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Dr. Richard Schultz
Dr. Schultz's research interests include physical landscapes, weather and climate, GIS, environmental applications of GIS and geochemistry and statistical analyses of Paleozoic black shale deposits. Dr. Schultz is the senior author of more than 30 research articles in international technical journals and periodicals. He is also a consultant and website author to Prentice Hall for the 10th edition of The Atmosphere, by Tarbuck and Lutgens.

Current Areas of Research

• "Active, Participatory, and Collaborative Learning in a Distance Education Setting: A "Best Practices" Model Leading to Deeper Learning" (Faculty Summer Research Grant, Summer 2006)

• "The use of Google Earth^© as a spatial teaching tool in connection with an educational earthcache and suggestions for metadata standards" (collaborative research with Dr. Joseph Kerski, USGS, and Todd Patterson, Univ. of South Carolina)

• "The Development and Implementation of a GIS Certificate Program in a Small Liberal Arts College" (collaborative effort with Mr. Carmi Neiger, ESRI)

Research Grants and Conference Enlistments

• "Active, Participatory, and Collaborative Learning in a Distance Education Setting: A "Best Practices" Model Leading to Deeper Learning" (Faculty Summer Research Grant, Summer 2006)

• "Designing Effective and Innovative Courses in the Geosciences", NSF-sponsored workshop, College of the Siskiyous, Weed, CA, May 31-June 4, 2006.

• "Healthy Departments Workshop": Association of American Geographers (AAG), Ahtens, GA, June 9-11, 2006.

Accepted Abstracts for Upcoming Conferences

• National Council on Geographic Education (NCGE, Lake Tahoe, CA, October 2006)

• "Best Practices of Online Learning for the Geosciences"; 90-minute Workshop; co-leaders: Bronwyn Owen (Univ. of Colorado), Jim Brey (Univ. of Wisconsin-Fox Valley), Gail Hobbs (Pierce College), Buck Buchanan (Cy-Fair College).

• "Active Learning for the College Classroom"; 45-minute Workshop; co-leaders:  Eric Fournier (Samford University), Mark Francek (Central Michigan Univ.), Phil Crossley (Western State College of Colorado), Anne Galantowicz (Univ. of South Carolina).

• Geological Society of America (GSA), Philadelphia, PA, October 2006

• Organizer and Chair of Session, “A Visual Showcase for Diverse GIS Applications: A Cornucopia of Case Studies”; co-chair: Mark Hafen (Univ. of South Florida).

• Abstract to be presented, "Just How Important is it to Introduce Spatial Concepts to Undergraduate Geoscience Students?" (R. B. Schultz, and J. J. Kerski, U. S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO).

Publications

Geochemical relationships of Late Paleozoic carbon-rich shales of the Midcontinent, USA: a compendium of results advocating changeable geochemical conditions
      [white paper, PDF–1.8 MB]

The Importance of Spatial Concepts in the Geosciences [PDF–363.83 KB]

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