Christy McConnell, PhD
Author and Collaborator
Ecologically Minded Adventurer
Author and Collaborator
Award-winning author of three books
Awakening Wildness: Reconnecting with Nature and Ourselves, 2026
Lesson Planning with Purpose: Five Approaches to Curriculum Design, 2020 (With B. Conrad & B. Uhrmacher). O.L. Davis National Book Award; Professors of Education Honorable Mention
Using Educational Criticism and Connoisseurship for Qualitative Research, 2017 (With D. Flinders & B. Uhrmacher)
Educator and Speaker
Ecologically Minded Adventurer
Author and Collaborator
International Keynote Speaker
Over 40 National Presentations & 30 Scholarly Publications
Nationally Recognized Distinguished Mentor
University of Denver Master Scholar
19 Years as Professor of Education
2.5 Years as Nonprofit Executive Director, Retreat Leader & Founder
Ecologically Minded Adventurer
Ecologically Minded Adventurer
Ecologically Minded Adventurer
Quiet hiker, grateful explorer, and spiritual seeker embracing Wildness in the American Southwest.