Perry Carter

Dr. Perry Carter is an Associate Professor of Geography in the Department of Geosciences at Texas Tech University. Dr. Carter’s research interests include human, social, urban and economic geography. Specific interests include geographies of consumption, travel and tourism, space and its role in the construction of racial identity, geographic methodologies.

Matthew Cook

Dr. Matthew Cook is Associate Professor of Historic Preservation and Cultural Geography at Eastern Michigan University. He studied cultural and historical geography at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville culminating in his dissertation, “A Critical Historical Geography of Slavery in the US South.” Dr. Cook’s continuing academic interests build on his dissertation, focusing on geographies of memory, historical interpretation, and race relations in the U.S.

LaToya E. Eaves

Dr. LaToya E. Eaves 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. 

Candace Bright Hall-Wurst

Candace Bright Hall-Wurst, Ph.D. is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at East Tennessee State University, where she is also affiliated with the Applied Social Research Lab (ASRL). Her research centers on social and cultural development, with particular emphasis on social networks and social capital, community health, race, and the sociology of racialized geographies. She brings expertise in both quantitative and qualitative methodologies—including social network analysis—to a wide range of applied and community-based research projects.

Amy Potter

Dr. Amy E. Potter is a Professor of Geography in the School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability at Georgia Southern University, where she conducts research on Black geographies, museum studies, heritage tourism, and community-engaged scholarship. She is a co-investigator on major National Science Foundation grants examining the role of museums in minority representation and the transformation of racialized Southern heritage landscapes. Her current research focuses on African American museums and public history, including projects such as the Tybee Island Black History Trail and broader studies of how Black museums shape community memory and tourism landscapes. In 2026, she was selected as a Fulbright Specialist Program fellow to work with scholars in Colombia on sustainability, cultural heritage, and community partnerships. She currently serves as President of the Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers and is the author of numerous publications, including the book Remembering Enslavement: Reassembling the Southern Plantation Museum and recent articles in journals such as Geographical Review and Tourism Geographies.