Brooke D. Hunter

Research Experience

  • 2024 – present - Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University, New Haven, CT
  • 2018 - 2023 - Graduate Researcher, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
  • 2016 - Outdoor Stream Lab (OSL) Intern, St. Anthony Falls, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  • 2015-2017 - Undergraduate Researcher, MacGregor-Hornbach Lab, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
  • 2016 - Undergraduate Researcher, Chapman Lab, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN

Education

  • 2018 - 2023 - Ph.D. Earth Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. Research advisor: Professor Joshua Roering
  • 2013 - 2017 - B.A. Geology, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN Research advisor: Professor Kelly MacGregor Honors Thesis: Quantifying Gaping Behavior of the Freshwater Mussels in Response to Increased Suspended Sediment Concentrations in Flume

Teaching Experience

  • Field Camp Teaching Assistant, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
    • Environmental Geology and Hydrogeology (Summer 2023)
  • Teaching Assistant, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
    • Earth and Environmental Data Analysis (Winter 2022)
    • Earth surface and Environment (Spring 2020, Winter 2021)
    • Hillslope Geomorphology (Fall 2019)
    • Environmental Geology & Land Development (Winter 2019)
  • Project Manager, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
    • Environmental Leadership Program (Spring 2019)
  • Teaching Assistant, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
    • Dynamic Earth and Global Change (Fall 2016)
    • Intro to Computer Science (Fall 2015, Spring 2016)

Professional activites and service

  • 2023 KISS “Managing Soil Organic Carbon for Climate Change Mitigation” workshop, Keck Institute for Space Studies, Kec Center, Pasadena, California.
  • 2021 & 2022 Session co-convener - American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting - EPSP General Contributions poster session
  • 2022 - present American Geophysical Union (AGU) Earth and Planetary Surface Processes section (EPSP) Mentor
  • 2021 Peer Mentor - Earth Surface Processes Institute (ESPIn) Summer 2021, CSDMS University of Colorado - Boulder, Boulder CO (remote)
  • 2020 Earth Surface Processes Institute (ESPIn), CSDMS Colorado University Boulder, Boulder CO (remote)
  • 2020 Entering Research Mentoring Workshop. June 2020. University of Oregon
  • 2019 Gran Paradiso Critical Zone Summer School Course, Italy
  • 2018 - Present Inclusivity and Gender Diversity in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (IgDEAS) - Organizer
  • 2018 - Present American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) - UO Chapter - Secretary (2020 - present), Vice President (2018 - 2020)
  • 2018 National Center for Earth-Surface Dynamics - Summer Institute for Earth Surface Dynamics (NCED2 - SIESD), St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN

Awards, Grants, and Features

  • 2023
    • Research Excellence Award, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon
    • Johnston Scholarship, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon
  • 2022
    • Outstanding Student Presentation Award (OSPA) - Biogeosciences, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, Chicago
    • Johnston Scholarship, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon
  • 2021
    • Weiser Scholarship, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon
    • Good Citizen Award, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon
  • 2020
    • AGU Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Section Early Career Spotlight
    • Thayer Scholarship, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon
    • National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping Seed Grant
  • 2019
    • Smith Scholarship, Department of Earth Sciences, University or Oregon
    • Geologic Society of America Graduate Student Grant

Educational Materials

Exploring the effects of rainstorm sequences on a river hydrograph - CSDMS EKT lab

Mentorship

Peer Mentorship 2022 - American Geophysical Union (AGU) Earth and Planetary Surface Processes section (EPSP)

2021 - Earth Surface Processes Institute (ESPIn) Summer 2021, CSDMS University of Colorado - Boulder, Boulder CO (remote)

Undergraduate Mentorship

  • Hannah Neuman (UO), Earth Sciences (Spring 2023 - Present)
  • Baird Quinn (OSU) (Summer 2022 & 2023)
  • Nicole Cleland (UO), Earth Sciences, (Spring 2021 - Present)
  • Julia Odethal (UO), Anthropology & Environmental Sciences, (Spring 2021 - 2023)
  • Delaney Kleiner (UO), Biology, (2020 - 2022)
  • Kendall John (UO), Earth Sciences, (2020 - 2021)
  • Emily Perman (UO), Earth Sciences, (2018-2019)

Outreach

2018 - 2023 Inclusivity and gender Diversity in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (IgDEAS) event planner and volunteer

2023 -Organizer and volunteer- “Earth Surface Processes” session - SPICE science camp for girls, University of Oregon

2022 - Developer and volunteer - “Geomorphic Processes” module - Mad Duck Science Friday, Chemistry Department, University of Oregon.

2018 - Volunteer with Mad Duck Science Friday, Chemistry Department, University of Oregon