latoya eaves
Dr. Eaves, currently assistant professor of Geography at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been instrumental in increasing the visibility of Black Geography. In addition to her research which centers questions of race, blackness, gender, sexuality, and place — especially in terms of the US South and Southeast, Dr. Eaves founded and chaired the Black Geographies Specialty Group of the AAG. When AAG decided that Black Geographies would be a featured theme at AAG 2018, she was the president’s obvious
In addition to her experiences in the South through her current position, Dr. Eaves was also an assistant professor and founding faculty member of the department of Global Studies and Human Geography at Middle Tennessee State University, received her PhD from Florida International University, her MS from Florida State, and her BA from North Carolina State — close to her native town of Shelby, North Carolina.