Dr. Jason P. Julian is a Professor in the Department of Geography & Environmental Studies at Texas State University. He received his BS in Geography from the University of South Carolina in 2001, his MS in Geology from the University of South Carolina in 2004, and his PhD in Geography from the University North Carolina—Chapel Hill in 2007. He worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma (2009–2013). In 2013, he moved to Texas State University and was promoted to Professor in 2018. He is a member of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE) and American Association of Geographers (AAG). His research interests mainly include Environmental History, Land Conservation, Water Resources, and Social-Ecological Systems.