I have been teaching geography at Francis Marion University since 1999. My regional specialization is in Latin America while my main thematic areas of interest include cultural geography and cultural ecology. My research is focused on folk housing and its context within both the cultural landscape and the natural environment of Mexico and Central America. Currently, I have become more interested in issues regarding folk housing as an alternative for more sustainable living and more aesthetic cultural landscapes. I also teach a variety of courses which include cultural, political, economic, tourism geography, as well as geography of Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East. I take great pride in helping students to become geographically literate and appreciative of world cultures. My greatest pastime is traveling the world in order to study landscapes and bring the world to the classroom based on my own first hand experiences.
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The Constructed Environment
