LARIANNE COLLINS
Education Programs Manager/Instructor
South Carolina Geographic Alliance
Department of Geography, University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina 29208
803-777-4973; [email protected]
Academic Training
Ph.D. Geography, University of South Carolina, 2014
M.Ed. Secondary Education, University of South Carolina, May 2002
B.S. Social Studies, Presbyterian College, May 1998
Certifications and Trainings
South Carolina Educator Certificate (Certificate # 190690)
Social Studies Certification
Secondary Education Administration Certification
National Geographic Certified Educator
Teaching and Learning Seminar for Early Career Faculty, National Council for Geographic Education,
Memphis, Tennessee, August 2014.
ESRI, Teaching GIS Institute, Redlands, California, June 2013.
Academic Appointments and Affiliations
2014 – Present
University of South Carolina
Educator Programs Manager, South Carolina Geographic Alliance
Instructor, Department of Geography
2010 – 2014
University of South Carolina
Instructor, Department of Geography
Research Assistant, Department of Geography
2008 – 2010
Brookland Cayce High School, Columbia, South Carolina
Assistant Principal
2006 – 2007
Richland School District One, Columbia South Carolina
District Virtual Schools Teacher, Global Studies
2001 – 2008
Dreher High School, Columbia, South Carolina
Teacher, Social Studies Department
Head Varsity Softball Coach
Research Interests
Geography education, spatial thinking, geospatial technologies, curriculum and teacher development
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Grants Awarded
University of South Carolina, South Carolina Resilience to Extreme Storms: Research on Social,
Environmental, and Health Dimensions of the October 2015 Catastrophic Flooding. “Indirect Costs of
School Closures during the 2015 Flash Floods.” $28,549. Co-Principal Investigator. (Melanie Gall,
P.I.) 2015 – 2016.
United States Department of Education/South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. “Geospatial
Technology for Geography, Mathematics, and Science.” $103,384. Co-Principal Investigator. (Jerry T.
Mitchell, P.I.) 2015 – 2016.
National Science Foundation, Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement. “The Impact of Paper
Versus Digital Map Technology on Students’ Spatial Thinking Skill Acquisition.” $8,040. Co-Principal
Investigator. (Jerry T. Mitchell, P.I.) 2012 – 2014.
Publications
1. Mitchell, J. T., C. P. Brysch and L. Collins. 2015. “Journal of Geography Keywords: Trends and
Recommendations.” The Journal of Geography. 114(6): 247 – 253.
2. Mitchell, J. T. and L. Collins. 2014. “The Green Book: Safe Spaces from Place to Place.” The
Geography Teacher. 11(1): 29 – 36.
3. Collins, L. 2014. Tradition or Technology?: The Impact of Paper Versus Digital Map Technology
on Students’ Spatial Thinking Skill Acquisition. Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest LLC.
4. Kerr, S., I. Jo, L. Collins, H. Monroe-Ossi, W. Ray, A. Whitecraft, M. Solem, and J. Stoltman.
2013. “Teacher Education and Geography: Research Perspectives.” Research in Geographic
Education 15(2): 44 – 58.
5. Collins, L. “Are You Geographically Informed?” Palmetto Focus, Newsletter of the South Carolina
Council for the Social Studies. Column published four times each year. Summer 2013.
6. Collins, L. and J. T. Mitchell. 2012. South Carolina Social Studies Support Document – World
Geography. South Carolina Department of Education. Columbia: South Carolina. 131 pp.
7. Mitchell, J. T., L. Collins, S. Wise, and M. Caughman. 2012. “Connecting with Rice: Carolina
Lowcountry and Africa.” The Geography Teacher 9(1): 6 – 17.
Presentations
1. Collins, L. “Geospatial Technologies in the Classroom.” Hampton County School District One,
North District Middle School. Varnville, South Carolina. January 15, 2016.
2. Collins, L. “Becoming A National Geographic Certified Educator.” Geofest 50, Columbia, South
Carolina, October 24, 2015.
3. Collins, L. “Geospatial Technologies in the Classroom.” Pickens County School District, Easley
High School. Easley, South Carolina. October 12, 2015.
4. Collins, L. “The Power of Maps.” Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Council for the Social
Studies. Greenville, South Carolina. September 25, 2015.
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5. Collins, L. “The Impact of Paper Versus Digital Map Technology on Students’ Spatial Thinking
Skill Acquisition.” 100th Annual Meeting of the National Council for Geography Education.
Washington, DC. August 8, 2015.
6. Collins, L. “STEAMosphere: Geospatial Technologies.” STEAMosphere Share Fair, Riverbluff
High School. Lexington, South Carolina. March 7, 2015.
7. Collins, L. “ArcGIS in the Classroom.” Horry County School District, Myrtle Beach High School.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. February 16, 2015.
8. Collins, L. “The Great Migration.” Geofest 49, Columbia, South Carolina, February 14, 2015.
9. Collins, L. “The Geographies of Israel.” Geofest 49, Columbia, South Carolina, February 14, 2015.
10. Collins, L. “The Green Book.” Berkeley County School District, Stratford High School. Goose
Creek, South Carolina. February 13, 2015.
11. Collins, L. “National Geographic Society Giant Maps: Africa.” Meadowfield Elementary School
Columbia, South Carolina. February 9-12, 2015.
12. Collins, L. “National Geographic Society Giant Maps: Africa.” St. Peter’s Catholic School
Columbia, South Carolina. February 5, 2015.
13. Collins, L. and J. Mitchell. “Geography as a STEM.” Midlands Education and Business Alliance,
North Springs Elementary School. Columbia, South Carolina. December 5, 2014.
14. Collins, L. “It’s a Small World After All: Bringing Geography to Life.” Sumter County Schools,
Sumter High School. Sumter, South Carolina. October 24, 2014.
15. Collins, L. “Geography Awareness Week.” Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Council for the
Social Studies. Columbia, South Carolina. October 3, 2014.
16. Collins, L. “Introduction to Geographic Concepts.” Geographers in the Field: South Carolina
Geographic Alliance Summer Institute. Columbia, South Carolina. June 23, 2014.
17. Collins, L. “The Impact of Paper Versus Digital Map Technology on Students’ Spatial Thinking
Skill Acquisition.” 110th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Tampa,
Florida. April 9, 2014.
18. Kerski, J., M. DeMers, R. Perkins, J. Hong, R. Theobald and L. Collins. “T3G: The First Five
Years.” Discussant. 110th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Tampa,
Florida. April 8, 2014.
19. Collins, L. “National Geographic Society Giant Maps: Asia.” Little Mountain Elementary School
Newberry, South Carolina. February 10, 2014.
20. Collins, L. “National Geographic Society Giant Maps: Asia.” Lake Murray Elementary School.
Newberry, South Carolina. February 4, 2014.
21. Collins, L. “Geo-literacy and Geospatial Technologies.” Florence School District One, Alfred Rush
Academy. Florence, South Carolina. November 20, 2013.
22. Collins, L. “GeoHistograms and GIS in World Geography.” Richland School District One, Keenan
High School. Columbia, South Carolina. October 25, 2013.
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23. Collins, L. “Usable GIS for the Classroom.” Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Council for the
Social Studies. Charleston, South Carolina. September 27, 2013.
24. Bednarz, S., S. Hardwick and L. Collins. “Pursuing Grants for Geography Education Research.”
Panelist. 98th Annual Meeting of the National Council for Geographic Education. Denver,
Colorado, August 1, 2013.
25. Collins, L. “ESRI’s T3G.” South Carolina Geographic Alliance Geospatial Institute for Teachers.
Columbia, South Carolina. June 27, 2013.
26. Collins, L. “Advanced Placement Human Geography Workshop.” Horry County School District,
Myrtle Beach High School. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. February 18, 2013.
27. Collins, L. “SC Quake 1886.” Geofest 45, Columbia, South Carolina, February 16, 2013.
28. Collins, L. “Borderlines and Borderlands: What Counts on the FRQs?” Advanced Placement
Human Geography Workshop. Columbia, South Carolina. January 19, 2013.
29. Collins, L. and J. T. Mitchell. “The Green Book: ‘Safe Spaces’ From Place to Place.” 67th Annual
Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers. Asheville,
North Carolina. November 19, 2012.
30. Collins, L. and R. Schumann. “Teaching Weather and Climate.” Lexington/Richland School
District Five, Dutch Fork High School. Irmo, South Carolina. November 5, 2012.
31. Collins, L. “Lessons from 1886: Upheaval in Charleston.” Earthquake Workshop. Spartanburg,
South Carolina. November 3, 2012.
32. Collins, L., and J. T. Mitchell. “South Carolina Geography Standards Support Document.” Annual
Meeting of the South Carolina Council for the Social Studies. Greenville, South Carolina.
September 29, 2012.
33. Collins, L. “Economic Landscapes of South Carolina.” Annual Meeting of the South Carolina
Council for the Social Studies. Greenville, South Carolina. September 28, 2012.
34. Collins, L. “Site Selection: Where to Locate a Business.” Annual Meeting of the South Carolina
Council for the Social Studies. Greenville, South Carolina. September 28, 2012.
35. Collins, L. “Applying the Geography Standards Support Document to the Classroom.” Lexington
School District Five, Dutch Fork Middle School. Irmo, South Carolina. August 16, 2012.
36. Collins, L. “Economics: Site Location.” South Carolina Geographic Alliance Summer Institute.
Columbia, South Carolina. June 20, 2012.
37. Collins, L. “Economic Geographies.” South Carolina Geographic Alliance Summer Institute.
Columbia, South Carolina. June 20, 2012.
38. Collins, L. “Cultural Geographies.” South Carolina Geographic Alliance Summer Institute.
Columbia, South Carolina. June 19, 2012.
39. Collins, L. “South Carolina Population: 2010 Census.” South Carolina Geographic Alliance
Summer Institute. Columbia, South Carolina. June 18, 2012.
40. Collins, L. “Population Geographies.” South Carolina Geographic Alliance Summer Institute.
Columbia, South Carolina. June 18, 2012.
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41. Collins, L. “Connecting with Rice.” South Carolina Geographic Alliance Summer Institute.
Columbia, South Carolina. June 12, 2012.
42. Collins, L. “Lessons from 1886: Upheaval in Charleston.” Earthquake Workshop. Columbia, South
Carolina. April 28, 2012.
43. Collins, L. “Teaching Advanced Placement Human Geography.” Beaufort County School District,
Beaufort Country School District Office. Beaufort, South Carolina. March 29, 2012.
44. Collins, L. “Evaluation of Map Projection Instruction in Textbooks.” 108th Annual Meeting of the
Association of American Geographers. New York, New York. February 27, 2012.
45. Collins, L. “Embracing the South Carolina World Geography State Standards.” Richland County
School District One, Hand Middle School. Columbia, South Carolina. February 20, 2012.
46. Collins, L., J. T. Mitchell, and M. Caughman. “Global Positioning Systems, Google Earth, and
Online GIS.” South Carolina Charter Schools. Columbia, South Carolina. December 16, 2011.
47. Collins, L. and E. Bentley. “GIS: A Case Study on Economic Geography.” Geography Awareness
Week, Dutch Fork High School. Irmo, South Carolina. November 17, 2011.
48. Collins, L. “Population Geography in South Carolina.” South Carolina Independent School
Association, Ben Lippen School. Columbia, South Carolina. November 4, 2011.
49. Collins, L. “A Geospatial Revolution.” Midlands Education and Business Alliance, Midlands
Technical College. Columbia, South Carolina. October 10, 2011.
50. Collins, L. and J. T. Mitchell. “Population – South Carolina and the 2010 Census.” Annual Meeting
of the South Carolina Council for the Social Studies. Greenville, South Carolina. September 30,
2011.
51. Collins, L. “Evaluation of Map Projection Instruction in Textbooks.” 96th Annual Meeting of the
National Council for Geographic Education. Portland, Oregon. August 7, 2011.
52. Collins, L. “Folk and Popular Culture.” South Carolina Geographic Alliance Summer Institute.
Columbia, South Carolina. June 20, 2011.
53. Collins, L., J. T. Mitchell, M. Caughman, and S. Wise. “National Geographic Society Giant Maps:
South America.” Brennan Elementary School and River Springs Elementary School. Columbia,
South Carolina. February 4 & 7, 2011.
54. Collins, L. and J. T. Mitchell. “Economic Geography: Terminology, Models, and Case Studies.”
Advanced Placement Human Geography Workshop. Columbia, South Carolina. January 22,
2011.
55. Collins, L., J. Eason and M. Sanford. “Russia After the Fall of the Soviet Union: What Is It Really
Like?” Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Council for the Social Studies. Greenville, South
Carolina. September 22, 2006.
Awards and Honors
1. Recipient, National Council for Geographic Education Salvatore J. Natoli Dissertation Award – 1st
Runner-Up. Washington, D.C. 2015.
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2. Recipient, National Council for Geographic Education Women in Geography Education Award.
Memphis, Tennessee. 2014.
3. Recipient, Geography Education Specialty Group Gail Hobbes Student Paper Competition, Annual
Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Tampa, Florida. 2014.
4. Student Participant, Comparative Higher Education: Cuba Study Abroad Program, Havana, Cuba.
2012.
5. Finalist, Geography Education Specialty Group Gail Hobbes Student Paper Competition, Annual
Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. New York, New York. 2012.
6. Fellow, Assistant Principal’s Program for Leadership Excellence, South Carolina Department of
Education. 2009.
7. Affiliate, Administration Leadership Development Program, Richland School District One. 2008.
8. Teacher Recognition, Advanced Placement Classes Scoring Above National and District
Averages, Richland School District One. 2004 – 2008.
9. Finalist, Teacher of the Year, Dreher High School. 2006.
10. Teacher, Deliberating in Democracy, Kaluga, Russia. 2005 – 2006.
11. Teaching Achievement Award, Freshman Academy, Dreher High School. 2005.
12. Dean’s List, Presbyterian College (2). 1997 – 1998.
13. Dean’s List, Presbyterian College (2). 1996 – 1997.
14. Student-Athlete Excellence Award - Softball, Presbyterian College. 1997.
15. United States Senate Intern, Senator Strom Thurmond. 1996.
Teaching
A.
Courses Taught
University of South Carolina, Department of Geography
1. GEOG 103 – Introduction to Geography
2. GEOG 210 – People, Places, and Environments
3. GEOG 223 M/LASP 331 M – Geography of Latin America – Maymester 2015 in Chile, South
America, Program Assistant.
University of South Carolina, Department of Education
EDSE 775 A – Teaching Internship in Middle and High School Social Studies, University Supervisor
EDSE 775 B – Teaching Internship in Middle and High School Social Studies, University Supervisor
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South Carolina Geographic Alliance, University of South Carolina
1. Geospatial Technologies for the K-12 STEM Teacher
2. Alliance Summer Geography Institute – Geographers in the Field
Dreher High School, Department of the Social Studies
1. Advanced Placement Human Geography, 2004 – 2008.
2. Honors World Geography, 2002-2008.
3. College Prep World Geography, 2001-2008.
4. College Prep World History, 2001-2002.
5. College Prep Government/Economics, 2001-2002.
B.
Other Instruction
1. Guest Lecturer. EDEE 642 – Social Studies Methods in Elementary Education, Department of
Education, College of Charleston. 2015 – 2016.
2. Guest Lecturer. EDU 240 – Methods of Teaching in Elementary Education, Department of
Education, Columbia College. 2014 – 2016.
3. Guest Lecturer. EDEL 443 – Teaching Social Studies at the Elementary School, Department of
Education, University of South Carolina Aiken. 2014 – 2016.
4. Guest Lecturer. EDEL 487 – Social Studies Methods in Elementary Education, Department of
Education, Clemson University. 2014 – 2016.
5. Guest Lecturer. EDU 332 – Social Studies in Grades PK – 6, Department of Education, Furman
University. 2014 – 2016.
6. Guest Lecturer. EDEL 486 – Methods of Teaching in Elementary Education, Department of
Education, Coastal Carolina University. 2014.
7. Guest Lecturer. GEOG 103 – Introduction to Geography, Department of Geography, University of
South Carolina. 2012 – 2014.
8. Guest Lecturer. GEOG 561 – Geographic Concepts for Teachers, Department of Geography,
University of South Carolina. 2012.
Professional and Disciplinary Service
A.
Editorial Experience
Editorial Assistant, Journal of Geography. August 2010 – Present.
B.
Textbook Review
2015
Introduction to Geography: People, Places & Environments 6th Edition. Pearson: Carl
Dahlman and William Renwick.
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C.
D.
Journal Manuscript Reviewing
2015
Journal of Geography
2014
Journal of Geography
2013
Research in Geographic Education
Journal of Geography
2012
Journal of Geography
Service to Professional Organizations
National
1. Session Organizer, Geography Education Specialty Group Gail Hobbes Student Paper
Competition, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. 2015 – 2016.
2. Reviewer, E, Willard and Ruby S. Miller Geography Education Research Grant Award
Committee, National Council for Geographic Education. 2015 – 2016.
3. Judge, Geography Education Specialty Group Gail Hobbes Student Paper Competition, Annual
Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Chicago, Illinois. 2015 – 2016.
4. Member, Women in Geography Education Award Task Force, National Council for Geographic
Education. 2015 – Present.
5. Executive Board Member, Geography Education Specialty Group of the Association of American
Geographers. 2014 – Present.
6. Member, National Council for Geographic Education Webinar Task Force. 2014 – Present.
7. Outside Item Writer, Advanced Placement Human Geography, Educational Testing Services.
2014 – Present.
8. Question Writer, iScore5 App for Advanced Placement Human Geography. 2014 – Present.
9. AP Reader, College Board’s Advanced Placement Reading, Human Geography. Cincinnati,
Ohio. 2012 – Present.
10. Invited Participant, GIS Collaborative: “Geospatial Technology: Planning for Authentic Learning
Summit”, Washington D.C. October 26-28, 2014.
11. Invited Participant, GeoProgressions Workshop: “Developing Learning Progressions for Maps,
Geospatial Technology, and Spatial Thinking”, Washington D.C. October 9-12, 2014.
12. Invited Participant, Grosvenor Center Conference: “Reading the Road Map: Advancing the
Research Capabilities of Early Career Scholars in Geography Education”, Washington D.C.
October 14-15, 2013.
State
1. Board Member, South Carolina Council for the Social Studies. 2011 – Present.
2. Member, South Carolina Social Studies Supervisor’s Association. 2014 – Present.
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3. Teacher Consultant, South Carolina Geographic Alliance. 2004 – Present.
4. Finals Judge and Preliminary Moderator, South Carolina Geographic Bee, Columbia, South
Carolina. 2011 – Present.
5. Interview Team, Momentum Scholar, Columbia College, Columbia, South Carolina. 2014 – 2015.
6. Committee Member, South Carolina Department of Education, Social Studies Support Document
Revision Panel. 2011 – 2012.
7. Speaker, Career Day, Chapin Middle School, Chapin, South Carolina. 2013.
8. Judge, University of South Carolina Central South Carolina Region II Science and Engineering
Fair, Columbia, South Carolina. 2011 – 2012.
9. Mentor Teacher, University of South Carolina College of Education Student Intern/New Teacher
Mentor. 2003 – 2008.
University
Dean’s Advisor, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Carolina. 2015 – 2016.
Community Service
1. Volunteer Tour Guide, Historic Columbia. 2015.
2. Volunteer, Hanf Ministries Servant Outreach Mission, Peru, South America. 2013.
Professional Memberships
1. American Geographical Society
2. Association of American Geographers
3. National Council for Geographic Education
4. South Carolina Council for the Social Studies
5. South Carolina Geographic Alliance
6. South Carolina Social Studies Supervisor’s Association
Other Interests
Boating, Paddleboarding, Guitar, NCAA Football, Travel
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