
Dr. Che's core areas of geographic research are in rural and regional geography, human-environment interactions, and cultural geography and landscape.
| Education | Ph.D., Clark University, 2000 |
| Research Interests | Nature-based tourism (agritourism, ecotourism), rural and community development, tourism development and marketing, nature-society relations, race & ethnicity, geography as art, Great Lakes, Appalachia, Great Plains |
| Courses Taught | GEOG 100 World Regional Geography, GEOG 450 Geography of Economic Behavior, GEOG 490 Problems in Geography, GEOG 860 Topics in Economic Geography |
| Service Activities | Editorial Board, Tourism Geographies; Board Member, AAG Recreation, Tourism, and Sport Specialty Group |
| Office | Seaton 164E |
| Telephone | (785) 532-3408 |
| Fax | (785) 532-7310 |
| dche@k-state.edu |