Samford University
Department of Geography

ERIC J. FOURNIER
Professor and Department Chair

Geographers get to travel to lots of great places. This is me playing a "Fluke-style" ukulele on Florida's, beautiful Seacrest Beach. I had just taken some photos of dune erosion (from Hurricane Ivan) for use in GEOG 214.

Degrees

• Ph.D. 1995. University of Georgia
• M.A. 1990. University of Georgia
• B.S. 1986. Syracuse University

Classes

• GEOG 101: Global Geography: Places, Landscapes, and Regions
• GEOG 150: Physical Geography; Understanding Planet Earth
• GEOG 305: Globalization: Geographies of Economic Change
• GEOG/POLS/SOCI 360: Urban Geography: The North American City
• GEOG/HIST/POLS 395: Giants of Asia: China and India in the 21st Century
• GEOG 362: Bridging London
• GEOG 499: Senior Seminar in Geography

Disciplinary Service

• National Council for Geographic Education, Publications and Products Committee
• Project Advisor for Spatial Perspectives and Curriculum Enchancement (SPACE) Project (in conjunction with UC Santa Barbara's Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science).
• Editorial Board, Journal of Geography
• Chair, SEDAAG Local Arrangements Committee, Birmingham 2010
• Workshop leader: Geography Faculty Development Alliance

Recent Publications

• Fournier, Eric J. 2009. "Active Learning" in Aspiring Academics: a resource book for graduate students and early career faculty. (Ken Foote and Michael Solem, eds.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.
• Pawson, Eric, Eric Fournier, Martin Haigh, Osvaldo Muniz, Julie Trafford, and Susan Vajoczki. 2008. Assessing the Uses and Values of PBL in Geography. Academic Exchange Quarterly. 12(1) Spring 2008.
• Fournier, Eric J. and Olliff, Martin T. 2008. "Alabama: The Heart of Dixie". World Book Encyclopedia. Volume A, pp. 256-279. Chicago: World Book Encyclopedia.
• Pawson, Eric, Eric Fournier, Martin Haigh, Osvaldo Muniz, Julie Trafford, and Susan Vajoczki. 2006. Problem-based Learning in Geography: towards a Critical Assessment of its Purposes, Benefits, and Risks. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 30(1): 103-116.
• Fournier, Eric J. 2004. "Edward Ullman, the Port of Mobile, and the Birth of Modern Economic Geography", in J. O. Wheeler and S. Brunn(eds.) The Role of the South in the Making of American Geography. Pp. 318-326. Columbia, MD: Bellwether.
• Fournier, Eric J. 2003. "Making the Most of the First Day of Class". Planet. Vol. 10 (June 2003).
• Solem, Michael N, and Scott Bell, Eric J. Fournier, Carol Gillespie, Miranda Lewitski, Harwood Lockton. 2003. Using the Internet to Support International Collaborations for Global Geography Education. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 27(3):239-253.
• Fournier, Eric J. 2003. World Regional Geography and PBL: Using Collaborative Learning Groups in an Introductory-Level World Geography Course. Journal of General Education. 41(4):293-305).
• Chapman, D.W., Keller, G., and Fournier, E.J. 2001. Implementing Problem-Based Learning in the Arts and Sciences. Birmingham, AL: Samford University.
• Chalkley, Brian, Eric J. Fournier, and A. David Hill. 2000. "Geography Teaching in Higher Education: Quality, Assessment and Accountability". Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 24(2):238-245.

Honors and Awards

• National Council for Geographic Education Distinguished Teaching Award
• Rotary International Group Study Exchange to India (Jan. 2000)
• Honorary Life Member, University of Georgia Rugby Club

Contact Information

Maps to Samford Geography

Last revised: April 2, 2009