Lisa Benton-Short
Department Chair
Professor of Geography
Office Hours:
People
Department Leadership
Ryan Engstrom
Associate Professor [On Sabbatical]
Melissa Keeley
Director of Environmental Studies Program
Assistant Professor
Office Hours: Tuesday 10 am–noon, Wednesday 10:30 am–12:30 pm, and by appointment
Nikolay Shiklomanov
Director of Graduate Studies
Professor of Geography
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 11 am–3:30 pm, and by appointment
Core Faculty
Ginger Allington
Assistant Professor
Office Hours: Wednesday and Thursday 11:30 am–1 pm, and by appointment
Mona Atia
Associate Professor
Marie Price
Professor [On Sabbatical]
Professor of Geography and International Affairs
Elizabeth Chacko
Associate Provost for Special Programs & the Mount Vernon Academic Experience
Professor of Geography & International Affairs
Declan Cullen
Director of Undergraduate Advising
Assistant Professor
Office Hours: Wednesday 10:30 am–12:30 pm, and by appointment
Timothy Heleniak
Research Associate
Brendan Hurley
Assistant Professor
Office Hours: Tuesday noon–2 pm, Wednesday 2–5 pm, and by appointment
Michael Mann
Director of GIS Certificate
Associate Professor
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 2–3 pm, Wednesday 5–7 pm, and by appointment
David Rain
Geography Undergraduate Advisor
Associate Professor
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 1-3pm, Wednesday 9am-noon
Dmitry Streletskiy
Associate Professor [On Sabbatical]
Office Hours: By Appointment
Adjunct Faculty
Ali Hamdan
Post-doctoral Scholar and Visiting Assistant Professor of Geography
Richard Hinton
Spatial Analysis Lab Manager
Office Hours: By Appointment
Graduate Students
Mackenzie Allen
MS Student, Class of 2020
Lucas Belury
MS Student, Class of 2020
Sarah Cassius
MS Student, Class of 2021
Steven Chao
MS Student, Class of 2020
Keiran Collinson
MS Student, Class of 2020
Carter Day
MS Student, Class of 2020
Christopher Hart
MS Student, Class of 2020
Min Jaegal
MS Student, Class of 2020
Jacob Kania
MS Student, Class of 2021
Tara McAllister
MS Student, Class of 2021
Alexander Michael
MS Student, Class of 2020
Madalena Monnier-Reyna
MS Student, Class of 2021
Nicole Oveisi
MS Student, Class of 2021
Tanni Sarker
MS Student, Class of 2020
Emily Zhang
MS Student, Class of 2021
Liyuan Zhang
MS Student, Class of 2020
Anna Zhu
MS Student, Class of 2021
Undergraduate Advisors
Contact advisors with any questions regarding declaring a major or minor, study abroad, transfer credits or other academic support.
- Geography Last Names A-N: Declan Cullen
- Geography Last Names O-Z: David Rain
- Environmental Studies Last Name A-L: Melissa Keeley
- Environmental Studies Last Name M-Z: Ginger Allington
- Geographic Information Systems Minor: Richard Hinton
