Geography Department
Faculty List
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 Carol Lewis - Acting Department Head - Dean of School of Natural Resources & Agricultural Sciences, Director of Agricultrual & Forestry Experiment Station; Georgetown '71, Ph.D.; Dr. Carol's interests are in agricultural economics, community impact analysis, and agriculture/resource development in the Circumpolar North. E-Mail: ffcel@uaf.edu
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 Kenneth A. Barrick - Associate Professor of Geography; Southern Illinois '83, Ph.D.; Professor Barrick's interests include physical geography, environmental studies, and natural resource management. His recent research interests include nonmarket economic valuation (especially for wilderness areas), nutrient status and allocation in Rocky Mountain tree species, plant responses to extreme wind and oceanic salt spray, impacts of geothermal energy development on geysers and hot springs. He teaches courses in physical geography, map & landscape analysis, weather & climate, resources and environment, quantitative research methods, and wilderness concepts. E-Mail: ffkab@aurora.edu
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W. de Wit - Assistant Professor of Geography; University
of Kansas '97, Ph.D.; Dr. de Wit's research intrests include cultural
geography, North American regional cultures, rural cultures, perceptual
geography, and sense of place. Recent research interests are popular perceptions
of Alaska and the expression of frontier ideology in Alaskan politics,
culture, and landscape. He teaches courses in world regional geography,
geography of the U.S. & Canada, geography of Alaska, geography of Europe,
and geography of Asia. E-Mail
Website: www.faculty.uaf.edu/ffcwd/
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 David L. Verbyla - Professor of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Department of Forest Sciences; Utah State University '88, Ph.D.; Dr. Verbyla's research interests include use of GIS technology for resource inventory and climate change studies; integrating remote sensing and GIS for regional analysis, and support for spatial analysis using GIS. He teaches courses in geographic information systems, GIS analysis, and ARC Macro language programming.
E-Mail: ffdlv1@uaf.edu URL: http://nrm.salrm.uaf.edu/~dverbyla/
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Emeriti Geography Faculty |
 Donald F. Lynch - Professor Emeritus; Yale '65, Ph.D.; Dr. Lynch's interests include regional, economic, and historical geography; Alaska, Northern Scandinavia and Siberia. E-Mail: dlynch@eagle.ptialaska.net
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 Roger W. Pearson - Professor Emeritus; University of Illinois '70, Ph.D.; Dr. Pearson's interest include cultural and political geography, geography of the circumpolar north, and geographic education. Dr. Pearson is the State Director of the Alaska Geographic Alliance. E-Mail: mapping@alaska.net
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