Dr. Sagy Cohen and doctoral student Dinuke Munasinghe (M.S. ’14) are part of a team that recently published an article about flood inundation of the Brazos River in Texas. The article […]
Category: Departmental News
Weber co-authors paper about sharecroppers and tuberculosis
Dr. Joe Weber recently co-authored a paper with Dr. Bronwen Lichtenstein from The University of Alabama Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice and undergraduate psychology major Towanda Pettway. The article explores […]
Weber publishes article about changing U.S. freeway system
Dr. Joe Weber recently published an article about the changing freeway system in the United States. You can read the whole article in the Journal of Transport Geography here. […]
Keellings and Engström publish about changing heat waves in North America
Assistant professor Dr. David Keellings and Geospatial Services Manager Dr. Johanna Engström recently co-authored a paper about the changing sizes and shapes of heat waves across North America. Published in […]
Spring 2018 colloquium schedule announced
The University of Alabama Department of Geography is proud to announce its Spring 2018 colloquium schedule as follows… In preparation for the 2018 American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, all […]
LaFevor and graduate students publish about Mexico’s agave
Dr. Matthew LaFevor and graduate students Jordan Cissell and James Misfeldt recently published a piece about Mexico’s agave cultivation and conservation in the American Geographical Society’s FOCUS. Read the interactive […]
Graduate student receives A&S Award for Outstanding Master’s Thesis
Current doctoral student Dinuke Munasinghe received the was named a recipient of The University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Master’s Thesis, which is titled “Riparian vegetation response to streamflow alteration […]
Sherman named to inaugural class of AAG Fellows
Dr. Douglas J. Sherman was named to the American Association of Geographers‘ (AAG) inaugural class of AAG Fellows. The program recognizes geographers who have made significant contributions to advancing geography. […]
Tuscaloosa News reports on Senkbeil’s tornado warning research
Dr. Jason Senkbeil and the team researching ways to improve tornado warnings for deaf people received coverage in The Tuscaloosa News. Read the story here. […]
Senkbeil part of grant to improve tornado warnings for deaf people
Dr. Jason Senkbeil and Dr. Darrin Griffin (Department of Communication Studies) received a $250,000 grant from NOAA to improve tornado warnings for deaf people. Read more here. […]