Biography

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Biographical Information

Prof. RICHARD D. LITTLE

6 Grand View Lane, Easthampton, MA 01027-1075

phone    (413) 527-8536  

email:  rdlittle2000@aol.com

Professor Emeritus, Greenfield Community College, 1 College Drive, Greenfield, MA 01301

Inducted into the Massachusetts Science Educator Hall of Fame, May 2004

Education: 

           B.A. Clark University, Worcester, MA, 1966

           M.A. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1972

                       thesis:  "Marine Terraces Along the Makran Coast of Iran and West Pakistan" This involved several weeks of field work along this remote Indian Ocean coast.

           Employment:

           Sept. 1, 1969 – Dec. 31, 2003:  Greenfield Community College, with continuing adjunct assignments.

Other educational positions:

                       1979 - 1997:  adjunct instructor, Antioch New England Graduate School, Keene

          1985 - 1996: Elderhostel geology course instructor, Deerfield Academy

                       1999, 2001: adjunct instructor, UMass Grad. Sch., “Geology for Teachers” 3 cr. course.

2010 - 2011, Geology Instructor, Deerfield Academy

Plus many other presentations,  short courses and workshops for teachers, and others.

Business: Earth View LLC, a geology education products and services company featuring books, videos and tours.  See http://earthview.rocks for more information. (in business since 1981)

Leadership Positions:

           1991 – 1992,  1997 – 1999, 2000-2001:  President, National Association of Geoscience Teachers,

New England Section; plus other NAGT-NE leadership duties to present.

1990 - 1996  Chairman of the Franklin County Solid Waste Management District, a 20-town cooperative dealing with local waste disposal issues.

           1990 - present  Vice President and past president of the Pioneer valley Institute, a multidisciplinary    educational service organization focusing on the rich history and culture of the Pioneer Valley.

Since 2004 I have taught numerous courses at Greenfield and Holyoke Community Colleges as well as at Deerfield Academy (2010-2011)

Publications:

·                 Exploring Franklin County, 2020, a 200 page guide to “the best place in the world to             study geology. Earth View LLC.

• “A Trip Through Time in the Connecticut River Valley”,      New England Intercollegiate Geology Conf. Guidebook, October 11-13, 2003
• “Ten      Tested Techniques To Promote Geoscience Education”,  Geological      Society of America, Northeastern Section Meeting Abstracts, 2001.
• “The      Rise and Fall of Lake Hitchcock, New England’s Greatest Glacial Lake”,      video, 40 min.,Pioneer Valley Inst., Greenfield Community College, 2000.
• “’Go Hollywood’ --  Creating High-Quality Videos      for the Classroom and Beyond”,  Geological Society of America, Northeastern      Section Meeting Abstracts, 2000.
• "Geology      and Natural Resources of the Connecticut River Valley" Appendix A,      Conte Refuge Report,National Park Service, 1998.
• "Making      a Rock Park for Geologic Education and Preservation", Geological      Society of America, Northeastern Section Meeting Abstracts,      1998
• "Armored      Mud Balls -- A Catalyst for Geologic Education in the Connecticut RiverValley",       Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section Meeting      Abstracts,1992
• "Overview      of Ct. Valley Geology", Guidebook & Proceedings Volume,      National Association of Geology Teachers, Eastern and New England Section      meeting, 1991.
• "The      Flow of Time: 500 Million Years of Geohistory in the Connecticut River      Valley",  1994, 35 min. video production; Pioneer Valley      Institute, GCC.
• Exploring Franklin County:  A Geology Guide, Valley Geology Publications, 101p, 1989
• Dinosaurs,      Dunes, and Drifting Continents:  The Geohistory of the Connecticut      Valley, Valley Geology Publications      (now Earth View LLC), 107p, 1984; 2nd ed., 1986. A significantly revised and reissued 3rd edition      published in 2003.
• "Lithified      Armored Mud Balls of the Turners Falls Formation, No. Central Massachusetts",  Journal      of Geology, v. 90, pp. 203-207, 1982
• "Marine      Terraces Along the Makran Coast of Iran", Chapter 8 in Physical      Geography of the Makran Coastal Plain of Iran, by R.E. Snead, 1970,      Office of Naval Research, Contract No. N 14-66-c-0104.

Contact Information
 

Earth View LLC
Geology Education Products and Services
C/O Prof. Richard D. Little
6 Grand View Lane
Easthampton, MA 01027-1075
 

Phone  (413) 527-8536
rdlittle2000@aol.com