Dr. Dean Sinclair
Associate Professor of Geography
Ph. D., Geography, Louisiana State University
M.A., Geography, University of South Carolina
M.A., Urban Affairs, University of Delaware
B.A., Urban Studies, College of Charleston
Area of specialized competence: Dr. Sinclair has worked at the federal government level in Washington, D.C. as a Geographer in the intelligence community as well as a City Planner and Deputy Director of Planning and Management for the City of North Charleston, SC, the third largest city in the state. He has considerable experience working with research methods and quantitative analysis as well as Remote Sensing systems. Sinclair has continued his work on the evolution of the urban South that he began at Louisiana State University, and is also interested in the development of the historic landscapes associated with the Kisatchie Hills and southwest Louisiana, oftentimes characterized as Lousiana's Frontier. Dr. Sinclair's regional areas of expertise include Latin America and Africa, where he has conducted research into the cultural and heritage landscapes of Zanzibar, a World Heritage site.
Publications: Sinclair has published articles in regional journals and given papers at regional and national meetings. While working as a city planner he completed or participated in a number of projects involving downtown development and historic preservation. He has also published several articles on planning history, numerous book reviews for geography journals. He recently completed a major report on cultural landscapes and the potential for heritage tourism in southwestern Lousiana for Five Parishes West, a multi-parish tourism promotion organization.