Dr. Templeton Current Faculty Initiatives
Pleistocene ash-flow tuffs related to Newberry Volcano
Support to initiate this project provided by WOU Faculty Development Major Project Grant (Jan. 2001)
Collaborating with Dr. Julie Donnelly-Nolan (USGS Volcano Hazards Program, Menlo Park, CA); involvement of WOU Students
Petrology of Tertiary ash-flow tuffs in western Nevada
Support for Ar-Ar geochronology provided by WOU Faculty Development Research Grant; GSA Abstract published, Nov. 2000
Collaborating with Dr. Anita Grunder (OSU)
Earth Systems Science: Integrated Approach to Undergraduate General Science Education at WOU
Developed and implementing an innovative Earth Systems Science sequence to provide exciting and relevant approach to teaching Science to Pre-Education majors (Elementary/Middle)
OCEPT (an NSF-Supported Initiative) provided initial support (1999 Fellow)
WOU Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Group
Active member of working group to develop and implement the CTL at WOU