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Faculty Director and Instructor. Conservation Biology and Practice in Brazil's Atlantic Forest program, Study Abroad Program, Univ of Colorado at Boulder. Sept 2010-present
- Conservation Biology and Practice in Brazil's Atlantic Forest Global Seminar. May 2011, forthcoming 2012.
- Course info, syllabus (pdf; alternate link), Brochure(pdf, 2M)
Il faut aller voir –
We must go and see
– Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Brazil GS course in the Cambury Quilombo
- a community embedded ih an
Atlantic Forest conservation area
(photo:2011 T.Kittel)
Lead Instructor, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC). Columbia University, NY. Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates (SEE-U) – 2 simulataneous, integrated courses: Conservation Biology (ENVB W2102 ) & Intro to Field Methods in Ecology (ENVB W2103). 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.
- Sites (16 sessions, 4 sites)
- Arizona – July-Aug 2000, June-July 2001.
- Dominican Republic – May-July 2005.
- Brazil – 12 sessions 2002-2011.
- July-Aug 2002, June-July/July-Aug 2003, June-July 2004, July-Aug 2005, June-July 2007
- May-July/July-Aug 2008, 2009; May-June 2010, 2011.
- Puerto Rico - July-Aug 2010.
- 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 (additional curriculum document: pdf)
- 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 – 2002-2005, 2007-2011.
- Dominican Republic's Caribbean Coastal Reef & Terrestrial Ecosystems at the Puna Cana Biodiversity Laboratory. 2005.
- Puerto Rico's Montane Tropical Rain Forest, El Verde Field Station, Luquillo Mountains. 2010.
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SEE-U ih the Atlantic Forest
Lecturer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. March 2010, 2011, forthcoming 2012 Biogeography (SCI 452)– Survey course on abiotic factors and biotic processes that determine the distribution of biota at global through landscape scales. A 2-week, 3-credit university course for BLM, BIA, and other government firefighters. GS-0401 Education Program, Division of Educational Outreach. University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Ash Meadows NWR
Biogeography, UNLV
(photo:2010 T.Kittel)
Lecturer, University of Colorado, Mountain Research Station, Nederland, CO. Feb-Mar 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, Jan-Feb 2010, 2011, forthcoming 2012. Winter Ecology (EBIO 4100-570), 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 Geography, Boulder, CO. Sept-Dec 2007. Soils Geography (GEOG 4401/5401) – 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). (Environmental Sciences: SEMS 161, 163, 361)
- World Ecosystems (syllabus - pdf, 145k)
- The Earth's Climate System (syllabus- pdf, 145k)
- The Ecology and Conservation of Biodiversity Hotspots (syllabus - pdf, 160k)
- Voyage Itinerary
- Outline of in-country field trips w/ photos
- Student Voyage Website - page discontinued
“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.”
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Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam (photo: G. Kittel)
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, Program for Ecological Studies, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins. Aug-Dec 1989.Lecturer, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources, University of California, Davis. Sept-Dec 1984.
- Global Change Graduate Seminar
Instructor-in-Charge, Division of Environmental Studies, University of California, Davis. Sept-Dec 1982.
- Weather Analysis and Forecasting — Upper-division lecture and laboratory course
Lecturer, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV. Jan-Sept 1976.
- Ecology of Development in the Humid Tropics
- 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”Department of Environmental, Population, and Organismic Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder. April 2000.
Community College. Lecture “Typhoons - Asia's Perfect Storm”Global Ecology. Lecture: “Future Vegetation Change: Response of Ecosystem Structure and Distribution to Altered Forcing” LECTURE SLIDESDepartment 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”Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Sacramento. March 1980.
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”General Ecology. Lecture: “Methods in Plant Ecology”Teaching Assistant
Division of Environmental Studies, University of California, Davis. 1978-1983.Dept. of Land, Air, & Water Resources, University of California, Davis. 1978-1983.Principles of Environmental Science General Ecology Global Ecology Atmospheric Thermodynamics Weather Analysis and Forecasting
Lay Public Field Programs –
Instructor, Rocky Mountain Field Seminars, Rocky Mountain Nature Association (Estes Park, CO). Instructor Bio.
Volunteer Scientist, EarthWatch Expeditions. Dec 1977-Jan 1978.
- Spring Ecology, Rocky Mountain National Park – Two-day field course, accredited through Colorado State Univ. Apr 2007, April 2008, next offered April 2011.
Associate Scientist, Educational Expeditions International (EarthWatch). April 1973.
- Guanacos of Patagonia Research Expedition, Chile. – Instruction (Plant Ecology) and field logistics.
- Guanaco Behavioral Ecology Expedition, Peru. – Instruction (Plant Ecology) and field logistics.
Spring Ecology 2007, Rocky Mountain National Park
Investigating Holly Grape (Mahonia repens) in blossom.
(photo - T Kittel)
Secondary Education Field Programs –
Assistant Field Director, Foresta Institute for Ocean and Mountain Studies, Carson City, NV. July-Aug 1972.
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 and logistics: Experiential environmental education for junior high school students.
Field Ecology Instructor, Foresta Institute for Ocean and Mountain Studies, Carson City, NV:
- Washoe Pines Ecology Program. – Instruction: Backpacking skills, experiential environmental education for junior high school students.
Visiting Lecturer, 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. Instructor, Agora Alternative Education Program, Davis Senior High School. Apr-June 1975.
- NSF-High School Student Science Training Program (SSTP). June-July 1974
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. (to Apr 2006)
Wilderness First Aid, American Red Cross. (to Jan 2006)
Larimer County (Colorado) Search and Rescue Team. 1996-1997.
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