He is currently in the process of building a geography/environmental justice curriculum at TSU. Padgett is the founder and chief consultant for GEO-MENTAL, a sole proprietorship that has been involved in environmental justice research continuously since 1992. David is a member of both SEJ and the National Association of Black Journalists. His most recent publications are "Teaching Race, Class and Cultural Issues in Earth Sciences to Enhance Multicultural Education Initiatives," in the September 2001 issue of the Journal of Geoscience Education, and "Best 10 Cities for African Americans," which was the July 2001 cover story for Black Enterprise Magazine.