[{"id":39143,"date":"2026-02-13T14:13:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T19:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/?page_id=39143"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:00:37","slug":"michael-stapor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/michael-stapor\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Stapor"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Geography faculty<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Professor Michael Stapor<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-intro-text alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content__copy\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-intro-text umw-intro-text\"><div class=\"umw-intro-text__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-intro-title\" id=\"h-\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left umw-intro-content\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-adjunct-professor-of-geography\">Adjunct Professor of Geography<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-education\">Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>M.S., Urbanism Studies- KTH Stockholm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.U.R.P.- Virginia Tech<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.A., Geography<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-biography\">Biography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael works as a Planner for Summit Design &amp; Engineering Services, Inc. He works on Comprehensive Plans, Zoning Ordinance updates, and other planning-related projects across Virginia. He has a particular interest in urbanism, which studies how all of the different areas of planning interrelate to understand quality of life in the built environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-courses-taught\">Courses Taught<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>GEOG 231 &ndash; Introduction to Planning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GEOG 333 &ndash; Planning Seminar<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2026\/02\/headshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"39144\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/headshot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2026\/02\/headshot.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"Michael Stapor\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2026\/02\/headshot.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2026\/02\/headshot.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2026\/02\/headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Stapor\" class=\"wp-image-39144\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2026\/02\/headshot.jpg 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2026\/02\/headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2026\/02\/headshot-50x50.jpg 50w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2026\/02\/headshot-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contact\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:mstapor@umw.edu\">mstapor@umw.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div><p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adjunct Professor of GeographyEducationBiographyMichael works as a Planner for Summit Design &amp; Engineering Services, Inc. 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Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology from the University of Maryland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.S. Geospatial Analysis from the University of Mary Washington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"c8c64c23083cf5552c415f615498b2aa\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Biography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Carlos is the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Coordinator for Essex County, Virginia, where he uses GIS to make property and environmental information available to the public, as well as creates maps and compiles research to aid in policy decisions. Before that, he taught high school Chemistry, Marine Biology, and Earth Science at the Chesapeake Bay Governor&rsquo;s School for Marine and Environmental Science. Carlos has a particular interest in wetland conservation, both for the&nbsp;intrinsic value of wetlands and for the ecosystem services they provide!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"c8c64c23083cf5552c415f615498b2aa\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Courses Taught<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>GISC 200: Introduction to GIS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GISC 351: Spatial Analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/Disla_Headshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1525\" height=\"1524\" data-attachment-id=\"39102\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/disla_headshot-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/Disla_Headshot-edited.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1525,1524\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"Disla_Headshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/Disla_Headshot-edited-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/Disla_Headshot-edited-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/Disla_Headshot-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Carlos Disla\" class=\"wp-image-39102\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/Disla_Headshot-edited.jpg 1525w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/Disla_Headshot-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/Disla_Headshot-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/Disla_Headshot-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/Disla_Headshot-edited-768x767.jpg 768w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/Disla_Headshot-edited-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/Disla_Headshot-edited-50x50.jpg 50w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/Disla_Headshot-edited-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1525px) 100vw, 1525px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"c8c64c23083cf5552c415f615498b2aa\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Monroe 328<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:cdisla@umw.edu\">cdisla@umw.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos is the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Coordinator for Essex County, Virginia, where he uses GIS to make property and environmental information available to the public, as well as creates maps and compiles research to aid in policy decisions. 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Information Systems (GIS) Analyst for John Snow Inc.&nbsp; In his 25+ year career in geospatial analysis, he has worked in city and regional planning and public health.&nbsp;His health systems related focus is on the analysis and methods for provider accessibility and assisting federal support programs to define physician shortage areas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"c8c64c23083cf5552c415f615498b2aa\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Courses Taught<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>GISC 351 Spatial Analysis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GISC 471H Applications in Public Health<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/sschaffer-150x150-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"39076\" 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Yin"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Geography Faculty<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Dr. Ping Yin<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"3a94a5f5ac99f0c5642cb0af3ba9a028\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Professor of Geography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"c8c64c23083cf5552c415f615498b2aa\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ph.D., University of Georgia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.E., Tsinghua University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.E., Tsinghua University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"c8c64c23083cf5552c415f615498b2aa\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Biography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ping Yin specializes in Geographic Information Science as applied to health geographies, web-mapping, and spatio- temporal modeling.&nbsp; He teaches both undergraduate courses in GIS and several courses in the Masters of Science in Geospatial Analysis (MSGA) program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-accordion-container umw-custom-block\" data-only-one=\"true\">\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Courses taught<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>GISC200 Geographic Information Systems<br>GISC351\/GEOG351 Spatial Analysis with GIS<br>GISC482 Web GIS: Concepts &amp; Application<br>MSGA510 Spatial Thinking (Co-taught with other faculty members)<br>MSGA570 Geospatial Intelligence<br>MSGA571A GIS in Public Health<br>MSGA580 Web GIS and Programming<br>IDIS300P COVID-19 in Context<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Wanna learn more?<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Check out Dr. Yin&rsquo;s CV <a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2022\/05\/PYin-GEOG-CV-2021.pdf\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a 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His courses include Introduction to Human Geography, Geography of the Middle East, Geopolitics, Global Migration Politics, Qualitative Research Methods, and Queer Space. 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(2023). Radical Geographies and the Neoliberal University: Contradictions and Possibilities. <em>Society and Space. <\/em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.societyandspace.org\/forums\/radical-geographies-and-the-neoliberal-university-contradictions-and-possibilities\">https:\/\/www.societyandspace.org\/forums\/radical-geographies-and-the-neoliberal-university-contradictions-and-possibilities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abdelhady, D., &amp; Aly, R. (Eds.). (2022). Routledge Handbook on Middle Eastern Diasporas (1st ed.). Routledge. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4324\/9780429266102\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4324\/9780429266102<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rouhani, F. (2019). Belonging, desire, and queer Iranian diasporic politics. <em>Emotion, Space and Society.<\/em> <em>31<\/em>, 126-132.  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.emospa.2018.07.003\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.emospa.2018.07.003<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rouhani, F. (2015). Queering the &lsquo;Iranian&rsquo; and the &lsquo;Diaspora&rsquo; of the Iranian Diaspora.&nbsp;<em>Gender and Sexuality in Muslim Cultures<\/em>, Routledge, 2015, pp. 371&ndash;86, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com\/chapters\/edit\/10.4324\/9781315583945-27\/queering-iranian-diaspora-iranian-diaspora-farhang-rouhani\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4324\/9781315583945-27.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haworth, R., &amp; Elmore, J. (Eds.). (2017). Out of the Ruins: The Emergence of Radical Informal Learning Spaces. <em>PM Press.<\/em> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pmpress.org\/index.php?l=product_detail&amp;p=815\">https:\/\/pmpress.org\/index.php?l=product_detail&amp;p=815<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brown, G., &amp; Browne, K. (Eds.). (2016). The Routledge Research Companion to Geographies of Sex and Sexualities (1st ed.). <em>Routledge<\/em>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4324\/9781315613000\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4324\/9781315613000<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Wanna know more?<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Check out Dr. Rouhani&rsquo;s CV <a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2026\/01\/CURRICULUM-VITAE-Rouhani-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Dr_Rouhani.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" data-attachment-id=\"39053\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/dr_rouhani-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Dr_Rouhani-edited.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"Dr_Rouhani\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Dr_Rouhani-edited-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Dr_Rouhani-edited.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Dr_Rouhani-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Dr.Rouhani\" class=\"wp-image-39053\" style=\"width:229px;height:auto\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Dr_Rouhani-edited.jpg 720w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Dr_Rouhani-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Dr_Rouhani-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Dr_Rouhani-edited-50x50.jpg 50w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Dr_Rouhani-edited-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"c8c64c23083cf5552c415f615498b2aa\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Monroe 323<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:frouhani@umw.edu\">frouhani@umw.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Rouhani earned his Ph.D. at the University of Arizona and joined UMW immediately thereafter in 2001. 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Patterson"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Geography Faculty<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Dr. Melina Patterson<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-intro-text alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content__copy\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-intro-text umw-intro-text\"><div class=\"umw-intro-text__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-intro-title\" id=\"h-\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left umw-intro-content\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"3a94a5f5ac99f0c5642cb0af3ba9a028\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Associate Professor of Geography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"c8c64c23083cf5552c415f615498b2aa\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ph.D., Geography, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, October 2002\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dissertation: &ldquo;Community Schools in Community Development: Democracy, Education, and Social Change&rdquo;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dissertation Director: Robert W. Lake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.A., Geography, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 1997\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thesis: &ldquo;Schools and the Construction of the Local: Place, Race, and Politics in Bergen County&rdquo;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thesis Director: Robert W. Lake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.A., Literature, Pitzer College, With Honors, Claremont, CA, 1992\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thesis: &ldquo;Beloved and Abused: Violence and Community in American Narratives&rdquo;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thesis Director: Ruth Wilson Gilmore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"c8c64c23083cf5552c415f615498b2aa\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Biography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Melina Patterson&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.melinapatterson.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">research&nbsp;<\/a>and teaching interests in urban and political geography include the patterns and persistence of racial and economic inequality and struggles for social justice, the intersections of urban and natural processes and spaces, public space, and theories of the modern world economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-accordion-container umw-custom-block\" data-only-one=\"true\">\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Courses Taught<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>The Suburbs, Geography 490 (Senior Seminar)<br>Globalizing Nature, Geography 490 (Senior Seminar)<br>Policing the Planet, Geography 490 (Senior Seminar)<br>Geographies of Children, Geography 410 (Special Topics)<br>Revanchist City\/Rebel City Geography 410\/IDIS 400 (Special Topics\/Urban Studies Capstone)<br>3.3<br>The City, Geography 410\/IDIS 400 (Special Topics\/Urban Studies Capstone)<br>Field Methods in Geography, Geography 365\/IDIS 400<br>Political Geography\/Geopolitics, Geography 338<br>The Nature of Cities, Geography 337<br>Race and Place in America, Geography 331<br>Geographic Methods, Geography 299<br>Cities, Geography 237<br>Geography and Civilization, Geography 205<br>Regional Geography, Geography 101<br>Race and Revolution: James Farmer and the Civil Rights Movement, FSEM 100G4<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Publications<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Patterson, Melina. 2016. Review of the book Urban Geography: A Critical Introduction by Andrew, E.G.,<br>Jonas Eugene McCann, and Mary Thomas. The Pennsylvania Geographer 54(2): 92-97.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cooperman, Rosalyn, Melina Patterson, and Jess Rigelhaupt. 2016. Teaching Race and Revolution:<br>Doing justice to women&rsquo;s role in the struggle for civil rights. Political Science and Politics 49(3): 558-561. <strong>https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/ps-political-science-and-politics\/article\/teaching-race-and-revolution-doing-justice-to-womens-roles-in-the-struggle-for-civil-rights\/5C06F01BC2CAC489713386685F2E1633<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rallis, Donald and Melina Patterson. 2011. &ldquo;Regional Geography and World History&rdquo; in World History<br>Encyclopedia, Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, Inc: 111-172.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Melina Patterson. Community-Based Education in West Philadelphia: The Promise and Limits of Social<br>Capital Building in Social Capital in the City: Community and Civic Life in Philadelphia. Richardson<br>Dilworth, Ed. (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2006)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David M. Frankford, Melina Patterson, and Thomas R. Konrad. 2000. Transforming Practice<br>Organizations to Foster Lifelong Learning and Commitment to Medical Professionalism.<br>Academic Medicine, 75(7): 708-717. <strong>https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/academicmedicine\/abstract\/2000\/07000\/transforming_practice_organizations_to_foster.12.aspx<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Wanna learn more?<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Check out Dr. Patterson&rsquo;s CV <a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2022\/05\/MPatterson-GEOG-CV-2021.pdf\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250620_145442293.RAW-01.MP_.COVER_-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" data-attachment-id=\"39098\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/pxl_20250620_145442293-raw-01-mp-cover-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250620_145442293.RAW-01.MP_.COVER_-edited-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"2.2\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"Pixel 8 Pro\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1750416882\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"2.74\",\"iso\":\"281\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.016596\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"PXL_20250620_145442293.RAW-01.MP.COVER\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250620_145442293.RAW-01.MP_.COVER_-edited-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250620_145442293.RAW-01.MP_.COVER_-edited-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250620_145442293.RAW-01.MP_.COVER_-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Patterson\" class=\"wp-image-39098\" style=\"width:277px;height:auto\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250620_145442293.RAW-01.MP_.COVER_-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250620_145442293.RAW-01.MP_.COVER_-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250620_145442293.RAW-01.MP_.COVER_-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250620_145442293.RAW-01.MP_.COVER_-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250620_145442293.RAW-01.MP_.COVER_-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250620_145442293.RAW-01.MP_.COVER_-edited-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250620_145442293.RAW-01.MP_.COVER_-edited-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250620_145442293.RAW-01.MP_.COVER_-edited-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250620_145442293.RAW-01.MP_.COVER_-edited-50x50.jpg 50w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/PXL_20250620_145442293.RAW-01.MP_.COVER_-edited-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"c8c64c23083cf5552c415f615498b2aa\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Monroe 324<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:mpatters@umw.edu\">mpatters@umw.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melina Patterson&rsquo;s&nbsp;research&nbsp;and teaching interests in urban and political geography include the patterns and persistence of racial and economic inequality and struggles for social justice, the intersections of urban and natural processes and spaces, public space, and theories of the modern world economy.Monroe 324mpatters@umw.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29287,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-39060","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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Nicholas"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Geography faculty<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Dr. Joseph W. Nicholas<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-intro-text alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content__copy\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-intro-text umw-intro-text\"><div class=\"umw-intro-text__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-intro-title\" id=\"h-\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left umw-intro-content\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"3a94a5f5ac99f0c5642cb0af3ba9a028\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Associate Professor of Geography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"c8c64c23083cf5552c415f615498b2aa\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ph.D., University of Georgia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.S., University of North Dakota<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.A., Bemidji State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"c8c64c23083cf5552c415f615498b2aa\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Biography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe Nicholas&rsquo;s teaching and research interests include Alpine Periglacial Geomorphology, Quaternary Environments, Climatology, and Biogeography. His principal research area has been the La Sal Mountains of southeastern Utah, where he has studied rock glaciers and other talus landforms for clues to Holocene climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-accordion-container umw-custom-block\" data-only-one=\"true\">\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Courses taught<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>GEOG 111 Landform Processes w\/ Lab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GEOG 326 Glacial Processes and Landscapes<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Publications<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Geiger, S. T.. J. M. Daniels, S. N. Miller, and J. W. Nicholas. 2014. Influence of rock glaciers on stream hydrology in the La Sal Mountains, Utah. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 46(3):645-658.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Nicholas, J. W. and J. E. Garcia. 1997. Origin of a fossil rock glacier: La Sal Mountains, Utah. Physical Geography 18(2):160-175.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Nicholas, J. W. and D. R. Butler. 1996. Application of relative-age dating techniques on rock glaciers of<br>the La Sal Mountains, Utah: An interpretation of Holocene paleoclimates. Geografiska Annaler 78A(1):1-18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicholas, J. W. 1994. Fabric analysis of rock glacier debris mantles, La Sal Mountains, Utah. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 5(1):53-66.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Nicholas, J. W. 1992. Talus landforms as indicators of climate: Preliminary results of field investigations on rock glaciers. In Boletin de la Sociedad Geografica de Lima: Segundo Congreso Internacional de Geografia de las Americas, 105:479-488<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Wanna learn more?<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Check out Dr. Nicholas&rsquo; CV <a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2022\/05\/JNicholas-GEOG-CV-2021.pdf\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/thumbnail_Joe-at-66-edited.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"39108\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/thumbnail_joe-at-66-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/thumbnail_Joe-at-66-edited.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"thumbnail_Joe at 66\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/thumbnail_Joe-at-66-edited-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/thumbnail_Joe-at-66-edited-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/thumbnail_Joe-at-66-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Nicholas\" class=\"wp-image-39108\" style=\"width:277px;height:auto\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/thumbnail_Joe-at-66-edited.jpg 1200w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/thumbnail_Joe-at-66-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/thumbnail_Joe-at-66-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/thumbnail_Joe-at-66-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/thumbnail_Joe-at-66-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/thumbnail_Joe-at-66-edited-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/thumbnail_Joe-at-66-edited-50x50.jpg 50w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/11\/thumbnail_Joe-at-66-edited-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"c8c64c23083cf5552c415f615498b2aa\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Contacts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Monroe 314<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:jnichola@umw.edu\">jnichola@umw.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Nicholas&rsquo;s teaching and research interests include Alpine Periglacial Geomorphology, Quaternary Environments, Climatology, and Biogeography. 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His work focuses on applications of geospatial analysis for the study of human-induced landscape change, spatial accuracy, spatio-temporal modeling, and public policy. Examples of these applications include:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/01431161.2011.552923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">map accuracy<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;measures,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0959378015000503\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">geospatial impact evaluation<\/a>&nbsp;of land tenure programs,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/j.1467-9671.2007.01067.x\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">locational error<\/a>&nbsp;and its impact on spatial modeling; using&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/8\/11\/1145\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">food flow data<\/a>&nbsp;to measure regional sustainability; and, exploiting remotely sensed time-series to describe&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/01431161.2010.520344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">environmental trends<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/312077837_When_Space_Beats_Time_A_Proof_of_Concept_with_Hurricane_Dean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">abrupt change<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-accordion-container umw-custom-block\" data-only-one=\"true\">\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Courses taught<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>MSGA 510 Spatial Thinking (graduate)<br>MSGA 540 Spatial Statistics and Modeling (graduate)<br>MSGA 550 Remote Sensing (graduate)<br>MSGA 495 Capstone Project (graduate)<br>GEOG 351A\/GISC 351 Spatial Analysis with GIS\/Spatial Analysis, Data Models,<br>Modeling (undergraduate)<br>GEOG 340B Remote Sensing (undergraduate)<br>GISC 200 Introduction to GIS (undergraduate)<br>GISC 471D GIS and Human Landscapes<br>GEOG 490 Independent Study (Honors)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Publications<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Wanna learn more?<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Check out Dr. Millones&rsquo; CV <a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2022\/05\/MMillones-GEOG-CV-2021.pdf\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/foto_millones-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/foto_millones-2-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Milllones\" class=\"wp-image-39067\" style=\"width:277px;height:auto\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"c8c64c23083cf5552c415f615498b2aa\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Monroe 113B<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:mmillone@umw.edu\">mmillone@umw.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Millones teaches GIS, spatial analysis and remote sensing at graduate and undergraduate levels. His work focuses on applications of geospatial analysis for the study of human-induced landscape change, spatial accuracy, spatio-temporal modeling, and public policy. 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Hanna"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Geography Faculty<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Dr. Stephen Hanna<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-intro-text alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content__copy\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-intro-text umw-intro-text\"><div class=\"umw-intro-text__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-intro-title\" id=\"h-\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left umw-intro-content\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"3a94a5f5ac99f0c5642cb0af3ba9a028\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Professor of Geography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"c8c64c23083cf5552c415f615498b2aa\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ph.D., University of Kentucky<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.A., University of Vermont<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.A., Clark University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"c8c64c23083cf5552c415f615498b2aa\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Biography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephen Hanna&rsquo;s teaching and research interests include critical cartography and GIS, and the interactions of race and memory in the production of tourism destinations. He teaches courses in globalization, cultural landscapes, as well as undergraduate and graduate courses in cartography and geovisualization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-accordion-container umw-custom-block\" data-only-one=\"true\">\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Publications<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Stafford County&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/discoverstafford.org\/museum\/saaht\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">African American Heritage Trail<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/restrictedva.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Restricted VA<\/a>, a digital project exploring racially restrictive covenants and their impact on African Americans in Fredericksburg, Virginia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/1cf509b0721a44409a4582159913af94\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Freedom, A Work in Progress<\/a>, The City of Fredericksburg&rsquo;s Civil Rights Trail<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Courses taught<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>GISC 250 Intro to Geographic Info Sciences &amp; Cartography<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GEOG 236 Globalization and Local Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GISC 471 Geovizualization<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GEOG 490 Senior Seminar in Geography<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GISC 498 Mapping Your Future<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Wanna learn more?<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Check out Dr. Hanna&rsquo;s CV <a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2026\/01\/SHanna_CV_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Hanna_Stephen_131c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"614\" data-attachment-id=\"39063\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/hanna_stephen_131c-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Hanna_Stephen_131c-edited.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"614,614\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"Hanna_Stephen_131c\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Hanna_Stephen_131c-edited-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Hanna_Stephen_131c-edited.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Hanna_Stephen_131c-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Hanna\" class=\"wp-image-39063\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Hanna_Stephen_131c-edited.jpg 614w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Hanna_Stephen_131c-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Hanna_Stephen_131c-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Hanna_Stephen_131c-edited-50x50.jpg 50w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Hanna_Stephen_131c-edited-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"c8c64c23083cf5552c415f615498b2aa\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Monroe 312<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:shanna@umw.edu\">shanna@umw.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Hanna&rsquo;s teaching and research interests include critical cartography and GIS, and the interactions of race and memory in the production of tourism destinations. 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Memorial University of Newfoundland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.Sc. University of Wales<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"c8c64c23083cf5552c415f615498b2aa\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Biography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackie Gallagher&rsquo;s interests include Quaternary science and geomorphology, particularly the evolution of landscapes over time, as well as field methods, biogeography and the geography of natural hazards. She also teaches mobile geographic information systems and GPS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-accordion-container umw-custom-block\" data-only-one=\"true\">\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Courses Taught<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Weather &amp; Climate with Lab<br>Landform Processes with Lab<br>Biogeography<br>Natural Hazards<br>Mobile GIS &amp; GPS with Lab<br>GIS and Automated Cartography<br>First Year Seminar: Water Resources<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Publications<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Wanna know more?<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Check out Dr. Gallagher&rsquo;s CV <a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2022\/05\/JGallagher-GEOG-CV-2021.pdf\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Jackie-and-Joe.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" data-attachment-id=\"39082\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/jackie-and-joe-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Jackie-and-Joe-edited.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"1.8\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"iPhone 8\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1713379508\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"3.99\",\"iso\":\"20\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.025\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"Jackie-and-Joe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Jackie-and-Joe-edited-300x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Jackie-and-Joe-edited.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Jackie-and-Joe-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"Jackie and Joe\" class=\"wp-image-39082\" style=\"width:277px;height:auto\" srcset=\"\/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Jackie-and-Joe-edited.jpeg 512w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Jackie-and-Joe-edited-300x300.jpeg 300w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Jackie-and-Joe-edited-150x150.jpeg 150w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Jackie-and-Joe-edited-50x50.jpeg 50w, \/\/cas.umw.edu\/geography\/files\/2025\/10\/Jackie-and-Joe-edited-75x75.jpeg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"tb-heading\" data-toolset-blocks-heading=\"c8c64c23083cf5552c415f615498b2aa\" data-last-update=\"1.4\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Monroe 313<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:jgallagh@umw.edu\">jgallagh@umw.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div><p>\/acc<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jackie Gallagher&rsquo;s interests include Quaternary science and geomorphology, particularly the evolution of landscapes over time, as well as field methods, biogeography and the geography of natural hazards. 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