School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability

Northern Arizona UniversitySchool of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability

Diana Frances Elder

Elder

Associate Professor, Geomorphology

BS Geology, Northern Arizona University, 1985
BS Physical Sciences with an emphasis in Atmospheric Science: Magna Cum Laude, Northern Arizona University, 1990
MS Quaternary Studies, Northern Arizona University, 1991
PhD Geological Sciences, University of California—Riverside, 1998

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

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)

ENV 101 Introduction to Environmental Sciences

ENV 110 Extreme Weather

ENV 230 Foundations of Environmental Sciences

ENV 410 Meteorology

ENV 530 Arid Lands Geomorphology

Dr. Elder is:

Co-director of the Soil, Sediment, and Landform Analysis Laboratory at the university’s Bilby Research Center
Manager of the Northern Arizona Mesonet
The Primary Investigator of the university’s Environmental Sciences Research Experience for Undergraduates

Read more about Dr. Elder in "Inspired by the Land.”