Experience

• Prescott College

  Graduate Advisor in Environmental Studies, Master of Arts Program

  Responsiblities involved supervising graduate advisors and students, and program development such as marketing and academic policy/procedures.

• Prescott College

  Faculty Emeritus, Environmental Studies & Adventure Education

  Joel worked at Prescott College as a Faculty Emeritus, Environmental Studies & Adventure Education

• Prescott College

  Professor, Environmental Studies & Adventure-based Environmental Education

  Responsible for teaching a variety of undergraduate, masters, and doctoral level courses in environmental studies & adventure-based environmental education including Sustainability Education Theory & Practice, Environmental Topics in Adventure Education, Ecology, Park & Wilderness Management, Water in the West, Restoration Ecology, Coastal & Cultural Ecology of Kino Bay, Rafting & Environmental Perspectives, Origins & Directions in Adventure Education, Wilderness Orientation (Course Director). Mentor for independent studies in environmental education, environmental philosophy and conservation, and academic advisor for 14-18 students. Also actively involved in administrative committee work.

• Prescott College

  Core Faculty, Ph.D. Progam, Sustainability Education

  Involved in the planning, curriculum design, and teaching in this Ph.D. program, including lectures & workshops during campus-based colloquia, teaching hybrid courses, leading online cohort discussions, and reviewing scholarly papers.

• The School for Field Studies

  Resident Faculty

  Marine Mammal Studies Center, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mèxico.
  A cross-cultural semester program established and run in coordination with Mèxican universities and research institutions, emphasizing field research and course work in conservation biology. Primary responsibilities included teaching one course in Cultural Ecology, and co-teaching portions of a second course in Resource Ecology and Management. Academic advisor for several research projects each semester, covering a variety of biological science, cultural ecology and environmental conservation topics.
  
  Sea Turtle Biology & Conservation Program, Ostional, Costa Rica. Summer, 1991
  A month-long interdisciplinary field program based at a research station on the west coast of Costa Rica. This program was co-instructed with a Costa Rican sea turtle biologist. Responsibilities included teaching essential concepts of conservation biology, and advising students as they conducted their research projects.

• The Wildlands Studies Institute

  Adjunct Faculty

  Administrator and instructor for three interdisciplinary field programs, each of which explored a particular bioregion. Studies in regional ecology and cultural history served as a backdrop for exploring contemporary environmental conservation issues.
  Program Titles:
  National Park and Wilderness Challenges: The Colorado Plateau Program
  Bioregional Perspectives of Baja California and the Sea of Cortèz
  Ecosystems and Cultures of the South Pacific: The New Zealand Program

• Outward Bound

  Course Director & Instructor

  Responsible for facilitation of training seminars for Outward Bound staff covering aspects of program development and field instruction common to all Outward Bound Schools. Coordination of field staff, instructional activities and logistics for desert, mountain and river courses ranging from 2-30 days. Course activities included studies in regional natural history and ecology, environmental ethics, conservation issues, as well as skills instruction in the following outdoor pursuits; whitewater rafting and canoeing, rock climbing, backpacking, mountaineering, orienteering, and spelunking. Director and/or Instructor of special courses such as Life/Career Renewal, Corporate Executives in the Wilderness, The Menninger Foundation Stress Management Seminar, and Substance-Abuse Rehabilitation.

• Wasatch Academy

  Director Of Sustainability and Experiential Education

  The Director of Experiential and Sustainability Education has primary responsibility for the development, coordination and primary oversight of experiential and sustainability education at Wasatch Academy. Working collaboratively with the Dean of Academics, administration, and faculty, the Director regularly inventories and evaluates WA's current academic offerings in campus-wide experiential and sustainability offerings and sustainability performance in a manner that enables projects to link to local and global sustainability courses, collaborative research, facilities projects, and student-led initiatives.
  
  The Director leads the assessment of the effectiveness of the development of learning outcomes
  and in the design and implementation of programs in experiential and sustainability education
  and works with the Dean of Academics on program assessment and analysis. In collaboration
  with the the Dean of Academics, administration, and faculty, the Director develops and leads
  the implementation of a comprehensive, coordinated multi-year strategic plan for Wasatch
  Academy in the area of Experiential and Sustainability Education to promote educational
  experiences for students grounded in the current themes of sustainable thinking, being, and
  action. The Director monitors and reports progress toward campus sustainability goals,
  including preparation of greenhouse gas inventories and actions to attain climate neutral.