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Hispanic Heritage Highlight: Dr. Hannah Herrero

In celebration of #HispanicHeritageMonth at #UF, we’re highlighting Latina #GeoGators. Next up is Dr. Hannah Herrero, a UF Geography alum (B.A. ’13, M.S. ’15, PhD ’19) of Dominican descent. Hannah is an Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Tennessee. Find out more about the Hispanic Student Association at https://hispaniclatinoaffairs.multicultural.ufl.edu/connect/hispanic-student-association/

Geography Colloquium: ForestGEO – A Bottom-up Global Forest Research Network

Speaker: Dr. Daniel J. Johnson Assistant Professor, School of Forest Resources and Conservations, University of Florida Thursday, October 1, 2020 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Zoom, livestreamed on YouTube University of Florida All are welcome to attend. I will explore the origins, outcomes, and future for the ForestGEO plot network. If ForestGEO was a researcher then […]

Postdoc Appreciation Week

For Postdoc Appreciation Week, the department would like to thank Dr. Chen, Dr. Khatami, Dr. Sippy, and Dr. White for all of their hard work and scholarship! Find out more about how UF is celebrating National Postdoc Appreciation Week here!        

Geography Colloquium: Working at The National Science Foundation, Macrosystems Biology and NEON-Enabled Science, and Modeling the Effects of Forest Management at the Continental Scale

Speaker: Dr. Mike Binford Professor, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, September 24, 2020 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Zoom, livestreamed on YouTube University of Florida All are welcome to attend. This three-part colloquium will describe what it is like to work at the U.S. National Science Foundation as a Program Director, the program that […]

Meet the Geographer: Dr. Mike Norris

Dr. Mike Norris Pronouns: he/him Research Assistant Professor Associate Director, SEER Lab University of Florida Focus Areas: GeoSpatial Analysis & Techniques Medical Geography in Global Health (MGGH) Research Statement: I have studied Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia pseudomallei (the etiological agents of glanders and melioidosis, respectively) for the past 12 years at the University of Hawai’i and […]

Geography Colloquium: Creating Inclusive Communities of Learning in the Classroom and Beyond

Speaker: Dr. Anita Marshall (she/her) Lecturer, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida Thursday, September 17, 2020 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Zoom, livestreamed on YouTube University of Florida All are welcome to attend. In the geosciences, field work is valued for learning opportunities and scientific research, as well as personal and professional growth for students. […]

Geography Colloquium: The Struggle for Indigenous Territory in the Brazilian Amazon

Speaker: Aline Carrara PhD Student, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, September 10, 2020 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Zoom, livestreamed on YouTube University of Florida All are welcome to attend. This dissertation addresses the creation and destruction of indigenous territories (ITs) in the Brazilian Amazônia by studying the formation, expansion, and maintenance of ITs, […]

Meet the Geographer: Meirah Williamson

Meirah Williamson Pronouns: she/her University of Florida Adviser: Dr. Esther Mullens Focus Area: GeoSpatial Analysis & Techniques Earth System Science Global Environmental and Social Change Research Statement: My research interests broadly lie at the intersection of extreme weather and society. My current research with Dr. Esther Mullens examines Excessive Rainfall Outlooks (EROs), which are probabilistic […]