Graduate Students


matt Matthew B. Anderson
Degree(s) from: B.A., Anthropology, Pitzer College, 2001; M.A., Geography & Environmental Studies, Northeastern Illinois University, 2008
Degree Sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Political Economy, Urban Geography, Critical Social Theory
Advisor: David Wilson
Office: 237H Davenport Hall
Email: mander42 [at] illinois.edu

Richelle Richelle Bernazzoli
Degree(s) from: B.A., International Politics, Pennsylvania State University, 2002; M.A., Geography, University of Illinois, 2008
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Political Geography, Militarization, Southeastern Europe
Advisor: Colin Flint
Office: 237B Davenport Hall
E-mail: rbernaz2 [at] illinois.edu

Betsy Betsy Beymer
Degree(s) from: B.A., Geography and Environmental Studies, Wittenberg University, 2002;
M.A., Geography, Miami University, 2005
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: East Africa (mostly Tanzania), Political Ecology, Transnational Commodity Networks, Community Forestry and Gender
Advisor: Tom Bassett
Office: Davenport Hall
Telephone: (217) 333-1880
Email: bbeymer2 [at] illinois.edu

Greg Burton Greg Burton
Degree(s) from: B.S., Computer Engineering, San Jose State University, 2003
Degree sought: M.S.
Research Interests: GIS, Modeling, Biodiversity Conservation
Advisor: Ashwini Chattre
Office: 237J Davenport Hall
Email: burton12 [at] illinois.edu

  Jennifer L. Burton
Degree(s) from: DVM, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, 2007; B.S., Ecology, Ethology, and Evolution, University of Illinois, 1996
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Sustainable Agriculture, Holistic Health, Integrated Farming and Livestock Production Systems
Advisor: Bruce Hannon
Office: 328 Davenport Hall
Telephone: (217) 721-4128
Email: jlburton [at] illinois.edu

Ranjana Chakrabarti

 

Ranjana Chakrabarti
Degree(s) from: B.Sc., University of Calcutta, Kolkata, 1993; B.Ed., Loreto College, Kolkata, 1995; M.Sc., Geography, M.S.University of Baroda,Vadodara,1997; M.Phil., Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 2000.
Degree sought: PhD (defended on 16th of December 2008) Research interests: Health/Medical Geography, Feminist Geography, Geographies of women's health/health care, Gender, migration and health, Therapeutic landcapes and place-based networks of care, Qualitative research methods, GIS, Mixed methodology.
Advisor: Sara McLafferty
Email: rchakrab [at] illinois.edu

Chi Sang Hyun Chi
Degree(s) from: B.S., Geography, Seoul National University;
M.S. Geography, National Seoul University
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Political Geography
Advisor: Colin Flint
Office: 237K Davenport Hall
E-mail: chi3 [at] illinois.edu

Robert Cochran

Robert Cochran
Degree(s) from: B.A., History, University of New Hampshire, 2005, M.A., Geography, Georgia State University, 2009
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Places of Privilege, Identity
Advisor: David Wilson
Office: 237K Davenport Hall
Telephone: 404-849-7323
E-mail: cochra11 [at] illinois.edu


  Miriam Cope
Degree(s) from: B.A., Sociology, Bryn Mawr College, 1994; M.A., GIS and International Development, Clark University, 2001;
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Water Resources, Participatory Methods, GIScience
Advisor: Sara McLafferty
Office: 237M Davenport Hall
E-mail: mcope2 [at] illinois.edu

Katie Coulter Katie Coulter
Degree(s) from: B.S., International Studies & French, Hope College, 2007
Degree sought: M.S.
Research interests: West Africa (Burkina Faso and Mali), political ecology, farming systems, climate change, livelihoods
Advisor: Tom Bassett
Office: 237L Davenport Hall
Telephone: 630-698-8893
E-mail: coulter4 [at] illinois.edu

 

Shane Csiki
Degree(s) from: B.S., Geography and Environmental Science, University of Connecticut, 2002,
M.A., Geography, Kansas State University, 2005
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research interests: Fluvial Geomorphology, Natural Hazards
Advisor: Bruce Rhoads
Office: 124 Davenport Hall
Telephone: (217) 333-3652
E-mail: csiki [at] illinois.edu

  Sasha Cuerda
Degree(s) from: BS from Tufts University, MVE from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Urban Geography, food geography, geographies of consumption, politics of everyday life, urban neo-liberalism
Advisor:Tom Bassett
Office: 237J Davenport
Telephone: (217) 333-1880
Email: scuerda2 [at] illinois.edu

Jose José D. De León Alejandro
Degree(s) from: B.A.,Geography / Economics, University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras; M.S., Geography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Economic development theories and practice, climate change impact on socioeconomic sectors, socioeconomic vulnerability of cities in case of natural disasters such as climate change, impact analysis, transportation
Advisor: Geoffrey Hewings
Office: 318 REAL, 237H Davenport
Telephone: (217) 333-0414 (Office)
Email: deleonal [at] illinois.edu

  Erin DeMuynck
Degree(s) from: B.L.A., Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois, 2000;
M.S., Geography, Northern Illinois University, 2006
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research interests: Urban Geography
Advisor: David Wilson
Office: 237J Davenport Hall
E-mail: edemuyn2 [at] illinois.edu

Richard Richard O. Djukpen
Degree(s) from: B.Sc., M.Sc., University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria; M.S., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois, 2004
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Medical Geography, Public Health and GIS, Disease epidemiology, Geography of HIV/AIDS, African development, Cultural landscape studies
Advisor: Ezekiel Kalipeni
Office: 237E Davenport Hall
Telephone: (217) 244-0891
E-mail: djukpen [at] illinois.edu

Frank

Frank L. Engel
Degree(s) from: B.S., Physical Geography, Texas State University, 2005; M.S., Geography, Texas State University, 2007
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Fluvial Geomorphology, Morphodynamics
Advisor: Bruce Rhoads
Office: 124 Davenport Hall
Telephone: (217) 333-3652
Email: fengel2 [at] illinois.edu
Website: http://netfiles.uiuc.edu/fengel2/www/


Harry Fischer Harry "Hal" Fischer
Degree(s) from: B.F.A. Maryville University, St. Louis, 2006
Degree sought: M.A.
Research Interests: Environmental Politics, Political Ecology, Social Vulnerability, Climate change adaptation, India
Advisor: Ashwini Chattre
Office: 237I Davenport Hall
Telephone: 217-766-7382
Email: fische13 [at] illinois.edu

 

Trevor Fullor
Degree(s) from: B.A., Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Purdue University, 1994; M.A., Geography, Indiana State University, 2006
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Environmental Justice/Health, Community Activism, GIS
Advisor: Sara McLafferty
Office: 237J Davenport Hall
Email: tfuller3 [at] illinois.edu


  Luis Galvis
Degree(s) from: M.S., Policy Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004
B.A., Economics, Universidad del Valle, 1998
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Regional Science and Spatial Analysis
Advisor: Luc Anselin
Office: Spatial Analysis Lab, 333 Davenport Hall
Email: galvis [at] illinois.edu
  Poonam Jusrut
Degree(s) from: B.A. (Hons), Geography, University of Delhi; M.S., Development and Environment, Royal Holloway, University of London
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Small island developing states, local government, human migration, Africa
Advisor: Jesse Ribot
Email: jusrut1 [at] illinois.edu

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Heejun Kim
Degree(s) from: B.S., Electrical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 2003
Degree sought: M.S.
Research Interests: GIS Geospatial Analysis
Advisor: Shaowen Wang
Office: 237I Davenport Hall
Email: kim866 [at] illinois.edu


Kory Konsoer Kory Konsoer
Degree(s) from: B.S., Geology, Grand Valley State University, 2006, M.S., Geology, West Virginia University, 2008
Degree Sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Fluvial Geomorphology, sediment transport, hyporheic flow, Landslides/fluvial interactions
Advisor: Bruce Rhoads
Office: 124 Davenport Hall
E-mail: konsoer1 [at] illinois.edu

  Christopher P. Korose
Degree(s) from: B.S., Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996
Degree Sought: M.S.
Research Interests: GIScience, spatial data provenance, GIS programming
Advisor: Shaowen Wang
Office: Illinois State Geological Survey, Rm 3D Natural Resources Bldg
Telephone: (217) 333-7256
E-mail: korose [at] isgs.illinois.edu

kone Moussa Kone
Degree(s) from:
Degree Sought:
Research Interests:
Advisor: Tom Bassett
Office: 237E Davenport Hall
Telephone: (217) 244-0891
E-mail: kon [at] illinois.edu

  Jee-Sun Lee
Degree(s) from: B.A., Seoul National University, Korea, 1998;
M.A., 2000
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Regional Input-Output Analysis, Urban Transportation and Telecommunication, Hazard Geography, GIS
Advisor: Geoffrey Hewings
Office: 318 Davenport Hall
Telephone: (217) 244-7226
E-mail:: jlee59 [at] illinois.edu
 

Lan Luo
Degree(s) from: B.S. Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, China; M.S. Geography, Northern Illinois University, M.S. Statistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Application of Statistics and GIS on public health
Advisor: Sara McLafferty
Office: 237B Davenport Hall
Telephone: (217) 333-1880
E-mail: lanluo2 [at] illinois.edu


francis Francis Machungo
Degree(s) from: B.A., Psychology, B.A., Sociology, Berea College
Degree Sought: M.A./Ph.D.
Research Interests: Representations of Spaces/Places, Space and Consumer Psychology, Geography of International Relations/Conflicts
Advisor: Ezekiel Kalipeni
Office: 237B Davenport Hall
Telephone: (217) 244-0891
E-mail: machungo [at] illinois.edu

  Reshmi Mandal-Konar
Degree(s) from: B.S., Presidency College, 2002;
M.A., University at Buffalo-SUNY, 2009
Degree Sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: GIS, spatial analysis, Medical/Health geography
Advisor: Sara McLafferty
Office: 237G Davenport Hall.
E-mail: mandalk1 [at] illinois.edu

  Jamie McGowan
Asst. Director, Central African Studies
Degree(s) from: B.A., Macalester College, 1989;
M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995
Degree Sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Cartography, Africa, Power, Political Ecology
Advisor: Tom Bassett
Office: 210 Int. Std. Bldg.
Telephone: (217) 244-3648
E-mail: jmcgowan [at] illinois.edu

bill Bill Meyer
Degree(s) from: A.A.S., Micro-Computer Programming, Parkland College, 1999;
B.A., Environmental Studies, Rollins College, 1983; M.L.A., Landscape Architecture, University of Michigan, 1993
Degree Sought: MS in GiScience
Research Interests: Spatial Analysis of Threatened and Endangered Species Habitat Issues
Advisor: Sara McLafferty
Office: CERL
E-mail: wmeyer1 [at] illinois.edu

joseph miller

Joseph E. Miller
Degree(s) from: B.A., Biology, DePauw University, 2003
Degree sought: M.A.
Research Interests: Political ecology, conservation and development, Africa
Advisor:Tom Bassett
Office: 237L Davenport Hall
E-mail: miller45 [at] illinois.edu

  Sarah Milton
Degree(s) from: B.S., Forestry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996
Degree sought: M.A.
Research Interests: GIS, Remote Sensing
Advisor: Tom Frank
Office: Illinois State Water Survey & 237M Davenport Hall
Telephone: (217) 333-7053
E-mail: smilton [at] illinois.edu

imelda Imelda Kanchule Moise
Degree(s) from: B.A., Geography, B.A., Environmental Studies, University of Oregon, 2005; M.S., University of Illinois, 2007
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Medical Geography, GIS and Spatial Analysis, Built Environment and Public Health, Environmental Justice, Population and Environment
Advisor: Marilyn O. Ruiz
Office: 237E Davenport Hall
Email: imoise2 [at] illinois.edu

Erinn Nicley Erinn P. Nicley
Degree(s) from: M.Sc., Geography, The Florida State University, 2002; B.A., Geography and Spanish, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1995; M.S., Geography, Florida State University
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research interests: Post-conflict reconstruction, Latin America, Environmental politics, social theory
Advisor: Colin Flint
Office: 237K Davenport Hall
Telephone: (571) 276-4957
E-mail: enicley2 [at] illinois.edu

 

Steven Radil
Degree(s) from: B.A., Geography, Univ. of Colorado at Colo. Springs; M.A., Geography, Univ. of Colorado at Colo. Springs
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research interests: Political geography, spatial analysis
Advisor: Colin Flint
Office: 237M Davenport Hall
Telephone: (217) 244-0408
E-mail: sradil2 [at] illinois.edu
Website: http://netfiles.uiuc.edu/sradil2/www/


jame James D. Riley
Degree(s) from: B.S., Environmental Management, Business Administration, Urban Studies, Elmhurst College, 2000; M.A., Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming, 2003
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research interests: Fluvial Geomorphology
Advisor: Bruce Rhoads
Office: 124 Davenport Hall
Telephone: (217) 333-3652
E-mail: jdriley [at] illinois.edu

Ewan

Ewan Robinson
Degree(s) from:B.S., Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Human Dimensions Concentration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree sought: Ph.D
Advisor: Ashwini Chhatre
Research Interests:Political Ecology, Community-based Forest Management, Local Knowledge
Office: 237 L, Davenport
Phone: (217) 778-4531
E-mail: ewan.robinson [at] gmail.com
Website: https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/esrobins/shared/Resume/

  Anindita Sengupta
Degree(s) from: M.Sc., Geography, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India; M.Phil., Planning & Development, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India
Degree sought: Ph.D
Advisor: David Wilson
Research Interests: Human and Social Geography, Culture, Cities, Urban and Development Issues of Third World, Gentrification and Discourse Analysis
Office: 237E Davenport Hall
Phone: (217) 244-0891(0)
E-mail: asengup1 [at] illinois.edu

  Eric Shook
Degree(s) from:B.S., Computer Science, University of Northern Iowa, 2005
Degree sought: Ph.D
Advisor: Shaowen Wang
Research Interests: Computational Geography, GIScience
Office: 324 Davenport Hall
Phone: (217) 244-9315
E-mail: eshook [at] illinois.edu
Website: http://www.cigi.uiuc.edu/eshook/

carolina Carolina Sternberg
Degree(s) from: M.A., Geography, University of Buenos Aires
Degree sought: Ph.D
Advisor: David Wilson
Research Interests: Urban Studies, Political Geography, Cultural Geography
Office: 237I Davenport Hall
E-mail: sternber [at] illinois.edu

  Xiao Wang
Degree(s) from: B.S., Natural Resources and Environmental Ecology, Dept of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, 1999;
M.S., Tourism Management, Dept of Leisure Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Medical Geography, WebGIS
Advisor: Mu, Lan
Office: 237K Davenport Hall
Telephone: (217) 333-3652
E-mail: xiaowang [at] illinois.edu

rob Rob Whiting
Degree(s) from: B.A., Modern Languages (Russian & Serbo-Croatian), Knox College;
M.A., Russian and Eastern European Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Political Geography, Cultural Geography, National Identity and Place in the Balkans
Advisor: David Wilson
Office: 237K Davenport Hall
Telephone: (217) 398-9547
E-mail: whiting [at] illinois.edu

 

Jessica Zinger Jessica Zinger
Degree(s) from: B.S., Physics & Geology, University of Michigan, 2009
Degree Sought: Ph.D.
Research Interests: River dynamics, Fluvial Geomorphology
Advisor: Jim Best
Office: 124 Davenport Hall
E-mail: zinger1 [at] illinois.edu