Maggie Stevens has worked with TIEE since July 2006, organizing and implementing environmental education programs. She works to promote energy conservation by educating students about production of energy and consumption of resources.
Maggie’s resume includes a diverse array of interests and studies. Her degree in geography and economics has provided insight into the globalizing consumer economy, changes in resource policies, emerging technologies, watershed conservation, and issues related to the economic development of rural areas. In her research, she utilizes Geographic Information Science (GIS), regression analysis for economic assessment, and assessment of the global demand for resources. Maggie’s graduate work will integrate innovative forestry methods, forest economics, GIS, and watershed ecology into energy and natural resource production methods in Minas Gerais, Brazil. She has won a Rotary Club Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarship to study in Brazil in 2010, where she will undertake this research.
In her free time, Maggie is usually found rock-climbing, trail-running, snow or water-skiing, and camping with her dog on the beautiful Cumberland Plateau in East Tennessee.
Current Projects
- Maggie is working with Dr. Sheila Webster to coordinate the Teacher Excellence project with Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) and the University of Memphis (UM), as part of the Math Science Partnership Program (MSP) administered by the Tennessee Department of Education. This program provides professional development for Tennessee high school science and mathematics teachers who want to improve their knowledge and skills in order to begin teaching upper level and/or AP classes.
- Maggie is also working on the Energy Conservation Program for Students and the Global Community with the ALCOA Foundation and ALCOA High School. This program provides energy conservation education, methods, and products to more than 100 high school science and technology students at ALCOA High School. Data collected during the project will allow for assessment of the conservation impacts of this education and the energy savings of products distributed.
Maggie R. Stevens
