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[Effective FALL 2008]
Physical Sciences and Techniques |
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| Cultural Sciences and Techniques | |
Ph.D. (Arizona)
Environment, Ethics, Law, Policy
Email:
john.all@wku.edu |
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Ph.D. (Louisiana State)
Appalachia, Cultural, GIS, Economic
Email: katie.algeo@wku.edu | |
Aaron Celestian [2007]
Ph.D. (Stony Brook, NY)
Crystallography, materials characterization
Email: aaron.celestian@wku.edu |
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| William Blackburn [2003]

M.S. (Western Kentucky)
Extended Campus [Glasgow] Instructor
Meteorology, Physical/Cultural Geography, Kentucky
Email: will.blackburn@wku.edu | |
Margaret Crowder [2002]

M.S. (Florida)
Historical Geology, Oceanography
Email:
margaret.crowder@wku.edu |
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MSc. (Western Kentucky), GISP
GIS, Spatial Planning, GIS Facilities Manager
Email: kevin.cary@wku.edu | |
Gregory Goodrich [2005]
Ph.D. (Arizona State)
Statistical Climatology, Synoptic Meteorology, Drought
Email: gregory.goodrich@wku.edu |
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| Scott Dobler [2000]

M.Sc. (Bowling Green State, Ohio)
K-12 Education, Synoptic Climatology.
Co-Coordinator-Kentucky Geographical Alliance
Email: scott.dobler@wku.edu | |
Lee Florea [2008]
Ph.D. (South Florida)
Hydrogeology, Karst Systems, Water Resources
Email: lee.florea@wku.edu |
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| Josh Durkee[2008]

Ph.D. (Georgia)
Mesoscale Meteorology, Synoptic Climatology.
Email: joshua.durkee@wku.edu | |
Ph.D. (Virginia)
Geomorphology, Hydrology, Karst Landforms
Director: Hoffman Environmental Research Institute
Director: Center for Cave and Karst Studies
Email: chris.groves@wku.edu |
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| 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 | |
Kenneth W. Kuehn [1984]
Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State)
Coal Petrology, Coal Geology, Stratigraphy
Email: kenneth.kuehn@wku.edu |
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| 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
Email: michael.may@wku.edu |
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M.S. (Western Kentucky)
Environment and Society, Planning
Email: debbie.kreitzer@wku.edu | |

Ph.D. (Oklahoma)
Climatology, Meteorology, GIS Modeling
Asst. Director: Kentucky Climate Center
Asst. Director: Kentucky MesoNet
Email: rezaul.mahmood@wku.edu |
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| 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 |
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| Jun Yan[2004]

Ph.D. (Buffalo)
GIScience, Geovisualization,
Urban-Regional Analysis,
Transportation, Spatial Quantitative Methods
Email: jun.yan@wku.edu
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Ph.D. (U.Mass)
Petrology, Mineralogy.
email: andrew.wulff@wku.edu |
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| Kolson Schlosser [2007]

Ph.D. (Penn State)
Cultural, Resources
Visiting Assistant Professor, 2007-08
Email: kolson.schlosser@wku.edu | |
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M.S. (Western Kentucky)
Globalization, Ethics, Ecology
Email: daniel.reader@wku.edu | |
Optional Retired, Adjunct, and Emeritus Teaching Faculty
Physical Sciences and Techniques |
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| Environmental Science, Techniques | |
Nicholas C. Crawford [OR] [1976]
Ph.D. (Clark)
Hydrology, Groundwater, Karst Studies
Email:
nicholas.crawford@wku.edu
Optional Retired |
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| James M. Bingham [OR] [1965]
M.S. (Memphis)
Economic, Location Theory, Planning
Email: james.bingham@wku.edu
Optional Retired | |
Glen Conner (Emeritus) [1976]
M.S. (Western Kentucky)
Meteorology; State Climatologist Emeritus
Email:
glen.conner@wku.edu |
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| L. Michael Trapasso [OR][1980]
Ph.D. (Indiana State)
Meteorology, Applied Climatology, Remote Sensing
Director Emeritus: WKU Weather Station
Email: michael.trapasso@wku.edu | |
Richard Scott [Adjunct] [2001]
M.A. (Western Kentucky)
Physical Geology
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| Barry S. Stephens [Adjunct] [1993]
M.A. (Western Kentucky)
Kentucky, North America, Resources
Owensboro Regional Center
Email: barry.stephens@kctcs.edu | |
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| Clere, David [Adjunct] [1985]
Ph.D. (Indiana)
North America, Environment
Elizabethtown/Ft Knox Regional Center
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Brian Howard [Adjunct] [2006]
M.S. (Western Kentucky)
Urban, Planning, GIS, North America
Owensboro Regional Center |
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| 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 |
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Ed.D. Louisiana Tech
Geographic Education
Coordinator - Kentucky Geographical Alliance
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Graduate Student Instructors
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| | Crystal Bergman [2007]
M.S. (Western Kentucky) Graduate Student
Meteorology, Climatology
Email: crystal.bergman@wku.edu | |
Department Staff
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| Wendy DeCroix [2001]
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| Sead Dzelil [2006]
Student Computer Assistant
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Beth Peak [2007]
Department Student Assistant |
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| Ruth Cornelius[2006]
Department Office Assistant | |

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