Funded Graduate Students
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
Priyanjali Bose
Masters Student
Master of Science, Water Policy and Governance, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Mumbai, India, 2018
Office: ELA 379
Phone: 512.245.5586
Email: fns21@txstate.edu
Research Interests: Geospatial analysis, political ecology, natural resource management, climate change studies for vulnerable groups
Chikodinaka Ekeanyanwu (Nakki)
Masters Student
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Geology, 2015
Office: ELA 389
Phone: 512.245.1935
Email: cve9@txstate.edu
Research Interests: GIS, applications in geohazard mitigation and construction
Jilin Hu
Ph.D. Student
University of West Florida, Master of Science, Environmental Sciences, 2020
Office: ELA 393
Phone: 512.245.0325
Email: j_h1000@txstate.edu
Research Interests: GIS, remote sensing
Tighernan Juarez Murphy
Masters Student
Texas State University, Bachelor of Science, 2020
Office: ELA 386
Phone: 512.245.8642
Email: tgj16@txstate.edu
Research Interests: biogeography, physical geography, environmental geography
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
Aidan Mclendon
Ph.D. Student
Texas State University, Master of Science, Geography, 2019
Office: ELA 390
Phone: 512.245.1939
Email: akm63@txstate.edu
Research Interests: avian zoogeomorphology, desert landscapes
Shayne O'Brien
Ph.D. Student
Fort Hays State University, Master of Science, Geography, 2018
Office: ELA 362
Phone: 512.245.1937
Email: sro41@txstate.edu
Research Interests: atmospheric drivers of arctic change
Ally Schlandt
Masters Student
Texas State University, Bachelor of Science, 2019
Office: ELA 386
Phone: 512.245.8642
Email: ahs36@txstate.edu
Research Interests: fluvial processes, water resources, gis
Danielle Smilovsky
Ph.D. Student
Arizona State University, GIS, 2012
Office: ELA 393
Phone: 512.245.0325
Email: xle4@txstate.edu
Research Interests: gis and remote sensing technology
Elise Thompson
Masters Student
Texas State University, Bachelor of Science, 2019
Office: ELA 386
Phone: 512.245.8642
Email: ebt9@txstate.edu
Research Interests: climate/hazard induced migration, extreme weather events, climate
Madeline Wade
Masters Student
University of Oklahoma, B.S. in Environmental Studies, B.A. in Psychology, 2020
Office: ELA 379
Phone: 512.245.5586
Email: m_w466@txstate.edu
Research Interests: water resources, human-nature relationships
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
Chijioke Anyanwu
Ph.D. Student
Ohio University, Master of Arts, Geography, 2019
Office: ELA 391
Phone: 512.245.1937
Email: cia21@txstate.edu
Research Interests: applications of gis in environment management, gis in asset management, human-environmental interactions
Michael Boyles
Ph.D. Student
Texas Tech University, Master of Arts, 2017
Office: ELA 355
Phone: 512.245.7976
Email: sfc38@txstate.edu
Research Interests: further integration of GIS into archaeology
Emilee Freeman
Masters Student
Texas State University, Bachelor of Science, 2021
Office: ELA 386
Phone: 512.245.8642
Email: emf84@txstate.edu
Research Interests: biogeography, geohazards
Sojung Huh
Ph.D. Student
Ewha Womans University, Master of Arts, Geographic Education, 2018
Office: ELA 362
Phone: 512.245.
Email: s_h540@txstate.edu
Research Interests: geographic education
Andrei Kushkin
Ph.D. Student
St. Petersburg State University, Master of Arts, Geography, 2014
Office: ELA 320
Phone: 512.245.1475
Email: a_k257@txstate.edu
Research Interests: cartography and data visualization
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
Jessica Meyer
Masters Student
Texas State University, Bachelor of Science, 2020
Office: ELA 386
Phone: 512.245.8642
Email: j_m1228@txstate.edu
Research Interests: environmental hazards
Christopher Pierce
Ph.D. Student
University of Northern Iowa, Master of Arts, Geography, 2018
Office: ELA 398
Phone: 512.245.0340
Email: cpp26@txstate.edu
Research Interests: immigration/migration
Heather Swienton
Ph.D. Student
Texas A&M University, Bachelor of Science, GIST, 2018
Office: ELA 393
Phone: 512.245.0325
Email: has41@txstate.edu
Research Interests: cartography, map design, and children's cartography
Mandy Truman
Ph.D. Student
Sam Houston State University, Bachelor of Science, Geography, 2019
Office: ELA 397
Phone: 512.245.0329
Email: m_t448@txstate.edu
Research Interests: human, environment
Joanna Weathersby
Masters Student
Texas State University, B.S. in Geography Resource & Environmental Studies
Office: ELA 379
Phone: 512.245.5586
Email: j_w11@txstate.edu
Research Interests: conservation and geospatial technologies
Grayson Wylie
Ph.D. Student
Texas A&M University, Master of Science, 2019
Office: ELA 388
Email: nqe1@txstate.edu
Research Interests: gis, remote sensing
Khan Bin Asad
Ph.D. Student
Auburn University, Master of Science, Geography & social vulnerability, 2019
Office: ELA 395
Phone: 512.245.0327
Email: k_b501@txstate.edu
Research Interests: GIScience, data mining, human mobility and travel behavior
Yusik Choi
Ph.D. Student
Korea University, Master of Arts, Geography, 2017
Office: ELA 355
Phone: 512.245.7976
Email: y_c155@txstate.edu
Research Interests: historical gis, cartography, nationalism
Najmeh Heidarian
Masters Student
Islamic Azad University, Masters Degree, Geography and Tourism Planning, 2015
Office: ELA 379
Email: n_h199@txstate.edu
Research Interests: echo tourism, environmental, tourism marketing
Mogahid Hussein
Ph.D. Student
Sudan University of Science and Technology, Master of Science, Geography, 2018
Office: ELA 324
Phone: 512.245.6567
Email: m_h308@txstate.edu
Research Interests: resource and environmental studies
Mayowa Lasode
Ph.D. Student
Obafemi Awolowo University, Bachelor of Science, Geography, 2015
Office: ELA 394
Phone: 512.245.0326
Email: mkl60@txstate.edu
Research Interests: GIScience, environmental & emergency management, natural hazards & mitigation, transportation geography
Aspen Manning
Ph.D. Student
University of Texas at San Antonio, Master of Science, Geography, 2018
Office: ELA 399
Phone: 512.245.0341
Email: abj1@txstate.edu
Research Interests: biogeography, riparian restoration
David Mills
Ph.D. Student
Texas State University, Master of Science, GIS, 2018
Office: ELA 317A
Phone: 512.245.8642
Email: dam203@txstate.edu
Research Interests: health geography, cultural geography, quantitative methods
Andrea "Andy" Pinon
Ph.D. Student
Texas State University, Master of Science, Geography, 2018
Office: ELA 396
Phone: 512.245.0328
Email: a_p306@txstate.edu
Research Interests: gorilla zoogeomorphology in Africa
Chayanika Singh
Ph.D. Student
Master's in Urban Planning, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India, 2006
Office: ELA 360
Email: c_s618@txstate.edu
Research Interests: GIS, spatial modelling, public health, urban planning
Nika Teiler
Ph.D. Student
Texas State University, Master of Science, 2021
Office: ELA 390
Phone: 512.245.1939
Email: v_t83@txstate.edu
Research Interests: cartography, map design, geovisualization
Tasnuva Udita
Ph.D. Student
University of Dhaka, Master of Science, Geography, 2018
Office: ELA 351
Phone: 512.245.2957
Email: tsu2@txstate.edu
Research Interests: geographic information system, geomorphology
Rikki Weaver
Masters Student
Texas State University, Bachelor of Science, 2017
Office: ELA 379
Phone: 512.245.5586
Email: rmw88@txstate.edu
Research Interests: geochemistry, soils, land management, climate change
Mei Yang
Ph.D. Student
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, Master of Science, 2019
Office: ELA 349
Phone: 512.245.8998
Email: m_y71@txstate.edu
Research Interests: GIS, public health, health geography
Dane Atkins
Ph.D. Student
University of Northern Iowa, Master of Arts, Geography, 2018
Office: ELA 358
Phone: 512.245.4962
Email: dma122@txstate.edu
Research Interests: human-environmental relations, transportation, urban growth
Kevin Colgan
Masters Student
Texas State University, Bachelors of Science, Resource and Environmental Studies, 2020
Office: ELA 388
Email: ksc111@txstate.edu
Research Interests: remote sensing, GIS
Callie High
Masters Student
Texas State University, Bachelor of Science, 2020
Office: ELA 386
Phone: 512.245.8642
Email: cnh88@txstate.edu
Research Interests: water resources, environmental planning
Raihan Jamil
Ph.D. Student
Louisiana State University, Master of Science, Geography, 2018
Office: ELA 391
Phone: 512.245.1937
Email: r_j179@txstate.edu
Research Interests: land use change, human-environmental interaction, GIS, remote sensing
Keenon Lindsey
Masters Student
Stephen F. Austin State University, Bachelor of Science, 2020
Office: ELA 379
Phone: 512.245.5586
Email: twi5@txstate.edu
Research Interests: gis population geography, sustainable urban development
Kathryn McDaniel
Masters Student
Texas State University, Bachelor of Arts & International Studies, 2020
Office: ELA 379
Phone: 512.245.5586
Email: kmm308@txstate.edu
Research Interests: community forestry in Guatemala, border relations between U.S. and Mexico
Molly Miranker
Ph.D. Student
New York University, Master of Arts, Anthropology, 2015
Office: ELA 393
Phone: 512.245.0325
Email: m_m1307@txstate.edu
Research Interests: human rights, migration crisis at U.S.-Mexico border, forensic anthropology
Matthew Ruiz
Ph.D. Student
University of Northern Iowa, Bachelor of Science, Geography, Political Geography, 2019
Office: ELA 389
Phone: 512.245.1935
Email: mpr_91@txstate.edu
Research Interests: political geography
Aksel Sjogren
Masters Student
Sam Houston State University, Bachelor of Science, Geography, 2020
Office: ELA 379
Phone: 512.245.5586
Email: aps106@txstate.edu
Research Interests: human geography, GIS
Binay Thapa
Ph.D. Student
Kathmando University School of Arts, Masters of Science, 2017
Office: ELA 395
Phone: 512.245.0327
Email: bjt83@txstate.edu
Research Interests: climate change and marginalized communities, natural resources management, environmental social sciences
Bren Vander Weil
Ph.D. Student
University of Nebraska, Bachelor of Science, 2021
Office: ELA 391
Phone: 512.245.1937
Email: pib11@txstate.edu
Research Interests: geographic education, frequency and distribution of climate change education, study abroad programs
Delorean Wiley
Ph.D. Student
Texas State University, Masters of Science, Sustainability Studies, 2019
Phone: 512.245.1934
Email: dsw76@txstate.edu
Research Interests: social and environmental justice in fermented spaces, participatory action research, material and human interactions
Michelle Zelenka
Masters Student
Saint Edwards University, Bachelor of Arts, 2020
Office: ELA 386
Phone: 512.245.8642
Email: mmz17@txstate.edu
Research Interests: urban planning, environmental geography