Fall 2025 Newsletter
Welcome to the October 2025 edition of the Panther Geographer Newsletter! If you look at the menu titled “On This Page,” you’ll see the table of contents. Or just scroll down to see all the sections, from profiles of alumni to general news around the department.
Thanks for reading, and remember, you can stay in touch by emailing yoon3@uwm.edu.
From the Chair
- Fall 2025: Letter from the ChairGreetings from UWM Geography! The fall semester is well underway, and I’m pleased be writing this first Letter from the Chair since stepping into the position in August. Please join me in thanking Professor Ryan Holifield for his service and leadership in this role for the past four years. During those uncertain years following the pandemic, Dr. Holifield’s efforts strengthened our community, refined our course policies and procedures, and sustained our vibrant and …
Alumni News
Our alumni, Dr. Philip Reeder (PhD. Geography, 1992), Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy Science at Duquesne University, was recently featured in the National Geographic film, The Hidden Holocaust.
Alumni Featured Stories
- Rama Mohapatra (PhD 2012)Dr. Rama Mohapatra is currently a professor in the Department of Anthropology and Geography at Minnesota State University, Mankato and serves as a Graduate Program Coordinator for the GIS Certificate Program. Being born …
- Dean Maraldo (PhD 2025)My path to UWM was non-traditional. Nearing the end of a long career as a physical scientist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, I started thinking about …
- Lacey Fever (MS 2025)I recently started a new position as a Geospatial Analyst with the National Zoning Atlas (NZA), a nationwide initiative to compile, standardize, and map zoning …
- Nick Schulke (PhD 2019)Dr. Nick Schulke is a Great Lakes Social Scientist at the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. I began my journey in geography during a year of post-baccalaureate studies at UWM. I was drawn …
Student News
- Student NewsGraduate Students News Thea Brenner (Master Student) I spent the summer interning for the Land Information Department in Columbia County, Wisconsin where I worked on a series of projects including archival work with highway right-of-way-maps, reviewing ortho imagery for emergency services, parcel management, and creating static maps for local townships. My summer internship was a great opportunity to learn …
Student Profiles
- Student ProfilesNew Graduate Students Profiles Jay Jensen (Master's Student) Jay Jensen Hello everyone, my name is Jay Jensen, and I am very excited to be a UWM graduate student pursuing my MS in Geography specifically through the GIS track. I received a BS in Conservation and Environmental Science while obtaining a minor in Biological Science here at UWM. I also …
Department News
- Department NewsHarold and Florence Mayer Lecture Spring 2025 The Department of Geography welcomed Dr. Sarah Elwood, professor of geography at the University of Washington, for this year’s Harold and Florence Mayer Lecture on April 11, 2025. In her talk, “Digital Geographies & The City: Methodologies of Hope,” Dr. Elwood explored the complicated relationship between digital technology, urban life, and …
Faculty News
- Faculty NewsDr. Anne Bonds (Professor of Geography) Dr. Anne Bonds Dr. Anne Bonds recently delivered the Gould Memorial Lecture on "Mapping Racism and Resistance" at Colgate University on April 10 in 2025. Dr. Anne Bonds also published a co-authored article: Markley, S., & Bonds, A. (2025). Race and value in space and time: a critical narrative cartography of the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation’s …
