Education

·         1997 Doctorate in Earth Sciences (Volcanology). University of Perugia, Italy.

·         1991 “Laurea” Degree in Geological Sciences (B.S. + Master equivalent). University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy.

 Positions held:

·        2001- present: Full-time tenured Professor of Geology at Shoreline Community College.

·         1999-2001: Partial time (80%) geology instructor at Highline Community College.

·         1999-2001: Coordinator of the science-tutoring program at Highline Community College.

·         1997-1999: Part-time faculty at Highline Community College.

·         1995: Scholar in Residence at the University of California at Santa Barbara.

 Teaching experience and responsibilities:

·        Fall 01-present: Geology Instructor at Shoreline Community College, Seattle, WA. Courses taught: Physical Geology, Geologic Hazards, Geology of National Parks, Geology of the Pacific Northwest, Geology of the Colorado plateau

·        Fall 97-Spring 01: Geology Instructor at Highline Community College, Des Moines, WA. Taught a variety of introductory geology courses including Physical Geology, Geologic Catastrophes, Origin of Landforms, and Geology of National Parks.

·         Spring 99-Spring 2001- Coordinator of the Science Tutoring Program at Highline Community College.   

Program and curriculum development and campus-related professional activities (Fall 2001-present):

·         Designed, developed and taught two new courses at Shoreline Community College, Geologic Hazards, focusing on the geologic hazards of the Pacific Northwest (Fall 01-present) and Environmental Geology, focusing on the interaction between human populations and the geologic environment.

·         Revised and redesigned curriculum for Geology of National Parks (Spring 2003), and Geology 101 both face-to-face and online.

·         Designed and developed curriculum for an interdisciplinary course, combining Geology of National Parks and English, Taught for the first time fall 2004.

·         Published second edition of Laboratory manual for Physical Geology (2008).

·         Developed and maintained Blackboard websites for all geology courses taught at Shoreline Community College (Fall 01-Present)

·         Created (and continuously updated) complete sets of PowerPoint presentations for lectures in all geology courses taught (Fall 01-present)

·         Participated yearly in several professional development workshops on campus and national and international conferences (Fall 01-Present).

·         Active member of several campus committees (Expanding your Horizons Committee, Technology Committee, Interdisciplinary Study Committee (for 4 years), Critical Thinking Assessment Group, Retreat Planning Committee (for 2 years), Professional Development Fund Committee; Sustainability Committee (for 2 years) Sustainability Curriculum Transformation group; Sustainability Curriculum Advisory Group; Service-Learning coalition;  Faculty Senate (for 4 years); IPAC (International Program Advisory Committee) (two one-year terms); Course Management Committee.

·         Taught a Continuing Education Class on Pacific Northwest Volcanoes for Senior Citizen as part of Shoreline CC Winter College 2002 and “What is Sustainability” (Winter 09-present)

·         Responsible for the organization, implementation and management of the geology laboratory and mineral and rock collection at Shoreline CC including supervision of a work- study student (Fall 01-Present).

·         Advised students interested in pursuing a career in Earth and Evironmental Sciences about career opportunities, transfer options and requirements (Fall 01-Present).

·         Lead Shoreline students to local field trips to explore sites of regional geologic hazards (Winter 02-present), including 3-day overnight-field trip to the Olympic peninsula and Mount Rainier National Park as part of the Geology of National Park course.

·         Coordinator for facilities and equipment needs for the Expanding your Horizons (EYH) conference (2003 and 2004).

·         Participated in the planning of the “Expanding your Horizons” (EYH) Conference as member of the organizing committee (2002).

·         Member of the Renovation Committee for the 2900 building (Winter 2002-Fall 2004).  Played a major role in the planning for the re-design of the geology lab facilities and in the move out of the building before construction began (summer 2003).

·         Participated in “Science Night”, a science fair at Lake Forest Park elementary school, presenting an interactive exhibit on rocks and minerals (Winter 2002 and 2003).

 Involvement in Sustainability Initiatives on the Shoreline Campus. 

Teaching and professional experience prior employment at Shoreline Community College (1990-2001) 

·         Developed the Science Tutoring Program at Highline Community College, including developing and teaching a training course, recruiting, coordinating, supervising and evaluating science tutors at Highline Community College (Fall 99-Spring 01)

·         Member of the Science Division Committee for Effective Teaching at Highline Community College (Fall 97-Spring 01)

·         Member of the Tutoring Center Advisory Committee at Highline Community College (Fall 97-Spring 01)

·         Advisor of the Geology Club of Highline CC at Highline Community College (Fall 97-Spring 01)

·         Participated in new-student mentoring program at Highline Community College (Fall 99- Spring 00).

·         Organized and lead Highline CC students on several Northwest field trips including Mount St. Helens, Mt. Rainier, Olympic Peninsula, Columbia River plateau, Seattle fault (Fall 97-Spring 01)

·         Developed, organized and co-taught a summer field course on the geology of the Colorado plateau (Summer 98)

·         Assisted, advised and supervised in the laboratory and in the field undergraduate geology students with research activity for “Laurea” theses at the University of Rome for 4 years.

Memberships and Associations (past and present)

·         Northwest Geological Society.

·         International Association for Volcanology and Chemistry of Earth's Interior (IAVCEI); Affiliation with the Commission of Explosive Volcanism of IAVCEI.

·         National Association for Geoscience teachers.

·         Association for Women in Geoscience.

 Computer skills and Instructional Technology

·   Daily application of instructional technology to classroom presentations and teaching. Includes extensive experience in creating multi-media PowerPoint slide presentations (including animations and video-clips).

·   Created and maintained Blackboard websites and incorporated Internet resources into the geology curriculum.

·   Daily use of Microsoft Office suite, Adobe Illustrator and other graphic editors, Google Earth to manage teaching-related documents, grades etc.  

Training and professional experience in Geology and Environmental Science.

·         1992: Certified expert in Environmental Impact Assessment by the professional training school of the regional government of Lazio (Rome, Italy).

·         1992-1993: Consultant as professional geologist for environmental impact statement assessment, geomorphology and hydrology studies for three geology firms in Rome, Italy.

·       1992-1997: Department of Geological Sciences, University of Rome, Italy

Conceived and executed original scientific research in volcanology applied to volcanic areas of Italy, Greece and the U.S.

Extensive research experience with geologic mapping, stratigraphy, textural, petrographical, sedimentological and chemical analysis of volcanic rocks.

Developed a new technique for electrochemical analysis of trace elements in rock samples and produced and published a technical guide illustrating the experimental procedure.

·         1995: Research activity at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Supervisor: Prof. Richard V. Fisher. Field research on the Bishop Tuff, Long Valley, CA.

·         1995: Participated and provided logistical support for a U.S. Geological Survey/Los Alamos National Laboratory joint research project in Vulcano Island, Italy.  Project involved sampling of volcanic gasses from active fumaroles.

·         Participated in several international volcanological conferences and workshops with field excursions to foreign volcanic areas including all volcanic regions of Italy, Santorini, (Greece), Kappadocia (Turkey), Long Valley, (U.S.).

 Field Experience:

·         1987-2002: Participated and lead numerous geological field trips including: Italy: Vulsini Volcanoes, Central Apennines, Alban Hills, Phlegrean Fields, Vesuvius, Aeolian Islands (Stromboli, Lipari and Vulcano), Etna; Greece: Santorini; Iceland; U.S.: Long Valley caldera and vicinity, CA; Colorado plateau, AZ, UT; Jemez Mountains, NM; Yellowstone Plateau, WY; Hawaii islands (Hawaii, Oahu and Kauai), HI; U.S. Virgin Islands; Baja, Mexico; Pacific Northwest: Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier, Olympic peninsula, North Cascades, Columbia River Plateau;

·         1994 Volcanology Field Course. Graduate course of the University of New Mexico and Los Alamos National Laboratory.

 Publications

 Textbooks:

 ·            Baer Emanuela, Baer Eric and Whittington C. (1999).  Laboratory Manual for Physical Geology.  Kendall-Hunt Publishing Company, pp.168.  Second edition (2008).

 Articles in refereed periodicals

 ·            Valentine G.A., Palladino D.M., Agosta E., Taddeucci J., Trigila R. (1998). "Volcaniclastic aggradation in a semi-arid environment, northwestern Vulcano island, Italy". Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 110 (no. 5): 630-643.

·            Palladino D.M. & Agosta E., (1997). "Pumice fall deposits of the Western Vulsini Volcanoes (Central Italy)”. J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res., 78:77-102.

·                Agosta E. & Aurisicchio G. (1996). "Analisi polarografica per la determinazione di elementi traccia in rocce e minerali" (Polarographic analysis for the determination of trace elements in rocks and minerals) (In Italian). Special CNR (Italian Research Council) publication, Rome, Italy.

·                 Trigila R., Agosta E., Currado C., De Benedetti A.A., Freda C., Gaeta M., Palladino D.M., Rosa C. (1995). "Petrology". In "The Volcano of Alban Hills", 1995, Rome, Italy.

·                 Palladino D.M., Agosta E., Freda C., Spaziani S. Trigila R. (1994). "Studio geo-petrografico dei Vulsini Meridionali, settore Valentano-Marta-La Rocca" (Geo-petrographical study of southern Vulsini: Valentano-Marta-La Rocca area (Vulsini Volcanoes, Central Italy). Mem. Desc. Carta Geol. d'It. SGN (National Geological Survey of Italy) XLIV: 255-276 (In Italian with double-language Italian-English map and captions).

 Abstracts in conference proceedings volumes

 ·         Baer E. A., Baer E. M., Burn H., Gilbert L., Whittington C., (2002). Mathpatch – A ‘just-in-time” approach to teaching quantitative skills in introductory geology    courses.  Abstract submitted to Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section meeting, May 2002, Corvallis, OR.

·            Agosta-Baer E. and Baer E., (1997). “Vertical and lateral compositional variations in the fallout and early-erupted ignimbrite of the Bishop Tuff”. Abstract EOS V32C-08, Fall Meeting 1997, San Francisco, CA.

·            Valentine G.A., Palladino D.M., Agosta E., Taddeucci J., Trigila R. (1997). "Small scale volcaniclastic aggradation-degradation cycle, northwestern Vulcano Island, Italy". Abstract IAVCEI meeting 1997, p.114, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 1997.

·            Palladino D.M., Agosta E. (1997). "Plinian type activity of the Latera Volcanic Complex (Vulsini Volcanoes, central Italy). Abstract IAVCEI meeting 1997, p.112, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 1997.

·            Agosta E. & Palladino D.M. (1995). "The Minoan eruption of Santorini: Major and Trace Element Variations through the Eruptive Sequence". Abstract EOS V41A-5 (F681), Fall Meeting, 1995, San Francisco, CA.

·            Palladino D.M. & Agosta E. (1995). "Transport and depositional processes in pyroclastic flows: a possible insight from compositional studies of associated pyroclastic flow and fall deposits" Per. Mineral., 64: 239-240. "Volcanoes in Town": A IAVCEI Conference on Volcanic Hazard in Densely Populated Regions. Roma, Italy, 1995.

·            Agosta E., Taddeucci J., Palladino D. M. (1994). "Caratteri deposizionali e distribuzione areale dell'Unita’ piroclastica di Stenzano" (Depositional features and areal distribution of the Stenzano pyroclastic Unit) (in Italian). GNV (National Group for Volcanology of the CNR) Annual Meeting, Roma, 1994.

·            Palladino D.M. & Agosta E. (1994). "Pumice fall deposits of western Vulsini Volcanoes, Central Italy: a possible clue to pyroclastic flow dynamics". GNV Annual Meeting, Roma, 1994.

·            Palladino D.M. & Agosta E. (1994). "Pumice fall deposits of western Vulsini Volcanoes, Central Italy: a possible clue to pyroclastic flow dynamics". Abstract IAVCEI, International Volcanological Congress, Ankara, 1994. METU Special Publication # 2.

·            Palladino D.M., Agosta E., Freda C., Spaziani S. Trigila R. (1993). "Studio Vulcanologico e geo-petrografico dei Vulsini Meridionali: settore Valentano-Marta-La Rocca" (Volcanological and petrographical study of southern Vulsini: Valentano-Marta-La Rocca area, Vulsini Volcanoes, Central Italy) (in Italian). Abstract GNV Annual Meeting, p. 110-111, Roma, 1993.

·            Palladino D.M., Agosta E., Freda C., Spaziani S. Trigila R. (1992). "Studio geo-petrografico e vulcanologico dei Vulsini Merdionali: Settore Valentano-Marta-La Rocca" (Volcanological and petrographical study of southern Vulsini: Valentano-Marta-La Rocca area, Vulsini Volcanoes, Central Italy) (in Italian). Abstract 76° Convention of SIMP (Italian Society of Mineralogy and Petrology) and SGI (Italian Geological Society), p. 301-302. Firenze, 1992.

·            Palladino D.M., Agosta E., Freda C., Spaziani S. Trigila R. (1991). "Caratteri geo-vulcanologici e petrografici dei Vulsini Meridionali" (Volcanological and petrographical features of southern Vulsini, Vulsini Volcanoes, Central Italy) (in Italian). Abstract Workshop CROP 11 project, Central Apennines. Special Pubblication Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universita' di Roma - "La Sapienza", Roma, 1991.