Education

• Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1985. Dissertation: Identifying Agglomerative/Deglomerative Trends in the Hungarian Urban System, 1870-1980
• M.A., California State University, Northridge, 1981 Thesis: Centrography of Planes, Perimeters, and Populations.
• B.A., California State University, Northridge, 1977

Courses Taught

• 150 World Geography
• 318OL Europe Online

Selected Publications and Presentations

Books

Ten entries on the geography of Hungary to appear in the Encyclopedia of Modern East Europe 1815-1989 edited by Richard Frucht and to be published by Garland Publishing, Inc., in 1999.

Responsible for editing entries on Romania for the latest edition of the Lippencot Gazeteer of the World.

"Population," Chapter 3, pp. 77-109, "Urban Geography," Chapter 6, pp. 195-227 with William H. Berentsen, and "East Central and Southeastern Europe," Chapter 12, pp. 494-553 with William H. Berentsen and George W. Hoffman in Contemporary Europe: A Geographical Analysis, William H. Berentsen, Editor, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Research and Interests

As in education, my research interests have tended to follow more of a meandering course than a straight line. My first efforts at serious research were couched in quite formal, theoretical terms. During this time period I mainly investigated developing urban systems and aspects of regional economic development. I then became interested in understanding landscapes, particularly those produced under the operation of socialism. These days my interests have been consumed by the Balkans: their history, physical geography, development tendencies, and problems. My interest in the regional geography of southeast Europe has allowed me to bring all my education to bear; it has also allowed me to dovetail my longstanding personal concerns for human rights and ethics with academic research. In terms of publishing, I have moved from writing strict academic articles to what could be termed service work: mainly books and book chapters intended for classroom use.