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Education
- PhD, Geography, 1994, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- MS, Environmental Education, 1985, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- BA, Environmental Studies and German, 1979, Cornell College
Teaching
Research and professional interests
Almost all of my current research derives from an interest in the historical geography of Yellowstone National Park including:
- Documenting the evolution of a shared public image of Yellowstone from terra incognita to "place."
- The role of Howard Eaton in promoting saddle-horse riding-and-camping tours in Yellowstone and other western parks as part of a "national park experience."
- How Yellowstone’s Howard Eaton Trail reveals the evolving mission of the National Park Service to provide recreation and transportation in its parks.
- Using re-photography and photo-pairs to understand change and stability in cultural and physical landscapes over time.
- Using historical geographic information systems, also known as GIS, to map the history of Yellowstone trails.
Awards and honors
- CNAS Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Missouri State University, 2020
- Sustainability Award, Missouri State's Sustainability Advisory Committee, 2018
- Aubrey L. Haines Award, National Park Service and the Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Committee, 2010
- Presented the Haines Lecture at the 10th Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Professional organizations
- Geography Club, faculty sponsor
- Gamma Theta Upsilon, faculty sponsor
- Green Student Alliance, faculty sponsor
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