Jon Malinowski

Dr. Jon Malinowski

Professor of Geography

jon.malinowski@westpoint.edu

Biography

Dr. Malinowski grew up in Vermont and began teaching at USMA in 1995.

Ongoing Research Projects

The 19th century West Point Landscape

Publications & Presentations

Books:

  • Malinowski, J. 2024. The West Point Landscape: 1802-1860. West Point, NY: West Point Press.
  • Birdsall, S., J. Malinowski, and W. Thompson. (2017). Regional Landscapes of the United States and Canada, Eighth Edition. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
  • Thurber, C. and J. Malinowski. 2015. The Summer Camp Handbook. 15th Anniversary Revised Edition. Boyd, WI: Everything Summer Camp. 
    • Chinese Edition published 2018
  • Malinowski, J. and D. Kaplan. 2012. Human Geography. Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill. 
  • Palka, E., and J. Malinowski. 2010. Remembering West Point. Nashville, TN: Turner Publishing. 
    • Repackaged version of Historic Photos of West Point (2008). 

Book Chapters:

  • Malinowski, J.C., 2016. “Plagues, People, and Power: The Globalization of Disease Control.” In Liebert et al (Eds.), What’s the Worst That Could Happen? Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY: Sloan Publishing. 
  • Malinowski, J.C., 2009. Africa’s Medical Geography. In Krakowka & Hummel (Eds.), Understanding Africa: A Geographical Approach. Carlise, PA: Center for Strategic Leadership. 
  • Malinowski, J.C., 2003. “Cultural Geography”. In Geographic Perspectives: Iraq. Guilford, CT: McGraw-Hill Dushkin. 
  • Malinowski, J.C., 2003. “Cultural Geography”. In Geographic Perspectives: Afghanistan. Guilford, CT: McGraw-Hill Dushkin. 
  • Malinowski, J.C., 2003. “Cultural Geography”. In Geographic Perspectives: North Korea. Guilford, CT: McGraw-Hill Dushkin.

Monographs:

  • Malinowski, J. (Editor), 2003. Iraq: A Geography. West Point, NY: United States Military Academy.

Select Peer-Reviewed:

  • Butkus, M.A., and J.C. Malinowski. “The long iron line: Water resources development at the United States Military Academy, West Point (1802–1943).” JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association (2022): JAWR-22-0063-P. DOI: 10.1111/1752-1688.13071.
  • Keith, B., J. LeBoeuf, M. Meese, J. Malinowski, M. Gallagher, S. Efflandt, J. Hurley, and C. Green. 2002. “Assessing Students’ Understanding of Human Behavior: A Multi-Disciplinary Outcomes-Based Approach for the Design and Assessment of an Academic Program Goal.” Teaching Sociology 30:4. DOI: 10.2307/3211503.
  • Johnson, M., and J. Malinowski. 2001. “Navigating the Active Learning Swamp.” Journal of College Science Teaching 31:172-177. Link.
  • Malinowski, J.C. 2001. “Mental Rotation and Real-World Wayfinding.” Perceptual and Motor Skills, 92: 19-30. DOI: 10.2466/pms.2001.92.1.19.
  • Malinowski, J.C., and W.T. Gillespie. 2001. “Individual Differences in Performance on a Large-Scale, Real-World Wayfinding Task.” Journal of Environmental Psychology 21(1):73-82. DOI: 10.1006/jevp.2000.0183.

Select Seminars, Colloquia, and Presentations:

  • Malinowski, J. “Beyond the Gothic in West Point Architecture.” American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Paper Presentation (Honolulu, HI), April 2024.
  • Malinowski, J. “Ghosts in the Landscape: The Challenges of Creating a Historical Atlas.” Geography Awareness Week Colloquium, Invited Presentation, (Villanova, PA), November 2023.