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Faculty

Kathleen Benison
PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY

kathleen.benison@mail.wvu.edu
Jamison Conley
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY

jamison.conley@mail.wvu.edu
Karen Culcasi
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY

karen.culcasi@mail.wvu.edu
Dengliang Gao
PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY

dengliang.gao@mail.wvu.edu
Cynthia Gorman
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY

cynthia.gorman@mail.wvu.edu
Michael Harman
TEACHING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY

michael.harman@mail.wvu.edu
Amy Hessl
Director of Undergraduate Research, Honors College, and Professor of Geography

amy.hessl@mail.wvu.edu
Jacob Hileman
Teaching Assistant Professor of Sustainability

jacob.hileman@mail.wvu.edu
James Lamsdell
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY

james.lamsdell@mail.wvu.edu
Rick Landenberger
SERVICE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY

rlanden@wvu.edu
Joe Lebold
TEACHING ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY

joe.lebold@mail.wvu.edu
Aaron Maxwell
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY

Aaron.Maxwell@mail.wvu.edu
Brent McCusker
PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY; DEPARTMENT CHAIR

304-293-4025

brent.mccusker@mail.wvu.edu
Brenden McNeil
PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY

bemcneil@mail.wvu.edu
Holly Moulton
Assistant Professor of Sustainability

holly.moulton@mail.wvu.edu
Maria Perez
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY

maria.perez@mail.wvu.edu
Shikha Sharma
Marshall S. Miller Energy Professor of Geology

shikha.sharma@mail.wvu.edu
Jaime Toro
PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY, ASSOCIATE CHAIR for GEOLOGY

jtoro@wvu.edu
Dorothy Vesper
PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY

dorothy.vesper@mail.wvu.edu
Amy Weislogel
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY

amy.weislogel@mail.wvu.edu
Bradley Wilson
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY and Director, WVU Center for Resilient Communities

brwilson@mail.wvu.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Tim Carr
EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY

tim.carr@mail.wvu.edu
Greg Elmes
EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY
Trevor Harris
EBERLY DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY

trevor.harris@mail.wvu.edu
Ken Martis
EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY

kmartis@wvu.edu
Joe Donovan
EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY

jdonovan@wvu.edu
Thomas Kammer
EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY

tkammer@wvu.edu
Steven Kite
EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY

jkite@wvu.edu
Henry Rauch
EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY

hrauch@wvu.edu
Robert Shumaker
EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY

rcshumaker@mail.wvu.edu
Richard Smosna
EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY

rsmosna@wvu.edu
Timothy Warner
EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY

tim.warner@mail.wvu.edu
Thomas Wilson
EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY

tom.wilson@mail.wvu.edu

Staff

Celissa Gutta
Department Administrator

304-293-4190

clgutta@mail.wvu.edu
Tara Robbins
Student Success Coordinator

304-293-5605

tara.robbins@mail.wvu.edu
Hope Stewart
Program Assistant

304-293-5606

hope.stewart@mail.wvu.edu

Adjuncts

Adaktylou Nektaria
Instructor, Geology and Geography

nektaria.adaktylou@mail.wvu.edu
Katharine Avary
Adjunct Associate Professor

klavary@mail.wvu.edu
Mitch Blake
Adjunct Professor
Sarah Brown
Adjunct Professor
Katherine Bruner
Lecturer

kabruner@mail.wvu.edu
David Campagna
Adjunct Professor

304-293-4190

david.campagna@mail.wvu.edu
Curtis Cosgreve
Adjunct Professor
Philip Dinterman
Lecturer

304-293-5603

philip.dinterman@mail.wvu.edu
Harry Eldenborn
Adjunct Professor

304-293-5603

harry.eldenborn@mail.wvu.edu
Daniel Harris
Adjunct Assistant Professor

304-293-5603

dharri11@mail.wvu.edu
Paula Hunt
Adjunct Professor

304-283-5603

paula.hunt@mail.wvu.edu
Eungul Lee
ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY

304-293-8485

eungul.lee@mail.wvu.edu
Andrew Liebhold
Adjunct Assistant Professor

304-285-1609

aliebhol@wvu.edu
Ronald McDowell
Adjunct Professor

304-293-5603

ronald.mcdowell@mail.wvu.edu
Ann Oberhauser
Adjunct Professor

304-293-5603

ann.oberhauser@mail.wvu.edu
Mehmet Öztan
Adjunct Service Assistant Professor

mehmet.oztan@mail.wvu.edu
Douglas Patchen
Adjunct Professor

dgpatchen@mail.wvu.edu
Lizbeth Pyle
Visiting Assistant Professor Emeritus

lpyle@mail.wvu.edu
Nicholas Skowronski
Adjunct Professor
Nicholas Zerge
Paul Ziemkiewicz
Adjunct Professor

304-293-6958

pziemkie@wvu.edu

Faculty Position Announcement

In Memoriam:

donaldson

The Department is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Alan C. Donaldson, Emeritus Professor of Geology, and former Department Chairperson this week. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alan C. Donaldson Endowed Scholarship or the Alan C Donaldson Geology Graduate Student Scholarship at https://www.geo.wvu.edu

Alan C. Donaldson Endowed Scholarship (https://give.wvu.edu/ecas-geologyandgeography; fund 3S686).
Alan C. Donaldson Geology Graduate Student Scholarship. Alan C. Donaldson Geology Graduate Student Scholarship. (https://give.wvu.edu/ecas-geologyandgeography; fund 3Z946).

Hastings Funeral Home has been entrusted with cremation arrangements and online condolences may be made at www.hastingsfuneralhome.com.