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Karl Byrand - Geography & Geology

 

Contact

Dr. Karl Byrand

Associate Professor of Geography
Department of Geography and Geology
6104 Brotz Science Building
UW Sheboygan
One University Drive
Sheboygan, WI 53081

Email karl.byrand@uwc.edu
Phone (920) 459-6619
Fax (920) 459-6602

Education

Ph.D. Geography: University of Maryland, College Park, 1999

M.S. Earth Sciences: Montana State University, 1995

B.A. History: University of Pittsburgh, 1991

Research: M.S. and Ph.D.

The Evolution of the Cultural Landscape in Yellowstone National Park's Upper Geyser Basin and the Changing Visitor Experience, 1872-1990

Changing Race, Changing Place: Racial, Occupational, and Residential Patterns in Shaw, Washington, D.C., 1880-1929

Select Articles and Other Materials: Published

Mapping workbook for World Regional Geography, 8th, 9th and 10th editions. David L. Clawson/Merrill L. Johnson. Pearson Education/Prentice Hall: 2006, 2008, 2010.

“The Quest for Home: Sheboygan’s Hmong Population” (Chapter 9, pp. 189-211), Immigrants Outside Megalopolis: Ethnic Transformation in the Heartland, Richard C. Jones, editor. Lexington Books, Lanham, Maryland: 2008.

“National Parks as Contrived Landscapes,” forum piece, Past Place: The Newsletter of the Historical Geography Specialty Group, The Association of American Geographers. Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 6-8: Spring/Summer 2008.

“Integrating Preservation and Development on a Beloved Landscape: Yellowstone’s Upper Geyser Basin, 1915-1940,” Historical Geography, Vol. 35: 2007. 

Instructor’s manual for McKnight and Hess’s Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation, 7th, 8th and 9th editions. Pearson Education/Prentice Hall: 2002, 2004, 2008.

Online assessment tool for physical geography using Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation, 9th edition, Pearson Education/Prentice Hall: 2007.

Co-authored text for the Lao, Hmong, and American Veterans Memorial in Deland Park, Sheboygan, WI. Text reprinted in the Special Commemorative Program Brothers in Arms, Gannett Company, Inc.: 15 July 2006.

“From Fire to Fun, and Back Again: The Changing Cultural Landscape and the Visitor Experience in the Upper Geyser Basin,” reprinted in the Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: Summer 2004.

Mapping Workbook for Diversity Amid Globalization: World Regions, Environment, Development. 2nd edition. Pearson Education/Prentice Hall: 2003.

Test Item File (TIF) for Diversity Amid Globalization: World Regions, Environment, Development. 2nd edition. Pearson Education/Prentice Hall: 2003.

PowerPoint Presentation for Diversity Amid Globalization: World Regions, Environment, Development. 2nd edition. Pearson Education/Prentice Hall: 2003.

“From Fire to Fun, and Back Again: The Changing Cultural Landscape and the Visitor Experience in the Upper Geyser Basin,” Yellowstone Science, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 5–11: Summer 2000.

“Grace Under Pressure,” National Parks, Vol. 71, Nos. 3–4, pp. 27–29: March/April 1997.

Memberships

Association of American Geographers

National Council for Geographic Education

Current Courses

UW-Sheboygan GEO Club

Geo Club Geocaching Trip to Dundee, WI

Geo Club Chicago Trip

Trip Photos

UK Photos 2006

UWS France Trip Photos 2008

Other Interests

Yoga, rock climbing, hiking, local foods