Lecturer

Office: Family and Consumer Science Building 308

Phone: (520) 621-9308

Fax: (520) 621-1647

Email: twilson@ag.arizona.edu

updated 08/2012

EMPLOYMENT

2001 - present. Lecturer, Dept. of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science, University of Arizona

1996 - 2001. Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science, University of Arizona

1990 - 1999. Horticulturist, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

EDUCATION

Ph.D.  2001.   Soil, Water, and Environmental Science, University of Arizona
B.A.   1986.    Biology, Reed College, Portland, Oregon

CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES

•     Activities oriented towards increasing undergraduate student enrollment in
      the department. These activities include community outreach, high school
      and community college multimedia presentations, and recruiting       undergraduates with undecided majors.
•     SWES undergraduate advising and internship placement;
•     All teaching sections of SWES 200/201, Introduction to Soil Science;
•     Teaching HNRS 202H Introduction to Conservation Biology;
•     Teaching SWES 195A, Careers in Environmental Science;
•     Teaching SWES 195B, Careers in Crop Production;
•     Teaching RNR 495F/595F Desert Ecology and Conservation Biology in
       Namibia.
•     Chairman of departmental Curriculum Committee,
•     Member of the Curriculum Committee for the College of Agriculture and Life       Sciences
•     Member of the Curriculum Committee for the School of Earth and       Environmental Sciences;
•     Member of the Assessment Committee for the College of Agriculture and Life       Sciences
•     Member of Scholarship Selection Committee for the department and the       College.
•     Advisor for UA Cycling Club, Environmental Science Club, and Community       Garden

SELECTED AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS

1997.  Wallace Fuller Award for Academic Achievement, University of Arizona

1997.  “Fire Frequency and Soil Nutrient Status on the Southern Gunnery Ranges at Fort Huachuca Military Reservation, Arizona”, T.B. Wilson, R.H. Webb, T.L. Thompson, Forest Service Research Grant, $30,000, 1997-2001.

2001.  “Litterfall Dynamics and Soil N Pools in Negev and Chihuahuan Desert Rangelands”, T.L. Thompson, E. Zaady, T.B. Wilson, D.A. Martens, International Arid Lands Consortium Grant, $75000.00, 2001-2003.

2007.  Arizona Board of Regents Learner Centered Education Grant. $1000

2010.   Nomination for Alpha Zeta A+ Advisor Award

2010.   Honorary State Future Farmers of America Degree

2010.   College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Faculty Teaching Award, $1000

2011.   Nomination for UA Outstanding Faculty Award

2012.  Provosts's General Education Teaching Award, $1000

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Wilson, T.B.1999. Fire frequency and soil nutrient status on the Southern Gunnery Range at Fort Huachuca military reservation, Arizona. in: Toward integrated research, land management, and ecosystem protection in the Malpai borderlands: conference summary; 6-8 January 1999; Douglas AZ. Compiled by G. J. Gottfried, L.G. Eskew, C.G. Curtin, and C.B. Edminster. Proceeedings RMRS-P-10. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 81-82.

T.B. Wilson and J.J. Riley.  2003. Holistic Approach to Advising, Retention, Graduation and Employment. National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Journal.

Wilson, T.B.; Thompson, T.L. 2005. Soil Nutrient Distributions of Mesquite-Dominated Desert Grasslands: Changes in Time and Space.  Geoderma 126: 301-316.

Thompson, T.L.; Zaady, E.; Huancheng, P.; Wilson, T.B., Martens, D. 2006. Soil C and N pools in patchy shrublands of the Negev and Chihuahuan Deserts. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38: 1943-1947.

Butler, G.J., Liang, I., Sussman, S., Wilson, T.B. 2010. Floral Survey of Central and Northern Namibia. Desert Plants 26(2): 23 – 33.

Wilson, T. B. (2012) "Arizona Soils". In: Lake, K.N. ed., (In prep), Legumes of Arizona: an Illustrated Flora Reference.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

1999.   Wilson, T.B. Fire frequency and soil nutrient status on the Southern Gunnery Range at Fort Huachuca military reservation, Arizona. Malpai Borderlands Conference, Douglas AZ.

1999.   Wilson, T.B. Mesquite and soil nutrients: seasonal variability and effects of rangeland fire history. Fort Huachuca Research Symposium, Tucson AZ.

1999.   Wilson, T.B. Fire frequency and soil nutrient status on the Southern Gunnery Range at Fort Huachuca military reservation, Arizona. American Society of Agronomy Conference, Salt Lake City UT.

2000.   Wilson, T.B., Karl, R., Sanford, M., and M. Sayles. Converting AutoCad Drawings to a Georeferenced Base Map for the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. ASDM Design and Planning Conference, Tucson AZ.

2002.   T.B. Wilson and J.J. Riley.  Holistic Approach to Advising, Retention, Graduation and Employment. National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Conference, Lincoln, NE.

2003.   T.B. Wilson. Introduction to Environmental Science: A Case Study Of Critical Thinking Strategies And The Development Of Technical Writing Skills. National Conference on Student Writing and Critical Thinking in Agriculture. Jackson Hole, WY.

2003.   T.B. Wilson and T.L. Thompson. Litterfall Dynamics and Soil N Pools in Negev and Chihuahuan Desert Rangelands. Ben Gurion University Research Presentation, Sde Boker, Israel.

2006.   T.B. Wilson. Using Performance Objectives of a Nationally Recognized Certification Exam to Evaluat College Teaching Standards. National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Conference, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

2008    T.B. Wilson. Critical Thinking: What Is It and How Do We Get Rid of It? Bart Cardon Faculty Development Workshop, UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.