Phil Klein

PhD, Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder
MA, Geography, University of California, Los Angeles
BA, Environmental Planning, University of California, Santa Cruz

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, 1994–1995
Instructor of Geography, Continuing Education, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1989–1991
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:

•  “GeoCivics: The Politics and Geographies of America’s Electoral System,” Hewit Institute, UC Colorado Springs (with R. Theobald, C. Elnicki, G. Williams, 2022)
• “Introduction to ArcGIS.com,” History Colorado Center, Fort Morgan (with R. Theobald, 2018)
• “Using Colorado’s Geography: Mapping Colorado’s Past,” Colorado Geographic Alliance, Colorado Springs (with D. Diggs, 2017)
• “Internationalizing Geography Education” CGGE Workshops, Tokyo (2012), Bangalore (2012), and Singapore (2010); all with CGGE team (M. Solem, O. Muñiz-Solari, W. Ray)

• Geography education (materials design and assessment; professional development)
• Cultural geography (society-nature relations; place identity)
• Regional interests: Europe, U.S. West

Research interests: Designing and evaluating instructional materials for teaching geography through issues-based inquiry; international collaborative learning; professional development for elementary and secondary geography education.

• 2021. D. Alderman, R. Narro Perez, L. Eaves, P. Klein, and S. Muñoz. Reflections on operationalizing an anti-racism pedagogy: teaching as regional storytelling. 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 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  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. “Geography education for “an attainable global perspective.” 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. “Dismantling the ivory tower: Engaging geographers in university-community partnerships.” Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 35(3), 425-444.
• 2010. M. Solem, P. Klein, O. Muñiz-Solari and W. Ray, eds. (second edition 2012). AAG Center for Global Geography Education (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 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, Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 32(2), 245-267.
• 2003. P. Klein. Active learning strategies and assessment in world geography classes. Journal of Geography 102(4), 146–157
• 1995. A. D. Hill, J. M. Dunn, and P. Klein. Geographic Inquiry into Global Issues (20 instructional units for grades 7-12), Encyclopaedia Britannia Educational Corp.