Two geographers named Garnet Apple winners
Professors April Hiscox and Cuizhen Wang have been recognized for teaching innovation and named as two of the six Garnet Apple Award winners for 2023.
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Grad student Jessica Flach was recently announced as the winner of the Walker Institute's Donald J. Puchala
Graduate Fellowship. The fellowship is awarded to graduate students whose research
projects focus on international relations theory or international institutions. Congratulations,
Jessica!
Grad student Jill Thornton has been selected by the AAG's Political Geography Specialty Group to receive this year’s Alexander Murphy Dissertation Enhancement Award for her research on evangelical and missionary geopolitics. Way to go, Jill!
Meredith DeBoom was named one of the 2024 McCausland Fellows. The McCausland is the most prestigious faculty fellowship for early-career faculty
in USC's College of Arts & Sciences. Congratulations, Meredith!
The winners of the department teaching awards have been announced:
Christopher Long, Department of Geography Teaching Assistant Award, 2023; and Michelle Harris, Department of Geography Graduate Instructor Award, 2023. Congratulations, Chris
and Michelle!
Geography grad student Michelle Harris was announced as the 2023 winner of the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Leadership by the Graduate School. Way to go, Michelle!
April Hiscox has joined Meredith DeBoom, Conor Harrison, and Gregory Carbone as a winner of the Michael J. Mungo Award for Undergraduate Teaching. Congratulations,
April!
Geography students and geography-mentored students won a number of awards at the poster
competition at the university's showcase this April
Professor Jean Ellis and Ph.D. student Michelle Harris talk about how they measure the impact of a hurricane on a renourished beach.
Professors April Hiscox and Cuizhen Wang have been recognized for teaching innovation and named as two of the six Garnet Apple Award winners for 2023.
Photo: Sedimentation fieldwork at the McCrady Base in Columbia; Michael Hodgson.