Jen Pierce

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. University of New Mexico, 2004
M.S. University of Oregon, 2000
B.S. Colorado College, 1995

Research: Geomorphology, Holocene fire history and climate change, and links between biologic and geologic systems.

Teaching: Geomorphology, Field Geology, Quaternary Climate Change, Topics in Geomorphology.

Student Opportunities: Terrace studies on the South Fork Payette and Middle Fork Boise Rivers, fire history in rangeland ecosystems, influence of aspect on landscape evolution in the Idaho batholith, interactions between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in the Middle Fork Salmon area, influence of climate and tectonics on landscape evolution in the Lemhi Range, southeast Idaho.