Academia often forces people to choose a very narrow specialty within an even smaller sub-field, all while touting the need for broad applicability. I eschew this restrictive practice – as I argue in this Op-Ed, Chapter Two of my book, & elsewhere – choosing instead to focus on bridging perceived divides between physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities. I’ve been an invited reviewer for numerous books, articles, and grant proposals, served in multiple (international) advisory capacities, presented my research or been an invited speaker over 60 times at different professional events, authored over five-dozen peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and penned more than two-dozen commentary and (invited) commission pieces – all of which span the discipline’s gamut. Alongside these accomplishments, I am also Associate Director of the interdisciplinary Stone Heritage Research Alliance and Editor for The Geographical Bulletin.

​Geomorphology & Rock/Stone Decay Science:

  Exploring the Science of Scenery...

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• Barbados’ shoreline iron-manganese nodules  

• Effects of sea-level rise on cemeteries (Caribbean) 

• Coastal Relict Landforms 

• Urban Geomorphology 

• Photogeomorphology & Historic Repeat Photography 

• Petroglyph geologic stability assessment in Petrified Forest NP (AZ) and Wadi Rum (Jordan) via RASI 

• Stone deterioration of (cultural/historic/ancient) edifices

• Rapid ecological assessments and hazards 

• Soil crust biogeomorphology and micrometeorology 

Experiential Education:

  Promoting in situ learning at all levels...

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• My Geography by Rail® program...

• Using concept maps help validate fieldwork’s importance in learning (award winning paper) 

• Fieldwork’s role in rock & stone decay science 

• Online geography graduate programs 

• Critical pedagogy in geography 

• Being named an Early Career Scholar by the Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education

Humanistic Geography:

  Appreciating the sense and spirit of place...

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• Importance of the individual 

• Landscape connections

  • Nature & the built environment 

  • Travel experiences 

  • Sense of Place 

  • Vernacular/Everyday Life 

• Critical physical geography 

• Making science accessible/Science communication 

• My invited reviews of Yi-Fu Tuan’s last published books, Romantic Geography and The Last Launch

​Other Interests & Projects:

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• Aesthetics and Architecture

• Botany (and Phytogeography/Geobotany)

• Curriculum Development and Assessment

• Digital/GeoHumanities & Popular/New/Social Media

• Field Studies/Methods/Techniques

• Geographic Thought & Epistemology

• Medieval & Renaissance Cartography

• Mythology, Religion, & Belief Systems

• Rock Art and Geoarchaeology