Dr. Gloria Howerton

- Assistant Professor
- Interim Faculty Director for the Intersectional Women's Center
- Geography and Anthropology
- Phillips Science Hall 252, Eau Claire | Directions
Responsibilities
Teaching:
GEOG 111: Human Geography
GEOG 288: Cultural Landscapes of North America
GEOG 444: Legal Geographies of Race in the United States
GEOG 491: Special Topics - Intersectional Approaches to the Environment
GEOG 491: Special Topics - Youth and Childhood Geographies
Other:
Interim Faculty Director for the Intersectional Women's Center
Research and Creative Activities
AREAS OF INTEREST
Political Geography: Nationalism, Citizenship, Borders, Law and Policy
Geographies of Race: Racialized aspects of uneven development, Critical race theory
Critical Geographies of Education: Curriculum and nationalism, Reproduction of inequality through education, Neoliberal education policy
Youth Geographies: Interactions between youth and politics, Youth resistance
Education
BA: University of North Carolina - Greensboro
- Major: Geography
- Minor: Environmental Studies
MA: University of Georgia (Geography)
PhD: University of Georgia (Geography)
Certification
Received graduate certificate in GIS from the University of Georgia