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Webinar: Stand-Alone Geographers: How New Opportunities and Technologies Can Benefit You When You are a Department of One (or Two)
Date and Time: Friday, October 15, 2021 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time
 

Stand-alone geographers are faculty members who represent the discipline of geography by themselves (and sometimes with one other colleague) in many colleges and universities. Their role is to provide geography coursework and are usually housed in department of a different discipline (for example, History). Stand-alone geographers are referred to as SAGE’s for the AAG, and many are members of AAG’s SAGE Affinity Group. AAG offers SAGE’s opportunities to meet other SAGE’s as well as other members who share common research agendas. As one can imagine, a sole representative of geography on a college campus needs to discover ways to share and collaborate with other geographers on other campuses.

In recent years, technological advancements have allowed geographers, including SAGE’s, to coordinate with other members via streaming platforms, webinars, and online workshops. Over the past 18 months, COVID-19 led to full online instruction and caused AAG’s annual meetings in Denver (2020) and Seattle (2021) to become entirely virtual events. Even this meeting is a virtual combination of several regional associations.

This panel session offers the opportunity for stand-alone geographers from various regions to have an open discussion on how new opportunities and technologies can help build community and provide support for SAGE’s. Panelists can share how they have already embraced technology and/or learn from others on ways to encompass technology in the future. Notwithstanding, panelists can also share how they dealt with adjustments because of COVID-19. This session also offers an opportunity for new and early career faculty to learn more about being (or becoming) a SAGE.

Jason B. Greenberg
Jason B. Greenberg
Sullivan University
Daniel N. Warshawsky
Daniel N. Warshawsky
Wright State University
Eric Spears
Eric Spears
Columbus State University







 

Jason B. Greenberg Sullivan University

Jason B. Greenberg is a professor of Geography at Sullivan University, located in Louisville, KY. Jason is an active member of AAG and is the current vice-chair of the Stand-Alone Geographers Affinity Group. His research interests include transportation, urban policy, and geographic education.

Daniel N. Warshawsky Wright State University

Daniel N. Warshawsky is an Associate Professor in the School of Public and International Affairs at Wright State University where he teaches courses in geography and conducts his research on urban food systems in North America and Africa. He is also the Director of the Master of Public Administration Program. Daniel earned his B.A. in geography from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2003), M.S. in geography from the University of Wisconsin at Madison (2006), and Ph.D. in geography from the University of Southern California (2011). Daniel currently serves as the Secretary-Treasurer for the East Lakes Division of the AAG and the Stand Alone Geographers Specialty Group of the AAG.

Eric Spears Columbus State University

Eric Spears is an Associate Professor in the College of Letters and Sciences at Columbus State University, where he also serves as the Mildred Miller Fort Foundation Eminent Scholar and Chair of International Education. He also serves as the Executive Director of the Center of Global Engagement and the Spencer House in Oxford, England. His research focuses on the political ecology of Brazil and the American coastal South, particularly along the Georgia coast. Eric earned his B.A. in geography from Marshall University, M.A. in political economy from The University of Warwick (England), and Ph.D. in geography from West Virginia University. He currently serves as the national chair of the Stand Alone Geographers Specialty Group (SAGE) in the AAG and the SEDAAG state representative for Georgia.

Stand-Alone Geographers: How New Opportunities and Technologies Can Benefit You When You are a Department of One (or Two)

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Date and Time: Friday, October 15, 2021 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time
Status: Attendees must be registered for the New England-St. Lawrence Valley Regional Conference

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