Physical Sciences and Techniques

Cultural and Environmental Sciences

Aaron Celestian [2007]

Ph.D. (Stony Brook, NY)
Crystallography, materials characterization
Email: aaron.celestian@wku.edu

John D. All [2002] [ON SABBATICAL FALL 2009]

Ph.D. (Arizona)
Environment, Ethics, Law, Policy
Email: john.all@wku.edu

Margaret Crowder [2002]

M.S. (Florida)
Historical Geology, Oceanography
Email: margaret.crowder@wku.edu

Katie Algeo [2001]

Ph.D. (Louisiana State)
Appalachia, Cultural, GIS, Economic
Email: katie.algeo@wku.edu

Josh Durkee [2008]

Ph.D. (Georgia)
Mesoscale Meteorology, Synoptic Climatology.
Email: joshua.durkee@wku.edu

William Blackburn [2003]

M.S. (Western Kentucky)
Extended Campus [Glasgow] Instructor
Meteorology, Physical/Cultural Geography, Kentucky
Email: will.blackburn@wku.edu

Xingang Fan [2009]

Ph.D. (Lanzhou, China)
Climate Modeling, forecasting, soil moisture
Email: xingang.fan@wku.edu

Kevin Cary [2002]

MSc. (Western Kentucky), GISP
GIS, Spatial Planning, GIS Facilities Manager
Email: kevin.cary@wku.edu

Lee Florea [2008]

Ph.D. (South Florida)
Hydrogeology, Karst Systems, Water Resources
Email: lee.florea@wku.edu

Scott Dobler [2000]

M.Sc. (Bowling Green State, Ohio)
K-12 Education, Synoptic Climatology.
Co-Coordinator-Kentucky Geographical Alliance
Email: scott.dobler@wku.edu

Gregory Goodrich [2005]

Ph.D. (Arizona State)
Statistical Climatology, Synoptic Meteorology, Drought
Meteorology Program Leader
Email: gregory.goodrich@wku.edu

Stuart A. Foster [1988]

Ph.D. (Ohio State)
Quantitative Methods, Location Analysis, GIS
State Climatologist
Director: Kentucky Climate Center
Director: Kentucky MesoNet
Email: stuart.foster@wku.edu

Christopher Groves [1991]

Ph.D. (Virginia)
Geomorphology, Hydrology, Karst Landforms
Director: Hoffman Environmental Research Institute
Director: Center for Cave and Karst Studies
Email: chris.groves@wku.edu

Margaret "Peggy" Gripshover[2009]

Ph.D. (Tennessee, Knoxville)
Cultural, Economic, Regional Geography
Email: margaret.gripshover@wku.edu

Kenneth W. Kuehn [1984]

Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State)
Coal Petrology, Coal Geology, Stratigraphy
Email: kenneth.kuehn@wku.edu

David J. Keeling [1993]
Department Head [2001]

Ph.D. (Oregon)
Latin America, World Cities, Transport
Globalization, and Europe
National Councilor- American Geographical Society
Email: david.keeling@wku.edu

Michael T. May [1996]

Ph.D. (Indiana)
Environmental Geology, Surficial Processes, Sedimentary Petrology
Geology Program Leader
Email: michael.may@wku.edu

Debbie Kreitzer [1999]

M.S. (Western Kentucky)
Environment and Society, Planning
Email: debbie.kreitzer@wku.edu

Rezaul Mahmood [2001] [ON SABBATICAL FALL 2009]

Ph.D. (Oklahoma)
Climatology, Meteorology, GIS Modeling
Asst. Director: Kentucky Climate Center
Asst. Director: Kentucky MesoNet
Email: rezaul.mahmood@wku.edu

Daniel Reader [2005]

M.S. (Western Kentucky)
Globalization, Ethics, Ecology
Email: daniel.reader@wku.edu

Jason Polk [2009]

Ph.D. (South Florida)
Karst, Climate Change, Environmental Policy
Email: jason.polk@wku.edu

Amy Seymour [2007]

M.S. (Western Kentucky)
Physical and Cultural
Extended Campus Instructor
Email: amy.seymour@wku.edu

Fred Siewers [1998]

Ph.D. (Illinois)
Sedimentology, stratigraphy, paleontology, and geochemistry
Email: fred.siewers@wku.edu

Jun Yan [2004]

Ph.D. (Buffalo)
GIScience, Geovisualization,
Urban-Regional Analysis,
Transportation, Spatial Quantitative Methods
Email: jun.yan@wku.edu

Andrew Wulff [2002]

Ph.D. (U.Mass)
Petrology, Mineralogy.
email: andrew.wulff@wku.edu

Physical Sciences and Techniques

Environmental Science, Techniques

Nicholas C. Crawford [TR] [1976]

Ph.D. (Clark)
Hydrology, Groundwater, Karst Studies
Email: nicholas.crawford@wku.edu
Transitional Retired

James M. Bingham [IN MEMORIAM 1941-2009] [1965]

M.S. (Memphis)
Economic, Location Theory, Planning

Glen Conner (Emeritus) [1976]

M.S. (Western Kentucky)
Meteorology; State Climatologist Emeritus
Email: glen.conner@wku.edu

L. Michael Trapasso [TR] [1980]

Ph.D. (Indiana State)
Meteorology, Applied Climatology, Remote Sensing
Director Emeritus: WKU Weather Station
Email: michael.trapasso@wku.edu

Thomas L. Bell [Adjunct] [2009]

Ph.D. (Iowa)
Cultural Geography, Urban, Music

Barry S. Stephens [Adjunct] [1993]

M.A. (Western Kentucky)
Kentucky, North America, Resources
Owensboro Regional Center
Email: barry.stephens@kctcs.edu

Jennifer M. Cole [Adjunct] [2009]

Ph.D. (Stony Brook)
Sedimentary Carbonates, Historical Geology

Clere, David [Adjunct] [1985]

Ph.D. (Indiana)
North America, Environment
Elizabethtown/Ft Knox Regional Center

Brian Howard [Adjunct] [2006]

M.S. (Western Kentucky)
Urban, Planning, GIS, North America
Owensboro Regional Center

Rick Toomey [Adjunct] [2005]

Ph.D. (UT Austin)
Environmental Education.
Director: Mammoth Cave
International Center for
Science and Learning
Email: rick.toomey@wku.edu

Patricia Kambesis [Adjunct] [2004]

M.S. (Western Kentucky)
Cave Cartography, Earth Science
Assistant Director, Hoffman Institute
Email: pat.kambesis@wku.edu

Kay Gandy [2007]

Ed.D. Louisiana Tech
Geographic Education
Coordinator - Kentucky Geographical Alliance

Nathan "Jess" Cary [2008]

M.S. (Western Kentucky) Graduate Student
Geopolitics, Migration, Culture
Email: nathan.cary670@wku.edu

Samantha Kramer [2007]

M.S. (Western Kentucky) Graduate Student
Materials Science, Geology
Email: samantha.kramer@wku.edu

Scott Russell [2008]

M.S. (Western Kentucky) Graduate Student
Geology
Email: scot.russell277@wku.edu