Geography Graduate Group Faculty

The Geography Graduate Group is composed of a diverse faculty from many departments on campus.

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FullnameAcademic InterestGeography EmphasisDepartment
Michael G. BarbourPlant ecology; North-Central-South America, AustraliaBiogeographyPlant Sciences
Chris C. BennerUrban and economic geography. Social implications of information technology, labor markets and restructuring of work, social movements and innovative labor/community organizing, regional development and social equity.Environmental GeographyHuman & Community Development
David BoydCultural ecology; Melanesia, South Pacific Environmental GeographyAnthropology
Cynthia BrantleyAfrican social history; Gender in Africa; history of African nutrition: East AfricaGender & GeographyHistory
Stephen BrushCultural-ecology; eastern Mediterranean, North-Central-South America Environmental GeographyHuman & Community Development
Thomas A. CahillAtmospheric optics and haze, especially smoke from forest firesEnvironmental GeographyLand Air and Water Resources
Adela de la TorreHIV Prevention in high risk groups in Mexico and Nigeria , Binational/Border Health, Immigration Policy in the US and Latin America, Health, Education and Income Disparities in the US; gender, health and geographyGender & GeographyChicana/o Studies
Dennis DingemansUrban planning; North America, EuropeEnvironmental GeographySocial Sciences
Deborah L. Elliott-FiskBiogeography; ecosystem analysis & management; soils and geomorphology; viticultural geography; mountain & coastal systems; Environmental and Natural Resources BiogeographyWildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology
Joan FlorsheimGeomorphology, Climate Change, Anthropogenic Disturbances, and Restoration Environmental GeographyGeology
Mark FrancisUrban and community design; North America, Europe Landscape ArchitectureEnvironmental Design
Isao FujimotoCommunity change, Asian StudiesEnvironmental GeographyAsian American Studies
Ryan E. GaltCultural and political ecology, agricultural and environmental governance, political economy of sustainable agriculture, cartographic design, the AmericasEnvironmental GeographyHuman & Community Development
Charles GoldmanLimnology: North America, RussiaEnvironmental GeographyEnvironmental Science and Policy
Steven GrecoEcosystems and Landscape EcologyLandscape ArchitectureEnvironmental Design
James GrieshopCommunity development; North-Central AmericaEnvironmental GeographyHuman & Community Development
Louis GrivettiNutritional geography; Africa, eastern Mediterranean, southeast Asia Environmental GeographyNutrition
Joyce GutsteinEnvironmental geography, biodiversity, education Environmental GeographyPublic Service Research Program (PSRP)
Susan HandyRelationships between transportation and land use, including the impact of land use on travel behavior and the impact of transportation investments on land development patternsEnvironmental GeographyEnvironmental Science and Policy
Lynette HartAnimal Behaviors, Sociology (Companion Animal, Laboratory Animal, Elephants, Antelopes) Environmental and Natural Resource GeographyBiogeographyPopulation Health & Reproduction
James E. HillEnvironmental GeographyPlant Sciences
Frank HirtzLaw & Development, Development Planning, Social Policy & Welfare: Southern Africa, Southeast Asia Environmental GeographyHuman & Community Development
Lovell (Tu) JarvisFood and economic systems; South America Environmental GeographyAgricultural and Resource Economics
Suad JosephWomen in development; Middle East Gender & GeographyAnthropology
Carl KeenTeratology and birth defects; North America, southeast AsiaEnvironmental GeographyNutrition
Martin KenneySilicon Valley & regional development; Japanese & Korean overseas investments; Electronics industry; Biotechnology Gender & GeographyHuman & Community Development
Nguyen KienGeographical medicine, Cultural aspects of health care; southeast Asia Environmental GeographyAnesthesiology
Pete Klimley"Movements of fishes, sharks, and marine mammals relative to their social and physical environments; ultrasonic, radio, and satellite telemetry; mechanisms of orientation and migration" BiogeographyWildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology
David KyleInternational migration, development and globalizationEnvironmental GeographySociology
Eric LarsenFluvial geomorphology, hydrology, watersheds, North AmericaLandscape ArchitectureEnvironmental Design
F. Thomas LedigForest conservation genetics; Mexico, mediterranean Europe, AustraliaBiogeographyPlant Sciences
Jonathan K. LondonEnvironmental justice, rural community development, participatory action research, political ecology, Central ValleyEnvironmental GeographyHuman & Community Development
Jeff LouxEnvironmental policy, community planning, land use planning, North America Landscape ArchitectureEnvironmental Design
Jay R. LundResource management and planning, water resources, urban geography Environmental GeographyCivil and Environmental Engineering
Dean MacCannellLandscape Architecture. Semiotics, Social Policy, and the environment: North AmericaTourism & GeographyEnvironmental Design
E. Greg McPhersonUrban forestryBiogeographyCenter for Urban Forest Research
Jay MechlingAmerican Studies (tourism in Florida and in the Pacific States, the new regional studies, folklore and folklife in relation to region, tourism, and the meanings of place) Tourism & GeographyAmerican Studies
Luz MenaLatin America, Gender, MusicGender & GeographyWomen and Gender Studies
Patricia MohktarianTransportation, technology and policyEnvironmental GeographyCivil and Environmental Engineering
Janet D. MomsenGender & development in agricultural systems; Caribbean, Latin America, EuropeGender & GeographyHuman & Community Development
Catherine J. Morrison PaulMicroeconomic Theory, Applied MicroeconomicsEnvironmental GeographyAgricultural and Resource Economics
Jeffrey MountFluvial geomorphology, sedimentology, stratigraphy and basin analysis; CENTER FOR WATERSHED SCIENCESBiogeographyGeology
Peter B. MoyleThe ecology and conservation of freshwater and estuarine fishes in CaliforniaBiogeographyWildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology
Kimberly NettlesFeminist methodology and epistemology, particularly ethnography, reflexive ethnography, and auto-ethnography; Black women identity; African Diaspora; food politics; race, gender and food culturesGender & GeographyWomen and Gender Studies
Debbie NiemeierTransportation Planning; civil infrastructure and implications for LDC's Environmental GeographyCivil and Environmental Engineering
Ben OrloveCultural ecology; South America Environmental GeographyEnvironmental Science and Policy
Patsy Eubanks OwensEnvironments of children and adolescents, community participationLandscape ArchitectureEnvironmental Design
Richard PlantGeographic information systems (GIS); China, Europe, North America GIS SciencePlant Sciences
Jim QuinnInformation Center for the Environment: Environmental informatics applied to conservation policy, biodiversity, land use, and water qualityGIS ScienceEnvironmental Science and Policy
Michael RiosPolitical geography, urban design, community developmentLandscape ArchitectureEnvironmental Design
David RobertsonCultural landscapes; North America Environmental GeographyEnglish
Lynn RollerClassical landscapes and the biophysical environment; eastern MediterraneanEnvironmental GeographyClassics
Scott RozelleAgricultural Development, Transitional Economics, China BiogeographyAgricultural and Resource Economics
Margaret RuckerClothing and environmental hazards; North America, China BiogeographyTextiles and Clothing
Heath SchenkerLandscape history: Europe and North America Landscape ArchitectureEnvironmental Design
Arthur ShapiroEvolution, population dynamics; North-South AmericaBiogeographyEntomology
Janet Shibamoto SmithLanguage and gender, linguistic ideology and speaking practice, particularly as they relate to emotional expressivity and narratives of self, and Japanese writing practices Gender & GeographyAnthropology
Michael Peter SmithTransnationalism; international migration; urban political economy and society; racial and ethnic formation Tourism & GeographyHuman & Community Development
Daniel SumnerNational and International agricultural policyEnvironmental GeographyAgricultural and Resource Economics
Margaret SwainGender and Global Issues, feminist theory, tourism, ChinaTourism & GeographyWomen and Gender Studies
Julie SzeEnvironmental Studies (environmental justice, urban environments, environmental activism, gender and the environment, garbage, transportation and energy); urban planning.Environmental GeographyAmerican Studies
Kenneth W. TateRangeland Watershed SpecialistBiogeographyPlant Sciences
Robert Thayer, Jr.Environmental perception and sustainable landscape development: North America Landscape ArchitectureEnvironmental Design
James ThorneBiogeography, conservation biology, and ecology. Regions of experience include California & the US West, British Columbia, Alaska, Ecuador, Chile, ArgentinaBiogeographyEnvironmental Science and Policy
Thomas P. TomichAgricultural sustainability, sustainable food systems, sustainability metrics and indicators, sustainability science; Geography emphasis includes land use and land cover change Environmental GeographyHuman & Community Development
Susan UstinGeographic information systems (GIS); North America GIS ScienceLand Air and Water Resources
Stefano VareseIndigenous people of Central and Southern America (including Mexico and Indian Migrants to the US): environmental struggles, territorial and resources defense, indigenous knowledge, autonomous development Environmental GeographyNative American Studies
Joshua ViersGIS, Remote Sensing, Watersheds, Riverscapes, Working Landscapes, ViticultureGIS ScienceEnvironmental Science and Policy
Charles WalkerHuman Geography, natural disasters (earthquakes) Environmental GeographyHistory
Wesley WallenderHydrological Science and Modeling (GIS) GIS ScienceLand Air and Water Resources
Geoffrey Wandesforde-SmithEnvironmental law and policy in California and the United States. International environmental law, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development. Personal page - http://www.psclasses.ucdavis.edu/GAWS Environmental GeographyPolitical Science and UC Center Sacramento
Miriam WellsHuman and Community Development Gender & GeographyHuman & Community Development
Stephen M. WheelerSustainable development; urban design; city and regional planning; land use; climate changeLandscape ArchitectureEnvironmental Design
Diane WolfWomen in development; Southeast Asia Gender & GeographySociology
Truman YoungEnvironmental horticultureBiogeographyPlant Sciences
Minghua ZhangEnvironmental modeling, GIS, risk analysis, agriculture, North America Environmental GeographyLand Air and Water Resources