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Department of Geography
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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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| Al-Arfaj, Amna | University of Vermont, B.A. Geography and Women and Gender Studies Interests: The Middle East, women/feminism, global inequalities, transnational/hybrid identities, sustainable development |
| 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 |
| B | |
| Baker, Ruth E | Macalester College, B.A. Anthropology; Yale University, MEM Environmental Law & Policy |
| Jacob Barney | University of Chicago. B.A. Geographical Studies. Interests: Urban and cultural geography, North American cities, urban morphology, architecture, and critical social theory |
| Bergmann, Luke R | Duke University, B.S. Physics, University of Minnesota, M.A. Geography |
| 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 |
| Butcher, Sian | University of Cape Town, B.Socsc. Politics/Development; M.SocSc. Geography. Interests: globalization & development; feminist geography; southern Africa |
| C | |
| Chang, Catherine | National Kaohsiung Normal University, BA, Geography; National Taiwan University, MS, Geography. Interests: comparative political economy of development, urban politics and policy, East Asia |
| Clough, Nathan Lee | University of Vermont, B.A. Anthropology/Philosophy, M.A. Geography |
| Crawford, Christopher | University of Tennessee, B.A. Forestry; Virginia Tech, M.A. Geography |
| 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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| Downey, Victoria | University of Kansas, B.A., M.A. Geography Interests: Cultural construction, representation, tourism |
| Dyke, Kevin | Truman State University, B.A. History 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 |
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| Ganley, Sarah | Macalester College, B.A. Geography/Studio Arts |
| Gotter, Brian Gene | University of Oklahoma, B.S. Geography |
| Graham, Todd | Wesleyan University, B.A. Sociology, University of Minnesota-Humhrey Institute, M.Plan Public Affairs Interests: complex systems analysis and predictive modeling of regional development dynamics and economic dynamics over time and space |
| H | |
| Hall, Katharine | Wesleyan University, B.A. Government and Mathematics, University of Minnesota, M.A. Geography Interests: technology, war on terror, knowledge production |
| Handler, (Nicholas) Max | Pomona College, B.A. Spanish; University of Minnesota, M.A. Geography |
| I, J | |
| Ikizoglu, Asli | Sabanci University, B.A. Social & Political Science, University of Essex, M.A. Sociology Interests: migration, development, cultural identity |
| Jacobson, Justin Price | University of Oregon, B.A. Political Science, University of Minnesota, M.A. Geography |
| Jindrich, Jason Bryan | University of Missouri-Columbia, B.A. History, M.A. Geography |
| Johnson, Elizabeth Randolph | Clark University, BA. Geography, University of Minnesota, M.A. Geography Interests: Human & nonhuman relationships; Science and technology studies;Geo/Biopolitics; Time, temporality, and the making of political futures;Critical social theory. |
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| Karaman, Ozan | Middle East Technical University, Turkey, B.Arch., M.Arch. Architecture Interests: entrepreneurial urbanism, urban renewal, urban informality, critical 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 Interests: gender and feminist theory, globalization, international development, export-oriented production, trade |
| Lindeke, William | Williams College, B.A. English & Philosophy, University of Minnesota, M.A. Geography |
| M | |
| 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 |
| Margoles, Daniel | University of Minnesota, B.A. Geography/Anthropology |
| Matejskova, Tatiana | Comenius University (Slovakia) Mag/MA Political Science; University of Minnesota, M.A. Geography Interests: cultural politics of immigration and citizenship, urban geographies of immigrant incorporation, biopolitics, gender, migration and care-work, sexuality and space, Germany/Europe |
| Benjamin McDaniel | University of Oklahoma, B.A. International/Area Studies Interests: urbanism, marginalization and poverty in cities |
| McDonald, Moira T | Brown University, B.A. Environmental Studies; Russian Studies; Univ of MN, M.A. Geography |
| Menyah, David | University of Ghana, B.A. Geography; York University, M.A. Geography |
| 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 |
| N | |
| Narayanareddy, Rajyashree (Raj) | Bangalore University, B.A. History/Economics/Pol Sci; University of Hyderabad, M.A. Economics; Yale University, M.Esc. Social Ecology |
| Nelson, Sara | Tufts University, B.F.A. Studio Art Interests: globalization and uneven development, Southeast Europe |
| Nikoi, Ebenezer Goodman Ashie | Univ of Ghana, B.A. Geography; University of Vermont, M.A. Geography |
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| Paudel, Dinesh | Tribhuvan University (Nepal), B.Sc./I.Sc. Forestry; Cambridge University, M.Phil Environment and Development |
| Pavlovic, Zoran (Zok) | South Dakota State University, B.A., M.A. Geography |
| Pierce, Roxann F | University of Texas-Austin, B.F.A. Art; Univ of MN, M.A. Geography |
| Pratt, Kathryn (Katie) | Univ of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. Zoology; Univ of MN, M.A. 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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| Schueth, Samuel J | University of Colorado, Boulder, B.A. International Affairs/M.A. Geography Interests: Economic geography and state formation, international development and postsocialist transition, social theory |
| Shannon, Gerald | University of Iowa, B.A. English; University of Iowa, MAT English Education Interests: Alternative food systems, urban studies, political economy/ecology, cultural geography |
| 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 |
| Traub-Werner, Marion Ruth | University of North Carolina, B.A. Latin American Studies; University of Bristol, M.Sc. Geography Interests: Trade and labour, global production, feminist geography, postcolonial and critical development theory, circum-Caribbean |
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| Walker, Kyle E | University of Oregon, BA Geography/French; University of Minnesota, MA Geography Interests: population geography, urban and suburban studies, migration and immigration policy, spatial analysis |
| Walling, Dayne Allen | James Madison Univ, B.A. Social Relations/Modern History; Univ of London, M.A. Urban Affairs |
| Walsh, Erin | University of Wisconsin, Madison, B.A. Sociology/Environmental Studies certificate, University of Minnesota, M.A. Geography Interests: Ecological citizenship, democratic politics, water justice |
| Waters, Hillary | Wheaton College, B.A. Political Science Interests: local-global processes, urgan, development, political |
| Whittlesey, Elicia | Pomona College, B.A. Environmental Analysis |
| William, Christopher | Univ of Dar Es Salaam, B.A. Land Use Planning, M.A. Geography & Environment |
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| Young, Nancy Rovik | University of Minnesota, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, M.A. Geography |
