John P. Tiefenbacher
Dr. John P. Tiefenbacher (Ph.D., Rutgers, 1992) is a Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, at Texas State University. His research has focused on various aspects of hazards and environmental management. Dr. Tiefenbacher has published on a diverse array of topics that examine perception and behaviors with regard to the application of pesticides, releases of toxic chemicals, environments of the US–Mexico borderlands, wildlife hazards, and the geography of wine. More recently his work pertains to adaptation to climate change, spatial responses of wine growing to climate change, the geographies of viticulture and wine, and artificial intelligence and machine learning to predict patterns of natural processes.