William C. Rowe

Personal Information

Assistant Professor

Department of Geography and Anthropology

227 Howe-Russell

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Phone: (225) 578-6077 – FAX: (225) 578-4420

E-mail: rowe@lsu.edu

Office: 262 Old Howe-Russell

Education Background

Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, 2002

MA, The University of Texas at Austin, 1996

BSLA, Georgetown University, 1988.

Research Interests

Economic Geography

Cultural/Political Ecology

Geography of Religion

Central Asia and Afghanistan

The Middle East

Agriculture

Selected Publications

William Rowe. 2006. “Central Asia and Afghanistan: Historical and Geographical Contexts of Economy and Environment.” In World Regional Geography, 9 th Edition, edited by David L. Clawson, Douglas L. Johnson, Viola Haarmann, and Merrill L. Johnson.

Honors and Activities

2002 Middle East Specialty Group – AAG, Board Member

Courses

Human Geography: Asia and Africa

Economic Geography

Environment and Development in Developing Countries

Geography of Central Asia and Afghanistan

Geography of the Middle East and North Africa

Geography of Religion

International Studies Senior Seminar