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Department of Geography

Graduate Students

Ph.D. Students

Headshot of Eleni Econopouly Econopouly, Eleni
Email:  elenie@email.sc.edu
Advisor:  Nagel
Research:  Social movements, alter-globalization, crisis adaptation
Headshot of Elandé Engelbrecht Engelbrecht, Elandé
Email:  elande.eng@sc.edu
Advisor:  Ellis
Research:  Coastal geomorphology, shoreline changes, GIS, remote sensing
Headshot of Margot Habets
Habets, Margot
Email:  MHABETS@email.sc.edu
Advisor:  Cutter
Research:  Hazards, long-term recovery
Headshot of Youngjae Kim Kim,  Youngjae
Email:  yk4@email.sc.edu
Advisor:  Ellis
Research:  Coastal geomorphology, sediment transport, UAS applications, remote sensing
Headshot of Nelson Kowu Kowu, Nelson
Email:  nkowu@email.sc.edu
Advisor:  Hardy
Research:  Socio-environmental systems, environmental justice, climate change adaptation
Headshot of Bianca Malkoc Malkoc, Bianca
Email:  bmalkoc@email.sc.edu
Advisor:  DeBoom
Research:  Political ecology, legal and political geography, coastal infrastructure 
Headshot of Benjamin Marosites Marosites, Benjamin
Email:  marosite@email.sc.edu
Advisor:  Hiscox
Research:  Boundary layer meteorology and instrumentation
Headshot of Mike Mewborne Mewborne, Michael
Email:  mewbornj@mailbox.sc.edu
Advisor:  Barnes
Research:  Food, place, equity, urban landscapes
Headshot of Olarewaju Omomeji Omomeji, Olarewaju
Email:  oomomeji@email.sc.edu
Advisor:  Carbone
Research:  Climate change, extreme heat, urban climatology, GIS & remote sensing
Headshot of Haofeng Tan Tan, Haofeng
Email:  haofeng.tan@sc.edu
Advisor:  C. Wang
Research:  GeoAI, urban informatics, geospatial analysis, remote sensing
Headshot of Jill Thornton Thornton, Jill
Email:  jillt@email.sc.edu
Advisor:  Nagel
Research:  Political geography, migration and refugees, humanitarianism, critical geographies of religion
Headshot of Jacob Watters Watters, Jacob
Email:  wattersj@mailbox.sc.edu
Advisor:   S. Wang
Research:  Public infrastructure & transportation, administrative logistics
Headshot of Weiyi Zhao Zhao, Weiyi
Email:  weiyiz@email.sc.edu
Advisor:  Cutter
Research:  Remote sensing, GeoAI, GIS, hazards



Master's Students

Barone, Olivia
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Headshot of Pengyu Chen Chen, Pengyu
Email:  pengyuc@email.sc.edu
Advisor:  S. Wang
Research:   Geospatial data analysis; GeoAI; IoT in Smart City
Headshot of Suzan Edwards Edwards, Suzan
Email:  se27@email.sc.edu
Advisor:  Cutter
Research:  Community resilience to terrorism, risk methodology
Headshot of Jocelyn Falkenstine Falkenstine, Jocelyn
Email:  falkensj@email.sc.edu
Advisor:  Hardy
Research:  Privatization of conservation, ecosystem flows, environmental justice, microclimatology
Headhsot of Jessica Flach Flach, Jessica
Email:  jflach@email.sc.edu
Advisor:  Nagel
Research:  Critical cultural geography, tourism, world-making
headshot of Karen G. Hardison Hardison, Karen G.
Email:  karengh@email.sc.edu
Advisor:  Kupfer
Research:  Climate, adaptation, resilience, ecology
Headshot of Jenna Haver Haver, Jenna
Email:  jlhaver@email.sc.edu
Advisor:  Kneas
Research:  Political ecology, environmental policy, energy transitions
Headshot of Maggie Kemp Kemp, Erin (Maggie)
Email:  ekemp@email.sc.edu
Advisor:  Cutter
Research:  Coastal hazards, emergency management
Headshot of Joseph McGuinn McGuinn, Joseph
Email:  jmcguinn@email.sc.edu
Advisor:  C. Wang
Research:  Remote sensing, aerial photography, harmful algal blooms
Headshot of Madison Nordberg Nordberg, Madison
Email:  nordberm@email.sc.edu
Advisor:  Hiscox
Research:  Heat adaptation, climate change, social vulnerability
Olsen, Ethan
Email:  jeolsen@email.sc.edu
Advisor: 
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Headshot of Amanda Rahimian Rahimian, Amanda
Email:  rahimian@email.sc.edu
Advisor:  Carbone
Research:  Climate change, natural hazards and climate extremes, climate policy
Swaney, Lalon
Email:  SwaneyL@dnr.sc.gov
Advisor:  C. Wang
Research:  GIS, remote sensing, cultural heritage at risk
Headshot of Gwyneth Waddington Waddington, Gwyneth
Email:  waddingg@email.sc.edu
Advisor:  Cutter
Research:  Environmental hazards, social vulnerability, community resilience

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