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Michelle Barboza

Part Time Faculty
Geology

Office: 29

Mailstop: 29-3

Email: mbarboza@highline.edu

MB (they/them) is a queer latinx naturalist and geoscience instructor born and raised in LA, now happily making the PNW their home. They hold a Bachelor of Science in Geology from CSU Fullerton and a Master of Science in Geology with an emphasis in paleontology from the University of Florida.

Along with working in higher ed, MB is a cohost for PBS Eons and a team member of the Cosplay for Science Initiative. MB's past projects include working in the education departments of the National Park Service and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, as well as the paleontology departments of the Florida Museum of Natural History and John D. Cooper Center in Orange County, CA.

Available by appointment to students and staff.

Fall 2024

Arranged or Online

GEO 154 AL-LAB (31556)

Lavas, Floods and Forest

7:00 am

GEO 154 A-WE (31555)

Lavas, Floods and Forest

Meets Saturday from 7:15 am ‐ 8:00 pm
Arranged

9:00 am

GEO 105 A-WE (31548)

Shaping the Earth

Meets Monday – Friday from 9 ‐ 9:50 am
Bldg 29 Room 214-Classroom

10:00 am

ENVS 102 ACF-HY (35744)

Local Environment Issues

Meets Monday ‐ Wednesday from 10 ‐ 10:50 am
Bldg 29 Room 214-Classroom

ENVS 102 ACL-LAB (35746)

Local Environment Issues

Meets Thursday & Friday from 10 ‐ 10:50 am
Bldg 29 Room 214-Classroom