Eric Ross

A Canadian citizen, Eric Ross was born in Ankara, Turkey, and grew up in Montreal. He holds a BSc and MSc in Geography from Université du Québec à Montréal and a PhD in Islamic Studies from McGill University. He is currently an Associate Professor of geography and research methods at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco, where he has been teaching since 1998. Ross specializes in the cultural and urban geography of Muslim Africa. He has conducted research on Sufism and urban processes in Senegal, and on the Sufi city of Touba in particular. Ross has also studied cultural heritage, tourism, and urban planning in Morocco. Much of Ross’ research involves cartographic analysis at a variety of scales, so his publications usually include maps and site plans which he has drawn. In addition to his own research, Ross occasionally supplies maps for other people’s scholarly publications, and he translates academic texts from French to English.