Welcome to my home on the web, and thanks for your interest in reading about what I am up to. I am a professor in the Department of Geography and the Environment at the University of North Texas. In that capacity I teach in our BS/BA in Geography and MS in Applied Geography programs, with a focus on business geography and location intelligence. Through UNT Geography I also serve as program director for our new geospatial analytics certificate and director of undergraduate studies for our department.

In December  2021 I completed a term of service as executive director for the Applied Geography Conferences, Inc. (now taking on a fresh, expanded identity as the "AGX"). Through my career, I have been honored to be entrusted with a variety of responsibilities focused on building the geography discipline and its business and applied geography subfields. These are exciting times in the applied geography world!

​Personal highlights reflected on this site:

• I hope you find my research, teaching, and geography career links on this website helpful. Each has extensive information on my work and professional involvement in the discipline of geography.
• Here's information about graduate studies with me in the emerging field of location intelligence. I'm always interested in talking with potential students.
• ​I'm active in practicing my faith, always with the aim of exhibiting great respect to one and all. I welcome good conversations about faith and belief.

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Looking for geography degree coursework that leads to rewarding career options in a dynamic work setting?
Check out the grad and undergrad learning opportunities we offer through the UNT Location Intelligence Research Group.

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My latest peer-reviewed publication:

Murray D. Rice, Sorenson, Matthew*, and Joseph Aversa (2022) ‘The Geography of Lifestyle Center Growth: Evidence from the Emergence of a Retail Format in the United States’, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. My coauthor, Matthew Sorenson, is a 2019 MS graduate from UNT Geography and the Environment who now holds a GIS position with the City of Plano, Texas. Matt's thesis was the starting point for this journal publication. My co-author, Joseph Aversa, is an assistant professor in the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University.

A Recent Honor...

So grateful to receive this award from a group that has always been so supportive and central to my professional progress. Sincere thanks to all in the BGSG for this wonderful honor.

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