ALAN GOLDIN

Emeritus Associate Professor of Environmental Science

Westminster College, 501 Westminster Avenue, Fulton, MO 65251

E-mail: ady8zz@r.postjobfree.com

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Sylva NC 28779

573/590-2939

EDUCATION

Ph.D. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Soil Science, 1983-1986

Dissertation title: Effects of historical land use change on soils in the Lowland of British

Columbia and Washington

M.S. University of Montana, Missoula, Forest Soils, 1974- 1976

Thesis title: Effects of limestone soils on plant distribution in the Garnet Mountains, Montana

B.S. University of Montana, Missoula, 1972-1974

Major: Forestry; Minor: Geography

M.A.T. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969-1971

Major: Secondary Mathematics Education

B.S. Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1964-1969

Major: Mathematics

WORK EXPERIENCE

Fall 2015 Visiting Assistant Professor, Semester at Sea, University of Virginia.

Teaching: Taught Earth Hazards, Fundamentals of Geology, and Conservation of Natural Resources aboard ship on voyage around the Atlantic Ocean (11 countries in the Mediterranean, Africa, South & Central America), including leading field trips in Italy, Greece and Trinidad and Tobago.

2013- Part-time academic work - adjunct professor of geosciences, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee

Present NC 2013-2014, yoga instructor, Southwestern Community College and Waterfall Country Club, 2014-2016, high school mathematics teacher, Jackson County School of Alternatives, Sylva, NC

9/14-12/14, 8/18-12/18; high school mathematics teacher, Smoky Mountain High School, 1/19-6/19; adjunct instructor of mathematics and assistant in Learning Assistance Center,

Southwestern Community College, Sylva, NC 1/15-5/15, substitute teacher Jackson County Public Schools (3/16-present)

Teaching: Taught GEOL140 Environmental Geology, yoga, high school algebra and geometry, MAT143 Quantitative Literacy

2014- Mentor for AP Environmental Science teachers and instructor of Saturday Study Sessions, National Present Math and Science Initiative, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Washington DC,

Mississippi, Missouri, Arizona, Florida, Maryland, Louisiana. Also AP for ALL in New York City.

Summers Reader, Educational Testing Service. Grade the essay questions from the Advanced Placement

2005-present Environmental Science exam. Week-long period each year.

2001- Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Westminster College, Fulton, MO. Associate Professor

2013 beginning Fall 2004 until retirement August 2013, tenured

Teaching:Taught Introduction to Physical Geology, Introduction to Geography, Introduction to Environmental Science, Introductory Soils, Environmental Assessment, Earth Systems, Hydrogeology, Environmental Geology, Weather and Climate, Environment of the Moors, Geology of the National Parks, Geology of Hawaii, Applications of Geographic Information Systems, Geology and Environment of Iceland, Geology of Costa Rica, Geology and Environment of Argentina, Geology and Environment of Nepal, Relationships between the Bronte Literature and the Environment, . Also taught yoga.

June-July Co-Instructor, Cycle the Rockies: Energy and Climate Change in Montana for the Wild Rockies Field

2013 Institute (University of Montana Extended Studies). Co-lead the cycling trip from Billings to Glacier Park Montana to learn about where our energy comes from and how climate is affecting people and landscapes.

Summers Instructor, Upward Bound, Southwestern Community College, Sylva, NC.

2007- 2012 Teaching: Teach environmental and earth science, biology, physics, and chemistry and several

electives, including yoga to underprivileged high school students in the Upward Bound Program.

Fall 2011 Visiting Assistant Professor, Semester at Sea, University of Virginia.

Teaching: Taught Earth Hazards, Physical Geology, and Weather and Climate aboard ship on voyage around the world, including leading field trips in Ghana, South Africa, Mauritius, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan, and Hawaii as well as responsibility for additional trips in Ghana, South Africa, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, Costa Rica, and Honduras.

Summers Instructor, Upward Bound Math and Science Program, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC.

2004, 2005 Teaching: I coordinated with six to eight underprivileged high school students from the southeastern states to develop, engage in, perform, and present a research project in a six week period on the relationships between topography and soil properties in one of the local watersheds and the relationship between stream size and stream discharge.

2000-Lecturer, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte,

2001 Charlotte, NC

Teaching: Physical Geography, Soil Science.

1997- Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Sciences, Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls OR

2000 Teaching: Chemistry, Physical Geography, Soil Science, Geomorphology, and Ecology.

Research: soils and on-site sewage disposal

1991- Assistant Professor, tenured, Department of Environmental Studies, The University of West Florida,

1997 Pensacola, FL.

Teaching: Physical Geography, Geomorphology, Soils, Conservation, Environmental Assessment Hydrology, and Environmental Science.

Research: soils, geomorphology, and coastal processes

1990- Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Kutztown University, Kutztown,

1991- PA. Instructor (part time), Department of History, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA.

Teaching: Physical Geography and World Geography.

1986- Research Associate, Environmental Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.

1989 Teaching: part-time at University of Massachusetts and Hampshire College, Forest Soils and Soil Surveys

Research: Project leader for the Incinerator Ash Management Project to develop literature and

numerical databases on the characteristics of municipal solid waste incinerator ash. Team member on project to examine the effects of soil physical properties on water movement and ultimately on groundwater contamination at Cape Cod.

1976- Soil survey party leader, USDA Soil Conservation Service, Bellingham, WA. Supervised up to eight 1986 employees and performed soil correlation, mapping, and interpretation of soils for woodland,

agricultural, and urban uses. Mapped soils and correlated them with timber productivity and land

use in Klickitat and Skamania counties, WA.

Teaching part-time at Western Washington University: Soils and Soil Surveys.

Research: clay mineralogy, classification, soil variability, historical soil geography, geomorphic

surfaces, soil genesis, and soil moisture regimes.

1970- High school mathematics teacher, Gloucester Public Schools, Gloucester, MA.

1972 Teaching: Algebra and General Mathematics.

REFERENCES

Scott Burns, Professor Emeritus, Department of Geology, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201. 503-***-****; ady8zz@r.postjobfree.com, colleague.

Layne Hanson, Vice President of Public Affairs, Institute for Shipboard Education, Semester at Sea, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1587; 970-***-****; ady8zz@r.postjobfree.com, colleague.

Richard E. Doelker, Professor Emeritus, Department of Social Work, The University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL

32514-5750. 850-***-****; ady8zz@r.postjobfree.com, former dean..

Annette J. Kesgen, Director, Upward Bound, Southwestern Community College, 447 College Drive, Sylva, NC 28779, 828-***-****, ady8zz@r.postjobfree.com, former supervisor.

Kent Palmer, Professor Emeritus, Westminster College, 501 Westminster Avenue, Fulton, MO 65251, 573-***-****, ady8zz@r.postjobfree.com, former department chair..

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