Margaret Fraiser
Website: https://margaretfraiser.wordpress.com/
Education
PhD, University of Southern California
MS, University of Southern California
BS, University of Georgia
Research Interests
Permo-Triassic mass extinction; Early and Middle Triassic ecological restructuring; late Paleozoic Ice Age; Paleozoic/Mesozoic transition; causes and consequences of climate change.
Courses Taught
Geo Sci 102 – Principles of Historical Geology
Geo Sci 150 – Introduction to Ocean Sciences
Geo Sci 558 – Conducted Field Trip: Sedimentology & Paleobiology of the Bahamas
Geo Sci 558 – Conducted Field Trip: Mid-Phanerozoic Climate, Environments, and Life
Geo Sci 697 – Seminar in the Geological Sciences: Phanerozoic Evolutionary Trends
Geo Sci 697 – Seminar in the Geological Sciences: Permian – Triassic Ecosystems
Geo Sci 697 – Seminar in the Geological Sciences: Biotic Crises in Earth’s History
Other Activities
Associate Editor of the journal PALAIOS
Education & Outreach Coordinator for the Paleontological Society
Department of Geosciences Undergraduate Adviser
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) Advisory Committee
Recent Honors and Awards
2011 Graduate School Research Award, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2010-2011 UWM Alumni Association Award for Teaching Excellence