Teaching Experience
Courses Taught at the University of Akron
GEO 100 Introduction to Geography (spring 2012) at The University of Akron
Responsibilities: Develop and teach lectures, labs and assignments in topics related to physical and human geography. Lecture topics in Physical Geography include: Earth Sun Relationships, Earth’s Energy and Temperature, Atmospheric Composition and Processes, Hydrologic Cycle, Weather Systems, Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes and Hydrology. Lecture topics in Human Geography include: Population, Cultural Geography, Economic Geography, Political Geography and Geography of Religion.
GEO 272 Geography of Cultural Diversity (fall 2011) at The University of Akron
Responsibilities: Develop and teach lectures, labs and assignments in topics related to cultural geography. Topics include: Population Geography, Cultural Landscapes, Race and Ethnicity, Urban Geography, Human-Environment Relationships.
Courses Taught at the University of Florida
GEO 2200L Physical Geography Lab (fall 2012, spring, 2013, fall 2013 and spring 2014) at the University of Florida
Responsibilities: Develop and teach labs and assignments in topics related to physical geography. Topics include: Earth Sun Relationships, Temperature Patterns, Water Resources, Soils, Biomes and Ecosystems, Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Oceans, Tsunamis and Coral Reefs, Tropical Cyclones, Topographic Maps, GPS, Google Earth, GIS and Remote Sensing.
GIS 3043 Foundations of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (summer 2013, summer 2014, summer 2015) at the University of Florida
Responsibilities: Develop and teach lectures, labs and assignments in topics related to geographic information systems (GIS). Lecture topics in GIS include: Intro to GIS, GIS Data Models, Coordinate Systems and Projections, Geodatabases, GIS Data Access and Quality, Remote Sensing, GPS, Vector Analysis, Raster Analysis, Spatial Interpolation, Terrain Analysis and Hydrologic Modelling.
GEO 2242 Extreme Weather (fall 2014, spring 2015 and fall 2015) at the University of Florida
Responsibilities: Develop and teach lectures, labs and assignments in topics related to meteorology and climatology. Lecture topics include: Introduction to the Atmosphere, Heating Earth’s Surface and Atmosphere, Temperature, Moisture and Atmospheric Stability, Forms of Condensation and Precipitation, Air Pressure and Winds, Circulation of the Atmosphere, Air Masses, Midlatitude Cyclones, Thunderstorms and Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Air Pollution and The Changing Climate.
GEO 2200 Physical Geography (spring 2016) at the University of Florida
Responsibilities: Develop and teach lectures, labs and assignments in topics related to physical geography. Lecture topics include: The Nature of Physical Geography, Energy and Matter in the Atmosphere, Atmospheric Motion, Atmosphere Moisture, Weather Systems and Severe Weather, Atmosphere, Ocean, Cryosphere Interactions, Understanding Landscapes, Plate Tectonics and Regional Features, Volcanoes, Deformation, and Earthquakes, Weathering and Mass Wasting, Hydrology, Streams and Flooding, and Coasts and Changing Sea Levels.
Courses Taught at Texas A&M University
GEOG 324 Global Climatic Regions (fall 2016) at Texas A&M University
Responsibilities: Develop and teach lectures, labs and give assignments in topics related to weather and climate processes at all scales. Lecture topics include: Climate Data & Records, Atmospheric Origins, Atmospheric Composition, Atmospheric Structure, Earth-Sun Relationships, Proximity to Water, Global Circulation, Ocean Circulation, Energy Balance, Hydrologic Cycle, Koppen Climate Classification, Climate of Europe and Asia, Climate of North America, Climate of Africa and Oceania, Climate of Central and South America, Natural Climatic Variability, Climate Change.
GEOG 390 Principles of GIS/Applications in GIS at Texas A&M University
Responsibilities: Develop and teach lectures, labs and assignments in topics related to geographic information systems (GIS). Lecture topics in GIS include: Intro to GIS, GIS Data Models, Coordinate Systems and Projections, Geodatabases, GIS Data Access and Quality, Remote Sensing, GPS, Vector Analysis, Raster Analysis, Spatial Interpolation, Terrain Analysis and Hydrologic Modelling
GEOG 434 Hydrology and Environment (fall 2016) at Texas A&M University
Responsibilities: Develop and teach lectures, labs and give assignments in topics related to physical geography and hydrology. The focus is on water in the atmosphere, water on the earth’s surface and water in the root zone of the soil. Lecture topics include: Introduction to Hydrology, Precipitation, Evapotranspiration, Infiltration and Storage, Runoff and Streamflow. The course focuses on the relationship between the hydrologic cycle and climate variability and change, with special attention on issues related to water resources.
Courses Taught at Sonoma State University
GEP 355 Weather and Climate (fall 2017, spring 2020) at Sonoma State University
Responsibilities: Develop and teach lectures, labs and assignments in topics related to meteorology and climatology. Lecture topics include: Introduction to the Atmosphere, Heating Earth’s Surface and Atmosphere, Temperature, Moisture and Atmospheric Stability, Forms of Condensation and Precipitation, Air Pressure and Winds, Circulation of the Atmosphere, Air Masses, Midlatitude Cyclones, Thunderstorms and Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Air Pollution and The Changing Climate.
GEP 390 Environmental Data Analysis (fall 2017, fall 2018, fall 2019) at Sonoma State University
Responsibilities: The Environmental Data Analysis (EDA) course introduces students to the nature of environmental data (Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth’s surface). The students will learn how to access the data, how to pre- process it and how to analyze it using different statistical methods and geographic information systems (GIS), in order to explore possible solutions to important issues in areas like global climate change, water management, rainfall redistribution and drought mitigation.
GEP 312 Professional Conferences (spring 2018) at Sonoma State University
Students learn about professional research, presentation, and discourse by attending research presentations at a professional conference. Conference and travel may include professionally led field trips. The course requires an additional fee. Course may be repeated for credit. Up to 2 units of GEP 312 in total may be counted towards the major.
GEP 203 Introduction to Human Geography (spring 2018, fall 2020) at Sonoma State University
This course serves as an introduction to the field of Human Geography. A geographic perspective focuses upon understanding relationships between people and their environments/places and the spatial patterns and processes that social relations produce. We will survey the ways geography intersects with the three moments of social processes (howspace and place meet culture, economy, and politics). As this is an introductory course, our first concern is to gain a command of the foundational concepts of human geography and increase our ability to apply those concepts in critical analyses of current and historical social processes.
GEP 354 Watershed Hydrology & Management (spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020) at Sonoma State University
This course focuses on the flow of water between Earth’s atmosphere, surface and the root zone of the soil, with a focus on the watershed unit. The hydrologic processes affecting surface and groundwater resources in a watershed, including precipitation, evapotranspiration, infiltration, and runoff will be examined in lectures and labs. This includes investigation of the impact of climate, soils, vegetation, land-use practices and human activities on hydrologic processes.
GEP 387 Introduction to GIS (spring 2019, fall 2019, spring 2020, fall 2020) at Sonoma State University
Responsibilities: Develop and teach lectures, labs and assignments in topics related to geographic information systems (GIS). Lecture topics in GIS include: Intro to GIS, GIS Data Models, Coordinate Systems and Projections, Geodatabases, GIS Data Access and Quality, Remote Sensing, GPS, Vector Analysis, Raster Analysis, Spatial Interpolation, Terrain Analysis and Hydrologic Modelling
GEP 490 Capstone Research Methods I (fall 2020) at Sonoma State University
This course is designed to help you successfully undertake an original research and writing project to be completed in the following spring semester. It serves as a bridge between archival research which you have all had experience with in your upper-division classes, and original research you will conduct in the ‘real’ world. Towards this end we will explore various means of observing, reading, and quantifying places, spaces, and regions. In order to accomplish this, we will explore a variety of research methods, and work together to formulate research questions and/or objective
GEP 491 Capstone Research Methods II (spring 2021) at Sonoma State University
This course is designed to help you successfully undertake an original research and writing project to be completed in the following spring semester. It serves as a bridge between archival research which you have all had experience with in your upper-division classes, and original research you will conduct in the ‘real’ world. Towards this end we will explore various means of observing, reading, and quantifying places, spaces, and regions. In order to accomplish this, we will explore a variety of research methods, and work together to formulate research questions and/or objective
GEO 100 Introduction to Geography (spring 2012) at The University of Akron
Responsibilities: Develop and teach lectures, labs and assignments in topics related to physical and human geography. Lecture topics in Physical Geography include: Earth Sun Relationships, Earth’s Energy and Temperature, Atmospheric Composition and Processes, Hydrologic Cycle, Weather Systems, Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes and Hydrology. Lecture topics in Human Geography include: Population, Cultural Geography, Economic Geography, Political Geography and Geography of Religion.
GEO 272 Geography of Cultural Diversity (fall 2011) at The University of Akron
Responsibilities: Develop and teach lectures, labs and assignments in topics related to cultural geography. Topics include: Population Geography, Cultural Landscapes, Race and Ethnicity, Urban Geography, Human-Environment Relationships.
Courses Taught at the University of Florida
GEO 2200L Physical Geography Lab (fall 2012, spring, 2013, fall 2013 and spring 2014) at the University of Florida
Responsibilities: Develop and teach labs and assignments in topics related to physical geography. Topics include: Earth Sun Relationships, Temperature Patterns, Water Resources, Soils, Biomes and Ecosystems, Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Oceans, Tsunamis and Coral Reefs, Tropical Cyclones, Topographic Maps, GPS, Google Earth, GIS and Remote Sensing.
GIS 3043 Foundations of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (summer 2013, summer 2014, summer 2015) at the University of Florida
Responsibilities: Develop and teach lectures, labs and assignments in topics related to geographic information systems (GIS). Lecture topics in GIS include: Intro to GIS, GIS Data Models, Coordinate Systems and Projections, Geodatabases, GIS Data Access and Quality, Remote Sensing, GPS, Vector Analysis, Raster Analysis, Spatial Interpolation, Terrain Analysis and Hydrologic Modelling.
GEO 2242 Extreme Weather (fall 2014, spring 2015 and fall 2015) at the University of Florida
Responsibilities: Develop and teach lectures, labs and assignments in topics related to meteorology and climatology. Lecture topics include: Introduction to the Atmosphere, Heating Earth’s Surface and Atmosphere, Temperature, Moisture and Atmospheric Stability, Forms of Condensation and Precipitation, Air Pressure and Winds, Circulation of the Atmosphere, Air Masses, Midlatitude Cyclones, Thunderstorms and Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Air Pollution and The Changing Climate.
GEO 2200 Physical Geography (spring 2016) at the University of Florida
Responsibilities: Develop and teach lectures, labs and assignments in topics related to physical geography. Lecture topics include: The Nature of Physical Geography, Energy and Matter in the Atmosphere, Atmospheric Motion, Atmosphere Moisture, Weather Systems and Severe Weather, Atmosphere, Ocean, Cryosphere Interactions, Understanding Landscapes, Plate Tectonics and Regional Features, Volcanoes, Deformation, and Earthquakes, Weathering and Mass Wasting, Hydrology, Streams and Flooding, and Coasts and Changing Sea Levels.
Courses Taught at Texas A&M University
GEOG 324 Global Climatic Regions (fall 2016) at Texas A&M University
Responsibilities: Develop and teach lectures, labs and give assignments in topics related to weather and climate processes at all scales. Lecture topics include: Climate Data & Records, Atmospheric Origins, Atmospheric Composition, Atmospheric Structure, Earth-Sun Relationships, Proximity to Water, Global Circulation, Ocean Circulation, Energy Balance, Hydrologic Cycle, Koppen Climate Classification, Climate of Europe and Asia, Climate of North America, Climate of Africa and Oceania, Climate of Central and South America, Natural Climatic Variability, Climate Change.
GEOG 390 Principles of GIS/Applications in GIS at Texas A&M University
Responsibilities: Develop and teach lectures, labs and assignments in topics related to geographic information systems (GIS). Lecture topics in GIS include: Intro to GIS, GIS Data Models, Coordinate Systems and Projections, Geodatabases, GIS Data Access and Quality, Remote Sensing, GPS, Vector Analysis, Raster Analysis, Spatial Interpolation, Terrain Analysis and Hydrologic Modelling
GEOG 434 Hydrology and Environment (fall 2016) at Texas A&M University
Responsibilities: Develop and teach lectures, labs and give assignments in topics related to physical geography and hydrology. The focus is on water in the atmosphere, water on the earth’s surface and water in the root zone of the soil. Lecture topics include: Introduction to Hydrology, Precipitation, Evapotranspiration, Infiltration and Storage, Runoff and Streamflow. The course focuses on the relationship between the hydrologic cycle and climate variability and change, with special attention on issues related to water resources.
Courses Taught at Sonoma State University
GEP 355 Weather and Climate (fall 2017, spring 2020) at Sonoma State University
Responsibilities: Develop and teach lectures, labs and assignments in topics related to meteorology and climatology. Lecture topics include: Introduction to the Atmosphere, Heating Earth’s Surface and Atmosphere, Temperature, Moisture and Atmospheric Stability, Forms of Condensation and Precipitation, Air Pressure and Winds, Circulation of the Atmosphere, Air Masses, Midlatitude Cyclones, Thunderstorms and Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Air Pollution and The Changing Climate.
GEP 390 Environmental Data Analysis (fall 2017, fall 2018, fall 2019) at Sonoma State University
Responsibilities: The Environmental Data Analysis (EDA) course introduces students to the nature of environmental data (Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth’s surface). The students will learn how to access the data, how to pre- process it and how to analyze it using different statistical methods and geographic information systems (GIS), in order to explore possible solutions to important issues in areas like global climate change, water management, rainfall redistribution and drought mitigation.
GEP 312 Professional Conferences (spring 2018) at Sonoma State University
Students learn about professional research, presentation, and discourse by attending research presentations at a professional conference. Conference and travel may include professionally led field trips. The course requires an additional fee. Course may be repeated for credit. Up to 2 units of GEP 312 in total may be counted towards the major.
GEP 203 Introduction to Human Geography (spring 2018, fall 2020) at Sonoma State University
This course serves as an introduction to the field of Human Geography. A geographic perspective focuses upon understanding relationships between people and their environments/places and the spatial patterns and processes that social relations produce. We will survey the ways geography intersects with the three moments of social processes (howspace and place meet culture, economy, and politics). As this is an introductory course, our first concern is to gain a command of the foundational concepts of human geography and increase our ability to apply those concepts in critical analyses of current and historical social processes.
GEP 354 Watershed Hydrology & Management (spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020) at Sonoma State University
This course focuses on the flow of water between Earth’s atmosphere, surface and the root zone of the soil, with a focus on the watershed unit. The hydrologic processes affecting surface and groundwater resources in a watershed, including precipitation, evapotranspiration, infiltration, and runoff will be examined in lectures and labs. This includes investigation of the impact of climate, soils, vegetation, land-use practices and human activities on hydrologic processes.
GEP 387 Introduction to GIS (spring 2019, fall 2019, spring 2020, fall 2020) at Sonoma State University
Responsibilities: Develop and teach lectures, labs and assignments in topics related to geographic information systems (GIS). Lecture topics in GIS include: Intro to GIS, GIS Data Models, Coordinate Systems and Projections, Geodatabases, GIS Data Access and Quality, Remote Sensing, GPS, Vector Analysis, Raster Analysis, Spatial Interpolation, Terrain Analysis and Hydrologic Modelling
GEP 490 Capstone Research Methods I (fall 2020) at Sonoma State University
This course is designed to help you successfully undertake an original research and writing project to be completed in the following spring semester. It serves as a bridge between archival research which you have all had experience with in your upper-division classes, and original research you will conduct in the ‘real’ world. Towards this end we will explore various means of observing, reading, and quantifying places, spaces, and regions. In order to accomplish this, we will explore a variety of research methods, and work together to formulate research questions and/or objective
GEP 491 Capstone Research Methods II (spring 2021) at Sonoma State University
This course is designed to help you successfully undertake an original research and writing project to be completed in the following spring semester. It serves as a bridge between archival research which you have all had experience with in your upper-division classes, and original research you will conduct in the ‘real’ world. Towards this end we will explore various means of observing, reading, and quantifying places, spaces, and regions. In order to accomplish this, we will explore a variety of research methods, and work together to formulate research questions and/or objective