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New Mexico State University
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Geography

Geography Faculty

Dr. Christopher P. Brown, Department Head, Associate Professor

B.A. Economics (Honors), San Diego State University, 1986
M.A. Geography, Michigan State University, 1991
Ph.D. Geography; San Diego State University/University of California at Santa Barbara, 1998

Specialties: US-Mexico border environmental and water research, GIS and geo-spatial tools, comparative environmental analysis

Phone # (575) 646-1892
Office: Breland Hall, Room 149
E-mail: brownchr@nmsu.edu

 

  Dr. Michaela Buenemann, Assistant Professor  

B. A. Geography, Spanish, Media Sciences. Universität-Gesamthochschule Paderborn, Germany, 1999
Ph.D. Geography, University of Oklahoma, 2007

Specialties: Remote sensing, GIS, Land change science, Landscape ecology, Drylands

Phone # (575) 646-3509
Office: Breland Hall, Room 139
E-mail: elabuen@nmsu.edu

 

 

  Dr. Carol L. Campbell, Associate Professor  

B.S. Wildlife, Humboldt State University, 1998
Master of Applied Geography, New Mexico State University, 2002
Ph.D. Geography, University of California, Los Angeles, 2005

Specialties: Biogeography, Avian ecology, Remote sensing and GIS

Phone # (575) 646-5461
Office: Breland Hall, Room 143
E-mail: geobird@nmsu.edu

 

 

  Dr. Robert J. Czerniak, Full Professor  

B.A. Wayne State University, 1972
M.A. Wayne State University, 1974
Ph.D. University of Colorado, 1979

Specialties: Land use, Community development, Urban geography, Transportation planning

Phone # (575) 646-2815
Office: Breland Hall, Room 146
E-mail: rczernia@nmsu.edu

 

 

  Dr. Michael N. DeMers, Full Professor  

B.S. University of North Dakota,1974
M.S. University of North Dakota, 1980
Ph.D. University of Kansas, 1985
OTLC New Mexico State University, 2007

Specialties: GIS, Landscape ecology

Phone # (575) 496-5231
Office: Breland Hall, Room 141
E-mail: demers01@gmail.com

 

 

  Dr. Daniel P. Dugas, Assistant Professor  

B.S. Geology, University of Southwest Louisianaa,1981
M.S. Geology, Geography, Anthropology, University of Oregon, 1989
Ph.D. Geography, University of Oregon, 1993

Specialties: Geomorphology

Phone # (575) 646-1045
Office: Breland Hall, Room 148
E-mail: ddugas@nmsu.edu

 

 

  Dr. John B. Wright, Full Professor  

B.A. University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1973
M.A. University of Montana, 1976
Ph.D. California-Berkley, 1990

Specialties: Cultural geography, Environmental planning, Biogeography

Phone # (575) 646-4806
Office: Breland Hall, Room 145
E-mail: jowright@nmsu.edu