Your faculty leader is C. Daniel Dillman , Ph.D., University of Michigan, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Geography at Northern Illinois University. He is the undergraduate advisor for the Department of Geography and the coordinator for the International Studies minor. Professor Dillman has led trips for NIU to Oaxaca, Portugal, Morocco and Italy. His expertise in cultural landscape geography will add to your understanding of France today. The University Honors Program recently awarded Professor Dillman the Great Professor Award.


Research Emphasis: United States and Canada,
Latin America, and Political Geography

Specific Research Endeavors:
Previous research focused on jet streams; spatial interaction in the United States-Mexico border zone, emphasizing twin city relationships; problems of land tenure in Latin America with special emphasis in Brazil; and the use of literature in regional analysis.

Current and future investigations involve regionalism in Canada, particularly its political expression; conflict areas of global concern in the absence of bipolar power structure; place identity and the cultural landscape.