Expertise

Science education, water & soil chemistry

Research Interests

Soil carbon sequestration, surface water chemistry and science education.

How the education system has affected the general public's understanding of anthropogenic climate change.

Education

• MS: Geology & Geophysics, (2002), Boston College - Chestnut Hill, MA
  Dissertation/Thesis Title: Evidence for increased soil carbon and nitrogen accumulation under CO2 enrichment
• BS: Environmental Science, (2000), University of Massachusetts Lowell - Lowell, MA
  Supporting Area: Geoscience
• BA: Studio Art, (1988), University of Texas - Austin, TX
  Supporting Area: Painting and Drawing

Biosketch

As a teaching professor, I have the privilege of teaching several different undergraduate earth science courses to both majors and non-majors. I am highly involved in most of the department service and outreach.

Selected Publications

• Weeden, L. (2002). Evidence for increased soil carbon and nitrogen accumulation under carbon dioxide enrichment. Boston College Dissertations and Theses.

Selected Presentations

• Re-imagining Geology for Engineers by Incorporating Case Studies to Demonstrate Context - Northeast Section Meeting Geological Society of America, March 2019 - Portland, Maine
• Eastern Massachusetts Geology, the Colonial Expansion and Industrial Revolution in and Around Lowell, Massachusetts - Northeast Section Meeting of Geological Society of America, March 2018 - Burlington, VT
• It's OK to be a woman in STEM. - 10th Annual Women in Stem Luncheon, March 2015 - Lowell, MA
• Bowling, Painting, Flying and Hiking the Convoluted Path of a Lecturer - Honor's College Speaker Series, November 2014 - Lowell, MA
• Building a Bridge: Partnerships with Faculty in Living-Learning Communities - ACUHO-I conference , October 2014 - Kansas City, MO
• Service Learning in Environmental Geosciences - Northeast GSA Conference, March 2014 - Lancaster, PA