Faculty

Harrison Cole

Email: wlz101@psu.edu
Phone: 814-865-3433
Office Address: 206 Walker Building
Title: Ph.D. candidate
Unit: Department of Geography
Webpage: https://www.harrisoncarto.com/

Research Interests:

• Cartography
• Geovisualization
• GIS
• Emergency management
• Political and social theory
• Logistics

About:

Harrison Cole is a PhD candidate and member of the GeoVISTA Center in the Department of Geography at Penn State. He holds a BA in Geography from The University of Texas at Austin and an MA in Geography as well as a Graduate Certificate in Social Theory from the University of Kentucky.

Research:

Harrison Cole’s research currently focuses on the design of tactile maps and their potential for use in natural hazard mitigation planning by people with low vision. This research is investigating workflows for designing tactile maps as well as their capacity to foster collaboration between people with different levels of visual perception during the hazard mitigation planning process.

Other cartographic interests include mixed media maps, transit maps, historical maps, early digital cartography and geospatial visualization in landscape architecture.