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Professor Larsen's work remains deeply rooted in pedagogical approaches formed in a broad spectrum of educational environments. Improbably, her interest in re-reading Christian sources (and more particularly, the Apophthegmata Patrum - the collected sayings and stories of early Egyptian monks) began while teaching secondary mathematics in an urban classroom. Since that point, Larsen's  investments have been iteratively defined (and refined) through exploring the role religion has played in shaping ancient, and derivatively, contemporary learning. From early in her tenure at Redlands, she has also integrated spatial approaches into both research and teaching. By virtue of turning emergent GIS tools to non-traditional ends, this award-winning work has particularly focused on finding new ways to visualize religious, cultural, and pedagogical exchange. However, whether 'excavating the excavations' of Greek and Coptic school artifacts, or examining emergent Christian teaching in light of ancient (and contemporary) cartography, Larsen's deft use of diverse lenses, invites understanding religion as an avenue for cultural and civic formation - within and across geographical divides.

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