Curriculum Vitae

Judd Michael Curran
Instructor of Geography
Grossmont College
8800 Grossmont College Drive
El Cajon, CA 92020
Tel: (619)644-7343
judd.curran@gcccd.edu

Fall 2005, M. A. in Geography, San Diego State University

Spring 1998, B. A. in Physical Geography, San Diego State University

Summer 1996, A. S. in General Science, Grossmont College

Teaching Experience

Date                                             Position                            Course                                                                     Institution

Spring 2006 - Present          Full-Time Instructor  Physical Geography, GIS, World Regional                Grossmont College

                                                                                 Geography of CA, Eastern Sierra Field Course

Fall 2004 - Fall 2005            Adjunct Instructor     Intro. to Physical Geography                                       Grossmont College

Fall 2005                               Adjunct Instructor     Physical Geography Laboratory                                 Grossmont College

Fall 2001                               Adjunct Instructor     Intro. to Physical Geography                                      Southwestern College

Fall 2000                               Adjunct Instructor     Intro. to Meteorology                                                 Southwestern College

Summer 2000                       Adjunct Instructor     Intro. to Physical Geography                                      San Diego City College

Fall 1998 - Spring 2000        Teaching Assistant    Physical Geography Laboratory                               San Diego State University

Research Positions

October 2002 - January 2006   Hydrologist GS-9, United States Geological Survey, California Water Science Center
                                                          -Involved in the collection, processing, and analysis of data related to water quality and quantity,
                                                           and design and implementation of new methods of data collection.

Fall 2000 - Spring 2001              Research Assistant, San Diego State University Foundations
                                                          -Assisted in data management and entry of precipitation records for the Tijuana River Watershed Project including
                                                            the selection and implementation of models for predicting stream flow.  Supported the inventory of conifer trees
                                                            including quantity, diameter breast height, and age as part of an ongoing project examining fire succession within
                                                            conifer forests.  Assisted in the development of a San Diego County watershed scale GIS database in CD format.

Professional Growth

February 2007                Completion of the 2007 Teaching Institute offered by The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges in Redwood City, CA.

June 2006                       Completion of Workshop: "Early Career Geoscience Faculty:  Teaching, Research, and Managing Your Career".  Offered through
                                         a program funded by the NSF called "On the Cutting Edge:  Professional Development for Geoscience Faculty" at the College of
                                         William and Mary in Virginia.

September 2004             Completion of Seminar in Integration of Mobile Computing Technology with Hydrologic Instrumentation.  Offered by the
                                         U.S.G.S. at the district headquarters in Sacramento, CA.

July 2004                        Completion of Seminar in Field Methods for the Collection, Processing, and Analysis of Surface Water and Ground Water
                                        Quality Samples.  Offered by the U.S.G.S. at the Water Resources Division National Training Center in Denver, CO.

October 2003                 Completion of Seminar in Surface Water Field Techniques.  Offered by the U.S.G.S. at the Post Falls field office in Post Falls, ID.

September 2003             Completion of Seminar in Methods for the Operation and Computation of data from Continuous Water Quality Monitoring
                                         devices.  Offered by the U.S.G.S. at the district headquarters in Sacramento, CA.

July 2003                        Completion of Seminar in Surface Water Records Computation.  Offered by the U.S.G.S. at the district headquarters in
                                         Sacramento, CA.

April 2003                       Completion of Seminar in Basic Electronics and Troubleshooting Hydrologic Instrumentation.  Offered by the U.S.G.S. Hydrologic
                                         Instrumentation Facility at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

May 1999                        Completion of Teaching of College Geography, a course designed to develop instructional skills with the intent to enhance student
                                         learning of geographic concepts.  Offered by Dr. John O'Leary in the Department of Geography at San Diego State University.

Community Service

Spring 2000                    Tutor of Physical Geography concepts at Grossmont College in the Learning Resource Center.

Spring 1997                    Guest lecturer of basic geographic concepts to 4 local elementary and high schools as a representative of
                                        the Department of Geography at San Diego State University.

Coursework in Geography

     Beginning through Advanced Geographic Information Systems, Beginning through Advanced Remote Sensing, Quantitative Methods of Geographic
Research, Seminar in Techniques of Spatial Analysis, Spatial Data Analysis, Hydroclimatology, Environmental Climatology, Physiography, Coastal and
Submarine Physiography, Global Climate Change, Environmental and Natural Resource Conservation, Geography of Natural Vegetation, Map Investigation,
Principles of Meteorology, and Principles of Physical Geography.

Computer Skills

     Proficient with ArcGIS,  ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcIMS, and ArcView geographic information system software

     Familiar with Imagine and ENVI remote sensing software

     Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher, FrontPage, and Outlook software

     Familiar with UNIX, LINUX, and all Windows operating system platforms

     Proficient in web design using JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and Microsoft FrontPage

     Familiar with basic programming in Fortran

Professional Affiliations

     Association of American Geographers

     Groundwater Resources Association of California

     California Geographical Society

     California Teachers Association Member

     San Diego State University Alumni Association

Awards and Promotions

November 2005       Promotion from Hydrologist GS-9, Step-1 to Hydrologist GS-9, Step-2, United States Geological Survey

May 2005                Grossmont College 2005 Excellence in Teaching Award

February 2005        United States Government STAR performance award for excellence in workplace accomplishments

December 2004      1st Place, 30th Annual U.S.G.S. National Photographic Competition.  Category:  Advanced Amateur, Color, Nature

October 2004         Promotion from Hydrologist GS-7 to Hydrologist GS-9, United States Geological Survey

December 2003      1st Place, 29th Annual U.S.G.S. National Photographic Competition.  Category:  Amateur, Color, Nature

September 2003     United States Government STAR performance award for excellence in workplace accomplishments

June 2003               United States Government STAR performance award for excellence in workplace accomplishments

Publications

2008                Curran, Judd M. and Ming-Hsiang Tsou 2008. User-Centered Design Approaches for Web mapping Applications: A Case Study
                                                                             with USGS Hydrological Data in the United States.  In International Perspectives on Maps and
                                                                             the Internet. Springer Berlin Heidelberg.  Michael Peterson, Ed. Ch 20, pp 301-321.
                                                                             ISBN: 978-3-540-72028-7

2005                Contributor to:  Agajanian, J; Caldwell, L; Rockwell, G; and Pope, G.  2005. Water Resource Data, California, Water Year 2004-
                                                                            Southern Great Basin from Mexican Border to Mono Lake Basin, and Pacific Slope Basins from
                                                                            Tijuana River to Santa Maria River.  Water Data Report CA-04-01.  U.S. Dept. of the Interior,
                                                                            U.S. Geological Survey.

2004                Contributor to:  Pope, G; Agajanian, J; Caldwell, L; and Rockwell, G.  2004. Water Resource Data, California, Water Year 2003-
                                                                            Southern Great Basin from Mexican Border to Mono Lake Basin, and Pacific Slope Basins from
                                                                            Tijuana River to Santa Maria River.  Water Data Report CA-03-01.  U.S. Dept. of the Interior,
                                                                            U.S. Geological Survey.