Jean Dixon

Geomorphologist & Prof. at MSU. Tweeting about science, academia, hazards, sustainability, and love of Earth sciences. Dirt isn’t a dirty word. she/her

[Jean Dixon @GeologyNow]

I am running a course starting August 2nd about "Soils, Slopes, and Streams". Free mini-lecture videos are available starting August 2nd, and K-12 teachers and out-of-school educators can earn continuing-ed credits if you enroll for the series!
https://t.co/bst7b2Wo5v

[Jean Dixon @GeologyNow]

Montana State University is hiring an assistant professor in Soil and Environmental Chemistry. Apply now to be considered!

https://t.co/88qQJwcyD3

[Jean Dixon @GeologyNow]

@ElianaHadTime @AcademicChatter Absolutely yes. Invited talk.

[Jean Dixon @GeologyNow]

@LaurenGifford @resilientplaces ideas?

[Jean Dixon @GeologyNow]

@sweeneygeomorph @UPortland Yay Kristin!

[Jean Dixon @GeologyNow]

@Don_Curiel Yes! Field studies are sometimes told the data are just descriptive or correlative and models give real processed-based info. But…what if models are poorly grounded in insights from…um…field data. Which are expensive, difficult, time consuming, and messy. And necessary.

[Jean Dixon @GeologyNow]

@coreyspowell I have to think more about anthro- vs psycho-, but after reading this I am in total agreement it should end -zoic rather than -cene. We are definitely in a new era…not an epoch.

[Jean Dixon @GeologyNow]

Are you serious?!? I’m a Geomorphologist and have never heard of the Psychozoic? I’m Gobsmacked.

[Jean Dixon @GeologyNow]

@Paul_VLH According to this our trash is 3 times bigger than the strata representing the past 2-million years. Sounds right.

[Jean Dixon @GeologyNow]

@Ben____Davis It will be on my wall soon. Garbage science or not…it’s art.

[Karen Vaughan @vaughan_soil]

@mwallenstein The history of soil science, similar to the history of the US, has been told through an incomplete lens, obfuscating & purposefully removing contributions of Indigenous peoples & other groups persistently excluded & marginalized from the dominant narrative https://t.co/spYLWgXxiI

[Jean Dixon @GeologyNow]

@liznorell @AlyssaMandel A professor colleague used to do this and ended up axing student-chosen grades because after years they noticed overwhelmingly white males were selecting As and women were hesitant to grade themselves as high.

[Jean Dixon @GeologyNow]

PhD student Kailey Adams is going to rock it.

[Jean Dixon @GeologyNow]

Channel heads don’t matter - there, I said it! Happening now at #AGU22.

[Jean Dixon @GeologyNow]

@waterbarnes @highlyanne Love mentor maps! I do this in my first year seminar.

[Jean Dixon @GeologyNow]

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job ad, we still encourage you to apply.

[Jean Dixon @GeologyNow]

#montanastate is hiring 5 faculty specializing in Wellness of Underserved Communities. Potential themes for Earth Sciences position = community vulnerability, sustainability, health disparities, pedagogy, natural hazards, and others. Please share widely! https://t.co/KM7cFHb9eY

[Jean Dixon @GeologyNow]

@AnnaBirdian Ask reviewer 2 - they are always willing to tell you.

[Jean Dixon @GeologyNow]

@JMTurowski @AnnaBirdian Don’t tell my students - they’ll revolt.

[Jean Dixon @GeologyNow]

Lab post-dog!
Good girl Oakley ❤️

[Jennifer Polk, PhD (she, her) @FromPhDtoLife]

Here is a lab lab!

Our lab here needs to wear PPE just like the people doing the science.

He is the service dog of a student in a chemistry professor's lab.

(Shared with permission.)

[Jennifer Polk, PhD (she, her) @FromPhDtoLife]

Here is a lab lab!

Our lab here needs to wear PPE just like the people doing the science.

He is the service dog of a student in a chemistry professor's lab.

(Shared with permission.)