Jerry T. Mitchell

Director, Center for Excellence for Geographic Education
Editor, Journal of Geography (2010-2013)
Research Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1998

Department of Geography
Callcott, Room 113
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: (803) 777-2986   Fax: (803) 777-4972
email: mitchell@sc.edu

Areas of Interest
Environmental hazards
Recreation and tourism
Geography education

Recent Publications

Burton, C., J. T. Mitchell, and S. L. Cutter. 2010. “Evaluating Post-Katrina Recovery in Mississippi with Repeat Photography.” Disasters: The Journal of Disaster Studies, Policy, and Management. Accepted for Publication – Forthcoming.

Mitchell, J. T. 2009. “Hazards Education and Academic Standards in the Southeastern United States.” International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education. 18(2): 134-148.

Mitchell, J. T., K. Borden, and M. Schmidtlein. 2008. “Teaching Hazards Geography and Geographic Information Systems: A Middle School Level Experience.” International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education. 17(2): 170-188.

Mitchell, J. T. 2007. “Appraising the Spatial Thinking Skills Taxonomy: Advancing Assessment in Geography Education.” Research in Geographic Education. 9(2): 29-34.

Mitchell, J. T., S. L. Cutter, and A. S. Edmonds. 2007. “Improving Shadow Evacuation Management: Case Study of the Graniteville, South Carolina Chlorine Spill.” Journal of Emergency Management. 5(1): 28-34.

Mitchell, J. T. 2006. “Conflicting Threat Perceptions at a Rural Agricultural Fair.” Tourism Management. 27(6): 1298-1307.

Mitchell, J. T. 2006. “Hurricane Katrina and Mississippi’s ‘Invisible’ Coast.” Southeastern Geographer. 46(2): 181-188.

Cutter, S.L., C. T. Emrich, J. T. Mitchell, B. J. Boruff, M. Gall, M. Schmidtlein, C. Burton, and G. Melton. 2006. “The Long Road Home:  Race, Class, and Recovery from Hurricane Katrina.” Environment. 48(2): 8-20.

Teaching
GEOG 221: Geography of South Carolina
GEOG 561: Geographic Concepts for Teachers GEOG 710: Seminar in Geography Education