Funded Graduate Students
Arup Acharjee
Ph.D. Student
Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Master of Science, 2021
Office: ELA 355
Email: jmg582@txstate.edu
Research Interests: land use and land cover change detection using GIS
Allison Barrett
Masters Student
Texas Tech University, Bachelor of Science, Natural Resources Management, 2020
Office: ELA 386
Phone: 512.245.8642
Email: alb322@txstate.edu
Research Interests: natural resources management, agriculture, land cover change, arid lands, biogeography & GIS
Priyanjali Bose
Ph.D. Student
Texas State University, Master of Science, 2023
Office: ELA 362
Phone: 512.245.1672
Email: fns21@txstate.edu
Research interests: water resources policy & science, drought dynamics and GIS science & analysis
Brock Burford
Masters Student
Baylor University, Environmental Studies, Bachelor of Science, 2023
Office: ELA 379
Phone: 512.245.5586
Email: euo15@txstate.edu
Research Interests: environmental policy, human dimensions of environmental management
Gabrielle Goolsby
Masters Student
Texas Tech University, Bachelor of Arts, Geography, 2022
Office: ELA 386
Phone: 512.245.8642
Email: gabrielle.g@txstate.edu
Research Interests: climate change, sustainability, environmental policy, and pollution
Cameron Huch
Masters Student
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science, 2021
Office: ELA 386
Phone: 512.245.8642
Email: jwn31@txstate.edu
Research Interests: dendrochronology, environmental geography, conservation, and restoration
Kaya Johnson
Masters Student
Texas State University, Bachelor of Science, Water Resources, 2023
Office: ELA 379
Phone: 512.245.5586
Email: kaj159@txstate.edu
Research Interests: gis with water resources
Jinli Liu
Ph.D. Student
Texas Southern University, Master of Science, 2021
Office: ELA 397
Email: j_l848@txstate.edu
Research Interests: emergency evacuation, urban planning
Tighernan Juarez Murphy
Ph.D. Student
Texas State University, Bachelor of Science, 2020
Office: ELA 395
Phone: 512.245.0327
Email: tgj16@txstate.edu
Research Interests: biogeography, physical geography, environmental geography
Ethan Reed
Masters Student
Texas A&M University, Bachelor of Science, GIS, 2022
Office: ELA 379
Phone: 512.245.5586
Email: wwq10@txstate.edu
Research Interests: historical gis, human geography, place-based GIS
Sophia Staska
Masters Student
Texas State University, Bachelor of Science, Resource and Environmental Studies, 2022
Office: ELA 379
Email: sns159@txstate.edu
Research Interests: water resources, human-environment interactions
Mandy Truman
Ph.D. Student
Texas State University, Master of Science, Geography, 2019
Office: ELA 349
Phone: 512.245.8998
Email: m_t448@txstate.edu
Research Interests: culture, black geographies, music geography
Xiu Wu
Ph.D. Student
Wuhan University, Master of Science, 2006
Office: ELA 392
Email: x_w10@txstate.edu
Research Interests: environmental sustainability, spatial-temporal data modeling
Andrew Adams
Ph.D. Student
Texas State University, Master of Science, Geography, 2022
Office: SLH 225
Phone: 512.408.8602
Email: ata54@txstate.edu
Research Interests: water resources, policy, climate change, affective spaces
TM Bashar
Masters Student
Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Bachelor of Science, Urban & Regional Planning, 2019
Office: ELA 386
Phone: 512.245.8642
Email: nzg5@txstate.edu
Research Interests: applications of GIS in urban analysis, gis and health geography
Claryce Bosson
Masters Student
Texas State University, Bachelor of Arts, Resource and Environmental Studies, 2022
Office: ELA 379
Phone: 512.245.5586
Email: cbb92@txstate.edu
Research Interests: communication, culture and political influences on environmental science
Alborz Ebadi
Ph.D. Student
Iran University of Science & Technology, Master of Science, 2014
Office: ELA 355
Phone: 512.245.7976
Email: aea151@txstate.edu
Research Interests: human/cultural/urban geography, political economy, public space
Babak Heidari
Ph.D. Student
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Masters Degree, Remote Sensing and GIS, 2023
Office: ELA 391
Phone: 245.1937
Email: rrh108@txstate.edu
Research Interests: remote sensing, giscience, land cover/land use change, environmental studies
Fahmina Ibrahim
Ph.D. Student
Office: ELA 393
Phone: 245.0325
Email: fpk12@txstate.edu
Research Interests: modelling, hazard & risk analysis and climate change
Corinne Kimper
Masters Student
Texas State University, Bachelor of Science, 2018
Office: ELA 386
Phone: 512.245.8642
Email: chk9@txstate.edu
Research Interests: hydrogeology, management of riparian zones
Yanyan Liu
Ph.D. Student
University of West Florida, Master of Science, Environmental Science, 2019
Office: ELA 397
Phone: 512.245.0329
Email: y_l147@txstate.edu
Research Interests: GIS, spatial analysis
Diane Nunez
Ph.D. Student
Fort Hays State University, Geography, 2023
Office: ELA 390
Phone: 512.245.1939
Email: tuq3@txstate.edu
Research Interests: migration studies, human health
Emily Rhodes
Ph.D. Student
University of Oklahoma, Master of Environmental Science, 2022
Office: ELA 397
Phone: 512.245.0329
Email: dvx9@txstate.edu
Research Interests: environmental justice, community-based development
Heather Swienton
Ph.D. Student
Texas A&M University, Bachelor of Science, GIST, 2018
Office: ELA 399
Phone: 512.245.0341
Email: has41@txstate.edu
Research Interests: cartography, map design, and children's cartography
Pingping Wang
Ph.D. Student
China University of Geosciences, Resources and Environment, 2023
Office: ELA 392
Phone: 512.245.1934
Email: wqu8@txstate.edu
Research Interests: social media geography, giscience
Grayson Wylie
Ph.D. Student
Texas A&M University, Master of Science, 2019
Office: ELA 398
Phone: 512.245.0340
Email: nqe1@txstate.edu
Research Interests: gis, remote sensing
Hilary Ansah
Ph.D. Student
University of North Texas, Master of Science, Geography, 2021
Office: ELA 392
Phone: 512.245.1934
Email: tsm111@txstate.edu
Research Interests: urban development, gis
Anupa Bhatta
Ph.D. Student
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Master of Science, 2019
Office: ELA 390
Phone: 512.245.1939
Email: noi19@txstate.edu
Research Interests: urban geography, remote sensing and gis, land use change, climate and sustainability dimensions
Michael Boyles
Ph.D. Student
Texas Tech University, Master of Arts, 2017
Office: ELA 351
Phone: 512.245.2957
Email: sfc38@txstate.edu
Research Interests: further integration of GIS into archaeology
Alain Elegbe
Ph.D. Student
University of Maryland, Master of Science, 2017
Office: ELA 355
Phone: 512.245.7976
Email: oae6@txstate.edu
Research Interests: gis, remote sensing
Nirvana Heidarian
Ph.D. Student
Texas State University, Master Of Science, Geography, 2023
Office: ELA 397
Email: n_h199@txstate.edu
Research Interests: gis, feminism, political geography, migration
Fahad Islam
Masters Student
University of Dhaka, Bachelor of Science, 2022
Office: ELA 379
Phone: 512.245.5586
Email: qcy15@txstate.edu
Research Interests: infectious diseases
Joshua Knolla
Ph.D. Student
Fort Hays State University, Master of Geoscience, 2022
Office: ELA 391
Phone: 512.245.1937
Email: egv24@txstate.edu
Research Interests: disasters, hazards, and vulnerability
Aidan Mclendon
Ph.D. Student
Texas State University, Master of Science, Geography, 2019
Office: ELA 320
Phone: 512.245.1475
Email: akm63@txstate.edu
Research Interests: avian zoogeomorphology, desert landscapes
Mina Ojha
Masters Student
Tri-Chandra, Bachelor of Science, Geology, 2020
Office: ELA 379
Phone: 512.245.5586
Email: doj13@txstate.edu
Research Interests: gis, cartography
Sadia Ritu
Ph.D. Student
Office: ELA 393
Phone: 512.245.0325
Email: ghw31@txstate.edu
Research Interests: land change science, remote sensing, gis, and urban heat island (UHI)
MD Tousif Tanzir
Ph.D. Student
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Masters of Science, Agroforestry and Environment, 2021
Office: ELA 395
Phone: 512.245.0327
Email: szw10@txstate.edu
Research Interests: gis, remote sensing
Bren Vander Weil
Ph.D. Student
University of Nebraska, Bachelor of Science, 2021
Office: ELA 360
Phone: 512.245.3912
Email: pib11@txstate.edu
Research Interests: geographic education, frequency and distribution of climate change education, study abroad programs
Amanda Barney
Masters Student
Office: ELA 386
Phone: 512.245.8642
Email: ab1448@txstate.edu
Research Interests: biogeography, geomorphology, pedology, climatology, meteorology
Bibhuti Bhattarai
Masters Student
Tribhuvan University, Bachelor of Science, Geology, 2021
Office: ELA 386
Phone: 512.245.8642
Email: trr117@txstate.edu
Research interests:
Julie Brooks
Masters Student
Texas State University, Bachelor of Science, 2023
Office: ELA 386
Phone: 512.245.8642
Email: jb2245@txstate.edu
Research Interests: anthropogenic shifts in wildfire regimes, energy systems, and climate adaptation
Chikodinaka Ekeanyanwu (Nakky)
Ph.D. Student
Texas State University, Master of Applied Geography, 2021
Office: ELA 389
Phone: 512.245.1935
Email: cve9@txstate.edu
Research Interests: GIS, applications in geohazard mitigation and construction, GIS programming/development
Kendahl Hejl
Masters Student
Texas A&M University, Bachelor of Science, GIS, 2022
Office: ELA 386
Phone: 512.245.8642
Email: kdp167@txstate.edu
Research Interests: gnss,gps, lidar & remote sensing development to improve dtm/dem accuracy
Kennedy Jackson
Masters Student
Texas State University, Master of Science, 2022
Office: ELA 386
Phone: 512.245.8642
Email: kmj135@txstate.edu
Research Interests: remote sensing
Keenon Lindsey
Ph.D. Student
Stephen F. Austin State University, Bachelor of Science, 2020
Office: ELA 391
Phone: 512.245.1937
Email: twi5@txstate.edu
Research Interests: gis population geography, sustainable urban development
Easton Moore
Masters Student
University of North Texas, World History, 2022
Office: ELA 379
Phone: 512.245.5586
Email: nhe17@txstate.edu
Research Interests: social and economic impacts of car dependency in an urban environment
Garrett Pugh
Masters Student
Texas State University, Bachelor of Science, GIS, 2022
Office: ELA 388
Phone: 512.245.
Email: glp54@txstate.edu
Research Interests: remote sensing, digital image processing
Matthew Ruiz
Ph.D. Student
University of Northern Iowa, Bachelor of Science, Geography, Political Geography, 2019
Office: ELA 324
Phone: 512.245.6567
Email: mpr_91@txstate.edu
Research Interests: political geography
Binay Thapa
Ph.D. Student
Kathmando University School of Arts, Masters of Science, 2017
Office: ELA 396
Phone: 512.245.0328
Email: bjt83@txstate.edu
Research Interests: climate change and marginalized communities, natural resources management, environmental social sciences
Marie White
Ph.D. Student
University of Memphis, Master of Science, Earth Sciences, 2020
Office: ELA 390
Phone: 512.245.1939
Email: fci13@txstate.edu
Research Interests: paleoenvironmental reconstruction, paleoclimate, geoarchaeology, conservation and preservation