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Forrest Bowlick

Staff
Fellows Coordinator
UMass Amherst

Overview

A senior lecturer at UMass Amherst, Forrest Bowlick has facullty appointments in both the Department of Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences (EGCS) and the Department of Environmental Conservation. In addition to serving as the Graduate Progam Director of the MS Program in Geography (GIST Concentration), he is also the EGCS Associate Department Head for Finance and Operations. Forrest’s research investigates how students learn GIS, especially in the growing field of CyberGIS. Through analysis of curriculum and instruction in GIS, Forrest aims to build an evidence-based understanding of how GIS programs function, and what knowledge, skills, and practices make up the GIS degree. He has additional research interest in geography education, geography in higher education, resources of the elements, and tropical glaciers. 

Education

PhD, Geography, Texas A&M University, 2016
MS, Geography, University of Idaho, 2012
BA , Geography-GIS, University of Northern Colorado, 2010