Craig Laing
Dr. Laing and his son Westin at the Signpost Forest, Watson Lake,
Yukon Territory, Canada
Associate Professor of Geography
308B Brock Hall
(423) 425-4430
Ph.D., 1997, Geography, University of Tennessee
Office Hours:
MW 8:30-8:50, 10:00-10:50, 1:00-3:00
F 8:30-8:50; 10:00-10:50
Dr. Laing teaches a variety of geography courses including cultural geography, world geography, urban geography, economic geography, and regional courses on Asia (particularly China and Japan), North America, and the American South.
His research interests center on the geography of Appalachia and the American South and has involved such topics as the spatial dynamics of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) social programs, spatial development philosophies of the ARC, the growth of the Mormon Church in the South, and the growth of methamphetamine production in Appalachia. His work on the spatial development philosophies of the ARC and the growth of the Mormon Church in the South has been published in the Southeastern Geographer.
Dr. Laing is currently involved in contributing to a website about Japan for pre-service teachers. His contribution to the website involves a photographic survey of Japan’s cultural landscapes. He has traveled extensively in North America and is slowly adding to his list of foreign places visited. His courses are full of photographs from these trips, as any former student can tell you.
