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Ashlee Dere

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Ashlee Dere, Ph.D.

Ashlee Dere, Ph.D.

  • Associate Professor
  • 402.554.3317

email:
adere@unomaha.edu
office:
  • DSC 270
area of focus:
  • geochemistry, geomorphology and soil genesis

Additional Information

Education

B.S. in Earth Sciences, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
M.S. in Soil Science, Penn State University
Ph.D. in Geosciences, Penn State University

Courses Taught

GEOL 1170 Physical Geology

GEOL 2500 Professional Development for Geoscientists

GEOL 2500 Soil Judging

GEOL 2500 Geology Field Trip

GEOL 4260 Process Geomorphology

GEOL 4330 Soil Genesis, Morphology and Classification

GEOL 4620 Critical Zone Science

GEOL 4950 Senior Thesis

Current Research Projects

Land use impacts on Critical Zone Processes in the Midwest

  • Glacier Creek Preserve, Bennington, Nebraska
  • Clear Creek, Iowa City, Iowa

Lithologic and topographic controls on weathering and soil formation

  • Juneau, Alaska
  • Calvert Island, British Columbia

Climate controls on weathering and soil formation

  • Wales, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Puerto Rico
  • Brisbane, Australia

Recent Publications

Dere, A., Miller A., Hemje A., Parcher S., Capalli C., and Bettis A. III. (2019) Solute fluxes through restored prairie and intensively managed critical zones in Nebraska and Iowa. Front. Earth Sci: Biogeosci. 7:24. doi: 10.3389/feart.2019.00024

Wilson, C., Keefer L., Abban B., Wacha K., Dermisis D., Giannopoulos C., Zhou S., Goodwell A., Woo D., Yan Q., Ghadiri M., Stumpf A., Pitcel M., Lin Y., Marini L., Storsved B., Goff K., Vogelgesang J., Dere A., Schilling K., Muste M., Blair N., Rhoads B., Bettis E., Pai H., Kratt C., Sladek C., Wing M., Selker J., Tyler S., Lin H., Kumar P., and Papanicolaou A. (2018) The Intensively Managed Landscape Critical Zone Observatory: A scientific testbed for agroecosystem functions and services. Vadose Zone J. 17:180088. doi:10.2136/vzj2018.04.0088

Dere, A., Engelmann C., White, T., Wymore A., Hoffman A., Washburne J., and Conklin M. (2019) Implementing and assessing InTeGrate Critical Zone Science materials in an undergraduate geoscience program. In: Gosselin, D., Egger A. and Taber J. (eds.) Interdisciplinary Teaching about Earth and the Environment for a Sustainable Future. AESS Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and Sciences Series. Springer, New York. pp. 123-144. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-03273-9_6

Li, L., Dibiase R., Del Vecchio J., Marcon V., Hoagland B., Xiao D., Wayman C., Tang Q., He Y., Silverhart P., Forsythe B., Williams J., Shapich D., Mount G., Kaye J., Guo Li, Lin H., Dere A., Brubaker K., Kaye M., Davis K., and Brantley S. (2018) The effect of lithology and agriculture at the Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory. Vadose Zone J. 17:180063. doi:10.2136/vzj2018.03.0063

Herndon, E., Steinhoefel G., Dere A. and Sullivan P. (2018) Perennial flow through convergent hillslopes explains chemodynamic solute behavior in a shale headwater catchment. Chem. Geol. 493:413-425. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.06.019

Jin, L., Ma L., Dere A., White T., Mathur R. and Brantley S. (2017) REE mobility and fractionation during shale weathering along a climate gradient. Chem. Geol. 466:352-379. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.06.024

White, T., Wymore A., Dere A., Hoffman A., Washburne J., and Conklin M. (2017) Integrated interdisciplinary science of the Critical Zone as a foundational curriculum for addressing issues of sustainability. J. Geosci. Edu. 65:136-145. doi:10.5408/16-171.1

Nath, S. H. and Dere A. L. (2016) Soil Geochemical Parameters influencing the Spatial Distribution of Anthrax in Northwest Minnesota, USA. Applied Geochem. 74:144-156. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2016.09.004

Dere, A. L., White T. S., April R. H., and Brantley S. L. (2016) Mineralogical transformations and soil development in shale across a latitudinal climosequence. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 80:623-636. doi:10.2136/sssaj2015.05.0202

Brantley, S. L., DiBiase R. A., Russo T. A., Shi Y., Lin H., Davis K. J., Kaye M., Hill L., Kaye J., Eissenstat D. M., Hoagland B., Dere A. L., Neal A. L., Brubaker K. M and Arthur D. K. (2016) Designing a suite of measurements to understand the critical zone. Earth Surf. Dynam. 4:211-235. doi:10.5194/esurf-4-211-2016

Blackburn H. and Dere A. (2016) Changing the scholarly sources landscape with geomorphology undergraduate students. Issues in Sci. Tech. Librarianship. doi:10.5062/F4K35RNX

Service

Chair, Soil and Soil Processes Division, Geological Society of America

Member at Large, Nebraska Society of Professional Soil Scientists

UNO STEM Leadership Team

UNO STEM Chairs Advisory Council

Nebraska Water Center Advisory Committee

Soil Science Society of America K12 Committee

Advisor, UNO Geosciences Club

Mentor, UNO Teacher-Researcher Partnership Program

Languages

English, French

Additional Information

Education

B.S. in Earth Sciences, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
M.S. in Soil Science, Penn State University
Ph.D. in Geosciences, Penn State University

Courses Taught

GEOL 1170 Physical Geology

GEOL 2500 Professional Development for Geoscientists

GEOL 2500 Soil Judging

GEOL 2500 Geology Field Trip

GEOL 4260 Process Geomorphology

GEOL 4330 Soil Genesis, Morphology and Classification

GEOL 4620 Critical Zone Science

GEOL 4950 Senior Thesis

Current Research Projects

Land use impacts on Critical Zone Processes in the Midwest

  • Glacier Creek Preserve, Bennington, Nebraska
  • Clear Creek, Iowa City, Iowa

Lithologic and topographic controls on weathering and soil formation

  • Juneau, Alaska
  • Calvert Island, British Columbia

Climate controls on weathering and soil formation

  • Wales, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Puerto Rico
  • Brisbane, Australia

Recent Publications

Dere, A., Miller A., Hemje A., Parcher S., Capalli C., and Bettis A. III. (2019) Solute fluxes through restored prairie and intensively managed critical zones in Nebraska and Iowa. Front. Earth Sci: Biogeosci. 7:24. doi: 10.3389/feart.2019.00024

Wilson, C., Keefer L., Abban B., Wacha K., Dermisis D., Giannopoulos C., Zhou S., Goodwell A., Woo D., Yan Q., Ghadiri M., Stumpf A., Pitcel M., Lin Y., Marini L., Storsved B., Goff K., Vogelgesang J., Dere A., Schilling K., Muste M., Blair N., Rhoads B., Bettis E., Pai H., Kratt C., Sladek C., Wing M., Selker J., Tyler S., Lin H., Kumar P., and Papanicolaou A. (2018) The Intensively Managed Landscape Critical Zone Observatory: A scientific testbed for agroecosystem functions and services. Vadose Zone J. 17:180088. doi:10.2136/vzj2018.04.0088

Dere, A., Engelmann C., White, T., Wymore A., Hoffman A., Washburne J., and Conklin M. (2019) Implementing and assessing InTeGrate Critical Zone Science materials in an undergraduate geoscience program. In: Gosselin, D., Egger A. and Taber J. (eds.) Interdisciplinary Teaching about Earth and the Environment for a Sustainable Future. AESS Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and Sciences Series. Springer, New York. pp. 123-144. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-03273-9_6

Li, L., Dibiase R., Del Vecchio J., Marcon V., Hoagland B., Xiao D., Wayman C., Tang Q., He Y., Silverhart P., Forsythe B., Williams J., Shapich D., Mount G., Kaye J., Guo Li, Lin H., Dere A., Brubaker K., Kaye M., Davis K., and Brantley S. (2018) The effect of lithology and agriculture at the Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory. Vadose Zone J. 17:180063. doi:10.2136/vzj2018.03.0063

Herndon, E., Steinhoefel G., Dere A. and Sullivan P. (2018) Perennial flow through convergent hillslopes explains chemodynamic solute behavior in a shale headwater catchment. Chem. Geol. 493:413-425. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.06.019

Jin, L., Ma L., Dere A., White T., Mathur R. and Brantley S. (2017) REE mobility and fractionation during shale weathering along a climate gradient. Chem. Geol. 466:352-379. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.06.024

White, T., Wymore A., Dere A., Hoffman A., Washburne J., and Conklin M. (2017) Integrated interdisciplinary science of the Critical Zone as a foundational curriculum for addressing issues of sustainability. J. Geosci. Edu. 65:136-145. doi:10.5408/16-171.1

Nath, S. H. and Dere A. L. (2016) Soil Geochemical Parameters influencing the Spatial Distribution of Anthrax in Northwest Minnesota, USA. Applied Geochem. 74:144-156. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2016.09.004

Dere, A. L., White T. S., April R. H., and Brantley S. L. (2016) Mineralogical transformations and soil development in shale across a latitudinal climosequence. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 80:623-636. doi:10.2136/sssaj2015.05.0202

Brantley, S. L., DiBiase R. A., Russo T. A., Shi Y., Lin H., Davis K. J., Kaye M., Hill L., Kaye J., Eissenstat D. M., Hoagland B., Dere A. L., Neal A. L., Brubaker K. M and Arthur D. K. (2016) Designing a suite of measurements to understand the critical zone. Earth Surf. Dynam. 4:211-235. doi:10.5194/esurf-4-211-2016

Blackburn H. and Dere A. (2016) Changing the scholarly sources landscape with geomorphology undergraduate students. Issues in Sci. Tech. Librarianship. doi:10.5062/F4K35RNX

Service

Chair, Soil and Soil Processes Division, Geological Society of America

Member at Large, Nebraska Society of Professional Soil Scientists

UNO STEM Leadership Team

UNO STEM Chairs Advisory Council

Nebraska Water Center Advisory Committee

Soil Science Society of America K12 Committee

Advisor, UNO Geosciences Club

Mentor, UNO Teacher-Researcher Partnership Program

Languages

English, French

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