Diana Anderson

Assistant Professor—Environmental Sciences

B.S. Geology, NAU, 1985
B.S. Physical Sciences (emphasis: Atmospheric Science) Magna Cum Laude, NAU, 1990
M.S. Quaternary Studies, NAU, 1991
Ph.D. Geological Sciences, U C Riverside, 1998

Dr. Anderson is Graduate Coordinator for the Quaternary Studies Program and Co-Director of NAU’s Soil, Sediment, and Landform Analysis Laboratory at NAU's Bilby Research Center.

Research interests

Arid Land Geomorphology, Meteorology, Paleoclimatology, Desertification, Watershed Restoration

Current Research Projects

• Holocene Landscape Evolution, Sediment Flux, and Climate Change in Drylands of the southwestern Colorado Plateau (description)
• Holocene Fluvial Geomorphology in Forested Ecosystems of Northern Arizona (description)
• The Northern Arizona Mesonet (description)