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John C. Finn

Honors Program - Center for Crime, Equity, and Justice Research and Policy - Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology - Center for Sustainability in Education - Center for Education Research and Policy

John Finn

Associate Professor
Department Chair

Luter Hall 151A
(757) 594-7939
john.finn@cnu.edu

Education

  • Ph D in Geography, Arizona State University
  • MA in Geography, University of Missouri
  • BA in International Studies, University of Missouri

Teaching

Human Geography; Urban Geography; Human-Environment Interaction; Field Research Methods, Latin American Studies

Research

Urban Geography; Social Geography; Race; Segregation; Environmental Justice; Hampton Roads, VA; Latin America; Cuba; Brazil

Biography

Bio: Dr. Johnny Finn holds a Ph.D. in Geography from Arizona State University and is an Associate Professor of Geography and Chair of the Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology at Christopher Newport University. His research strives to better understand the ongoing economic, environmental, and health impacts of persistent racial segregation in the United States. Finn has published over 40 articles, book chapters, reports, and op-eds, has attracted over $200,000 in research grant funding, and has given over 100 invited lectures across North America, Latin America, and Europe. His work was recently displayed in a solo exhibition, entitled “Living Apart: Geography of Segregation in the 21st Century,” at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). In 2024 Finn received the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) Outstanding Faculty Award, the highest honor for faculty at Virginia's public and private colleges and universities. At Christopher Newport University, Finn teaches courses on human geography, urban geography, human-environment interaction, field research methods, and Latin American studies.

Selected Accomplishments

  • 2024 SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Award, State Council of Higher Education of Virginia. (2024)
  • 2021 Alumni Society Award for Teaching and Mentoring, Christopher Newport University. (2021)
  • 2020 Faculty Excellence Award in Scholarship, Christopher Newport University. (2020)
  • Class of 2013 Faculty Develoment Award, CNU. (2019)
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2024). Urban Renewal In Norfolk. Encyclopedia Virginia.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2024). Urban renewal in Norfolk, VA: Race, segregation, and the (re)production of racialized economic inequality. Nonsite. Volume, 47.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2023). Mapping Inequality: Norfolk, VA. American Panorama: An Atlas of United States History.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2023). Urban Renewal In Virginia. Encyclopedia Virginia.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2022). Paisajes musicales del patrimonio y la memoria: investigando la construcción musical de lugar. Revista Punto Sur. Volume, 6. Pages, 112-128.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2021). Expanding Access to the Journal of Latin American Geography. Journal of Latin American Geography. Volume, 20. Issue, 3. Pages, 6-8.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2021). Institutional Implications of the Covid-19 Pandemic for Geographers in/of Latin America. Journal of Latin American Geography. Volume, 20. Issue, 2. Pages, 6-8.
  • Other
    (2021). Journal of Latin American Geography, Volume 20, Number 2. Journal of Latin American Geography. Volume, 20. Issue, 2. Pages, 198.
  • Newspaper
    (2021). St. Paul’s redevelopment plan offers one false choice after another. The Virginian-Pilot.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2021). New Distances and Proximities in Teaching Geography of and in Latin America. Journal of Latin American Geography. Volume, 20. Issue, 1. Pages, 7-10.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2020). Mobility, Connectivity, and the Implications of Covid-19 for Latin American Geography. Journal of Latin American Geography. Volume, 19. Issue, 4. Pages, 6-8.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2020). Covid-19 in Latin America. Journal of Latin American Geography. Volume, 19. Issue, 3. Pages, 167-176.
  • Other
    (2020). Editorial: JLAG's Expanded Editorial Team. Journal of Latin American Geography. Volume, 19. Issue, 3. Pages, 8-9.
  • Other
    (2020). Editorial: JLAG's Publishing Model. Journal of Latin American Geography. Volume, 19. Issue, 2. Pages, 6-7.
  • Book, Chapter in Textbook-New
    (2020). Cities of Middle America and the Caribbean. Rowman and Littlefield. Issue, 7th. Pages, 97-138.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2020). 50 Years of Latin American(ist) Geography. Journal of Latin American Geography. Volume, 19. Issue, 1. Pages, 9-13.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2020). Introducing JLAG en Tradução / JLAG en Traducción. Journal of Latin American Geography. Volume, 19. Issue, 1. Pages, 246-258.
  • Newspaper
    (2018). Promise of Fair Housing still unfulfilled 50 years later. Virginian-Pilot.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2017). Food Diaries to Measure Food Access: A Case Study from Rural Cuba. The Professional Geographer. Volume, 69. Issue, 1. Pages, 59-69.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2017). Geographies of Contemporary Cuba. Human Geography. Volume, 10. Issue, 3. Pages, 1-6.
  • Newspaper
    (2017). Better relations between U.S., Cuba helps both countries. Virginian-Pilot.
  • Research Report
    (2017). Ethnographic Overview and Assessment: Antietam National Battlefield. National Park Service. Pages, 270.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2017). Cuban Kitchens: Spaces of Food and Life in Cuba. GeoHumanities. Volume, 3. Issue, 1. Pages, 221-232.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2017). Critical Geographies in Latin America. Journal of Latin American Geography. Volume, 16. Issue, 1. Pages, 1-15.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2017). Food Diaries to Measure Food Access: A Case Study from Rural Cuba. The Professional Geographer. Volume, 69. Issue, 1. Pages, 59-69.
  • John Finn, The Air We Breathe, "Environmental Justice in Newport News, VA," Newport News, VA. (2024)
  • John Finn, NASA SARP East, "Mapping Environmental Justice," Newport News, VA. (2024)
  • John Finn, URISA: Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, "Seawalls, Managed Retreat, and Climate Gentrification: Notes from a Drowning City," National (virtual). (2024)
  • John Finn, International Association for the Study of Environment, Space, and Place, "Seawalls, Managed Retreat, and Climate Gentrification: Notes from a Drowning City," Newport News, VA. (2024)
  • John Finn, Virginia Commonwealth University, "Social Murder and the Geographies of Injustice: Socio-Environmental Impacts of Racial Segregation in Southeastern Virginia," Richmond, VA. (2024)
  • John Finn, Hampton Roads Social Justice Conference, "Mapping Justice," Newport News, VA. (2024)
  • John Finn, 2do British Academy Taller de Escritura, "Cómo conseguir un trabajo académico en EEUU," Buenos Aires, Argentina. (2024)
  • John Finn, 2do British Academy Taller de Escritura, "Cómo escribir un artículo para una revista académica internacional," Buenos Aires, Argentina. (2024)
  • John Finn, 2do British Academy Taller de Escritura, "The Peer Review Process in a North American Context," Buenos Aires, Argentina. (2024)
  • John Finn, George Washington University, "Social Murder and the Geographies of Injustice: Socio-Environmental Impacts of Racial Segregation in Southeastern Virginia," Washington DC. (2024)
  • John Finn, Richmond Collegiate School, "Living Apart: Geography of Segregation in the 21st Century," Richmond, VA. (2024)
  • John Finn, George Washington University, "Social Murder and the Geographies of Injustice: Socio-Environmental Impacts of Racial Segregation in Southeastern Virginia," Washington DC. (2023)
  • John Finn, The New Deal and its Legacies, "Highways, Housing Projects, and the Racist Legacies of Urban Renewal in Virginia," Williamsburg, VA. (2023)
  • John Finn, CIVIC Leadership Institute, "KEYNOTE: The Past Is Never Dead: Compounding Social, Environmental, and Health Impacts of a Century Racial Segregation," Virginia Beach, VA. (2023)
  • John Finn, Eastern Virginia Medical School, "Geographies of Injustice: The Social, Environmental, and Health Impacts of Racial Segregation in Hampton Roads, VA," Norfolk, VA. (2023)
  • John Finn, Albemarle High School, "Geography of Racial Justice: Understanding the Impacts of Racial Segregation Using Geographical Thinking and GIS Analysis," Charlottesville, VA. (2023)
  • John Finn, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical School, "Geographies of Injustice: The Social, Environmental, and Health Impacts of Racial Segregation in Hampton Roads, VA," Richmond, VA (virtual). (2023)
  • John Finn, Torggler Fine Arts Center, "Living Apart: Geography of Segregation in the 21st Century," Newport News, VA. (2023)
  • John Finn, Eastern Virginia Medical School, "Geographies of Injustice: The Social, Environmental, and Health Impacts of Racial Segregation in Hampton Roads, VA," Norfolk, VA. (2023)
  • John Finn, Texas State University, "Social Murder and the Geographies of Injustice: Socio-Environmental Impacts of Racial Segregation in Southeastern Virginia," San Marcos, TX. (2023)
  • John Finn, Cape Henry Collegiate, "We Carry Our History With Us: Compounding Socio-Environmental Impacts of Racial Segregation in Coastal Virginia," Virginia Beach, VA. (2023)
  • John Finn, Newport News Green Foundation, "Environmental Justice, Racial Justice, and the Geography of Inequality in Hampton Roads, VA," Newport News, VA. (2022)
  • John Finn, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, "Living Apart: Geography of Segregation in the 21st Century," Virginia Beach, VA. (2022)
  • John Finn, Eastern Virginia Medical School, "Social Murder and the Geographies of Injustice: Compounding Socio-Environmental and Health Impacts of Racial Segregation in S," Norfolk, VA. (2022)
  • John Finn, Hampton Roads Regional Environmental Committee, "We Carry Our History With Us: Urban Implications of a Century of Racist Housing Policy," Virtual. (2022)
  • John Finn, Virginia Association of Assessing Officers, "We Carry Our History With Us: Urban Implications of a Century of Racist Housing Policy," Virginia Beach, VA. (2022)
  • John Finn, Grace Episcopal Church, "We Carry Our History With Us: Compounding Social, Environmental, and Health Impacts of a Century Racial Segregation," Yorktown, VA. (2022)
  • John Finn, American Planning Association, "We Carry Our History With Us: Climate Implications of a Century of Racist Housing Policies," Virtual. (2022)
  • John Finn, Old Donation Episcopal Church, "Social Murder and the Geography of Injustice: Compounding Socio-Environmental Impacts of Segregation in Coastal Virginia," Virginia Beach, VA. (2022)
  • John Finn, Universidad de Córdoba, "Asesinato social y las geografías de la injusticia: Los impactos socioambientales de la segregación racial en los Estados Uni," Buenos Aires, Argentina. (2022)
  • John Finn, Universidad de Buenos Aires, "Asesinato social y las geografías de la injusticia: Los impactos socioambientales de la segregación racial en los Estados Uni," Buenos Aires, Argentina. (2022)
  • John Finn, Virginia Beach Vision, "Living Apart: Geography of Segregation in the 21st Century," Virginia Beach, VA. (2022)
  • John Finn, Cape Henry Collegiate, "We Carry Our History With Us: Compounding Socio-Environmental Impacts of Racial Segregation in Coastal Virginia," Virginia Beach, VA. (2022)
  • John Finn, West Mount Airy Neighborhood Association, "The Past Is Never Dead: Implications of a Century of Racist Housing Policy," Philadelphia, PA (virtual). (2022)
  • John Finn, Northeast Ohio GIS Symposium, "KEYNOTE: The Past Is Never Dead: Future Implications of a Century of Racist Housing Policy," Columbus, OH (virtual). (2022)
  • John Finn, Virginia Wesleyan University's Justine Nusbaum Lecture, "KEYNOTE: Social Murder and the Geography of Injustice: Compounding Socio-Environmental Impacts of Segregation in Coastal VA," Virginia Beach, VA. (2022)
  • John Finn, Alcohol Policy Panel of San Diego County, "KEYNOTE: Landscapes of Inequality: Liquorlining, Systemic Racism, and Public Health Equity," San Diego, CA. (2022)
  • John Finn, University of Missouri - Columbia, "The Past Is Never Dead: The Compounding Social, Environmental, and Health Impacts of a Century Racial Segregation," Columbia, MO (virtual). (2022)
  • John Finn, URISA Valuations Tech Conference, "KEYNOTE: The Past Is Never Dead: Future Implications of a Century of Racist Housing Policy," New Orleans, LA. (2022)
  • John Finn, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical School, "Compounding Social, Environmental, and Health Impacts of a Century of Racial Segregation," Richmond, VA (virtual). (2022)
  • John Finn, Charlottesville Public Schools, "Geography of Racial Justice: Understanding the Impacts of Racial Segregation Using Geographical Thinking and GIS Analysis," Charlottesville, VA (virtual). (2022)
  • John Finn, CIVIC Leadership Institute, "KEYNOTE: The Past Is Never Dead: Compounding Social, Environmental, and Health Impacts of a Century Racial Segregation," Norfolk, VA (virtual). (2022)
  • John Finn, African, African American, and Diaspora Studies Interdisciplinary Conference, "Climate Change, Social Murder, and the Violence of Urban Redevelopment in Norfolk, Virginia," Harrisonburg, VA (virtual). (2022)
  • John Finn, Institute for Public Strategies, "See What Others Can't: The Power of Mapping and GIS to Identify and Analyze Complex Social Issues"," San Diego, CA (virtual). (2022)
  • John Finn, Maryland State Geographic Information Committee, "KEYNOTE: The Past Is Never Dead: The Compounding Social, Environmental, and Health Impacts of a Century Racial Segregation," Baltimore, MD (virtual). (2022)
  • John Finn, Institute for Public Strategies, "Geographies of Injustice: The Social, Environmental, and Health Impacts of a Century Racial Segregation," San Diego, CA (virtual). (2022)
  • John Finn, Kirsten Delegard, LaToya Gray-Sparks, National Conference on Geographic Education, "KEYNOTE: Landscapes of Race in American Cities," Virtual. (2021)
  • John Finn, Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS), "Geographies of Injustice: Racial Segregation and Its Continued Social, Environmental, and Health Impacts in Hampton Roads, Vi," Norfolk, VA (virtual). (2021)
  • John Finn, Race, Ethnicity, and Place Conference, "Climate Change, Social Murder, and the Violence of Urban Redevelopment in Norfolk, Virginia," Baltimore, MD. (2021)
  • John Finn, URISA Pro GIS Conference, "KEYNOTE: The Past Is Never Dead: The Social, Environmental, and Health Impacts of a Century Racial Segregation," Baltimore, MD. (2021)
  • John Finn, Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia, "Living Apart: Geography of Segregation in the 21st Century," Norfolk, VA. (2021)
  • John Finn, Virginia Statewide Neighborhoods Conference, "Living Apart: Geography of Segregation in the 21st Century," Virtual. (2021)
  • John Finn, Hampton Faith-Walk Juneteenth March and Celebration, "Past to Present, Present to Future Toward a More Racially and Socially Just Future in Hampton Roads, VA," Hampton, VA. (2021)
  • Jeff South, Ryan Murphy, John Finn, American Community Survey User Conference, "How Journalists Mine the ACS to Tell Data-Driven Stories," Washington DC. (2021)
  • John Finn, Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, "Understanding the Impacts of Racial Segregation in Your Community: How We Got Here, What We Can Do," Hampton Roads, VA. (2021)
  • John Finn, CIVIC Leadership Institute, "Living Apart: Geography of Segregation in the 21st Century," (2021)
  • John Finn, Faith-Walk Hampton Presents: Historical Perspectives on Economic Disparities, "Panel discussion on the economic impacts of discriminatory housing policies," Hampton, VA. (2021)
  • John Finn, Cisco Meraki, "Living Apart: Geography of Segregation in the 21st Century," San Francisco, CA. (2021)
  • John Finn, Jakira Silas, Dominique Ardis, Office of Civil Rights, Virginia Office of the Attorney General, "The Past Is Never Dead: Compounding Socio-Environmental Impacts of Segregationist Housing Policies Across Virginia," Richmond, VA. (2021)
  • John Finn, Charlottesville Public Schools, "Geography of Racial Justice: Understanding the Impacts of Racial Segregation Using Geographical Thinking and GIS Analysis," Charlottesville, VA. (2021)
  • John Finn, Democratic Socialists of America, "Living Apart: Geography of Segregation in the 21st Century," Richmond, VA. (2021)
  • John Finn, LiveCLAG, "Decolonizing Knowledge Production and Dissemination in Latin American Geography," International. (2021)
  • John Finn, Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, "Racial Segregation and Housing Access," Hampton Roads, VA. (2021)
  • John Finn, YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas' 21-Day Equity Challenge, "Living Apart: Segregation in the 21st Century," Hampton Roads, VA. (2021)
  • John Finn, An Evening with Richard Rothstein, "Panel discussion on Redlining and Segregation," Norfolk, VA. (2021)
  • John Finn, Stand Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Hampton Roads, "Living Apart: 21st Century Segregation in Hampton Roads, VA," Hampton Roads, VA. (2021)
  • John Finn, Pastor's Dialogue on Racism, Poverty, and Violence, "Living Apart: 21st Century Segregation in Hampton Roads, VA," Hampton Roads, VA. (2021)
  • John Finn, Table Talk 757, "Living Apart: 21st Century Segregation in Hampton Roads, VA," Hampton Roads, VA. (2020)
  • John Finn, Legacy of Redlining Speaker Series, "Geography of Racial Justice: Understanding Racial Segregation Using Geographical Thinking and GIS Analysis," Richmond, VA. (2020)
  • John Finn, Union of Concerned Scientists, "Environmental Justice Is Racial Justice: Socio-Environmental Impacts of Racist Housing Policies in Hampton Roads, VA," Washington, DC. (2020)
  • John Finn, York River Sierra Club, "Environmental Justice Is Racial Justice: The Socio-Environmental Impacts of Racist Housing Policies in Hampton Roads, VA," Yorktown, VA. (2020)
  • John Finn, Charlottesville Public Schools, "Geography of Racial Justice: Understanding the Impacts of Racial Segregation Using Geographical Thinking and GIS Analysis," Charlottesville, VA. (2020)
  • John Finn, William and Mary Center for Geospatial Analysis, "Segregation Forever: Socio-Environmental Impacts of Racist Housing Policies in Hampton Roads, VA," Williamsburg, VA. (2020)
  • John Finn, Jakira Silas, Black History Month Celebration, "Living Apart: Geography of Segregation in the 21st Century," Redlands, CA. (2020)
  • John Finn, Jakira Silas, Dominique Ardis, Asia Farmer, African, African American, and Diaspora Studies Interdisciplinary Conference, "Living Apart: Geography of Segregation in the 21st Century," James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA. (2020)
  • John Finn, Hampton History Museum Lecture Series, "Living Apart: 21st Century Segregation in Hampton Roads, VA," Hampton, VA. (2020)
  • John Finn, Conference of Latin American Geography, "Publishing in the Journal of Latin American Geography," Antigua, Guatemala. (2020)
  • John Finn, Bank of America Neighborhood Builder Grant Award Ceremony, "Keynote Address," Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA. (2019)
  • John Finn, "Living Apart: 21st Century Segregation in Hampton Roads, VA," Norfolk, VA. (2019)
  • John Finn, Talks on Tap, "Living Together / Living Apart," Suffolk, VA. (2019)
  • Andria Timmer, Christopher Loy, John Finn, Talks on Tap, "The Battle of Antietam: Then and Now," Suffolk, VA. (2019)
  • John Finn, "Living Apart Exhibition - Additional Workshop Funding," Sponsored by Virginia Geographic Alliance
  • John Finn, "Living Apart Exhibition - Floor Map Funding," Sponsored by Virginia Geographic Alliance
  • John Finn, "Living Together / Living Apart: Geography of Segregation in the 21st Century," Sponsored by Faculty Ferguson Fellowship
  • John Finn, "Living Together / Living Apart," Sponsored by The Institute for Human Geography
  • John Finn, "Living Together / Living Apart: Geography of Segregation in the 21st Century," Sponsored by Faculty Ferguson Fellowship
  • John Finn, "Living Together / Living Apart: Geography of Segregation in the 21st Century," Sponsored by Virginia Geographic Alliance
  • John Finn, "Field Study to Cuba," Sponsored by Virginia Geographic Alliance
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