Organ Mountains, NM

Academic

Master of Science in Geology
GIS + Technology Cert. - 2023
Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences
Cyber-ShARE - iLink interdisciplinary group
with Deana D. Pennington, Ph.D.
University of Texas at El Paso

Bachelors of Science in Geology
Department of Geological Science
University of Texas at El Paso

Snow covered Franklin Mountains

 

  • Geographic Information System + Technology - GIST Certificate (UTEP)
  • OSINT Pathfinder Program Certificate - Open Source Intelligence: Reuser's Information Services
  • Commerical Imagery - Intel National Security Studies & Keynote Speaker
  • Graduate Teacher Assistant
  • Field Researcher Assistant: B.C. Canada & Barrow, AK
  • Upward Bound Program - Guest Lecturer: UTEP & EPCC
  • Computer Science: Advanced Database, Commerical Imagery, Python, Command line

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UTEP Geology Building, by Luara Terjo

Papers (selected)

  1. Enhancing Basic Geology Skills with Artificial Intelligence: an Exploration of Automated Reasoning in Field Geology. Houser, P.I., Pennington, D., Kubicki, J., Ricketts, J., Villanueva, N., Thesis: The University of Texas at El Paso, 2023

  2. Semi-automatic Data Integration using Karma. Kejriwal, M., Pierce, S.A, Houser, P. Peckham, S.D., and Stanko, Z., AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2017, IN13A-18778.

  3. Towards Semantically Integrating Data to Enhance a Field Trip Experience. Royo, M., Houser, P.I., Munoz, R., Estrada. E., Villanueva, N., Pennington, D., CAHSI 2015.

  4. Hyperspectral Study of the Arctic Tundra Ecosystem Using an Automated Robotic Cart System. Goswami, S., Gamon, J. A., Houser, P., Matharasi, K., and Tweedie, C. E., American Geophysical Union, 2007.

Conferences / Workshops (selected)

  1. 2019 IS-GEO Workshop at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO.

  2. 2019 Texas Advanced Computing Center - Visualization Workshop, Austin, TX.

  3. 2017 National Security Studies Institute-ANS Conference, Panel: Student Research Showcase-Novel Perspectives on Intelligence and National Security Research. Talk titled: “Ontological Applications into the use of Commercial Satellite Imagery for Selected Military and Intelligence Capabilities over North Korea”. Houser, P.

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Alpine

Professional Experience

Current:

(August 2025 - Current) Adjunct Geology Instructor - El Paso Community College

Previous:

(May 2023 - Feb) Research Technician III - UTEP, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
(2020 – spring 2021) Graduate Teacher Assistant (T.A.) UTEP, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences.
(2019 – 2018) Graduate T.A. UTEP, Department of Geological Sciences, Social Environmental Geospatial Analysis Lab

Volunteer:
Upward Bound Guest lecturer:
(July 2015, 2012, 2011; 2010, 2009) “Geologic Hazards”, “Intro to Earth Sciences” - UTEP; “Geology & Higher Ed.”, “Seismology”, “Volcanism” - EPCC

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