Stephanie Long is an award-winning educator and strategic innovator focused on transforming complex data and diverse stakeholder input into practical, forward-thinking solutions. She leverages over two decades of expertise to design and lead multidisciplinary initiatives that drive operational excellence, policy innovation, and meaningful collaboration. Beyond the campus, you will find her speaking at conferences, mentoring emerging professionals, and supporting the greater community. Her work is grounded in a belief that meaningful change happens when we connect data, people, and purpose.

As Associate Dean for the Faculty Center for Learning Innovation (FCLI), she directs a faculty community that champions innovative learning through collaboration, support, engagement, development, and connection.  Stephanie works to develop programs of faculty-centered learning opportunities to assist faculty with developing, implementing, and analyzing teaching improvement and innovation techniques. She is also a Professor of GIS, where she develops classroom and online curricula and enjoys bringing her real-world experience to the classroom to better prepare her students for a career in GIS.

During her tenure as the GIS Department Chair, she led a pilot of a Hybrid Flexible (HyFlex) course delivery approach across two departments and two campuses. Stephanie now delivers HyFlex workshops to hundreds of cross-disciplinary faculty, a training designed as a supportive cohort focused on applying effective practices for implementing the HyFlex course delivery approach, including technology demonstrations.  She has since hosted external workshops for college faculty across the nation who are interested in the HyFlex modality.

Her presentations at professional conferences have covered topics such as Environmental Impact Analysis, Automation, Programming, Competency-Based Education, Hybrid Flexible (HyFlex) Implementation, Collegewide Strategic Initiatives, and Preparing a Global-Minded Future.

Recently, the Geography Department of Texas State University presented Stephanie with the Mary Beth Booth Award for Outstanding Service by an Extramural Educator in recognition of her history in preparing students for success. Stephanie was also spotlighted for her work leading the first CBE online GIS courses and was announced as ACC eFaculty of the Year for 2020 and Faculty Leader of the Year 2025.

Stephanie loves spending time with family, paddling, hiking, bird watching, photography, overlanding, and pretty much anything outdoors.