{"id":252,"date":"2014-12-22T10:06:51","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T16:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/?page_id=252"},"modified":"2025-06-09T10:19:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T15:19:19","slug":"physical-geography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/research\/physical-geography\/","title":{"rendered":"Physical Geography and Environmental Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Physical Geography and Environmental Studies<\/strong>\u00a0explores how Earth\u2019s natural systems work, how climate change is reshaping them, and how people interact with these processes. With growing concerns about resource scarcity and climate challenges, there\u2019s rising demand for geographers with the skills to understand and address these critical issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2014\/12\/bog-walk_620.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faculty\">Faculty<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"66\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/choi-woonsup\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/choiw.webp?ver=46c8a0d6e644bab159940f41d354edff\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/choi-woonsup\/\">Woonsup Choi<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Geography<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Affiliated Faculty<\/strong>, <em>Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:choiw@uwm.edu\">choiw@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142292671\">414-229-2671<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"66\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/donnelly-alison\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/donnela.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/donnelly-alison\/\">Alison Donnelly<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Geography<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:donnela@uwm.edu\">donnela@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142516872\">414-251-6872<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-location\">Bolton Hall 426<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"66\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/holifield-ryan\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/holifiel.webp?ver=9f1a526a34557aaf34a11c127e1d72ba\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/holifield-ryan\/\">Ryan Holifield<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Geography<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Affiliated Professor<\/strong>, <em>Urban Studies<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:holifiel@uwm.edu\">holifiel@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142294868\">414-229-4868<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"66\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/schwartz-mark\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/mds.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/schwartz-mark\/\">Mark D. 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