

Morrow, Oona (2008)
omorrow@clarku.edu
B.A. Urban Studies, The New School
Research Interests: Cultural, Urban, and Economic geography, Migration, Material Culture, Alternative Economics, and Feminist Geographies
Advisor: Sam Ratick

Neeti (2007)
nneeti@clarku.edu
B. Sc. Mathematics, Banaras Hindu University, India, 1994
M. Sc. Mathematics, Banaras Hindu University, India, 1997
M.A. GISDE, Clark University, 2007
Research Interests: GIS, Remote sensing, land use land change modeling, spatial statistics and geostatistics.
Advisor: Sam Ratick

Ojeda, Diana (2005)
dojeda@clarku.edu
B.S.: Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota (2002).
B.A.: History, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota (2004).
Research Interests: Political ecology, race and nature, state formation and militarization, historical geography
Advisor: Dianne Rocheleau

Parmentier, Benoit (2005)
bparmentier@clarku.edu
B.S. Geographical Science, University of Brussels (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
M.S. Cartography and Remote Sensing, University of Brussels (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
Research Interests: Remote Sensing/GIS, Quantitative methods, modeling, Environment, Linguistics, Social Theory, Political Ecology and Development.
Advisor:  Ron Eastman

Panday, Prajjwal (2007)
ppanday@clarku.edu
B.Sc. Chemistry/Environmental Studies, St. Lawrence University
M.Sc. Environmental Science, SUNY
Research Interests: land-use change analysis, remote sensing, watershed studies, sustainable development, and natural resource management.
Advisor: Sam Ratick

Pearsall, Hamil (2005)
cpearsall@clarku.edu
B.A. International Studies, Middlebury College
Research Interests: Urban geography, environmental risks and hazards, brownfield redevelopment
Advisor:  Colin Polsky

Pierce, Joseph (2007)
B.A. Hampshire College, Communications/Sustainability Studies 2000
M.A. New York University, Geography/Communications 2007
Research interests: Human/urban geography, community ideation of place and locality, sustainable communities, qualitative and participatory methodologies, the future of the city
Advisor: Deborah Martin

Rakshit, Rahul (2005)
rrakshit@clarku.edu
B.S. Geology/Remote Sensing, Guru Ghasidas University
M.S. Geology/Remote Sensing, Barkutullah University
Research Interests: Digital cartography, Landuse/Landcover prediction modeling using GIS, Effects of Large Dams using GIS
Advisor: Billie L. Turner

Ray, Lily (2004)
lray@clarku.edu
B.A.: Rice University, Geology
Research Interests: resources, political ecology, gender
Advisor: Dianne Rocheleau

Sangermano, Florencia (2004)
fsangermano@clarku.edu
B.S./M.S. in Biology. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina
Research Interests: Application of GIS and remote sensing to the study of land use/land cover change and forest dynamics
Advisor: J. Ronald Eastman

Schindler, Seth (2008)
sschindler@clarku.edu
B.A. History, Oakland University
M.A. Social Sciences, Albert-Ludwigs University
Research Interests: globalization, urbanization in India, South Asia, Indian modernity, cultural hybridization

Schmook, Birgit (2000)
birgit_schmook@yahoo.com
M.A./M.S.: Agronomist, University of Hohenheim, Germany
Research Interests: Land use change, farming systems, demography
Advisor: Billie L. Turner

Schwarz, Guido (2000)
Office phone: 508-793-7525
gschwarz@clarku.edu
B.A./B.S.: Wuerzburg, Germany
M.A./M.S.: Wuerzburg, Germany & SUNY Albany, New York
Research Interests: Urban & economic geography, GIS
Advisor: Yuko Aoyama

Sinha, Deb Ranjan (2002)
dsinha@clarku.edu
http://black.clarku.edu/~dsinha/
B.S.c Zoology, University of Delhi
M.S. Ecology, Pondicherry University
M.A. Geography, University of Illinois
Research Interests: human-environment relations, environmental history, political economy, RS/GIS
Advisor: Dianne Rocheleau

Versluis, Anna (2003)
aversluis@clarku.edu
B.A.: Biology, Eastern Mennonite University, 1997
M.S.: Geography, Oregon State University, 2002
Research Interests: Human-environment interactions, spatial analysis and complex systems
Advisor: Billie L. Turner

Werboff, Dominique (2007)
dwerboff@clarku.edu
B.A.: Geography, University of Miami
Research Interests: Human dimensions of global environmental change, land change science, political ecology, rural livelihoods
Advisor: B. L. Turner

Wu, Qingling (2006)
qwu@clarku.edu
B.Sc. Engineering, China University of Geosciences, 2006
Research Interests: GIS, Remote Sensing, Graphics and Imaging
Advisor: to be decided

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