Andrew Shears
Title
Assistant Professor of Geography
Educational Background
- Undergraduate: Ball State University. Muncie, IN. BS in Geography
- Graduate: Ball State University. Muncie, IN. MS in Geography (GIS), 2005
- Kent State University. Kent, OH. PhD in Geography, 2011
Areas of Expertise
- Human-Enviroment Relations
- Hazards and Disasters
- Environmental Justice
- Critical Geopolitics
- Social Justice
- Geographies of Animal Rights & Rescue
- Geographic Information Systems
- Cartography
- Critical and Alternative Pedagogies
- Student-Professor Research Collaboration
Membership
- Association of American Geographers
- Gamma Theta Upsilon (The geography honorary)
- National Council on Geographic Education
Other Interests
- Director, World Geography Bowl
- Geo-Adventure Club, Co-Advisor
- UWFox Disc Golf Club Faculty Advisor
- GPS-enabled Snapshot Photography
- Animal Rescue
- Music, listening and playing
- Indianapolis Colts football, Cincinnati Reds baseball, Ball State Cardinals football and basketball
- Craft beer
- Web design
- Amateur astronomy
- Philosophy
- Apple computers
Courses Taught
- GEO 101 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
- GEO 104 - Landscapes of North America
- GEO 106 - Introduction to Geographic Information Sciences
- GEO 110 - World Regional Geography
- GEO 115 - Economic Geography
- GEO 123 - Physical Geography: Weather & Climate
- GEO 124 - Physical Geography: Landforms
- GEO 130 - Human Impact on the Environment
- GEO 170 - Disasters, Living on the Edge
- GEO 291 - Geographic Field Study
- GEO 297 - Special Topics
- GEO 299 - Independent Study (various topics)
- GEO 300 - Population: World Survey
- GEO 341 - The United States and Canada
- GEO 350 - Environmental Conservation