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Catherine Chen Assistant Professor
chenk@etsu.edu
Classes Taught: Cartography, GIS, Advanced GIS, Modern Geographic Concepts, Earth Science: Weather and Climate, Earth Science: Landforms and Processes, Cultural Geography Research Interests/Thesis Topic: geo-spatial analysis, economic development, financial geography |
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Eileen Ernenwein Adjunct Professor
ernenwei@etsu.edu
Classes Taught: Introduction to Applied Geophysics; Near Surface Geophysics; GIS Modeling; Geospatial Technology; Exploring Geology Research Interests: Dr. Ernenwein's research focuses on near surface geophysics, archaeological geophysics and GIS for locating buried archaeological and geological features and understanding human spatial behavior. She has extensive experience with ground-penetrating radar, electromagnetic induction, magnetometry, and electrical resistance. She has conducted geophysical surveys and archaeological investigations in Jordan, Portugal, and Bolivia, China, Botswana, and throughout North America. Other Affiliations: Research Associate, Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, University of Arkansas (http://goo.gl/wyzlp); Director of Research, Foxfire Geophysics (http://foxfiregeophysics.com/) |
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Chris Gregg Associate Professor, Graduate Student Advisor
gregg@etsu.edu
Classes Taught: Physical Geology, Petrology, Volcanology, Natural Hazards and Society Research Interests/Thesis Topics: PhD Dissertation Title: "Natural Hazards in the Hawaiian Islands: Some studies of awareness, risk perceptions and preparedness." Research Interests: physical volcanology, volcano hazard assessment, geological risk assessment and risk management, early warning systems Other Affiliations: Adjunct Graduate Faculty, Department of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, Co-Responsible, Risk Management Module: Center for study of Geological and Climate Risk (CERG-C), the University of Geneva, Switzerland, Affiliate Graduate Faculty, Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, Research Affiliate, Joint Centre for Disaster Research, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand |
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Charles Gunter Associate Professor
gunter@etsu.edu
Teaching Interests: Cultural Geography, Appalachia, Regional Geography (Africa and Latin America) Research Interests: Bible Geography, Appalachia, Geography of Sports |
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David Jennings Lecturer
jenninds@mail.etsu.edu
Classes Taught: Cultural Geography, World Regional Geography, Earth Science: Weather & Climate, Earth Science: Landforms & Processes, Meteorology & Climatology, Regional Geography - Oceania; Mediterranean; North America; Tennessee Research Interests/Thesis Topics: Climate change, global dimming, & other human impacts on the environment, meteorological hazards (i.e., hurricanes and tornados). Other Affiliations: Association of American Geographers (AAG), American Meteorological Society (AMS), Tennessee Geographic Alliance, American Geophysical Union (AGU), National Council for Geographic Education, Gamma Theta Upsilon Geographic Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society |
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Ginger Keller-Ferguson Development Specialist kellerfergus@etsu.edu
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Ingrid Luffman Lecturer
luffman@etsu.edu
Classes Taught: Earth Science: Weather and Climate, Earth Science: Landforms and Processes, Geomorphology Research Interests/Thesis Topic: Watershed dynamics, Fluvial geomorphology, Quantitative methods, Geospatial statistics, Spatial epidemiology Other Affiliations:Adjunct Faculty, King College, Bristol, TN |
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Jim I. Mead Professor and Chair
mead@etsu.edu
Classes Taught: GEOL 1040 (Exploring Geology), GEOS 5000 (Geosciences Research Methods), GEOS 5200 (Topics in Paleontology), GEOS 5700 (Seminar in Geosciences) Thesis topics of graduate students: Neogene anurans, salamanders, turtles, lizards, and snakes; Paleogene lizards; Pleistocene bovids; squamate skeletal morphology. Other Affiliations: Research Associate, Western Australian Museum, Perth; Curator Associate, ETSU Natural History Museum; Curator, ETSU Vertebrate Paleontology Lab (Dept. Geosciences); Director, ETSU Southern Appalachian – Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit |
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Arpita Nandi Assistant Professor
nandi@etsu.edu
Teaching Interests: Engineering Geology, Soil and Rock Mechanics, Mineralogy, Physical Geology
Research Interests: Slope instability, Landslide hazard mapping and mitigation; Soil Mechanics; Rock mechanics with special emphasis on weak rocks, Engineering Geology. |
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Blaine W. Schubert Assistant Professor, Director, Center of Excellence in Paleontology
schubert@etsu.edu
Classes Taught: Life Through Time, Paleobiology; Paleoherpetology Research Interests/Thesis Topic: Paleobiology and Evolution of late Cenozoic reptiles and mammals Other Affiliations: Research Associate, Museo de la Plata, Argentina |
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Steven C. Wallace Associate Professor
wallaces@etsu.edu
Classes Taught: Life through time; Vertebrate Paleontology; Geosciences Research Methods; Paleomammology; Statistics for Geosciences;Topics in Paleontology; Seminar in Geosciences Research Interests/Thesis Topic: Methods - Morphometrics, cladistics (systematics), and functional morphology. Groups - Mostly musteloids, but also some work with felids (cats), tapirs, rhinoceroses. Other Affiliations: Adjunct professor Department of Biological Sciences, ETSU; Society of Vertebrate Paleontology; American Society of Mammalogists; Mountain Empire Grotto; Don Sundquist Center for Excellence in Paleontoogy |
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Michael J. Whitelaw Associate Professor
whitelaw@etsu.edu
Classes Taught: Exploring Geology, Geologic Evolution of North America, Geology Field Methods, Subsurface Geology, Geosciences Field Camp, Sedimentation and Stratigraphy, Structural Geology, Plate Tectonics Research Interests/Thesis Topics: Stratigraphy, East Tennessee Regional Geology Other Affiliations: Center of Excellence in Paleontology |
