Jeff Lee: Service

 

Faculty are expected to contribute to the running of their academic disciplines, departments, universities, and, sometimes, communities.  Here are some of the ways I have served.


Academic Disciplines:

  1. BulletSecretary/Treasurer of the International Society of Aeolian Research

  2. BulletStarted and moderated GEOMORPHLIST, an e-mail distribution service, for the International Association of Geomorphologists, 1993-1999.

  3. BulletSecretary/Treasurer and then President of the Geomorphology Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers from 1997 to 1999.

  4. BulletCo-organizer of ICAR5/GCTE-SEN Joint Conference (International Wind Erosion Conference), Texas Tech University, July 2002. Here are the Proceedings.

  5. BulletPeer reviewer for dozens of journal articles, research proposals and textbooks


Department of Economics & Geography

  1. •I have served on many search committees for faculty

  2. •I have been on many Third Year Review and Tenure and Promotion committees for faculty

  3. •I coordinate the scheduling of geography classes each semester


College and University

  1. •Member, Texas Tech College of Arts & Sciences Research Council

  2. •Member, TTU Faculty Development Committee

  3. •Dean’s representative for many PhD defenses

  4. •Past member of Faculty Library Committee, Texas Tech University

  5. •Served as advisor for Multidisciplinary Science Masters Program, 2000-2006

  6. •Advisor for the undergraduate Interdisciplinary Minor in Geographic Information Science

  7. •Advisor for the “Environmental Evaluation” Interdisciplinary Master’s Program

  8. •Advisor for the “Arid Land Studies and International Development” Interdisciplinary Master’s Program

  9. •Faculty Fellow of ICASALS, International Center for Arid and Semiarid Lands Studies, Texas Tech University


Community

I work with local science teachers in several ways:

  1. •    I served as advisor for the Multidisciplinary Science Master’s Program for several years and teach IS5301 Nature of Science for Teachers

  2. •    I taught workshops on the GLOBE Program (helping K-12 teachers get their students outdoors to learn environmental science) www.globe.gov 

  3. •    I have served as judge at many science fairs