The Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers recently presented a University of Alabama geography professor with a Research Honors Award.
Dr. Gerald Webster, whose research focuses on political geography, Southern politics and electoral districting, received the honor.
Nationally recognized as one of the top authorities on the geography of American politics and government, Webster is a leading expert on the political geography of the South. He has offered expert testimony in court numerous times, including before the Supreme Court, on the issue of electoral redistricting.
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