DAVID SHEFFLER

Department Chair  |  Associate Professor
University of North Florida
Department of History
david.sheffler@unf.edu

1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville, FL  32224

David Sheffler is an associate professor in the Department of History. His research and teaching focuses on the Middle Ages with special interests in medieval universities, the Crusades, heresy and pilgrimage. In the summers of 2015, 2017 and 2019, he led university students on a three-week pilgrimage along the Spanish Camino de Santiago. He is a member of the Medieval Academy of America, the American Historical Association, and also serves as advisor to UNF’s chapter of Phi Alpha Theta — a national history honors society that supports undergraduate and graduate research.

CHRIS BAYNARD

Associate Professor
University of North Florida
Department of Economics and Geography
cbaynard@unf.edu

1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville, FL  32224

Chris Baynard is associate professor in Geography and GIS (Geographic Information Systems) in the Department of Economics and Geography. His research and teaching center on geospatial applications to natural resource management at the landscape level. Additionally, he has developed and led study-abroad courses focused on the wine industry in Argentina and Chile, renewable energy and sustainability in Holland, Germany and Spain and on mining and sustainable business practices in Chile. Professor Baynard also serves as the director for the Center for Sustainable Business Practices for the Cogging College of Business and serves on the Executive Board for the Environmental Center.

MICHAEL BOYLES

Graphic Designer
University of North Florida
Center for Instruction and Research Technology
mboyles@unf.edu

1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville, FL  32224

Michael Boyles is a graphic designer at the Center for Instruction and Research Technology at UNF. His interest in Spanish culture and the Camino de Santiago led him to joining the 2015 and 2017 journeys to support the professors and students in their travels while documenting the trip with capturing photos, creating the websites, developing the students’ blogs, GIS satellite mapping of the six-day hike, and publishing books of the experiences throughout the excursion. His design credentials cover a multitude of disciplines that incorporate print, environmental design, signage, trade shows, product design, package design, illustration and web design.