Departmental Research Themes

The faculty of the Department of Geography are engaged in research that spans disciplinary boundaries as well as the world. Active research agendas and teaching styles, linked to state-of-the-art computing and instructional facilities, provide diverse learning and research opportunites for both undergraduate and graduate students across the University.

Biogeographic Processes

Professor Diamond | Professor Gillespie | Professor MacDonald | Professor Okin | Professor Walter

Cultural and Historical Geographies

Professor Agnew | Professor Bell | Professor Carney | Professor Curry | Professor Cosgrove | Professor Davis | Professor Entrikin

Earth Systems Science

Professor MacDonald | Professor Okin | Professor Raphael | Professor Smith | Professor Xue

Globalization, Urban, Political and Economic Geographies

Professor Agnew | Professor Davis | Professor Fan | Professor Rigby | Professor Scott | Professor Shin

Population Movement and Flows

Professor Clark | Professor Fan

Geographies of Nature and Society

Professor Bell | Professor Carney | Professor Entrikin

Hydrological and Geomorphological Processes

Professor Okin | Professor Orme | Professor Smith | Professor Trimble

Geographic Methods and Techniques

Professor Davis | Professor Gillespie | Professor Rigby | Professor Shin | Professor Smith | Professor Xue