George Mason University
 

College of Science  
  

 
 
 
 

 
BURL SELF, AICP Burl Self
Professor, Member American Institute of Certified Planners
Contact Information:
Office:
Robinson B, Room 475-C
Office Hours:
Tues and Thurs 11:00 am - 12:00 noon
Telephone:
(703) 993-4506
Fax:
(703) 993-1216
E-mail:
bself2@gmu.edu
Education:
Ed.D., Geography, Oklahoma State University, 1978

Research Interests:
Native American Studies
Middle Eastern Studies
Planning and Urban Studies
Insurgency

Courses Taught:
GEOG 301 — Political Geography
See Images from the Quantico MCB Field Trip HERE.
GEOG 333/533 —The Geography of Insurgency: From Alexander the Great to Modern Times
See Insurgency Images HERE.
See Kuwaiti Remains Recovery Images HERE.
GEOG 325 — Geography of the Middle East and North Africa
GEOG 590 — Community Planning
GEOG 590 — Native America

Recent Projects:
Modoc
Dull Knife
Black Dog

Self, B. (2004) "War in the Heartland - The Role of Geography in Operation Barbarossa 1941-1942" in Studies in Military Geography and Geology, D. Caldwell, J. Ehlen, and R. Harmon eds. Kluwer Academic Publishers.