Galen Murton

  • Michelle Stewart
    Michelle Stewart,ÌýExecutive Director,ÌýYampa Valley Sustainability CouncilMichelle O. Stewart, Ph.D. 2014, is currently the Executive Director (ED) of Yampa Valley Sustainability Council (YVSC), based in Steamboat
  • Galen in Mustang, sitting above the upper valley and agricultural region of Nyechung, Mustang District. The northern reaches of the Annapurna-Dhaulagiri Himalaya mountains can be seen behind him.
    Galen packs his backpack in Langtang at the check-post of Langtang National Park in Rasuwa District (Nepal).In August 2017, I will join the Department of Integrated Science and Technology (ISAT) at James Madison University (JMU)
  • A Himalayan Border Trilogy: The Political Economies of Transport Infrastructure and Disaster Relief between China and Nepal: This photo essay illustrates and contrasts the infrastructure and operations of three international border posts between
  • Beverly Sears Graduate Student Research Grants for 2016/2017 have been awarded toÌýBrendan Buzzard, Katie Clifford, Sierra Gladfelter, Daniela Marini, Galen Murton and Kyle Rodman.ÌýThese grants are competitive awards sponsored by the
  • Galen has been awarded a Quick Response Grant from theÌýÅ·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Natural Hazards CenterÌýto support his ongoing dissertation work on Chinese development in Nepal. The grant will specifically support Galen's current project, (Re)Building the State
  • The Geography Department is excited to announce the launch of the new Tibet Himalaya Initiative at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ, an interdisciplinary hub for research, teaching, and public engagement on Tibet and the Himalayas. Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder has unique research strengths in the
  • Galen Murton's guest commentary published in The Denver Post.Read commentary.
  • The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad fellowship will support Galen's fieldwork in Nepal and Tibet from November 2014-July 2015. His research examines how international politics and cultural identities intersect and are mutually
  • Galen won these awards at the 2014ÌýAssociation of American Geographers annual meetingÌýin Tampa, Florida, April 8-12, 2014Political Geography Speciality Group:ÌýDissertation Research Enhancement AwardCultural and Political Ecology
  • Galen is the recipient of a 2014 Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) Program, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation the the Social Science Research Council (SSRC). Galen is among only eighty awardees, selected from a
Subscribe to Galen Murton