Andrew Husa

Lecturer School of Global Integrative Studies University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Address: OLDH 925
Lincoln, NE 68588-0368
Phone: 402-472-2411 On-campus 2-2411
Email: ahusa2@unl.edu

Dr. Andrew Husa joined the School of Global Integrative Studies as a lecturer of Geography in Fall 2020. He is a proud three-time graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Geography program (B.A. 2015, M.A. 2017, PhD 2020). He teaches courses on regional and global perspectives and supports students as they prepare for research projects, internships, graduate school, and professional careers. Dr. Husa is also a Center for Great Plains Studies fellow, Chair of the American Association of Geographers Rural Geography Specialty Group, Alpha Phi Chapter Sponsor of the Gamma Theta Upsilon International Geographical Honor Society, and member of the UNL First Generation Nebraska Advisory Board. A native of rural Nebraska, his research focuses on small town and rural identity, and attachment to rural landscape, especially on the Great Plains.

Curriculum Vitae
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Education

PhD, Human & Historical Geography, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
M.A., Human & Historical Geography, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
B.A., Geography, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Current Research and Projects

Andrew's research focuses on rural place attachment and population sustainability efforts. Specifically, he is interested in the varied reasons why people make the active, intended, and deliberate choice to stay in rural areas. As part of this research, Andrew has conducted surveys in Missouri (2021), Nebraska (2019), and South Dakota (2025) to better understand why people choose to stay in, leave, or return to where they grew up. This research is part of the American Roots Migration Project.

Courses

Andrew teaches a range of human and regional geography courses, as well as introductory courses in physical geography and GIS. Courses taught include Elements of Physical Geography, Geography of Nebraska, Historical Geography of the Great Plains, Introductory Human Geography, Political Geography, and Principles of GIS.

Selected Publications

Husa, A. 2025. Rural Depopulation and Reduced-Player High School Football in Kansas. Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains 48 (1): 2-17.

Husa, A. 2024. Regional Geography in a Globalized World. Middle West Review 11 (1): 41-48.

Husa, A. 2023. The Changing Rural Landscape. In C. Post, A. Greiner, & G. L. Buckley (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to the American Landscape (pp. 304-314). Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.

Husa, A. 2023. Home in the Hills: Rural Stayers in the Missouri Ozarks and Nebraska Sandhills. Rural Society 32 (1): 30-44.

Husa, A. 2022. Population Sustainability in Rural Great Plains Towns. Great Plains Quarterly 42 (4): 339-356.

Husa, A. 2022. Gender and Residential Decision Making in the Rural Great Plains. Great Plains Research 32 (1): 21-28.

Husa, A., & C. E. Morse. 2022. Rurality as a Key Factor for Place Attachment in the Great Plains. Geographical Review 112 (1): 27-45. Advanced online publication 2020.