The Faculty of the Geosciences department offers courses in Geology and Geography, with individual specializations spanning across each field. For additional information on a faculty member, please select their name from the list below.
Geosciences Faculty
Dr. Stephen Boss - Associate Professor - Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Geophysics, Marine Geology, Lacustrine Geology, Earth Systems, Sustainability Studies
Dr. J. Van Brahana - Professor - Ph.D., University of Missouri - Physical Hydrogeology, Groundwater Flow, Karst Hydrogeology
Dr. Malcolm K. Cleaveland - Emeritus - Ph.D., University of Arizona - Dendrochronology, Paleoclimatology, GIS
Dr. Jack Cothren - Assistant Professor - Ph.D., Ohio State University - Geospatial Methodologies
Dr. Fiona M. Davidson -Associate Professor and Director of European Studies - Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Political Geography, European Studies, Urban Planning
Dr. Ralph K. Davis -Professor and Chair - Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Hydrogeology, Contaminant Transport, Water Resources Management
Dr. John C. Dixon -Professor - Ph.D., University of Colorado - Geomorphology, Weathering and Soils, Geoarcheology, Alpine Geography
Dr. Thomas O. Graff - Associate Professor and Vice-Chair - Ph.D., University of Kansas - Human Geography, Retail Site Locational Analysis
Dr. M J Guccione -Professor - Ph.D., University of Colorado - Quaternary Geology, Fluvial Geomorphology, Geomorphic expression of Paleoseismic Events
Dr. Sonja Hausmann- Assistant Professor - Ph.D., University of Bern, Switzerland - Paleolimnology, Paleoclimatology, Climatic Reconstruction, Europe & Canada
Dr. John G. Hehr - Professor - Ph.D., Michigan State University - Meteorology, Climatology, Paleoclimatology, Global Change
Dr. Ronald Konig - Professor - Ph.D., Cornell University -Physical Geology and Structural Geology of Northern Arkansas
Dr. Fred Limp - University Professor and Leica Chair in Geospatial Imaging- Ph.D., Indiana University - Computer applications, Economic anthropology, Midwestern archeology
Dr. H.C. MacDonald- Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Kansas, Remote Sensing
Dr. Walter Manger - Emeritus - Ph.D., University of Iowa - Paleontology, Regional stratigraphy & sedimentology
Dr. Glen Mattioli -Professor - Ph.D., Northwestern University - Volcanology, GPS, Geodesy, Volcanic Caribbean geology
Dr. Thomas R. Paradise -Professor & Director, Middle East Center/Program - Ph.D., Arizona State University - Hazards, Historic Preservation, Geomorphology, Middle East & Mediterranean
Dr. David W Stahle -Distinguished Professor - Ph.D., Arizona State University - Global Change, Dendrochronology, Paleoclimatology, Ancient Forests
Dr. Kenneth Steele - Emeritus - Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Geochemistry, Ground Water Chemistry, Stream Water Quality, Hydrogeology
Dr. Fang-Zhen Teng - Assistant Professor - Ph.D., University of Maryland - Isotope Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry
Dr. Jason Tullis - Assistant Professor - Ph.D., University of South Carolina - Remote Sensing and Biogeography
Dr. Doy L. Zachry- Professor - Ph.D., University of Texas - Stratigraphy
Geosciences Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Falko Fye - Adjunct Assistant Professor - Geography
Dr. Pamela Jansma - Adjunct Professor, Geosciences - Ph.D., Tectonics
Dr. Doug Oliver - Adjunct Assistant Professor
Erik D. Pollock - Adjunct Instructor - Stable Isotope Research and Methods
Dr. Frederick L. Paillet - Adjunct Professor - PhD, University of Rochester - Surface and Borehole Geophysics; Hydrogeology
Lynne Hehr - Adjunct Assistant Professor
Geosciences Research Faculty
Dr. Malcolm K. Cleaveland - Emeritus - Ph.D., University of Arizona - Dendrochronology, Paleoclimatology, GIS
Dr. Phillip D. Hays - Associate Research Professor
Dr. Jessica Black - Post Doctoral Researcher
Geosciences Staff
Ms. Teresa Center - Administrative Assistant II, Department of Geosciences
Ms. Lisa Milligan - Secretary II, Department of Geosciences
Ms. Jo Ann Kvamme - Program Coordinator, Environmental Dynamics Program