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Ask A Geographer

Ask a Geographer is an AAG outreach project that offers the media, government agencies, teachers, and students links to experts in various fields of geography. The experts are drawn from and categorized according to the AAG Specialty Groups and may be contacted directly, using the information provided. They will respond to specific inquiries about geographic topics and issues in their areas of expertise.

The outreach project was developed by Richard Marston (Kansas State University) and is maintained by the AAG. Specialty Group members interested in participating are welcome to contact AAG at gaia@aag.org or 202-234-1450.

AFRICA

Dr. Emmanuel K. Mbobi, Kent State University, Kent, OH
embobi@stark.kent.edu

APPLIED GEOGRAPHY

Jon Harbor, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
jharbor@cudenver.edu

BIOGEOGRAPHY

Jerry Griffith, University of Southern Mississippi, MS
griffith@usm.edu

CANADIAN STUDIES

Christopher D. Merrett, Western Illinois University, IL
cd-merrett@wiu.edu

Rémy Tremblay, University of Quebec, Monreal, Canada
remy_tremblay@teluq.uqam.ca

CARTOGRAPHY

Joseph J. Kerski, ESRI, Broomfield, CO
jjkerski@usgs.gov

Eugene Turner, California State University Northridge, CA
eturner@csun.edu

CLIMATE

Robert W. Christopherson, Lincoln, CA
bobobbe@aol.com

Richard W. Dixon, Texas State University, TX
rd11@txstate.edu

Robert Hellstrom, Bridgewater State College, MA
rhellstrom@bridgew.edu

Anna Klene, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
anna.klene@umontana.edu

Mark D. Schwartz, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, WI
mds@uwm.edu

COASTAL AND MARINE

Gay M. Gomez, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA
ggomez@mail.mcneese.edu

Richard W. Dixon, Texas State University, TX
rd11@txstate.edu

Susanne C. Moser, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
smoser@ucar.edu

CRYOSPHERE

Robert Hellstrom, Bridgewater State College, MA
rhellstrom@bridgew.edu

Anna Klene, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
anna.klene@umontana.edu

CULTURAL AND POLITICAL ECOLOGY

David L. Carr, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
carr@geog.ucsb.edu

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY

Steven M. Schnell, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA
schnell@kutztown.edu

Blake Harrison, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT
harrisonb1@southernct.edu

DISABILITY

Deborah Metzel, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
debmetzel@yahoo.com

ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY

Harvey J. Miller, University of Utah, UT
harvey.miller@geog.utah.edu

ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Martin J. (Mike) Pasqualetti, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
pasqualetti@asu.edu

ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTION AND BEHAVIORAL GEOGRAPHY

Reginald G. Golledge, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
golledge@geog.ucsb.edu

ETHNIC GEOGRAPHY

Lawrence E. Estaville, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
le02@txstate.edu

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE & SYSTEMS

Daniel G. Cole, Smithsonian Institution, DC
coled@si.edu

George F. Hepner, University of Utah, UT
george.hepner@geog.utah.edu

Joseph J. Kerski, ESRI, Broomfield, CO
jjkerski@usgs.gov

Harvey J. Miller, University of Utah, UT
harvey.miller@geog.utah.edu

Eugene Turner, California State University Northridge, CA
eturner@csun.edu

Peter H. Van Demark, Caliper Corporation, Newton, MA
peter@caliper.com

Benjamin Zhan, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
zhan@txstate.edu

GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVES ON WOMEN

Stuart C. Aitken, San Diego State University, CA
saitken@mail.sdsu.edu

Karen Falconer Al-Hindi, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
kfalconeralhindi@mail.unomaha.edu

Maureen Hays-Mitchell, Colgate University, NY
mhaysmitchell@mail.colgate.edu

Victoria Lawson, University of Washington, WA
lawson@u.washington.edu

Susanne C. Moser, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
smoser@ucar.edu

GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION

Osa Brand, National Council for Geographic Education, Washington, DC
obrand.ncge@cox.net

Joseph J. Kerski, ESRI, Broomfield, CO
jjkerski@usgs.gov

GEOGRAPHY OF RELIGIONS AND BELIEF SYSTEMS

Joshua Comenetz, University of Florida, FL
comenetz@geog.ufl.edu

Carolyn Gallaher, American University, Washington, D.C.
caroleg@american.edu

GEOMORPHOLOGY

Patricia Beyer, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA
pbeyer@bloomu.edu

Wakefield Dort Jr., University of Kansas, KS
(785)864-4974

Marcus Gillespie, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
marcusg@shsu.edu

Jon Harbor, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
jharbor@cudenver.edu

HAZARDS

Cathy Helgeland, University of Wisconsin, Manitowoc, WI
chelgela@uwc.edu

Burrell Montz, Binghamton University, NY
bmontz@binghamton.edu

Susanne C. Moser, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
smoser@ucar.edu

John Tiefenbacher, Texas State University, TX
tief@txstate.edu

Graham A. Tobin, University of South Florida, FL
gtobin@cas.usf.edu

HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY

Donald Holtgrieve, California State University, CA
dhg@darkwing.uoregon.edu

Scott Roper, Castleton State College, VT
scott.roper@castleton.edu

Blake Harrison, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT
harrisonb1@southernct.edu

HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHY

Karen Falconer Al-Hindi, University of Nebraska-Omaha, NE
kfalconeralhindi@mail.unomaha.edu

Kent Mathewson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
kentm@lsu.edu

HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF GLOBAL CHANGE

Susanne C. Moser, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
smoser@ucar.edu

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Steven M. Schnell, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA
schnell@kutztown.edu

LATIN AMERICA

Carolyn Gallaher, American University, Washington DC
caroleg@american.edu

Maureen Hays-Mitchell, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
mhaysmitchell@mail.colgate.edu

Artimus Keiffer, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH
akeiffer@wittenberg.edu

Victoria Lawson, University of Washington, WA
lawson@u.washington.edu

Marie Price, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
mprice@gwu.edu

MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY

Benjamin Zhan, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
zhan@txstate.edu

MILITARY GEOGRAPHY

Eugene J. Palka, US Military Academy, Westpoint, NY
gene.palka@usma.edu

POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY

Scott Carlin, Long Island University, Hampton Bays, NY
scott.carlin@liu.edu

Carolyn Gallaher, American University, Washington, DC
caroleg@american.edu

POPULATION

David L. Carr, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
carr@geog.ucsb.edu

Joshua Comenetz, University of Florida, FL
comenetz@geog.ufl.edu

Joseph J. Kerski, ESRI, Broomfield, CO
jjkerski@usgs.gov

Peter H. Van Demark, Caliper Corporation, Newton, MA
peter@caliper.com

RECREATION, TOURISM, AND SPORT

Rémy Tremblay, University of Quebec, Monreal, Canada
remy_tremblay@teluq.uqam.ca

Blake Harrison, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT
harrisonb1@southernct.edu

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING

William Peterman, Chicago State University, IL
w-Peterman@csu.edu

REMOTE SENSING

Jerry Griffith, University of Southern Mississippi
griffith@usm.edu

George F. Hepner, University of Utah, UT
george.hepner@geog.utah.edu

Kelley O'Neal, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
kelleyo@umd.edu

RURAL GEOGRAPHY

Wendy Wolford, UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina
wwolford@email.unc.edu

Blake Harrison, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT
harrisonb1@southernct.edu

SEXUALITY AND SPACE

Stuart C. Aitken, San Diego State University, CA
saitken@mail.sdsu.edu

TRANSPORTATION GEOGRAPHY

Reginald G. Golledge, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
golledge@geog.ucsb.edu

Harvey J. Miller, University of Utah, UT
harvey.miller@geog.utah.edu

Peter H. Van Demark, Caliper Corporation, Newton, MA
peter@caliper.com

Benjamin Zhan, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
zhan@txstate.edu

URBAN GEOGRAPHY

Scott Carlin, Long Island University, Hampton Bays, NY
scott.carlin@liu.edu

Karen Falconer Al-Hindi, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
kfalconeralhindi@mail.unomaha.edu

Maureen Hays-Mitchell, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
mhaysmitchell@mail.colgate.edu

WATER RESOURCES

Patricia Beyer, Bloomsburg University, PA
pbeyer@bloomu.edu

Jon Harbor, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
jharbor@cudenver.edu

Richard A. Marston, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
rmarston@ksu.edu

Burrell Montz, Binghamton University, NY
bmontz@binghamton.edu

Graham A. Tobin, University of South Florida, FL
gtobin@cas.usf.edu

The following topics still need volunteers:

  • ASIAN GEOGRAPHY
  • BIBLE
  • CHINA
  • COMMUNICATION GEOGRAPHY
  • DEVELOPING AREAS
  • ETHICS, JUSTICE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS
  • EUROPEAN
  • MIDDLE EAST
  • MOUNTAIN GEOGRAPHY
  • PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
  • QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
  • RUSSIAN, CENTRAL EURASIAN, AND EAST EUROPEAN
  • SOCIALIST AND CRITICAL GEOGRAPHY
  • SPATIAL ANALYSIS AND MODELING
  • STUDY OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH
  • WINE

Please direct all queries to:
Association of American Geographers
1710 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
Voice: (202) 234-1450 Fax: (202) 234-2744
E-mail: gaia@aag.org