Faculty Profile for Dr. Richard G Boehm

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Dr. Richard G Boehm
Professor - Endowed Chair — Dept of Geography & Environmntl Studies
ELA 145
phone: (512) 245-3615
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 PhD - University of Austin;
MA - University of Missouri-Columbia;
Former Chair, Texas State, Department of Geography & Planning 1977 - 1994;
Director, Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education 1998 - Present;
Co-Director, National Center for Research in Geography Education 2014 - Present;
Director, Texas Alliance for Geographic Education 1986 - 2010, 2019- Present

Teaching Interests

 Powerful Geography; Teaching and Learning Geography in K-12 Education - Five Themes in Geography, Curriculum

Research Interests

 Powerful Geography, Teaching and Learning, Economic Geography, Applied Geography

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Solem, M., Vander Weil, B. P., Boehm, R. G., & Zadrozny, J. (2022, November 8). Powerful Geography at Work. AAG Newsletter. https://doi.org/10.14433/2017.0121
  • Project Director, Project GO (Geography Online). 2017 - Present.
  • Project Director, Geography: Teaching with the Stars. 2009 - Present.
  • Solem, M., Boehm, R. G., & Zadrozny, J. (2024). Powerful Geography for Powerful Teaching and Learning in Social Studies. Social Education, 88(5), 294–300.
  • Solem, M., Boehm, R. G., & Zadrozny, J. (Eds.). (2024). Powerful Geography: International Perspectives and Applications. Switzerland: Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54845-1

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: 55 Years of Service, Texas State University. October 15, 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: AAG Fellow, American Association of Geographers. January 2020 - 2020
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research/Creative Activity, Dean of Liberal Arts, Texas State University. 2013
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Richard Wayne Simmons Geography Advocate Award, Department of Geography, Texas State University. April 30, 2011
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Distinguished Mentor Award, National Council for Geographic Education. 2010

Selected Grants

  • Boehm, Richard G. Grosvenor Distinguished Lecture Series Support, Texas State University Lecture Series, Texas State University, $3500. (Funded: September 2013). Grant.
  • Boehm, Richard G. Summer Academy Support, Texas State University Office of Equity and Access, Texas State University, $16000. (Funded: June 2009). Grant.
  • Boehm, Richard G. Geography Awareness Week, Texas State Parents Association, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $2750. (Funded: September 2008). Grant.
  • Boehm, Richard G. Summer Academy for Minority Scholars Support, Texas State University Office of Equity and Access, Texas State University, $6000. (Funded: June 2007). Grant.
  • Boehm, Richard G. Frost Bank International Travel Scholarship, Frost Bank, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $500. (Funded: May 2007). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Recruiter
2021-Present
Director
Texas Alliance for Geographic Education
2019-Present
Member
Online Education Committee
2018-Present
Co-Director
National Center for Research in Geography Education
2013-Present
Director
Gilbert M. Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education
1997-Present