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Department of Geosciences

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Dr. Mark J. Abolins

mabolins@mtsu.edu

Associate Professor, Geography and Geology. Structural geology, remote sensing,GIS.

A.B.,1992, University of California, Berkeley; M.S., 1996,  California Institute of Technology; Ph.D., 1999, California Institute of Technology. (1998)

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Dr. Patricia Boda

pboda@mtsu.edu

Assistant Professor,Geography and GIS

B.A. 1993, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; M.A. 1995, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; PhD. 2007, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Alan Brown

adbrown@mtsu.edu

Instructor, Geography and Geology. Hydrogeology, environmental geology

B.S. Geology, 1997, Illinois State University; M.S. Hydrogeology, 2002, Illinois State University

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Laura Collins

lcollins@mtsu.edu

Instructor, Geography and Geosciences

Master of Science in Geosciences (Geography and Geology), Mississippi State University (MSU), Starkville, MS, May 2005; Bachelor of Science in Geology with a minor in Biology, Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), Murfreesboro, TN, August 1998; Associate of Science in General Science, Tri-County Technical College (TCTC), Pendleton, SC, May 1994

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Dr. Joshua W. Cribb

cribb@mtsu.edu

Professor, Geography and Geology. Igneous petrology.

B.S.,1983, Vanderbilt University; M. S., 1986, George Washington University;Ph.D., 1992, Ohio State University. (1993).

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Dr. Hari P. Garbharran

garbharr@mtsu.edu

Professor, Geography and Geology. Environmental resource management.

B.A.,1976, University of Durham-Westville (South Africa); M.A., 1981, University of Natal (South Africa); Ph.D., 1989, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.(1994)

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Dr.Clayton D. Harris

cdharris@mtsu.edu

Associate Professor, Geography and Geology. Sedimentary geology.

B.A.,1981, Indiana University, Bloomington; M.S., 1987, Southern Illinois University,Carbondale; Ph.D., 1992, Indiana University, Bloomington. (1994)

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Dr. James A. Henry

jhenry@mtsu.edu

Professor, Geography and Geology. Physical geography, atmospheric science.

B.A.,1971, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., 1974, California State University, Long Beach; Ph.D., 1978, University of Kansas. (1998)

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Michael Westphal Hiett 

mhiett@mtsu.edu

Geology Lab Director; Introductory geology, hydrogeology.

B.S. Agriculture, 1977, B.S. Geology, 1985, Middle Tennessee State University; M.S. Hydrogeology, 1996, University of Kentucky

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Dr. Melissa K. Lobegeier

mlobeg@mtsu.edu

Assistant Professor, Geosciences. Paleontology.

B.Sc.,1994, University of Queensland;
B.Sc. (Hons), 1995, University of Queensland;
Ph.D., 2001, James Cook University.

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Dr. Thomas J. Nolan 

tnolan@mtsu.edu

Director: R.O. Fullerton Laboratory for Spatial Technology. Geographic Information Systems; military geography.

A.A.S. Forest and Wood Technology,1974; B.S. Forestry, 1978, University of Kentucky; M.S. Geography, 1992, University of Southern Mississippi (1994); Ph.D 2007 Geographic Information Science, Texas State University San Marcos.

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Dr. Paul J. O Farrell

pofarrel@mtsu.edu

Professor, Geography and Geology. Remote sensing, physical geography.

B.S.,1967; M.S., 1974, East Tennessee State University. (1989)

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Dr. Albert E. Ogden

aogden@mtsu.edu

Professor, Geography and Geology. Hydrogeology, karst geomorphology.

B.S.,1972, Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., 1976, West Virginia University.(1995)

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Dr. Christopher Schaney

cschaney@mtsu.edu

Assistant Professor, Geography and Geosciences, Human/Environment Interaction

B.A., 1996, Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA; M.A., 2003, West Virginia University; Ph.D., 2010, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

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Heather X. Volker

hvolker@mtsu.edu

Instuctor, Geosciences (Geography and Geology)

B.S.2002, Austin Peay State University; M.S. 2004, University of Memphis; Ph.D. 2010 (ABD) University of Memphis


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Karen Marie Wolfe

kwolfe@mtsu.edu

Secretary of the Department of Geosciences

Room 0325B Bldg KOM
MTSU Box 0009

B.A.,1984, David Lipscomb University. 

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Dr. Ronald L. Zawislak, Chair

rlz1@mtsu.edu

Professor,Geography and Geology; Department Chair. Exploration geophysics.

B.A.,1966; M.A.T., 1968, Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., 1980, University of Wyoming.(1988)

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