Ross Guida
Dr. Ross Guida
Co-Principal Investigator, Associate Professor of Geography,Env. Science Adv.
Lee Drain, 336 | 936.294.1233 | ross.guida@shsu.edu
Dr. Guida’s expertise lies in physical geography and environmental modeling (including floods and biogeography). His main interests are in assessing how people and communities can become more resilient to large floods as they are becoming more frequent. Dr. Guida’s past research has included flood-risk modeling and collaborative projects in Illinois and abroad in Hungary, as well as modeling climate impacts on vegetation in the Mojave Desert. He has worked on several funded projects, including SHSU's GET Texas grant and the NSF EPSCoR Policy, Outreach, and Decision Making component at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, that surveyed residents and students about climate change and environmental policy perceptions and support. His current research at SHSU focuses on geoscience education and flooding issues and rivers in southeast Texas, coupling GIS data with hydrologic, hydraulic, and hazard impact models. At SHSU Dr. Guida teaches: Weather and Climate, Sustainability and Environment, Physical Geography, Hydrology and Water Resources, and Geomorphology (Advanced Surface Landforms).
Education
B.A., Geography; University of Wisconsin, Eau ClaireM.S., Environmental Science; University of Nevada, Las VegasPh.D., Environmental Resources and Policy; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale