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adam.clark@txstate.edu
Dr. Adam Clark started his career at Texas State in 2008 as an undergraduate student. In 2009 he became a student worker in the History Department, then in 2012 became the TSP for the Departments of History and Anthropology, as well as the Center for the Study for the Southwest where he managed the websites, marketing, and general technological support for each of these ares and their associated Center. He stepped back from the Departments of History and Anthropology during the summer of 2026 to focus on teaching opportunities, but continues to work with the CSSW to support their outstanding programing.
In addition to his staff role, Dr. Clark was a student for most of his time at Texas State, earning his Bachelors in History in 2012, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Geography and Environmental Studies in 2016 and 2024 respectively where his research focused on the broad field of hazard geography. His dissertation, titled The Role of Cartography and Visualization in Hazard Risk Communication: An Examination of the Houston Chronicle, 1945 to 2020, explores the ways in which hazard maps and related hazard imagery, such as cartoons, have been used to both inform Houston residents about hazard risk, but also how these images have been leveraged metaphorically as commentary on a variety of social issues such as crime, urban development, and nationalism. This research won two awards: the 2025 Gilbert F. White Dissertation Award presented by the Hazards, Risks, and Disasters Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers, and the 2025 Texas State University Graduate College’s Outstanding Dissertation Award. One chapter about the progression of hazard cartography as it related to hurricane maps will be published by Cartographica in 2026.
Dr. Clark also works with GIS and other forms of applied geographic research. His Master's thesis, later published in Natural Hazards, modeled the effectiveness of using contraflow methods for hurricane evacuation. He has also conducted research modeling wildfire risk in Austin, Texas (The Southwestern Geographer, 2021 vol. 22), and the perceptions versus realities of instances of crime in areas following flood buyouts (The Professional Geographer, 2025).
Dr. Clark left Texas for Minnesota in 2026 to accept a Visiting Assistant Professorship in the Department of Environment, Geography, and Earth Sciences at Gustavus Adolphus College for the 2026-2027 academic year. At Gustavus he teaching GIS, Remote Sensing, and is developing a Hazards course for Spring 2027. Additionally, he serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Environmental Science and Management Program for the University of Maryland's Global Campus where he will be teaching GIS, Risk Assessment in Environmental Health and Safety, and Environmental and Natural Resource Economics in the coming year.
