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Last updated: March 19, 2006

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Michael Bégin (advisor: Zook)
M.A. University of Cincinnati
B.A. SUNY Geneseo
cultural geography, technology studies, cyberspace, media studies, Central and Eastern Europe
8 Miller Hall
Tel.:(859) 257-2931
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
mikebegin9@hotmail.com

Oliver Belcher (advisor: Secor)
B.A. Geography, University of Kentucky
visual culture studies, governmentality, simulated sovereignty/simulation landscapes, landscape and memory, torture, violence and representation, Post-Soviet cultural landscapes, "Post-Marxism," underground Hip-Hop
Miller Hall 8
Tel.:(859) 257-8237
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
oliver@uky.edu

John Benitez (advisor: Schein)
M.A. Geography, Arizona State University, 2002
B.S. Geography, Texas State University, 2000
cultural, ethnic, and religious geographies and landscapes
Miller Hall 8
Tel.:(859) 257-8237
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
john_benitez@hotmail.com

Tim Bennett
B.S. Providence 
landscape
Memorial Coliseum 
Tel.:(859) 257-4059
Fax: (859) 323-1969 
email:
trbenn1@uky.edu

Chris Blackden (advisor: Roberts)
M.A. Geography, University of Kentucky
B.A. Geography and Economics, University of South Maine  
1418 Patterson Office Tower
Tel.:(859) 257-6992
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
rubinfarr@hotmail.com

Benjamin Blandford (advisor: )
B.A. Geography and Sociology, University of Kentucky
302 Engineering Annex (KTC)
Kentucky Transportation Center
Tel.:(859) 257-4513 X281
email:
Benjamin.Blandford@uky.edu

Stephanie Blessing (advisor: )
B.A. Sociology and Philosophy, University of Kentucky
rural sustainable communities, Appalachia studies, feminist theory, queer theory
email:
Steph.Bless@uky.edu

Sya Buryn (advisor: Karan)
B.A. Global Social and Environmental Systems, California State University, Monterey 
environmental policies and development
email:
sya@insightbb.com

David Correia (advisor: Mutersbaugh)
M.A. Community and Regional Planning, University of New Mexico  
B.A. Anthropology, University of Iowa  
cultural and political geographies of small scale agricultural communities in northern New Mexico
8 Miller Hall  
Tel.:(859) 257-8237
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
david-correia@uky.edu

John Davenport (advisor: Schein)
M.A. Geography, California State University Northridge  
B.A. Geography, University of Oklahoma  
urban, landscape, nature/culture
1418 Patterson Office Tower  
Tel.:(859) 257-6992
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
jjdavenport@uky.edu

Mathias Detamore
8 Miller Hall  
Tel.:(859) 257-8237
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: Mathias.Detamore@UKY.EDU

Marcia England (advisor: Secor)
M.A. Geography, University of Washington
B.A. Geography, University of Washington
cultural, urban, social geographies; socio-spatial regulation of Others; and geographies of prostitution and drug use
8 Miller Hall  
Tel.:(859) 257-8237
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
mrengl2@uky.edu

Abigail Foulds (advisor: Roberts)
B.A. Geography and Cross-Cultural Relations, Simon's Rock College
third world development, Latin America (Nicaragua), tourism, identity and representation
1418 Patterson Office Tower
Tel.:(859) 257-6992
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
Abigail.Foulds@uky.edu

Taro Futamura (advisor: Raitz)
M.S. Geography, University of Tsukuba, Japan
B. Ed. Geography, Yokohama National University, Japan
Agricultural geography and cultural geography, local food system, localism and politics of scale, identity and consumption of place, history of 'regional geography'
8 Miller Hall
Tel.:(859) 257-8237
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: tfuta2@uky.edu

Donna Gilbreath (advisor: )
B.A. Geography, University of Kentucky
cartography, geography and technology, medical geography
UK Gill Heart Institute
Tel.:(859) 323-8652
Fax: (859) 257-6060
email:
donnag@uky.edu

Garrett Graddy (advisor: )
M.A. Theological Studies, Harvard Divinity School
B.A. Theater Studies, Yale University
concepts of 'the local' in the context of a 'normative globalization'
email:
tggraddy@uky.edu

Mark Graham (advisor: )
M.S. Geoscience, Western Kentucky University
B.S. Geography, Western Kentucky University
Internet geographies, computer mediated communication, GIS, cultural, economic and music geographies
1422 Patterson Office Tower
Tel.:(859) 257-6956
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
mark.graham@uky.edu

Tonya Griffith (advisor: )
B.A. Women's Studies, University of Kentucky
B.A. English, University of Kentucky
Concurrent enrollment in M.A. Program, Geography and M.S.L.S. Program, Library and Information Science
Feminist/gender, queer, and literary theories and geographies; cultural studies; post-structuralism and postmodernism; spaces of "identity" and "consciousness," especially performativity discourse and the deconstruction of binary oppositions of sex/gender; contemporary women's literature; socio-spatial aspects of performative identity among female-to-male transsexuals (subject of in-progress thesis)
1457 Patterson Office Tower
Tel.:(859) 257-2931
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
dichterin@earthlink.net

Jim Hanlon (advisor: Schein)
M.A. Geography, Kentucky
B.A. Michigan State University
urban, cultural and historical geographies
email: jahanl1@uky.edu

Ellen Hostetter (advisor: Schein)
M.A. Geography, University of Kentucky
B.A. Rutgers University
8 Miller Hall
Tel.:(859) 257-8237
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
ellenhostetter@hotmail.com

Vanessa Hudson (advisor: Roberts)
M.A. Southwest Texas State Univerisity
B.A. Southwest Texas State University
feminist theory, postcolonial theory, critical development studies
8 Miller Hall
Tel.:(859) 257-8237
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
vfhuds2@uky.edu

Priyanka Jain (advisor: Secor)
M.A. Geography, University of Kentucky
M.S. Geography, Delhi School of Economics
B.A. Geography (hons), University of Delhi
development studies
8 Miller Hall
Tel.:(859) 257-8237
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
pjain2@uky.edu

Valerie Keathley (advisor: )
M.A. International Affairs, University of Kentucky
B.A. International Relations, Salem College
geographies of urbanization, development and globalization in Latin America or Turkey
email:

Dewitt King (advisor: )
B.A. Geography, University of South Carolina
urban ecology, cultural economy, critical race theory, sustainable cities
1418 Patterson Office Tower
Tel.:(859) 257-6992
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
D.L.King@uky.edu

Debra Lundberg
M.A. Miami University (Ohio)
B.S. Wright State University
UK Computer Store
128 Peterson Service Building
Lexington, KY 40506-0005 
Tel.:(859) 257-9292 x267 
Fax: (859) 323-1964
email:
dllund1@pop.uky.edu

Michael Marchman (advisor: Mutersbaugh)
M.A. Geography, University of Iowa
B.S. Psychology, University of Iowa
political economy, international development, tourism, labor, Caribbean
Miller Hall 8
Tel.:(859) 257-8237
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: marchman@uky.edu

Lauren Martin (advisor: Mutersbaugh)
M.A. Geography, University of Kentucky
B.A. Philosophy, Grinnell College
surveillance practices, responses to "agroterrorism"
8 Miller Hall
Tel.:(859) 257-8237
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: lauren.martin@uky.edu

Linda Martin (advisor: Phillips)
M.S. Resource Planning and Biology, Southwest Missouri State University
B.S. Geography, Southwest Missouri State University
geomorphology, whole system evolution, impacts of human activities on streams
1422 Patterson Office Tower
Tel.:(859) 257-6956
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: lmart2@uky.edu

Maureen McDorman (advisor: Jones/Roberts)
M.A. University of Kentucky
B.A. Miami University (Ohio)
political economy, intellectual property, international trade/economics, Third Sector (non-profit) 
email:
mkmcdo00@uky.edu

Zina Merkin (advisor: Brunn)
M.L.A. University of California - Berkeley 
landscape, spatial perception and psychology of space, GIS, rural development, reclamation 
S329C Ag Science North 
Tel.:(859) 257-5909 
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
zmerkin@ca.uky.edu

Lester Miller (advisor: Roberts/Mutersbaugh)
B.A. Geography, University of Kentucky
1422 Patterson Office Tower 
Tel.:(859) 257-6956
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: lesmiller9@hotmail.com

Zachary Musselman (advisor: Phillips)
M.S. Geology, Texas Christian University
B.S. Geology, Bloomsburg University
geomorphology, pedology
8 Miller Hall
Tel.:(859) 257-8237 
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: zamuss2@uky.edu

Viva Nordberg (advisor: Phillips)
M.A. Geography, University of Wyoming
B.A. Geography, California State University - Los Angeles
geomorphology, human impacts on rivers, and rivers as geomorphic agents
8 Miller Hall
Tel.:(859) 257-8237 
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: vnord2@uky.edu

Ben Perry (advisor: )
B.S. Psychology, Southern Methodist University, 1981
B. A. Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, 1981
Ecofeminism, Cultural Geography, Power and Representation, Rivers, Ecotourism, Geography of Events, Appalachia, Central America, US West, South Florida,
1457 Patterson Office Tower
Tel.:(606) 256-0077
Fax: (606) 256-2779
email: benperry@a-spi.org

Michael Pryce-Jones (advisor: Roberts)
M.A. Geography, Florida State University
B.Sc. Geography, Lancaster University
urban and cultural geography, social theory
1418 Patterson Office Tower
Tel.:(859) 257-6992
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: prycejon@yahoo.com

Lisa Rainey Brownell (advisor: Raitz)
M.A. Geography, University of Kentucky
B.A. University of Minnesota
cultural landscapes, rural/agricultural/Midwest, megachurches and suburban religious landscapes, anything abandoned: particularly farmsteads and railroads
Tel.:(859) 257-2931
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: lrain2@uky.edu

Julie Riesenweber (advisor: Schein)
M.A. Early American Culture, University of Delaware
B.A. Anthropology, University of Kentucky
historical and cultural landscapes, vernacular architecture: particularly that of America and Kentucky, historical perservation, sociology and politics of space
College of Architecture
110 Pence Hall
Tel.:(859) 257-9835
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
jriesen@uky.edu

Amber Ruyter (advisor: Raitz)
B.A. Geography and Spanish, University of Iowa
cultural geography of Latin America
8 Miller Hall
Tel.:(859) 257-8237
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
aruyter@uky.edu

Tobie Saad
M.A. Geography & Planning, University of Toledo
B.A. Linguistics, University of Toledo
performativity, "community" studies, distance learning, Japan
1457 Patterson Office Tower
Tel.:(859) 257-2931
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
tlsaad0@uky.edu

Jackie Salmond (advisor: )
M.A. Geography, University of South Florida  
B.A. Geography, University of South Florida  
social geography, inequality, poverty
1418 Patterson Office Tower  
Tel.:(859) 257-6992
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
Jackie.Salmond@uky.edu

Jessica Schmid (advisor: )
B.A. French Language and Literature, International Politics, Pennsylvania State University  
1418 Patterson Office Tower  
Tel.:(859) 257-6992
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: Jessica.schmid@uky.edu

Krista Schneider (advisor: )
M.L.A.U.D. Urban Design, Harvard University
B.S. Landscape Architecture, Pennsylvania State University
landscape, race, preservation issues, US South
N318A Ag Science Center North
Tel: (859) 257-9751
email: kschneid@uky.edu

Kristin Seery (advisor: Secor)
1418 Patterson Office Tower  
Tel.:(859) 257-6992
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: Kristin_Seery@HOTMAIL.COM

Victoria Sewell (advisor: )
B.A. Business Economics, University of California at Santa Barbara
1 Frazee Hall
Tel.:(859) 257-8132
Fax: (859) 257-5171
email:
vasewe2@uky.edu

Stephanie Simon (advisor: Schein)
M.A. Geography, University of Kentucky, 2005 B.A. English/Linguistics and Criticism, Truman State University, 2001
8 Miller Hall
Tel.:(859) 257-8237
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
stephaniesimon@uky.edu

Ben Smith (advisor: Schein)
M.A. Geography, University of Kentucky
B.S.J. Ohio University
landscape, economic geography, the Arab/Persian Gulf
1418 Patterson Office Tower
Tel.:(869) 257-6992
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
bnsmit2@uky.edu

Patrick Smith (advisor: )
B.A. Geography, University of Kentucky, 2002
e-mail: pcsmit0@uky.edu

Jason Speck (advisor: )
geographical moral theory, ceremonial places, consumption, and visual methods
Appalachian Center
624 Maxwelton
Lexington, KY 40506-0347
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email:
jgspeck@gmail.com

Deborah Thompson (advisor: Schein)
M.A. Appalachian Studies, Appalachian State University
B.A. Hampshire College
cultural and historical geography with a focus on Appalachia
1422 Patterson Office Tower 
Tel.:(859) 257-6956
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: djthom4@uky.edu

Patrick D. Trader (advisor: Phillips)
M.A. Anthropology, University of Missouri-Columbia
B.A. Anthropology, University of Missouri-Columbia
landscape development, soil development, fluvial geomorphology
Program for Archaeological Research
1020A Export Street
Lexington, KY 40506
Tel.:(859) 257-1944
Fax: (859) 323-1968
email: pdtrad2@uky.edu

Amy Tudor (advisor: )
M.F.A. Creative Writing, Virginia Commonwealth University
B.S. English, Towson University
corpse theory, social theory, cultural geography of Northern Ireland, photography
1306 Patterson Office Tower 
Tel.:(859) 257-2931
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: amy.tudor@gmail.com

Liana Vasseur (advisor: Schein)
M.A. English, University of Kentucky
B.A. English, Florida International University
social theory, questions of space place and identity,
8 Miller Hall
Tel.:(859) 257-8237
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: ltvass2@uky.edu

David Walker (advisor: Schein)
M.A. Latin American Studies, San Diego State University
B.A. Latin American Studies, University of California - Berkeley
sustainable development and regional expertise in Mexico: changes in the ejido landscape related to urbanization
Tel.:(859) 257-2931
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: dwalk2@uky.edu

Maggie Walker (advisor: Roberts)
M.A. Latin American Studies, San Diego State University
B.A. Journalism, University of Kentucky
migration and poverty, Mexico
Tel.:(859) 257-2931
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: mwalk2@uky.edu

Candice Wallace (advisor: )
M.P.A. Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Kentucky
B.A. Political Science, University of Kentucky
Economic Geography and Transportation
Kentucky Transportation Center
312 Engineering Annex, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY 40506
Tel.:(859) 257-4513 ext. 286
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: candice.wallace@uky.edu

Michael Walls (advisor: Raitz/Schein)
M.P.A. University of Mississippi
B.A. Anthropology, Mississippi State University
A.S. Computer Science, State Tech. Institute at Memphis
GIS, urban/regional planning, public policy, cultural, historical, software engineering, data architecture, social theory
Tel.:(859) 257-2931
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: mwalls@INSIGHTBB.COM

Jeff West (advisor: Secor)
M.A. Geography, University of Kentucky
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Virginia Tech
political and cultural geography, identity and politics
1422 Patterson Office Tower
Tel.:(859) 257-6956
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: jwest2@uky.edu

Tommy Wilson (advisor: )
B.A. Geography, University of Kentucky
social theory, landscape, Appalachia
1418 Patterson Office Tower
Tel.:(859) 257-6992
Fax: (859) 323-1969
email: tbwilsonky@gmail.com


 



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