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Faculty Members
Adam Burnett
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Geography; studies climate variability in the middle latitudes. Two projects on which he is currently working involve recent changes in the quantity and distribution of Great Lake-effect snowfall and the ways in which midlatitude cyclones are influenced by global warming.
Robert Elgie (Bob)
Professor of Geography, Emeritus
Ethan Frost Visiting Instructor
Jessica Graybill Assistant Professor of Geography
Maureen Hays-Mitchell Professor of Geography; Chair of Geography, is interested in the gendered dimensions of economic development in Latin America; including the urban informal sector, micro-enterprise development, grassroots social movements, human rights, spatial justice and conflict resolution.
Peter Klepeis Associate Professor of Geography, researches environmental history and land transformation: case studies include tropical deforestation (Mexico), prospects for sustainable logging (Chile), and the spread of invasive weeds (Australia). Recent work focuses on the environmental impacts of new rural landholders who acquire land for lifestyle or amenity reasons.
Myongsun Kong Research and Teaching Support Technician
Ellen Kraly (Ellen Percy) William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Geography; Director of the Upstate Institute, is interested in global processes of refugee and forced migration and local consequences of refugee resettlement.
William Meyer Visiting Associate Professor
Daniel Monk (Dan) George R. and Myra T. Cooley Professor of Peace & Conflict Studies and Professor of Geography, researches the geopolitical dimensions of the Israel/Palestine Conflict.
Peter Scull Associate Professor of Geography
Daisaku Yamamoto (Dai) Assistant Professor of Geography and Asian Studies, studies global economic change and rural development. In particular, he is interested in how rural areas in industrialized countries are responding to global economic change in their effort to maintain and improve their livelihood opportunities.