Mark Barnes
PhD, Rutgers University, 2014
Weather and climate hazards & disasters, global environmental change, urban economic development, and sports geographies
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Dr. Mark Barnes is an Associate Professor in History, Geography, & Museum Studies at Morgan State University and directs Environmental Studies. He is a co-founder of the Geospatial Collaborative, which is a consortium of faculty and staff at Morgan State University whose primary aim is to enable its transition into a geospatial campus through geospatial-related course offerings, research initiatives, and community service engagements in Baltimore City and beyond. Dr. Barnes became a National Councilor for the American Association of Geographers (AAG) in 2023. He was named a National Science Foundation Next Generation of Hazards and Disaster Fellow in 2014 and participated in the Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success Professional Development Program in Earth System Science in 2012. He was an AAG Jeanne X. Kasperson Hazards Student Paper Award Recipient, Rutgers University Eagleton Institute of Politics Fellow, and West Chester University Legacy of Leadership Class Inductee. Dr. Barnes is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.