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 Fall 2022 semester which count towards the GISc major and minor include:
- Geog 2500: Intro to GIS
- Geog 2505: Applications of GIS
- Geog 3510: Cartographic Techniques
- Geog 3530: Intro to GeoComputing
- Geog 4516: Fundamentals of Spatial Database Systems
Graduate Seminar - Fall 2022
Notable Geography News
- Sungmin Jang successfully defends dissertationPosted on August 5, 2022
- Geography of Sustainable Development added to Fall 2022 calendarPosted on July 15, 2022
- Ji Won Suh successfully defends dissertationPosted on June 28, 2022
- CT Blue Heritage Trail launchedPosted on June 14, 2022
- Zhijie Zhang successfully defends dissertationPosted on May 20, 2022
- Shamayeta Bhattacharya successfully defends dissertationPosted on May 18, 2022
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.
Student Opportunities & Resources
Upcoming Events
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Aug
26
BUILD Hartford Application Deadline11:58pm
BUILD Hartford Application Deadline
Friday, August 26th, 2022
11:58 PM - 11:59 PM
Other https://ccei.uconn.edu/build-hartford/
BUILD Hartford is looking to co-create opportunities for UConn students with the input of Launc[H], the City of Hartford and community partners. These projects will be based around economic, innovative, and entrepreneurial opportunities in Hartford.
Students will work to understand opportunities in the Hartford Innovation Ecosystem, build connections to community organizations/stakeholders, and ideate solutions with attainable milestones within a specified timeline and budget. Students will also work with course instructors to pitch and identify mentor and community partners.
BUILD Hartford is a 3 credit course open to UConn undergraduate and graduate students in all majors from any campus. Please note that you must travel to the Graduate Business Learning Center in Downtown Hartford to attend class.
Program Dates: August 29 – December 9, 2022
Classes will be held in Downtown Hartford at the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and will be open through August 26, 2022.
Please apply here: https://ccei.uconn.edu/build-hartford/Contact Information: Michaela Hartl, michaela.hartl@uconn.edu
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Nov
3
“Picking A Side? Korea’s Complicated Pacific Strategy”4:00pm
“Picking A Side? Korea’s Complicated Pacific Strategy”
Thursday, November 3rd, 2022
04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Storrs Campus Konover Auditorium
This public roundtable on South Korea’s place in US Pacific strategy builds on the February 2019 “Asia Maritime” panel discussion at UConn.
Panelists and further event details to come.
This event is free and open to the public.Contact Information: alexis.dudden@uconn.edu
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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.
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