UM Geography Department:Faculty Members

Faculty

Please click on the names listed below for a photo and detailed information,
including, educational and professional background, areas of specialization,
current and previous course offerings, selected current and future projects,
publications, etc.

Sarah J. Halvorson (Department Chair 2009-2010)
Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder, 2000
E-mail: sarah.halvorson@umontana.edu
Human Geography, Gender, Health, Water Resources,
Hazards, South and Central Asia, Africa,
and Qualitative Techniques

Jeffrey A. Gritzner
Ph.D., The University of Chicago, 1986
E-mail: jeffrey.gritzner@umontana.edu
Cultural, Historical & Enviromental Geography
Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East

Ulrich Kamp
Ph.D., Technical University Berlin, Germany, 1999
E-mail: ulrich.kamp@umontana.edu
Physical Geography, Environmental Change,
Geomorphology, Glaciology, Mountain Geography,
and Natural Hazards

Anna E. Klene
Ph.D., University of Delaware, 2005
E-mail: anna.klene@umontana.edu
Physical Geography, Arctic Regions,
Climatology, Geomorphology, Global Change,
and Remote Sensing

David Shively
Ph.D., Oregon State University, 1999
E-mail: david.shively@umontana.edu
Human Geography, Geomorphology,
Planning, Water Resources, and Air Quality

Christiane von Reichert
Ph.D., University of Idaho, 1992
E-mail: chris.vonreichert@mso.umt.edu
Socio-demographic and Economic Geography
Migration, Economic Geography, Community Analysis,
Transportation, Quantitative Analysis, and Europe

Paul B. Wilson
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1972
E-mail: paul.wilson@mso.umt.edu
Cartography and GIS , Urban
and Historical Geography

Senior Lecturer

Udo Fluck
Ph.D., The University of Montana, 2003
E-mail: udofluck@mso.umt.edu
Human, Cultural and Regional Geography
International and Cross-Cultural Competence Training

Rick Graetz
D.H.L. (Hon), The University of Montana, 2003
Office: Old Journalism Building 304
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday: 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. and by appointment
E-mail: THISISMONTANA@aol.com
Montana, Mountains and North America

Adjunct Faculty

Caitlin DeSilvey
Ph.D., Open University, 2005
E-mail: caitlin.desilvey@umontana.edu
Cultural and Historical Geography, Cultural Memory,
Identity and Place, Material Culture Studies,
Qualitative Research Methods

Nicholas Kaufman
M.S., The University of Montana, 1984
E-mail: NKaufman@wgmgroup.com
Planning

Rachel Loehman, Ph.D.
Ph.D., The University of Montana, 2006
Ecosystems and Disease Ecology
SpatialSci http://www.SpatialSci.com
Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group http://www.ntsg.umt.edu/

Philip Maechling
E-Mail: maechling@bigsky.net
Hazards and Planning

Thomas Sullivan
M.A,. The University of Montana, 1995
Ph.D. Candidate, Louisiana State University
E-mail: thomas.sullivan@mso.umt.edu

Tamara Wall
Ph.D., The University of Montana, 2007
Environment and Society
E-mail: tamara.wall@umontana.edu

Faculty Affiliates

Heather Almquist
Ph.D., Lund University, Sweden, 1994
Paleoecology, Paleohydrology, and Biogeography
Website: Paleo Exploration Project
E-mail: heather.almquist@umontana.edu

David T. Hartgen
Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1973
E-mail: dthartge@email.uncc.edu
Professor of Transportation Studies
Department of Geography
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

J. Alexander Philp
Ph.D., The University of Montana, 2005
E-mail: aphilp@gcs-research.com
Founder & President, GCS Research

Visisting Faculty

Ia Iashvili
Ph.D., Tbilisi State University, Republic of Georgia, 1998
Faculty Development Program Fellow by Open Society Institute (OSI) at The University of Montana,
from Akaki Tsereteli State University (ATSU) Kutaisi, Republic of Georgia

Emeritus Faculty

John M. Crowley
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1964
Mountain Geography & Biogeography

Evan Denney
Ph.D., University of Washington, 1970
Regional Planning & China

John J. Donahue
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1971
Geomorphology, Soils & GIS

Chris Field
Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles, 1966
Cultural Geography, Latin & South America

Darshan S. Kang
Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 1975
Meteorology , Water Resources Field Techniques & Quantitative Methods

Staff

Nancy Forman-Ebel
Administrative Assistant
Office: Old Journalism Building 208
E-mail: nancy.forman-ebel@umontana.edu

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