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Dr. Shelly Jean Wernette

  • Asst Professor of Instruction - Dept of Geography & Environmntl Studies
Portrait of Dr. Shelly Jean Wernette

Biography and expertise

Dr. Wernette is a many-generation Texan who became interested in geology and paleontology through the state and national parks of Texas and the rest of the United States. She has a BS and MS in geology from the University of Oklahoma and a PhD in geological sciences from The University of California, Riverside.

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Geological Sciences

Univ of California-Riverside, 2020

Master's Degree

MS in Geology

Univ of Oklahoma Norman Campus, 2015

Bachelor's Degree

BS in Geology

Univ of Oklahoma Norman Campus, 2012

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Krause, Samantha Marie (Principal), Radoman-Shaw, Brandon Gregory (Co-Principal), Smith, Heather Lynn (Co-Principal), Wernette, Shelly Jean (Co-Principal), Kilby, James David (Co-Principal). EMBRACE-EAR-Growth: From Places to Peoples: A survey of geological materials and human-environment interaction on the Edwards Plateau that prioritizes student learning., National Science Foundation, Federal, $400000. (Submitted: May 15, 2024, Funded: July 2025 - Present). Grant.
  • Wernette, S. J., Hughes, N. C., Myrow, P. M., & Sardsud, A. (2023). Trilobites of Thailand’s Cambrian-Ordovician Tarutao Group and their geological setting. Papers in Palaeontology, 9(5). https://doi.org/10.1002/spp2.1516
  • Fortey, R. A., Wernette, S. J., & Hughes, N. C. (2022). Reed’s Ordovician trilobite types from Myanmar (Burma) and western Yunnan Province, China. Zootaxa, 5162(4), 301–356.
  • Wernette, S. J., & Radoman-Shaw, B. G. (2026). Physical Geology Laboratory Manual. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Tophatmonocle Corp.
  • Radoman-Shaw, B. G., & Wernette, S. J. (2025). Introduction to Geology. Retrieved from https://app.tophat.com/e/568545/content/course-work/item/1414822::751abb23-d8ff-41fd-9d51-37c39cfa1750
  • Hughes, N. C., Peng, S., Harper, D., Myrow, P. M., Pham, N. K., Wernette, S. J., & Zhu, X. (2021). Cambrian and earliest Ordovician fauna and geology of the Sông Đà and adjacent terranes in Việt Nam (Vietnam). Geological Magazine, 159(1), 55–80. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756821000844
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    Major events committee

  2. Member

    International Commission on Stratigraphy, Cambrian Stage 10 Working Group

  3. Volunteer

    Community Action / GED tutoring

  4. Participant

    PANGEA

  5. Member

    Nontenure Line Faculty Committee

  6. Volunteer

    Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country

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