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Geography Faculty
Portland State Geography Faculty

Barbara Brower
Professor of Geography
Ph.D. 1987, University of California, Berkeley
Resource policy, mountain geography, pastoralism, highland Asia, the American West, cultural ecology
Teresa Bulman
Professor of Geography
Ph.D. 1990, University of California, Davis
Resource management, water resources, environmental law, teacher education
Heejun Chang
Associate Professor of Geography
Ph.D. 2001, Pennsylvania State University
Hydrology, water resources, urban environment, global change, visual spatial analysis,GIS
Jiunn-Der Geoffery Duh
Assistant Professor of Geography Director of GIS Programs
Ph.D. 2004, University of Michigan
Natural Resources & Environment (2004) GIS, remote sensing, ecological and socioeconomic processes
Andrew G. Fountain
Professor of Geography and Geology
Ph.D. 1992, University of Washington
Glaciology, geomorphology, energy balance/meteorology, remote sensing
Keith Hadley
Associate Professor of Geography
Ph.D. 1990, University of Colorado
Biogeography, landscape ecology, dendroecology, alpine environments
Thomas Harvey
Professor of Geography
Ph.D. 1990, University of Minnesota
Urban geography, cultural landscape studies, North America
Daniel M. Johnson
Professor of Geography
Ph.D. 1978, Arizona State University
Climatology, historical geography
Martin LaFrenz
Assistant Professor of Geography
Ph.D. 2005, University of Tennessee
Water resources, land use change, geomorphology, and geographic information systems
Gil Latz
Professor of Geography
Ph.D. 1986, University of Chicago
The political economy of Pacific Asia, particularly Japan. Resource management in East Asia, North America, and Europe. International trade. International curricula; educational video production.
(away as PSU Vice-Provost for International Affairs)
Joseph Poracsky
Professor of Geography
Ph.D. 1984, University of Kansas
Cartography, Visualization, GIS, Applied Remote Sensing, The Urban Forest
Martha A. Works
Professor of Geography
Department Chair
Ph.D. 1984, Louisiana State University
Latin America, cultural geography, economic development, tropical environments, agriculture

Staff

David Banis
GIS Lab Manager
MS Portland State University
Karin Waller
Office Coordinator
MS Portland State University

Visiting & Affiliated Faculty

Karen Arabas Ph. D., Geography, Pennsylvania State University, 1997
M.A. Environmental and Resource Policy, George Washington University, 1991
Biogeography, fire ecology, climate change
Mark Bosworth
M.A. Hunter College, City University of New York
GIS, remote sensing, data analysis
Christina Friedle
M.S. Portland State University
Latin America, Geographic Education, Cultural Geography, Natural Resources Management
Chris Gorsek
Ph.D. Urban Studies, Portland State University;
M.A., University of Oregon
Broad range of interests, including Europe, Urban, World Affairs, Middle America and North America
Chris Hagerman
Ph.D. candidate in Geography at University of Minnesota;
MA Univ of Minnesota. Planning, urban ecology, memory & identity, redevelopment, critical geography
Michael C. Houck
M.S.T. Portland State University
Urban wildlife, wetlands, growth management
Masoud Kheirabadi
Ph.D. Geography, University of Oregon, 1987
Cultural geography, environmental geography, ethnic geography, geography of religion, population and resources, issues and problems of development in less developed countries
with focus on the Middle East
Kevin Martin
MS Portland State University
GIS, remote sensing, urban planning and natural resource issues
Mike Mertens
Director of Spatial Analysis and GIS Manager for Ecotrust
Portland, OR Natural Resource Management
Hunter Shobe
Ph.D. University of Oregon
Urban, cultural & political geography, urban landscapes, uses of and experiences in public & private space
Susanne Steinman
Ph.D. Clark University
Feminist political ecology, environmental change, sustainable development, gender analysis and social justice, Middle East and North Africa
Judy Walton
Ph.D. Syracuse University
Urban and cultural geography, geographic research and writing, history and philosophy of geography

Emeritus Faculty

Larry W. Price
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. University of Illinois, 1970
Geomorphology, biogeography, arctic and alpine environments
Clarke H. Brooke, Jr.
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. University of Nebraska, 1956
Human, conservation of plant and animal genetic resources, Middle East
John O. Dart
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. University of Washington, 1953
Oregon, weather and climate
Fritz L. Kramer
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 1957
Cartography, historical, cultural
D. Richard Lycan
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. University of Washington, 1964
GIS, demography, regional economic analysis, Canada
Thomas Poulsen
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, 1963
Eastern Europe, former Soviet Union, world affairs
Last Modified April 16, 2008
Geoffrey Duh David Banis Heejun Chang Barbara Brower Dan Johnson Martin Lafrenz Hunter Shobe Joe Poracsky Martha Works Teresa Bulman Tom Harvey Keith Hadley