Professor and Chair 

Education

• Ph.D. Australian National University
• M.A.  Northwestern University
• B.A.  University of California, Berkeley

Areas of Expertise

• Geopolitics and Political Geography
• Business and Economic Geography
• Geography of Finance
• Tourism and Recreation
• Natural Resource Management
• National Parks
• Geography of Wine
• Australia and the Pacific
• Polar Regions
• Western North America

Selected Publications and Research Contributions

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• Pretes, M., and Gibson, K. 2008. “Openings in the Body of ‘Capitalism’: Capital Flows and Diverse Economic Possibilities in Kiribati.” Asia Pacific Viewpoint 49(3): 381-391.
• Pretes, M., Goins, B., and Wagner, D. 2008. “Iceland,” “Norway,” “Sweden,” and “Finland.” In EARTH: The World Atlas, ed. C.F. Gritzner. Sydney, Australia: Millennium House.
• Pretes, M., and Petersen, E. 2004. “Rethinking Fisheries Policy in the Pacific.” Marine Policy 28(4): 297-309.
• Pretes, M. 2003. “Tourism and Nationalism.” Annals of Tourism Research 30(1): 125-142.
• Pretes, M. 2002. “Microequity and Microfinance.” World Development 30(8): 1341-1353.
• Lal, B.V., and Pretes, M., eds. 2001. Coup: Reflections on the Political Crisis in Fiji. Canberra, Australia: Pandanus Books, and Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

Courses

• GE 102 - World Regional Geography
• GE 304 - Geography of the U.S. and Canada
• GE 402 - Geopolitics
• GE 468/568 - Geography of Beer, Wine, and Spirits
• GE 472 - Historical Geography
• GE 609 - Geographic Methods and Design