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Department of Geography
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geog@umn.edu
612-625-6080
Graduate Students
Graduate students in the Geography Department come here from states throughout the United States and from many other nations. They bring strong records from their prior studies in geography and other disciplines.
Most of our MA graduates continue on into the PhD program, and most of our PhD graduates pursue careers in the academy. In addition, some of our graduates apply their training and talents in the private or public sectors.
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| Adovor, Alexander | |
| Ananthanarayanan, Sriram | Bangalore University, BE, Engineering; Johns Hopkins University, M.S. Human Geography and Public Health Interests: Political econonmy of occupation/conflict, labor, gender, social disenfranchisement, South Asia (Northeast India and Kashmir), Palestine |
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| Baker, Ruth E | Macalester College, B.A. Anthropology; Yale University, MEM Environmental Law & Policy |
| Batra, Lalit | University of Delhi, B.A. Economics/History/English/Hindi; Pondicherry University, M.A. Sociology Interests: politics of space and urbanization, social justice, India Interests: |
| Jacob Barney | University of Chicago. B.A. Geographical Studies. Interests: Urban and cultural geography, North American cities, urban morphology, architecture, and critical social theory |
| Berland, Adam M | Univ. of St. Thomas, B.A. Geography and Environmental Studies; Univ. of Minnesota, M.A. Geography Interests: Spatial analysis and modeling, biogeography, landscape ecology |
| Bialostosky, Ivan Julius | The Pennsylvania State University, B.A. Geography; University of Minnesota, M.A. Geography. Interests: Nature/Society, Development, Water Resources, South Asia, Critical Theory |
| Bloch, Stefano | University of California, Santa Cruz, B.A. Literature; UCLA, M.A. Urban Planning Interests: Graffiti and urban aesthetics, Hollywood film industry (set dressing), cultural and spatial theory, neighborhood restructuring (Los Angeles), ethnographic research methods, teaching |
| Blumberg, Renata | Columbia University, B.A. Anthropology; Univ of Calif-Davis, M.A. International Agricultural Development |
| Bonsal, Dudley | Tufts University, B.A. English; Ohio State Univ, M.A. Geography |
| Bosworth, Kai | Macalester College, B.A. Environmental Studies Interests: nature-society, American west, great plains |
| Brown, Cheyenne | |
| Buchanan, Megan | University of Alabama, B.S. Geography; M.S. Geography Interests: forest community dynamics, biogeography, dendroecology, natural resources management |
| Butcher, Sian | University of Cape Town, B.Socsc. Politics/Development; M.SocSc. Geography. Interests: globalization & development; feminist geography; southern Africa |
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| Carriere, Damien | |
| Cesafsky, Laura | Macalester College, B.A. Political Science; Portland State University, M.A. Urban Studies Interests: urban, nature-society, North Ameria |
| Chang, I-Chun Catherine | National Kaohsiung Normal University, B.A. Geography; National Taiwan University, M.S. Geography. Interests: relational geography, variegated capitalism, green/sustainable urbanism, eco-cities, East Asian studies |
| Conesa, Kaliana | Northland College, B.A. History;University of Sussex, B.A. Linguistics/Cognitive Science Interests: globalization, development, cities |
| Corwin, Julia | New York University, B.A. Sociology & the Environment Interests: environmental justice |
| Crawford, Christopher | University of Tennessee, B.A. Forestry; Virginia Tech, M.A. Geography. Learn more about Chris here. |
| Currie, Timothy | Clark University, B.A. Geography/International Development andSocial Change Interests: Sematic Conceptions of Time, Temporality, and History; Postcolonial and Critical Development Theory; Geographic Thought; Peruand the Pacific Northwest of the USA |
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| DeGrave, Jeff | Ohio University, B.A. Geography; Florida State University, M.A. International Affairs Interests: GIS, globalization and uneven development |
| Dyke, Kevin | Truman State University, B.A. History; Univ of MN, MA Geography Interests: historical and community GIS; genocide studies |
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| Ebner, Noah | University of California -- Los Angeles, B.A. Geography and Urban and Regional Planning (Honors) Interests: Political Economy of Urbanization; Marxism; The University |
| Eria, Sami | Makerere University, B.S. Land Surveying; Univ of Nottingham, M.A. Environmental Mgmt; Stuttgart University of Applied Science, M.A. GIS & Photogrammetry |
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| Fairley, Elizabeth C | Oberlin College, B.A. Sociology and Anthropology, University of Minnesota, M.A. Geography/MGIS Interests: Participatory GIS, organizational capacity in the global south, sub-Saharan Africa, land administration |
| Fei, Ding | Beijing Normal University, B.A. English Language & Literature/ B.S. Resource Science & Engineering Interests: urban, economic |
| Finlay, Jessica | Queen’s University, B.A.H. Geography; B.Ed Environmental Education Interests: Health geography, nature-society, cities and sustainability |
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| Ganley, Sarah | Macalester College, B.A. Geography/Studio Arts |
| Getzoff, Joseph | |
| Graham, Todd | Wesleyan University, B.A. Sociology; University of Minnesota, M.P. Planning Interests: predictive modeling, forecasting of regional development dynamics. |
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| I, J | |
| Ikizoglu, Asli | Sabanci University, B.A. Social & Political Science, University of Essex, M.A. Sociology Interests: migration, development, cultural identity |
| Johnson, Lane | University of Minnesota, Duluth B.A. Environmental Studies. Interests: pyrogeography, historical ecology, bioregionalism, and natural areas management |
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| Kernik, Melinda | |
| Kindervater, Katharine (Hall) | Wesleyan University, B.A. Government and Mathematics, University of Minnesota, M.A. Geography Interests: geographies of war, science and technology studies, history of philosophy, and modern and contemporary social theory |
| Kotting, Jennifer | Univ of Maryland, B.A. Anthropology/English Literature; Cornell University, MLA Landscape Architecture |
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| Lang, Ursula | Swarthmore College, B.A. Biology and Sociology/Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, MArch Interests: Humans and nonhumans, the everyday, front and back yards, architecture, cities and sustainability |
| Lazzarini, Alicia | University of Washington, B.A. English and Women's Studies; Univ of MN, MA Geography Interests: gender and feminist theory, globalization, international development, export-oriented production, trade |
| Lehman, Jessica | |
| Lindeke, William | Williams College, B.A. English & Philosophy, University of Minnesota, M.A. Geography |
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| Mahayni, Basil | Iowa State University, B.A./M.A. Political Science; Graduate Certificate in GIS Interests: development studies and politics, sustainability, and livelihood; water scarcity and security; Critical Theory; Middle East |
| McDaniel, Benjamin | University of Oklahoma, B.A. International/Area Studies; Univ of MN, MA Geography Interests: urbanism, marginalization and poverty in cities |
| Mohabir-Nauretz, Maleenia | University of Minnesota, B.S. Geography Interests: migration, population, space & place, urban, USA/MN |
| Moore, Ilona Claire Tamminen | Univ of Minnesota-Morris, B.A. Political Science, Univ of Minnesota, M.A. Geography Interests: The politics of international agricultural and food policies, hunger, collaborative international agricultural development projects, the Green and Gene Revolutions |
| Morehouse, Harlan | Bennington College, B.A. Social Science/Literature; Central European University, M.A. Sociology/Anthropology |
| Murai, Emily H | Univ of California-Santa Cruz, B.A. Psychology/American Studies; New School of Social Research; University of Minnesota, M.A. Geography |
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| Nelson, Sara | Tufts University, B.F.A. Studio Art; Univ of MN, MA Geography Interests: globalization and uneven development, Southeast Europe |
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| Paudel, Dinesh | Tribhuvan University (Nepal), B.Sc./I.Sc. Forestry; Cambridge University, M.Phil Environment and Development |
| Pratt, Kathryn (Katie) | Univ of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. Zoology; Univ of MN, M.A/PhD. Geography |
| Putnam, Daniel B | Univ of California-Santa Cruz, B.A. Environmental Studies/Psychology; Clark University, M.A. International Development & Social Change |
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| Ramirez-Roche, Jose | Universidad Nacional de Colombia, B.A. Economics; Univ of MN, M.A. Applied Economics |
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| Shannon, Jerry | University of Iowa, B.A. English; University of Iowa, MAT English Education Interests: Food systems, urban development and inequality, political and cultural geography, GIS |
| Simms, Nicole Colleen | University of Toronto, B.A. Geography/Political Science, M.A. Geography/Environmental Studies |
| Snow, Meagan | University of Washington, B.A. Geography Interests: political geography, militarism, critical GIS |
| Strunk, Christopher | Wesleyan University, B.A. Government and Latin American Studies; University of Minnesota, M.A. Geography Interests: Political geography, social movements, development, migration, Latin America |
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| Taylor, Marvin | Univ of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A. Communication Arts; Univ of MN, M.A. Rhetoric |
| Tesdell, Omar | Iowa State University, B.A. Journalism, University of Minnesota, M.A. Geography Interests: environmental studies, agroecology and food systems, political ecology, postcolonial and critical development theory, Middle East |
| Torbenson, Max | |
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| Waters, Hillary | Wheaton College, B.A. Political Science; Univ of MN, MA Geography Interests: Exploring the ways water is accessed, controlled and governed in cities in the global south to investigate the multiple, sometimes overlapping or coalescing but often competing, logics in urban politics and practice. This brings together postcolonial, nature/society, network, and political economic theories. |
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