Latoya Eaves
PhD, Florida International University, 2014
Black Geographies, Feminist Geographies, American South, Critical Geographies, Black Feminism, Sexuality Studies, Qualitative Methods
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Dr. Eaves is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Sustainability at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. She serves as Principal Investigator (PI) on a National Science Foundation funded multi-institution collaboration project. As an Assistant Professor at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), Dr. Eaves was the founding faculty member in the Department of Global Studies & Human Geography. She co-led an education abroad program to Senegal for Africana Studies and Global Studies students. Dr. Eaves served as Co-Chair of the National Women’s Studies Association’s (NWSA) Women of Color Leadership Caucus from 2015-2017. She is a member of the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Governing Council, member of the Harassment-Free Task Force, and recipient of several AAG awards, including the Ronald F. Abler Distinguished Service Honors by the AAG, the AAG’s 2019 Enhancing Geography Award, and was named a 2023 AAG Fellow. Dr. Eaves was the lead Co-Founder of the AAG Black Geographies Specialty Group (BGSG) and served as the inaugural Chair from 2017-2020.