Cindy Ann Nance
Associate Professor
Geography and Geographic Information Systems
Doctorate in
Geography, Louisiana State University
Master of Arts, Anthropology, Northern Arizona University
Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
Phone: (951) 639-5540 Email: cnance@msjc.edu
Office: Room 111
MSJC Courses:
GEOG 101 – Physical Geography
GEOG 102 – Cultural Geography
GEOG 108 – World Regional Geography
GEOG 080 - GIS Practicum
GEOG 105 –
Introduction to Cartography
GEOG 115 –
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 120 –
Intermediate Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 125 – Advanced Geographic Information Systems:
Applications
GEOG 130 - Geographic Information Systems: Science,
Business and Government
GEOG 149 - Occupational Internship
GEOG 298 – Special Topics in GIS
GEOG 299 - Special Projects
Dissertation Title: Out of Sight, Out of Mind: A GIS Study of Changes in
Cemetery Locations in
Master Thesis Title: Makin'
Somethin' Out'a' Nuthin'
Undergraduate Thesis Title: Ceramic Analysis in Archaeology for Determining the
Unknown Firing Conditions of Pottery
SPECIALIZATIONS AND
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Teaching specialties are Geographic Information Systems,
Cultural-Historic Geography, Physical Geography and Landscape Change. Research
interests include regional comparative studies of human and land interactions,
customs and costumes, prehistoric and historic trade routes, material culture
co-modification and changing landscapes.