Samford University
Department of Geography

JENNIFER RAHN
Assistant Professor

Geographers get to travel to lots of great places. This geographer loves the oceans, beaches, and especially SCUBA diving underwater. Since the Earth is about 70% ocean that leaves a lot to explore!

Degrees

• Ph.D. 2000. University of Florida
• M.A. 1990. Temple University
• B.S. 1988. Villanova University

Classes

• GEOG 150 Physical Geography: Understanding Planet Earth
• GEOG 216 Mapping a Changing World
• GEOG 270 GIS II: Spatial Analysis
• GEOG 299 Essentials of Geography
• GEOG 350 Coastal and Marine Geography: Modern Marine Science
• GEOG 397 Andes to Amazon: Physical Landscapes of Latin America

Disciplinary Service

• Chair of the Coastal and Marine geography specialty group of the Association of American Geographers 2009
• Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers Education Committee 2008

Recent Presentations

• March 2009 – Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV
  • Chaired Coastal & Marine specialty group meeting, co-author with baccalaureate student Leiser Watkins:
    • A Sense of Place: Mapping the Collections of the Birmingham Museum of Art
  • Presented:
    • Christian Uses of Geotechnologies at the Advent of the 21st Century
• October 2008 – Southeast Division of the Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Greensboro, NC
  • Paper reviewer and Active Learning Panelist
• April 2008 – Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Boston, MA
  • Chaired Session on The Geography of Culture and Place and presented: Geography Awareness and Thematic Seasonal Maps

Honors and Awards

• Bernards High School Athletic Hall of Fame, inducted May 2003

Contact Information

Maps to Samford Geography