ABRIDGED CV (Complete CV linked at right)
EDUCATION
2013 Ph.D., Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
Dissertation: Paleosol records of Middle Miocene climate change, Advisor: G. Retallack
2003 M.S., Geology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Advisor: D. O. Terry, Jr.
2001 B.S. (Hons.), Geology, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, Advisor: D. Harbor
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TEACHING APPOINTMENTS
2010+ Assistant Professor, Critical Studies, California College of the Arts (CCA)
Courses developed: California and the Environment; Climate Change; Hazards and Resources; Bad Science at the Movies; The Scientific Method; Life on Earth through Time
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2008-10 Assistant Professor, Environmental Science, Whittier College
Courses developed: Introduction to Environmental Science; Environmental Geology; Soils and Environmental Geomorphology; Earth Science in Cinema: Science and Pseudoscience
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2004-08 Graduate Teaching Fellow, Geological Sciences, University of Oregon
Laboratory courses: Environmental Geology and Landform Development; The Evolving Earth; Geology of National Parks; Dinosaurs; Paleontology I and II; Paleopedology
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RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
2016 Curricular Specialist, Renewable Energy course
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth International Program, Saudi Arabia
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2005-15 Instructor, Paleobiology course
Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth Summer Program
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RECENT GRANTS & AWARDS
2013-16 Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation grant: Exploring Science in the Studio ($199,809, Award #1140742, link)
2016 Scientific Delirium Madness Residency, Djerassi Resident Artists Program (link)
2014 AAC&U Sustainability Fellowship Award, PKAL Summer Institute ($3675) (link)
2013 Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth Distinguished Alumni Award (link)
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