Ph.D. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Teaching Assistant
Advisor: Jennifer Koch
E-mail: nastaran.abdoli-1@ou.edu
Degrees: M.S. Applied Geography, University of Louisville, Kentucky; B.A. Urban Planning, Urmia University, Iran
Area of Research: Spatial Analysis, GIS, Travel Behavior, Public Transportation, Transportation Planning
M.A. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Teaching Assistant
Advisor: Darren Purcell
E-mail: mattwaller@ou.edu
Degrees: B.A. Geography, Minors in GIS and History, University of Oklahoma
Areas of Research: Digital Geographies, GIS, Geopolitics, Historical Geography, Native American History
Ph.D. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Teaching Assistant
Advisor: Michael Wimberly
E-mail: eric.bump@ou.edu
Degrees: MPH Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; B.S. Health and Exercise Science, Minor in Psychology, Minor in History, University of Oklahoma
Area of Research: Disease Ecology, Public Health, Spatial Epidemiology, GIS, Remote Sensing
Ph.D. Student in Geography and Environmental Sustainability
Advisor: Rebecca Loraamm
Email: burchcm@ou.edu
Degrees: B.S. Zoology/Environmental Science and Geography minor, Miami University (2016), M.S. Environmental Sustainability, University of Oklahoma (2020)
Areas of Research: Human-environment interactions, renewable energy, human dimensions of natural resource management
Ph.D. Student in Geography
Advisor: Travis Gliedt
Email: lburkett@ou.edu
Degrees: M.S. Geography, The University of North Dakota. B.S. Atmospheric Sciences, The University of North Dakota.
Area of Research: Teaching
Ph.D. Student in Geography
Research Assistant
Advisor: Renee McPherson
E-mail: paulina.cwik-1@ou.edu
Degrees: M.S. Geography, University of Oklahoma; M.S Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
Areas of Research: Climate Variability and Change, Natural Hazards
M.S. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability with a certificate in Geospatial Technologies
Teaching Assistant
Advisor: Laurel Smith
E-mail: valerie.doornbos@ou.edu
Degrees: BA Environmental Studies and History, Minor in Spanish, Ripon College
Area of Research: Post-Industrial Urban Areas, Environmental Justice, Tribal Sovereignty, Air Quality, and Environmental Policy relating to the Environmental Protection Agency
Ph.D. Student in Geography
Teaching Assistant
Advisor: Thomas Neeson
E-mail: shadi.fard@ou.edu
Degrees: M.S. Civil Engineering Water Resources Management and Engineering, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran (2020); B.S. Civil Engineering Water and Wastewater Networks, College of Environment, Iran (2017).
Areas of Research: Water Resources Systems Analysis, Wetlands Hydrology, Drylands Vulnerability
M.S. Student in Environmental Sustainability
Advisor: Laurel Smith
E-mail: rachel.francks@ou.edu
Degrees: B.S. Geography.
Area of Research: Economic Impact of Superfund Cleanups
M.S. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Advisor: Mark Shafer
E-mail: america.gaviria@ou.edu
Degrees: B.S. in Physical Sciences from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Areas of Research: Natural Hazards, Bilingual Science Communication and Climate Change
M.S. Student in Geospatial Technologies
Teaching Assistant
Advisor: Bruce Hoagland
E-mail: aiyesha.ghani@ou.edu
Degrees: Nomad MFA in Interdisciplinary Art, University of Hartford; B.A. Global Development & Anthro-ecology, New York University
Area of Research: Remote Sensing, Hydroclimatology, Land-Atmosphere Interaction, Conservation Ecology, Land Use/Land Change, Emergency Management & Hazards, Traditional Knowledge Keeping/Making
Ph.D. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Research Assistant
Advisor: Darren Purcell
E-mail: johnsonvictoria@ou.edu
Degrees: M.S. Geography and Environmental Sustainability, Geospatial Technology, University of Oklahoma (2020); B.S. Environmental Sustainability, University of Oklahoma (2018)
Areas of Research: GIS, Natural Hazards and Disasters, Risk Decision-Making, Resilience
Ph.D. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Teaching Assistant
Advisor: Michael Wimberly
E-mail: andrews.korah@ou.edu
Degrees: M.A. Geography, Miami University (2020); B.A. Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana (2017)
Area of Research: Urban Growth Modelling, Sustainability, Policy Mobility, Remote Sensing, Land Use Change, and Mixed-Method Research
Ph.D. Student in Geography
Advisor: Thomas Neeson
E-mail: treylee@ou.edu
Degrees: M.S. Geographic Information Science & Technology, University of Southern California (2018); B.S. Strategic Communications, Oklahoma State University (2015)
Areas of Research: Aquatic Conservation, GIS, Remote Sensing, Scientific Diving, XR
Ph.D. Student in Geography
Advisor: Darren Purcell
Teaching Assistant
E-mail: leneleroux@ou.edu
Degrees: B.Town & Regional Planning; M.Built Environment (Housing)
Research Area: Southern urban theory, 'place' theory, postcolonial urban studies, city planning, urban geography/planning education
Ph.D. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Research Assistant
Advisor: Thomas Neeson, Dan Allen (Department of Biology)
Email: megan.malish@ou.edu
Degrees: MS Biology, Central Michigan University (2018); BA Biology, Kalamazoo College (2016)
Areas of Research: Stream Ecology, Conservation Biology
Ph.D. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Teaching Assistant
Advisor: Rebecca Loraamm
E-mail: martin.k.manu-1@ou.edu
Degrees: MSc. Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation; BSc. Natural Resources Management (Wildlife Mangement); Dip. Natural Resources Management (Forest Silviculture)
Area of Research: Conservation Ecology, GIS, Remote Sensing, Land Use/Land Cover Change, Animal Distribution
M.S. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Research Assistant
Advisor: Tom Neeson
E-mail: hannah.mattes@ou.edu
Degrees: BS Aquatic Biology, Texas State University
Area of Research: Conservation Biology, Stream Ecology, Human-Environment Interactions, Climate Change
Ph.D. Student in Geography
Advisor: Laurel Smith
E-mail: mmattox@ou.edu
Degrees: M.A. Geography, University of Oklahoma; B.S. Meteorology, University of Oklahoma
Areas of Research: Meteorology, Climatology, Fire Management, Risk Perception and Management, Natural Hazards, Decision-Making, and Organizational Structures
Ph.D. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Teaching Assistant
Advisor: Scott Greene
E-mail: gloria.n.nakyagaba-1@ou.edu
Degrees: M.A. Geography, B.A. Education (Geography/History) Makerere University Kampala
Area of Research: Urban Waste and Sanitation, Energy, Sustainability
M.A. Student in Geography
Teaching Assistant
Advisor: Mark Shafer
E-mail: nordhueskr@ou.edu
Degrees: B.A. Geographic Information Science and German minor, University of Oklahoma (2020)
Areas of Research: Risk assessment, hazard mitigation, emergency management, GIS, human health
Ph.D. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Teaching Assistant
Advisor: Rebecca Loraamm
E-mail: chinedu.nsude@ou.edu
Degrees: MSc Ecology and Conservation, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom; B-Tech Applied Ecology, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria
Area of Research: Urban Ecology; Human - Environmental Interactions; Global Sustainable Environmental Practice
M.S. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Teaching Assistant
Advisor: Rebecca Loraamm
E-mail: kritikapathak1210@gmail.com
Degrees: Masters degree in Water Resource Policy and Management (2020) from East Central University, USA; Bachelors in Environmental Science (2018) from Nepal
Areas of Research: Watershed Management, Natural Resource Management, Climate Change, Sustainable Development
M.S. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Research Assistant
Advisor: Bruce Hoagland
E-mail: leah.pearman@ou.edu
Degrees: B.A. International Security Studies; B.A. Environmental Sustainability, University of Oklahoma
Area of Research: Spatial Conservation, Spatial Ecology
Ph.D. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Teaching Assistant
Advisor: Kirsten de Beurs
E-mail: nikhil.r.poudyal@ou.edu
Degrees: M.S. Earth Science, Land cover change, GIS, Micro-Wave remote sensing (Glacier tracking), Chiba University, Japan; B.E. Electrical and Electronics, Kathmandu University, Nepal
Areas of Research: Land Cover/Use Change, Pattern Recognition, Environment and Climate Change Studies, Livelihood, Public Health
M.A. Student in Geography
Teaching Assistant
Advisor: Darren Purcell
E-mail: krayburn@ou.edu
Degrees: B.S. Geography, Jacksonville State University
Area of Research: My area of research primarily focuses on Pop Culture and how they use geography. I focus on movies, videogames, and books and study how story tellers utilize geography to tell a narrative. I have examined movies such as How to Train Your Dragon, Frozen, and Spirited Away. Videogames I have studied are: Gris (won Best Graduate of Sciences in 2021 at JSU's Student Symposium), Hellblade: Sennua's Sacrifice, and Fortnite: Battle Royal. By studying Pop Culture and how they utlaize geography I can see what storytellers choose to include or exclude to tell their story. Whether this is by including or excluding cultural aspects or choosing to display an environment by codding it with key features to evoke an emotion, it all comes down to how we choose to present the world.
Ph.D. Student in Geography
Teaching Assistant
Advisor: Travis Gliedt
E-mail: kacie.scherler@ou.edu
Degrees: MA Social Entrepreneurship (2016) Pepperdine University; BA Intercultural Communication (2013) Pepperdine University
Areas of Research: Agroecology, Political Ecology, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Supply Chains, Triple Bottom Line Development, Feminist Geographies
Ph.D. Student in Geography
Advisor: Laurel Smith
Teaching Assistant
E-mail: aditi.singh@ou.edu
Degrees: B.A. Programme (Economics and Political Science), University of Delhi, India (2012), M.A. Environment and Development, Ambedkar University Delhi, India (2015).
Areas of Research: Human-Environment Relationships, Urban Political Ecology, Contested Urban Spaces and Exclusion
M.S. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Research Assistant
Advisor: Renee McPherson
Email: ebone.d.smith-1@ou.edu
Degrees: B.S. Meteorology, Virginia Tech; B.A. Communications, Virginia Tech
Areas of Research: Community Resilience and Empowerment, Urban Heat Islands, Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies, Environmental Justice, Natural Hazards
Ph.D. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Research Assistant
Advisor: Anni Yang
Email: himel.talukder-1@ou.edu
Degrees: M.S. Epidemiology and Public Health, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh; B.S. Veterinary Medicine, Minor in Animal Science, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh
Areas of Research: Disease Ecology, Spatial Epidemiology, Health Geography, Infectious Diseases, Wildlife Ecology
M.S. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Research Assistant
Advisor: Michael Wimberly
E-mail: ataylor28@ou.edu
Degrees: B.S. Environmental Science. University of Central Arkansas
Area of Research: Natural Resource Management
M.A. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Teaching Assistant
E-mail: James.Tichy@ou.edu
Degrees: B.S. Anthropology; B.P.A. Public Administration
Areas of Research: Urban Geography, Urban Political Economy, Gentrification
M.S. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Research Assistant
Advisor: Renee McPherson
E-mail: oliviavanbuskirk@ou.edu
Degrees: B.S. in Meteorology from Central Michigan University
Area of Research: Risk communication, natural hazards
Ph.D. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Advisor: Thomas Neeson
Email: Rebecca.veiga@ou.edu
Degrees: MS in Soil and Water Science, University of California, Riverside (2004), BS in Biology from Texas Christian University (2000)
Areas of Research: Protection and restoration of freshwaters and watershed integrity
M.S. Student in Geography & Environmental Sustainability
Teaching Assistant
Advisor: Travis Gliedt
E-mail: jennastormwarner@ou.edu
Degrees: B.S. Environmental Sustainability, University of Oklahoma
Area of Research: Water Adaptation, Sustainability Solutions and Development, Emergency Management, Meteorology Communications
Ph.D. Student in Geography
Research Assistant
Advisor: Scott Greene
Email: Joshua.J.Wimhurst-1@ou.edu
Areas of Research: Renewable Energy, Climate Change
