Teaching
ISU Undergraduate Courses
Geol 1100, The Dynamic Earth: an intro to Earth System Science (2006-18)
Geol 1100, The Dynamic Earth: through the lens of Yellowstone (2019-present)
Geol 2204, The Fluid Earth
Geol 3315, Evolution of the Earth’s Surface
Geol 4402/5502, Geomorphology
Geol 4450/5550, Field Geology (summer course)
Geol 4451/5551, Field Methods in Environmental Sciences (summer course)
Geol 4491/5591, Advanced Field Seminar (7-day, in-semester, field course)
Yellowstone/Teton National Parks/FOP Trip (class photos)
Western Wyoming/Wind River Range
Moab/Henry Mountains, UT
Owyhee/Steens Mtn. Southeast Oregon
Death Valley, CA
ISU Graduate Courses
Geol 5599, Surface Processes Reading Seminar
Geol 5599, River Mechanics and Field Techniques
Geol 5599, Quantitative Tools for Earth Scientists
Geol 5599, Arctic Surface Processes/Water seminar
Geol 6601, Advanced Physical Geology (graduate skills class)
Geol 6602, Advanced Geomorphology. New course every time!
2007 -Climate, Tectonics and Erosion
2008 - Geomorphology of Managed Rivers: dams, fires, forestry, restoration
2012 - Mass and Energy Conservation Principles in Surface Processes
2015 - Hillslope Processes in the Built and Natural Environment
2017 - Fluvial Form and Process
2019 - Geomechanics and Experimental Design
2021 - Channel/Hillslope Coupling
Select Short Courses, Workshops and Curriculum Development
Short Course @GSA: Teaching SfM and GNSS/GPS Methods to Undergraduates in the Field. 10/2022. Web Link
Topographic Change Detection using GPS and UAV/SfM tools. Sponsored by ISU/UNAVCO, 5/2022. Web Link
(2 x Virtual Short Courses, 8 x 1-2 hour sessions) Teaching in the field with SfM and RTK GPS/GNSS. 5/2021 AND 9/2021, Web Link1, Web Link2
Virtual Mini Short Course: Teaching Field Methods of High Precision Positioning with Static and Kinematic GPS/GNSS, 11/2020, Web Link
Using Kinematic and Static GPS in Undergraduate Field Courses Sponsored by ISU/UNAVCO, 8/2018. Web Link
GETSI Curriculum: Teaching High-Precision Positioning in the Field with Static and Kinematic GPS/GNSS, released 4/2018. Web Link
Integrating GPS, SfM, and TLS into Geoscience Field Courses, webinar, 4/2018. Web Link
Workshop to Explore Extending PGC Support of NSF GEO Investigators, Univ. of Minnesota, 5/2017
Using TLS and structure from motion (SfM) photogrammetry in undergraduate field education, Sponsored by UNAVCO/ISU/Indiana University, 8/2016. Web Link
The Field Tradition in Geomorphology, 43rd Annual Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, 9/2012, Jackson Hole, WY
Community Workshop: Charting the Future of Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) in the Earth Sciences and Related Fields, UNAVCO Facility, October, 5/2011
New Tools in Process-Based Analysis of Lidar Topographic Data Workshop, 6/2010
NSF – Margins, “Source to Sink” Workshop; Invited Co-chair of Modeling session, New Zealand, 2009
Invited Participant, “Teaching Geomorphology in the 21st century” July, 2008; Fort Collins, CO
Invited Participant, MYRES 2008, “Life and Landscape,” New Orleans, LA
Co-Author Short-Course: “Computational tools for Geomorphology/GIS/Stream Profile Extraction”
Released through workshops at GSA professional meeting in 2007
Authored Shortcourse on Digital Tools for Field Science, July, 2007 Taylor Ranch
Cutting Edge Workshop for Early Career Faculty, 2007
Invited presentation: NSF-MARGINS Workshop on the Waipaoa Focus Area (Source-to-Sink Initiative), Wellington, New Zealand: May, 2003.
France/New Zealand Cooperative Project: A Workshop on Sediment Management in River Systems: Gisborne, New Zealand, February, 2003
