Elizabeth Larson
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Phone: 480-965-7533
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COOR 5642 TEMPE, AZ 85287-0104
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Elizabeth Larson is a senior lecturer in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University, where she teaches human, regional and environmental geography courses. She regularly teaches Society and Environment; Geography of Latin America; Geography of the Middle East; the Geography of World Crises; and Population Geography. Early in her career, Larson studied refugee populations within Central America. In the mid-1990s, her work focus turned from the refugee movement to community dialogue and civic engagement in the public arena. She coordinated a two-year program, "Voices from Communities in Transition" for the Arizona Humanities Council (AHC) (1995-1997), and then worked in municipal government as the director of "Scottsdale Voices," a citizen engagement program modeled after the Humanities Council's 'Voices' program. In 2002, Larson was awarded the Distinguished Public Scholar Award by the Arizona Humanities Council.
- Ph.D. Geography, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- M.A. Latin American Studies, Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge
- B.A. Humanistic Studies, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Peace studies, human rights, and refugee studies
- Larson-Keagy, Elizabeth. SAFE Models of Civic Engagement: Sustaining Service Learning, (available only on CD). (2006).
- Kevin McHugh, Elizabeth Larson-Keagy. These White Walls: The Dialectic of Retirement Communities. Journal of Aging Studies (2005).
- Larson-Keagy, Elizabeth. SAFE Connections through Community Colleges. (2005).
- Elizabeth Larson-Keagy. Global Civic Engagement: Building an Ethic of Commitment to Service through Human Geography. Journal for Civic Commitment (2004).
- Elizabeth Larson-Keagy. We Are All Related: Service Learning, Civic Engagement, and Connectedness. Publication of Community College National Center for Community Engagement (2003).
- Larson-Keagy, Elizabeth. We Are All Related: Service Learning, Civic Engagement, and Connectedness. (2003).
- Elizabeth Larson-Keagy. Arizona September 11th Community Conversations: A Resource for Librarians and Teachers. Publication of the Arizona Humanities Council (2002).
- Elizabeth Larson-Keagy. Through Whose Eyes: Service-Learning and Civic Engagement from Culturally Diverse Perspectives. Publication of Campus Compact National Center for Community Colleges (2002).
- Larson-Keagy, Elizabeth. Through Whose Eyes: Service-Learning and Civic Engagement from Culturally Diverse Perspectives. (2002).
Courses
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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GPH 210 | Society and Environment |
GCU 102 | Introduction Human Geography |
GCU 351 | Population Geography |
GCU 350 | The Geography of World Crises |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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GCU 121 | World Geography |
GCU 102 | Introduction Human Geography |
GCU 351 | Population Geography |
GCU 350 | The Geography of World Crises |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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GPH 210 | Society and Environment |
GCU 102 | Introduction Human Geography |
GCU 351 | Population Geography |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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GCU 121 | World Geography |
GCU 102 | Introduction Human Geography |
GCU 351 | Population Geography |
- Larson-Keagy, Elizabeth. Human Rights in Latin America. Latin America GeoTour for the Arizona Geographic Alliance (Feb 2006).
- Larson-Keagy, Elizabeth. Session Chair: Latin America. APCG conference (Nov 2005).
- Larson-Keagy, Elizabeth. Arizona's Changing Demography: Implications for Social and Policy Change. Center for Transatlantic Relations, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The (Nov 2005).
- Larson-Keagy, Elizabeth. Local to Global Perspectives on Community, Civic Engagement, and Service Learning. Statewide Faculty Training Institute at Howard Community College (May 2005).
- Larson-Keagy, Elizabeth. Arizona's Changing Demography. Arizona Geographic Alliance (Oct 2004).
- Larson-Keagy, Elizabeth. Arizona's Changing Demography. Arizona Library Association (Mar 2004).
2012 – Student Success Grant, from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at ASU, for Journey Stories: People and Place in Motion, $29,910, with Kevin McHugh
2011 – Arizona State Scholar, for the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street’s Travelling Exhibit, Journey Stories, through 2014.
2011 – Arizona Geographic Alliance Certificate of Appreciation
2010 – Distinguished Member (and Keynote Speaker) National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS)
2002 – Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award, Mesa Community College
2002 – Distinguished Public Scholar Award, Arizona Humanities Council
- Nourish International, faculty advisor (2010 - Present)
- Stand Up for Kids, faculty advisor (2010 - Present)
- USFT - United Students for Fair Trade, faculty advisor (2009 - Present)
- Rhodes Junior High, keynote speaker - Indigenous Rights in Latin America & Heifer International (2008 - Present)
- Arizona Geographic Alliance, presenter - "Geography of Latin America" (2008 - Present)
- Arizona Geographic Alliance, presenter - "Indigenous Rights in Latin America" (2008 - Present)
- Friendship Village, presenter - Afghanistan's Cultural and Physical Geography (2008 - Present)
- Tempe Public Library for Arizona Humanities Council, facilitator - book discussion The Kite Runner (2008 - Present)
- COAR (Community Outreach and Advocacy for Refugees), Faculty Advisor (2008 - Present)
- COAR - Community Outreach and Advocacy for Refugees, faculty advisor (2008 - Present)
- ASU Center for Religion and Coflict Conference - Rhetoric of Peace, April 2008, session chair (2008 - Present)
- Ajo Public Library for Arizona Humanities Council, facilitator - book discussion The Kite Runner (2008 - Present)
- Arizona Geographic Alliance, presenter - Human Rights in Asia (2008 - Present)
- Global Outreach, Club Advisor (2007 - Present)
- Global Outreach at ASU, Faculty Advisor (2007 - Present)
- Peace Certificate exploration committee, ASU, Committee Member (2006 - Present)
- ASU School of Geographical Sciences Undergraduate Committee, Committee Member (2005 - Present)
- Arizona Insights, Newsletter for the Arizona Humanities Council, Editor (2004 - Present)
- Journal for Civic Commitment, published on-line by the Community College National Center for Community Engagement (CCNCCE), Executive Editor (2003 - Present)
- Teaching Foundations Project, curriculum development (2010 - 2010)
- Arizona Humanities Council & Phoenix VA Hospital, facilitator (2009 - 2010)
- Arizona Humanities Council & VA Hospital Phx, facilitator (2009 - 2010)
- Arizona Geographic Alliance, presenter (2009 - 2009)
- ASU - Center for Religion and Conflict, Committee Member - Peace Studies Certificate Discussion Group (2007 - 2008)
- Arizona Humanities Council, Search Committee Member for Executive Director (2007 - 2008)
- Arizona Humanities Council, Newsletter Editor (2004 - 2007)
- Arizona Humanities Council, Speakers Bureau (2004 - 2007)
- The Journal for Civic Commitment, Executive Editor (2002 - 2007)
- Literature & Medicine, a monthly book and poetry discussion series sponsored and funded in-part by the Arizona Humanities Council, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, and the Maine Humanities Council, Facilitator (2006 - 2007)
- Arizona Humanities Council, Facilitator for Literature & Medicine at St. Josephs Hospital & Medical Center (2006 - 2007)
- Community College National Center for Community Engagement, Executive Editor (2006 - 2006)
- The Journal for Civic Commitment www.mc.maricopa.edu/engagement/Journal, Executive Editor (2002 - 2006)
- Grandview Terrace, Sun City West, Talk on Arab-Americans before and after 9-11 (2005 - 2005)
- Forum Committee (Fall '04), Co-coordinated departmental Graduate Student Forums in the Fall of 2004 with Robert Balling (2004 - 2004)
- Arizona Humanities Council, Interim Program Director (2003 - 2004)
- Arizona Community College Associations and the Kettering Foundation's National Issues Forums, Created a Humanities Reader for Coming of Age in Arizona Forums (2003 - 2003)
- Arizona Bar Association's Law-Related Education program - We the People, the Citizen and the Constitution, and Project Citizen, Arizona Department of Education Social Studies and Language Arts correlations (2002 - 2002)
- Campus Compact National Center for Community Colleges, Interim Program Director (2002 - 2002)
- We the People?the Citizen and the Constitution funded by the Arizona Bar Foundation and the Center for Civic Education 2000, District Coordinator (AZ-CD5) (2002 - 2002)
- Wu Yi University, Jiangmen, Guangdong, China, Talks on Afghanistan, and A Westerner's Perspective of the Geography of China (2002 - 2002)
- One Book Arizona, sponsored by the Maricopa County Library Council, the Arizona Humanities Council, Arizona State Library; Perennial Books, and the Arizona Republic. Lead two book discussions in Guadalupe and Mesa around the book Animal Dreams, by Barbar, Facilitator (2002 - 2002)
- Cultural Geography of Afghanistan, and American-Arabs in the Aftermath of September 11th, for the Arizona September 11th Community Conversations, for the Arizona Humanities Council, Humanities Scholar (2001 - 2002)
- Mesa Unified School District, Presentation on Afghanistan: Geography, Politics and Humanitarian Situation (2001 - 2001)
- International City Managers Association (ICMA-Mexico City), Participacion Ciudadana: El Motor del Desarrollo Local (Citizen Participation: Motor of Local Development) (2001 - 2001)
- Mesa Community College, Talk on Afghanistan: Geography and Humanitarian Situation (2001 - 2001)
- The Role of the Citizen in American Democracy, Teacher-Training Summer Institute sponsored by the Center for Civic Education and the Arizona Bar Foundation's Law-Related Education, Flagstaff, AZ, Scholar/Speaker (2001 - 2001)
- Stories of Love, Life, and Work: A Bilingual Book Discussion Series, funded by Human Pursuits: The Western Humanities Division, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, Desert Sage Public Library, Phoenix, AZ, Humanities Scholar (2001 - 2001)
- Tavan Elementary, Scottsdale Unified School District, Exploring Diversity through the Humanities and the Social Sciences (2001 - 2001)
- City of Scottsdale's General Plan Update, Future in Focus, Conducted dialogues in Spanish, analyzed input, and wrote report (in English) (2000 - 2000)
- Scottsdale Voices, City of Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona (civic engagement/public participation/community programming project), Program Director (1997 - 2000)
- We the People?the Citizen and the Constitution, National High School Competition, Washington, D.C, Judge (2000 - 2000)
- Project Citizen, Middle School Competition, sponsored by the Arizona Bar Foundation and the Center for Civic Education, Judge (2000 - 2000)
- City of Sedona, Arizona, Conceptualized and facilitated a Design Charette (2000 - 2000)
- Phoenix Public Library Luncheon Series, on Healing Choices, Speaker (2000 - 2000)
- Fountain Hills Civic Association, Training in Deliberation (2000 - 2000)
- ASU's School of Business, Diversity in the Workplace 2000, conference, Speaker on Diversity (2000 - 2000)
- Panel Discussion on Diversity for Volunteers Plus, Inc. of Scottsdale, Arizona, Moderator (2000 - 2000)
- We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution State-level high school student competition sponsored by the Arizona Bar Association, Judge (2000 - 2000)
- Arizona Humanities Council, speaker (01-2009 - 12-2009)