Jose Javier Lopez

Jose Javier Lopez is a Professor in the Department of Geography at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Minnesota State University, Mankato. He specializes in Social and Economic Geography, Latin America, and Quantitative Methods with Spatial Analysis using GIS.

• Education: Ph.D. from Indiana State University (1998), M.S. from The University of Akron (1993), and B.A. from the University of Puerto Rico (1991).

His research focuses on socio-economic patterns in Latin America, leveraging GIS for spatial analysis. He has received prestigious awards such as Distinguished Professor and Distinguished Faculty Scholar.

• Contact: Office address at 218I Armstrong Hall, phone 507-389-1890, email jose.lopez@mnsu.edu.