Message from the Chair
Alumni Articles
Shannon O’Lear, University of Kansas
After completing my BA with a double major in Geography and Russian in 1990 and my MA in Geography in 1992, both at CU Boulder, I headed off to the Ph.D. program in Geography at Syracuse University. There, I studied what was then an extraordinarily weird topic for the early...
Joel Correia, Assistant Professor, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida
Joel Correia graduated with a PhD from CU Geography in August 2017. It has been a bit of a whirlwind since then. After parking his rented U-Haul truck in the dirt parking lot of a Starbucks in Santa Fe during the post-defense move from Boulder to Tucson, Correia poached the...
Rebecca Theobald: Want to better understand Colorado’s redistricting process? Make your own map.
Rebecca Theobold graduated with a PhD from CU Boulder Geography in 2007 and an MA in 2003. Q&A: How political maps are drawn determines how communities are represented at the local, state and national levels. A geography instructor explains how to engage in the process. Rebecca Theobald, PhD, Geography, CU...
Brandon Lucas: Drunken Forests: Permafrost Thaw in the Arctic
Permafrost degradation is an issue of international concern with major consequences that reach far beyond the Arctic Circle. These consequences are already beginning to manifest themselves. The catastrophic Norilsk fuel spill in late May 2020 is just one of the many recent examples of how permafrost melt damages infrastructure while...
Updates
Short alumni updates, Spring 2021
Michelle Stewart , Executive Director, Yampa Valley Sustainability Council Michelle O. Stewart , Ph.D. 2014, is currently the Executive Director (ED) of Yampa Valley Sustainability Council (YVSC) , based in Steamboat Springs, CO. YVSC is guided by the mission "to serve as a resource and catalyst for building a sustainable...
Lynn Staeheli 1958-2020
Lynn Staeheli with Nel Caine and Marco Antonsich (CU geography PhD 2007) in Como, Italy 2006. Former CU geography faculty member, Lynn Staeheli , died at her home in Tucson, AZ on December 20, 2020. At the time of her death, she was Professor and Director of the School of...
Department News
Faculty News Spring 2021
Waleed Abdalati testified to Congress for the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. Waleed Abdalati On April 15, 2021, Professor Abdalati testified in a hearing held by the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. The hearing was titled “Making the Case for Climate Action: The...
Student News Spring 2021
Mykael Pineda Awarded UROP Grant Undergraduate student Mykael Pineda was awarded an Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Individual Grant for her project, “Climate Sensitive Post-Fire Management.” She will be co-mentored by Holly Barnard and GEOG Alum Teresa Chapman from The Nature Conservancy. Mykael will be using this work as the...
Donor Support
Thank You! The Department of Geography is grateful to its alumni and friends for their financial support over the years. Our donors have had a big impact, making a difference not only to the Department as a whole, but to the lives of many individual students. As we strive for...