Gary O'Dell 
 Associate Professor of Geography

Education
Ph.D., Geography, University of Kentucky

Courses
Physical Geography (GEO 101)
Map Interpretation and Analysis (GEO 201)
Physical Geography of North America (GEO 360)
World of Caves (GEO 381)
Weather and Climate (GEO 390)

Research Interests
Karst hydrology and cave development; Appalachian studies/rural development
human/environment interaction
historical geography and historical archaeology

Service Activities
Co-editor, GGH Newsletter

Organizations
Faculty advisor, MSU Caving Club

Selected Publications
"Community self-help activism in water/sewer development: Case studies from McDowell County, West Virginia and Letcher County, Kentucky."  Appalachian Journal 33 (1):54-77 (2005).

"Environment and Natural Resources," chapter editor, Kentucky Almanac and Book of Facts. Lexington, KY: Clark Group, Inc., 2005. 

"Cave Exploration, "General Geology," "Caves and Karst," "Physical Regions," "Pioneer Industries (with T. Kiffmeyer), "Water Resources," and "Soils," Kentucky Almanac and Book of Facts. Lexington, KY: Clark Group, Inc., 2005. 

"Bibliography of Niter Mining and Gunpowder Manufacture," Ohio Valley Historical Archaeology 16:1-128 (2001) (with Donald G. Ball). 

"Assessing Environmental Performance of Japanese Industrial Facilities in Kentucky."  In P.P. Karan, ed., Japan in Kentucky, 222-259. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2001.

"The Changing Fortures of A Small Town in Kentucky," Focus 45(3):9-19 (1999). (with Duane D. Allen).

Work in progress
Beneath the Bluegrass: The caves of Lexington, Kentucky. 

The Caves of Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Second edition. Originally published 1972. (with James R. Rebmann).