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Dr. Craig Allan
• Professor
Surface Water Hydrology, Biogeochemistry, Fluvial Geomorphology
Dr. Craig Allan
McEniry 205
cjallan@uncc.edu
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Jake Armour
• Senior Lecturer
Paleoclimate, Geomorphology, Field/Geoscience Education, GEO Club, Public Outreach
Jake Armour
McEniry 206
(704) 755-5528
jarmour@uncc.edu
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Dr. Andy Bobyarchick
• Associate Professor
Structural Geology, Applied Geophysics, Tectonics, Appalachian Geology
Dr. Andy Bobyarchick
McEniry 224
arbobyar@uncc.edu
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Dr. Gang Chen
• Associate Professor • Geography M.A. Coordinator
Remote Sensing, Spatial Ecology, Human-Environment Interaction
Dr. Gang Chen
McEniry 446
Gang.Chen@uncc.edu
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Dr. Sandra Clinton
• Research Assistant Professor • GES Honors Director
Urban Stream Ecology, River Restoration, Molecular Methods in Freshwater Ecosystems
Dr. Sandra Clinton
McEniry 315
sclinto1@uncc.edu
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Dr. Larianne Collins
• Assistant Teaching Professor • Geography and Environmental Studies Undergraduate Coordinator
Hazards and Disasters, Sustainable Development, Human Geography
Dr. Larianne Collins
McEniry 421
lacollins@uncc.edu
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Dr. Casey Davenport
• Associate Professor
Severe Local Storms, Mesoscale Processes, Science Education
Dr. Casey Davenport
McEniry 239
Casey.Davenport@uncc.edu
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Dr. Eric Delmelle
• Associate Professor
GIScience, Spatial Analysis, Epidemiology, Uncertainty
Dr. Eric Delmelle
McEniry 444
Eric.Delmelle@uncc.edu
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Dr. Matthew Eastin
• Associate Professor
Mesoscale Dynamics, Urban Meteorology, Severe Local Storms, Tropical Cyclones, Societal Impacts
Dr. Matthew Eastin
McEniry 209
mdeastin@uncc.edu
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Dr. Martha Cary (Missy) Eppes
• Professor
Weathering Processes, Soils, Quaternary Geology, Geomorphology
Dr. Martha Cary (Missy) Eppes
McEniry 204
meppes@uncc.edu
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Dr. Michael Ewers
• Assistant Professor
Migration, Globalization, Economic Geography
Dr. Michael Ewers
McEniry 309
mewers@uncc.edu
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Dr. Patricia (Pat) Fall
• Professor
Quaternary Paleoecology & Paleoclimatology, Biogeography, Human Impacts on Ancient Environments
Dr. Patricia (Pat) Fall
McEniry 305
pfall@uncc.edu
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Dr. Sara Gagné
• Associate Professor
Urban Ecology, Landscape Ecology, Effects of urbanization on biodiversity
Dr. Sara Gagné
McEniry 314
sgagne@uncc.edu
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William (Bill) Garcia
• Senior Lecturer
Vertebrate Paleontology, Biogeography, Phylogenetics
William (Bill) Garcia
McEniry 234
wjgarcia@uncc.edu
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Dr. William (Bill) Graves
• Associate Professor • J.H. Biggs Faculty Fellow
Urban/Economic Change, Cluster Development, Site Selection
Dr. William (Bill) Graves
McEniry 428
bgraves@uncc.edu
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Dr. Colleen Hammelman
• Associate Professor • Geography MA Coordinator • CHARP Director
Urban Geography, Food Justice, Immigration
Dr. Colleen Hammelman
McEniry 433
chammelm@uncc.edu
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Dr. Scott Hippensteel
• Associate Professor
Coastal Geology, Environmental Geology, Geoarchaeology, Micropaleontology
Dr. Scott Hippensteel
McEniry 434
shippens@uncc.edu
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Dr. Fushcia-Ann Hoover
• Assistant Professor
Green Infrastructure, Environmental Justice, Urban Planning, Socio-ecological Systems
Dr. Fushcia-Ann Hoover
McEniry 423
fhoover3@uncc.edu
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Dr. Katherine Idziorek
• Assistant Professor
Community Resilience, Disaster Preparedness, Social Infrastructure, Urban Design, Multimodal Transportation Planning
Dr. Katherine Idziorek
McEniry 311
kidziorek@uncc.edu
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Dr. Brian Magi
• Associate Professor • Earth Sciences Graduate Coordinator
Atmospheric Sciences, Climate Change, Air Quality
Dr. Brian Magi
McEniry 232
bmagi@uncc.edu
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Dr. Isabelle Nilsson
• Associate Professor • Geography Ph.D. Director
Economic Geography, Transportation, Firm Location, Housing
Dr. Isabelle Nilsson
McEniry 425
inilsso1@uncc.edu
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Dr. Valerie S. Reynolds
• Assistant Teaching Professor • Geology/Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Coordinator
Mineralogy, Optical Mineralogy, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Dr. Valerie S. Reynolds
McEniry 424
vreynol2@uncc.edu
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Dr. Jacob (Jack) Scheff
• Assistant Professor
Climate Change, Water Cycle, Atmospheric Circulation
Dr. Jacob (Jack) Scheff
McEniry 237
jscheff@uncc.edu
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Terry Shirley
• Senior Lecturer • Department Associate Chair • Meteorology Undergraduate Coordinator
Meteorology, Weather Forecasting, Synoptic Meteorology, Winter Storms
Terry Shirley
McEniry 210
704-687-5982
trshirle@uncc.edu
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Dr. Heather Smith
• Interim Department Chair • Professor • Levine Scholars Faculty Fellow
Urban Social Geography, Community Engaged Scholarship
Dr. Heather Smith
McEniry 436
704-687-8051, 704-687-5976
heatsmit@uncc.edu
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Jamie Strickland
• Senior Lecturer
Population Geography, Geographic Education, Cultural Geography and the South
Jamie Strickland
McEniry 236
jstrickl@uncc.edu
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Dr. Drew Syverson
• Research Assistant Professor
Hydrothermal Geochemistry, Ore Genesis, Planetary Habitability, CO2 Capture
Dr. Drew Syverson
McEniry 202
dsyverso@uncc.edu
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Dr. Wenwu Tang
• Associate Professor • Executive Director for the Center for Applied GIScience
CyberGIS, Spatial Modeling, Complex Adaptive Spatial Systems, Land Use And Land Cover Change
Dr. Wenwu Tang
McEniry 302
WenwuTang@uncc.edu
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Dr. Jean-Claude Thill
• Knight Distinguished Professor
Transportation and Mobility Systems, Sustainable Urbanization, Trade Cities and Globalization, Geospatial Data Science
Dr. Jean-Claude Thill
McEniry 432
jfthill@uncc.edu
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Dr. Deborah S.K. Thomas
• Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Research • Professor
Disasters, Environmental Health, Global Health, Human-environment Interaction
Dr. Deborah S.K. Thomas
McEniry 312 (Research Office)
Deborah.Thomas@uncc.edu
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Dr. David Vinson
• Associate Professor
Hydrogeochemistry, Groundwater Hydrology, Isotope Geochemistry
Dr. David Vinson
McEniry 208
dsvinson@uncc.edu
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Dr. Wei-Ning Xiang
• Professor
Socio-ecological Practice Research, Ecopracticology, Geographic, Ecological Thoughts, Geographic Information Science
Dr. Wei-Ning Xiang
McEniry 402
wxiang@uncc.edu
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Dr. Michelle Zuñiga
• Assistant Professor
Neighborhood change, Latinx communities, Community Planning, Environmental Justice
Dr. Michelle Zuñiga
McEniry 308
mzuniga@uncc.edu
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