Robyn Gotz

MSSE Core Faculty

Robyn Email: robyn.gotz@montana.edu
Phone: 406-994-6918

122 Traphagen Hall, MSU, Bozeman

Education:

  • B.A. Pepperdine University, 1995
  • M.S. Montana State University, Earth Sciences, 2013
 

Biography: 

Robyn spent ten years as a professional ski patroller, working in both hemispheres for three of those years. She completed a Master of Science in Earth Sciences at Montana State University in 2013 with a focus on snow science. Robyn has been teaching in the Earth Sciences department for ten years and has taught a variety of courses including Introduction to Earth System Sciences, Earth Materials, Introduction to Snow Science, Weather and Climate, Mountain Geography, and Snow Dynamics and Accumulation. Robyn also teaches K-14 Earth System Science for Teachers, Weather and Climate for Teachers, Elementary Weather for Teachers, and Understanding Climate Change for Teachers in the MSSE program. Robyn is currently working on a PhD in Higher Education with a focus on online geoscience education. 

Interests:

I am interested in all areas of geoscience, with a special focus on weather, climate, and physical geography.

Selected Awards:

  • Outstanding Teaching Award (2022)
    Montana State University
  • Merit Award (2020)
    College of Letters and Sciences, Montana State University
  • Certificate of Teaching Enhancement (2018)
    Center for Faculty Excellence
 

Selected Professional Presentations:

  • Gotz, R. (2023). Mountains as a Classroom in Southwest Montana, Montana State University Mountains and Minds Conference, Bozeman, Montana.
  • Gotz, R. (2019). Engaging Students and Imrpoving Online Learning, Online Learning Consortium’s Innovate Conference, Denver, Colorado.
  • Gotz, R., Hendrikx, S. (2016). Measuring Student Engagement as a Response to New Technology, UPCEA 2016 West Region Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Gotz, R., Hendrikx, J., Miller, D., (2014)  Field Observations of the Effects of Explosives on Snow Stability Tests, International Snow Science Workshop, Banff, British Columbia, Canada
  • Gotz, R., Hendrikx, J., Miller, D., Birkeland, K., (2012) The Effects of Explosives on the Physical Properties of Snow, International Snow Science Workshop, Lake Tahoe, California

Selected Engagement, Outreach, and Service:

  • Author (Jun 2023) The Math Your Earth Science Majors Need, National Association of Geoscience Teachers
  • Online Learning Faculty Fellow (2017-2018) Center for Faculty Excellence, Montana State University
  • Reviewer/Referee  (Jul 2017) National Association of Geoscience Teachers, Earth Educators' Rendezvous

Master of Science in Science Education
Montana State University
P.O. Box 172805
Bozeman, MT 59717-2805

Tel: (406) 994-7485
Fax: (406) 994-5575
E-mail: msse@montana.edu
Location: 451 Reid Hall

Director:
Dr. John Graves
 

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