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Robert J. Turner, Ph.D.

Teaching Professor

Interdisciplinary Arts and Science

University of Washington, Bothell

Box 358511  

11136 N.E. 18th Street

Bothell, WA 98201

 

Office: UW2-210

rturner1@uw.edu

(425) 352-3616

 

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Scholarship

(CV, Publications, Workshops, Student Research)

Teaching

(Courses)

Bibliography of Literature Relevant to Our Future Sustainability

(Bigger and better than you think)

Big Ideas Relevant to a Sustainability Course or Curiculum

(Basically a glossary from 2011, so… it is dated)

 

 

Curriculum Vitae                        A February 2021 IAS News Overview of Activity on the UW Bothell Web Site

 

 

Selected Publications and Workshops (from most recent to oldest)

 

Romulo, C, Biting, K, Turner, R and Wertz, S, 2021. Fostering Sustainable Institutions: Engaging Our Universities in the Movement for Change. Round Table Discussion, Earth Educators Rendezvous 2021. https://serc.carleton.edu/earth_rendezvous/2021/program/roundtable/r4.html

 

Biting, K, Romulo, C, Turner, R and Wertz, S, 2021. Fostering Institutional Sustainability Out of the Pandemic: The Role of Teaching Centers and Faculty Developers. Webinar for the Earth-Centered Special Interest Group, The Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education. https://kaltura.elon.edu/media/Fostering+Institutional+Sustainability+Out+of+the+PandemicA+The+Role+of+Teaching+Centers+and+Faculty+Developers/1_vynlb621?ed=1560

 

Wertz, S, Biting, K, Romulo, C and Turner, R (2021). Fostering Sustainability Out of a Pandemic: Pathways for Higher Education to Create a More Resilient Institution and Society. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges and Universities. Web site of associated resources: http://faculty.washington.edu/rturner1/Sustainability/Bibliography/AAC&U_Session_Resources.htm 

 

Sen, K, Shepherd, V, Berglund, T, Quintana, A, Puim, S, Tadmori, R, Turner, R, Khalil, L and Soares, M (2020). American Crows as Carriers of Extra Intestinal Pathogenic E. coli and Avian Pathogenic-Like E. coli and Their Potential Impact on a Constructed Wetland. Microorganisms, 8(10). https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/10/1595

 

Sen, K, Maloney, K, Berglund, T, Mayer, R and Turner, R, 2019. Use of the Fungus Stropharia rugosoannulata in Mycoremediation of Wetland Water Contaminated by Crow Feces. Poster for the American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, San Francisco.

 

Sen, K, Berglund, T, Soares, MA, Taheri, B, Ma, Y, Khalil, LN, Lu, J, Turner, R, 2019. Antibiotic Resistance of E. coli Isolated from a Constructed Wetland Dominated by a Crow Roost, with Emphasis on ESBL and AmpC Containing E. coli.. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10:1034. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01034

 

Turner, R, Atkinson, J and Groom, M, 2019. From Progressive Paradise to Dystopian Persistence: How Are We Discussing the Goalposts of Sustainability with Our Students and Peers? Session at the 2019 Washington and Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference, University of Washington, Seattle.

 

Turner, RJ, 2018.  Beachrock, in Finkl, C and Makowski, C, eds., Encyclopedia of Coastal Science, 2nd ed.  Springer Nature, Switzerland. https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-3-319-48657-4_44-2

 

Turner, R, 2017. The Flint Water Crisis and Lessons for Puget Sound. 6th Annual North Puget Sound Conference on Race, Communities of Color Coalition. Everett Community College, Everett, WA

 

Turner, R, Lambacher, J and MacGregor, J, 2017.  How do We Address the Political Ecology of Education for Sustainability?  Session at the 2017 Washington Higher Education Sustainability Conference, Gonzaga University, Spokane.

 

Roberts, MR, No, DB, Marzluff, JM, Delap, JH and Turner, R, 2016. Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus spp. from Crows and their Environment in Metropolitan Washington State, USA: Is There a Correlation between VRE positive Crows and the Environment? Veterinary Microbiology, 194: 48-54.

 

Turner, R, Koontz, T and Begley, N, 2016.  Pedagogy for Change: Effects of Sustainability Engagement on Student Attitudes, Values and Beliefs.  Just Sustainability Conference, Seattle University.

 

Maloney, K, Jackson, D, Conejo Morales, S, and Turner, R, 2016.  Investigating the Ability of Mushroom Mycelium to Reduce Fecal Coliform Bacteria Contamination in Surface Water.  Poster for the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Washington Lakes Protection Association. Bellingham, WA. https://depts.washington.edu/uwbur/uwb/investigating-the-ability-of-mushroom-mycelium-to-reduce-fecal-coliform-bacteria-contamination-in-surface-water/

 

Turner, R, 2014. The Purposes and Pedagogies of Engaging Students in the Controversies of Sustainability. Presented in the Interdisciplinary Pedagogies of Sustainability workshop of the Washington Higher Education Sustainability Conference, Bellingham, WA.

 

Turner, R, 2013. Mapping Stormwater Runoff Infrastructure for the City of Bothell. Activity on the Washington Center Curriculum for the Bioregion Geoscience Learning Community. Science Education Research Center at Carleton College. http://serc.carleton.edu/bioregion/examples/68954.html 

 

Turner, R, 2012. Using Debates to Engage Students in Sustainability Controversies and Conundrums. Activity on the Washington Center Curriculum for the Bioregion Geoscience Learning Community. Science Education Research Center at Carleton College. http://serc.carleton.edu/bioregion/examples/62205.html 

 

Turner, R, 2012. Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions at the County Level: A Collaborative Term Project to Enhance Understanding of Climate Modeling and Quantitative Reasoning. Activity on the Washington Center Curriculum for the Bioregion Geoscience Learning Community. Science Education Research Center at Carleton College. http://serc.carleton.edu/bioregion/examples/51308.html 

 

Turner, R, Cole, R, Fackler-Adams, B, MacGregor, J, Remington, S, 2012.  Designing Introductory Courses in Sustainability for Undergraduate Learners.  Coordinator of a 4 hour workshop at the 2012 Annual Conference of the Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.  Los Angeles, CA.

 

Turner, R, Cole, R, Fackler-Adams, B, MacGregor, J, Remington, S, Rivera, R, Sherman, D, Svendsen, C and Whitman, J, 2012.  Developing Models for Sustainability 101: Eighteen Faculty Members Collaborate on a New Foundation for Sustainability Teaching and Learning.  1.5 hour workshop at the Eighth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability.  Vancouver, BC.

 

Murphy, T, Fergusson-Kolmes, LA, Flynn, C, Hoynacki, D, Pasilis, S, Phung, TM, Polozov, SA, Turner, RJ, and Broker, L, 2011.  Integrating Service-Learning into STEM Disciplines.  3.5 hour pre-conference session at the 14th Annual Continuums of Service Conference. San Diego, CA.

 

Turner, R, McElroy, A, Gobler, C, Brownawell, B, Barnes, R, Terriciano, S, and Gibbins, B. 2006.  Investigations of the Acute Effects of Mosquito Control Activities on Water Quality, Fish, and Shrimp in the Salt Marshes of Suffolk County, NY.  Abstract for the Tenth Annual Frances S. Sterrett Environmental Chemistry Symposium, Hofstra University. 2pp. 

 

McElroy, A, Gobler, C, Turner, R. 2005.  Assessment of the Potential Effects of Mosquito Spraying on Local Organisms – Caging Study – Saltwater Assessment.  Final technical report submitted for inclusion in Suffolk County Vector Control and Wetlands Management Long Term Plan and Generic Environmental Impact Statement.

 

Turner, RJ. 2005.  Beachrock, in Schwartz, ML, ed., Encyclopedia of Coastal Science.  Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands. Pp. 183-186.

 

Turner, RJ. 1999.  The Evolution of Beachrock Morphology and its Influence on Beach Morphodynamics, in Fletcher, CH and Matthews, JV, eds., The Non-steady State of the Inner Shelf and Shoreline: Coastal Change on the Time Scale of Decades to Millenia in the Late Quaternary.  Abstr. with Prog., IGCP Project #437 "Coastal Environmental Change During Sea Level Highstands," Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, 249p.  Or go to this article on the web (scroll down to Turner)

 

Student Research

 

Turner, R (2020). Overview of Water Quality Research for the Return Kokanee to Our Streams Water Works Grant Project. Preliminary Report to Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation. PDF.

 

Maloney, K, Jackson, D, Conejo Morales, S, and Turner, R, 2016.  Investigating the Ability of Mushroom Mycelium to Reduce Fecal Coliform Bacteria Contamination in Surface Water.  Poster for the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Washington Lakes Protection Association. Bellingham, WA. https://depts.washington.edu/uwbur/uwb/investigating-the-ability-of-mushroom-mycelium-to-reduce-fecal-coliform-bacteria-contamination-in-surface-water/

 

21 Acres Projects

The underlined title above links to many student-driven studies conducted over several years in partnership with the 21 Acres Center for Local Food and Sustainable Living.

 

 

 

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