Here are some of the courses that I currently teach at Stockton:
Environmental Science/Studies
ENVL 1100 Introduction to Environmental Studies
ENVL 3431 Field Soil Morphology
ENVL 3428 Wetland Soils
ENVL 3432 Soil Science
ENVL 3531 Soil Chemistry
General Studies
GNM 2318 Soils and Civilizations
GNM 3364 Agricultural Consequences
Environmental Science/Studies
ENVL 1100 Introduction to Environmental Studies
ENVL 3431 Field Soil Morphology
ENVL 3428 Wetland Soils
ENVL 3432 Soil Science
ENVL 3531 Soil Chemistry
General Studies
GNM 2318 Soils and Civilizations
GNM 3364 Agricultural Consequences
- ENVL 1100 Intro to Environmental Studies provides foundational environmental knowledge to students who enroll. Because Environmental Studies is a highly multidisciplinary field, students will learn about a wide range of topics related to the environmental movement and environmentalist, environmental politics and economics, ecology and wildlife, biology, demography, soil science and agriculture, hydrology, energy, global climate change, and pollution. Intro to Environmental Studies is offered every Fall and Spring semester.
- ENVL 3432 Soil Science allows students to explore the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils and how they impact plant growth, hydrologic function, nutrient cycling, environmental quality, engineering, and ecosystem functions. The laboratory portion of this course will provide students with hands-on experience using field skills and laboratory techniques that are pertinent to the field of soil science. This course is offered every Fall semester.
- ENVL 3531 Soil Chemistry is an Upper Level ENVL course that provides an introduction to the field of soil chemistry. Students willlearn fundamental principles related to soil colloidal chemistry and examine soil geochemical properties, different reactions at the solid-solution interface, and how these properties impact contaminant and nutrient behavior and availability to organisms. This course is offered every Spring semester.
- ENVL 3431 Field Soil Morphology is Stockton’s Soil Judging course. This is a field course that introduces students to field skills in soil science and morphology. In this course, students will be able to examine soil morphology, classify soils using the properties they identify and Soil Taxonomy, and interpret soils and sites for particular land uses and limitations. Students who enroll will be able to use the knowledge learned throughout the semester to compete in the Northeast Regional Collegiate Soil Judging Contest. This course is held every Fall semester as a Subterm A course. To learn more about this course and the Stockton soil judging team, please visit the Soil Judging Team page.
- Stockton students are required to take courses in the General Studies program, commonly in subjects unrelated to their majors of choice. These courses are generally interdisciplinary and their purpose is to allow students to explore knowledge, ideas, and issues. In particular, General Natural Sciences and Mathematics (GNM) courses provide students with an introduction to scientific topics. The course GNM 2318 Soils and Civilization allows students to understand the importance of soils from a scientific and historical perspective. Students will be able to examine various perceptions on soils and how they result in different uses and misuses in modern day and throughout history. This course is held every other Spring semester. In addition, I also teach a new GNM course, GNM 3364 Agricultural Consequences, In this course, students explore some of the environmental and socioeconomic issues related to agriculture using writing skills learned throughout the semester.