Yonni's Education and Academic Experience
Travel Experience
Work Experience
Additional Information
About Yonni
Jose C. Borrero

Yonni's EDUCATION
and ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

 

EDUCATION

  • 1998-2000 Ph.D program in Coastal Geomorphology - University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • 1993-1997 M.A. in Physical Geography - University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel Thesis Subject "Geomorphic Processes Along the Coastal Cliffs of the Central Mediterranean Coastline of Israel." Honors: CUM LAUDE.
  • 1990-1993 B.A. in Geography, Minor in Archeology & Marine Science - University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel. Honors: SUMMA CUM LAUDE.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

  • California State University Dominguez Hills, Santa Monica College and Antioch University Lectured and taught Geography and Earth Sciences courses 2001-2005
  • California State University Dominguez Hills and Cal. State Long Beach Lectured and gave multimedia presentations on world regional geography. 2000-2001
  • University of Southern California Lectured and taught Environmental Ethics, concepts, policy & theory.
  • 1998-1999
  • 1998-2000 Teaching Assistant at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • 1994-1997 Teaching Assistant at Haifa University, Haifa, Israel. Lectured and organized extensive field studies in coastal geomorphology for undergraduate geography students.
  • 1991-1996 Major research: Extensive study of the geomorphic processes along the cliffs of the Central Mediterranean coastline of Israel. Analysis of rock and soil units, correlation studies of weather patterns to rates of erosion retreat, and field survey and mapping of the coastal morphology.
  • 1991-1997 Research Assistant, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel Geomorphologic mapping, hydrological field measurements, aerial photo analysis, field surveying and sampling, laboratory sediment analysis.

Lectures on geomorphic processes along Israeli coastal cliffs:

  • Mar. 1999 Panelist at the Association of American Geographers, 95 Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
  • Nov. 1998 Panelist at the 29th Annual Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium; The Geomorphology of Coastal Systems, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Mass. USA.
  • Jun. 1996 Lecturer at the Eighth Annual Symposium on the Mediterranean Continental Margin of Israel, The Israeli National Institute of Oceanography, Haifa, Israel.
  • May 1996 Guest lecturer for the monthly seminar of the Geological Survey of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel.
  • Mar. 1996 Lecture by invitation at the Third Israeli Geomorphology Research Group Conference, Eilat, Israel.
  • Dec. 1995 Lecture by invitation at the Geographical Society of Israel Conference, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
  • Apr. 1995 Lecture by invitation at the Geographical Society of Israel Conference, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
  • May 1994 Lecturer at the 1994 Geomorphology and Environment Conference, Haifa, Israel.