Adam Payne
Department of Geosciences
Senior Lecturer, Undergraduate Program Officer, and Global Geography Coordinator
Department of Geosciences
Senior Lecturer, Undergraduate Program Officer, and Global Geography Coordinator
Research Areas: Historical Geography, Urban Studies, Tourism
Office: 2150A Haley Center
Address:
2050 Beard Eaves Coliseum
Auburn, AL 36849
Phone: 334-844-7002
Email: aap0047@auburn.edu
Education
Pd.D., Geography, Oklahoma State University
2015
M.A., History, University of Central Oklahoma
2007
B.A., Education (History), University of Central Oklahoma
2004
Professional Employment
Senior Lecturer, Auburn University
2023-Present
Lecturer, Auburn University
2017-2023
Adjunct Professor, Rose State College
2015-Present
Adjunct Professor, Southern New Hampshire University
2011-2014
Adjunct Professor, University of Central Oklahoma
2009-2015
Research and Teaching Interests
Dr. Adam A. Payne is a geographer interested in the historical geography of North America, urban studies, and tourism. His research interests have been gentrification and commodification, place promotion, and heritage tourism. Dr. Payne has been teaching as an adjunct at various colleges and universities for nine years. He accepted a lecture position at the University of Auburn in 2017. Through his many years of teaching he has taught a wide-range of courses including Global Geography, Physical Geography, Economic Geography, Introduction to Geography, and Cultural Geography.
Selected Publications
- The Making of an American Cultural Icon: Postcard Imagery and Place Promotion along Route 66. Material Culture (forthcoming). (with Douglas A. Hurt)
- Historical Geography. In The Encyclopedia of Human Geography, ed. Barney Warf. Springer. (Forthcoming)
- 2020. From Old West to Cosmopolitan City: Changing Narrative on Oklahoma City Tourist Guides. Tourism Review International 23 (3-4): 149-164.
- 2019. Postcard Imagery and Geographical Imagination along the Lincoln Highway. Material Culture 51 (1): 1-20. (with Douglas A. Hurt)
- 2019. New-Build Development and the Gentrification of Oklahoma City’s Deep Deuce Neighborhood. Geographical Review 109 (1): 108-130. (with Alyson L. Greiner)
Last updated: 10/03/2024