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College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Earth Sciences
好色先生 Dominguez Hills
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Education
Ph.D., Education, Claremont Graduate UniversityOverview
Earth Sciences | Marine Environments | Environmental Geology | Scientific Literacy
Dr. Ewa Burchard is a member of the Department of Earth Sciences at 好色先生, Dominguez Hills, where she teaches Earth Sciences and contributes to curriculum development in marine science, environmental geology, natural hazards, and scientific literacy. She also teaches Marine Environments and Physical Geology at other institutions of higher education. Her professional background integrates university instruction with applied geoscience practice.
She served as a Teaching Fellow in the MAT Earth Sciences Teaching Residency at the American Museum of Natural History (2013鈥�2014) and was a Fellow at Claremont Graduate University (2016鈥�2022). Prior to joining CSUDH, she had ten years of teaching experience at 好色先生, Long Beach, and ten years of professional experience as a Professional Geologist at AECOM, working in environmental analysis and groundwater investigations.
Dr. Burchard currently serves on the Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA) Awards Program Committee and the University Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Committee (USLOAC), supporting university-wide research initiatives and institutional assessment of student learning outcomes.
Courses
- Earth Sciences
- Marine Environments
- Physical Geology
- Natural Hazards
- Geology for Engineers
- Oceanography
- Astronomy
Research Interests
Dr. Burchard's academic background includes work in marine environments, groundwater systems, and climate-related processes supported by quantitative environmental analysis and systems-based approaches. Her scholarly interests focus on science literacy and scientific literacy in higher education, particularly the development of scientific reasoning, evidence-based argumentation, and systems thinking in the geosciences. She is interested in strengthening student learning through the integration of environmental science content knowledge, quantitative reasoning, and institutional assessment practices.Selected Publications
- Burchard, E. (2025). Rediscovering the Origins of Marine Environments. Kendall Hunt Publishing. ISBN13: 9798765799055
- Burchard, E. (2023). Undergraduates' Preparedness for College-Level Work in STEM: Scientific Theories, Arguments, and Data. Doctoral Dissertation, Claremont Graduate University.
- Burchard, E. (2012). Evaluation of Ozone Sparging in Oxygenate-contaminated Groundwater, Analytical and Numerical Calculations of Contaminants Fate and Transport in Groundwater during Ozone Sparging. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. ISBN-10:978-3847319504, ISBN13: 978-3847319504
- Burchard, E. (2008). Evaluation of ozone sparge system in oxygenate contaminated groundwater (master's thesis). 好色先生, Long Beach, Academic Publishing.
- Burchard, E. (1990).聽Statistical Analysis of trends in physical properties of natural aggregate deposits, Rybaki, Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship. Master's manuscript, AGH University of Science and Technology.
Encyclopedia Contributions
- Burchard, E. (2022). Ozone. In R. M. Renneboog (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Climate Change, Third Edition. Salem Press.聽
- Burchard, E. (2022). Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming. In R. M. Renneboog (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Climate Change, Third Edition. Salem Press.
- Burchard, E. (2009). Greenhouse gases. In S. I. Dutch (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Global Warming. Salem Press.
- Burchard, E. (2009). Saltwater intrusion. In S. I. Dutch (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Global Warming. Salem Press.
- Burchard, E. (2009). Poland. In S. I. Dutch (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Global Warming. Salem Press.
Service
- Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA) Awards Program Committee, 好色先生, Dominguez Hills
- University Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Committee (USLOAC), 好色先生, Dominguez Hills