Events

Virtual Event Recordings, 2020-2021

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May 1st, 2020 | Dr. Chin, Dr. Kelsey, Dr. Simon, Dr. Weaver

Perspectives on COVID-19

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Oct 16th, 2020 | GES Students & Faculty

Teaching, Learning, and Coping in the Age of COVID-19

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Feb 5th, 2021 | Dr. John Sakulich

Vegetation dynamics following wildfire in Guadalupe Mountains National Park

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Sept 4th, 2020 | Dr. Joseph Kerski

5 Forces, 5 Trends, & 5 Skills in Geotechnologies and why they matter

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Nov 6th, 2020 | Dr. Christine Biermann

Wild and Native Trout: Conservation, Restoration, and the Molecular Turn

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March 5th Colloquium | Dr. Todd F Brewer

Continuous Improvement Programs, Public Health Protection, and Water Resources Management

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Oct 5th, 2020 | Dr. Jake Ivan

The Missing Lynx: Restoration, research, and ongoing work to conserve Canada Lynx in Colorado

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Dec 4th, 2020 | Dr. Melinda Laituri

Secondary Cities: Geospatial data-driven decision making

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April 13th, 2021 | Elly Evans, MA (Thesis Defense)

Experiencing Nature on Instagram: A New Space for Outdoor Participation

Devin Arnold

MS in Environmental Sciences

Virva Aryan

MS in Environmental Sciences

Megan Broadie

MA in Applied Geography & Geospatial Science

Casey Caduff

MS in Environmental Sciences

Jake Cerullo

MS in Environmental Sciences

Cody Clemens

MS in Environmental Sciences

Michael Curtis

MA in Applied Geography & Geospatial Science

Alex Findeis

MA in Applied Geography & Geospatial Science

Rebecca Friend

MA in Applied Geography & Geospatial Science

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Angelo Gallegos

MA in Applied Geography & Geospatial Science

Jessica Gordon

MS in Environmental Sciences

Rose Grenen

MS in Environmental Sciences

Natalie Higginbotham

MA in Applied Geography & Geospatial Science

Girija Kulkarni

MS in Environmental Sciences

Sharmili Kulkarni

MS in Environmental Sciences

Bailey List

MS in Environmental Sciences

Matthew Menzel

MS in Environmental Sciences

Brittany Morrow

MS in Environmental Sciences

Aaron Plascencia

MA in Applied Geography & Geospatial Science

Dharitri Pradhan

MA in Applied Geography & Geospatial Science

Micah Rogers

MS in Environmental Sciences

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Jackson Sharp

MS in Environmental Sciences

Mary Straka

MS in Environmental Sciences

Anya Taylor

MS in Environmental Sciences

Kacey Tepley

MS in Environmental Sciences

Lacey Tomson

MA in Applied Geography & Geospatial Science

Terry Tsivitse

MS in Environmental Sciences

Peter Anthamatten

Ph.D. • Associate Professor

Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences

Expertise Areas: Cartography, Geography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Environmental Health, Children

Peter.Anthamatten@ucdenver.edu

Christy E Briles

Ph.D. • Assistant Professor (Dr. Briles is on sabbatical for 2021)

Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences

Expertise Areas: Paleoecology, Biogeography, Climate Change, Palynology

Christy.Briles@ucdenver.edu

Frederick B. Chambers

Ph.D. • Associate Professor

Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences

Expertise Areas: Physical Geography, glaciology, climatology, environmental science.

Frederick.Chambers@ucdenver.edu

Yi-Chia Chen

Ph.D. • Instructor

Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences

Expertise Areas: ethnographic methodology; political/cultural ecology; representation of heritage landscapes; geography of heritage tourism; construction of place identities; meaning of place

Yi-chia.Chen@ucdenver.edu

Anne Chin

Ph.D. • Professor

Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences

Expertise Areas: coupled human-landscape dynamics, fluvial processes, watershed management, interdisciplinary education, the "Anthropocene"

Anne.Chin@ucdenver.edu

Kirsten (Kris) Christensen

M.S.S • M.U.R.P. • Lecturer

Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences

Expertise Areas: Urban Geography, Cultural Geography, World History, Urban Planning

Kirsten.Christensen@ucdenver.edu

Benjamin Crawford

Ph.D. • Assistant Professor

Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences

Expertise Areas: Urban Weather and Climate, Air Quality, Sensor Networks

benjamin.crawford@ucdenver.edu 303-315-7586

Matthew D. Cross

Ph.D. • Instructor

Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences

Expertise Areas: Remote Sensing GIS Physical Geography

Matthew.Cross@ucdenver.edu

Rudi Hartmann

Ph.D. • Professor • C/T

Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences

Expertise Areas: China, Colorado, Europe, Geography of Tourism, the American West, Geographic Education, Tourism Planning, History of Geographic Thought

Rudi.Hartmann@ucdenver.edu 303.315.7531

Pamela Jansma

Ph.D. • Dean of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences • Professor

Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences

Bio Dr. Jansma comes to the University of Colorado Denver after many years in both academic and administrative positions at several universities. Her background is geosciences with a research focus on using the Global Positioning System to examine deformation of Earth's surface with emphasis on active tectonics of the Caribbean region. She received her BS from Stanford University and MS and PhD from Northwestern University. She was a National Research...

Pamela.Jansma@ucdenver.edu 303.315.7017

Lisa Kelley

Assistant Professor

Geography and Environmental Sciences

Expertise Areas: Human-environment geography, agrarian and forest change, land use, political ecology, remote sensing

lisa.kelley@ucdenver.edu

Katharine Kelsey

Assistant Professor

Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences

Education & Degrees PhD, Environmental Studies (Biogeosciences) : University of Colorado (Boulder, CO), 2015 MS, Geology : University of Colorado (Boulder, CO), 2011 BS, Geology: University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA), 2007 Bio Kathy Kelsey is an environmental scientist whose research is focused on the interactions between the biosphere and the atmosphere, particularly in response to climate change, land use and land management practices. Her work takes place in Arctic,...

katharine.kelsey@ucdenver.edu

Rafael Moreno

Ph.D. • Professor

Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences

Expertise Areas: Geographic Information Science and Technology; Open Source Software for Geospatial Applications (FOSS4G); Natural Resources Management; Sustainable Development; Forestry and land use planning in Latin America.

Rafael.Moreno@ucdenver.edu

Brian Page

Ph.D. • Associate Professor

Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences

Expertise Areas: historical geography; urban landscape change; gentrification; globalization, development and environmental change; geospatial science and the humanities

Brian.Page@ucdenver.edu

Ivan J Ramirez

Ph.D. • Instructor

Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences

Expertise Areas: climate change and society, urban health, human-environment interactions, health and medical geography, disaster vulnerability, geospatial analysis and data visualization, community engagement, social justice, capacity building

Ivan.Ramirez@ucdenver.edu 303-315-7548

Gregory Simon

Ph.D. • Professor

Department of Geography & Environmental Sciences

Expertise Areas: Human-Environment Interactions; Environmental Policy and Governance; Political Ecology; Critical Development Studies; Science and Technology Studies

Gregory.Simon@ucdenver.edu