Dr Kevin Cook

• 2008- date Part-time lecturer - The University of Northampton
• 1973-2008 Head of Department of Geography, St Mary's University College, Twickenham
• 1971-1983 PhD Agricultural Change in Hazara District Pakistan, Kings' College University of London
• 1967-1971 BSc Geography (2.1), King's College University of London
• 1965-1967 Voluntary Service Overseas, Burn Hall School, Abbottabad, Pakistan

• 1962-1965 Teachers' Certificate St Mary's College, Strawberry Hill, Twickenham

  • Chair of Governors, Hampton Junior School, Middlesex
  • Chair of the Geographical Association's International Working Group
  • Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers
  • Member of the Geographical Association

• GEO1010 Geography and Development 1
• GEO2006 Geography and Development 2
• GEO4002/7 Human Geography Project/Dissertation

Research projects:

The role of women in community development in Machakos District Kenya

Research interests:

• Development issues
• The global dimension in the school curriculum
• Resources on distant places for the primary classroom

• Cook, K (2008) Mwethya Groups and Community Development in Machakos District, Kenya. International Geographical Union
• Tocuaro: A Mexican Village CD-ROM (2004)

• Images of Mexico (2007) TTS Publications

  Conference Presentations:

  • Workshop with Excellent Development charity on sand dams in Kenya. Geographical Association conference Guildford April 2008