Dr. Anne Bonds (Professor of Geography)
Dr. Anne Bonds recently presented three lectures. First, Dr. Bonds and her collaborator Dr. Derek Handley (Department of English, 51猎奇) presented their project about to the public on Nov. 8, 2025 at the Milwaukee Public Library. The second lecture was about “Mapping Racism and Resistance in Milwaukee county” in a Zilber College of Public Health seminar at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Feb. 5, 2026. In this seminar, Dr. Bonds discussed a crowdsourced, community-engaged mapping project documenting all racial covenants in Milwaukee County and Black resistance to those covenants. Recently, Dr. Bonds also delivered a presentation and discussion about on Feb. 28,2026 at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society with Dr. Handley. In addition, their project was featured on on Feb. 25, 2026 and also on The 411 Live podcast in . Congratulations on your big achievement!
Dr. Woonsup Choi (Professor of Geography)
Dr. Woonsup Choi published the following articles with alumni Chris Archuleta (MS, 2024) and Dr. Dean Maraldo (PhD, 2025).
Maraldo, D., W. Choi, A. Beyers, J. Maraldo, and M. Zorn. (2026). 鈥淓arlier Lake Ice Breakup in Response to Warming in the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago, Russian High Arctic: Evidence from MODIS Data (2000-2024),鈥� Polar Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polar.2026.101365
Archuleta, C. and W. Choi. (2025). 鈥淚mproved Flood Risk Communication Using National Flood Hazard Layer and Community Resilience Estimates Data in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin,鈥� The Wisconsin Geographer.
He also was elected Vice Chair of the American Association of Geographers West Lakes Division, a position he will hold through the summer of 2028, and served a panel for the National Science Foundation鈥檚 Directorate for Geosciences.
Dr. Ryan Holifield (Professor of Geography)
Dr. Ryan Holifield published his coauthored article in Local Environment: International Journal of Justice and Sustainability.
Kocisky, K., & Holifield, R. (2025). How equitable are urban rail-trails? A review of 11 development plans. Local Environment, 1鈥�23.
Dr. Anna Mansson McGinty (Associate Professor of Geography and Women’s and Gender Studies)
Dr. Anna Mansson McGinty published an article in Contemporary Islam: Dynamics of Muslim Life.
Mansson McGinty, A. (2026). 鈥淚鈥檓 Muslim, What Are You?鈥�: Reflections on Positionalities, Knowledge Production, and Alliances in Scholarship on Muslim Identities and Minorities. Contemporary Islam: Dynamics of Muslim Life.
Dr. Mark D. Schwartz (Distinguished Professor of Geography)
Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Mark D. Schwartz, honored with the prestigious Awards. A global leader in phenoclimatology, Dr. Schwartz鈥檚 visionary work鈥攆rom founding the field to creating the widely used 鈥淪pring Indices鈥濃�攈as reshaped how scientists understand seasonal change and climate. His pioneering research, mentorship, and leadership continue to elevate geography and inspire environmental science worldwide.