Ashlee Dere, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- 402.554.3317
- DSC 270
- geochemistry, geomorphology and soil genesis
Additional Information
Education
B.S. in Earth Sciences, Cal Poly, San Luis ObispoM.S. in Soil Science, Penn State University
Ph.D. in Geosciences, Penn State University
Courses Taught
GEOL 1170 Physical Geology
GEOL 2500 Professional Development for Geoscientists
GEOL 2500 Soil Judging
GEOL 2500 Geology Field Trip
GEOL 4260 Process Geomorphology
GEOL 4330 Soil Genesis, Morphology and Classification
GEOL 4620 Critical Zone Science
GEOL 4950 Senior Thesis
Current Research Projects
Land use impacts on Critical Zone Processes in the Midwest
- Glacier Creek Preserve, Bennington, Nebraska
- Clear Creek, Iowa City, Iowa
Lithologic and topographic controls on weathering and soil formation
- Juneau, Alaska
- Calvert Island, British Columbia
Climate controls on weathering and soil formation
- Wales, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Puerto Rico
- Brisbane, Australia
Recent Publications
Dere, A., Miller A., Hemje A., Parcher S., Capalli C., and Bettis A. III. (2019) Solute fluxes through restored prairie and intensively managed critical zones in Nebraska and Iowa. Front. Earth Sci: Biogeosci. 7:24. doi: 10.3389/feart.2019.00024
Wilson, C., Keefer L., Abban B., Wacha K., Dermisis D., Giannopoulos C., Zhou S., Goodwell A., Woo D., Yan Q., Ghadiri M., Stumpf A., Pitcel M., Lin Y., Marini L., Storsved B., Goff K., Vogelgesang J., Dere A., Schilling K., Muste M., Blair N., Rhoads B., Bettis E., Pai H., Kratt C., Sladek C., Wing M., Selker J., Tyler S., Lin H., Kumar P., and Papanicolaou A. (2018) The Intensively Managed Landscape Critical Zone Observatory: A scientific testbed for agroecosystem functions and services. Vadose Zone J. 17:180088. doi:10.2136/vzj2018.04.0088
Dere, A., Engelmann C., White, T., Wymore A., Hoffman A., Washburne J., and Conklin M. (2019) Implementing and assessing InTeGrate Critical Zone Science materials in an undergraduate geoscience program. In: Gosselin, D., Egger A. and Taber J. (eds.) Interdisciplinary Teaching about Earth and the Environment for a Sustainable Future. AESS Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and Sciences Series. Springer, New York. pp. 123-144. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-03273-9_6
Li, L., Dibiase R., Del Vecchio J., Marcon V., Hoagland B., Xiao D., Wayman C., Tang Q., He Y., Silverhart P., Forsythe B., Williams J., Shapich D., Mount G., Kaye J., Guo Li, Lin H., Dere A., Brubaker K., Kaye M., Davis K., and Brantley S. (2018) The effect of lithology and agriculture at the Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory. Vadose Zone J. 17:180063. doi:10.2136/vzj2018.03.0063
Herndon, E., Steinhoefel G., Dere A. and Sullivan P. (2018) Perennial flow through convergent hillslopes explains chemodynamic solute behavior in a shale headwater catchment. Chem. Geol. 493:413-425. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.06.019
Jin, L., Ma L., Dere A., White T., Mathur R. and Brantley S. (2017) REE mobility and fractionation during shale weathering along a climate gradient. Chem. Geol. 466:352-379. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.06.024
White, T., Wymore A., Dere A., Hoffman A., Washburne J., and Conklin M. (2017) Integrated interdisciplinary science of the Critical Zone as a foundational curriculum for addressing issues of sustainability. J. Geosci. Edu. 65:136-145. doi:10.5408/16-171.1
Nath, S. H. and Dere A. L. (2016) Soil Geochemical Parameters influencing the Spatial Distribution of Anthrax in Northwest Minnesota, USA. Applied Geochem. 74:144-156. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2016.09.004
Dere, A. L., White T. S., April R. H., and Brantley S. L. (2016) Mineralogical transformations and soil development in shale across a latitudinal climosequence. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 80:623-636. doi:10.2136/sssaj2015.05.0202
Brantley, S. L., DiBiase R. A., Russo T. A., Shi Y., Lin H., Davis K. J., Kaye M., Hill L., Kaye J., Eissenstat D. M., Hoagland B., Dere A. L., Neal A. L., Brubaker K. M and Arthur D. K. (2016) Designing a suite of measurements to understand the critical zone. Earth Surf. Dynam. 4:211-235. doi:10.5194/esurf-4-211-2016
Blackburn H. and Dere A. (2016) Changing the scholarly sources landscape with geomorphology undergraduate students. Issues in Sci. Tech. Librarianship. doi:10.5062/F4K35RNX
Service
Chair, Soil and Soil Processes Division, Geological Society of America
Member at Large, Nebraska Society of Professional Soil Scientists
UNO STEM Leadership Team
UNO STEM Chairs Advisory Council
Nebraska Water Center Advisory Committee
Soil Science Society of America K12 Committee
Advisor, UNO Geosciences Club
Mentor, UNO Teacher-Researcher Partnership Program
Languages
English, FrenchAdditional Information
Education
B.S. in Earth Sciences, Cal Poly, San Luis ObispoM.S. in Soil Science, Penn State University
Ph.D. in Geosciences, Penn State University
Courses Taught
GEOL 1170 Physical Geology
GEOL 2500 Professional Development for Geoscientists
GEOL 2500 Soil Judging
GEOL 2500 Geology Field Trip
GEOL 4260 Process Geomorphology
GEOL 4330 Soil Genesis, Morphology and Classification
GEOL 4620 Critical Zone Science
GEOL 4950 Senior Thesis
Current Research Projects
Land use impacts on Critical Zone Processes in the Midwest
- Glacier Creek Preserve, Bennington, Nebraska
- Clear Creek, Iowa City, Iowa
Lithologic and topographic controls on weathering and soil formation
- Juneau, Alaska
- Calvert Island, British Columbia
Climate controls on weathering and soil formation
- Wales, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Puerto Rico
- Brisbane, Australia
Recent Publications
Dere, A., Miller A., Hemje A., Parcher S., Capalli C., and Bettis A. III. (2019) Solute fluxes through restored prairie and intensively managed critical zones in Nebraska and Iowa. Front. Earth Sci: Biogeosci. 7:24. doi: 10.3389/feart.2019.00024
Wilson, C., Keefer L., Abban B., Wacha K., Dermisis D., Giannopoulos C., Zhou S., Goodwell A., Woo D., Yan Q., Ghadiri M., Stumpf A., Pitcel M., Lin Y., Marini L., Storsved B., Goff K., Vogelgesang J., Dere A., Schilling K., Muste M., Blair N., Rhoads B., Bettis E., Pai H., Kratt C., Sladek C., Wing M., Selker J., Tyler S., Lin H., Kumar P., and Papanicolaou A. (2018) The Intensively Managed Landscape Critical Zone Observatory: A scientific testbed for agroecosystem functions and services. Vadose Zone J. 17:180088. doi:10.2136/vzj2018.04.0088
Dere, A., Engelmann C., White, T., Wymore A., Hoffman A., Washburne J., and Conklin M. (2019) Implementing and assessing InTeGrate Critical Zone Science materials in an undergraduate geoscience program. In: Gosselin, D., Egger A. and Taber J. (eds.) Interdisciplinary Teaching about Earth and the Environment for a Sustainable Future. AESS Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and Sciences Series. Springer, New York. pp. 123-144. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-03273-9_6
Li, L., Dibiase R., Del Vecchio J., Marcon V., Hoagland B., Xiao D., Wayman C., Tang Q., He Y., Silverhart P., Forsythe B., Williams J., Shapich D., Mount G., Kaye J., Guo Li, Lin H., Dere A., Brubaker K., Kaye M., Davis K., and Brantley S. (2018) The effect of lithology and agriculture at the Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory. Vadose Zone J. 17:180063. doi:10.2136/vzj2018.03.0063
Herndon, E., Steinhoefel G., Dere A. and Sullivan P. (2018) Perennial flow through convergent hillslopes explains chemodynamic solute behavior in a shale headwater catchment. Chem. Geol. 493:413-425. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.06.019
Jin, L., Ma L., Dere A., White T., Mathur R. and Brantley S. (2017) REE mobility and fractionation during shale weathering along a climate gradient. Chem. Geol. 466:352-379. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.06.024
White, T., Wymore A., Dere A., Hoffman A., Washburne J., and Conklin M. (2017) Integrated interdisciplinary science of the Critical Zone as a foundational curriculum for addressing issues of sustainability. J. Geosci. Edu. 65:136-145. doi:10.5408/16-171.1
Nath, S. H. and Dere A. L. (2016) Soil Geochemical Parameters influencing the Spatial Distribution of Anthrax in Northwest Minnesota, USA. Applied Geochem. 74:144-156. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2016.09.004
Dere, A. L., White T. S., April R. H., and Brantley S. L. (2016) Mineralogical transformations and soil development in shale across a latitudinal climosequence. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 80:623-636. doi:10.2136/sssaj2015.05.0202
Brantley, S. L., DiBiase R. A., Russo T. A., Shi Y., Lin H., Davis K. J., Kaye M., Hill L., Kaye J., Eissenstat D. M., Hoagland B., Dere A. L., Neal A. L., Brubaker K. M and Arthur D. K. (2016) Designing a suite of measurements to understand the critical zone. Earth Surf. Dynam. 4:211-235. doi:10.5194/esurf-4-211-2016
Blackburn H. and Dere A. (2016) Changing the scholarly sources landscape with geomorphology undergraduate students. Issues in Sci. Tech. Librarianship. doi:10.5062/F4K35RNX
Service
Chair, Soil and Soil Processes Division, Geological Society of America
Member at Large, Nebraska Society of Professional Soil Scientists
UNO STEM Leadership Team
UNO STEM Chairs Advisory Council
Nebraska Water Center Advisory Committee
Soil Science Society of America K12 Committee
Advisor, UNO Geosciences Club
Mentor, UNO Teacher-Researcher Partnership Program