Dr. Eric Riggs
 Dr. Eric Riggs

Associate Professor & Co-Director of CRESME

E-mail: emriggs@purdue.edu

Curriculum Vitae<pdf>

Associated Website(s):
Center for Research & Engagement in Science & Mathematics Education (CRESME); Geodynamics & Active Tectonics (GAT), Indigenous Earth Sciences Project (IESP), Riggs Group Lab Website

 

Education

B.A., English Lit, Pomona College

Ph.D., Earth Sciences, University California-Riverside

Research Interests

Geoscience education, field-based learning, spatial cognition and problem solving in geological contexts, influence of culture and language on geoscience learning, structural geology, fracture mechanics, rock deformation

Awards and Honors

  • Nominee, Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor, San Diego State University, Spring 2005

  • Outstanding Teaching Assistant, University-wide award, University of California, Riverside, Spring 1994

  • Outstanding Faculty & Staff Award-SDSU Mortar Board Chapter, 2001-2002

Professional Experience

  • 2005-present, Associate Professor, San Diego State University

  • 2005-2006, Assessment Coordinator, Divisiion of Undergraduate Studies, San Diego State University

  • 2004-present, Special Doctoral Faculty, School of Education, Colorado State University

  • 2000-2005, Assistant Professor, Geological Sciences & CRMSE, San Diego State University

  • 1999-2000, Adjunct Professor, Geological Sciences, San Diego State University

Selected Publications

  • Riggs, E.M., Robbins, E.I., and Darner, R, 2007, Sharing the Land: Attracting Native American Students to the Geosciences; Special Edition on Broadening Participation in the Earth Sciences, Journal of Geoscience Education, V.55, N. 6, 478-485

  • Riggs, E.M., and Alexander, C.J., 2007, Broadening Participation in the Earth Sciences (editorial) - Special Edition on Broadening Participation in the Earth Sciences, Journal of Geoscience Education, V.55, N. 6, 445-446

  • Riggs, E.M., 2005, "Field-Based Education and Indigenous Knowledge: Essential Components of Geoscience Education for Native American Communities:, Science Educastion, V89, 296-313.

  • Riggs, E.M. and H.W. Green, II, 2005, "A New Class of Microstructures Which Lead to Transformation-Induced Faulting in Magnesium Germanate", Journal of Geophysical Research, 110, B03202-B03217.

  • Mellors, R.J., E.M. Riggs, J. Eakins and F. Vrnon, 2003, "A Real-time Interactive Educational Seismology Exhibit", Seismological Research Letters, V74, N5, 635-640.

  • Riggs, E.M. and Riggs, D.M., 2003, "Cross-cultural Education of Geoscience Professionals: The Conferences of the Indigenous Earth Sciences Project", Journal of Geoscience Education, V51, N5, 527-535.

  • Riggs, E.M., 2003, "Global Science Literacy in an Indigenous Context--A Perspective from North America", pg. 33-52, in Implementing Global Science Literacy, Victor Mayer (ed.), The Ohio State University Press.

  • Riggs, E.M., and Kimbrough, D.K., 2002, "Implementation of Constructivist Pedagogy in a Geoscience Course Designed for Pre-Serice K-8 Teachers: Progress, Pitfalls, and Lessons Learned", Journal of Geoscience Education, invited article in the special issue on Geoscience Education Research, V50, N1, 49-55

  • Riggs, E.M. and S.C. Semken, 2001, "Earth Science for Native Americans", Geotimes, 49, 9, 14-17.

 

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