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Dr. Richard A Earl

  • Distinguished Professor Emeritus - Dept of Geography & Environmntl Studies

Biography and education

I spent my first 20 years living in San Pedro, CA, the port city for Los Angeles. After two years in the U.S. Army, I completed my bachelors at UCLA and masters at Cal St. Northridge. I earned by Ph.D. in Physical Geography at Arizona State University. Prior to coming to Texas State University in 1991, I taught at New Mexico State University and Bowling Green State University, OH.

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Andrievskikh, D., Lopez, C., & Earl, R. A. (2019). Awareness of College Students to Regional Flood Hazards. Papers in Applied Geography. https://doi.org/DOI:    10.1080/23754931.2019.1694966
  • Earl, R. A. (2018). Aden Lava Flow Dona Ana County, NM. In New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 69th Field Conference:  Las Cruces Country III (Vol. 69, pp. 197–202). New Mexico Geological Society.
  • Earl, R. A. (2018). Precipitation to Peak Streamflow Relationships on Headwater Streams in the Texas Hill Country. Geographical Bulletin, 59, 87–102. Retrieved from n/a
  • De Hon, R. A., & Earl, R. A. (2018). Reassesment of Features in the Aden Crater Lava Flows, Dona Ana Co., New Mexico. New Mexico Geology, 40, 17–26.
  • Earl, R. A. (2017, March). Water Budget. In International Encylclopedia of Geography (Vol. XIV, pp. 706–709). Wiley Blackwell.
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Distinquished Teaching Achievement Award, National Council for Geographic Education. October 2003 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor Award, Alpha Chi Honor Society. January 1, 2015 - May 1, 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty Advisor, Presidential Honors Chapter, Gamma Theta Upsilon, Internaitonal Geography Honor Society. August 1, 2014 - May 1, 2015
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Richard Wayne Simmons Geography Advocate Award, Dept. of Geography, Texas State University. August 1, 2014 - May 1, 2015
  1. Member

    Technical Advisory Board, Hill Country Alliance

  2. Reviewer / Referee

    Southwestern Geographer

  3. Co-Chair

    Board of Directors, Upper San Marcos Watershed Flood Control District

  4. Member

    Board of Directors, United Campus Ministry, Texas State Univeristy

  5. Reviewer / Referee

    Papers in Applied Geography

  6. Member

    Dept. of Geography Undergraduate Committee

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