Contact Info

195 Rankin Science
572 Rivers Street
Boone, NC
28608
(828) 262-3049
FAX: (828) 262-6503

Chairperson:
Dr. Johnny A. Waters
watersja@appstate.edu

General Questions:
Geology Webmaster

Laura Mallard Instructor of Geology (828) 262-7517 mallardl@appstate.edu

Laura joined the ASU Geology Department in 2003. Prior to moving south, she was teaching at Castleton State College and the University of Vermont. At ASU she teaches lecture and lab components of our two primary introductory courses. Laura also helped teach Dr. Webb and Dr. Raymond's Summer Field Geology course in Italy during the summer of 2004. Laura's research interests include the origin of mountain chains, the Cambro-Ordovician limestones of Vermont, and human-induced landscape changes. She also teaches snowboarding at Hawknest.

• Education
  • B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • M.S., University of Vermont

• Courses Taught
  • GLY 1101 - Introduction to Physical Geology
  • GLY 1103 - Introduction to Applied & Environmental Geology
  • GLY 4835 - Summer Field Geology