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Barry Mowell



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BARRY DONALD MOWELL



 



EDUCATION



Doctor of Philosophy  International Politics                Florida International Univ.       TBD



Doctor of Education    Social Science Education         University of Georgia              2002



Education Specialist     Curriculum & Instruction         University of Tennessee          1999



Master of Science        Non-Profit Management          Florida Atlantic University       2008



Master of Arts              Compar. Religion/Sociology    Florida International Univ.       2006 



Master of Arts              Geography/History                  East Tennessee State Univ.      1993



Bachelor of Science     Geography (History Minor)     East Tennessee State Univ.      1991



Associate of Science    Behavioral Science                  Walters State Comm. College   1990



            *postgraduate work in Sociology: Florida Atlantic University



 



PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS



Broward Community College  Professor of Area Studies & History                2007-present



Broward Community College  Honors Program Coordinator – Central Campus          2003-present



Broward Community College  Associate Professor of Geography & History  1999-2007



Florida Atlantic University       Adjunct Professor of Geography and Education          1998-2007



Nova Southeastern University Adjunct Professor of History and Amer. Govt.            1999-2003



Broward Community College  Assistant Professor of Geography & History   1996-1999



University of Georgia              Teaching Assistant-College of Education         1994-1996



Tusculum College                    Adjunct Professor of Geography                                 1993-1994



East Tennessee State Univ.      Graduate Assistant-University Center              1991-1993



 



PROFESSIONAL AWARDS



Sensormatic Electronics Corporation Endowed Teaching Chair – BCC                       2007-2010



Semi-Finalist – Florida Assoc. of Com. Colleges: Florida Professor of the Year          2005



A. Hugh Adams Endowed Teaching Chair – Broward Community College     2000-2003



Classroom Research Award – Broward Community College                           2000



Professor of the Year – Broward Community College                                     1998



Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers                                                         1996;02; 04; 06



Meritorious Service Award – ETSU Dept. of Geography                                             1993



 



CIVIC AWARDS



Honorary Consul to the State of FloridaRepublic of Latvia                         2005-present



Kiwanian of the Year – Kiwanis Club of Fort Lauderdale, Florida                  2003



Human and Spiritual Values Award – Kiwanis Club of Fort Lauderdale, FL   2002



Certificate of Merit – Florida Department of Children and Families                2001



Who’s Who in the United States                                                                                  2000;02; 04; 06



 



COMMUNITY SERVICE



United Nations Representative for “A Child Is Missing, Inc.”             2007-present



Fundraising Cabinet – International Game Fish Association                2007-present



Organizational Liaison Between the Florida Society of Geographers   2006-present



            and the Latvian Geographical Society                                     



Florida Consular Corps; Miami-Ft. Lauderdale Consular Corps                       2005-present



Florida Atlantic University Speakers Bureau                                       2005-present



National Board of Directors   “A Child Is Missing, Inc.”                 2002-present



            Vice President – Board of Directors: “A Child Is Missing, Inc.”          2006-present   



            General Secretary: “A Child Is Missing, Inc.”                          2004-2006



 



COMMUNITY SERVICE (continued)



 



President, Kiwanis Club of Ft Lauderdale, Florida                               2004-2005



            Board of Directors, Kiwanis Club of Ft Lauderdale                 2003-2005



Program Chairman, Kiwanis Club of Ft Lauderdale                 2003-2004



Community Service Chairman, Kiwanis Club of Ft Lauderdale           2002-2003



Board of Directors – EASE Foundation                                                           2002-2007



Broward Community College Public Speakers Bureau                                    2000-present



BCC Service Learning Faculty Member                                                           1999-present



 



GOVERNMENTAL ADVISORY BOARDS



Advisory Board – BCC College Academy (charter magnet high school)                     2004-2006



Board of Commissioners – Central Broward Water Control District                2004



School Advisory Board – Davie, Florida                                                                     2003-2005



Broward County Commission Advisory Board for Individuals with Disabilities         2003-2005



Water/Environment Board (Vice Chair) – Davie, Florida                                             2001-2004



 



COLLEGE COMMITTEES



Collegewide Curriculum Committee (Chair)                                                    2006-2008



General Education Review Task Force (Ad Hoc)                                                        2004-2006



Collegewide Honors Committee                                                                                  2004-2006



Central Campus Honors Committee (Chair)                                                     2003-present



Faculty Senate                                                                                                 2002-2004



International Education Committee (Chair)                                                      2000-2004



Central Campus Provost’s Advisory Board (Chair)                                          2000-2002



G.I.S. Curriculum Review Task Force (Ad Hoc)                                                          1997-1999



Collegewide Technology Enhancement Fund Committee                                            1997-2000



Central Campus Technology Enhancement Fund Committee                          1996-2000



Numerous faculty and administrative search committees                                            1996-2005



 



PUBLICATIONS & RESEARCH



Books:



Sub-Saharan Africa in the Classroom.  Editor.  National Council for Geographic



            Education.  Forthcoming—2008



Teaching About the Islamic World.  Editor.  National Council for Geographic



            Education.  2006



Countries of the World: A Travel & Reference Guide.  Hellgate Press.  2003



World Travel Guide.  Hellgate Press.  2000



Internet Resources for Teaching World Geography.  Kendall-Hunt.  1999



           



Book Chapters:



Introduction to Teaching About Sub-Saharan Africa.  Sub-Saharan Africa in the Classroom. 



            National Council for Geographic Education.  2007



Introduction to Teaching About the Islamic World.  Teaching About the Islamic World. 



            National Council for Geographic Education.  2006



Establishing a Certificate Program in G.I.S. Technology: A Case Study of Broward Community



            College.  Improving Science and Technology Education at Community Colleges.  Phi



            Theta Kappa. Volume 1. 1998.  Pages 22-24.



Teaching Current Events and Enriched Social Studies: A Web of Ideas. Computers in the Social



            Studies Classroom. Georgia Council for the Social Studies. 1996. Co-author: D. Brook.



 



PUBLICATIONS & RESEARCH (continued)



 



 



Peer Reviewed Articles:



Curricular Equity and the Perceptions of Community College Science Faculty Concerning the



            Nature of Physical Geography: Applications in Cognitive and Cultural Anthropology. 



            Currently in review.



Edible Geography: International Foods in the World Geography Classroom.  Journal of



            Geography. National Council for Geographic Education.  October 2003.



Numerous articles for following reference works: Encyclopedia of Appalachia; Cultural



            Encyclopedia of New England; Encyclopedia of New York State; Encyclopedia of



            the Midwest; Encyclopedia of West Virginia



Liberia: America's Closest African Ally.  Social Education.  National Council for the Social



            Studies.  Vol 61, No 7 Nov/Dec 1997. Pages 390-395. Co-author: Sam Thompson



Resources for Teaching About Sub-Saharan Africa.  Social Education. Volume 61, No.7



            November/December 1997. Pages 423-428. Co-authors: Samuel Hinton, & Diane Brook
Sub-Saharan Africa on the Internet.  Social Education. November/December 1997.  Pages 425-



            427 (this article is one component of the latter, which is a compilation piece).



Volunteer Teaching on the University Campus: The Controversy and the Need for Recognition



            and Study. The Journal of Graduate Teaching Assistant Development. Volume 3, No.



            3 Spring 1996



 



 



 



Conference Papers/Presentations:



A Demographic Profile of Latvian-Americans in the State of Florida.   Florida Society of      Geographers.  Scheduled for February 2007.



The Status of Geography in Florida’s Community College System.  Florida Society of



            Geographers.  February 2006



Application of the 'Student-Year-Cost' Measure to PhD Programs in Geography.  International



            Conference on Research in Geographic Education - Austin, Texas. May 1999.



Teaching World Regional Geography Panel Discussion.  National Council For Geographic



            Education - Indianapolis, Indiana. October 1998.



Expenditure of Student-Time Per Degree: An Application of the 'Breneman Wheel'/



'Student-Year-Cost' Measure to PhD Programs In Geography.  Florida Society of



Geographers. Spring 1997.
Changes in the Degree Credentials of the Geography Professoriate 1950-1995.  Southeastern



United States Geography Student Conference (Regional Studies Association).  Columbia,



South Carolina.  February 1996



Session Presider - Environmental Problems in Africa Today.  Georgia Council for the Social



            Studies.  Savannah, Georgia. October 1995.



 



 



 



Dissertation/Thesis:



The Hidden Tier: Analysis of the Characteristics & Viability of Degree Programs in Geography       in US Community Colleges. University of Georgia Doctoral Dissertation.  2002.
Land Use Controls Regulating Aesthetics In the Historic Districts of Jonesboro and Rogersville,



            Tennessee: A Comparative Study. East Tennessee State University Masters Thesis. 1993.



 



 



COURSES TAUGHT



Geography:



Conservation of Natural Resources                             Cultural/Human Geography



Introduction to Geography                                           Physical Geography



World Regional Geography                                         Geography of the Western World



                                   



History:



US History to 1877                                                      20th Century World History



 



Interdisciplinary Honors Seminar (IDH 2121):



Summer 2008: Modern Europe



Spring 2008:    Political Extremism



Fall 2007:        Communism



Summer 2007: The American Civil War



Spring 2007:    The Eagle at War: Military and Geopolitical History of Russia



Fall 2006:        Scandinavia and the Baltic States



Summer 2006: International Conflicts and Hotspots



Spring 2006:    Africa: A Land and People



Fall 2005:        The Middle East: North Africa and Southwest Asia



Summer 2005:             South and Central Asia



Spring 2005:    Russia and Eastern Europe



Fall 2004:        The Caribbean: An Interdisciplinary Survey



Spring 2004:    Florida: People and Environment



 



Education:



Methods of Teaching Social Sciences                          Introduction to Education                   



 



 



 



MEMBERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS



International:



  • Fellow of the Royal (British) Geographical Society
  • World Affairs Council
  • Foreign Policy Research Institute


National:



  • Association of Foreign Consuls in the United States (Consular Corps College)
  • National Council for Geographic Education
  • National Geographic Society
  • American-Latvian Association
  • Baltic-American Freedom League
  • Cuban-American National Foundation


State/Local:



  • Florida Consular Corps; Miami-Fort Lauderdale Consular Corps
  • Florida Society of Geographers
  • Florida Geographic Alliance
  • United Faculty of Florida
  • Florida Association of Community Colleges