new course for SPRING 2021:
EARTH SCI 5194 Group Studies “Science & Society” (with Audrey Sawyer) Spring 2021
2 or 3** credit
Description: During Spring 2021, this course will provide students with an opportunity to read and discuss issues of diversity, equity and inclusion in earth sciences and take practical steps to engage in equitable and inclusive practices in their research and education.
- Learn your implicit biases and practice strategies to mitigate them
- Research a scientist you want to collaborate with in an underrepresented group
- Map your mentor network and learn how mentoring improves diversity and inclusion in STEM
- Write and practice a land acknowledgement statement for presentations
- Learn how to recognize bias in written communication, including recommendation letters
** 3-credit option: Students will engage in original, novel research on some aspect of diversity, equity and inclusion or social justice relevant to earth sciences. Examples of projects include conducting a survey, mining public datasets or published literature for environmental justice research, or mining journal databases to analyze some topic of DEI in STEM. This work will be done independently or as a group outside of the 2-hour lecture period. The outcome will be either a public presentation of the new work (abstract submission for a conference) or a draft manuscript for submission to a peer-reviewed journal.
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EARTH SCI 2206S Principles of Oceanography (Service-Learning), Spring 2020, Spring 2021
3 credit Service-Learning General Education (GE) Physical Science course in Natural Science
Description:Explore relationships between the global ocean and humans, gain an appreciation for the global ocean and the Blue Planet we live on, work with diverse student teams, and gain and apply your knowledge through civic engagement with our community through a Service-Learning project at the Franklin Park Conservatory & Botanical Gardens.
Get out of the classroom and engage with our community on ocean related topics!
What past students have to say about this course:
“This semester was my first time taking a service-learning course. I wanted to experience what a course like this has to offer and hoped to walk away with something valuable that I can apply to other parts of my life. I was not disappointed but was definitely surprised in a good way.
I knew my work was important in serving the communities who normally don’t have the opportunity to come to the [Franklin Park] conservatory and really enhance their experience. …I now have access to a network. I can get in touch with the coordinators at the conservatory and volunteer in future projects. I am also prepared for handling certain obstacles better due to the way I’ve learned to handle things better this semester. Overall my experience was unexpected and challenging but extremely rewarding.”
“… helped broaden my understanding of environmental education and research”
“This class prepared me better than I expected to communicate these [socio-cultural-environmental] issues … These activities also gave us real life insight into the applications of scientific research methods in Oceanography that are the foundations for our class.
I think our work here [Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center] was very important as it encourages the students to study STEM and social science fields and to think more as global citizens. … Whether it be through encouraging more global citizenship and participation in STEM or by providing invaluable ecological data to help study the impacts of climate change, our class has learned the tools available to us to change the world.”
“… connecting the ways the ocean impacts our lives, even as far inland as Ohio”
“Being environmentally conscious is something I prioritize, and so having this opportunity to have a positive impact on the environment is something I’m very excited by.
Personally, I did not know what to expect when registering for the service-learning oceanography course. … In addition to being enjoyable, these [service-learning] projects have taught me skills that I can use in conjunction with my knowledge of science, and has made me better equipped to pursue science as both a passion and career.”
Hands-on Activity during class in Spring 2020 (photo above)
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EARTH SCI 5602.02 Carbonate Depositional Systems II, Spring Break 2020 *Field course*
Description: The field study of carbonates in a modern setting of The Bahamas. 7-day field trip during spring break 2020. Co-taught with Prof. Jill Leonard-Pingel
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EARTH SCI 5621 Introduction to Geochemistry, Fall 2017, 2018, 2019
All the photos above are from the course field trip to SE Ohio (2018, 2019)
Class trip highlighted in Alumni Notes for Nov./Dec. 2018
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EARTH SCI 5206 Advanced Oceanography (with Andrea Grottoli), Fall 2017, 2018
& Fall 2020 (Griffith only)
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Classes taught (at the University of Texas at Arlington, 2013-2016)
GEOL 1450 Introduction to Oceanography (with lab), Spring 2014
GEOL 4308/5301 Environmental Geochemistry – taught with EVSE 5310
Environmental Systems – Chemical Aspects, Fall 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
GEOL 4301/5348 Marine Geology and Geochemistry, Spring 2014, 2016
GEOL 4350/5332 Stable Isotope Geochemistry (co-taught with Majie Fan), Fall 2015
GEOL 5265 Special Topics: Paleoceanography, Spring 2015
GEOL 5365 Special Topics: Marine Biogeochemistry, Spring 2016
GEOL 5199 Technical Sessions, Spring 2016
Classes taught (at Kent State University, 2010-2012)
GEOL 4/53040 Geochemistry, Spring 2012
GEOL 21080 Oceanography, Fall 2011, Fall 2012
GEOL 4/5/72069 Hydrogeochemistry, Spring 2010, Fall 2011
GEOL 4/5/60095 Special Topics: Environmental Isotopes, Fall 2010, Fall 2012
GEOL 4/5/60095 Special Topics: Environmental Geochemistry, Spring 2011
