Shannon O'Lear
Associate Professor, Geography, University of Kansas
Education: Ph.D., Syracuse University
Areas of Expertise
Political geography of environmental issues; environmental security and vulnerability; political geography of Russia, the Caucasus and Caspian Sea region.
Biography
Ph.D., Syracuse University. Shannon O’Lear is interested in environmental issues from a political geographic perspective. Her current work focuses on environmental and human security in the Caspian Sea region and specifically within the oil-rich Republic of Azerbaijan.