Judy Okun

Judy Okun
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Department: Geography and Planning
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: JOKUN@wcupa.edu

Education

  • B.A., New York University, Journalism
  • M.A., New York University, Environmental Policy
  • M.A., Villanova University, History

Research Interests

national parksprotected landsAge of Explorationplate tectonicsice agesinternational tradeseaways

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: No

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No

Volunteer Research Positions Available: No

Biography

Judy Okun is a part-time instructor at West Chester University with over 15 years of college-level geography teaching experience. Prof. Okun has taught eight different undergraduate geography courses, and dozens of combined geography-history courses and workshops to teachers and older adults. Prof. Okun presently specializes in teaching World Geography at WCU. Her main academic interests are national parks and protected lands, seaways, the Age of Exploration, plate tectonics, ice ages, and international trade.