Regional Division

New England/St. Lawrence Valley Division

The New England/St. Lawrence Valley Division (NESTVAL) of the American Association of Geographers represents geographers and geography departments in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island in the United States and Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland in Canada. All AAG members who reside in this region are automatically members of this group.

This group was established as the nation’s first regional professional geography organization. Beginning with the New England Geographical Conference at Clark University in 1922, this group supports regional geographers and promotes geography education and research.

The New England-St. Lawrence Valley Geographical Society contributes to the advancement of geography by holding a fall annual conference, publishing a peer-review professional journal, The Northeastern Geographer, and recognizing and supporting geography professionals and students through awards and annual activities.

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Leadership

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Chair

Firooza Pavri
University of Southern Maine
Email: firooza.pavri@maine.edu

Vice Chair

Nathaniel Trumbull
University of Connecticut
Email: trumbull@uconn.edu

Secretary

Patrick May
Plymouth State University
Email: pmay@plymouth.edu

Treasurer

Timothy LeDoux
Westfield State University
Email: tledoux@westfield.ma.edu

Past Chair

Matt McCourt
University of Maine – Farmington
Email: matthew.mccourt@maine.edu

Regional Councilor

Steven Silvern
Salem State University
Email: ssilvern@salemstate.edu

New England/St. Lawrence Valley Regional Division Annual Meeting

October 25-26, 2024

Westfield State University, Westfield, MA