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Eric Riggs
College of Natural Resources and Sciences
Humboldt State University
Dean of the College of Natural Resources and Sciences, Humboldt State University
Professor, Department of Geology
I am a multidisciplinary education professional and geoscientist. My objectives in academic leadership are to expand pathways to scientific careers to the broadest possible range of people through innovative and responsive undergraduate and graduate education. As a scholar I am committed to understanding how people learn and think in the geosciences.
My primary education research is on how to maximize the effectiveness of earth science education in critical areas for undergraduates, graduates and professionals, and for underrepresented groups and communities with specific geoscientific needs. I have designed and taught undergraduate and graduate geology courses, general earth science courses, teacher professional development and teacher education, and conducted research within earth science curriculum development. Recent activities involve professional programs and online education in the geosciences, and research into earth science expertise at the graduate and professional levels. From 2011 to 2018 I served as Associate Dean for the College of Geosciences at Texas A&M University overseeing Diversity and Climate from 2011-18 and also Graduate Affairs from 2014-16. From 2018-2020 I returned to the faculty full time until moving to assume the role as Dean of CNRS at Humboldt State University.
I am a Past President of NAGT and served as the President of the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) for 2014-2015
For my complete overview of my research, group and publication as well as most current CV, see the Riggs Group lab page at https://sites.google.com/tamu.edu/riggsgroup-tamu/, or the more professionally-focused version at www.linkedin.com/in/ericmriggs. Follow me on Twitter at @EricMRiggs2
For my departmental profile and information about the Texas A&M University Department of Geology and Geophysics, visit https://geogeo.tamu.edu/people/profiles/faculty/riggseric.html , and for information about the TAMU College of Geosciences, see geosciences.tamu.edu
For information about the AGI, see www.americangeosciences.org
Website Content Contributions
Essay (1)
Texas A&M Geosciences and the increasing role of transfer students part of SAGE 2YC:Workshops:Preparing Students in Two-year Colleges for Careers:Essays
Texas A&M University at College Station is the flagship university for the Texas A&M System, and as such is a major destination for transfer students, both from inside and outside the A&M system. The College of Geosciences consists of four academic departments and many organized research centers spanning the core geoscience disciplines of Geology & Geophysics, Geography, Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences...
Conference Presentations (7)
Contextual and cultural practices that normalize sexism in geology field programs part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2020:Program:Poster Sessions:Posters
Fieldwork is a required element for most undergraduate geology students. Research suggests that undergraduate female students may experience sexism and a hostile social climate in field settings, which can be a ...
Other Contributions (9)
Making Science News Work for You: Incorporating Eos into Your Classroom part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program:Afternoon Workshops
In this workshop, educators will engage with an approach to science literacy and critical science news consumption that they can fully integrate into their teaching. Leveraging the time-tested activity development ...
Communities
Far Western Section, Geoscience Education Research Division
July 2017 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2015
July 2015 Teaching in the Field Interest Group
Earth Educators' Rendezvous 2016
Advocacy Interest Group
NAGT All
NAGT Past Presidents
Teach the Earth
Workshop Leader
EER 2020 Eos News in the Classroom
Spatial Reasoning in the Geosciences