Faculty & Staff

​​​​​​​​​​​​DePaul University's Department of Geography was founded in 1948 by the late Dr. Richard Houk. Over the last 60 years, the department has grown and developed to reflect changes in the geographic discipline, in technology, and the labor market. Today, the department includes seven​ faculty and nine contingent faculty instructors, teaching a wide variety of courses within several subdisciplinary and topical areas.

Alec Brownlow

• Associate Professor and Director, Graduate Program in Sustainable Urban Development
• alec.brownlow@depaul.edu
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Andrea Craft

• Adjunct Instructor
• ACRAFT@depaul.edu
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Winifred Curran

• Professor and Chair
• wcurran@depaul.edu
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Usha Eleswarapu

• Adjunct Professor
• UELESWAR@depaul.edu
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Cassie Follett

• GIS Coordinator
• cfollett@depaul.edu
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John Goldman

• Adjunct Faculty
• jgoldma8@depaul.edu
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Nandhini Gulasingam

• Adjunct Faculty
• mgulasin@depaul.edu
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Euan Hague

• Professor, Director of School of Public Service
• ehague@depaul.edu
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Sungsoon (Julie) Hwang

• Associate Professor
• shwang9@depaul.edu
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Connie Johnston

• Professional Lecturer
• CJOHN238@depaul.edu
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Patrick McHaffie

• Emeritus Professor
• pmchaffi@depaul.edu
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Alex G. Papadopoulos

• Professor
• apapadop@depaul.edu
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Howard Rosing

• Executive Director, DePaul University Steans Center
• hrosing@depaul.edu
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Maxim Samson

• Adjunct Professor
• msamson6@depaul.edu
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Maureen Sioh

• Associate Professor
• msioh@depaul.edu
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Heather Smith

• Adjunct Instructor
• hsmith9@depaul.edu
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Affiliated Faculty

Kaveh Ehsani
Assistant Professor (International Studies)

Sanjukta Mukherjee
Assistant Professor (Women's and Gender Studies)

Heidi Nast
Professor (International Studies)

Clara Orban 
Professor (Modern Languages)

Carolina Sternberg
Assistant Professor (Latin American and Latino Studies)​