Spring 2026
Section 4410 of GEOL20
Natural Disasters -- : Jan 26 - May 15 2026
Asynchronous delivery of material via Canvas. This is a late-start class; please note the start and end dates.
Section 4936 of GEOL1
The Earth -- : Jan 26 - May 15 2026
This is a blended section, meaning that the course meets on campus 3 hours per week on the specified days and times, and 0.5 hours are provided online via
Canvas. This is a short course that begins 2 weeks late and does not meet during finals week; please refer to the schedule of classes for specific calendar information. While not required, there is an available 1-unit lab companion to this course, GEOL 1L. Together, these two courses fulfill the GE science requirement with lab. The lab covers material in a hands-on way, and delves more deeply into many of the topics, especially rock and mineral identification.
Section 4937 of GEOL1L
Geology Lab -- : Jan 27 - May 15 2026
This is a blended section, meaning that the course meets on campus 3 hours per week on the specified days and times, and 0.5 hours are provided online via Canvas. This is a short course that begins 2 weeks late and does not meet during finals week; please refer to the schedule of classes for specific calendar information.
Section 5450 of GEOL1
The Earth -- : Jan 27 - May 15 2026
This is a blended section, meaning that the course meets on campus 3 hours per week on the specified days and times, and 0.5 hours are provided online via
Canvas. This is a short course that begins 2 weeks late and does not meet during finals week; please refer to the schedule of classes for specific calendar information. While not required, there is an available 1-unit lab companion to this course, GEOL 1L. Together, these two courses fulfill the GE science requirement with lab. The lab covers material in a hands-on way, and delves more deeply into many of the topics, especially rock and mineral identification.
Section 7235 of GEOL1L
Geology Lab -- : Jan 28 - May 15 2026
This is a blended section, meaning that the course meets on campus 3 hours per week on the specified days and times, and 0.5 hours are provided online via Canvas. This is a short course that begins 2 weeks late and does not meet during finals week; please refer to the schedule of classes for specific calendar information.
Section 7727 of GEOL1
The Earth -- : Jan 26 - May 15 2026
This is a late start short term section. Asynchronous delivery of material via Canvas. While not required, there is an available 1-unit lab companion to this course, GEOL 1L. Together, these two courses fulfill the GE science requirement with lab. The lab covers material in a hands-on way, and delves more deeply into many of the topics, especially rock and mineral identification. Labs are available in person on the Santa Rosa campus.
Fall 2025
Section 0561 of GEOL1L
Geology Lab -- : Sep 02 - Dec 12 2025
This is a blended section, meaning that the course meets on campus 3 hours per week on the specified days and times, and 0.5 hours are provided online via Canvas. This is a short course that begins 2 weeks late and does not meet during finals week; please refer to the schedule of classes for specific calendar information.
Section 0927 of GEOL1
The Earth -- : Sep 03 - Dec 12 2025
This is a blended section, meaning that the course meets on campus 3 hours per week on the specified days and times, and 0.5 hours are provided online via Canvas. This is a short course that begins 2 weeks late and does not meet during finals week; please refer to the schedule of classes for specific calendar information.
Section 1408 of GEOL11
Geology of California -- : Sep 02 - Dec 12 2025
Asynchronous delivery of material via Canvas. This is a late-start class; please note the start and end dates.
Section 1563 of GEOL1L
Geology Lab -- : Sep 04 - Dec 11 2025
This is a blended section, meaning that the course meets on campus 3 hours per week on the specified days and times, and 0.5 hours are provided online via Canvas. This is a short course that begins 2 weeks late and does not meet during finals week; please refer to the schedule of classes for specific calendar information.
Section 3165 of GEOL1
The Earth -- : Sep 02 - Dec 12 2025
This is a blended section, meaning that the course meets on campus 3 hours per week on the specified days and times, and 0.5 hours are provided online via Canvas. This is a short course that begins 2 weeks late and does not meet during finals week; please refer to the schedule of classes for specific calendar information.
Summer 2025
Section 8087 of GEOL1
The Earth -- : Jun 16 - Jul 27 2025
Asynchronous delivery of material via Canvas.
Monday
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PMLark Hall 2021Santa Rosa Campus
Tuesday
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PMLark Hall 2021Santa Rosa Campus
Wednesday
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PMLark Hall 2021Santa Rosa Campus
Thursday
- 10:00 AM - 10:30 AMLark Hall 2021Santa Rosa Campus
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M.S. Geology, UCLA, 2002
B.S. Geology, Tulane University, 1997
2004-Present: Faculty, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA
2002-2004: Adjunct Faculty, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
A California native, I am from the San Francisco Bay Area. I have lived in CA most of my life, with a short stint in New Orleans for my undergraduate education. Within California, I have lived in LA, San Luis Obispo, and the Bay Area.
I have traveled throughout California, and have extensive field knowledge of the geology of this diverse and exciting state. Part of the reason I came back to CA is the nature of the rocks and landforms here. Numerous earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and many other phenomena have shaped the California landscape and inspired me to pursue geology as a career.
I love what I do so much that I have started my own geo-tour company called Rock Star GeoTours (www.rockstargeotours.com)! We do short field excursions in various places, so far in Sonoma County only, but I have a vision to expand throughout California. The more people I can get excited about geology, the better!
Come take a geology class - you'll see how much fun geology can be. It's interesting, exciting, inherently relevant to life in California, and did I mention interesting and exciting??