Patrick Pease, Ph.D.

Patrick Pease reports to the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. As Associate Provost for Academic Affairs his responsibilities broadly center on advancing the university’s vision, mission, and strategic plans related to academic affairs. This includes providing leadership in the curriculum development and review process; coordinating academic program review as mandated by university and Board of Regent policy; functioning as a liaison with the Board of Regents on academic policy; administering policies and regulations affecting students, including oversight of the student request and grievance policies; implementing of the Academic Master Plan and coordinating engaged learning initiatives; guiding university-wide STEM initiatives; and assisting the Provost in various projects and committees, both internal and external, as needed.

Dr. Pease, a professor of geography, previously served as the head of the Department of Geography from 2006 to 2017. During that time, he led efforts to create several new degree programs including a B.S. degree in geographic information science and developed an academic focus on unmanned aircraft systems. He also led the effort to create and build the environmental characterization and analysis lab. He also served as the interim dean of the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences during the 2016-17 academic year.

Dr. Pease earned his B.S. and M.A. degrees in geology from Indiana State University and his Ph.D. in geography from Texas A&M University. His academic specialization is geomorphology and unmanned aircraft remote sensing. He has published research involving field work from around the world, geographic theory and teaching methods. He has served on advisory boards for National Science Foundation and Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture and was the editor of the journal The North Carolina Geographer for five years. He was also a recipient of a National Council for Geographic Education’s Distinguished Teaching Achievement award.