Education.

• M.Sc., Geography, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Joined Westfield State University in 2006

Teaching @ Westfield State University.

• GPS 0102 Introduction to Physical Geography (lecture/lab)
• GPS 0107 Climate Change
• GPS 0110 Science For Future Presidents
• GPS 0236 Environmental Analysis II
• GPS 0244 Introduction to GIS
• GPS 0245 Sustainable Energy
• GPS 0317 Public Health Planning
• GPS 0317 Special Topics in GIS
• GPS 0340 Date Collection and Analysis
• GPS 0344 Advanced GIS
• BIOL 0214 Tropical Ecology

Research / Scholarship.

• Glaciers and Climate Change
• Science & GIS Education

Recent Publications / Presentations.

• Code Red For Humanity: Understanding Global Warming’s Risks: What Each Of Us Can Do To Make A Difference & Stem the Tide. Dr. Carsten Braun (Climate Preparedness Week, 27 September 2021)
• GIS in Higher Education. Dr. Carsten Braun & others (Spring 2021 NEARC, 18 May 2021)
• Braun, C., 2017, Surface mass balance of the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf and associated Ice Rise. Chapter 6 in Copeland, L., and Mueller, D. (eds.) Arctic Ice Shelves and Ice Islands, Springer Verlag, ISBN 978-94-024-1099-0. (PDF)
• Serreze, M.C., Raup, B., Braun, C., Hardy, D.R. and R.S. Bradley, 2017, Rapid Wastage of the Hazen Plateau Ice Caps, Northeastern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. The Cryosphere, 11, 169-177.

Please contact me anytime to learn more about our department, our degree programs, and our course offerings. You can also find me @ carstenbraun.us.