Casey D. Allen
GEOGRAPHER, PhD
Updated May 2013
Abbreviated CV also available
IN BRIEF:
Selected as
an Early
Career Scholar by the Grosvenor
Center for Geographic Education (2012) and the Outstanding
Student Mentor by the Research and Creative Arts Symposium at UC Denver/Anschutz
Medical Campus (2013), I maintain wide-ranging interests that coincide with my
passion for adventures “in the field”. This means travel, exploration, and
discovery via first-hand experiences play key roles in my life, teaching, and
research. Proficient in the physical and
human geography arenas—as well as various geotechniques,
critical theory, and pedagogy—I am recognized as a leading scholar in
Humanistic Geography (Oxford University Press), Rock Decay (Wiley-Blackwell),
and Non-traditional Pedagogy (Taylor & Francis). My current research
focuses on field experiences and other non-traditional pedagogies as tools to
learn complex knowledge and processes better than sitting in classrooms
memorizing and regurgitating. The mediums of rock decay (weathering),
environmental perception, and biological soil crusts help me engage people in
this learning landscape. I also enjoy a cold & frothy root beer, desserts,
the cinema, lean and meaty steaks, exploring the World, music and the Arts,
different shades of grey, nutmeg, hot chocolate, True Love, good Theatre,
sci-fi/fantasy, and believe students are the center of the Academic
Universe—even if they do joke(?) about how I like “girly pop” music.
AREAS of
SPECIALIZATION:
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Topical: general physical geography (bio/geomorphology,
cultural ecology, (micro)climatology, plants, rock decay, soils), geography
education, humanistic geography (critical theory, epistemology & geographic
thought, landscape, sense of place/environmental perception)
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Regional: Arid lands, Grenada (West Indies), Japan, South America’s Cono del Sur, US-Mexico Borderlands
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Technical: alternative pedagogy, field
studies/methods/techniques, qualitative methods, remote sensing
EDUCATION:
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Geography
Emphases: biogeomorphology, critical theory (of
physical geography), geo-ed, rock decay, US-Mexico
Borderlands
Arizona State University,
School of Geographical Sciences,
Tempe, AZ
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February 2008
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Master of Education (M.Ed.) in
Secondary Education
Emphasis: Science; Undergraduate minor: Spanish
Southern Utah University, Colleges of
Education & Physical Sciences, Cedar City, UT
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June 1998
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Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in
Geography
Minor: Latin American Studies; Emphases: Botany and History
Weber State University, Department of Geography,
Ogden, UT
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June 1996
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HIGHER
EDUCATION POSITIONS:
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Assistant
Professor
Academic
Coordinator of Undergraduate Advising
Department
of Geography & Environmental Sciences
University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO
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Aug 2008 to Present
Aug 2013 to Present
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Affiliate
Faculty and Sr. Program Manager
XSci Program (Experiential
Science Education Research Collaborative)
School
of Education and Human Development
University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO
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Apr 2013 to
Present
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Post Doctoral Scholar
Course and Program Development & Assessment
ASU School of
Geographical Sciences, Tempe, AZ
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Sum 2008
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Associate Director
Master of Advanced Study (MAS) Program in Geographic Education
Invited Position, ASU School of Geographical
Sciences, Tempe, AZ
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June 2006 to July 2008
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Faculty Associate (School of Geographical Sciences)
Teaching Associate (School of Geographical Sciences)
Research Associate (Institute for
Social Science Research)
ASU, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Tempe, AZ
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Sum 2005/06; Sep 2007 to July
2008
Spring 2006
Aug 2004 to Jan 2006
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Instructor and Coordinator
Combined Degree (B.Sc./MD) Program
St. George’s University, Department of
Education Services, Grenada, West Indies
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Feb 2003 to July 2004
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Internal Director (interim)
Academic Coordinator for At-Risk Populations
Academic Advisor II
Internal Promotions, WSU, Academic Advisement Center, Ogden, UT
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July 2002 to Jan 2003
Sep 2000 to Jun 2002
Aug 1999 to Aug 2000
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Adjunct Faculty (part-time)
Meteorology, Geography, First-Year
Experience
Salt Lake CC (1999), WSU (2000-03), Chandler-Gilbert CC (2007)
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Aug 1999 to Feb 2003 & Spring 2007
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COURSES TAUGHT:
- Biogeochemical
Cycles
- Contemporary
Geographic Thought
- Geographic Field
Methods
- Geographic Information Technologies
- Geographic
Techniques for Teachers (online)
- Geography
Across the Curriculum (online)
- Geography by Rail (Europe & Japan, field-based)
- Introduction to
Human Geography
- Human Geography for Teachers (online)
- Introduction to Physical Geography (and
online, and w/lab)
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- Introduction to the
University (First Year Experience program)
- Introductory Meteorology
- Landscape Geochemistry
- North American
Geography for Teachers (online)
- Principles of Geomorphology
- Research Methods
- Sustainability in
the Caribbean (international, field-based)
- Weathering and
Petroglyphs (field-based)
- World Geography for Teachers (online)
- World
Regional Geography
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CITATIONS: Google Scholar tracks citations of most
printed materials, including professional journals, theses, dissertations, and
books. Here is my
Google Scholar Profile.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS: (*student under my direction)
- Allen, C.D. and K.M. Groom. (2013). Evaluation of Grenada's “Carib Stones” via the Rock Art Stability Index. Applied Geography: in press. pdf
- Dorn, R.I, S.J. Gordon, C.D. Allen,
N. Cerveny, J.C. Dixon, K.M. Groom*, K. Hall, E. Harrison, L. Mol, T.R.
Paradise, P. Sumner, T.J. Thompson*, A.V. Turkington. (2013). The Role of
Fieldwork in Rock-Decay Research: Case Studies from the Fringe. Geomorphology: in press. (Invited).
pdf
- Allen, C.D., T.J. Thompson*, and M.K. Hansen*. (2013). Using Music to Learn
Geomorphology: An Undergraduate Experience. Geographical Bulletin: forthcoming.
- Simon, G.L., B.S-C Wee, A. Chin, A.D. Tindale*,
D. Guth*, H. Mason*, C.D. Allen,
J.M. Barbour. (2013). Synthesis for the Interdisciplinary Environmental
Sciences: Integrating Systems Approaches and Service Learning. Journal of College Science Teaching
42(5): 42-49. (Note: This journal allows a maximum of six authors for
print and, even though I was a main contributor, I graciously gave up my
listing as author so students could get their names in print).
- Allen, C.D. and K.M. Groom. (2013). A Geologic Assessment of Grenada’s Carib Stones. International
Newsletter on Rock Art 65: 19-24. pdf
- Allen, C.D. (2011, published in 2012).
Concept Mapping Validates Fieldwork’s Capacity to Deepen Students’
Cognitive Linkages of Complex Processes. Research in Geographic Education 13(2): 30-51. (First place in
Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education’s Early Career Scholar competition). pdf
- Allen, C.D. (2012). Los Lavadores: Discovering Place in the Andes. Geographical Review 102(3):
364-371. pdf
- Dorn, R.I., J. Dorn,
E. Harrison, E. Gutbrod, S. Gibson, P. Larson, N.V. Cerveny, N. Lopat, K.M. Groom*, and C.D. Allen (2012). Case Hardening Vignettes from the Western
USA: Convergence of Form by a Divergence of Hardening Processes. Association of Pacific Coast
Geographers Yearbook 74: 53-75. pdf
- Allen, C.D. (2011). On Actor-Network Theory and
landscape. Area 43(3): 274-280. pdf
- Allen, C.D. and
C. Lukinbeal. (2011). Practicing
Physical Geography: an Actor-Network View of Physical Geography
Exemplified by the Rock Art Stability Index. Progress in Physical Geography 35(2): 227-248. pdf
- Allen, C.D., A.K. Cutrell*, N.V.
Cerveny, J. Theurer. (2011). Advances in Rock
Art Research. La Pintura
37(1): 4-6, 13. pdf
- Allen, C.D. (2010). Biogeomorphology and Biological Soil
Crusts: a Symbiotic Research Relationship. Geomorphologie: Relief, Processus,
Environnement 2010(4): 347-358. pdf
- Finn, J., A. Fernandez,
D.D. Arreola, L.M. Sutton, C.D.
Allen, and C. Smith. (2009). Puerto Peńasco:
From Fishing Village to Tourist Mecca. Geographical
Review 99(4): 575-597. pdf
- Arreola,
D.D., W.E. Doolittle, L.M. Sutton, A. Fernandez, J. Finn, C. Smith, and C. Allen. (2009). Huepác Revisited: Cultural Remapping of a Sonoran Townscape. Journal
of the Southwest 51(2): 137-164. pdf lg; pdf md
- Allen, C.D., J. Dorn*,
and R.I. Dorn. (2009). Fire in the Desert: Initial Gullying
Associated with the Cave Creek Complex Fire, Sonoran
Desert, Arizona. Association of
Pacific Coast Geographers Yearbook 71: 182-195. pdf
- Allen, C.D. (2009). Monitoring
Environmental Impact in the Upper Sonoran
Lifestyle: a New Tool for Rapid Ecological Assessment. Environmental
Management 43(2): 346-356. pdf
- Allen, C.D. and R.I. Dorn. (2008). Graduate
Degrees in Geographic Education: Exploring an Online Model. The California Geographer 48:
85-103. TOC and pdf
- Dorn, R.I., D.S. Whitley,
N.V. Cerveny, S.J. Gordon, C.D. Allen, and E. Gutbrod*. (2008). The Rock Art Stability Index: A New
Strategy for Maximizing the Sustainability of Rock Art. Cultural Heritage 1(1): 37-70. pdf
- Lukinbeal, C. and C.D. Allen. (2007). Virtual Egalitarianism, Critical Pedagogy,
and Geography Education. Journal of
Geography 106(5): 199-205. pdf
- Allen, C.D. (2005). Micrometeorology of a Smooth and Rugose Biological Soil Crust
Near Coon Bluff, Arizona. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of
Sciences 38(1): 21-28. pdf
- Aiken-Wisniewski, S. and C.D. Allen. (December 2005). Did Einstein Know
the Date to Withdraw? Techniques and Activities to Educate Your Campus
Community About Academic Advising. Invited feature article for National
Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Clearinghouse of Academic Advising
Resources Website. pdf (Invited).
BOOKS, CHAPTERS, EDITED, and OTHER PUBLICATIONS:
- Allen, C.D. (n.d.). “Why Fieldwork?” in Geomorphology Fieldwork, M.J. Thornbush, ed. Elsevier. (Invited).
- Allen, C.D. (n.d.). “Grenada” (country profile), “Operation Urgent
Fury”, “Maurice Bishop”, “Julien Fedon”, “Eric Gairy”, and
“T.A. Marryshow” in Encyclopedia of the
Caribbean, J. Garrigus, ed. Facts on File: New York. (These represent
the sum total of all entries related to Grenada in the volume!)
- Allen, C.D. (2013). “Humanistic
Geography” in Oxford
Bibliographies in Geography. B. Wharf (editor). New York: Oxford
University Press. (Invited).
- Allen, C.D. (2009). Field Trips to the Canyons and Plains of SE Colorado and
Their Potential for Educational Tourism. In Southeast Colorado Heritage Tourism Report, R. Hartman, ed.
Wash Park Media, pgs. 63-74. (Invited).
- Allen, C.D. (2008). Using Rock
Art as an Alternative Science Pedagogy. Doctoral dissertation, School of
Geographical Sciences, Arizona State University. 201 pages.
- Allen, C.D. (2007). Geography = Travel. Or, the
Traveler (with a capital “T”). A to
Z the Newsletter of the Arizona Geographic Alliance, Number 35: in
press.
- Allen, C.D. (2007). Biogeography and Soils, Laboratory 13. In Introductory Physical Geography
Laboratory Manual, 5th edition, Sutton, L. M., H. Colson,
G. Judkins, and C. D. Allen, eds. Hayden
McNeil: Michigan. 14 pages, including 4 illustrative figures.
- Sutton, L.M., H. Colson,
G. Judkins, and C.D. Allen, eds. (2007).
Introductory Physical Geography Laboratory Manual, 5th edition.
Hayden McNeil: Michigan. 180 pages.
- Allen, C.D. (2003). An Overview of Cryptobiotic Soils
in The American Southwest. Introductory paper on United States
Geological Survey Bacteria and Pollution website (no longer
available).
- Tarbox, N.C., Jr. (1999). The Origins of the Utah
System of Higher Education. Doctoral dissertation, Department of
Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Utah. C.D. Allen,
ed. 371 pages. (Invited).
FUNDING
RECEIVED:
- $19,124 ($2000 proof of concept, remainder to follow). Bureau of
Land Management for Establishing a Baseline Spatial Inventory for
Biological Soil Crusts in Three Major Land Resource Areas of Wyoming. Sole Principal Investigator.
2012-2015.
- $1500. University of Colorado Denver College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences Dissemination Grant for presentation at International
Association of Geomorphologists conference, Paris, France. Sole Awardee.
August 2013.
- $3000. University of Colorado Denver’s Office of International
Affairs Course Enhancement Grant for Geography by Rail field
studies course. Co-Awardee with Dr. Jon Barbour. 2012.
- $3500. University of Colorado Denver’s College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences Advancing Curricula and Teaching (ACT) Grant for Developing
Synthetic Approaches to Interdisciplinary Training. Co-Principal Investigator with A.
Chin, J. Barbour, G. Simon, B. Wee. 2012.
- $10,000 (maximum award possible). University of Colorado Denver’s Center for Faculty Development for Enhancing
Student Learning Through Field-Based Experiential Learning. Sole Principal Investigator.
2011-2012.
- $12,329. Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystems
Unit (CESU) grant for The Rock Art Research Program: continuing RASI at
Petrified Forest National Park, AZ. Sole Principal Investigator (partnership with Petrified
Forest National Park). 2011.
- $8578. Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystems Unit (CESU) grant for
The Rock Art Research Program: An interdisciplinary approach to enhancing international
scholarship through emplacement of geographical perspectives on the
analytical study of rock art resources. Sole Principal Investigator (partnership with PEFO). 2009-2010.
- $1500. Course development grant for Sustainability in the
Caribbean, Office of International Education, University of Colorado
Denver. 2009.
- $3600 (maximum award possible). Undergraduate
Research Opportunities Program
Faculty Sponsor for “Alternative Energy Feasibility in the
Caribbean”, S. Insinna, A. Warner, S. Watson, and D. Fischer, Co-PIs,
University of Colorado Denver. 2009.
- $199,939. National Science Foundation CCLI Phase I grant for Collaborative Research: Using the
Rock Art Stability Index to Engage Community College Students in
Field-Based Interdisciplinary Research.
Co-Principal Investigator (with
Niccole Cerveny, Mesa Community College, and Ronald I. Dorn, ASU),
2008-2012.
- $30,000 (plus full tuition and fees). National
Science Foundation GK-12 Fellowship. 2007-08.
- $1550 (highest award to date). Melvin G.
Marcus Scholarship for fieldwork, ASU 2006
- $200/$300. Department of Geography Travel
stipend, ASU, 2006/2007
- $300. Graduate and Professional Student
Association travel award, ASU, 2006
- ~$28,000. total, Graduate College Award for
Tuition, ASU, 2004-06
- $2342. Professional Travel Award, St.
George’s University, October 2003
- ~$900. Staff Development grant, Weber
State University, September 2001
- $1600. Graduate Scholarship, Southern Utah
University, 1998 (nominated by Dean)
- $800. Corporate-sponsored study abroad
funding, Coca-Cola Company, Ogden, Utah, 1996
- $1000. Corporate-sponsored study abroad funding,
Coca-Cola Company, Ogden, Utah, 1995
STUDENT THESES & PROJECTS SUPERVISED (UCD Department of Geography &
Environmental Sciences, unless otherwise noted):
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Erik Ahl, Master’s Thesis (committee chair, current), Spatial Analysis
of Alpine Biological Soil Crusts in Rocky Mountain National Park
(2012-2014).
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Kara Collier, Master’s Thesis (committee chair,
current), Research revolves around human-environment interactions in the
Payette National Forest (2012-2014).
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Veronica Given, Master’s Thesis (committee chair, current), A New Paradigm for
Paleontological Taxonomy (working title) (2013-2015).
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Rebecca Hays, Master’s Thesis (committee chair,
current), Research centered on human-environment interactions at the Wildlands-Urban Interface (2011-2014).
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Adriana Serrano, Master’s Thesis (committee chair, current), Wastewater Comparisons: US and Mexico (2013-2014).
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Michael
Giamellaro, PhD Dissertation (committee member), Mapping Learner Networks in Contextualized Environments, School of
Education and Human Development, University of Colorado Denver. 2011-2012.
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Dr. Giamellaro is now an Assistant Professor of Education
at Oregon State University!
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Kristine Zellman, Master’s Thesis (committee chair),
Biological Soil Crusts’ Role in Dune Stabilization,
Channel Islands, CA. University of Colorado Denver. 2010-2012.
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Kristi works
for the USGS and has her PhD program at Colorado School of Mines fully funded!
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Kaelin Groom, Senior Thesis (committee chair, College Honors), Paleoflood Reconstruction of the Castlewood
Canyon Dam Breach. University of Colorado Denver. 2011-2012.
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Kaelin is a
fully-funded master’s student at University of Arkansas, studying rock decay
and paleofloods in Petra, Jordan with Dr. Tom Paradise!
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Tyler Thompson, Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis (committee chair, summa cum laude), Development of a Dynamic, Cross-Scalar Kinetic Rock Decay Model,
University of Colorado Denver. 2011-2012.
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Tyler is a fully-funded PhD student at Arizona State
University under the direction of Dr. Ron Dorn!
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Megan Caldwell, Master’s Thesis
(committee chair), Impacts of Mountain Pine Beetle and Fire
Disturbances on Forest Ecosystem Carbon Dynamics and Species Composition.
University of Colorado Denver. 2010-2012.
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Megan works for
the USGS and is a fully-funded PhD student at University of Colorado Boulder in
Ecology
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Randi Hodgen (committee member), Changes in Environmental Science Knowledge
from High School to College. 2010-2012.
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Jennifer Shanteau, Master’s Thesis (committee chair), Using Rhizoplaca as a New Approach to Alpine Lichenometry, University of Colorado
Denver. 2010-2012.
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Mariya (Masha) Gubareva, Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis (committee chair,
summa cum laude), Impact of Avalanche
Bombing and Ski Resort Industry on Clear Creek, Loveland, Colorado. University of Colorado Denver. 2010-2011.
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Masha is on the National Ski Patrol
at Loveland Ski resort. That is quite the high-profile job!
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Robin Lockwood, Master’s Thesis
(committee chair), Developing a
Rural Drinking Water Quality Index. University of Colorado Denver. 2009-2011.
- Robin was also a National Science
Foundation GK-12 Fellow at UCD, and now works for Eagle Consulting in
Denver, Colorado!
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Meghan Stettler, Master’s Thesis, (committee member), Suspension
of [this] Belief, a documentary using “New Media” that discusses Christians
in Theatre. Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of
Southern California. 2009-2010.
- Meghan’s first gig was Public
Relations Director for California’s largest public television station,
KCET! She now works for Channel 12 in Manhattan, NY!
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Amber D. Tripodi, Master’s Thesis (committee member), The Photosynthetic Response of a High-Altitude Spruce Forest to
Nitrogen Amendments with Implications for Carbon Sequestration, University
of Colorado Denver. 2009.
- Independent Study Projects (three credit hours
each, unless otherwise noted)
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Kipp Koren (graduate), “Ecological Disconnect: Ecology vs.
Economy”, Spring 2013. (one credit hour)
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Georgina McKee (graduate), “Hydro-fracking
Practices in Eastern Colorado”, Spring 2013.
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Muna Zabarmawi (graduate), “Ecological Impacts of
Genetically-Engineered Algae”, Spring 2013.
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Kipp Koren (graduate), “Alpine Meadow Responses to Increases
in Atmospheric CO2”, Fall 2012.
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Bianca Stelly (undergraduate), “Real Estate Assessment of Urban
Denver’s Population”, Fall 2012.
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Kaelin Groom (undergraduate), “Geospatial Analysis of the
1933 Castlewood Dam Breach”, Spring 2012.
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Nathan Knowles (undergraduate), “Boulder Sustainability
Assessment”, Spring 2012.
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Work resulted
in a co-authored publication with Nate’s internship sponsors!
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Tyler Thompson (undergraduate), “Developing a Kinetic Rock
Decay Model for Colorado”, Spring 2012.
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Kristi Zellman (graduate), “Spatial Analysis of Dune
Stabilization”, Spring 2012.
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Megan Caldwell (graduate), “Impacts of Disturbances on
Subalpine Forests”, Fall 2011.
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Kaelin Groom (undergraduate), “Fluvial Processes of
Castlewood Canyon Dam Breach”, Fall 2011.
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Kaelin’s work
on this project won second-place in the
all-student (including PhD students!) paper competition at the GPRM
Association of American Geographers meeting, Oct 2011 and she was invited to
participate in the Geomorphology Specialty Group’s graduate student paper
competition at the National AAG Meeting in New York!
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Ksienya Pugacheva, Nitrogen Availability in Subalpine Soils and
their Influence on Climate Change-Induced Processes on Vegetation Communities,
Fall 2011.
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Jennifer Shanteau, (graduate), “Enhancing Lichenometric
Dating Techniques” (using alluvial fan boulders in Rocky Mountain National
Park), Fall 2011.
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Chad Stoesz
(graduate), “Developing a Comprehensive Curriculum for Field Study Programs in
New Zealand”, Fall 2011.
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Tyler Thompson (undergraduate), “Adapting RASI to Worked
Stone”, Fall 2011.
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Kristi Zellman
(graduate), “Creation of a Rapid Ecological Assessment for Monitoring
Biological Soil Crust Development”, Fall 2011.
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Adam Boehlke (graduate), “Selenium Partitioning in the
Environment”, Spring 2011.
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Kaelin Groom (undergraduate), “Tattoos as Representations of
Physical Geography”, Spring 2011.
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Megan Caldwell (graduate), “Chemistry
of Subalpine Forest Soils”, Spring 2011.
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Mariya (Masha) Gubareva
(undergraduate), “Water Quality of Clear Creek, Colorado”, Fall 2010.
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Austen Cutrell (undergraduate), “ArcPad
as a Viable Interdisciplinary Field Tool”, Fall 2010.
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Ashley Warner (undergraduate), “A Geologic Analysis of
Paleoenvironments Near Mt. Sherman, Colorado”, Fall 2010.
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Tyler Rowse (undergraduate), “An
overview of Alternative Energy in Colorado: Past, present, and Future”, Spring
2010.
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Adam Boehlke (graduate), “Soluble Salt Experimentation”
(creation of a sediment column to monitor and track salts moving through soil
profiles), Spring 2010.
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Evan Williams (undergraduate), “Geomorphology of Green
Mountain, Colorado”, Spring 2010.
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Eric Wortman (graduate), “Nitrogen
Deposition and Photosynthetic Efficiency in Forest Ecosystems”, Fall 2009.
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Curtis Hartenstine (graduate),
“Aquatic Resource Consumptive and Non-Consumptive Use Policy in the US and
Abroad”, Summer 2009.
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Kathryn Isham (undergraduate), “Consequences of Weathering
on Lyons Sandstone Buildings”, University of Colorado Denver, Spring 2009.
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Jeremy Isham (undergraduate), “Natural Castle Rock Rhyolite
Stone versus Worked Castle Rock Rhyolite Stone”, University of Colorado Denver,
Spring 2009.
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Meagan Nelson (undergraduate), “Weathering Described by the
Rock Art Stability Index in Manitou Sandstone used in Worked Stone Buildings
and in its Original Deposition Environment”, University of Colorado Denver,
Fall 2008.
- Undergraduate Research Projects
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Mariya (Masha) Gubareva, Capstone project for
Sustainability minor, Effects of
Avalanche Zones on Water Quality in Clear Creek, Colorado, Summer and Fall
2010 & Spring 2011.
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Kaelin Groom,
Felix Zamora, Rachel Poole, and Travis Toms, Squatting on Cactus and Rootbeer Floats:
Benefits of Fieldwork in Undergraduate Education. Paper Presentation for
Great Plains-Rocky Mountain meeting of the Association of American Geographers
in Lawrence, KS, Oct 2010.
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Austen Cutrell,
Cross-disciplinary mobile geospatial
technologies in a field setting. Poster presentation for The
Great Plains-Rocky Mountain meeting of the Association of American Geographers
in Lawrence, KS, Oct 2010.
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Mariya (Masha) Gubareva, The
Impact of Snowmelt and Avalanche Bombing on Water Quality at Loveland Ski Area.
Poster presentation for The Great Plains-Rocky Mountain meeting of
the Association of American Geographers in Lawrence, KS, Oct 2010.
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Jeremy Isham, GIS Certificate project, Mapping Historical and Physical Tourist Features of Grenada, West Indies,
Fall 2009.
- Serve as Faculty Sponsor for a
National Park Service internship experience.
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Kathryn Isham, GIS Certificate project, An Interactive Map of Grenada, West Indies, Fall 2009.
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Group Research Projects (Supervisor), Field Study course to Grenada, West Indies, University of Colorado
Denver, Summer 2009:
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Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program grant award winner for Alternative Energy Feasibility in the Caribbean, S. Insinna, A.
Warner, S. Watson, and D. Fischer, Co-PIs ($3600, maximum award).
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Ground-truthing
Multi-use Trails and Cultural Features using GPS, Grenada, West Indies, J. Isham, O.
Link, M. Totaro-Bloom, J. Lubenow
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Water Quality
and Processes on Grenada, West Indies, S. Pargee, K. Crites, E. Wortman, K. Isham
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Nicholas Gilewitch, Undergraduate
Honors Thesis (3rd Reader), Distinguishing
Sensitive Desert Pavement Surfaces from Insensitive Geomorphic Stone Pavements:
a Preliminary Study Using Arizona Surfaces and Satellite Imagery, School of
Geographical Sciences, Arizona State University, Spring 2008.
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Group Research Projects, Undergraduate Research Methods course, St. George’s University, Grenada, West
Indies, 2003-04:
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People’s
Perception of Plastic Surgery
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Globalization
and Genital Mutilation
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Teen Pregnancy
in the West Indies
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The Effect of
Electromagnetic Radiation of Cellular Phones on Human Health
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Does Smoking
Increase During Exam Time? A Case Study of St. George’s University
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Bush Medicine
as an Alternative Treatment
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Alcohol
Consumption and Study Time of Third Year Pre-Med Students at St. George’s
University
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The Relationship Between
Memory and Moo”
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Academic Dishonesty and
Time Management
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Prevention, Treatment, and
Advancement of Cancer Rates in Grenada
INVITED ENGAGEMENTS:
- Allen, C.D. (March 2013). Weathering of Grenada’s
Carib Stones. Invited Guest Lecture, University of Arkansas, Department of
Environmental Dynamics and Department of Geosciences, Fayetteville, AR.
- Allen, C.D. (February 2013). A Passion for Fieldwork. Invited
Guest Lecture, Weber State University, Department of Geography, Ogden,
UT.
- Allen, C.D. (February 2013). A Geographical Overview of Europe. Invited Guest Lecture for GEOG 1100 Places and Peoples of the World course, Weber State
University, Department of Geography, Ogden, UT.
- Dorn, R.I., S.J., Gordon, C.D.
Allen, N.V. Cerveny, J.C. Dixon, K.M. Groom, K. Hall, E. Harrison, L.
Mol, T.R. Paradise, G. Pope, T.J. Thompson, A.V. Turkington. (Sept 2012). The Role of Field Work in Rock-Decay
Research: Case Studies from the Fringe. 43rd Binghamton
Geomorphology Symposium, Jackson Hole, WY.
- Allen, C.D. (September 2012). Drought.
Invited
Guest Lecture for GEOG 2202 Natural
Hazards course, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO.
- Allen,
C.D. (July 2012). Field Study Opportunities in the Department
of Geography and Environmental Sciences at UCD, CU Succeed Annual
Conference, Denver, CO.
- Allen, C.D. (March
2012). Grenada and Hurricane Ivan: a
Case Study in Small Island Hazards, Invited Guest Lecture for GEOG 2202 Natural Hazards course, University of Colorado Denver, Denver,
CO.
- Allen, C.D. (March
2012). Floods and Flood Hazards,
Invited Guest Lecture for GEOG
2202 Natural Hazards course,
University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO.
- Allen, C.D. (November
2011). Applying to Graduate School,
University of Colorado Denver’s Geography & Environmental Science/GIS
student organization, Denver, CO.
- Cerveny,
N.V., C.D. Allen. (July 2011).
Rock Art Science at PEFO,
Petrified Forest National Park Education and Science Lecture Series,
Petrified Forest NP, AZ.
- Allen, C.D. (June
2011). Invited Keynote and
Commencement Speaker for Four Corner’s Geographic Alliance Summer
Institute, Durango, CO.
- Allen, C.D. (March
2011). Flash Floods, Invited Guest Lecture for GEOG
2202 Natural Hazards course,
University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO.
- Allen, C.D. (February 2011). Invited Workshop Presenter on experiential education for UC
Denver’s
Center for Faculty Development “Tips from Great Teachers” series. Online
article and video.
- Cerveny,
N.V. and C.D. Allen. (June 2010). Advancements
in Rock Art Science: RASI at PEFO, Petrified Forest National Park
Education and Science Lecture Series, Petrified Forest NP, AZ.
- Allen, C.D. (April 2010). Keynote
Speaker, Whoa! Dude! Science
Expo, Overland Trail Middle School, Brighton, CO.
- Allen, C.D. (March 2010). Invited
Panelist for screening of Dirt!
The Movie, Rocky Mountain PBS Community Cinema, Denver, CO.
- Allen, C.D. (March 2010). Invited
Participant, special workshop, Landscapes
in the Anthropocene, sponsored by the National Science Foundation,
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR (included 50 total scientists--social and natural--from around North
America).
- Allen, C.D. (March
2010). Invited Presenter, Survivor:
Travel Study Edition workshop for prospective Study Abroad faculty,
sponsored by the University of Colorado Denver’s Office of
International Affairs & Office of Global Education.
- Allen, C.D. (Sept 2009). Guest
Presenter, special award session for Distinguished Mentor Award given by the National Council for
Geographic Education to Ron Dorn at the annual NCGE meeting, San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
- Allen, C.D. (March 2009). Discussant,
special session on Virtual Learning
Environments and Geographic Education, Association of American
Geographers annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV (Michael N. DeMers,
Chair and Organizer).
- Allen, C.D. (March 2008). Forum
Panelist, Graduate Opportunities
and Resources at ASU, School of Geographical Sciences Annual
Recruitment Week.
- Allen,
C.D. (July 2007). Graduation
Speaker,
National Geographic Society’s Arizona Summer Geography Institute.
- Allen, C.D. (Various times fall semester 2006). Guest
Lecturer, field trips for ASU Freshman Learner
Community.
- Allen, C.D.
(September 2006). Panelist, Thinking and Preparing for Life after a
Bachelors Degree in Geography, Part II: Preparing for Graduate School. Association of Pacific Coast Geographers (APCG), Eugene, OR.
- Allen, C.D.
(February 2006). Keynote Speaker
(Opening Session) for Latin America GeoDay Trip.
Physical Geography of Latin America. Arizona Geographic Alliance,
Phoenix, AZ.
- Allen, C.D. (October
2005). Session Chair, Geography Education. APCG, Phoenix,
AZ.
- Aiken-Wisniewski, S., J.K. Willener, C.D.
Allen, C.Y. Morphet, and C. Meyer. (October
2002). Assessing Academic Advisement: Beyond The Satisfaction Survey.
Pre-conference workshop for National
Academic Advising Association (NACADA) National Conference, Salt Lake
City, UT.
- Allen, C.D. (April 1998). Invited Speaker (by Dr. Donald R. Murphy) for Field Studies class at Havasupai
Indian Reservation, WSU.
OTHER REFEREED and PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (*student under my direction):
- Allen, C.D. and K.M.
Groom. (August 2013, scheduled). Geologic
Analysis of Grenada’s Carib Stones and
Implications for Future Management, International Association of Geomorphologists
quadrennial conference, Paris, France. (Refereed).
- Groom,
K.M. and C.D. Allen. (April
2013). Benefits of
Geomorphologic-Based Research to Support Cultural Heritage Management of
Grenada's Carib Stones, Association
of American Geographers annual conference, Los Angeles, CA.
- Sunnygard,
J., E.J. Yoder, C.D. Allen. (June 2012). Growing Abroad – Theory and Practice of
International and Cross-cultural Learning, Student Affairs Leadership
Conference, Denver, CO. (Refereed).
- Allen, C.D. (February 2012). 21st Century Learning Assessment in Geography. Association
of American Geographers annual conference, New York City, NY.
- Allen, C.D.
(October 2011). Geographee-hee-hee: Using Humor in Pedagogy. Association
of American Geographers Great Plains-Rocky Mountains regional conference,
Denver, CO.
- Cerveny, N.V., C.D.
Allen, and R.I. Dorn. (June 2011). Collaborative
Research: Using the Rock Art Stability Index to Engage Community College
Students in Field-Based Interdisciplinary Research. Broadening
Impacts: NSF-Funded Projects at Two-Year Colleges Conference, Washington, DC.
Hosted by the National Science Foundation and American Association of
Community Colleges. (Refereed).
- Anthamatten,
P., B. Wee, and C.D. Allen.
(April 2011). Experiential Learning
Opportunities in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences.
UC Denver Experiential Learning Showcase & Celebration, Denver, CO.
- Cerveny, N.V., C.D.
Allen, R.I. Dorn. (March 2011). The Rock Art Stability Index:
Contributing to Resource Preservation while Engaging
Introductory Level College Students in Science Through Culture. Society
for American Archaeology 76th Annual Meeting, Sacramento, CA. (Refereed).
- Allen, C.D. (March
2011). Scaleless Geomorphology: Integrating Fieldwork
into Pedagogy on an Urban Campus. Association of American Geographers
annual conference, Seattle, WA.
- Cerveny,
N.V., C.D. Allen, R.I. Dorn,
and J. Theuer. (March 2011). Weathering
Pedagogy: Teaching STEM with Weathering Science. Special session of Frontiers
in Weathering Geomorphology at Association of American Geographers annual
conference, Seattle, WA.
- Allen, C.D. (October
2010). Removing Scale from Pedagogy
in Geomorphology Enhances Fieldwork on an Urban Campus. Association of
American Geographers Great Plains-Rocky Mountains regional conference,
Lawrence, KS.
- Isham,
J.*, A.K.Cutrell*, C.D. Allen. (July 2010). Creating
a field-worthy GISystem for Cultural Resource
Management Using ArcPad. ESRI Education User
Conference, San Diego, CA (refereed).
- Allen, C.D. (April 2010). Fieldwork in Introductory Physical Geography Increases Minority
and Female Student Learning, Association of American Geographers
annual conference, Washington, DC.
- Cerveny, N.V., C.D. Allen, and R.I. Dorn. (April
2010). Undergraduate Research: Rock
Art in an Interdisciplinary Framework, Association of American
Geographers annual conference, Washington, DC.
- Allen, C.D. (Sept 2009). Enhancing Minority & Female Learning with Fieldwork,
National Council for Geographic Education annual conference, San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
- Allen, C.D. (March 2009). The Power of Fieldwork: Assessing Minority and Female
Undergraduate Learning in Introductory Physical Geography, Association
of American Geographers annual conference, Las Vegas, NV.
- Allen, C.D. (October 2008). Improving
Minority and Female Student Learning Through Fieldwork in Introductory
Earth Science. STEMapalooza, an Exploration
of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Colorado, sponsored by The
Center for Applied Science and Mathematics for Innovation and
Competitiveness, University of Colorado, Denver, CO (poster presentation).
- Youngs,
Y., N. Burkhart*, Z. Dorn*, C.
Allen, D. Arreola. (October 2008). Impact
of Border Crossers on Environments in the Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona.
Association of Pacific Coast Geographers annual conference, Fairbanks, AK
(poster presentation).
- Fernandez, A., J.
Finn, D.D. Arreola, C.D. Allen,
C. Smith, and L.M. Sutton. (April 2008). Puerto Penasco: From Fishing Village to
Tourist Mecca. Association of American
Geographers annual conference, Boston, MA (poster presentation).
- Allen, C.D. (October 2007). Integrating
Environmental Geography and STEM Education. Association of Pacific
Coast Geographers annual conference, Long Beach, CA.
- Allen, C.D. (September 2006). Implementing an
On-line Master of Advanced Study Program in Geographic Education for K-12
Educators. Association of Pacific Coast Geographers
annual conference, Eugene, OR (abstract in Association of Pacific Coast Geographers Yearbook 69:181).
- Allen, C.D. (March
2006). Using Geography to Enhance Academic Advising. Geography
Education Specialty Group student paper competition, Association of
American Geographers annual conference, Chicago, IL.
- Allen, C.D. and R.I. Dorn. (October
2005). Biogeomorphic Response to the Cave Creek Complex Fire, Central
Arizona: Preliminary Observations from the Bartlett Lake Area.
Association of Pacific Coast Geographers conference, Phoenix, AZ (abstract
in Association of Pacific Coast
Geographers Yearbook 68:154-155)
- Aiken-Wisniewski, S., J.K. Willener, C.D. Allen, C.Y. Morphet*, and C. Meyer. (April 2002). Assessing
Academic Advisement: Beyond The Satisfaction Survey. Formal workshop
for Utah Advising and Orientation Association annual conference, Park City,
UT.
- Allen, C.D. (February 2002). Benefits
of Preserving Cryptobiotic Soils. Paper
presentation following plenary speaker, James Knopf, noted Xeriscapist. North American Interdisciplinary
Conference on Environment and Community, Ogden, UT. (Refereed).
- Allen, C.D. and J.A. Rivers. (April
and October 2001). First Year Advising: Successes and Pitfalls of the
Training Process. NACADA Region 10 Conference, Durango, CO (refereed) and NACADA. National
Conference, Ottawa, Canada. (Refereed).
- Willener, J.K. and C.D. Allen. (April and October 2001). One Stop Shopping. NACADA
Region 10 Conference, Durango, CO (refereed) and NACADA National
Conference, Ottawa, Canada. (Refereed).
- Allen, C.D. (April 2001). A Brief
Overview of Cryptobiotic Soils in the American
Southwest. Utah Geographical Society, Ogden, UT. (Refereed).
HONORS and AWARDS:
- Outstanding
Student Mentor, Research and Creative Arts Symposium, University of Colorado
Denver and Anschutz Medical Campus. (April 2013)
- Early
Career Scholar Medal, Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education.
(October 2012)
- Advocate’s “UC
Personality”, University of Colorado Denver’s student newspaper.
(31 October 2012)
- First
Place, Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education’s Early Career Research
Competition. (September 2012)
- Geography by Rail field study program featured in UCD’s Pinnacle
magazine, published by the
Office of Alumni Relations. (Spring 2012)
- Grenada Maymester field study program featured in UCD’s Office of International Affairs Study
Abroad Spotlight, Vol. 1(1): 2. (January 2011)
- Featured in UCD’s
Center for Faculty Development publication
Latitude for work in
experiential education. Online
feature video and article (Spring 2011)
- Listed in Madison Who’s Who (2009, onwards)
- Fellow,
National Science Foundation GK-12 Down
to Earth program, ASU (2007 to 2008)
- Certificate of Appreciation, School
of Geographical Sciences, ASU (2007)
- Graduate Student Representative, Department of
Geography, ASU (2005 to 2006, peer-elected)
- Honorary Esquire
of Grenada, for assisting in “...the development of the minds and futures
of our young people…” (April 2004)
- Outstanding Advising Program Certificate of Merit, NACADA (2003, St. George’s University,
Grenada, West Indies)
- Excellence in Academic Advising, student-sponsored award, WSU (2001,
one of ten people)
- President, Weber
State University Geography Club, 1993-1996 (annual peer-elected position)
- Senator, Weber State
University Concert Choir, 1993-1995 (annual peer-elected position)
- Outstanding Key Club
member, 1989 (Bear River High School)
HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICE:
- While
at University of Colorado Denver
(2008-Present)
o
GeoBowl Coordinator for Great Plains-Rocky Mountain division of Association of American
Geographers (2010-Present)
o
First Place at the 2012 World Geography Bowl, New York City, NY!
o
First Place at 2011 World Geography Bowl, Seattle, WA!
o
Chapter Sponsor for Gamma
Theta Upsilon, Mu Lambda Chapter, International Geography
Honorary Society, University of Colorado Denver (2012-Present)
o
Advisor/Faculty Sponsor for Geography & Environmental Sciences/GIS Cub, registered student
organization, University of Colorado Denver (2009-Present)
o
Outstanding Student Leader, Kaelin Groom (President), 2011-2012
o
Outstanding Student Organization 2010-2011
o
Elected Leadership Councilor for Colorado Geography Alliance (State-wide, 2012-Present)
o
Judge for State of
Colorado Geography Bee competition (2012)
o
Advisor for
Geography major: Earth Science option
o
Advisor for
Geography major: Environmental Science
option
o
Advisor for Master
of Science in Environmental Science: Ecosystems
option and graduate certificate
o
Advisor for Master
of Social Science: Society &
Environment track
o
Advisor for Master
of Social Science: International Studies
track
o
Member:
Recruitment, International, & Diversity committee for Master of Science in
Environmental Science program
o
Member:
Sustainability Group, College of Liberal Arts and Science, curriculum and
seminar sub-committees
o
Member: Math &
Science Learning and Education group (university-wide)
o
Invited Member, Strategic
Planning Committee, Colorado Geographic Alliance (2010-2012)
o
External Evaluator: Master of Advanced Study in Geographic
Education program at Arizona State University (2008-Present)
o
Book reviewer for:
o
Invited Reviewer for Photographs Across Time. Bentham Science Publishers, 2012.
o
Invited Reviewer for Explorations
into a Dynamic Process-Oriented Soil Science, by D.S. Frink.
Elsevier, 2011, 126 pages.
o
McKnight’s Physical Geography: a Landscape Appreciation, by D. Hess. Prentice
Hall.
o
Invited Manuscript Reviewer for:
o
Arid Lands and
Research Management (Taylor and Francis)
o
Earth
Surface Processes and Landforms (Wiley)
o
Environmental Management (Springer)
o
Environmental Monitoring and
Assessment (Springer)
o
Geocarto
International (Taylor and Francis)
o
Geomorphologie:
Relief, Processus, Environnment (Journal of
French Group of Geomorphologists, sponsored by the International Association of
Geomorphologists (IAG)
o
Journal of Agricultural
Biotechnology and Sustainable Development (Academic Journals)
o
Journal of Geography (Taylor &
Francis)
o
Journal of Geography and Regional
Planning (Academic Journals)
- While
at Arizona State University
(2004-2008)
o
Assessment Coordinator for Landform Processes online geomorphology course (2008)
o
Graduate Assistant, Arizona Geographic Alliance (2004-08)
o
Judge, AzJSHS (Arizona Junior Science and Humanities Symposium,
2008)
o
Member, Department
of Geography Colloquium Committee
(student-led, 2005-06)
o
Judge (Botany), CARSEF
(Central Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair), grades 7-12 (2005)
o
Volunteer, SEE ASU
(Science, Engineering, Environment), annual K-12 two-day outreach event (2005
& 2006)
o
Graduate Assistant, Arizona Geographic Alliance (2004-08)
o
Secretary, Committee
to form North American Center for Transborder Studies
(NACTS, 2004-06)
- While
at St. George’s University (2003-2004)
o
Chair, Curriculum Committee, Pre-Medical Program, St.
George’s University
o
Voting member,
School of Medicine Academic Progress Committee
o
Voting member,
School of Arts & Sciences General Education Curriculum Committee
o
Voting member,
School of Arts & Sciences Academic Progress Committee
- While
at Weber State University
(2004-Present)
o
Co-Chair, Assessment, Academic Advisement Center and One-Stop-Shop
o
Chair, Mud Volleyball Tournament, Homecoming Week, Student
Activities
o
Member, Enrollment Task Force Committee
o
Voting member,
Administrative Systems Users Group (university-wide software and hardware
implementation)
o
Chair, Hospitality and Escorts, Crystal Crest Awards
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (Member, unless otherwise
noted):
- Fellow, American Geographical Society, 2005 to
present
- Lifetime member, Association of American
Geographers, 2005 to present
o
Specialty Groups: Biogeography,
Cultural geography, Geography Education, Geomorphology, History of Geography, and Latin America
- Lifetime member, National Council for
Geographic Education, 2008 to present
- National Science
Teachers Association, 2008 to present
- Society for College
Science Teachers, 2008 to present
- Member: Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR)
- National Academic Advising Association
(NACADA), 1999 to 2004; 2008 to present
o
Commissions: Theory
and Philosophy of Advising, Faculty
Advising, Assessment of Advising
o
Interest Group:
Study Abroad Advising
- Arizona Geographic Alliance, 2004 to present
- Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, 2005
to 2008
- Utah Geographic Alliance, 1994 to 2003
- Utah Advising and Orientation Association
(UAOA), 1999 to 2003
FIELD EXPERIENCE:
Plan, Direct, and Lead scientific and educational excursions:
- Sustainability
in the Caribbean: Grenada, West Indies (annual Maymester International Field Studies program, UC Denver,
2009 onwards)
- Geography by Rail (annual international field-based course, Winterim
2011 onwards)
o
Tokyo and Imperial Japan (2012-2013, and alternating years)
o
Physical Geography of London & Paris (2011-2012)
- Architecture in Eastern Europe (July 2012,
scheduled)
- Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Germany
(January 2012)
- Wasatch Front/Great Basin, UT and Grand Tetons, WY
(fall 2011)
- Petrified Forest National Park, AZ (fall 2008, 2009,
summers 2010 & 2011, fall 2011)
- Colorado Plateau, Mojave & Great Basin Deserts,
and various National Parks in Utah and Arizona (summer 2011)
- Japan (winter 2010)
- Southern/Southeastern Colorado (Sep 2008, Sep 2009,
April 2010, Sep 2010)
- Manhattan/NYC (January 2010)
- Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, UT (Oct
2009)
- Rocky Mountain National Park (August 2009,
with F. Chambers and R. Sincavage)
- Landscape analysis aerial tour of the Basin and
Range physiographic province (Dec 2008, March 2010)
- Badlands NP, South Dakota (Oct 2008, Oct 2010)
- Southern Utah (October 2006)
- Peru (May-Jun 2005)
- Grenada, West Indies (year-round, 2003-04)
- England and Wales (Feb 2003)
- Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Italy (Mar
2002)
- France and Spain (Feb 2000)
Western USA (Arizona, California,
Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah):
- Rock Art Management using the Rock Art Stability Index (RASI,
with N.V. Cerveny, R.I. Dorn, S. Gordon, & D. Whitley) various US
Southwest locations (2006 to present)
- Monitor
biogeomorphological effects of desert fires (with R.I. Dorn, July 2005 to
2008)
- Co-lead (with R.I. Dorn): Mammoth Lakes/Yosemite, California (for Arizona Geographic
Alliance Advanced Training Institute, July 2006)
- Rapid
Ecological Assessment of anthropogenic impacts on multi-use recreational
trails (2006-2008)
- Spanish-speaking interviewer: Comparative Civic and Place Engagement in Three Latino Enclave
Neighborhoods in Transition study, sponsored by the National Science
Foundation (D. D. Arreola and C. Lukinbeal, Co-PI’s, Arizona State
University, June to August 2005)
- Co-lead
(with R.I. Dorn): Landforms of the Western US course, ASU (April
2005)
- Participant: Death Valley Field Studies
course (with D.C. Greer), WSU, (April 1995)
- Participant: Canyonlands National Park,
Escalante, and Boulder, UT Field Studies course (with D.R. Murphy),
WSU (April 1993)
US/Mexico Borderlands (with D.D.
Arreola), ASU:
- Field Assistant: Sky Islands (graduate seminar, Spring 2008)
- Co-lead: Sasabe,
AZ and MX (March 2008)
- Field Assistant: Sonora, Mexico (graduate seminar, Spring
2007)
- Co-Lead:
Los Dos Nacos, Arizona and Mexico (April 2006)
- Co-Lead:
Columbus, NM and Palomas, Mexico (March
2006)
- Field Assistant:
Ambos Nogales, AZ and Mexico (April 2005)
- Field Assistant:
El Paso, TX and Juarez, Mexico (March 2005)
South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay)
- Student Coordinator:
study abroad program, Weber State University, spring quarter 1996 (with
D.C. Greer)
Middle East (Egypt, Israel, Cyprus,
Jordan, Turkey, Greece)
- Student Coordinator:
study abroad program, Weber State University, spring quarter 1995 (with
D.C. Greer and J. Rich)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Owner, Self-Educating
Excursions (SEE), travel consultant company (present)
- Co-Founder and PLO#6, 7 Orphans Entertainment, a worldwide entertainment and production
company (July 2008 to present)
- Owner, Landscape
Appreciation Yahoo! Group, over three-dozen professional members
worldwide (2003 to present)
- Webmaster for AAC, One-Stop-Shop, and Department of
Geography, WSU (1999 to 2003)
- Research Intern, National Park Service,
Denver, CO (1998 to 1999)
- Teacher, Grades 6-12, Island View School
(temporary position, summer 1997)
- Scientific Consultant, Silver State
Surveys/International Directional Services, Latin America (1996 to 1997)
- Tutor/Supplemental Instructor, Geography,
Weber State University (1993 to 1996)
- Movie theatre cleaner (sub-contractor), Ogden,
UT (1993-1995)
- Volunteer Naturalist & Groundskeeper
(part-time), Ogden Nature Center (1992-1994)
- Various customer service and other positions: actor,
amusement park worker, catering business, convenience store
clerk/assistant manager, cook (Vietnamese restaurant, local snack shack),
dead-header, department store clerk and stock boy, general farm work
(hauling hay, milking cows, plowing fields, irrigating, barn building,
shoveling sh!t, etc.) hotel room cleaner, house
cleaner, houseman, landscaper, lot boy, pizza
shop, salesman, security guard, stagehand, stuntman, telemarketer, tour
guide, video store clerk, window cleaner (1987-1999)