Faculty & Staff

In Memoriam: John B. Rehder, C.W. Minkel, Thomas J. Wilbanks

Tenure-Line Faculty

• Kalafsky, Ronald, (Department Head) Ph.D. – State University of New York at Buffalo, Professor
• Alderman, Derek, Ph.D. – University of Georgia, Professor
• Ellis, Kelsey, Ph.D. – Florida State University, Assistant Professor
• Foresta, Ronald, Ph.D. – Rutgers University, Professor
• Horn, Sally P., Ph.D. – University of California-Berkeley, Professor
• Kim, Hyun, Ph.D. – The Ohio State University, Associate Professor
• Li, Yingkui, Ph.D. – Peking University, Professor
• Muñoz, Isabel Solange, Ph.D. – University of Texas at Austin, Assistant Professor
• Nagle, Nicholas, Ph.D. – University of California-Santa Barbara, Associate Professor
• Raposo, Paulo, Ph,D, – The Pennsylvania State University, Assistant Professor
• Sharma, Madhuri, Ph.D. – The Ohio State University, Associate Professor
• Shaw, Shih-Lung, Ph.D. – The Ohio State University, Professor
• Tran, Liem, Ph.D. – University of Hawaii at Manoa, Professor

Lecturers

• Hinten, Melissa, (Director of Sustainability Program) Ph.D. – University of Oklahoma
• Norrell, Tracey, Ph.D. – University of Tennessee
• Sonnichsen, Tyler, Ph.D. – University of Tennessee

Joint Faculty Appointments with Oak Ridge National Laboratory

• Bhaduri, Budhendra, Ph.D. – Purdue University, Professor
• Stewart, Robert, Ph.D. – University of Tennessee, Assistant Professor

Adjunct & Affiliated Faculty

• • Bishop, Wade, University of Tennessee, School of Information Sciences. Associate Professor
  • Bekker, Matthew F. – Brigham Young University, Geography. Associate Professor
  • Benjamin, Stefanie K. – University of Tennessee, Retail, Hospitality & Tourism Management. Assistant Professor
  • Caffrey, Maria,  – University of Colorado, Geological Sciences.
  • Liu, Cheng, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Email: uil@ornl.gov)
  • Harbor, Jon, Purdue University, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.
  • Hargrove Jr., William W., USDA Forest Service
  • Heric, Matthew, President and CEO – IAVO.
  • Lane, Chad, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Maxwell, R. Stockton – Radford University, Geospatial Sciences, Associate Professor.
  • Meyers, Mike, UT County Technical Assistance Service
  • Orvis, Kenneth H.
  • Pavlowsky, Robert, Missouri State University
  • van Riemsdijk, Francois Micheline, Uppsala University, Associate Professor
  • Schroeder, Todd, US Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Knoxville TN, Adjunct Associate Professor
  • Wang, Dali , Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Washington-Allen, Robert, University of Nevada – Reno

  Emeritus Faculty

  • Aiken, Charles S., Ph.D. – University of Georgia
  • Bell, Thomas L., Ph.D – University of Iowa
  • Brinkman, Leonard W.,Jr., Ph.D.- University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Harden, Carol P., Ph.D. – University of Colorado
  • Pulsipher, Lydia, Ph.D. – Southern Illinois University
  • Ralston, Bruce, Ph.D. – Northwestern University

  Staff

  • Kurt Butefish, Program Coordinator, Tennessee Geographic Alliance, M.S. – University of Tennessee
  • Michael Camponovo, GIS Outreach Coordinator, M.S. University of New Mexico
  • Norma Galyon, Administrative Specialist II
  • Nathan McKinney, GIS Labs Manager
  • Connie Mroz, Accounting Specialist II, B.A. – University of Tennessee
  • Pamela Hope Sharpe, Business Manager, B.S. – University of Tennessee