teaching & learning
My teaching efforts are primarily focused on preparing our Geological Sciences (and geology-adjacent) undergraduates for lasting success through our field-based introductory geology course for SEOE majors (GEOL 201), our required sedimentary geology course (GEOL 325), and our undergraduate capstone field geology course (GEOL 500). On occasion I teach the Geological Sciences graduate breadth requirement course Regional Tectonics (GEOL 735).
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My teaching is heavily reliant upon active learning, including field- and lab-based data collection and interpretation. Since 2016, my course-related field trips account for nearly 7,000 student-days in the field.
Observing the Earth
GEOL 201 is a field-based introductory course designed to prepare majors, minors, and adjacent students with a foundation for success in the geosciences.
Field Geology
GEOL 500 is the capstone course for the Geological Sciences major and is taught in the American West each summer.
Stratigraphy & Sedimentary Basins
GEOL 325 is a class-, lab-, and field-based course focused on sedimentary rocks, stratigraphic architecture, and their applications to geologic problems of significance.
Regional Tectonics
GEOL 735 is a graduate course for geoscientists of all disciplines who want to gain experience in the use of tools of regional tectonics analysis.