Degrees

1996 - 2002 Ph.D., University of Florida, Major: Geography

1994 - 1996 MA, University of Florida, Major: Latin American Studies

1990 - 1994 BA, University of Florida, Major: Geography. Valedictorian

Awards

·      KSU Foundation 2019 Outstanding Teaching Award, Kennesaw State University.

·      KSU CHSS 2019 Outstanding Teaching Award, Kennesaw State University.

·      National Teaching Award - 2018 Recipient of the Higher Education Distinguished Teaching Award from the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE). This award honors those who have made extraordinary contributions to the teaching and learning of geography at the post-secondary level

·      State (BOR) Teaching (SOTL) Award - Recipient of the 2016 Regents’ Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award, University System of Georgia

Media

Food Forest holds tour to show processes, resources (Oct 25th, 2021)
http://theksusentinel.com/2021/10/25/food-forest-holds-tour-to-show-processes-resources/

Thought Provoking: Creating Students Who Are Sustainably-Minded Change Agents Through Active Learning:

https://chss.kennesaw.edu/about/news/posts/2020-08-24-thoughtprovoking-ep2.php

http://bit.ly/ThoughtProvokingEp2

Geography professors encourage KSU students to make a sustainable difference (Aug 26, 2020):https://news.kennesaw.edu/stories/2020/thought-provoking-podcast-geography-sustainability.php

Educating Beyond the Nest (KSU Investigator): https://mydigimag.rrd.com/publication/?m=59834&i=658218&p=26

KSU Sustainability: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NINDUeOJwyk&t=13s

Exemplary Online Faculty: https://mediaspace.kennesaw.edu/media/Exemplary+Online+FacultyA+Vanessa+Slinger-Friedman/1_n1xnfj2r