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Tammy R. Metzger |
401 E. Ocean Blvd., 8th Floor |
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Long Beach, CA 90802 |
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voice and fax (800) 891-6592 |
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tammy@jurisense.com |
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EDUCATION |
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Juris Doctorate
with emphasis in Environmental and
Natural Resources Law, May 2002.
Northwestern |
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School of Law of Lewis and Clark
College, Portland, Oregon. |
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Certificate of Alternative Dispute
Resolution, May 2002. Straus
Institute for Dispute Resolution at |
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Pepperdine University School of Law,
Malibu, California. |
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Master of Arts in Geography,
December 1998. University of
California, Santa Barbara. Thesis
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Climate Change and Sierra Nevada
Snowpack. |
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Certificate of Hazardous Materials
Management, March 1995. UC
Riverside Extension |
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Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, August
1993. University of California, Riverside. |
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EXPERIENCE |
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TRIAL CONSULTANT, PRESIDENT |
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JuriSense |
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August
2005 to Present |
Long Beach, California |
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| Assisting attorneys with all aspects of
litigation, including mediations, negotiations, focus
groups, mock trials |
| theme development, graphics,
communication strategies, preparing expert witnesses,
voir dire and post-trial |
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reviewing opening statements and closing arguments for
consistency |
| with focus group research and themes
that resonate with jurors, evaluating demonstrative evidence
for clarity |
| and effectiveness in furthering case
themes and helping attorneys with storytelling skills, voice
and courtroom |
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ADJUNCT FACULTY |
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Irvine Valley College |
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July 2004 to December 2005 |
Irvine, California |
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Taught Physical, Cultural and World
Regional Geography. These courses
provide a broad overview of the physical
and social sciences, in the context of
space; i.e., examining the patterns of
human activity and geophysical phenomena
by understanding the effects of
location.
Physical
Geography examines the sun/earth
relationship and energy balance, the
character of the atmosphere, weather,
climate, vegetation, biomes, composition
of the earth, plate tectonics, landform
development and reduction, water, and
the modification and pollution of the
earth by humans. Cultural Geography
includes population growth, economic
development, political organization,
cultural and ethnic conflict, the
variety of agriculture, the history,
growth and patterns of settlement and
the rise of industrialism. World
Regional Geography provides a systematic
study of the major geographic regions of
the world, including physiographic
features, natural resources, cultural
heritage, population characteristics,
economic development and future
prospects. |
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PARK NATURALIST |
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Department of Parks, Recreation & Marine |
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December 2003 to April 2004 |
Long Beach, California |
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Led children on educational nature tours
at the El Dorado Nature Center, stopping
to examine insects, flora and fauna.
Maintained the park grounds. |
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RESEARCH ASSOCIATE |
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Metzger Law Group |
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July 2002 to November 2003 |
Long Beach, California |
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Conducted legal research and wrote
responses to motions, prepared
subpoenas, researched epidemiological
studies, assisted with trial. | |
CONSULTANT, PRESIDENT
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Legal and Scientific Consulting |
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August 2001 to July 2002 |
Santa Barbara, California |
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Provided attorneys immediate assistance with legal research
and writing, expert witnesses, scientific evidence, trial
preparation, negotiations and evaluating environmental
documents for law firms, government organizations and
private industries in environmental, patent and criminal
law. |
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CERTIFIED LAW
CLERK
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Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office |
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November 2001 to May 2002 |
Santa Barbara, California |
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Prepared to prosecute several misdemeanor jury trials, but
all cases terminated in settlement agreements or guilty
pleas before commencing jury selection. Argued before the
court for preliminary hearings and sentencing, wrote motions
and assisted with all aspects of trial work in the Criminal
Division.
Wrote a section on negotiation strategy and proofread
a chapter
(Settlement
of Environmental Cases)
of the
Environmental Crimes Prosecution Manual, Published by the
California District Attorneys Association. |
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LAW CLERK
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Oregon Department of Justice, Natural Resources Section |
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February 2001 to April 2001 |
Salem, Oregon |
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Conducted legal research on various
topics, including secured transactions,
civil procedure, delegation of agency
power, public officers’ duties and
construction liens for property on state
land. | |
LAW CLERK
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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March 2000 to January 2001 |
Seattle, Washington |
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TEACHING ASSISTANT |
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University of California |
| January 1999 to March 1999 |
Santa Barbara,
California |
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Ran the laboratory for a Regional Planning and Policy class
where the students created detailed plans for a hypothetical
city. |
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Analyzed monthly and seasonal maximum snow accumulation
trends in the Sierra Nevada using statistical models.
Presented results in international geophysical
conferences and publications. |
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ASSOCIATE FACULTY |
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Allan Hancock Community College |
| Fall 1998 |
Santa Maria, California |
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Taught two Physical Geography classes that focus on
understanding the Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere,
lithosphere and biosphere as a single interconnected system. |
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INSTRUCTOR |
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University of California |
| Summer 1998 |
Santa Barbara, California |
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Taught Geography 3A Oceans and the Atmosphere and Geography
3B Land Surface Processes. Organized a simulation of the
Kyoto Climate Treaty where students enacted roles such as
scientists, negotiators, industry representatives and
environmental activists. |
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Assigned two PCB spill Sites for the March Air Force Base
(AFB) Remedial Investigation Feasibility Study (RI/FS).
Wrote site reports summarizing investigation efforts
and results, including risk assessments and remediation
strategies. Conducted
site inspections for Basewide Environmental Baseline Surveys
(EBSs) of Griffiss AFB in New York and Arnold AFB in
Tennessee.
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ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT |
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Jorgensen Environmental |
| October 1993 to January 1994 |
Cedar City, Utah |
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Prepared Toxic Hot Spots Emissions Plans and Reports which
required calculating emissions by mass balance equations,
analysis and description of industrial processes and
chemical reactions.
Co-author of Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPs),
Emergency Response Plans and waste reduction documents.
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ASSISTANT TO THE BOARD |
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South Coast Air
Quality Management District |
| September 1992 to June 1993 |
Diamond Bar, California |
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Summarized Rules, reports and meetings for a board member.
Analyzed the Regional Clean Air Incentives Market
(RECLAIM). Responded
to mail and met with business leaders, activists,
scientists, engineers, lawyers, politicians, planners and
government regulators to build consensus. |
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Conducted original research for an ongoing iron chemistry
project at the Leviathan acid mine drainage Superfund Site.
Collected and analyzed water samples, submitted an
abstract and presented a project overview and results. |
NEWSPAPER FEATURES WRITER |
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University of California |
| December 1991 to June 1992 |
Riverside, California |
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Interviewed experts in water quality, atmospheric chemistry,
soil physics, human health and various other fields to
report and analyze environmental issues. |
INTERN ENGINEER |
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Loral Aerospace |
| August 1990 to September 1991 |
Newport Beach, California |
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Repaired and programmed laser solder inspection equipment.
Set up manufacturing machinery and trained
inspectors.
Translated technical missile electronics manufacturing and
process control specifications into simplified instructions
for assemblers. |
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PUBLICATIONS
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PRESENTATIONS
(Please note, Tammy Johnson is my maiden
name.) |
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LITIGATION CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS |
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Metzger, T.R., HarrisMartin's
Asbestos
Conference:
Trial of a Mesothelioma Case from Jury Selection to
Verdict |
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June
23-24, 2008, The Peninsula Hotel in Chicago, IL. |
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Metzger, T.R.,
HarrisMartin's
Benzene Litigation Conference:
Trial of a Benzene-Leukemia Case from Jury |
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Selection to Verdict, December 3-4,
2007,
The Westin New York Hotel in New
York, NY |
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Metzger, T.R., Mealey’s Benzene Litigation
Conference, December 4-5, 2006, The Ritz-Carlton
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New York City. |
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PRESENTATIONS WITH PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS |
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Johnson, T.R., J. Dozier and J.
Michaelsen,
Climate Change and Sierra Nevada Snowpack,
International Union
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of Geodesy and Geophysics 1999
Meeting, Birmingham, England. |
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Johnson, T.R., J. Dozier and J.
Michaelsen, Climate Change and Sierra Nevada Snowpack,
American |
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Association of Geographers
1998 Spring Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts. |
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Johnson, T.R., J. Dozier and J. Michaelsen, Climate
Change and Sierra Nevada Snowpack, American |
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Geophysical Union 1997 Fall
Meeting, San Francisco, California. |
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Johnson, T.R., P. Fohl and J. Dozier, Climate Change and
Sierra Nevada Snowpack, International Snow Science |
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Workshop ISSW 1996, Banff,
Alberta, Canada. |
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PEER REVIEWED PAPERS (Both in Books) |
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Johnson, T.R., J. Dozier and J. Michaelsen, 1999,
Climate Change and Sierra Nevada Snowpack,
Interactions |
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Between the Cryosphere, Climate and Greenhouse
Gases, 63-70 (Proceedings of the International Union
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Geodesy and Geophysics, Birmingham, England, July
1999), International Association of Hydrological |
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Sciences Publication no. 256.
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Johnson, T.R., J. Dozier and J. Michaelsen, 1999,
Snowpack
Accumulation Trends in
California,
299-304,
North |
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Advanced Study Institute,
Ice Physics in the
Natural and
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Environment, Series 1: Global Environmental
Change, Vol. 56 (Proceedings of this NATO ASI were
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Maratea, Italy, September 1997). |
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CONFERENCE PAPERS |
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Metzger, T.R.,
Plaintiff’s Jury Selection in a Benzene Leukemia
Case, and
Jury Selection Questionnaire |
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Summaries, Comments and Rankings, Harris Martin Benzene
Litigation Conference December 3-4, 2007, |
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New York City.
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Metzger, T.R.,
Plaintiff’s View of a Benzene Leukemia Case,
Mealey's Benzene Litigation Conference, |
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December 4-5, 2006, New York City, pp 109-135 |
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Johnson, T.R., J. Dozier, J. Michaelsen and P. Fohl,
River Basin Variations in Sierra Nevada Snowpack
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Accumulation Trends,
Proceedings of the 65th Western Snow
December Conference, 1997,
Banff, Alberta, |
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Canada, pp 310-316. |
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Johnson, T.R., P. Fohl and J.
Dozier,
Climate Change and Sierra Nevada Snowpack,
International Snow Science
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Workshop ISSW 1996, Banff, Alberta, Canada, pp
29-34. |
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS |
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Environmental Crimes Prosecution Manual,
Published by the California District Attorneys Association
(Tammy |
authored a section on negotiation strategy and
edited the chapter entitled Settlement of
Environmental
cases). |
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Remedial Investigation,
Feasibility Study, Installation Restoration Program
(RI/FS IRP) March Air Force Base, |
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CA.
(Tammy wrote the chapters for Sites 37 and 38, PCB spill
sites, summarizing the investigation efforts
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and results, including risk
assessments and remediation strategies.) |
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Toxic Hot Spots Emissions
Plans and Reports, Stormwater Pollution Prevention
Plans, Emergency Response |
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Plans
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Waste Reduction Plans (Tammy authored these
regulatory reports for small to medium-sized |
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California companies.) |
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The Highlander,
UC Riverside.
(Tammy wrote features articles
on water quality, atmospheric chemistry, soil |
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physics, human health and
various other fields to report and analyze environmental
issues. |
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Johnson, T.R., The Resolution,
in Rapisarda, J., ed., Holding on to Forever: The
International Library of Poetry at |
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181 (Watermark Press, Owings Mills, MD 2001). |
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SEMINARS |
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Climate
Change, Butterfly Extinctions and Sierra Nevada
Snowpack,
Environmental Science Department at the |
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University of California,
Riverside, April 1999. |
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Climate Change
and Sierra Nevada Snowpack,
Hydrology Group of the Center for Advanced Studies,
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and Development in Sardinia,
Italy, September 1997. |
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Snow Science
Statistics,
Statistics Department at the University of
California, Santa Barbara, January 1997 |
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RESEARCH AND GRANTS |
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University of Nevada
Reno, NV
National Science Foundation
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Original research for iron
chemistry project at a Superfund Site, submitted abstract,
presentation. |
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NATO Advanced Study Institute
Maratea, Italy
North Atlantic Treaty Org.
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IUGG Annual Meeting
Birmingham, UK
Am.
Geophysical Union
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University of California
Santa Barbara, CA
NASA funded M.A.
1995-1998 |
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Member of Board of Directors of
Friends of the Los Angeles River
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Long Beach
Community Emergency Response Team
(CERT) member |
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Graduate representative to UC Santa Barbara's
Geography Department faculty meetings |
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Geography representative to UC Santa Barbara's
Graduate Student Association |
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Vice President of Association of Environmental
Professionals, UC Riverside Chapter |
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Volunteer Planetarium Lecturer at the Santa Barbara
Museum of Natural History |
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Geography Awareness Week presentations for local
grade school children |
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LAW |
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Core Law Courses |
Environmental/ADR/Criminal Trial Courses |
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Administrative Law |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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Advanced Legal Research |
Arbitration Practice |
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Civil Procedure |
Criminal Internship - Santa Barbara District |
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Constitutional Law |
Attorney's Office |
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Contracts |
Criminal Practice Seminar |
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Criminal Law |
Environmental Law |
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Criminal Procedure |
Environmental Litigation |
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Evidence |
Environmental Regulation |
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Legal Writing |
International Trade and the Environment |
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Professional Responsibility |
Interviewing, Counseling, and Planning |
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Property |
Land Use Planning |
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Remedies |
Law/Science/Environmental Seminar |
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Torts |
Mediation |
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Wills and Trusts |
Mock Trial |
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Negotiation and Settlement Advocacy |
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Trial Procedure |
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Water Law |
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ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT |
ANALYTICAL METHODS |
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Environmental Economics |
Analytical Methods for Geographers |
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Environmental Impact Analysis |
algebra, vector analysis |
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Internship in Environmental Sciences (Assistant to |
equations, Fourier transforms and least |
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Board Member of the South Coast Air Quality |
squares
estimation) |
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Management District) |
Avenue (Arcview's GIS programming language) |
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Regional Planning and Environmental Policy |
Basic Programming |
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Workshop in Environmental Management |
Calculus |
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) |
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Geographic Research Methods |
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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT |
Group Studies (analyzed notable scientific studies, |
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Environmental Fate of Hazardous Substances |
identifying useful findings and errors) |
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Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment |
Remote Sensing and Environmental Optics |
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Hazardous Materials Management |
Spatial Statistics |
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Health and Safety Training for Hazardous Waste |
Statistics |
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Workers (40-Hour OSHA training) |
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Regulatory Framework for Toxic and Hazardous |
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Substances |
ANTHROPOLOGY/SOCIOLOGY |
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Cultural Anthropology |
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Cultural Geography |
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GENERAL SCIENCES
(one year for each) |
Physical Anthropology |
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Astronomy |
Race and Ethnicity |
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Biology |
Sociology of the Family |
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Chemistry |
World Regional Geography |
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Environmental Science |
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Geology |
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Organic Chemistry |
COMMUNICATION |
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Physics |
Communication Fundamentals |
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Computational Concepts in Geography (incl. |
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web page development) |
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ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES |
Creative Writing |
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Chemistry of the Clean and Polluted Atmosphere |
Instructional Development (effective teaching |
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Global Warming |
methods, considering how students learn) |
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Persuasive Speaking and Writing |
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(Environmental Seminar) |
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HYDROLOGIC SCIENCES |
Speech |
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Advanced Snow Hydrology |
Speed Reading/Comprehension Training |
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Environmental Hydrology |
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Limnology (study of surface waters) |
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Oceanography |
HISTORY/POLITICAL SCIENCE/ |
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Thermohaline Circulation (global oceanic circulation |
PHILOSOPHY |
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patterns) |
American Government |
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Water Quality Control |
Contemporary Earth Issues |
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Water Resources |
Philosophy |
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United States History |
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World History |
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SOILS AND EARTH SCIENCES |
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Bioremediation |
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Geology |
PSYCHOLOGY |
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Geomorphology |
Abnormal Psychology |
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Soil Science |
Child Psychology |
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Cognitive Psychology |
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Psychology |
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Psychology of Adjustment |
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Social Dynamics and Conflict Resolution in |
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Environmental Management |
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