David Padgett

Dr. Padgett is an Associate Professor of Geography, Founder and Director of the Geographic Information Sciences Laboratory at Tennessee State University (TSU). During his tenure at TSU, Dr. Padgett developed a service learning based Geography/Environmental Justice curriculum and provided technical assistance in geoscience and geographic information systems (GIS) to environmental justice communities throughout the United States. He is an American Geographical Society Ethical Geo Fellow and the 2020 Medalist for Youth Learning as Citizen Environmental Scientists (YLACES), Inc., Youth Environmental Science (YES) Medalist. As TSU’s Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program trainer and partner, Dr. Padgett has trained and certified many of TSU pre-service teachers and in-service educators in the GLOBE protocols.