Stephen P. Hanna

Steve Hanna
  • Chair/Professor
  • Geography
  • Academic Degrees

    • Ph.D., University of Kentucky
    • M.A., University of Vermont
    • B.A., Clark University
  • Areas of Expertise

    • Maps and Geographic Information Systems
    • Memorial and Tourism Landscapes
    • Satellite Imagery and Aerial Photography
    • Globalization and Local Development

Stephen P. Hanna, Chair of the Department of Geography and Professor of Geography, holds a Ph.D. (1997) in geography from the University of Kentucky, an M.A. (1992) in geography from the University of Vermont, and a B.A. (1987) in geography from Clark University. He is a human geographer by training with primary interests in the economic and cultural characteristics of places within the global economy. His published works on these topics include the co-edited book Mapping Tourism (2003) and articles in Progress in Human Geography, Social and Cultural Geography, ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies, Historical Geography, Urban Geography, and The Southeastern Geographer. In addition, his research on narratives of slavery and emancipation in Fredericksburg’s heritage tourism landscape has been published in The Southeastern Geographer and presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Geographers.

He has extensive training and work experience in cartography and geographic information systems (GIS). In addition to teaching these topics at the University, he regularly prepares maps for publication in academic books and journals. Dr. Hanna is a member of the Association of American Geographers and the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers.

  • Hanna & Farnsworth Publish Research Article

    Hanna & Farnsworth Publish Research Article[caption id="attachment_11805" align="alignleft" width="150"]Stephen Hanna Stephen Hanna[/caption] [caption id="attachment_20953" align="alignright" width="150"]Stephen Farnsworth Stephen Farnsworth[/caption] Stephen P. Hanna, professor of geography, and Stephen J. Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University's Center for Leadership and Media Studies, are co-authors of a research article,  “Visualizing Virginia’s Changing Electorate:  Mapping Presidential Elections from 2000 to 2012,” which was published in the May 2013 issue of The Virginia News Letter. The Virginia News Letter is published by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia.
  • Hanna and Farnsworth Present Co-Authored Research Paper

    Hanna and Farnsworth Present Co-Authored Research Paper[caption id="attachment_11805" align="alignleft" width="184"]Stephen Hanna Stephen Hanna[/caption] [caption id="attachment_10362" align="alignright" width="167"]Stephen Farnsworth Stephen Farnsworth[/caption]  Stephen P. Hanna, professor of geography, and Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University of Mary Washington Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a co-authored research paper,  “Visualizing Virginia’s Changing Electorate:  Mapping Presidential Elections from 2000 to 2012,” at the Virginia Social Science Association Annual Meeting in Richmond, VA.