Research Interests
Geography education and teacher professional development
Nancee Hunter is the Director of the Center for Geography Education in Oregon (C-GEO) and a Research Assistant Professor with the PSU Geography Department. Prior to this, she served as a Senior Researcher at the Oregon State University (OSU) Center for Research on Lifelong STEM Learning and as the Director of Education for Oregon Sea Grant, where she oversaw the OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Visitor Center and K-12 education programming. She has also served as Director of Education at the National Geographic Society where she was responsible for technology initiatives, curriculum and professional development, and signature outreach programs. In January 2016, Nancee completed a doctoral program in Environmental Sciences/Geography at PSU. Her dissertation assessed the multifaceted learning outcomes from a hands-on international teacher professional development program.
Nancee has spent much of her career understanding what motivates individuals to pursue professional growth and in turn, what types of programming works best for different learners with varying attitudes, personal backgrounds and rationale for participation. Nancee also has extensive experience creating STEM and geography curriculum and managing education programs. She has served on numerous leadership teams in the state and region and has established award-winning partnerships that support a variety of learners.