Meet our Faculty
Dr. Michael Cornebise
ProfessorDr. Cornebise's research and teaching interests are in cultural and population geography. Please contact Dr. Cornebise for more information about the Professional Science Master's in GIS program.
Dr. Christopher Laingen
Associate ProfessorDr. Laingen's research involves assessing multi-decadal trends of rural and agricultural land use change in the conterminous U.S. and describing the complex web of socio-ecological driving forces that cause them. He relies highly upon land use and land cover change data products derived from remotely-sensed satellite imagery, as well as more traditional types of data such as those from the quinquennial U.S. Department of Agriculture's Census of Agriculture.
Dr. Barry Kronenfeld
Associate ProfessorDr. Kronenfeld is a geographic information scientist with focus on geovisualization and spatial statistics. Active research projects include analysis of spatial interaction between species, visualizing patterns of uncertainty in health data, and cartogram construction.
Don't take our word for it
"The hands–on practices of current development and the frontier of GIS technology are always incorporated in every course. The training I got from the program prepared me well for my current position. It gives me a sense of self-esteem and accomplishment."
Dian Nurhayati, Visiting Hydrologist Illinois State Water Survey (2014)
"I love the fact that the curriculum covers a variety of disciplines. The knowledge I acquired from the classwork and field exercises, combined with the practical experience gained during my internship, provided me with a skill set desired by many different types of employers.”
Brittany Walbright (2014)
"The Professional Science Masters at EIU offers a variety of resources that provided me an outlet to study the GIS subjects that interests me. The dedicated staff and multi-disciplinary coursework gave me the support I needed to have a successful career after graduation."
George Cernetig (2013)
"The education I received while attending Eastern Illinois University (EIU) in the Professional Science Master’s in GISci (PSM) program allowed me to transition straight from graduate school into the professional world and start my career."
Nathaniel Hardwick (2012)Contact Information
Dr. David Viertel
Director of PSM
Associate Professor,
Dept. of Geology/Geography
2055 - Physical Science
217-581-6244
dviertel@eiu.edu
