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Photo: Loowit/Mount St. Helens,  Yamakiasham Yaina/Cascades, USA

Teaching

 Course Instructor
  • LA-ICP-MS in the Earth Sciences (GEOL 460/560, WWU)
  • Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (GEOL 406, WWU)
  • Earth Materials (GEOL 311, WWU)
  • Mineralogy (GEOL 306, WWU)
  • Introduction to Geology (GEOL 101, WWU)
  • Optical Mineralogy (EARTHSCI 203, UOA)
  • Guest lecturer: Magmatism (GEOL 497V/597V, WWU); Rock Genesis (EARTHSCI 203, UOA)

Laboratory Instructor & TA
  • Petrology and Geochemistry of Igneous Systems (EARTHSCI 304, UOA)
  • Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (GEOL 406, WWU)
  • Field Methods and Theory (GEOL 409, WWU)
  • Geologic Mapping (GEOL 410, WWU)
  • Introductory Geology / Earth Science (EARTHSCI 103, UOA)
  • Natural Hazards in New Zealand (EARTHSCI 105, UOA)
  • Historical Geology (GEOL 212, WWU)
  • Physical Geology (GEOL 211, WWU)
  • Materials Characterization (MSCI 410, WWU)

Teaching Resources
Feel free to utilize these rock identification flow charts below (.pdf) to help you ID rocks! If you use them in your class, please include creator credit. Thanks!
rocksid-igneous.pdf
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rocksid-sedimentary.pdf
File Size: 524 kb
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rocksid-metamorphic.pdf
File Size: 576 kb
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Outreach & Volunteering

I love community outreach! If you know of an opportunity for outreach, or are an instructor and want me to chat with your class, I would love to hear from you!

  • Geologist, Skype a Scientist, International (2018-current)
  • Webmaster and Co-Organizer, Volcanology, Geochemistry and Petrology Group at the University of Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand (2017-2019)
  • Volcanologist, Auckland Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT), Aotearoa New Zealand (2017)
  • Volcanologist, Stardome Observatory and Planetarium, Aotearoa New Zealand (2017)
  • SEM Demonstrator/Geologist, Western Washington University Compass 2 Campus Program, USA (2014-2015)
  • Geologist/Scientist Instructor, Boy Scouts of America – Ferndale Cub Scouts, USA (2014)
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