Jim Doerner

Faculty

Dean, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Location Candelaria Hall 0215
Address ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï CB 91 Greeley, CO 80639
Jim Doerner

Education

PhD, University of Denver,ÌýGeography
MA, University of Denver, Geography
BS, Oklahoma State University,ÌýGeography

Professional Experience & Affiliations

Professor, Department of Geography & GIS, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï, 2005-Present
Coordinator, Geography Program, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï, 2005-07
Chair, Department of Geography, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï, 2001-05
Coordinator/Co-Coordinator, Colorado Geographic Alliance, 1999-2003
Associate Professor, Department of Geography, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï, 2000-05
Paleobotanist, Hacimusalar Archaeological Expedition, Elmali, Turkey, 2000-01
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï, 1994-2000
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Geography, University of Denver, 1991-94
Field Assistant, Sardis Archaeological Expedition, Sardis, Turkey, 1989
Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography, University of Denver, 1986-1990
Research Assistant, Department of Geography, University of Denver, 1984-85

Research Expertise & Interests

Hydrologic Technician, United States Geological SurveyÌýWater Resources Division, 1989-94
Researcher, Division of Mined Land Reclamation,ÌýDepartment of Natural Resources,ÌýState of Colorado, 1986

  • Environmental Reconstructions
  • Paleoenvironmental Change
  • Dendrochronology
  • Biogeography
  • Quaternary Methods
  • Rocky Mountains
  • Asia

Publications

Bretfeld, M.,ÌýDoerner, J.P., and Franklin, S.B. 2015. “Radial growth response and vegetative sprouting of aspen following release from competition due to insect-induced conifer mortality.â€� Forest Ecology and Management, Vol. 347, pp 96-106.

de Graauw, K.K., Towner, R.H., Grissino-Mayer, H.D., Kessler, N.V., Knighton-Wisor, J., Steffen, A.,ÌýDoerner, J.P.Ìý2014. “Historical dendroarchaeology of two log structures in The Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico, U.S.A.â€� Dendrochronologia, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 336–342.

Brunswig, R.H.,ÌýDoerner, J.P., and Diggs, D.M., 2014. “Eleven Millennia of Human Adaptation in Colorado’s High Country: Modeling Cultural and Climatic Change in the Southern Rocky Mountains.â€� In, S. Kulyk, C.G. Tremain, and M. Sawyer (Eds.) The Climates of Change: Proceedings of the 44th Chacmool Conference, Chacmool Archaeological Association, University of Calgary. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. pp. 273-286.

Caffrey, M.A., andÌýDoerner, J.P.Ìý2012. A 7000-Year Record of Environmental Change, Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, USA. Physical Geography, Vol. 33, No. 5, pp. 438–456.

Honors & Awards

2006 – College Scholar Award, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï
2001 – Distinguished Teaching Achievement Award, National Council for Geographic Education
2000 – Summer Faculty Research Fellowship Award, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï
1999 – Teaching Excellence Award, College of Arts and Sciences, ÍøÆØ³Ô¹ÏÌý