Teaching

Resources

• Programming for Geospatial Analysis - R (GEOG 728) class GitHub organization account. This GitHub account includes tutorials and other teaching materials developed or curated by Dr. Nelson.
• 2018 Gunda, T., Nelson, K., and Patel, N. Sustainable Development: It’s as easy as F-E-W. Teaching Case Study. National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center.
• Example storymap and getting started with storymaps tutorial created by Dr. Nelson for a Geographic Information Systems I (GEOG 508) class.
• YouTube video of Dr. Nelson’s guest lecture on Urban Flood Adaptation for the Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences capstone class at KSU, Fall 2018.
• Check out these fantastic resources for geospatial programming, modeling, and spatial analysis in R developed by Dr. Burchfield at Emory University here.

Courses Taught

• Geographic Information Systems I (GEOG 508). Online and In-person. Cross-listed graduate and undergraduate introductory course in application of GIS to problem solving.
• Research and Professional Development in Geography (GEOG 821). Master’s level introductory seminar on research methods and professionalization in Geography.
• Sustainability Concepts and Issues (GEOG 360). Online and In-person. Undergraduate introductory course in sustainability concepts and systems thinking.
• Seminar in Sustainability Science, Thought, and Approaches (GEOG 833). Graduate seminar in sustainability science concepts, frameworks, and methods.
• Programming for Geographic Analysis - R (GEOG 728). Advanced studio class on geospatial analysis and programming in the open software R.