Michelle Harris

Michelle Harris

Associate Professor of Geosciences | Centralia College

Biography

Michelle Harris is a tenured Associate Professor of Geosciences at Centralia College in Washington State. She serves as the Science Department Chair, Assessment Committee Chair, and is a member of the Sustainability Committee on campus. Michelle is active member of Supporting and Advancing Geoscience Education (SAGE) and was recently published in New Directions for Community Colleges for her inventive adaptions to active learning techniques during the Pandemic. Michelle also regularly volunteers with the Mount St Helens Institute (MSHI) to lead geologic hikes to the summit and into the crater of Mount St. Helens.  Michelle attended the School of Ice in Denver, CO in the summer of 2019, and has implemented many of the lessons she learned into her curriculum. She is excited and honored to share her adaptations with this year’s participants.