College and University Teaching Terrestrial Ecology & Ecosystem Geography   Soils Geography   World Ecosystems   Plant Ecology   Winter Ecology   Intro to Field Methods in Ecology:       Field Ecology for Science & Non-Science Majors (SEE-U)      - Brazil, Dominican Rep., & Arizona   Plant Ecology & Geography of the Western US Geophysical Sciences   The Earth's Climate System   Weather Analysis & Forecasting Conservation Biology & Environmental Issues:   Conservation of Biodiversity Hotspots   Conservation Biology:       Field Ecology for Science & Non-Science Majors (SEE-U)      - Brazil, Dominican Rep., & Arizona   Global Change   Ecology of Development in the Humid Tropics Aquatic Ecology   Limnology Botany   Plant Identification

Field Study Programs   Park Associations, EarthWatch, & Secondary Education Programs Graduate Student Committees & Post-Doctoral Mentoring Outreach Presentations Emergency Training & Certifications       On-line Information for Students of Columbia University's SEE-U Course in Brazil's Atlantic Forest (Summer 2008) Rocky Mountain Nature Association Spring Ecology (April 2008) University of Colorado's Winter Ecology field course (Spring 2008)

HOME PAGE   | CV  |  INTERNATIONAL FIELD EXPERIENCE

 

Lecturer, University of Colorado, Dept of Geography, Boulder, CO.  forthcoming, Sept-Dec 2007.   GEOG 4401/5401 Soils Geography – Senior & graduate-level survey course on the nature, processes, and global distribution of soils.

Lecturer, Semester at Sea, Institute for Shipboard Education, Charlottesville, VA.  Fall 2006 voyage.  (Visiting Lecturer, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.  Aug-Dec 2006). World Ecosystems(syllabus - pdf, 145k = SAS site) (local) The Earth's Climate System (syllabus - pdf, 145k = SAS site) (local) The Ecology and Conservation of Biodiversity Hotspots (syllabus - pdf, 160k = SAS site) (local) SAS Catalog Course Descriptions (Environmental Sciences: SEMS 161, 163, 361) Shipboard Community Guest Lectures Voyage Itinerary Student Voyage Website “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain

Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam (photo: G. Kittel)

 

Lecturer, University of Colorado, Mountain Research Station, Nederland, CO.  Feb-Mar 2005, Feb-Mar 2006, Feb-Mar 2008. Winter Ecology, a field course in Colorado's Rocky Mountains Front Range.   Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Advanced Ecology course series, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

Winter Limnology (photo: S. Spaulding)

 

Lecturer, University of Colorado, Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Boulder, CO.  Sept-Dec 2005.   EBIO 4140. Plant Ecology – Senior-level survey course in terrestrial plant ecology.

 

Instructor, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC), Columbia University, NY.  Arizona – July-Aug 2000, June-July 2001.  Dominican Republic – May-July 2005.  Brazil – July-Aug 2002, June-July & July-Aug 2003, June-July 2004, July-Aug 2005, June-July 2007, forthcoming May-July & July-Aug 2008.  Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U) – 2 simulataneous, integrated courses: Conservation Biology &Intro to Field Methods in Ecology.  An introductory lecture and field curriculum on general ecology, conservation biology, and the scientific method.  Instruction tailored to the needs of both non-science and science majors. Course Companion Guides: On-line information for students of the course in Brazil's Atlantic Forest  The Dominican Republic's Caribbean Coastal Reef & Terrestrial Ecosytems (Archive - Summer 2005)   Core Curriculum Example weekly schedule (pdf, 17k)    Implemented in following environments: Sonoran Desert/Arizona Savana at Biosphere 2 Center, Oracle, AZ – 2000, 2001. Brazil's endangered Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica) at Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (IPÊ), Nazaré Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil – 2002, 2003 (2 sessions), 2004, 2005, forthcoming 2007. Dominican Republic's Caribbean Coastal Reef & Terrestrial Ecosystems at the Puna Cana Biodiversity Laboratory.   2005. Quote on Goal as Instructor Words from Previous Years’ Students to Incoming Students for the Brazil Course

SEE-U ih the Atlantic Forest

---

Instructor, Program for Ecological Studies, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins.  Aug-Dec 1989.

• Global Change Graduate Seminar

Lecturer, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources, University of California, Davis.  Sept-Dec 1984.

• Weather Analysis and Forecasting(upper-division lecture and laboratory course)

Instructor-in-Charge, Division of Environmental Studies, University of California, Davis.  Sept-Dec 1982.

• Ecology of Development in the Humid Tropics

Lecturer, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV.  Jan-Sept 1976.

• Plant Ecology and Geography of the Western United States (lecture and field course)
• Limnology(lecture, lab, and field course)
• Plant Identification(lecture, lab, and field course)

---

Guest Lecturer

Semester at Sea, Institute for Shipboard Education, Charlottesville, VA.  Fall 2006 voyage.

Global Studies. Lecture: “Climate: Our Changing Stage”
Community College.  Lecture “Typhoons - Asia's Perfect Storm”

Department of Environmental, Population, and Organismic Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder.  April 2000.

Global Ecology.   Lecture:  “Future Vegetation Change: Response of Ecosystem Structure and Distribution to Altered Forcing” LECTURE SLIDES

Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming.  March 1994.

GIS Applications in Ecological Modeling.  Lecture: “Development of Integrated Datasets for Regional Ecosystem Modeling”

Department of Range Science, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins.  May 1989.

Biogeochemistry. Lecture: “Atmosphere-Ecosystem Interactions”

---

Division of Environmental Studies, University of California, Davis:

Principles of Environmental Science.  Jan 1984.  Lecture: “Systems Modeling”
Field and Laboratory Methods in Ecology.  Oct 1983.  Lecture: “Methods in Plant Ecology”
Limnology Laboratory.  April 1980, 1981, 1983, and 1984.  Lecture: “Heat Budgets of Lakes”

Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Sacramento. March 1980.

General Ecology. Lecture: “Methods in Plant Ecology”

---

Teaching Assistant

Division of Environmental Studies, University of California, Davis. 1978-1983.

Principles of Environmental Science

General Ecology

Global Ecology

Dept. of Land, Air, & Water Resources, University of California, Davis. 1978-1983.

Atmospheric Thermodynamics

Weather Analysis and Forecasting

 

Lay Public Field Programs – Instructor, Rocky Mountain Field Seminars, Rocky Mountain Nature Association (Estes Park, CO).  Apr 2007, forthcoming April 2008 Spring Ecology: Wake-up to Spring in RMNP, Rocky Mountain National Park. – Two-day field course, accredited through Colorado State Univ. Syllabus (rmna site, local), Instructor Bio, (Registration site) Acknowledgements, Photo gallery (pending) Press release: The Trail-Gazette (Estes Park), 11 Apr 07 (pdf, 180k) Volunteer Scientist, EarthWatch Expeditions.  Dec 1977-Jan 1978. Guanacos of Patagonia Research Expedition, Chile.  – Instruction (Plant Ecology) and field logistics. Associate Scientist, Educational Expeditions International (EarthWatch).  April 1973. Guanaco Behavioral Ecology Expedition, Peru.  – Instruction (Plant Ecology) and field logistics.

Investigating Holly Grape (Mahonia repens) in blossom.  Spring Ecology 2007, Rocky Mountain National Park  (photo - T Kittel)

 

Secondary Education Field Programs – Assistant Field Director, Foresta Institute for Ocean and Mountain Studies, Carson City, NV.  July-Aug 1972. Washoe Pines Ecology Program.  – Instruction and logistics: Experiential environmental education for junior high school students. Mountaineering Program Leader, Foresta Institute for Ocean and Mountain Studies, Carson City, NV.  July-Aug 1970, 1971, Jun-July 1975. Washoe Pines Ecology Program.  – Instruction: Backpacking skills, experiential environmental education for junior high school students. Field Ecology Instructor, Foresta Institute for Ocean and Mountain Studies, Carson City, NV: NSF-High School Student Science Training Program (SSTP).  June-July 1971, 1972. – Instruction: Plant ecology and microclimatology. NSF-Teachers' In-Service Institute (TISI). Oct-Dec 1971. –  Environmental education training for high school teachers. IUCN-UNESCO Joint International Environmental Education Conference.  June-July 1970.  –  Course concurrent with conference demonstrating high school-level residential environmental education curriculum. Visiting Lecturer, Foresta Institute for Ocean and Mountain Studies, Carson City, NV. NSF-High School Student Science Training Program (SSTP).  June-July 1974 Instructor, Agora Alternative Education Program, Davis Senior High School. Apr-June 1975. The Study of Natural Areas – Developed and taught: classroom and field ecology class for academically at-risk students.

Postdoctoral Fellow mentoring, Advanced Study Program, National Center for Atmospheric Research – D. Yates. 1997-1998.

Postdoctoral Fellow Research Planning Committee, Advanced Study Program, National Center for Atmospheric Research – R.F. Cannon. 1997-1998.

Ph.D. Qualifying Examination Committee (N. Rosenbloom) and Affiliate Faculty Member, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder.  1994.

Hidden Corners, Inc., Mongolian Magic Expedition.  Presentation: “Ecology of Lake Khövsgöl.”  July 1998.

National Park Service, Natural Resources Management Trainee Program, Denver, CO.  Presentation: “Global Change: Causes and Impacts.” March 1991.

EarthWatch Expeditions, Ecology of Great Plains Grasslands Project, Pawnee National Grassland, CO.  Presentation: “Climate of Arid Lands: Global Distribution and Causes.” July 1990.

Avalanche Rescue, Level I.
Adult CPR, American Red Cross.  (Current certification to Apr 2006)
Wilderness First Aid, American Red Cross.  (Current certification to Jan 2006)
Larimer County (Colorado) Search and Rescue Team.  1996-1997.

HOME PAGE   | CV   |  INTERNATIONAL FIELD EXPERIENCE