Sustainability, geoscience, coastal geology and sustainability, place-based learning, study abroad
MS, Coastal Marine and Wetland Studies, Coastal Carolina University, 2010
BS, Geology, Guilford College, 2008
RII-BEC: Grounding science education in Indigenous knowledges, food systems, and sustainability, National Science Foundation, (2022 - 2027)
Johnson Family Outstanding Instructor Award, 2024
Lifeboat Lecture, University Honors Association, 2023
Fierro, Jennifer R., “A Walk Along the Water Trail.” ., USD/Vermillion. (September 2024)
Fierro, Jennifer R., “Limestone: My Enemy, My Friend. How One Rock Built a Civilization and Broke My Heart.” ., University of South Dakota. (February 2024)
Fierro, Jennifer R., “Friend Speaks My Mind: Sustainability and Quakerism.” . Presented at the Sustainability Capstone (September 2021)