Liesch, Matthew
Professor
CHAIRPERSON
More about Matthew Liesch
Publications & Presentations
Credentials, Certifications & Awards
Awards
- 2021 College of Science & Engineering Award for Outstanding Professional Service
- 2009-10: Whitbeck Graduate Dissertator Fellowship, UW Geography Department
- 2008: Trewartha Graduate Research Award, UW Geography Department
- 2006: Association of American Geographers, Historical Geography Specialty Group Student Research Award, Master’s Level
- 2006: Michigan Technological University Copper Country Archives Travel Award
Education
- Ph.D., Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2011
Research Interests
- Land use management
- Human and natural systems thinking
- Placemaking
- Rural economic development and post-industrial restructuring
- Human dimensions of natural resource issues
- Community-engaged research
- Community resilience and sustainability
Membership in Professional Organizations
- American Geographical Society
- Association of American Geographers
- Michigan Association of Planning, American Planning Association
Courses Taught
- ENV 312, Adapting to Our Changing Climate
- ENV 350, Foundations of Environmental Thought
- GEO 121, Human Geography and Globalization
- GEO 317, Economic Geography
- GEO 350, United States and Canada
- GEO 300, Research Methods in Geography
- GEO 431, Urban Planning Capstone
- GEO 515, Environmental Management and Policy