Phil Klein
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus
- Geography, GIS, & Sustainability
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Education
PhD, Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder
MA, Geography, University of California, Los Angeles
BA, Environmental Planning, University of California, Santa Cruz
Professional Experience & Affiliations
Professor, Department of Geography & GIS, University of Northern Colorado, 2008-Present
Chair, Department of Geography & GIS, University of Northern Colorado, 2008-2015
Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Northern Colorado, 2003-2008
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Northern Colorado, 2001-2003
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography & Social Science Program, University of Northern Colorado, 1997-2001
Adjunct Instructor of Geography, Community College of Aurora, 1996-1997
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Central Michigan University, 1994鈥�1995
Instructor of Geography, Continuing Education, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1989鈥�1991
Graduate Instructor, Department of Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1987-1989
Graduate Teaching Associate, Department of Geography University of California, LA, 1984-1987
Other Experience
Selected workshops for K-12 teachers, since 2010:
- 聽鈥淕eoCivics: The Politics and Geographies of America鈥檚 Electoral System,鈥� Hewit Institute, UC Colorado Springs (with R. Theobald, C. Elnicki, G. Williams, 2022)
- 鈥淚ntroduction to ArcGIS.com,鈥� History Colorado Center, Fort Morgan (with R. Theobald, 2018)
- 鈥淯sing Colorado鈥檚 Geography: Mapping Colorado鈥檚 Past,鈥� Colorado Geographic Alliance, Colorado Springs (with D. Diggs, 2017)
- 鈥淚nternationalizing Geography Education鈥� CGGE Workshops, Tokyo (2012), Bangalore (2012), and Singapore (2010); all with CGGE team (M. Solem, O. Mu帽iz-Solari, W. Ray)
Research Expertise & Interests
- Geography education (materials design and assessment; professional development)
- Cultural geography (society-nature relations; place identity)
- Regional interests: Europe, U.S. West
Research interests:聽Designing and evaluating instructional materials for teaching geography through issues-based inquiry; international collaborative learning; professional development for elementary and secondary geography education.
Publications
- 2021. D. Alderman, R. Narro Perez, L. Eaves, P. Klein, and S. Mu帽oz. Reflections on operationalizing an anti-racism pedagogy: teaching as regional storytelling.聽Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 45(2), 186-200.
- 2019. P. Klein, K. Barton, J. Salo, J. Lee, and T. Vowles. Conveying geographic concepts through issues-based inquiry. In聽Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Geography, eds. H. Walkington, J. Hill, and S. Dyer, Edward Elgar, pp. 211-226.
- 2017. S. Noor, M. Fatima, and P. Klein. Geography education in informal settings and for public, community and civic engagement, in聽聽International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment, and Technology, John Wiley, volume VI: 2688-2697.
- 2014. P. Klein, E. Pawson, M. Solem and W. Ray. 2014. 鈥淕eography education for 鈥渁n attainable global perspective.鈥�聽Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 38(1), 17-27.
- 2011. P. Klein, M. Fatima, L. McEwen, S. Moser, D. Schmidt and S. Zupan. 2011. 鈥淒ismantling the ivory tower: Engaging geographers in university-community partnerships.鈥�聽Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 35(3), 425-444.
- 2010. M. Solem, P. Klein, O. Mu帽iz-Solari and W. Ray, eds. (second edition 2012).聽AAG Center for Global Geography Education聽(six web modules for college-level using international collaborative learning, currently offline).
- 2009. A. Luna, M. Keane and P. Klein. Re-imagining national identity in a changing Europe. In聽Thinking European(s): New Geographies of Place, Cultures, and Identities, eds. M. Keane and M. Villanueva. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 188-226.
- 2008. P. Klein and M. Solem. Evaluating the impact of international collaboration on geography learning,聽Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 32(2), 245-267.
- 2003. P. Klein. Active learning strategies and assessment in world geography classes.聽Journal of Geography聽102(4), 146鈥�157
- 1995. A. D. Hill, J. M. Dunn, and P. Klein.聽Geographic Inquiry into Global Issues聽(20 instructional units for grades 7-12), Encyclopaedia Britannia Educational Corp.