Resume

• College Teaching

  Adult Education

  Public Speaking

  Teaching

  Academic Advising

  Community Outreach

  University Teaching

  Curriculum Development

  Higher Education

  Sacred Places

  A PhotoVoice Study

  The purpose of this project is to examine the relationship between an individual and their natural

  social

  and built environments as interpreted through faith. We believe that by having a greater understanding of how individuals interpret their surroundings through their faith

  we may be better able to assess which types of landscapes or landscape features should be preserved and how to better design public spaces to increase community well-being. \n

  Dr. Tom Segady

  Department of Social & Cultural Analysis

  SFA

  Voices from Small Places

  This project focuses on documenting and preserving the history of small places (population under 100) found throughout East Texas. It uses a unique combination of methods to create a multidimensional history including photovoice

  oral history interviews

  a site survey

  and the development of a digital collection. Using these methods the history of these small communities is documented and made available to the public. In addition to providing information for research

  by documenting the history of these small places and placing them back into the larger historical narrative

  East Texas is better understood as a region.\n

  Dr. Perky Beisel

  Department of History

  SFA

  Linda Reynolds

  Director

  East Texas Research Center

  SFA

  Public Art of Nacogdoches

  Texas

  My current project involves the examination of the public art of Nacogdoches

  Texas

  specifically the bronze statuary. I am particularly interested in how the statues reflect a shift in the presentation of the historical narrative of Nacogdoches

  Texas.

  Public Art in Small Towns

  This project focuses on documenting the various forms of public art found in small towns in East Texas. Different forms of public art are found in small towns ranging from monuments

  memorials

  and murals. The focus here is not only documentation

  but also assembling the narratives of the public art and what these tell us about the towns and their history.

  Center for Social Science Research

  I am a historical geographer with a strong emphasis in the history of cartography and cartographic analysis. In addition to my work at the Center for Social Science Research (CSSR) at The University of Texas at Tyler (Tyler

  Texas)

  I am contributing writer to The Daily Yonder

  an online journal devoted to issues in rural America. \n\nAs a research associate at the CSSR I am involved in a wide variety of research projects. However

  although my research interests are broad

  there are common themes (or questions) which unite my projects. These are (1) how can we better understand how people engage and dialog with their surroundings

  and (2) how can we use this increased understanding to help in the identification of landscapes or landscape features that should be preserved and documented. \n\nWhile I do pursue individual research

  my preference is to work with people outside my area as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Such an approach brings together different skill sets united in their application towards a common goal. It is my belief that such an approach ultimately leads to a richer understanding of the research problem

  or question

  and thus makes a greater contribution to all the disciplines involved.

  Dr. Kelley Snowden

  Center for Social Science Research

  The University of Texas at Tyler

  Stephen F. Austin State University

  Research Associate/Adjunct Faculty

  The University of Texas at Tyler

  Tyler

  Texas

  Research Associate

  PhD

  Historical Geography

  University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee