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Department

• Geography
• Geospatial Technology

Division

Business & Social Science (BSS)

Classes I Teach

No scheduled classes found for 2026 Summer.

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Office Hours

Summer 2026: Off campus

About/Biography

Welcome! Geography provides a way to unravel the mysteries of the earth with the simple questions: Where is it? Why is it there? How did it get there? How does it interact with other things? I grew up in the Central Valley of California, and majored in Geological and Environmental Sciences at Stanford University. While at Stanford, I had the opportunity to study abroad at the University of Oxford, in England. After Stanford I went to the University of Cambridge, England for graduate study in Geography. 

I have headed the Geography department at Foothill College since the Fall of 2000. I love sharing the wonders of the world around us with my students. I believe that I am very fortunate to have the best job in the world! My most recent project is working with the Online Education Initiative (OEI). OEI is a collaborative effort among California community colleges whose goal is to streamline access to online courses and increase Associates degree completion and transfer rates. OEI courses are selected through a rigorous vetting process and must adhere to a very high standard of pedagogy. My Physical Geography online class and my Introduction to Geospatial Technology Online class are both OEI quality certified.

When I'm not teaching I spend most of my time these days with my family: my husband and my teenage daughter and son. When we can get out of the house, we like to hike in the eastern Sierras near Mono Lake, backpack and camp in the Desolation wilderness and unwind at Point Lobos state park south of Monterey. 

My Teaching Philosophy

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