Service

This page highlights examples of my recent service commitments for the department, university, discipline of geography, and community/general public. 

Department of Geography & Anthropology

• Faculty Advisor, Mu Upsilon Chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon International Geographical Honor Society
• Faculty Senator for Department of Geography & Anthropology in the KSU Faculty Senate
• Website and Social Media (Facebook, Twitter) Coordinator for the Department

Kennesaw State University

• Co-Organizer of "Talk to Strangers: Creating a Welcoming America at KSU" (2017)
• Co-Organizer and Panelist of "Coming to America: A Conversation on Contemporary Immigrant and Refugee Experiences" (2017)
• Organizer of "Geography Awareness Week: A Discussion on the Goegraphy of Civil Rights Movements," during 2017 Geography Awareness Week
• Race and Ethnicity Diversity Faculty Fellow with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (2017-2018)
• Member, Presidential Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity
• Safe Space Campus Ally

The Discipline of Geography

• American Association of Geographers (AAG)
  • Career Mentor at AAG Annual Meetings
  • Moderator for the World Geography Bowl competition at AAG Annual Meetings
  • Panelist on AAG Career Opportunities for Geographers panel sessions at AAG Annual Meetings
• Ethnic Geography Specialty Group (EGSG) of the American Association of Geographers
  • Member of Board of Directors
  • Member of Dissertation Proposal Award Committee
  • Newsletter Editor
• Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers (SEDAAG)
  • Moderator for Southeastern World Geography Bowl competition at SEDAAG Annual Meetings
• Manuscript peer reviewer for various peer-reviewed scholarly journals

Broader Community & General Public

• Founding Member, Georgia Immigration Research Network (GIRN)
• Co-Organizer, 2018 Georgia Immigration Research Network annual meeting at Kennesaw State University
• Scholar Advisor, Levine Museum of the New South, for the exhibit, NUEVOlution: Latinos in the New South, which has also traveled to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and the Atlanta History Center
• Steering Committee Member for Welcoming America's One Region Initiative
• Co-Facilitator of roundtable discussions at Welcoming America's Welcoming Interactive annual meeting
• Co-Founder, Local Immigration Scholars Network (LISN)