Professor and Co-Director, Center for Geographic Learning
Email: philip.gersmehl@hunter.cuny.edu
Phone: 212-650-3534
Fax: 212-772-5268
Office: 1039 HN

Mailing Address:
Department of Geography,
Hunter College of the City University of New York
695 Park Ave.
New York, NY 10065

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Biography:

Prof. Gersmehl is co-Director of the New York Center for Geographic Learning and Professor of Geography at the University of Minnesota. He received a B.A. in Education from Concordia Teachers College, River Forest, Illinois, and a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Georgia, then taught for five years at Concordia before moving to the University of Minnesota. In 1990, the Association of American Geographers asked him to serve as Director of ARGUS (Activities and Readings in the Geography of the United States) and ARGWorld (Activities and Resources in the Geography of the World). As part of these projects, Phil has presented in summer institutes and other teacher workshops in 27 states, as well as Canada, Japan, Korea, and Russia. A second edition of his book, Teaching Geography, was published by Guilford Press in 2008. He is currently working on a project to translate modern concepts about spatial cognitive development into lessons that are being tested in Canarsie, Harlem, and other challenging urban educational settings.

Education:

Ph.D.	1970	University of Georgia, Department of Geography
B.A.	1966	Concordia Teachers College, Education

Interests:

• Geographic education, spatial cognition, multimedia cartography, GIS, physical geography, land use policy

Curriculum Vitae