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Post-Doctoral Scholar School of |
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In the field with students (Case, center) |
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As a “Traditional” Geographer, I am broadly-trained, have a penchant for fieldwork, and pursue research without boundaries. My current endeavors include environmental perception and biogeomorphology, geography education, humanistic geography, and rock art. But my general academic interests span the gamut from cultural ecology to epistemology to Renaissance cartography. Regionally, my specialties include the Aegean, arid lands, the Caribbean, Europe, and Latin America—although I do have a solid grasp of most other regions. I am a firm believer in what Aristotle told Alexander: “Go and see…” I am also an Educator and weave creative and critical inquiry into my pedagogy using four key transferable skills: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. Additionally, I have formal training in the Art of Academic Advising, and that preparation—alongside my diverse life and professional experiences—allows me to guide students in unique and innovative ways. And for me, teaching is fun! It’s one of the main reasons I chose Academia as a career! My overall goal is to “spread” Geography; help diffuse it in space-time; help people realize its applicability. If that means I utilize various facets—actor-networks, landform change, microclimate, gender theory, geovisualization, etc.—of the discipline’s diamond to illuminate a situation, then super! Whatever it takes to show how Geography plays such a key role in today’s world and should be at the forefront of everyone’s minds! |
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At least one thing on this site was updated in June 2008 |
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Casey D. Allen |
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Geographer, PhD |
