Dr Heather Purdie
Position
Lecturer (fixed-term)
Qualifications
PhD (VUW), GradDipTchLrn (ChCh College of Education), MSc (Massey)
Contact Details
Room:507
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext. 6927
Fax: +64 3 364 2907
heather.purdie@canterbury.ac.nz
Postal address:
Department of Geography,
University
of Canterbury,
Private Bag 4800,
Christchurch,
New Zealand
Research:
My primary area of research is in the field of glaciology. In particular, investigating relationships between glacier mass balance and climate in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. However, I am generally interested in a variety of natural processes and their interaction with the landscape.
Teaching
- GEOG 106: Global Environmental Change
- GEOG 201: Environmental Processes: Principles and Applications
- GEOG 211: Environmental Processes: Research Practice
- GEOG 312: Glacial Processes
- GEOG 408: Cryospheric Processes and Climate Change
Selected Publications:
Please see Heather's UC Research Profile for a full list of publications