Holly R. Barcus, Assistant Professor

Holly Barcus is a broadly trained population geographer teaching introductory and advanced GIS classes as well as a population geography course. While the focus of the population course is on understanding and critically assessing global, national and local population trends and issues, the GIS courses takes a more applied approach by challenging students to consider problem-solving strategies that embrace an explicitly spatial perspective.

Her research interests fall at the intersection of population and GIS. Barcus is specifically interested in the patterns and processes of change occurring in rural communities and the resulting migration, service provision, and housing dilemmas.

Her recent research projects focus on the changing racial and ethnic composition of rural places and the implications for rural population growth, planning and development. One of the primary analytical and mapping tools that Barcus uses in her research is a Geographic Information System; an invaluable tool for assessing spatial patterns and evaluating the underlying processes and factors that influence change at multiple scales.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Curriculum Vitae of Assistant Professor Holly Barcus