Visiting Assistant Professor

garci4aa@jmu.edu

Contact Info

Research Description
  • Ethnogeology.  Geological knowledge that is culturally informed.
  • Karst geology.  Paleoclimate reconstruction of the Shenandoah Valley using stalgmites as proxy.
  • Geoscience education.  Place-based education and multicultural geoscience education.
Courses
  • GEOL 110: Physical Geology
  • GEOL 110L: Physical Geology Lab
  • ISCI 104: Scientific Perspectives (Landscapes in the Anthropocene: The Human Contribution to a Fast Changing Planet)
  • ISCI 171: Earth and Planetary Science for Teachers
Education
  • PhD in Ethnogeology, Arizona State University, 
  • MS in Geochemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
  • BS in Environmental Sciences, Universidad Ana G Mendez, San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Department of Geology and Environmental Science
Engineering/Geosciences Building
MSC 6903
801 Carrier Drive
Room 3232
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
geology@jmu.edu
540/568-6130
Fax: 540/568-8058