Dr. Royal Berglee is currently a Professor of Geography and Global Studies in the School of Humanities and Social Science at Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky. He is originally from Montana and received his undergraduate and masters degrees from the University of North Dakota. He received his doctorate in Economic Geography from Indiana State University with research interests in heritage tourism and development patterns. In addition to regularly teaching World Geography, Dr. Berglee teaches courses on the Caribbean and the Middle East. He has taught study-abroad courses in other countries and encourages students to take advantage of study-abroad opportunities.
Rusti Liner holds a current GISP and a Master of Science degree in Geography from the University of Southern Mississippi. She has been teaching college courses since 2010 and has served on the AP College Board review team and received two LOUIS grants for OER development and integration. She is currently a full time Assistant Professor at River Parishes Community College, where she developed the first Emergency Management Program concentration. Serving at 15 nationally declared disasters, Professor Liner brings both technical and academic experience to the classroom.
Neusa Hidalgo Monroy Wohlgemuth received a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of California, Berkeley. She has been teaching geography courses since 2000. Her research interests and publications include “Alternatives to Rural Development: Organic Agriculture and Indigenous Communities in Chiapas, Mexico” in Journal of Latin American Geography vol. 13(1), March 2014; and “Migration and Indigenous Communities in the Southern States of Oaxaca and Chiapas, Mexico” in Perspectives on Global Development and Technology vol. 13(2) 2014. Brill.
Dr. Tyler V. Johnson received his M.A. in U.S. History in 2003 from the University of Tennessee and his Ph.D. in U.S. History in 2009 from Purdue University. He has been teaching a broad variety of history courses since 2005 and is currently Assistant Professor of History at Sowela Technical Community College in Lake Charles, LA. He has published several articles and one book, Devotion to the Adopted Country: U.S. Immigrant Volunteers in the Mexican War. Although a trained historian and teacher, he has loved geography and maps since childhood and even competed in the 1992 National Geography Bee as the Oregon state champion.
Peter Yaukey received his Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Georgia in 1991. He was on the geography faculty of the University of New Orleans for 24 years, specializing in biogeography and climatology, rising to the rank of full professor and chairing the Department of Geography for seven years. He is currently a professor and departmental chair at the University of Holy Cross in New Orleans, where he has been since 2016.
Mahtab Lodhi received his doctorate in Geography from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1998. He was on the faculty of geography department at University of New Orleans where he taught geographic thought, advanced remote sensing, regional, physical, and environmental geography courses for 18 years. Dr. Lodhi is currently affiliated with Nunez Community College where he is a professor of coastal studies and GIS technology.
Jessica Hawkes holds a Master of Library and Information Science degree from Louisiana State University in 2017 and a M.A. in Early British Literature from Louisiana Tech University in 2021. She has been working in open education since 2015 and is currently the Government Information Librarian at Nicholls State University. Her research interests include open education, information literacy practices, student success, gamification, and outreach.
Jeffrey Stepp holds a Master of Science in Library and Information Science degree from Clarion University in 2021. He has been working in open education since 2019 and is currently the Cataloger and Electronic Resources Librarian at Louisiana Tech University. His research interests include information-seeking behavior-aligned user interface/user experience design, open education, outreach, and trends in academic library personnel.
