Dr. Michael Solem is a Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Texas State University. He also serves as Senior Adviser for Geography Education at the American Association of Geographers. Michael is principal investigator on several large-scale, federally funded projects spanning geography at all levels of education, focusing on professional development, internationalization, global education, and teacher preparation. Dr. Solem’s publications include articles in the Annals of the Association of American Geographers, The Professional Geographer, Research in Higher Education, Education About Asia, The Geography Teacher, the Journal of Geography in Higher Education, and the edited books Aspiring Academics (2009), Teaching College Geography (2009), Practicing Geography (2013), and Thriving in an Academic Career (2024). He previously served as Co-Chair and Treasurer for the International Geographical Union’s Commission on Geographical Education. Dr. Solem is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Geography in Higher Education, Review of International Geographical Education Online, and the Journal of Research and Didactics in Geography. He has twice received the Journal of Geography in Higher Education’s award for promoting excellence in teaching and learning for his research on faculty development and graduate education in geography. Dr. Solem is the 2015 recipient of the AAG Gilbert Grosvenor Honors in Geographic Education. Send email to Dr. Solem