Isabelle Sacramento-McJilton

Lecturer

	Office: GMCS-228G email: isacramentogrilo@sdsu.edu
EDUCATION M.S. – Geological Sciences, 1999 – San Diego State University B.S. – Geology, Environmental Studies, 1995 – University of Southern California Magna cum laude
COURSES Environmental Sciences 301 – Energy and the Environment Geology 100 – Planet Earth Geology 101 – Planet Earth Lab Geology 104 – Earth Science Geology 205 – Historical Geology Geology 301 – Geology of National Parks Geology 303 – Natural Disasters Geology 303 – Faculty-let Study Abroad Natural Disasters; World Campus: 6-week courses: Natural Disasters, Oceans Planet. One-day lectures on Planetary Geology, the San Andreas fault, History of Fossil fuels. Geology 412 – Process and Inquiry in Earth Sciences Geology 499 – Special Study Oceans 100 – Ocean Planet Oceans 320 – The Oceans
AWARDS Milestone award – 20 Years, Center for Human Resources, 2023 Favorite Faculty award, Residential Education Office/Division of Student Affairs, 2019, 2018, 105, 2014, 2009 Jane K. Smith Mortar Board Outstanding Faculty and Staff award, 2018 Certificate of Appreciation – SDSU Affordable Learning Solutions Initiative Outstanding Faculty award – most influential university professor, Liberal Studies, 2010 RateMyProfessor.com student award, 2012, 2008 Faculty/Staff Appreciation award, 2004 Best Master’s Thesis defense award, 1999

INVITED TALKS/PRESENTATIONS

• San Diego Association of Geologists, SDAG, speaker on geological hazards of Portugal/Azores islands.
• Anza Borrego Desert Natural History Association, desert session speaker: Planetary Geology.
• San Diego Natural History Museum, Nat speaker: The San Andreas Fault: So Near and So Silent.
• Keynote speaker at Safety Leadership conference on disaster preparedness at Sea World San Diego, focus on tectonics and earthquake hazards in southern California.
• Relationship Building and Connections and Henry Cluster STEMM Foundation, SDSU Viz Center – speaker on Global Disaster Response Teaching – pedagogies of Natural Disasters class and mitigation of deleterious effects on society.
• LAEF – Luso-American Education Foundation and SDSU and Point Loma Portuguese Hall – 40^th Annual Conference on Education and Culture: Speaker on the geology and natural disasters of the Açores islands.
• San Diego Ruben F Fleet Science Center – Key-note speaker at the Finale Competition for the STEM SciTech Challenge for elementary school girls; topic – the Solar System.
• Mt Helix Academy – speaker on Natural Disasters to middle-schoolers.
• Participant and speaker at the Collaborative Disaster Communication Training organized by School of Journalism/Media Studies and Geological Sciences.
• CTL and ITS at SDSU – speaker in 3 faculty workshops: Getting Started with an Interactive Classroom; Universal Design for Learning; Re-charging your course: Tools and strategies to reflect on your teaching practice.
• San Diego Dive Club – speaker on Plate Tectonics and Oceanography.

INTERNATIONAL TALKS

• Invited Lecturer – Portugal, at Universidade de Lisboa, at Universidade Nova, and at ISEC (Instituto Superior de Educação e Ciências) – presentations and day symposiums on Natural Disasters and Tectonics.