Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources
Geology Program Director; Assistant Professor, Geology
Phone: 828-227-3821
Email: dkinner@wcu.edu
Office Address: Stillwell 319
Website: http://paws.wcu.edu/dkinner/
Areas of Interest:
Hillslope and watershed hydrology; geomorphology
Courses:
- GEOL 140: "Investigations in Environmental Geology"
- GEOL 191: "Geology Landscapes and Human Psyche"
- GEOL 305: "Soils and Hydrology"
- GEOL 491: "Special Topics in Geology"
- GEOL 302: "Geomorphology"
Education:
- Ph.D., University of Colorado, 2003
- M.S., University of Colorado, 1999
- B.A., Amherst College, 1996
Recent Publications & Presentations:
Kinner, D.A. and Moody, J.A., 2008, Infiltration and Runoff Measurements on Steep Burned Hillslopes
Using a Rainfall Simulator with Variable Rain Intensities, USGS Scientific Investigations
Report, 2007-5211.
Coe, J.A., Kinner, D.A., and Godt, J.W., 2008, Initiation conditions for debris flows generated by runoff at Chalk Cliffs, central Colorado: Geomorphology, v. 96, p. 270-297.
Mixon, D.M., Kinner, D.A., Stallard, R.F., and Syvitski, J.P.M., 2008, Geolocation of man-made reservoirs across terrains of varying complexity using GIS: Computers and Geosciences, v. 34 (10) p. 1184-1197.
Moody, Martin, Haire and Kinner, D.A., 2008, Linking runoff response to burn severity after a wildfire, Hydrological Processes, v. 22 (13), p. 2063-2074.
Moore, A.W., and Kinner, D.A., 2008, Infiltration and moisture movement in native river cane stands, Western North Carolina. GSA Abstracts with Programs, v 40 (4) p. 74
Kinner, D.A., and Moody, J.A., 2007, Infiltration and connectivity at multiple scales in burned
watersheds, GSA Abstracts with Programs, v 39 (6), p. 180. Invited Talk.