Teaching
Teaching & Mentoring¶
Courses at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville¶
| Course | Title | Semesters |
|---|---|---|
| GEOG 111 | Our Digital Earth | Spring 2020; Fall 2021 |
| GEOG 312 | First Steps in GIS Programming | Fall 2019, 2021, 2024 |
| GEOG 411 | Intermediate GIS | Fall 2022, 2023; Spring 2024 |
| GEOG 414 | Spatial Data Management | Spring 2020, 2021; Fall 2022, 2023 |
| GEOG 422 | Geographic Software Design | Spring 2023, 2024 |
| GEOG 501 | Colloquium in Geography | Spring 2021 |
| GEOG 504 | Introduction to Geographical Research | Fall 2024 |
| GEOG 505 | Directed Research | Fall 2019 |
| GEOG 510 | Geographic Software Design | Spring 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
Courses at Binghamton University¶
| Course | Title | Semesters |
|---|---|---|
| GEOG 121 | Physical Geography | Spring 2016, 2017 |
| GEOG 221 | Global Climate Change | Fall 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018; Spring 2019 |
| GEOG 503 | Programming in GIS | Fall 2015, 2018; Spring 2017 |
| GEOG 533 | Statistical Techniques for Geography | Spring 2016, 2019; Fall 2016, 2017 |
| GEOG 597 | Independent Study | Spring 2016, 2018; Fall 2017, 2018 |
| GEOG 599 | Research-Thesis | Spring 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019; Fall 2017, 2018 |
Courses as Teaching Assistant at the University of Cincinnati¶
| Course | Title | Semesters |
|---|---|---|
| GEOG 6091 | Advanced GIS | Fall 2013 |
| GEOG 1001 | Introduction to Physical Geography | Spring 2013 |
| GEOG 6089 | Digital Terrain and Watershed Analysis | Fall 2012 |
| GEOG 583 | Intermediate Remote Sensing | Spring 2012 |
| GEOG 587 | Natural Hazards | Fall 2011 |
| GEOG 140 | Earth from Space | Fall 2010 |
Mentoring¶
Current PhD Advisees at UTK¶
| Name | Expected Graduation | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| Yinan Feng | Fall 2026 | Building height |
| Andy Zhang | Spring 2027 | Water security |
| Kh Shakibul Islam | Spring 2027 | Wetland mapping |
Current M.A. Thesis Committees at UTK¶
| Name | Expected Graduation | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| Jumbo Wang | Spring 2027 | Post-disaster street view image generation |
| Dryver Finch | Spring 2026 | Using Planet 3-meter imagery to better understand the dynamics of Anthrax on the West Texas landscape |
Current Ph.D. Dissertation Committees at UTK¶
| Name | Department | Dissertation |
|---|---|---|
| Yung-ming Tsai | Geography & Sustainability | Geography in a Hybrid Physical-Virtual World--Model and Analysis for Hybrid Space and Place in GIScience |
| Hsiang-Chun Chen | Geography & Sustainability | Transportation and human dynamics |
| Wanhee Kim | Geography & Sustainability | TBA |
| Shabiha Hossain | Geography & Sustainability | TBA |
| Mahnaz Meem | Geography & Sustainability | TBA |
| Emmanuel Afriyie | Geography & Sustainability | TBA |
| Mabood Farhadi | Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science | Leveraging Satellite Remote Sensing for Agricultural Monitoring: Crop Identification, Irrigation Mapping, and Irrigation Event Detection |
Past Advisees & Committees¶
Past M.A. Advisees at UTK (3)
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Tyler Hilyer | 2020--2021 |
| Dakotah Maguire | Graduated: Spring 2022. Thesis: Statistical and Spatial Analysis of Hurricane-Induced Power Outage and Restoration. Placement: Geospatial Data Engineer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. |
| Kenny Moss | Graduated: Summer 2020. Thesis: Identifying Smokestacks in Remotely Sensed Imagery via Deep Learning Algorithms. Placement: Research Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. |
Past M.A. Thesis Committees at UTK (7)
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Jacob Dein | Graduated: Summer 2025. Department of Geography. Dissertation: Scale Dependence of Bird Distributions in London |
| Angela Price | Graduated: Spring 2025. Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science. Thesis: The Food Desert Reduction Roadmap: A Food-Energy-Water Nexus Guide for the Appalachian Region |
| Nathan Sturgill | Graduated: Spring 2025. Thesis: Effects of the Opioid Epidemic on Urban and Rural Counties in Appalachia |
| Zachary Dorminey | Graduated: Summer 2024. Thesis: A multi-metric approach to Fay-Herriot small area estimation of forests |
| Aakriti Sapkota | Graduated: Summer 2023. Thesis: Understanding wildfire susceptibility in Nepal in the pre-monsoon season using the Maxent model |
| Morgan Steckler | Graduated: Spring 2023. Thesis: Unsupervised machine learning of tornado-producing storms in the southeastern United States |
| Alyssa Cannistraci | Graduated: Fall 2020. Thesis: Tweet diffusion over space and time: A comparison of a winter-weather and tornado-outbreak case study |
Past Ph.D. Dissertation Committees at UTK (6)
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Russ Limber | Graduated: Spring 2025. UTK Bredesen Center. Dissertation: Modeling River Ice Breakup Throughout Interior Alaska |
| Matthew Longmire | Graduated: Summer 2024. Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology. Dissertation: Ecological Impact Assessment of Laurel Wilt Disease and Insect Diversity of Sassafras and Northern Spicebush |
| Stephanie Insalaco | Graduated: Spring 2024. Department of Geography. Dissertation: A Holistic Approach to Understanding Ecosystem Decline in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida |
| Probal Saha | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Dissertation: Using satellite-derived and model soil moisture to estimate the irrigation withdrawal |
| Jimmy Feng | Graduated: Fall 2022. Dissertation: Access beyond geographic accessibility: understanding opportunities to human needs in physical and mental space |
| Adam Alsamadisi | Graduated: Summer 2020. Dissertation: The Nexus of Biogeography and GIScience: Using Emerging Big Data Sources and Multiscale Analysis for Species Distribution Models |
Past Ph.D. Dissertation Committees at Other Universities (2)
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Di Wu | Graduated: Summer 2024. Southern Illinois University. Dissertation: Improving Hydrologic Connectivity Delineation Based on High-Resolution DEMs and Geospatial Artificial Intelligence |
| Sarigai Sarigai | Graduated: Spring 2024. University of New Mexico. Dissertation: UniGeoaptialEye: A universal computational and visual framework for sensing geospatial big data using geoAI and geovisualization |
Visiting Scholars (1)
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Donghui Shi | Tongji University, Shanghai, China (2019--2021) |
Past M.A. Advisees at Binghamton University (12)
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Duoduo Li | 2018--2019 |
| Abraham Redie | 2018--2019 |
| Huihai Wang | 2018--2019 |
| Yurui Zhang | 2018--2019 |
| Jian Xu | M.A., 2019. Thesis: Mapping vegetation dynamics (1985--2017) using Google Earth Engine: A case study in Wuhan, China. Placement: PhD student at San Diego State University |
| Yanan Wu | M.A., 2019. Thesis: Integration of Earth observations and in situ data for analyzing lake level changes in Minnesota (1990--2016). Placement: PhD student at the University of Texas at Dallas |
| Zeliu Zheng | M.A., 2018. Thesis: Evaluation of migrants’ socio-spatial segregation in cities of China. Placement: PhD student at Louisiana State University |
| Bryan Goodrich | M.A., 2018. Thesis: Characterizing sectors of the economy in the United States using nighttime light data. |
| Courtney Zirkel | M.A., 2018. Thesis: After the Paint Dries: The Geography of Art in a Gentrifying Bushwick, Brooklyn. Placement: Tax Mapper at Nassau County, NY |
| Jiaxin Jiang | M.A., 2017. Thesis: Vernal pool detection using high-resolution LiDAR data and aerial imagery in Hubbardston, Massachusetts. |
| Zhengjie Xie | M.A., 2017. Thesis: Mapping solar radiation potential: A case study in the midtown Manhattan of New York City. Placement: Consultant at Futurmaster |
| Qi Zuo | M.A., 2017. Thesis: The impacts of climate and land use changes on streamflow in Minnesota. Placement: China Science Map-Universe Technology |
Past M.A. Thesis Committees at Binghamton University (12)
| Name | Graduated |
|---|---|
| Winnie Ngare | Fall 2019 |
| Brianna Mcadams | Spring 2019 |
| Amber Jacobson | Spring 2019 |
| Xiaoxu Pan | Spring 2019 |
| Yalin Yang | Spring 2019 |
| Juan Cordova | Spring 2018 |
| Daniella Madubuike | Spring 2018 |
| Shane Tripp | Spring 2017 |
| Jorge Zambrana | Spring 2017 |
| Huiyu Lin | Spring 2016 |
| Yiding Cao | Spring 2016 |
| Alex Simmons | Spring 2016 |
Past Undergraduate Advisees at Binghamton University (1)
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Tiara A. Rei | Geography Major. Graduated: Fall 2016 |