Colleen Garrity

Assistant Professor of Geography and Sustainability Studies Coordinator
Bailey 236
585-245-6192
garrity@geneseo.edu

Colleen Garrity has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 2003.

Colleen Garrity riding a horse.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Ph.D. in Geography, 2007, Arizona State University

  • M.A. in Geography, 1999, Michigan State University

  • B.S. in Foreign Service, 1995, Georgetown University

Affiliations

  • Association of American Geographers

  • American Meteorological Society

  • American Geophysical Union

  • National Council for Geographic Education

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.

  • SUST 124: Sustainability & Envir Issues

    This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to sustainability and environmental problems. It examines the impact of human activity on the environment through the lens of sustainability, which recognizes that to meet the present and future needs of people and the biosphere, environmental problems and their solutions must be socially equitable and economically feasible. The course evaluates sustainable solutions to major environmental issues related to food, water, energy, biodiversity, pollution and climate, among others.