Research

Geography professors at Richmond perform research in numerous areas including:

Human dimensions of climate change
Community forest management in Nicaragua
Wildfire and rainfall modeling
Tropical conservation and development
Military settlement projects in Peru
International environmental policy
Regional political integration
Economic networks of fair trade
Ecotourism in the Caribbean
International peace parks in Amazonia

There is a special emphasis on the Western hemisphere and a strong interest and expertise in Central and South America. Students are invited to begin undergraduate research projects early in their academic careers. Recent students have studied:

Remote sensing of illegal logging in Amazonia
Glaciers and climate change in Patagonia
Sea level change as it relates to petroleum revenue in Louisiana
Urbanization’s toll on water resources in southern Florida
Race and ethnicity in Nicaragua
Environmental education
Indigenous land use
Sustainable hunting practices in Peru
Participatory mapping
Alternative economic strategies of indigenous peoples
Landscape metrics and Florida wildfires
Wetland change in the Virginia Tidewater
Agro-industrial development in Africa

The first step to finding the right research opportunity for you is to find a professor whom you enjoy working with and whose work appeals to you. He or she will be able to help you find appropriate opportunities in your field of interest.