Dr. Amy Bloom
Instructional Assistant Professor and Illinois Geographic Alliance Co-Coordinator
Office
FHS Felmley Hall Of Science 207d
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Selected Research
Current Courses
GEO 211.002 Earth's Dynamic Weather
GEO 287.001 Independent Study - Geography
GEO 207.001 Natural Disasters
GEO 135.003 World Geography
Teaching Interests & Areas
I have taught a wide range of GEO courses at Illinois State University; however, my focus the last few years has been general education courses about world geography, weather, and natural disasters.
Research Interests & Areas
Geography Education; Geoscience Education; Climate and Environmental Change
Grants and Contracts
Energy and the Next Generation Science Standards
William J Hunter, David G Loomis, Amy M Bloom, Matt R Aldeman.
Illinois State Board of Education. February 2013 - February 2014
Illinois Energy STEM Learning Exchange Implementation
William J Hunter, David G Loomis, Matt R Aldeman, Amy M Bloom.
State of Illinois. July 2013 - September 2016
Introducing Students to Research and Development for the High School Classroom
William J Hunter, D Harland, Amy M Bloom, George Rutherford.
Illinois State Board of Education. February 2013 - February 2014
Global Climate Change: Threatened Species, Threatened Environments
William J Hunter, Amy M Bloom, Douglas W Whitman.
Illinois State Board of Education. June 2010 - June 2012
Journal Article
Prolonged California aridity linked to climate warming and Pacific sea surface temperature
G MacDonald, K Moser, Amy Melissa Bloom, A Potito, D Porinchu, J Holmquist, J Hughes, K Kremenetski.
Nature Communications, 6, (2016), doi:10.1038/srep33325
Presentations
Teaching Next Generation Energy Concepts with Next Generation Science Standards: Addressing the Critical Need for a More Energy-Literate Workforce
William J Hunter, David G Loomis, Amy M Bloom, M A Aldeman.
Paper presented to the Department of Education Mathematics and Science Partnership Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., October, 2014