Sandy Marshall

Elon University - Global Challenges Teaching Award: Peace and Justice

Dr. David Jones (Sandy) Marshall is a Human Geographer specializing in political and cultural geography, with expertise in the Middle East, Islam, migration, refugees, and the geographies of children, youth, and families. He is an Associate Professor of Geography at Elon University, where he also teaches in International and Global Studies and Peace and Conflict Studies.

Dr. Marshall has supervised numerous undergraduate research projects on refugees, migration, and public memory, and is the author of more than three dozen articles and book chapters. His research explores topics including everyday spaces of childhood in Palestinian refugee camps, youth civic engagement in post-conflict societies, and intergenerational memory of sacred sites in Palestine.

Employing community-based methods such as mental mapping, photovoice, digital storytelling, and oral history, he prioritizes ethical community collaboration in his research and teaching. His commitment to community-based teaching and learning drives his work as a founding member of the Power+Place Collaborative, a campus-community digital storytelling and oral history initiative. As Faculty Director of Residence in Elon’s Global Neighborhood, he lives on campus with his wife, two children, and dog.

Sandy is joined by his institutional team: Nick Gozik and Becky Kloeper.