Current Research

Ethno-Biogeomorphology: exploring the
anthropogenic-biota-soil-landform continuum.

· Spatiality of biological soil crusts

· Rapid ecological assessment of the Upper Sonoran Lifestyle
(revising article)

· Biogeomorphology of desert fires
(article accepted)

· Micrometeorology of Biological Soil Crusts [~1.0 MB pdf]

 

Geography Education: Geography in K-16 education and government.

· Concept maps as tools for deep learning in environmental and earth sciences (article in progress)

· Enhancing student understanding of  weathering form and weathering process through field study and the Rock Art Stability Index (RASI)
(article in progress)

· Critical pedagogy in geography [pdf]

· Promoting geography in the K-12 classroom and curricula

Research Interests

Perhaps due to its inherent diversity, Geography has often been underappreciated and overlooked as an academic, scientific (physical and human), and humanistic discipline. This may stem from academe’s paradigm of "specialization" that has, for many years, produced sub-field specialties ("breeds" of Geography?). I eschew this disciplinary fracturing, and focus instead on Geography’s ability to bridge these so-called "specialties".

Casey D. Allen

Geographer, PhD

Current Research (cont.)

Humanism in Physical Geography: bridging the human & physical geography divide.

· Experiencing Geography through Travel Experiences

· Using Rock Art as a critical pedagogy for introductory Earth Science
(article in progress)

· RASI as a rock art management method (article in press)

 

Other Research Interests

Across-the-board:

· Aesthetics/Sense of Place

· Environmental Perception

· Europe and the Aegean

· Field Methods and Techniques

· Geographic Thought & Epistemology

· Latin America & the Caribbean

· Medieval & Renaissance

· Mythology

· Religion & Belief Systems

· Rock Art

· Travel & Tourism

· Travel Writing