Meet the Faculty

Karen Havholm

Professor
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Education and Certification

B.A., Geology, College of Wooster, Ohio, 1976
Secondary "earth science" teaching certification, Ohio, 1976
Elementary teaching certification, Texas, 1981
M.A., Geology, University of Texas at Austin, 1986
Ph.D., Geology, University of Texas at Austin, 1991
Certified Geologist, state of Wisconsin

Previous Experience

Acting Assistant Professor, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1992-1993
Assistant Professor, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, 1991 - 1992
Consultant, Amoco Production Company, Denver, CO, 1990 - 1994
Elementary Teacher, Community School, Tehran, 1978-80; Austin I.S.D., TX, 1981-82
Secondary Science Teacher, Community School, Tehran, Iran, 1976-79

Courses

Earth Resources
Earth Science
Field Excursions and Field Camp
Sedimentology & Stratigraphy

Professional Interests

My time is split between geoscience education concerns, particularly teacher preparation and professional development, and sedimentologic projects that involve undergraduate students in a research experience.

Current Research Projects

Previous Research Projects

Eolian dune chronology, Outer Banks, Northern North Carolina
Lower Paleozoic sedimentology and stratigraphy, Western Wisconsin
Methods and materials for teaching geoscience to students with visual impairment
Eolian stratigraphy, Colorado Plateau
Behavior and deposits of Holocene dunes, Algodones dune field, southeastern California and White Sands, New Mexico

Selected Publications (student authors underlined)

Havholm, K.G. and Running, Garry L., IV, 2005, Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Environmental Significance of Late Mid-Holocene Dunes, Lauder Sand Hills, Glacial Lake Hind Basin, Southwestern Manitoba. Canadian Journal of Earth Science 42: 847-863.

Havholm, K.G., Ames, D.V., Whittecar, G.R., Wenell, B.A., Riggs, S.R., Jol, H.M., Berger, G.W., Holmes, M.A., in press, Stratigraphy of back-barrier coastal dunes, northern North Carolina and southern Virginia. Journal of Coastal Research 20: 980-999.

Havholm, K.G., Bergstrom, N.D., Jol, H.M., and Running, G.L., IV, 2003, GPR Survey of a Holocene Aeolian/Fluvial/ Lacustrine succession, Lauder Sand Hills, Manitoba, Canada. In: Bristow, C.S. and Jol, H.M. (eds.), Ground Penetrating Radar in Sediments, Geological Society of London, Special Publications, 211, 47-54.

Hollon, R.E., Eierman, R., Havholm, K.G., Hendrickson, J.E., and Olson, D., submitted 2002, Time to Learn: A successful staff development model in K-12 science education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Assoc. for the Education of Teachers in Science.

Hansen, L. and Havholm, K.G., 2002, Earth Science Teaching Materials and techniques for the visually impaired. Geological Society of America Abstracts and Programs, v. 34.

Johnson, A.D., Beaster, K. F., Kohn, J.D. and Havholm, K.G., 2001, Braided-stream/eolian environment of Proterozoic Hinckley Sandstone, Keweenawan rift, east-central Minnesota. GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 33.

Havholm, K.G., 2000, Wisconsin’s Model Academic Standards: an opportunity for earth and space scientists. GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, p. A351.

Anthony, K.M. and Havholm, K.G., 2000, Building stone of Eau Claire: Curriculum Enrichment. Northwestern Wisconsin Education Association Annual Meeting, program p. 24.

Havholm, K.G., 1998, An activity to introduce the geoscience perspective. Journal of Geoscience Education 46, pp. 137-140.

Weaver, S.J., Weaver, K.D. and Havholm, K.G., 1998, Surficial dune processes and migration of Run Hill dune, Bodie Island, North Carolina. The Compass 73, pp.110-123.

Grants

Luminescence dating of dune deposits at Jockeys Ridge and Episodic Dune Activity at Jockeys Ridge: Local or Regional (with Rich Whittecar, Old Dominion University): North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, 1997-1999 ($10,000).

Physical and Earth Science Teaching Opportunity (PESTO) (with R. Eierman, E. Henerickson, R. Hollon): Eisenhower Professional Development Program, 2000-2001 (34,635) and 2001-2002 ($32,760)

Teaching Elementary Earth Science (TEES): A Project to Enhance Earth Science (with R. Hollon), U.S. Department of Education, 1997-1998 ($31,238).