Welcome New Faculty
KENNESAW, Ga. |
Oct 12, 2021
| Dr. Macario Garcia is our Assistant Professor of Anthropology. They鈥檙e a cultural anthropologist with a focus on mobility, animacy, incarceration, and prison-industrial complex abolition. They earned their PhD from the 免费福利一区二区三区 of Virginia and MA degrees from 免费福利一区二区三区 of Virginia and American Public 免费福利一区二区三区. They are currently partnering with incarcerated people to create maps of carceral migration in the United States and to document oral histories across correctional landscapes. They teach Introduction to Anthropology and Cultural Anthropology, and they are developing new anthropology electives as well. |
| Dr. Nafiseh Haghtalab is our Limited Term Assistant Professor of Geography. She鈥檚 a physical geographer interested in land-atmosphere interactions. She teaches physical geography courses including Weather and Climate, GIS, Cartography, and Resources, Society, and the Environment. She received her Ph.D. in Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences from Michigan State 免费福利一区二区三区. Her research focuses on the effects of human-induced changes in the natural environment on the atmospheric cycles and climate change. She is also interested in food security to understand the extent to which changes in natural processes can influence food security, especially in lower-income communities. |
| Dr. Shannon Hall is our new Lecturer of Geography. She has a B.S. in Geography from
the 免费福利一区二区三区 of Maryland Baltimore County, an M.S. in Geography from the 免费福利一区二区三区
of Georgia, and a Ph.D. in Geography and Environmental Sustainability from the 免费福利一区二区三区
of Oklahoma. She is a broadly trained Geographer with a concentration in physical
geography, weather and climate, and conservation. Dr. Hall has 20 years or teaching
experience at 2-year and 4-year institutions, and has taught courses in physical geography,
regional geography, and techniques. At KSU, Dr. Hall teaches courses in Physical Geography,
Environment, Society, and Resources, and GIS. Her research is focused on vegetation
dynamics and tree response to climate change. |
| Dr. Ranbir Kang is a physical geographer who specializes in different aspects of river science and GIScience applications. He obtained his Ph.D. from Oklahoma State 免费福利一区二区三区. Before moving to Kennesaw State 免费福利一区二区三区, he taught at Oklahoma State 免费福利一区二区三区, George Washington 免费福利一区二区三区, and Western Illinois 免费福利一区二区三区. His projects focus on urban hydrology, 3d modeling of riverscapes, river response to human activities, stream bank erosion, watershed dynamics, terrestrial LiDAR applications, alluvial channels, effects of dams, field experiments, and bio-geomorphology. |
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