Katayoun Mobasher, Ph.D.

Dr. Mobasher is a faculty member in the Lewis F. Rogers Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis (IESA). She began her academic career in 2001 as a teaching assistant at Georgia State University. In 2005 she worked as a lecturer of geology at Berry College in Rome, GA teaching environmental geology and introductory geology courses and labs. She then moved to Georgia State University and worked as a visiting instructor of geology teaching introductory geology courses and Introductions to Earth’s Materials. Dr. Mobasher came to the Gainesville campus in 2008 as an assistance professor of geology. She became an associate professor in 2012 at UNG. She is a certified GIS Professional (GISP).

Dr. Mobasher is the Principal Investigator for NSF’s the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Geoscience (IUSE: GEOPATHS) program-GP-IN: Engaging High school STEM Educators and Special Education Teachers in Innovative Geoscience Teaching, Learning, and Research Environments.

Additionally, Dr. Mobasher is the state coordinator for ESRI K-12 ArcGIS Online (AGL) national mapping competition.

• Ph.D., Geology, Georgia State University, 2007
• M.S., Petrology, Azad University, 1998
• B.S., Geology, Shahid Beheshti University, 1995

Dr. Mobasher has published and presented aspects of her research in the areas of structural geology, petrology and geochemistry, GIS and remote sensing applications in geology and education. She has written several grants and remains active in mentoring student projects.  

Publications

Mobasher, K., 2018. Fixing the Fissures in Georgia’s Geological Knowledge, ESRI’s ArcNews Magazine.

Khalatbari Jafari, M., Sepehr, H., Mobasher, K., 2015. Tectonomagmatic Evolution of The South Dehshir Ophiolite, Central Iran, Geological Magazine, Cambridge University Press Doi: 10-1017/S0016756815000618

Mobasher, K., Babaie, H.A., 2008. Kinematic Significance of Fold- and Fault-related Fracture Systems in the Zagros Mountains, Southern Iran – Tectonophysics, Volume 451, Issues 1-4, 2008, Pages 156-169. Asia out of Tethys: Geochronologic, Tectonic and Sedimentary Records.

Mobasher, K., 2007. Kinematic and tectonic significance of the fold- and fault-related fracture systems in the Zagros Mountains, Southern Iran: Ph.D. Dissertation, Georgia State University, http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/geosciences_diss/1/

Shojaat, B., Ghazi, A. M., Hassanipak, A.A., Mobasher, K., 2003. Petrology, geochemistry, and tectonics of the Sabzevar ophiolite, north central Iran. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 21, no.9 (2003) p.1053-1067

Presentations

Mobasher., K., Witherspoon, W., Rajkumar, A., Washell, C., “Handling extinction and adaptation: Project Based Learning with low-cost fossils”, NSTA National Conference on Science Education in Atlanta March 22-25, 2023.

Dobbs, E., Mobasher, K., Hughart, J., "Preliminary Study of Naturally Occurring Asbestoses Exposure and its Adverse Health Effects in North Georgia Using Geospatial Technology”, GSA North-Central/Southeastern 2022 meeting – April 2022.

Dobbs, E., Mobasher, K., Hughart, J., “Deforestation Causes Harmful Exposure To  Naturally Occurring Asbestos In North Georgia”, Georgia Undergraduate Research Collective (GURC) – April 2022.

Mobasher,K., Allison, J., The Geology and Geochemistry of the Chicopee Woods, Elachee Science Night, December 2020.

Palmer, M., Mobasher, K., Guinaraes Ferreira, A., and Allison, J., Preliminary Petrographic Studies and GIS-Based Mapping of the Metamorphic Rocks of Elachee Nature Science Center, Georgia, Joint 69th Annual Southeastern / 55th Annual Northeastern Section Meeting – March 2020

Guinaraes Ferreira, A., Allison, J., Palmer, M., Mobasher, K., Geochemical Analysis of the Rocks From Elachee Nature Science Center, Chicopee, GA, Joint 69th Annual Southeastern / 55th Annual Northeastern Section Meeting – March 2020

Mobasher, K., Geospatial Apps for Geological Data Collection, U.S. Geological Survey, May 2019

Witherspoon, W.D., Mobasher, K., The Roadside Geology Series as a Geoscience Education Resource, Southeastern Section - 67th Annual Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 50, No. 3 - doi: 10.1130/abs/2018SE-312902, 2018

J.B. Sharma, JB., West, L., Mobasher, K., Sileshi, R., Bender. M., From STEM to STEAM - 3D Digital Fabrication and Design in STEM Teaching and Research; Association of American Colleges & Universities - Project Kaleidoscope (AACU-PKAL), 2018

Moore, L., Mobasher, K., Miller, Z., The Application of Hyperspectral Imaging to Geological Studies, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 49, No. 6 - doi: 10.1130/abs/2017AM-305500, 2017

Mobasher, K., Atlanta Geological Society, Talk Topic: Interactive GIS-Based Geological Field Guide and Geodatabase for Georgia, 2017

Mobasher, K., Turk, J., Witherspoon, W., Hoynes, J., Botticher, J., The story of geology of Georgia told using ESRI’s story map journal and Gigapan©; GIS-Pro 2016: URISA's 54th Annual Conference, October 2016

Botticher J., Mobasher, K., Jerry Allison., Petrographic analysis of Panola Mountain, Georgia; Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference (GURC), October 2016

Mobasher, K., Turk, J., Witherspoon, W., Tate, L., Joshua, Hoynes., Enhancement of a Virtual Geology Field Guide of Georgia Initiative Using Gigapan© and ArcGIS Online’s Story Map; Abstract ED31C-0917 presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 Dec.

Mobasher, K., Turk, J., Tate, L., Facilitating Student Engagement in Geosciences through Development of a Virtual Geo-Database for Georgia Using ArcGIS Online; Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 47, No. 2, p.11- March 2015

Mobasher, K., Geology applications of ArcGIS Online. University of North Georgia, GIS Day- November 2015

Mobasher, K., Turk, J., Tate, L., 2014, Developing an interactive geologic field guide for Georgia using ArcGIS Online, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 46, No. 6, p.242

Kraemer, C., Mobasher, K., Robertson, D., 2012, Teaching Topographic map concepts to visually Impaired Student in a Physical geology Course using Tactile Maps- Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 44, No. 7, p.100.