David L. Wall
Department Chair Fall 2007-Present
Professor of Geography, at SCSU since 1998
BS 1976, Kansas State University
MA 1981, University of Iowa
Ph.D. 1990, University of Iowa
Office: Stewart Hall 359B
Phone: (320) 308-2095
dwall@stcloudstate.edu
Interests: economic geography, urban planning, political geography, research methods, Latin America
Awards: Runner-Up, International category 2008 GTU Photo Contest
Actual Photo
Advisor: BS Teaching and SST Geography Emphasis
Courses Taught
GEOG 111: Introduction to Global Geography
GEOG 253: Theories and Concepts in Geography
GEOG 271: Economic Geography
GEOG 373: Geography of Latin America
GEOG 390: Geography Field Course
GEOG 394: Urban Planning
GEOG 605: Spatial Analysis Methods in Geography
Graduate Student Advisees
Thesis Completed
Michael D. Moilanen: Tribal Gaming Impacts on the Physical Landscape: The Mille
Lacs Band of Ojibwe, A Case Study
Daniel A. Hackbarth: Minnesota Academic Standards in Social Studies: Best Practices
in Geography
Thesis in Progress
Zachary Christoff: A Spatial Analysis of Voting Outcomes : A Case Study of Minnesota's Gubernatorial Elections of 1998 and 2002
Selected Publications
Lehoucq, Fabrice and David L. Wall. 2004. "Explaining Voter Turnout Rates in
New Democracies: Guatemala." Electoral Studies 23(3): 485-500
Lehoucq, Fabrice and David L. Wall. 2001. " Las Bases Institucionales y Sociológicas
de la Asistencia Electoral en Guatemala, 1985-1995 (The Social and Institutional
Foundations of Turnout Rates in Guatemala)." El Sistema político y la estructura
electoral en Guatemala , ed. by Edelberto Torres-Rivas. Guatemala: FLACSO.
Verhoven, Peter, David L. Wall, and Stuart Cottrell. 1998. "Application of Desktop
Mapping as a Marketing Tool for Special Events Planning and Evaluation: A Case
Study of the Newport News Celebration in Lights." Festival Management and
Event Tourism 5(X): 123-130.
Wall, David, and Fabrice Lehoucq. 1997. "Social and Spatial Characteristics of Voter
Turnout in Guatemala: The 1985 Elections." Conference of Latin Americanist
Geographers Yearbook, 1997. 23: 133-149.
Wall, David. 1996. "Deforestation and Cattle Production in the Ozark Mountains of
Arkansas: The Case of Searcy County. " Journal of Rural Studies 12(1):27-40.
Wall, David. 1996. "City Profile: Managua, Nicaragua." Cities: The International Journal
of Urban Policy and Planning 13(1): 45-52.
Muller, Christopher, David Wall and Stuart Cottrell, 1996. "An Analysis of Vehicle
Accidents Involving White Tailed Deer: A Geographic Information Systems Case
Study." Proceedings of the 6th Annual Northeastern Recreation Research
Symposium .
Wall, David. 1993. "Spatial Inequalities in Sandinista Nicaragua." Geographical
Review 83(1): 1-13.
Grants/Consulting Work
Citizen Environmental Values Research: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, July 2000
Zoning Belle Prairie Annexation: City of Little Falls, Minnesota, July 2003
Professional Service
Membership on a variety of Departmental and University Committees
