dr. hays cummins
Hays Cummins is Professor of Geography, an Affiliate of the Department of Geology, an Affiliate and Fellow of the Institute of Environmental Science, and the Harrison Scholars Professor in the Honors and Scholars Program. He taught in the natural science core in the Western College Program, and was Director of Environmental Programs and Director for Discovery-Oriented Science Instruction. Professor Cummins is founding Co-Director of Project Dragonfly and science editor for Dragonfly magazine. He earned his PhD in oceanography from Texas A&M University and has led numerous international courses to the Bahamas, Florida Keys, Netherland Antilles and Costa Rica. His research focuses on the reconstruction of past ecological communities in marine systems and understanding ecological change, particularly the impacts of global change on coral reefs. He has authored research papers and popular articles focusing on science and science education. He also has a passion for weather and astronomy.
Education:
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1984
Teaching Responsibilities:
Climatology
selected publications
Boardman, M., McCollum, D. and Cummins, H. 2005. OSCI Earth Science, Plate Tectonics Instruction Module. H. Cummins was the Earth Science Coordinator and supervised the production of the earth science module.
Green, W.J., Elliot, C., Wilkes, H.L., and R.H. Cummins. 2004 "Prompted" Inquiry-Based Learning in the Introductory Chemistry Laboratory. Journal of Chemical Education 81 (2): 239-241