Conversation with a Geographer

Denielle Perry, PhD, is an associate professor in the School of Earth and Sustainability at Northern Arizona University. As an expert in the geography of rivers and other water resources, she directs of the school's Free-flowing River Lab. Hosted by Mike DeVivo. Recorded June 20, 2024, by the IT Media Technologies department of Grand Rapids Community College.

Rebecca Lave, PhD, is Associate Dean for Social and Historical Sciences as well as a professor of geography at Indiana University Bloomington, where her work bridges human, physical, economic, and political geography. She is the most recent past president of the American Association of Geographers. Hosted by Mike DeVivo. Recorded June 19, 2024, by the IT Media Technologies department of Grand Rapids Community College.

Kendra McSweeney, PhD, is Professor and Distinguished Scholar in the Department of Geography at The Ohio State University. She focuses primarily on human-environment interaction, presently in Central America. Hosted by Mike DeVivo. Recorded June 19, 2024, by the IT Media Technologies department of Grand Rapids Community College.

Alexander Murphy, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Geography at the University of Oregon, where he held the Rippey Chair in Liberal Arts and Sciences from 1998-2019. He specializes in political, cultural, and environmental geography, particularly in Europe and the Middle East. He is a past president of the American Association of Geographers and currently Senior Vice President of the American Geographical Society. Hosted by Mike DeVivo. Recorded June 18, 2024, by the IT Media Technologies department of Grand Rapids Community College.

Scott Warren, PhD, is a cultural geographer and humanitarian aid worker living in the border town of Ajo, Arizona. He was arrested in 2018 for allegedly harboring unauthorized migrants while working with No More Deaths / No Más Muertes, a group that aims to prevent the deaths of migrants crossing the Sonora Desert. Hosted by Mike DeVivo. Recorded June 17, 2024, by the IT Media Technologies department of Grand Rapids Community College.

Susan Hanson, PhD, is a Distinguished University Professor Emerita of the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University. As an urban geographer and a pioneer for women in the field, she has been the president of the American Association of Geographers and editor of four geographic journals as well as the International Encyclopedia of Behavioral and Social Sciences. She now serves on numerous advisory boards for the National Research Council. Hosted by Mike DeVivo. Recorded June 18, 2024, by the IT Media Technologies department of Grand Rapids Community College.

MaryAnne Flier is an alumna of Grand Rapids Community College and now the Cross-Cultural Community Manager of Treetops Collective, a nonprofit that helps refugee women flourish in their new communities in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Hosted by her geography professor, Mike DeVivo. Recorded June 19, 2024, by the IT Media Technologies department of GRCC.

Richard McCluskey, PhD, is Associate Professor and Chair of the Geography Department at Aquinas College, where he teaches primarily human and cultural geography courses. His research interests have included the automobile industry and immigrant groups in the US. Hosted by Mike DeVivo. Recorded June 17, 2024, but the IT Media Technologies department of Grand Rapids Community College.

Jason E. VanHorn, PhD, is a professor of geography and Director of the Master of Science in GIScience Program at Calvin University. His specialties include cartography, geographical information systems (GIS), and the geography of terrorism. Hosted by Mike DeVivo. Recorded June 17, 2024, by the IT Media Technologies department of Grand Rapids Community College.

Jon Harbor, PhD, is a professor emeritus in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences as well as a senior advisor to the provost at Purdue University. He has focused primarily on glacial geomorphology and educational research. Hosted by Mike DeVivo. Recorded May 16, 2024, by the IT Media Technologies department of Grand Rapids Community College.