ERIC J. FOURNIER
Associate 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: World Regional Geography
• GEOG 214: Physical Geography
• GEOG 305: Economic Geography
• GEOG 360: Urban Geography
• GEOG 490: The Geography of Alabama
• HONR 300: Junior Honors Seminar, City and Literature
• GEOG 362: Geography of London
• GEOG 499: Senior Seminar in Geography

Disciplinary Service

• National Council for Geographic Education , Journal of Geography Awards Task Force
• 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 Geography Education Committee
• Workshop leader: Geography Faculty Development Alliance

Recent Publications

• 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.

• Fournier, Eric J. 1999. “PBL and World Regional Geography: Active Learning in an Introductory Level Class”. Research and Development in Problem Based Learning, Vol. 5. Newcastle, Australia: Australian Problem Based Learning Network.
• Alderman, Derek and Eric J. Fournier. 1998. "Finding the Southern Part of Cyberspace: Using the Internet to Teach the South". Journal of Geography. 97(4/5):213-227.

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

Department of Geography
Samford University
800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35229
Phone: (205) 726-2113
Fax: (205) 726-2359
E-mail: ejfourni@samford.edu

Last revised: May 3, 2006