Assistant Professor
Human Geography

Dow Science Complex 284
989-774-1205
matt.liesch@cmich.edu

Education

Ph.D., Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2011

Research Expertise

Cultural Geography, Vernacular Landscapes, Rural Economic Development, Geographic Methods, Environmental History, Great Lakes Issues

Selected Publications

• In Press. “People, Partnerships, Parks: Community Conceptions of Keweenaw National Historical Park.” Forthcoming in Geographical Review.
• In Press. Robert F. Sasso, Matthew Liesch, and Derek Rivers. “GIS Analysis of Potawatomi Site Characteristics.” Forthcoming in Wisconsin Archaeologist.
• Liesch, Matthew, 2010. Entries on “Mapping and Surveying,” “United States Midwest” and “Built Environment” for the Encyclopedia of American Environmental History.
• Liesch, Matthew, 2008. “A Region of Hope, A Region of Despair: Print Media, Geographical Imagination, and the Gogebic Mining Boom.” Historical Geography. 36(1): 182-207.