Speaker: Dr. Nicolas Gauthier Assistant Curator Florida Museum of Natural History University of Florida Thursday, February 3, 2022 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Livestreamed on YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Researchers and policy makers urgently require insights into how societies have adapted to—or failed to adapt to—climate change across regions, cultures, and […]
Speaker: Dr. Jessica Kahler Assistant Professor Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law University of Florida Thursday, January 27, 2022 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Livestreamed on YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Two of the greatest threats to biodiversity and sustainable development are climate change and wildlife crime. It has recently become apparent […]
Speaker: Dr. Michael Norris Assistant Research Professor Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, January 13, 2022 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Livestreamed on YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Biography: Michael Norris is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Geography and the Emerging Pathogens Institute. He has spent 15 years […]
Congratulations to Sarah VanSchoick (MS award) and Amobi Amanambu (PhD award) on winning this year’s Ryan Poehling Fellowship awards. Throughout 2021, they have exemplified the sustained academic excellence, commitment to departmental service, and leadership of the graduate program which Ryan displayed. More information about this fellowship and about Ryan Poehling, in whose honor these awards are […]
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Dr. Robert Walker has been selected by the Conference of Latin American Geography as the recipient of the 2021 Carl O. Sauer Distinguished Scholarship Award. This award is granted in recognition for a corpus of important published work or other significant contribution towards Latin American geography. Sauer Distinguished Scholars are leading authorities in specific research […]
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Shakhawat Tanim, Brenton Wiernik, Steven Reader, Yujie Hu Article first published online: 10 Dec 2021, Journal of Environmental Psychology DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2021.101742 Dr. Yujie Hu – Predictors of hurricane evacuation decisions: A meta-analysis ABSTRACT: We systematically review and meta-analyze quantitative prediction models for hurricane evacuation decisions. Drawing on data from 33 prediction models and 29,873 households, we estimate distributions […]
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Speaker: Dr. Chris Silver Professor Department of Urban and Regional Planning College of Design, Construction and Planning University of Florida Thursday, December 2, 2021 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Livestreamed on YouTube Biography: Christopher Silver is Professor of Urban and Regional Planning who joined the faculty at UF […]
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Speaker: Dr. Yin-Hsuen Chen Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, November 4, 2021 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Watch on YouTube Biography: Dr. Yin-Hsuen Chen is a postdoctoral fellow at Department of Geography, University of Florida. She received her doctoral degree at the same department. Her […]
Graduate Assistantships / Research Assistantships The Department of Geography at the University of Florida currently has multiple funded graduate student opportunities available for Spring or Fall 2022. UF Geography is a dynamic and growing program with 25 faculty and is nationally ranked in the top 10 of Geography departments by Academic Analytics. The department offers […]
Speaker: Dr. Vincent LeCours Assistant Professor Department of Geomatics University of Florida Thursday, October 28, 2021 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Livestreamed on YouTube Biography: Vincent Lecours is an Assistant Professor of Marine Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis at the University of Florida, where he leads the Marine […]
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