People

Faculty

Adjunct Faculty

Staff

Graduate Students

	David M. Brommer, PhD Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
129B Wesleyan Hall 256-765-6307 dbrommer@una.edu	Climatology, climate change, nature and society interaction, environmental hazards
	Jian Chen, PhD Assistant Professor
112 Wesleyan Hall jchen18@una.edu	GIS, big data analytics, environmental hazards, water resources, remote sensing
	Greg G. Gaston, PhD, GISP Professor
119 Wesleyan Hall 256-765-4588 gggaston@una.edu	Physical geography, remote sensing, geomorphology, climatology, GIS, North America
	Lisa Keys-Mathews, PhD, GISP Professor and Director of Quality Enhancement Plan
111 Wesleyan Hall 256-765-4640 lkeysmathews@una.edu	Environmental hazards, disaster recovery, image processing, GIS, nature and society interaction
	Francis T. Koti, PhD, GISP Professor and Chair
129C Wesleyan Hall 256-765-4219 ftkoti@una.edu	Regional development and planning, urban geography, GIS and society, Africa
	Mario A. Mighty, PhD Assistant Professor and Lab Coordinator
105 Wesleyan Hall 256-765-4505 mmighty@una.edu	GIS, agriculture, sustainability, economic development, Caribbean geography, geospatial applications for developing countries
	Michael Pretes, PhD Professor
120 Wesleyan Hall 256-765-4759 mjpretes@una.edu	Economic development, geography of finance, political geography, cultural geography, tourism, National Parks, Australia, Pacific Islands, North America, Arctic
	Sunhui (Sunny) Sim, PhD, GISP Assistant Professor and Internship Coordinator
117 Wesleyan Hall 256-765-4250 ssim@una.edu	GIS, remote sensing, urban geography, geographic modeling, geographic visualization, East Asia
	William (Bill) R. Strong, PhD, GISP Professor Emeritus
104 Wesleyan Hall 256-765-4218 wrstrong@una.edu	Cultural geography, cartography, geographic education, geographic thought, Middle East, Latin America

Adjunct Faculty

	Mr. Jose R. Atencio, III Adjunct Faculty
256-765-4458 jratencio@una.edu	Geography
	Mr. Brad Baker Adjunct Faculty
	Geography
	Mr. Thomas Mathews Adjunct Faculty
temathews@una.edu	Geography
	Mr. Robert Nall Adjunct Faculty
	Geography
	Mrs. Tama Nunnelley Adjunct Faculty
tlnunnelley@una.edu	Geography
	Ms. Amanda Oakley Adjunct Faculty
	Geography

Staff

Mrs. Marissa Gatlin

Administrative Assistant

129A Wesleyan Hall
256-765-4246
mgatlin1@una.edu

Graduate Students

	Akanga, Donald O. (B.S. in environmental studies and community development, Kenyatta University, 2013)
Lugari, Kenya	GIS, sustainable development, rural geography
	Simon Bevis (B.A. in history, Birmingham Southern College)
Jacksonville, AL	Sustainable agriculture, urban agriculture
	Sandor Dibble (B.S. in Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, 2017)
Starkville, MS	Climate change, wildlife distribution studies
	Paul Graham (B.S. in environmental horticulture, University of California, Davis, 2000)
Lompoc, CA	Spatial modeling and analysis, urban forestry, landscape management
	Tucker Green (B.S. in geography, University of North Alabama, 2015)
Gilbertsville, PA	Economic Development, sustainability, Haiti, the Caribbean, cultural geography
	Jun Jackson (B.S. in geography, University of North Alabama, 2012)
Guin, AL	Noise mapping, urban/regional planning, geospatial science
	Randee M. Jeske (B.S. in geography, Jacksonville State University, 2016)
Jacksonville, AL	Biogeography
	Katie M. Kelsoe (B.S. in geography, University of North Alabama, 2016)
Athens, AL	Heat mapping, space utilization
	John Murphy (B.S. in geography, University of North Alabama, 2014)
Rogersville, AL	Military science, GIS, GIS programming
	Jordan Niedzwiecki (B.S. in geography, University of North Alabama, 2013)
Prattville, AL	GIS, military master planning, urban/regional planning
	Matthew Taylor (B.S. in geography, University of North Alabama, 2007)
Florence, AL	Healthcare, spatial epidemiology, statistics
	Roshan Mark Singh Matharu (B.S. in geography, Madras University, 2013)
Bangalore, India	Urban planning, sustainability, environmental tourism
	Abigail Smith (B.A. in Geography, Auburn University, 2017)
Muscle Shoals, AL	Medical and health geography, GIS
	Blake Staggs (B.S. in geography, University of North Alabama, 2008)
Waynesboro, TN	Geospatial science
	Casey Vinson (B.S. in geography, University of Alabama, 2011)
Moulton, AL	Micropolitan statistical areas, beer geography
	Chris Walker (B.S. in geography, University of North Alabama, 2015)
Jasper, AL	Sustainability, eco-tourism, the Caribbean, agriculture
	Chandler White (B.A. in geography, Auburn University, 2009)
Chicago, IL	Invasive macrophytes, community ecology, phylogenetics, bioinformatics

People

Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator

Jian Chen, PhD

Assistant Professor

Professor

Professor and Director of Quality Enhancement Plan

Professor and Chair

Assistant Professor and Lab Coordinator

Professor

Assistant Professor and Internship Coordinator

Professor Emeritus

﻿Adjunct Faculty

Mr. Jose R. Atencio, III

Adjunct Faculty

Mr. Brad Baker

Adjunct Faculty

Mr. Thomas Mathews

Adjunct Faculty

Mr. Robert Nall

Adjunct Faculty

Mrs. Tama Nunnelley

Adjunct Faculty

Ms. Amanda Oakley

Adjunct Faculty

﻿Staff

Mrs. Marissa Gatlin

Administrative Assistant

129A Wesleyan Hall256-765-4246mgatlin1@una.edu

﻿Graduate Students

(B.S. in environmental studies and community development, Kenyatta University, 2013)

(B.A. in history, Birmingham Southern College)

(B.S. in Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, 2017)

(B.S. in environmental horticulture, University of California, Davis, 2000)

(B.S. in geography, University of North Alabama, 2015)

(B.S. in geography, University of North Alabama, 2012)

(B.S. in geography, Jacksonville State University, 2016)

(B.S. in geography, University of North Alabama, 2016)

(B.S. in geography, University of North Alabama, 2014)

(B.S. in geography, University of North Alabama, 2013)

(B.S. in geography, University of North Alabama, 2007)

(B.S. in geography, Madras University, 2013)

(B.A. in Geography, Auburn University, 2017)

(B.S. in geography, University of North Alabama, 2008)

(B.S. in geography, University of Alabama, 2011)

(B.S. in geography, University of North Alabama, 2015)

(B.A. in geography, Auburn University, 2009)

Adjunct Faculty

Staff

129A Wesleyan Hall
256-765-4246
mgatlin1@una.edu

Graduate Students