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Education

PhD in Geology, May 2020 - University of Wisconsin-Madison

Master of Science in Geology, May 2014 - University of Wyoming

Bachelor of Science in Geology, May 2009 - University of Wisconsin-Madison

Experience

STEM curriculum developer, Present – RISE Universal Education Collective 

In charge of creating and piloting an integrated, project-based STEM curriculum for 7-9th graders.

PhD researcher,2014-2020 - University of Wisconsin-Madison

Geoscience Education research: Created and tested introductory geoscience worksheets that use a sketch-understanding program (Cogsketch).

Guatemala: Analyzed minor faulting and volcanic deposits across southern Guatemala using statistical methods.

Geoscience Assistant, 2012-2014 - Science and Education Resource Center (SERC), Carleton College   

Created and tested introductory geoscience worksheets for a sketch-understanding program (CogSketch).

Research Assistant, 2009-2012 – University of Wyoming

Analyzed surface faults across the Rock Springs Uplift in Southwest Wyoming to evaluate structural mechanisms for fault initiation and potential risk to CO2 sequestration.

Publications

Garnier, Bridget; Tikoff, Basil; Flores, Omar; Jicha, Brian; DeMets, Charles; Cosenza-Muralles, Beatriz; Hernandez, Walter; and Greene, David; in review. Deformation in western Guatemala associated with the NAFCA (North America-Forearc-Caribbean) triple junction Neotectonic strain localization into the Guatemala City graben. Submitted to Tectonics, February, 2021.

Garnier, Bridget; Tikoff, Basil; Flores, Omar; Jicha, Brian; DeMets, Charles; Cosenza-Muralles, Beatriz; Hernandez, Douglas; Marroquin, Griselda; Mixco, Luis; and Hernandez, Walter; 2020. An integrated structural and GPS study of the Jalpatagua Fault, southeastern Guatemala. Geosphere, 17, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1130/GES02243.1

Forbus, Kenneth; Garnier, Bridget; Tikoff, Basil; Marko, Wayne, Usher, Madeline, and McLure, Matthew; 2020. Sketch Worksheets in STEM Classrooms: Two deployments. AI Magazine, 41(1), 19-32.

Garnier, Bridget; Chang, Maria; Ormand, Carol; Matlen, Bryan; Tikoff, Basil; and Shipley, Thomas F. 2017. Promoting Sketching in Introductory Geoscience Courses: CogSketch Geoscience Worksheets. Topics in Cognitive Science, 9, 943-969.

Gagnier, Kristin; Shipley, Thomas F.; Tikoff, Basil; Garnier, Bridget; Ormand, Carol; Atit, Kinnari; y Resnick, Ilyse; 2016. Training Spatial Skills in Geosciences: A Review of Tests and Tools, in Krantz, B., Ormand, C., and Freeman, B. (Eds.), 3-D Structural Interpretation: Earth, Mind, and Machine. AAPG Memoir 111, p. 7-23.