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Jeff Wilson
Dean, University College, Huston-Tillotson
Location: Austin, TX United States
Joined: Feb 12th, 2014

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Dr. Jeff Wilson is Dean of the University College and Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas. Prior to HT, Dr. Wilson held positions at UT-Brownsville, Harvard, IBM and Ernst & Young. Dr. Wilson is recipient of the University of Texas Systems� most competitive teaching honor, the Regents� Outstanding Teaching Award. Dr. Wilson has authored dozens of publications in the environmental science field and has received funding from the National Science Foundation. Dr. Wilson did his post-doctoral work at the Harvard School of Public Health and holds a PhD in Environmental Science from the University of Canterbury.

Dr. Wilson is also Executive Director of The Dumpster Project, a non-profit based in Austin, Texas that is transforming a trash dumpster into a home with a focus on K-12 STEM and sustainability education. As part of the educational mission of The Dumpster Project, Dr. Wilson plays a character named �Professor Dumpster� in a role similar to �Bill Nye the Science Guy�. In his spare time, Dr. Wilson enjoys traveling � he has lived, worked and �couch surfed� through over 60 countries on six continents.

COURSES TAUGHT

Dumpster 101; Fundamentals of GIS; Management and Implementation of GIS; The Restless City; Geography, Health and Welfare; Global Environmental Change; Environmental Hazards and Management; Quantitative Methods; Earth Science (Physical Geography); Conservation of Natural Resources; Research Problems in Environmental Science; World Regional Geography; Field Methods and Data Analysis in Environmental Science; First Year Seminar.

Current Whereabouts:

Living in a dumpster.

Website:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Wilson_(professor)

Education (request update)

Texas A and M Univ class of 1996

Undergrad Major: Environmental Science

Claim To Fame:

Live in a dumpster.

Harvard (Post-Doc) class of

Grad Major:

High School: Boerne High School in Boerne, TX class of 1992

Activities & Accomplishments:

State runner up mens' basketball 4A - Texas.

Experience

I currently work with Huston-Tillotson as Dean, University College
I have 15 years of experience working in the Environmental industry.

Professor Dumpster & Executive Director | The Dumpster Project (501c3)
From January 2013 to Current • 13 year(s)
Leading innovative sustainability education project and research initiatives.

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences | Huston-Tillotson University
From January 2013 to Current • 13 year(s)
Teaching and research in biological sciences with focus on environmental applications.

Dean, University College | Huston-Tillotson University
From January 2013 to Current • 13 year(s)
Dean overseeing University College operations and strategic initiatives.

Faculty Affiliate | The Texas Center for Transnational and Border Studies
From January 2010 to Current • 16 year(s)
Research collaboration on transnational and border studies issues.

Assistant Dean | University of Texas at Brownsville
From January 2012 to December 2013 • 1 year(s)
Administrative leadership in College of Science, Math and Technology.

Assistant Professor | University of Texas at Brownsville
From January 2008 to December 2013 • 5 year(s)
Teaching and research in Environmental Science Program, Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences.

Adjunct Faculty | Texas State University
From January 2007 to December 2008 • 1 year(s)
Teaching geography courses in the Department of Geography.

Research Fellow | Harvard University
From January 2006 to December 2006 • 0 year(s)
Research at School of Public Health based at Harvard Initiative for Global Health.

Lecturer | University of Canterbury
From January 2002 to December 2005 • 3 year(s)
Teaching and research in environmental science and geography.

GIS Teaching Assistant and Instructor | Texas State University
From January 2000 to December 2002 • 2 year(s)
Teaching assistance and instruction in Geographic Information Systems.

Project Manager | IBM Corporation
From January 1998 to December 1999 • 1 year(s)
Managing technology projects and implementations.

Consultant | Ernst & Young Management Consulting
From January 1996 to December 1998 • 2 year(s)
Strategy consulting for management and organizational development.

My Groups

Entrepreneurial Think Tank

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Guestbook Comments

	God bless you and may you have a marvelous and productive day. When you get a chance please visit my profile to check out some info that might appeal to you. Tagged by Ralph White on 02/12/2014

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