Research

INTEREST AREAS

My primary research areas are in the following sub-fields in Geography:

  • Applied Urban or Historical Geography

  • Population/Migration Studies

  • Sport/Popular Culture Studies

  • Regional Transportation Studies

  • Regional Studies of the US South or The Great Plains

    • While I have been involved in projects in other areas at times in the past 20 years (including my current involvement with the Oklahoma Wind Power Initiative), I do not consider areas outside of those listed above as within my primary research areas of expertise.

    PUBLICATIONS

    Porter, Jess C. and Finchum, G. Allen.  "Redefining the Dust Bowl Region Via Popular Perception and Geotechnology."  Great Plains Research, Volume 19, Fall 2009, pp 201-214.  PR

    Mapemba, Lawrence, Adam, Brian D., and Finchum, G. Allen. “The Low-Tech Costs of High-Tech Alternatives for Poultry Litter: A GIS Approach to Measuring Transportation Costs”.  Working paper #AEJ-262, Oklahoma State University, Department of Agricultural Economics, 2007.

    Comer, Jonathan C. and Finchum, G. Allen. “All Roads Lead to Oklahoma City: Small Towns, Big Business, and Highway Bypasses.” The Southwestern Geographer, Volume 9, 2005, pp 42-64 (reprinted Volume 10, 2006, pp 52-74 to correct proof errors).  PR

    Comer, Jonathan C. and Finchum, G. Allen.  “Modeling the Influence of Highway Bypasses and Population on Business Activities”,  Papers and Proceedings of the Applied Geography Conference, Volume 27, 2004, pp 420-429.  PR

    Comer, Jonathan C. and Finchum, G. Allen.  “Socioeconomic Impacts of Highway Bypasses in Oklahoma”.  Papers and Proceedings of the Applied Geography Conference,Volume 26, 2003, pp 58-67.  PR

    Wikle, Thomas A., and Finchum, G. Allen,  “The Emerging GIS Degree Landscape”,Computers, Environment, and Urban Systems, Volume 27, 2003, pp 107-122.  PR

    Tas, Halil I., and Finchum, G. Allen.  “Status of GIS Education at 4-Year College and Universities in the United States”, Research in Geographic Education, Volume 4(2), 2002, pp 64-77.   PR

    Finchum, Tanya D., and Finchum, G. Allen, “Celebrating the Library Spirit: A Look Back at the Carnegie Libraries in Oklahoma”, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume LXXIX, Number 4, Winter 2001-02, pp 454-475.  

    Comer, Jonathan C. and G. Allen Finchum. "Business Impacts of Highway Bypasses".Papers and Proceedings of the Applied Geography Conference, Volume 24, 2001, pp 235-243.  PR

    Finchum, G. Allen, Tas, Halil I., and Wikle, Thomas A., “The Status of Professional Certification in GIS”, Proceedings of the 2001 ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, CA, 9-13 July, 2001.

    Comer, Jonathan C., Finchum, G. Allen, and Coleman, Amanda K.,  “A Methodology Using Geographic Information Systems to Evaluate Socioeconomic Data Concerning Impacts of Highway Bypasses in Oklahoma”, Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science, Volume 80, 2000, pp 79-89.  PR

    Finchum, G. Allen, and Seig, Joseph, “Evaluating Environmental Risks of Petroleum Pipeline Product Spills: The Case of Oklahoma Lakes and Rivers”, Proceedings of the 1999 ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, CA, 26-30 July, 1999.

    Rooney, J.F., Finchum, G.A., and White, H.J., "Closing the U.S. Golf Facility Supply Gap: A Geographic Analysis of Metropolitan Change, 1988-1997", in Cochran, A.J., and Farrally, M.R., (eds.), Science and Golf III, Human Kinetics(Champaign, IL), 1998.  PR

    Finchum, G. Allen, "Alcoa, Tennessee: 20th Century Industrial Placemaking", Small Town, Volume 28, Number 5, March-April 1998, pp 22-29.  PR

    PR: Peer Reviewed


    GRANTS & CONTRACTS RECEIVED

    Oklahoma Landmark Inventory Database Webhosting and Maintenance
    G. Allen Finchum
    State Historic Preservation Office,     Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 2009 - September 2010.  Amount: $41,201

    The Renewable Edge
    Stadler, Stephen J, and Finchum, G. Allen
    Oklahoma Economic Development Generating Excellence, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  January 2009 – December 2010. Amount: $285,518. 

    Oklahoma Landmark Inventory Location Enhancement Project
    G. Allen Finchum and Michael P. Larson
    State Historic Preservation Office,     Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 2008 - March 2010.  Amount: $83,695 

    Oklahoma Landmark Inventory Database Webhosting and Maintenance
    G. Allen Finchum
    State Historic Preservation Office,     Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 2008 - September 2009.  Amount: $29,456

    Digital Atlas of Oklahoma Mammals: 
    Data Capture and Georeferencing of OSU Collection of Vertebrates
    Karen McBee, William L. Fisher, and G. Allen Finchum
    Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma City, Olahoma
    Fall 2007 - Spring 2009.  Amount: $92,092     

    Oklahoma Landmark Inventory Database Webhosting and Maintenance
    G. Allen Finchum
    State Historic Preservation Office,     Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 2007 - September 2008.  Amount: $53,526

    Oklahoma Landmark Inventory Database Webhosting and Maintenance
    G. Allen Finchum
    State Historic Preservation Office,     Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 2006 - September 2007.  Amount: $27,268

    Oklahoma Landmark Inventory Database Webhosting and Maintenance
    G. Allen Finchum and Brad A. Bays
    State Historic Preservation Office,     Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 2005 - September 2006.  Amount: $44,035

    Oklahoma Landmark Inventory Database Webhosting and Maintenance
    G. Allen Finchum and George O. Carney
    State Historic Preservation Office,     Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 2004 - September 2005.  Amount: $64,808

    Oklahoma Landmark Inventory Database Webhosting and Maintenance
    George O. Carney and G. Allen Finchum
    State Historic Preservation Office,     Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 2003 - September 2004.  Amount: $41,951

    Analyzing Impact of Highway Construction Activities in Oklahoma 
    Phase II: Business Impacts
    Jonathan C. Comer and     G. Allen Finchum
    Oklahoma Transportation Center, Stillwater, Oklahoma
    January 2003 - September 2003.  Amount: $39,014

    Oklahoma Landmark Invnetory Database Webhosting and Maintenance
    George O. Carney and G. Allen Finchum
    State Historic Preservation Office,     Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 2002 - September 2003.  Amount: $43,426

    Wind Power Assessment Initiative: Phase II
    Steve J. Stadler and G. Allen Finchum
    University Center for Energy Research, Stillwater, Oklahoma
    July 2002 - June 2003.  Amount: $24,354

    Analyzing Impact of Highway Construction Activities in Oklahoma
    Phase I: Socioeconomic Impacts
    Jonathan Comer and G. Allen Finchum
    Oklahoma Transportation Center, Stillwater, Oklahoma
    May 2002 - September 2002.  Amount: $33,044

    Development of a Web Based Information Retrieval System for 
    National Register Sites in Oklahoma
    G. Allen Finchum
    State Historic Preservation Office,     Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, September 2001 - August 2002.  Amount: $48,074

    Modeling of Population and its Relationship with Water Resources
    Avdhesh Tyagi and G. Allen Finchum
    City of Enid, Enid, Oklahoma
    September 1999 - December 2000.  Amount: $23,874

    GIS for Evaluating Socioeconomic Data of Small Communities in Oklahoma
    G. Allen Finchum and Jonathan C. Comer
    Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    January 1999 - December 2000.  Amount: $96,469

    OSU Instructional Improvement Grant for World Regional Geography
    Brad A. Bays, Jonathan C. Comer, G. Allen Finchum, Reuel Hanks, and Joseph Seig
    Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
    January 1998 - August 1998.  Amount: $9,910

    An Investigation of the Application of GPS and GIS for the Creation and 
    Management of Highway Signage Inventories
    G. Allen Finchum and Joseph Seig
    Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    June 1997 - October 1997.  Amount: $66,260

    Development of a Geographic Information System for Rapid Response to 
    Oil Pollution Hazards Along Rivers
    G. Allen Finchum and Thomas A. Wikle
    Conoco Pipe Line Company, Incorporated, Ponca City, Oklahoma
    January 1997 - December 1998.  Amount: $93,31

    Opinions and statements expressed herein should not be taken as an official
    or unofficial position or endorsement by Oklahoma State University.