James Kernan

Associate Professor of Geography & Department Chair
Bailey 228
585-245-6194
kernan@geneseo.edu
he/him

Jim Kernan has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 2005.

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Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • PhD - West Virginia University

  • MS - Shippensburg University

  • BS - Mansfield University

Affiliations

  • Association of American Geographers (AAG)

  • Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR)

Native plants, conservation, land-use history

  • Biogeography
  • GIS
  • wildfire
  • forest ecosystem
  • biodiversity

Classes

  • GEOG 111: Physical Geography

    A summary course in Physical Geography: the principles of geographic location, weather, climate, land forms, natural hazards, soils, and biota are presented in the context of an integrated Earth systems framework, addressing relationships to human populations.

  • GEOG 112: Physical Geography Lab

    An introductory laboratory in physical geography. Activities involve data collection, organization and analysis, map analysis, and inquiry into Earth-Sun relations, weather and climate, landforms, natural hazards, soils and biota.

Classes

  • GEOG 111: Physical Geography

    A summary course in Physical Geography: the principles of geographic location, weather, climate, land forms, natural hazards, soils, and biota are presented in the context of an integrated Earth systems framework, addressing relationships to human populations.

  • GEOG 112: Physical Geography Lab

    An introductory laboratory in physical geography. Activities involve data collection, organization and analysis, map analysis, and inquiry into Earth-Sun relations, weather and climate, landforms, natural hazards, soils and biota.