Greg Burris
Department of Geosciences
Lecturer

Research Areas:

Office: 2046K Haley Center

Email: gdb0025@auburn.edu


Education
Pd.D., Geography, Florida State University
2021
M.S., Geographic Information Science, Florida State University
2015
M.A., History, Florida State University
2015
B.A., Political Science, Minnesota State University, Moorhead
2012


Professional Employment
Lecturer, Auburn University
2024 - Present
Adjunct Professor, Columbus State University
2021 - 2023
Adjunct Professor, University of Louisiana at Monroe
2021 - 2022


Research and Teaching Interests

Dr. Gregory Burris is a historical climatologist interested in past climates in areas with limited long run instrumental records. He uses a variety of mixed methods to reconstruct climate conditions from historical accounts and documents. Courses he has taught includes Global Systems: Land and Water, Introduction to GIS, Physical Geography, Environmental Science, Biogeography, World Regional Geography, Human Geography, and Map Analysis.



Selected Publications

  1. Burris, G., Washburn, J., Lasheen, O., Dorribo, S., Elsner, J., and Doel R. 2019. “Extracting Weather Information from a Plantation Document.” Climate of the Past 15 (2): 477–92.
  2. Burris, G., Elsner, J. B., and Doel, R. E. 2018. “Plantation Records as a Source of Historical Weather and Agricultural Data,” Southeastern Geographer, 58, 348–364.






Last updated: 09/18/2024