Mark M. Miller

I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.
- Daniel Boone

Professor of Geography at
the University of
Southern Mississippi

Home page

m.m.miller@usm.edu
mmmgeographer@gmail.com

Curriculum vitae
Video: how I became a geographer

Interested in the Peace Corps?
(Peace Corps Volunteer, Belize 1979-1981)

Geography Lounge
Geography should be fascinating & fun

Gratuitous advice for students

USM Classes:

AAG Healthy Departments:
International Education & Geography

Economic development for low-income communities

Journal of Applied Research in Economic Development

Forrest County Environmental Support Team online

Hattiesburg Neighborhood Project
[click here for neighborhood map]

USDA/RD Rural Economic Disaster Recovery Resource Center

Economic development video project

The Moss Point recovery story:

 
 

What I'm reading lately:

Seth Lipsky. 2011. The Citizen's Constitution: An Annotated Guide. Basic Books.

Karen Armstrong. 2000. Islam: A Short History. Modern Library.

Shunryu Suzuki and David Chadwick. 2011. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. Shambhala.

Paul Nicklen. 2009. Polar Obsession. Focal Point. (Arctic and Antarctic photography)
Polar bear by Paul NIcklen

Ted Morgan. 2010. Valley of Death: The Tragedy at Dien Bien Phu That Led America into the Vietnam War. Random House.

Mike Kim. 2009. Escaping North Korea: Defiance and Hope in the World's Most Repressive Country. Rowman & Littlefield.

Sally Jenkins & John Stauffer. 2010. The State of Jones: The Small Southern County that Seceded from the Confederacy. Anchor.

Kantner, Seth. 2008. Shopping for Porcupine: A Life in Arctic Alaska. Milkweed Editions

Gjelten, Tom. 2008. Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause. Viking

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vo-Dihn Mai and Mobi Ho. 1999. The Miracle of Mindfulness. Beacon.

Research Journals -- not quite as much fun :-)

What I'm listening to lately:

WWOZ (New Orleans)

WKOQ (Blues)

WUSM (American roots music)

Where I'm going lately:

Nunavut, Canada (2010)

Cuba (2010)

Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia (2011)

Magnolia Grove Village & Monastery (2011)

New Orleans

The rest of the world