Assistant Professor of Geography

Office: 251 Phillips Hall
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004

Email: zeitleej@uwec.edu
Phone: 715.836.5186
Fax: 715.836.6027

Mmm...poutine. Heart-clogging goodness!
(Trois Pistoles, Québec)

Research Interests
The commemoration of place, ethnic geography and tourism, critical place name studies, Indigenous geographies, GIS applications in cultural geography, geographic education, sport and identity

Education
Ph.D., 2008, Geography, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Dissertation: Geographies of Indigenous-based Team Name and Mascot Use in American Secondary Schools

M.A., 2003, Geography, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Thesis: Vitality of Ethnic Culture in Rural America: A Comparative Study of Dannebrog and Wilber, Nebraska, 1871-2003

B.S., 2000, Geography, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Minors: Geographic Information Systems, Land Use Planning
Thesis: The Cultural Landscape of Wisconsin's Walloon Belgian Enclave

Teaching Experience
GEOG 111: Human Geography
GEOG/AIS 322/522: Native Geographies
GEOG 325: Geography of the United States & Canada
GEOG 367: Geography of the Northwoods
GEOG 379/579: Wisconsin Geographies
GEOG 401: Mississippi Delta
GEOG 491: Geographies of Race & Ethnicity

Publications
2009. Zeitler, Ezra. Creating America's "Czech Capital": Ethnic Identity and Heritage Tourism in Wilber, Nebraska. Journal of Heritage Tourism 4(1): 73-85.

Forthcoming. Zeitler, Ezra. Making Places, Molding Memories: Political and Race-based Origins of Monuments, Memories, and Identities. Historical Geography 37.

Zeitler, Ezra, Rebecca Buller, and Kenneth French. Enhancing Learning in World Regional Geography Courses: The Effectiveness of Multimedia and Popular Culture Pedagogies. Under review by the Journal of Geography.

Grants
2009. University of Wisconsin System Institute on Race & Ethnicity Curriculum Development Grant.

Faculty/Student Research Collaboration Projects
2009. Evan Byers, "Geography of Minnesota High School Hockey." Research presented at the 2009 Meeting of the West Lakes Region of the Association of American Geographers, St. Paul, MN.

2009-2010. Darin Mertig, "Geographic Bias in the National Football League Draft, 1970-2009." Research to be presented at the 2010 Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Washington, D.C.