Assistant Professor of Geology and Environmental Science
garci4aa@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Read Angel A. Garcia Jr.'s Profile
Im a Boricua (Puerto Rican) geologist that is interested in ethnogeology, cave and karst science, place-based education, and increasing diversity within geosciences.
- 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
Affiliation
Geology and Environmental Science
Publications
Semken, S., & Garcia, Á. A., Jr. (in press). Synergizing standards-based and place-based teaching. Cultural Studies of Science Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11422-021-10020-4
David-Chavez DM, Valdez S, Estevez JB, et al. Community-based (rooted) research for regeneration: understanding benefits, barriers, and resources for Indigenous education and research. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples. 2020;16(3):220-232. doi:10.1177/1177180120952896
Garcia, A.A., Semken, S. & Brandt, E. The Construction of Cultural Consensus Models to Characterize Ethnogeological Knowledge. Geoheritage 12, 59 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-020-00480-5
