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EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION

I train the next generation of earth scientists in characterization and interpretation of sedimentary rocks and the earth processes that create them. The goal is to develop capable scientists who can address challenges ranging from mitigating global climate change to meeting global energy demands.

 

I value inquiry-based learning approaches in the classroom and hands-on research opportunities in field and lab settings. Excellence in these arenas requires conscientiously inclusive practices that actively support the growth and development of a diverse student population in higher education at large and the earth sciences specifically.

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Courses I Teach

  • Earth Through Time (GEOL 103)

  • Earth Through Time Lab Coordinator (GEOL 103L)

  • Physical Oceanography (GEOL 203)

  • Sedimentology & Stratigraphy (GEOL 311)

  • Field Camp (GEOL 404)

  • Deep Time Earth Systems (GEOL 411)

  • Advanced Sedimentation (GEOL 616)

  • Technical Writing (GEOL 591)

  • Advanced Stratigraphy/Stratigraphy of Porous Media (GEOL 615)

  • Exploring Geoscience Solutions (EGeoS): a place-based curriculum designed to investigate the climate challenge through potential solutions 

  • Designed to address high school Science Standards in multiple courses: Earth and Space Science, Life Sciences, Chemistry, Physics and Physical Sciences

Open Access Historical Geology Lab Manual

  • Created through generous support of the WVU Teaching and Learning Commons

  • Coming soon!

SOME WVU TEACHING HIGHLIGHTS

Another trip to Sapelo Island and Congaree National Park in 2019

May 01, 2019

More photos coming soon!

The morning sunrise greets us as we wait to leave the mainland for the University of Georgia Marine Insitute on Sapelo Island

Spring 2017: Modern Depositional Systems Trip

May 01, 2017

Congaree National Park & Sapelo Island

GEOL 616 & GEOL 591 trip to Congaree National Park and Sapelo Island to study modern clastic depositional systems

Spring 2016: Advanced Stratigraphy Seminar

May 07, 2016

central Utah

GEOL 591 Trip to central Utah to examine stratigraphy of the Book Cliffs region

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