School of Social Sciences and International Studies

Welcome Dr. Kris Bezdecny

Geography professor
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Please join the Department of Urban Affairs and Geography in welcoming our newest faculty member, Assistant Professor Kristine Bezdecny, starting Fall 2014!

What should you know about Dr. Kris?

  •  PhD in Geography & Environmental Science and Policy from University of South Florida; along with an MA in Geography, BS in Mathematics, and BA in History.
  • Ohio makes 8 states that she has lived in, out of 46 visited.
  • Her current research in urban geography includes:
    • co-authoring a book on urban global governance, 
    • papers on uneven geographical development and urban theming, 
    • co-editing a volume on cities and the environment, and 
    • co-editing a volume of post-industrial/post-modern cities.
  • Her family in sunny SoCal includes her husband, teenage daughter, and pet water dragon.
  •  She has over 10 years experience in GIS research applications, with over 5 years spent planning and developing training for Esri in such areas as:
    • mobile GIS data collection,
    • mobile application development, and
    • geostatistical analysis.
  •  She is a Civil War buff who is also fascinated by string theory and fractals.

She will teach two courses this fall:

  • GEO 4200/6200 Remote Sensing Applications (Tues, 5:00-7:40 pm)
  • GEO 4430/6430 Geographic Information Systems (Thurs, 5:30-9:10 pm)

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