Adam Berland
Adam Berland
Professor of Geography

Phone:765-285-1334

Room:CS 236


Adam Berland arrived at Ball State in 2015 as an assistant professor. He teaches courses in geographic information systems (GIS) and urban geography. Adam’s research interests include urban forestry, GIS analysis and modeling, and the dynamics of human-environment systems. He earned degrees from the University of St. Thomas (BA) and the University of Minnesota (MA, PhD). Prior to arrival at Ball State, he completed a postdoctoral research associateship at the US Environmental Protection Agency.


Course Schedule
Course No. Term Level Hours Location
Doctoral Dissertation DISS 799.204 Fall 2025 Graduate 9.0 Independent Study
Urban Geography [syllabus] GEOG 321.1 Fall 2025 Undergraduate 3.0 Lecture
Advanced Geographic Information Systems Analysis [syllabus] GEOG 438.1 Fall 2025 Undergraduate 3.0 Lecture
Advanced Geographic Information Systems Analysis [syllabus] GEOG 438.800 Fall 2025 Undergraduate 3.0 Online (Asynchronous)
GIS for Environmental Science [syllabus] GEOG 625.1 Fall 2025 Graduate 3.0 Seminar
Readings and Special Studies in Geography [syllabus] GEOG 695.1 Fall 2025 Graduate 3.0 Independent Study