Geography

» Chris Brehme receives 2-year award from SeaGrant to study lobster fishing and endangered whale interaction

cbrehme — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:40:02 +0000

Chris Brehme, Assistant Professor in the Geography Department, is part of a multi-partner collaboration led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution that received a two-year award from the Northeast SeaGrant Consortium to analyze the potential interaction between endangered whales and lobster gear along the Maine coast. Other partners include the Institute for Broadening Participation, Maine Lobstermen’s Association and New England Aquarium.

Heather Tetrault of Maine Lobstermen's Assocation and a Maine lobster fisherman document fishing areas

With the help of geography major Amy Curran, Chris is using Geographic Information Systems
to analyze information collected at small meetings in dozens of fishing harbors. At these meetings, lobstermen use paper charts and pens to indicate the location and timing of trap placement. These data will be combined with whale sightings information as part of a risk reduction model that the researchers hope will inform a more balanced approach to conservation management.

» Professor Rydant teaches at University of Salzburg, Austria

cbrehme — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:27:09 +0000

Professor Rydant has returned from Austria where he taught and conducted research at the University of Salzburg. During their spring semester he offered two courses in the Department of Geography and Geology: a graduate course in Natural Resource and Waste Management on a Global Base and a seminar in The Global Economy: Political and Economic Systems across Developed and Developing Regions. Dr. Rydant also conducted continuing research with Professor Wolfgang Kern on the process and patterns of migration of aging populations.

» Geography faculty attend Geographic Education Conference in Puerto Rico

cbrehme — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:22:16 +0000

700 geographic K-20 educators from across North America gathered to attend the National Council for Geographic Education Annual Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico September 23-27, 2009

Among the attendees were Keene State graduate J.J Prior (2009 Social Sciences), Professor A.L. Rydant (Geography), and former faculty member Kristin Alvarez (now at University of Redlands, CA). The group presented a paper entitled ‘Blogging from the Field: Challenges and Successes,’ which focused on student blogging as part of a geography/service learning field course in Ecuador.

Funding for the conference was provided by the New Hampshire Geographic Alliance.

» New faculty member joins Geography Department

cbrehme — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:18:21 +0000

Chris Brehme joined the faculty of the Department of Geography in the Fall of 2009. Dr. Brehme recently completed a Ph.D. in Geography at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, with an emphasis in Geographic Information Science. At Buffalo, he was a Fellow in the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT), an NSF-funded program that promotes interdisciplinary training in the sciences. At Keene State, Dr. Brehme teaches courses in Physical Geography, GIS, Remote Sensing and Cartography. Before earning his Ph.D., he worked as a GIS professional for community development and environmental organizations in Maine, and helped rural communities build local GIS capacity. Dr. Brehme’s current research interests center on Human-Environment Interaction, particularly in coastal environments. He is also interested in geographic cognition, participatory GIS and geographic visualization. His research and training in Geography have taken Dr. Brehme to the Pacific Northwest, Great Britain, Western Australia, coastal New England and the Canadian Maritimes.

» Spain Field Course 2006

cbrehme — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:00:07 +0000

Geography Field Studies - Spain 2006

-Ebro Delta Water Sampling-

-Ebro River Ferry-

-Miravet Castle-

» Prague Field Course 2004 & 2005

cbrehme — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:58:23 +0000

In May and June of 2004 and 2005, Dr. Jo Beth Mullens co-led a geography/sociology field course with Dr. Brian Green to the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland. Twelve students participated in this two week overseas adventure. They traveled to Prague and Brno, CZ; Bratislava, Trnava and the Tatras Mountains in Slovakia; and Krakow and Auschwitz, Poland. In our travels, they emphasized significant geographic, social, political, economic, and environmental issues in this regions. Particular attention was given to the geographical and social issues of WWII , the environment and social problems associated with the communist period, and the efforts taken shift from a communism to democratic capitalist system. Dr. Mullens undertook this field course in an effort to share her knowledge of the Czech Republic with her students. In 2002, Dr. Mullens was a Fulbright Senior Scholar teaching in Brno, CZ.

-Prague, CZ-

To learn more about adventures abroad, visit Dr. Mullens web site: http://academics.keene.edu/jmullens

» Desert Southwest Field Course 2004

cbrehme — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:54:29 +0000

Geography Field Studies - Desert South West (2004)

-Delicate Arch-Arches National Park-

-Canyonlands National Park-

-Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument-

-Canyonlands National Park-

-Rainbow Bridge National Monument-

-Grand Canyon National Park-

-Mesa Verde National Park-

» Northeast Environmental Field Course 1994-2004

cbrehme — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:56:28 +0000

Geography Field Studies - New England Environmental Field Course (1994-2004)

-Forest Succession-

-White Mtn. National Forest Mgt. Area-

-Hartford Recycling Center, VT-

-Lebanon Metals Recycling Business, NH-

-The Potholes- Franconia Notch, NH-

-Landfill Monitoring Well-

-Hubbard Brook USFS Research Station-

» Thailand Field Course 1997

cbrehme — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:19:33 +0000

Thailand Geography Field Course 1997

-Karen Tribal Woman-

-Bangkok Temple -

-Student Hiking-

-Rai Mai Tai Village-

-Preparing Lunch-

-Evening Campfire-

» Costa Rica Field Course 2001

cbrehme — Sat, 01 Sep 2001 22:31:37 +0000

Geography Field Studies - Costa Rica 2001

-Arenal Volcano-

-Monteverde Cloud Forest-

-Owl Butterfly-

-Tropical Vegetation-

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White-Faced Monkey
Manuel Antonio National Park