BIO
Richard Wolfel is an associate professor of Geography and the Chair of Cross Cultural Competence in the Center for Languages, Cultures and Regional Studies at the US Military Academy, West Point. Rick is a social and political geography with strong research interests in urban geography, nationalism, social movements and migration with a regional interest in Post-Soviet Landscapes. He holds a BSED in American History and Geography from West Chester University, a MA in Urban Geography from the University of Cincinnati and a PhD in Geography from Indiana University.