Columbine Hall, rm. 2031
Areas of Interest
- Ecohydrology
- Biogeography
- Human-Environment Interactions
- Latin America
Education
- PhD, Geography, Clark University, 2000
- MA, Geography, University of Georgia, 1992
- BA, Geography, Clark University, 1988
Courses Taught
- Environmental Systems: Climate and Vegetation
- Hydrology
- Water Resources and Water Problems
- Topics in Water Resource Management
- Biogeography
Selected Publications
- Holder, Curtis D. and Leal K. Lauderbaugh, 2023. Progression toward maximum leaf surface storage during the rainfall interception process. Hydrological Processes 37(9): e25959. doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14959
- Lauderbaugh, Leal K. and Curtis D. Holder, 2022. The biomechanics of leaf oscillations during rainfall events. Journal of Experimental Botany 73(4): 1139-1154. doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erab492.
- Holder, Curtis D., Leal K. Lauderbaugh, Roser M. Ginebra-Solanellas, and Rebecca Webb, 2020. Changes in leaf inclination angle as an indicator of progression toward leaf surface storage during the rainfall interception process. Journal of Hydrology 588, 125070. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125070.
- Holder, Curtis D. and Cerian Gibbes. 2017. Influence of leaf and canopy characteristics on rainfall interception and urban hydrology. Hydrological Sciences Journal 62(10): 182-190.
- Holder, Curtis D. 2017. Coping with class in science. Science 355(6325): 658.
- Holder, Curtis D. 2012. The relationship between leaf hydrophobicity, water droplet retention, and leaf angle of common species in a semi-arid region of the western United States. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 152: 11-16. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2011.08.005.
- Holder, Curtis D. 2007. Leaf water repellency of species in Guatemala and Colorado (USA) and its significance to forest hydrology studies. Journal of Hydrology 336(1/2): 147-154.
- Holder, Curtis D. 2004. Rainfall interception and fog precipitation in a tropical montane cloud forest of Guatemala. Forest Ecology and Management190(2/3): 373-384.
- Holder, Curtis D. 2003. Fog precipitation in a cloud forest of the Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala. Hydrological Processes 17(10): 2001-2010.
Honors and Awards
- President's Volunteer Service Award (2015) from the Corporation for National & Community Service
- Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award (1992) awarded by the University of Georgia
- Citizen Activist Award (1988) awarded by the Citizen Action Network, Worcester, MA
Volunteer and Service
- Editorial Advisory Board, International Journal of Biometeorology
- Vice Chancellor Review Committee
- Lead Volunteer, Care & Share Food Bank of Southern Colorado
- Peace Corps Virtual Service Pilot Participant - Mexico (2022)
- Peace Corps Response Volunteer - El Salvador (2014)
- Peace Corps Volunteer-Guatemala (1988-1990)