Spring 2025
Section 4410 of GEOL20
Natural Disasters -- : Jan 27 - May 16 2025
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 27 - May 16 2025
This is a blended section, meaning that some hours meet on campus during specified days and times, and some hours are asynchronous online with material provided via Canvas. This is a late-start class; please note the start and end dates.
Section 4937 of GEOL1L
Geology Lab -- : Jan 28 - May 16 2025
Course will meet on campus one day per week. Students will do one half hour of independent online preparatory work prior to coming to class each week.
Section 5450 of GEOL1
The Earth -- : Jan 28 - May 16 2025
This is a blended section, meaning that some hours meet on campus during specified days and times, and some hours are asynchronous online with material provided via Canvas. This is a late-start class; please note the start and end dates.
Section 7235 of GEOL1L
Geology Lab -- : Jan 29 - May 16 2025
Course will meet on campus one day per week. Students will do one half hour of independent online preparatory work prior to coming to class each week.
Fall 2024
Section 0552 of GEOL1
The Earth -- : Sep 03 - Dec 13 2024
Asynchronous delivery of material via Canvas. This is a late-start class; please note the start and end dates.
Section 0561 of GEOL1L
Geology Lab -- : Sep 03 - Dec 13 2024
This is a blended section, meaning that some hours meet on campus during specified days and times, and some hours are asynchronous online with material provided via Canvas. This is a late-start class; please note the start and end dates.
Section 0927 of GEOL1
The Earth -- : Sep 04 - Dec 13 2024
This is a blended section, meaning that some hours meet on campus during specified days and times, and some hours are asynchronous online with material provided via Canvas. This is a late-start class; please note the start and end dates.
Section 1258 of GEOL7
Geology Field Trip -- : Aug 14 - Aug 15 2024
This is a 5-day field trip to Yosemite and the eastern Sierra Nevada (conditions permitting). There is an organizational meeting Thursday, 8/1 from 5:00-7:00pm in Rm 2042, Lark Hall. Attendance at this pre-trip meeting is mandatory unless prior arrangements are made with the instructor. Field trip dates: Sunday-Thursday,8/11-8/15. Field trip involves camping overnight and strenuous hiking. Good overall health and fitness are recommended for anyone considering taking this course. There is course fee of $45 to cover camping and park entrance fees. Mandatory post-trip meeting on 8/22, 5:00-6:00pm in 2042. This is an IP Course from Summer 2024 to Fall 2024 (8/1-8/22).
Section 1408 of GEOL11
Geology of California -- : Sep 03 - Dec 13 2024
Asynchronous delivery of material via Canvas. This is a late-start class; please note the start and end dates.
Section 3165 of GEOL1
The Earth -- : Sep 03 - Dec 13 2024
This is a blended section, meaning that some hours meet on campus during specified days and times, and some hours are asynchronous online with material provided via Canvas. This is a late-start class; please note the start and end dates.
Summer 2024
Section 8087 of GEOL1
The Earth -- : Jun 17 - Jul 28 2024
Asynchronous delivery of material via Canvas.
Section 8286 of GEOL7
Geology Field Trip -- : Aug 01 - Aug 01 2024
This is a 5-day field trip to Yosemite and the eastern Sierra Nevada (conditions permitting). There is an organizational meeting Thursday, 8/1 from 5:00-7:00pm in Rm 2042, Lark Hall. Attendance at this pre-trip meeting is mandatory unless prior arrangements are made with the instructor. Field trip dates: Sunday-Thursday,8/11-8/15. Field trip involves camping overnight and strenuous hiking. Good overall health and fitness are recommended for anyone considering taking this course. There is course fee of $45 to cover camping and park entrance fees. Mandatory post-trip meeting on 8/22, 5:00-6:00pm in 2042. This is an IP Course from Summer 2024 to Fall 2024 (8/1-8/22).
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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??