Karen Yip CV

Karen Blair Yip

Work Address: Houston Community College, 10141 Cash Road, Stafford, TX 77477
Mail Code: 1585B

e-mail address: [email protected]
Campus office phone: 713-718-6781

Education

PhD in progress (ABD) Geological Sciences - University of California, Santa Barbara
2000 BA Geosciences cum laude - Franklin & Marshall College (Lancaster, PA)

Teaching Experience

2010 - present Instructor of Geology at HCC

2007 - 2010 Adjunct Instructor of Geology at HCC-Southwest
2005 Teaching Associate (lecturer) at UCSB Geol 20: Geological Catastrophes
2001-2004 Teaching Assistant for courses in the Dept of Geological Sciences.

 

Campus Leadership Experience

2013-present Geology Program Coordinator

2013-present  HCC Faculty Senate Delegate

2014-present  HCC STEM Innovation Council member

2013-2015  Faculty Professional Development Council

2004-05 Vice President of Graduate Student Affairs, UCSB Graduate Student Association
2002-03 Graduate Rep., Geological Sciences Faculty Search Committee, UCSB
2001-06 Treasurer & planning board member, Women in Science & Engineering, UCSB
2001-03 Grad Student Rep., A.S. Committee on Capital Projects, UCSB
2000-04 Dept. of Geological Sciences representative to the Graduate Student Association
1999-2000 Head Resident Assistant, Franklin & Marshall College
1998-99 Resident Assistant, F&M

 

Professional Affiliations

Geological Society of America
Houston Geological Society

Texas Community College Teachers Association

National Association for Geoscience Teachers

 

Additional training or qualifications

Canvas certified

Instructional Leadership Program graduate

Eagle Online certified

Certified in Instructional Technology, 2010 (HCC CIT program)

 

Field Experience Locations:

Sonora, Mexico (dissertation research area)
Sierra Nevada Mtns west of Lake Tahoe (undergraduate research area)
Ely area of Eastern Nevada
Red Lodge, MT, area
Santa Cruz Island, CA
Puna Plateau (picture at right is at Tuzgle Volcano, Argentina)
Mojave Desert
Unalaska Island, Alaska
Univ of New Mexico field camp
Big Bend - West TX - Guadalupe Mtns
Costa Rica
Death Valley area
central Pennsylvania