Portland-State-University 2024-2025 Bulletin

Department of Geography

Faculty

David Banis (2004) M.S.

GIS Lab Manager and Instructor. M.S. 2004 Portland State University. 

Alida Cantor (2017) Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Geography. Ph.D. 2016 Clark University.

Heejun Chang (2001) Ph.D. 

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs and Professor of Geography. Ph.D. 2001 Pennsylvania State University. 

Jiunn-Der (Geoffrey) Duh (2004) Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Geography. Ph.D. 2004 University of Michigan.

Chris Grant (2018) Ph.D.
Senior Instructor II. Ph.D. 1995 University of Oregon.

Andrés Holz (2013) Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Geography. Ph.D. 2009 University of Colorado, Boulder.

Nancy Hunter (2016) Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for Geography Education in Oregon. Ph.D. 2016 Portland State University.

Martin Lafrenz (2005) Ph.D.
Chair and Associate Professor of Geography. Ph.D. 2005 University of Tennessee.

Paul Loikith (2012) Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Geography. Ph.D. 2012 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. 

Pronoy Rai (2018) Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Geography. Ph.D. 2018 University of Illinois.

Vivek Shandas (2005) Ph.D.
Professor of Geography. Ph.D. 2005 University of Washington.

Hunter Shobe (2006) Ph.D.

Professor of Geography. Ph.D. 2006 University of Oregon.

Martin Swobodzinski (2014) Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Geography. Ph.D. 2012 San Diego State University and University of California, Santa Barbara.

Associated Faculty

Idowu (Jola) Ajibade
Ph.D. Western University, Canada, 2013.

Matthew Claudel
Ph.D. Advanced Urbanism, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020.

Michael C. Houck
M.S.T. Biology, Portland State University, 1972. 

Andrew Martin
Ph.D. Meteorology, Florida State University, 2012.

Randy Morris
M.S. Geography, Portland State University, 2014.

Rebecca McLain
Ph.D. Forest Resources, University of Washington, 2000. 

Tim Palmer
B.S. Landscape Architecture, Pennsylvania State University, 1971.

Colin Thorne
Ph.D. Geography, University of East Anglia, U.K., 1978.

Emeriti Faculty

Sona Andrews (2010) Ph.D.
Professor Emerita of Geography. Ph.D. 1981 Arizona State University.

Barbara Brower (1994) Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Geography. Ph.D. 1987 University of California, Berkeley.

Teresa L. Bulman (1990) Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Geography. Ph.D. 1990 University of California, Davis.

Andrew G. Fountain (1998) Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Geography. Ph.D. 1992 University of Washington.

Daniel M. Johnson (1977) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Geography. Ph.D. 1978 Arizona State University. 

Larry W. Price (1968) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Geography. Ph.D. 1970 University of Illinois.

Martha A. Works (1985) Ph.D.

Professor Emerita of Geography. Ph.D. 1985 Louisiana State University.