Department of Geography

Associated Faculty

Michael C. Houck
M.S.T. Biology, Portland State University, 1972. 

Rebecca McLain
Ph.D. Forest Resources, University of Washington, 2000.

Scott Nowicki
Ph.D. Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, 2006.

Tim Palmer
B.S., Landscape Architecture, Pennsylvania State University, 1971.

Pronoy Rai
Ph.D, Geography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018.

Colin Thorne
Ph.D., Geography, University of East Anglia, U.K., 1978.

Faculty

Idowu (Jola) Ajibade (2017) Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Geography. Ph.D. 2013 Western University - Canada. 

David Banis (2004) M.S.

GIS Lab Manager and Instructor. M.S. 2004 Portland State University. 

Alida Cantor (2017) Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Geography. Ph.D. 2016 Clark University.

Heejun Chang (2001) Ph.D. 

Professor of Geography. Ph.D. 2001 Pennsylvania State University. 

Jiunn-Der (Geoffrey) Duh (2004) Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Geography. Ph.D. 2004 University of Michigan.

Chris Grant (2018) Ph.D.
Senior Instructor I. Ph.D. 1995 University of Oregon.

Andrés Holz (2013) Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Geography. Ph.D. 2009 University of Colorado, Boulder.

Nancy Hunter (2016) Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for Geography Education in Oregon. Ph.D. 2016 Portland State University.

Martin Lafrenz (2005) Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Geography

Associate Professor of Geography. Ph.D. 2005 University of Tennessee.

Paul Loikith (2012) Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Geography. Ph.D. 2012 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 

Andrew Martin (2019) Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Geography. Ph.D. 2012 Florida State University.

Hunter Shobe (2005) Ph.D.

Professor of Geography. Ph.D. 2005 University of Oregon.

Martin Swobodzinski (2014) Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Geography. Ph.D. 2012 San Diego State University and University of California, Santa Barbara.

Emeriti Faculty

Sona Andrews (2010) Ph.D.
Professor Emerita of Geography. Ph.D. 1981 Arizona State University.

Barbara Brower (1994) Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Geography and International Studies. Ph.D. 1987 University of California, Berkeley.

Teresa L. Bulman (1990) Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Geography. Ph.D. 1990 University of California, Davis.

Andrew G. Fountain (1998) Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Geography. Ph.D. 1992 University of Washington.

Daniel M. Johnson (1977) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Geography. Ph.D. 1978 Arizona State University.

D. Richard Lycan (1970) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Geography and Urban Studies and Planning. Ph.D. 1964 University of Washington.

Joseph Poracsky (1982) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Geography. Ph.D. 1984 University of Kansas.

Larry W. Price (1968) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Geography. Ph.D. 1970 University of Illinois.

Martha A. Works (1985) Ph.D.

Professor Emerita of Geography and International Studies. Ph.D. 1985 Louisiana State University.