Nancy

Nancy Hoalst-Pullen is an Assistant Professor of Geography and GIS Director at Kennesaw State University. She obtained a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Colorado at Boulder and an M.A. in Geography from Indiana State University. She has broad research and teaching interests in physical geography and GIS.



Nancy has recently completed NSF and Smithsonian-funded research that measured and compared soil and hydrologic properties of tropical forests across a global network of long-term research sites in Ecuador, Panama, and Malaysia. Earlier research conducted in the USA and in Namibia explored the spatial and temporal changes in forest dynamics with regards to exotic species encroachment and human perturbations. Nancy's current research interests include urban forest dynamics, the use of GIS and remote sensing in local government planning, the application of GIS and remote sensing regarding Chile's forestry sector, and how individuals in Latin America perceive the environment.

Nancy has organized and instructed Georgia K-12 teachers in environmental geography and geospatial technologies via the National Geographic Society-funded Georgia Geographic Alliance (GGA) Summer Institute. She has also organized and instructed Colorado middle and high school teachers in aspects of scientific inquiry and field methodologies at the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) station in Niwot, Colorado via support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). At KSU, Nancy has taught a variety of courses in physical geography, human geography, cartography and GIS, and is the co-director of an intensive study abroad program to the Andes of Bolivia and Peru.