Welcome to the Department of Geography at UConn
Geography Curriculum Info
Studying Geography at UConn
Major or Minor in Geographic Information Science
Courses being offered in the Spring 2023 semester which count towards the GISc major and minor include:
- Geog 2500: Intro to GIS
- Geog 2505: Applications of GIS
- Geog 4230: GIS & Remote Sensng for Geoscience Applications
- Geog 4518: Mobile GIS
Upcoming Events
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Feb
24
Geography Graduate Student Panel12:15pm
Geography Graduate Student Panel
Friday, February 24th, 2023
12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
Storrs Campus TBA
The Geography Graduate student panel: The research prospectus/proposal
presenter: Lauren Perez BonillaContact Information: Lauren Perez Bonilla (lauren.perez_bonilla@uconn.edu)
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Mar
2
Teale Lecture Series: “From Vulnerability Indices to Profiles” Arun Agrawal, Professor, School of Environment & Sustainability, University of Michigan4:00pm
Teale Lecture Series: “From Vulnerability Indices to Profiles” Arun Agrawal, Professor, School of Environment & Sustainability, University of Michigan
Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Storrs Campus Konover Auditorium
The Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series --"Nature and the Environment"-- honors the legacy of a prominent American naturalist, photographer, and writer who helped bridge the gap between the conservation and ecological movements of the 20th century.
"Watch Live" links will be posted when available, usually within 48 hours of the event. Recorded lectures for current and past lecture series are available below. New recordings may take up to a week to post.
For more information, please visit: https://cese.uconn.edu/the-edwin-way-teale-lecture-series/
This is an Honors Event. Categories: Academic & Interdisciplinary Engagement OR Social Change, Service, & Sustainability.
#UHLevent10194Contact Information: Coral Fernandez-Illescas, coral.fernandez-illescas@uconn.edu
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Notable Geography News
- Adam Gallaher: How heats pumps could help CT’s energy challengesPosted on December 14, 2022
- Weixuan Lyu Receives Presentation Award at IGWG2022Posted on December 7, 2022
- Professor Atkinson-Palombo on forum concerning Connecticut’s energy futurePosted on November 18, 2022
- Professor Atkinson-Palombo giving colloquium in Civil and Environmental EngineeringPosted on November 15, 2022
Opportunities for Funded Projects and Graduate Student positions from Fall 2023!
Project Title: Multi-level drivers of cancer disparities impacting African AmericansFunding Agency: American Cancer Society Project Co-PI and PhD Advisor: Debs Ghosh
Click HERE for more details on the multiyear and multi-institutional study, required minimum and preferred skills for the graduate student, potential related topics for a PhD dissertation, and application deadlines. Email Debs Ghosh (debarchana.ghosh@uconn.edu) for questions and clarifications.
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Project Title: Social Dimensions of Offshore Wind EnergyProject Co-PIs and PhD Advisors: Nat Trumbull, Carol Atkinson-Palombo, and Syma Ebbin
Click HERE for more details on the multiyear study, required minimum and preferred skills for the graduate student, potential related topics for a PhD dissertation, and application deadlines. Email Nat Trumbull (trumbull@uconn.edu) for questions and clarifications.
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Alumni Spotlight
- Shamayeta Bhattacharya (PhD summer 2022) accepted an Assistant Professor position at Point Park University.
- Zhijie “JJ” Zhang (PhD summer 2022) has accepted a postdoc position with the University of Arizona.
- Mary Buchanan (PhD 2021) is a Community Resilience Planner at the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA).
- Diane Benbella (PhD 2021) is a Research Development Assistant with UConn’s OVPR Department.
- Conner Dickes (BA 2018) is a GIS Analyst at SLR Consulting.
- Taylor Price (MA 2022) is an Assistant Planner at the County of Monterey, CA.
- Sungmin Jang (PhD 2022) accepted a postdoctoral DPAA Research Partner Fellow in the Department of Geography at Florida State University.
Recent Graduate Student Publications
BenBella, Diane & Ghosh, D. 2021. Combining Geospatial Analysis with HIV Care Continuum to Identify Differential HIV/AIDS Treatment Indicators in Uganda. The Professional Geographer.
Barocci, Antonio. 2020. Political arrests of women under fascism: gender and the special tribunal in Italy 1926–1928. GeoJournal.
Adams, Aaron., Li, W., Zhang, C., & Chen, X. 2020. The disguised pandemic: the importance of data normalization in COVID-19 web mapping. Public Health.
Terbeck, Fabian. 2020. Defining Suburbs: An Evaluation and Comparison of Four Methods. The Professional Geographer.
Other Outstanding Alumni
Caroline Mazo, class of 2018, is a Physical Scientist at the US Geological Survey.
Tara Schwenzfeier, class of 2018, is a GIS Analyst at ForeFlight, a Boeing company.
Nick Lacafta, class of 2016, is a Technical Records Coordinator at the University of Connecticut.
Stefanie Walker, MA class of 2015, is a Senior Catastrophe Risk Consultant at Travelers Insurance.
Amy DellaGuistina, class of 2014, is an Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability Senior Associate at Amgen.
Keep in touch with UConn Geography!
UConn Geography Alumni Award Recipients
2022: Julie Annino, PhD '02, Senior Transportation Engineer, CT Dept of Transportation
2021: Patrick Heidkamp, MA '03, PhD '07, Professor, Southern CT State University
2019: Todd Dumais, BA '03, Town Planner, City of West Hartford
2018: Richard Annitto, BA '85, Vice President, GIS and Survey Division, LiRo Group
2017: Ben Spaulding, PhD '10, Catastrophe Risk Manager, Homesite Group
2016: Patrice Carson, BA '82, Consulting Director of Community Development, Town of Bolton
2015: Tyler Kleykamp, BA '00, Chief Data Officer, Connecticut State Office of Policy and Management