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Degree &
Certificate
Programs

Geography B.S.
Extended Geography; Geographic Education; Geographic Information Management (GIS);
Remote Sensing

Public Planning B.S.
Land Use Planning;
Environmental Planning; Tourism & Recreation Planning; GIS & Planning; American Indian Planning

Parks & Recreation Management
B.S. & Certificate

M.S. Applied Geospatial Sciences

Geographic Information Certificate

Park Ranger Training Program

Master of
Administration:
Community Planning

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Northern Arizona University
Geography, Planning and Recreation

GEOGRAPHY, PLANNING, and RECREATION FACULTY

G. Lenn Berlin, Ph.D., Regents’ Professor (B.S., Clarion State College; M.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee 1970) Remote sensing, Arid lands, Geomorphology, natural hazards. NAU 1969–81, and since 1987. [Tel: 928-523-6566, <Lenn.Berlin {at} nau.edu>, Office: SBS West / Bld 70, Room 248]

Carolyn M. Daugherty, Ph.D., Professor (B.S., M.S., Ohio State University-Columbus; Ph.D., Arizona State University 1987) Rural and small town planning, Site planning, and Environmental resource planning. NAU since 1995. [Tel: 928-523-0984, <Carolyn.Daugherty {at} nau.edu>, Office: SBS West / Bld 70, Room 252]

Aaron Divine, Lecturer (B.S., M.S., Northern Arizona University 2004) Outdoor recreation. [Tel: 928-523-7835, <aaron.devine {at} nau.edu>, Office: SBS West / Bld 70, Room 268]

Kathy Eissinger, M.Ed., Lecturer and Director of Park Ranger Training Program (B.S., M. Ed. Texas A & M University 1988) Park ranger training, Cultural resource protection. NAU since 2008. [Tel: 928-523-8242, <kathy.eissinger {at} nau.edu>, Office: SBS West / Bld 70, Room 256]

Pamela Foti, Ph.D., Professor, and Department Chair (B.S., Ohio State University; M.S., University of Nevada–Reno; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin 1988) Forest recreation; Outdoor recreation research, expeditions, user studies, and impact analysis; Park and recreation agencies, structure and policy. NAU since 1987. [Tel: 928-523-6196, <Pam.Foti {at} nau.edu>, Office: SBS West / Bld 70, Room 260]

Charles Hammersley, Ph.D., Professor, and Parks and Recreation Management Program Coordinator (B.S., University of Florida; M.Ed., Georgia State University; Ph.D., University of New Mexico 1988) Community and commercial recreation. NAU since 1997. [Tel: 928-523-6655, <Charles.Hammersley {at} nau.edu>, Office: SBS West / Bld 70, Room 264]

Ruihong 'Ray' Huang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor (B.S., Hunan Normal University, China; M.S., Zhongshan University, China; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 2003) Geographic information systems, Spatial statistics, Urban transportation planning, Land-use planning, Geomorphology. NAU since 2003. [Tel: 928-523-8219, Office: SBS West / Bld 70, Room 240]

R. Dawn Hawley, Ph.D., Professor (B.A., Baylor University; M.A., University of Nebraska–Omaha; Ph.D., Arizona State University 1994) Public Land Policy, Economic Geography, Urban Geography, GIS. NAU since 1991. [Tel: 928-523-1251, <Judith.Hammersley {at} nau.edu>, Office: SBS West / Bld 70, Room 254]

Christina B. Kennedy, Ph.D., Professor, and Geography Programs Coordinator (B.A., University of California; M.A., Ph.D., University of Arizona 1989) Landscape studies, Environmental perception, Geography of film, Resource management, Environmental studies. NAU since 1995. [Tel: 928-523-0983, <tina.kennedy {at} nau.edu>, Office: SBS West / Bld 70, Room 244]

Alan A. Lew, Ph.D., AICP, Professor (B.A., University of Hawaii–Hilo; M.A., M.U.P., Ph.D., University of Oregon 1986) Tourism studies, Urban planning, East and Southeast Asia, Social media, Distance education; Editor-in-chief, Tourism Geographies journal; Graduate Program Coordinator for the M.S. Applied Geospatial Sciences, Graduate GIS Certificate, and Community Planning emphasis in the Master of Administration degree. NAU since 1986. [Tel: 928-523-6570, <alan.lew {at} nau.edu>, Office: SBS West / Bld 70, Room 230]

Mark Manone, M.A., Instructor, (B.S., Northern Arizona University; M.A., Northern Arizona University 2008), GIS, Remote Sensing, Fluvial Geomorphology, Science Education.  NAU since 1994. [Tel: 928-523-9159, <mark.manone {at} nau.edu>, Office: SBS West / Bld 70, Room 250]

Judith Montoya, M.A., Senior Lecturer (B.A., Western New Mexico University; M.A., University of New Mexico 1985) Community and commercial recreation, Inclusive recreation. NAU since 2002. [Tel: 928-523-8523, <Judith.Montoya {at} nau.edu>, Office: SBS West / Bld 70, Room 258]

Thomas W. Paradis, Ph.D., Professor, and NAU Director of Assessment (B.S., Pennsylvania State University–University Park; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign 1997) Cultural and historical geography, Rural and urban development, tourism, Historic preservation, Cartography, United States and world geography. NAU Director of Assessment. NAU since 1997. [Tel: 928-523-5853, <thomas.paradis {at} nau.edu>, Peterson Hall, Bld 22, Office: SBS West / Bld 70, Room 322]

Erik Schiefer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, (B.S., Wilfrid Laurier University; M.S., Ph.D., University of British Columbia 2009) Watershed Geomorphology, Physical Limnology, GIS. NAU since 2009 [Tel: 928-523-6535, <Erik.Schiefer {at} nau.edu>, Office: SBS West/Building 70, Room 242]

James L. Sell, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor (B.A., M.A., California State University–Fresno; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1983) Cultural geography, Environment/behavior/design, Landscape perception and planning, Citizen participation, Environmental and geographic education, United States. NAU since 2005. [Tel: 928-523-6790, <Jim.Sell {at} nau.edu>, Office: SBS West / Bld 70, Room 246]

More Information about our Faculty

• Academic Advisors for Undergraduate Majors in Geography, Planning and Recreation
• Academic Advisors for Graduate Students in the MS Geospatial Sciences program
• Committees and Service Activities of Geography, Planning and Recreation Faculty
• Faculty Publications available for download

Emeritus, Adjunct, Part-Time and Other Affiliated Faculty

Samantha Arundel, Ph.D. (Arizona State University); Climate change, Plant geography, Arid Southwest, GIS and spatial modelling, and Remote sensing.

Pat Chavez, B.S., M.S. (Northern Arizona University); USGS Physical Scientist (retired); Adjunct Research Professor, Remote Senseing.

Robert O. Clark, Ph.D. (University of Denver); Emeritus Professor. Geomorphology, Climatology, Meteorology, Arid Lands, Cartography, Anglo-America, and World. [Tel: 928-523-1321, <robert.clark {at} nau.edu>, Office: SBS West / Bld 70, Room 255]

Philip A. Davis, Jr., Ph.D. (University of Kentucky); Research Geologist-USGS; Adjunct Professor. Remote Sensing, Environmental Geology, GIS.

Leland R. Dexter, Ph.D. GISP, Emeritus Professor, (B.S., M.S., Northern Arizona University; Ph.D., University of Colorado–Boulder 1986) GIS, Computer Cartography, Geomorphology, Climatology, and Highland Geography. [Email: Lee.Dexter {at} nau.edu]

Neil Gullickson, B.A., B.S. (Northern Arizona University); Planner, City of Flagstaff; Instructor. Physical Planning, Urban Design, and Planning Practice.

William Ring, J.D. (University of Arizona); Private practice lawyer; Instructor. Land Use Law, Zoning and Planning, Regulatory Approvals.

Stanley W. Swarts, Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles); Emeritus Professor. Geomorphology, Climatology, Soils, Land Use Planning, America Southwest, Arid Lands, and Cartography.

Harry Tsutsui, Ph.D. (Oregon State University); Emeritus Professor. Physical Geography, Climatology.

George A. Van Otten, Ph.D. (Oregon State University); Dean of Advanced Training and Education, Army Intelligence School, Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Emeritus Professor. Rural Resource Management, Cultural, Economic, and Agricultural Geography, Geopolitics, Native Americans, and Rural Planning.  

Kim William Watson, B.S. (Ohio State University); Supervisory Park Ranger, National Park Service; Instructor. Public Land and Environmental Planning, Long Range Planning, Resource Protection, Visitor Management and Education.