GES Colloquium: Land, Climate, and Resilience - Doctoral Research at the Frontiers of Geography, Planning, and Design

Hear from the next generation of geography scholars at this PhD student colloquium on October 21, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM in North Classroom 3015. Three doctoral candidates from CU Denver's Geography, Planning, and Design program will present their dissertation research spanning three continents and pressing real-world challenges. Shelley McMullen examines tensions between land use planning and disaster risk management through the lens of the 2023 Rwanda floods. Steve King explores how volcanic black-sand beaches form and persist - and what that means for sea turtle habitats in Hawaiʻi. Liz Dwonczyk investigates spatial patterns of extreme heat in Denver, including temperature-mortality relationships and heat vulnerability indices. Don't miss this wide-ranging conversation at the intersection of climate, land, and resilience.