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Faculty & Staff
The department includes six full-time professors and several adjunct professors with expertise in particular specialties that are important to our programs. The faculty members represent a wide variety of expertise and experience in all parts of the world.
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Ms. Brenda Flint Ms. Crowley is our department's office manager. She is
responsible for budgets and many of the other details that keep both
departments functioning. She can help students with questions about our
programs to find the appropriate faculty member or campus office. |
Full Time Geography Faculty |
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Dr. Robert Amey "My research interests have included the problem of siting waste management facilities in the US (for low-level radioactive waste) and in Ireland (regional management of municipal sanitary wastes). More recently, I am focused on urban planning, with primary interests in affordable housing concerns, undesirable facilities location and the concepts of the “new urbanism” – reconsidering the exclusive-use zoning practices of the past. I want my students to find their own ideas to find the balance that blends the peacefulness of a small town life (the idealized “New England town” ) and the buzz of an urban pace (the social and economic diversity of city neighborhoods) into healthy social, economic, built and natural environments by integrating their academic experience with working knowledge of planning issues faced by the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District, Old Colony Planning Council and local planning boards in Bridgewater and Brockton." |
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Darcy Boellstorff http://webhost.bridgew.edu/dboellstorff x1461 |
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Dr. Sandra L. Clark "Science begs to be done in the great outdoors. For the past two summers, I’ve worked in a mentoring and research program with our students and other faculty from chemistry and biology in the National Council for Undergraduate Research (NCUR)/Lancy program. We tackled serious environmental and water quality issues dealing with the Taunton River Watershed employing both field and lab research. The fruits of this research carries directly over into the classroom. In my Air Photo Interpretation and Remote Sensing course we will assess the accuracy of a portion of the state’s current Taunton River data base, and in Senior Seminar all our majors' skills will be applied to an investigation of the Taunton River’s status for potential inclusion in the federal Wild and Scenic Rivers program." |
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Dr. Vernon Domingo "My research interest focuses on water supplies and water systems in both western societies as well as in the Third World. I am also a strong believer in the outreach that college faculty can do in the community. I am a member of SEMAGNET (Southeastern Massachusetts Geography Network), a teacher-focused organization that works with teachers and K-12 students to improve the quality of geography teaching and learning. In addition, I am the director of SEMGEC (Southeast Massachusetts Global Education Center) based at BSC. We present workshops and lectures that help introduce global perspectives in classroom teaching and we also sponsor annual Geography Fair, an event that attracts about 150 mostly middle school students to the college campus." |
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Dr. James Hayes-Bohanan Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1998 "I first became a geographer after learning about the clearing of tropical rain forests in the Brazilian Amazon. This led me to build a career in environmental geography, and along the way I have studied soil erosion in Ohio, volunteered for several environmental organizations, and worked as a consultant on environmental hazards throughout the United States. When it came time to go to the Amazon, I chose Rondônia, which has experienced some of the most rapid forest clearing in the world and which is now home to an energetic and diverse human population. At Bridgewater State College, my growing experience with the New England environment, urban Brazil, and the coffee industry allow me to bring a world of experience with the environment to my students. " |
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Dr. Robert Hellström "I am a microclimatologist specializing in the role of atmospheric forcing on the evolution of polar ice sheets and seasonal snow cover. In 1996, this research brought me to the South Pole where I extracted snow and ice cores to reconstruct past climates. My current research involves integrating computer simulations and field measurements to detect weather patterns that lead to abrupt warming of the atmosphere. I have also established a new automated weather station at BSC that provides real-time weather conditions over the Internet and I am currently building a wind tunnel laboratory to study fluid dynamics of the atmosphere. These new facilities will provide more research opportunities for physics, aviation, earth science, and geography students at BSC." |
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Dr. Madhu Rao "My practical experience adds value to the teaching and learning environment within the classroom both in the technical and cultural elements of Geography. Having been intensely involved in the application of Geographic Information Systems and advanced quantitative analytical techniques such as recursive and non-recursive path models and linear structural equations (LISREL) to regional development, I endeavor to continue my research in these areas with the active involvement of students in projects related to these fields. I also offer consulting services in geo-technology to several reputed public and private organizations, which keeps my finger on the pulse of current topical concerns in the field of geography." |
Visiting Lecturers |
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Mr. Philip D. Birge-Liberman B.S., Geography, Bridgewater State College, 1997 M.A., Geography, Western Michigan University, 1999 Ph.D., Geography, Syracuse University, in progress phil.birge-liberman@bridgew.edu x1390 Mr. Birge-Liberman is currently teaching human geography in the ES&G Department. His dissertation research is on Boston's historic Emerald Necklace public lands. |
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Mr. Peter Fletcher Mr. Fletcher is retired from US Department of Agriculture, with 30 years of field experience in soils, and now does consulting for government agencies, teaching through UMass, and training for state employees. He is the author of the soil survey of Barnstable County. He teaches a popular course on soil identification for the department. |
| Dr. Shahram Shadbash Ph.D., International Relations and History, Boston University, 1994 shahram.shadbash@bridgew.edu x1390 Dr. Shadbash is currently teaching geography of the developing world. |
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