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Michelle Barboza

Part Time Faculty
Geology

Office: 29-344

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.

Spring 2025

Arranged or Online

ECED 195 36569-LAB (36569) , GEO 102 36493-LAB (36493)

9:00 am

ECED 195 36567-HY (36567) , GEO 102 36492-HY (36492)

Meets Saturday from 9 ‐ 11:50 am
Bldg 29 Room 321-Class Lab

12:00 pm

GEO 103 36587-LAB (36587)

Meets Thursday from 12:15 ‐ 2:05 pm
Bldg 29 Room 321-Class Lab

GEO 103 36586-HY (36586)

Meets Tuesday from 12:15 ‐ 2:05 pm
Bldg 29 Room 321-Class Lab