LaToya E. Eaves, Ph.D.

RESEARCH FELLOW, She/her

LaToya E. Eaves, Ph.D. is a geographer at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She has been instrumental in increasing the visibility of Black Geographies in addition to her research, which centers questions of race, Blackness, gender, sexuality, and place — especially in terms of the US South and Southeast. Recipient of numerous awards including the 2019 Ronald F. Abler Distinguished Service Honors for her transformative impact on the American Association of Geographers through her commitment to Black Geographies, she serves as PI on a half million dollar NSF grant for a collaborative project on Museums, Public Pedagogy, and Black Geographies in the United States. Her profoundly interdisciplinary contributions reflect her experiences, training and teaching across Africana Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Geography departments. 

 Expertise: Black geographies, gender, U.S. South, inequalities, LGBTQ+, race and racism, Black feminism 

Contact: leaves1@utk.edu