CAMILLE A. HOLMGRENDepartment of Geography California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, CA 90840 Office: 562-985-7103
Academic PositionsJuly, 2005– Present Assistant Professor of Geography, California State University, Long BeachEducation
Ph.D. 2005 Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Dissertation: Quaternary ecology, climatology, and biogeography of the Chihuahuan Desert from fossil packrat middens. Minor: Global Change. Advisor: Julio L. Betancourt. M.S. 2000 Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Thesis: Holocene vegetation history from fossil rodent middens near Arequipa, Peru. Advisor: Julio L. Betancourt B.A. 1996 Environmental Studies, Geology, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
Research Interests
Biogeography and environmental change Vegetation and climate history of arid lands in the western U.S. and South America Quaternary plant macrofossil and pollen analysis Palaeoclimatology and Climatology
Courses TaughtGeog 140: Introduction to Physical GeographyGeog 442: BiogeographyGeog 444: ClimatologyGeog 445/545: PaleoclimatologyGeog 640: Seminar in Physical Geography-Global Change
Grants, Fellowships & Awards
CSULB Scholarly and Creative Activities Awards (SCAC). Assigned time 2007-2008.
NSF proposal 0703798. Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG) Program: Recruiting and Training the Next Generation of Geoscientists: Geosciences Diversity Enhancement Program (GDEP) Track 2. CO-PI. $1,087,084. Pending.
CSULB College of Liberal Arts award for assessment procedure development for Geography Department (with Dr. Paul Laris). $5000.
CSULB Scholarly and Creative Activities Awards (SCAC). Summer 2006 stipend. CO-PI: Joshua Tree National Park Competitive Science Grant. “A Long Term Vegetation History of the Mojave/Colorado Desert Ecotone at Joshua Tree National Monument;” $12,000.
Chevron-Texaco Best Talk in Paleoclimatology/Climate/Paleoecology, GeoDaze Geosciences Symposium, University of Arizona, 2005 ($300)
Cranwell Smith Scholarship for Palynology, 2004 ($1000)
University of Arizona/NASA Space Grant Fellowship, 2004-2005 ($16,000)
2nd Place Poster, GeoDaze Geosciences Symposium, University of Arizona, 2004 ($150)
William G. McGinnies Graduate Scholarship in Arid Lands Studies, 2003 ($1000) 2nd Place, Institute for the Study of Planet Earth Graduate Poster Contest, 2003 ($200)
Collaboration to Advance Teaching Technology and Science NSF GK-12 Fellowship, 2003-2004 ($27,500)
Geological Society of America Graduate Research Grant, 2002 ($2,200)
University of Arizona Department of Geosciences Graduate Summer Research Grant, 2002 ($1500)
University of Arizona Institute for the Study of Planet Earth Travel Grant, 1999 ($500)
University of Arizona Sulzer Earth Science Scholarship, 1998-1999 ($2000)
University of Arizona Graduate College Fellowship, 1998-1999 ($12,000)
United States Geological Survey On-the Spot Award. 1996 ($100)
Macalester College Peabody Endowed Scholarship, 1994-1996 ($9450/yr)
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Holmgren, C.A., Norris, J., and Betancourt, J.L. (2007). Inferences about winter temperatures and summer rains from the late Quaternary record of C4 perennial grasses and C3 desert shrubs in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. Journal of Quaternary Science 22, 141-161.
Holmgren, C. A., Peñalba, M. C., Rylander, K. A. and Betancourt, J. L. (2003). A 16,000 14C yr BP packrat midden series from the U.S.A.-Mexico Borderlands. Quaternary Research 60, 319-329.
Holmgren, C. A., Betancourt, J. L., Rylander, K. A., Roque, J., Tovar, O., Zeballos, H., Linares, E., and Quade, J. (2001). Holocene vegetation history from fossil rodent middens near Arequipa, Peru. Quaternary Reseach 56, 242-251.
Book Chapter
Latorre, C. L., Betancourt, J. L., Rech, J. A., Quade, J., Holmgren, C., Placzek, C. P., Vuille, M., Rylander, K. A. (2005). Late Quaternary History of the Atacama Desert. In M. Smith & P. Hesse, Eds., 23 Degrees South: Archaeology and Environmental History of the Southern Deserts. National Museum of Australia.
Book Review
Felger, R. S. and Broyles, B. Dry Borders: Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert. University of Utah Press. In The Quarterly Review of Biology. (Forthcoming)
Manuscripts in Review and Preparation
Potts, D. L. and Holmgren, C. A. (In Prep). Plant functional variability in response to late-Quaternary climate change recorded in ancient packrat middens.
Holmgren, C. A., Rosello, E., and Betancourt, J. L. (In Prep). Late Holocene vegetation stability on the Pacific slope of the Andes near Arica, Chile.
Abstracts from Presentations
Holmgren, C.A. and Potts, D.L. (2006). Plant functional variability in response to late-Quaternary climate change recorded in ancient packrat middens. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Holmgren, C.A., Norris, J., and Betancourt, J.L. (2006). Inferences about winter temperatures and summer rains from the late Quaternary record of C4 perennial grasses and C3 desert shrubs in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Holmgren, C.A., Betancourt, J.L., Rylander, K.A. (2005). Reconstructing 31,000 years of vegetation dynamics in the northern Chihuahuan Desert: A packrat midden study from the Peloncillo Mountains. GeoDaze, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona.
Latorre, C., Betancourt, J.L., Holmgren, C.A., Maldonado, A.J. (2005). Vegetation and climate of the Atacama Desert during the Holocene: Evidence from Rodent Middens. Joint meeting of IGCP 490 and ICSU/IUGS, Laguna Mar Chiquita, Argentina.
Holmgren, C. A., Betancourt, J. L., and Rylander, K.A. (2004). A 31,000-14C yr vegetation history from the Peloncillo Mountains, southeastern Arizona. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. Denver, CO.
Holmgren, C.A., Peñalba, M. C., Rylander, K. A., and Betancourt, J. L. (2004). Late Quaternary Vegetation History and Paleoclimate of the U.S.A.-Mexico Borderland Region from two new packrat middens series. Biodiversity and Management of the Madrean Archipelago II Conference. Tucson, AZ.
Invited Talk. Betancourt, J. L. and Holmgren, C. A. (2004). Late Quaternary vegetation history of New Mexico. New Mexico’s Ice Ages Symposium. New Mexico Museum of Natural History, Albuquerque, NM.
Holmgren, C. A., C. M. Peñalba, M. C., Rylander, K. A., and Betancourt, J. L. (2003). Late Quaternary Vegetation History and Paleoclimate of the U.S.A.-Mexico Borderlands Region From Two New Packrat Midden Series. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA.
Holmgren, C. A., C. M. Peñalba, M. C., Rylander, K. A., and Betancourt, J. L. (2003). A 16,000 14C yr BP packrat midden series from the U.S.A-Mexico Borderlands. GeoDaze, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona.
Holmgren, C.A., Betancourt, J. L., Rylander, K. A., Roque, J., Tovar, O., Zeballos, H., Linares, E., and Quade, J. (2001). Holocene vegetation history from fossil rodent middens near Arequipa, Peru. NSF PEPI Workshop on the Paleoclimatology of the Central Andes, Tucson, AZ.
Holmgren, C.A., Betancourt, J. L., Rylander, K. A., Roque, J., Tovar, O., Zeballos, H., Linares, E., and Quade, J. Holocene vegetation history from fossil rodent middens near Arequipa, Peru. (2000). Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. Reno, NE.
Professional Memberships
American Association of Geographers, 2004-present American Geophysical Union, 2003-present Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, 2006-present DISCCRS: Dissertations Initiative for the Advancement of Climate Change Research, 2005-present Ecological Society of America, 2003-present Geological Society of America, 2002-present International Biogeography Society, 2002-present Sigma Gamma Epsilon, 1998-2005 Sigma Xi, 2006-present Service
2006-present Association of Pacific Coast Geographers 2007 Annual Meeting field trip coordinator 2006-present Search and Screening committee member, Environmental Geography Search 2006 Reviewer for Zachary Z. Packrat children’s book 2006 College of Liberal Arts Faculty Council Executive Committee Member at Large 2006 Department of Geography Assessment Procedures 2006 Departmental representative at CSULB commencement ceremony 2006 Guest lecture organizer: Matthew Kirby, CSU-Fullerton 2005-present Department of Geography Undergraduate Committee 2005-present College of Liberal Arts Faculty Council representative 2000 & 2003 GeoDaze Geosciences Symposium Correspondence Committee 1999-2001 Sigma Gamma Epsilon Secretary 1995-1996 Macalester College Geology Club Field Trip Coordinator
Journal Article Reviews
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology Quaternary Research
Professional Development
2006 Summer Institute on Teaching and Learning, California State University, Long Beach 2006 SEEK/NSF New Faculty and Postdoctoral Ecoinformatics Training for Ecologists, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 2005 Summer Institute on Teaching and Learning, California State University, Long Beach 2005 BeachBoard Basics workshop, California State University, Long Beach 2004 How to Establish and Sustain an Undergraduate Research Program, GSA workshop, Denver, CO. 2003 Preparing for an Academic Career in the Geosciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
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