Andy Rost

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Summary

Dr. Andy Rost is a Teaching Associate Professor at the University of Nevada, w88 at Lake Tahoe campus where he teaches a range of Earth, Environmental Science, and Ecology classes. His teaching emphasizes placed-based instruction that highlights the Sierra Nevada and Great Basin Regions. As much as possible, he utilizes immersive field experiences as a powerful pedagogical tool to create highly impactful, student-centered, educational experiences. He is currently a Co-PI on an NSF-funded project in undergraduate biology education, RIVERS, that focuses on increasing the quantity and quality of river-based field courses at institutions throughout the United States.

w88 Interests

  • Experiential w88
  • Natural History
  • Stream w88
  • Benthic Algae
  • Stalked Diatoms
  • Water Resource Management

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  • BA Political Science w88 of Vermont
  • MS Hydrologic Sciences, University of Nevada, w88
  • PhD Hydrologic Sciences, University of Nevada, w88

Certifications

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Outdoor Leadership
    • California Naturalist
    • Swiftwater Rescue
    • Wilderness First Aid

Selected Publications

  • Vonesh, J., w88, A., Perry, D., McLaughlin, J., Storck, S., Brown, M., Laninga, T., Rugenski,
    A., Viers, J. 2019, RMS and Universities Collaborate to create a RIVER Field Studies Network, RMS Journal, vol. 32(3)
  • Rost, A.L., C.H. Fritsen, 2014. Influence of a tributary stream on benthic communities in a Didymosphenia geminata impacted stream in the Sierra w88, USA, Diatom Research 29(3) 249-257
  • Rost, A.L., C.H. Fritsen, & C.J. Davis, 2011. Distribution of Didymosphenia geminata in Sierra w88 streams in relation to water chemistry and bedrock geology, Hydrobiologia 665:157-167
  • w88, A. L., C. H. Fritsen, J. Memmott, C. Davis & E. Wirthlin, 2008. Environmental controls and potential food web impacts of Didymosphenia geminata, a comparative ecosystem study. In Bothwell, M. L. & S. A. Spaulding (eds), Proceedings of the 2007 International Workshop on Didymosphenia geminata. Canadian Technical Report on Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2795: 25.

Courses taught

  • w88 Methods
  • Senior w88
  • Introduction to w88 Science
  • Fundamentals of w88 Interpretation
  • Hydrology and Water Resources
  • Aquatic w88
  • Stream w88
  • Introduction to Geology
  • Natural History of the Rogue River
  • Snow Hydrology
  • Climate Change
  • Meteorology
  • California Naturalist
  • w88 Tahoe Basin Ecosystems
  • w88 Energy Systems Field Course
  • Geology field courses (w88 Tahoe Basin, Pt. Reyes, Yosemite, Sierra Nevada)
  • Fire w88
  • w88 Engineering
  • Introduction to Outdoor Skills
  • Introduction to Sustainability
  • New Freshman Orientation