Assistant Professor/Chair Geology Department

Ph. D. University of Washington
M.S. University of Maine
B.A. University of Southern Maine

afkjc@uaa.alaska.edu

 

 

 

 

Kristine Crossen is a professor of geology and the chair of the Geology Department at the University of Alaska Anchorage. She grew up in Wisconsin, surrounded by lakes, rivers and valleys. Her love of the outdoors inspired her to study geology in college. When she moved to Alaska in 1969, Dr. Crossen became curious about the glaciers in her new environment and began researching modern glaciers and their recent history. Since 1985, Dr. Crossen has enjoyed teaching students about the earth's landscapes and helping to prepare them for exciting careers in geology. Recently, she has taught courses that involved field excursions into the Kenai Peninsula and into Portage Glacier. Dr. Crossen's recent research involves comparison of fifteen terrestrial and tidewater glaciers during the past 200 years. She has specialized in glacial marine sedimentation of the Ice Age, glacial and Pleistocene geology, geomorphology, the geology of Alaska, and Alaskan glaciers.




 

Prehistoric Alaska

Alaska Geographic is published quarterly by The Alaska Geographic Society. This society is a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to improving geographic understanding of Alaska and the North, putting geography back in the classroom and exploring new methods of teaching and learning. Three University of Alaska Anchorage anthropologists contributed articles on prehistoric people: Dr. Kristine J. Crossen and her colleagues Dr. Bill Workman, Dr. Douglas Veltre and Dr. David Yesner.