Associate Professor
- Office: Kopchick 312G
- Email: cschaney@iup.edu
- Office phone: 724-357-5990
More info about Dr. Schaney’s Work
Education
- BA, Mercyhurst University, Archaeology
- MA, West Virginia University, Geography
- PhD, West Virginia University, Geography
Courses Taught
- GEOG 104 World Geography: Global Context
- HONR 202 Honors Core: Sciences
- GEOG 316/516 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
- GEOG 415/515 Introduction to Remote Sensing
- GEOG 455/655 Advanced Remote Sensing
- GEOG 460/660 Foundations of Unmanned Aerial Systems and Science
- GEOG 463/663 Unmanned Aerial Systems for Remote Sensing and Spatial Data Acquisition
- GEOG 440/540 Conservation: Environmental Analysis
- GEOG 343/543 Fresh Water Resources
- GEOG 342/542 Physiography
Professional Interests
Coastal Mapping, Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles (Drones), Wetlands, Marshes
Featured in IUP Research and Creative Works: The Classroom in the Sky
Research Themes
- Saxis Wildlife Management Area, Chesapeake Bay Virginia: Using Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles to Assess Impact of Sea Level Rise on Marshland Ecosystems
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Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Davis West Virginia: Assessing the Impact of Anthropogenic Activities Within a Geologic and Climatic Framework in the Peatlands of Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge in the Appalachian Mountains of the Eastern United States.
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The Glades Peatland, Garrett County Maryland: Investigating the Glades: Pedology, Paleoclimatology, Carbon Storage, and Hydrology.