Shannon Fargey

I have experience teaching a diverse array of undergraduate and graduate level courses in the fields of Physical Geography, Geomatics and Environmental Sustainability. Since arriving in Victoria in 2014, I have had the opportunity to teach a number of different courses in the department ranging from introductory to more advanced topics, including field schools. 

I am currently teaching Introduction to Physical Geography (GEOG 103), GIS Analysis (GEOG 328), Mountain Meteorology Field School (GEOG 391), Coastal Meteorology Field School (GEOG 391) and Geocaching (GEOG 315). 

Past courses include: Introduction to Maps and GIS (GEOG 222), Global Environmental Change and the Human Response (GEOG 314), Cartography (GEOG 323), Disaster Management (GEOG 339); Hydrology (GEOG 370), Advanced Spatial Analysis and Spatial Statistics (GEOG 418), Field Studies in Coastal and Marine Resources (GEOG 453), From Microclimate to Climate Change Field School (GEOG 491), Exploring Hydrological Processes Field School (GEOG 491)

Current Projects:

[1] Decolonizing and Indigenizing the Clayoquot Sound Field Semester Curriculum (2018)

Towards better preparing settler instructors to deliver a more intentional decolonized and Indigenized teaching learning experience in the Clayoquot Sound Field Semester (Tla-o-qui-aht territory) for instructors, students and the community.

[2] Sooke Watershed Precipitation Array (2018)

Towards improved understanding of hydrological inputs and their variability in the Sooke Watershed (drinking water source region for the Greater Victoria area), Vancouver Island, BC. Data collected from a network of 100 tipping bucket rain gauges and other hydrometeorological instrumentation will be used to better understand orographic enhancement gradients, interception, stem flow and canopy drip in the watershed.