Chris Houser

Chris Houser is the Dean of Science at the University of Waterloo and the tenth dean since the Faculty was founded in 1957. Prior to joining the University of Waterloo, he was Dean of Science at the University of Windsor (2016-2022) and Interim Vice President Research and Innovation (2022-2023). Houser joined the University of Windsor from Texas A&M University where he was the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Geosciences (2014-2016), and the inaugural Global Faculty Ambassador in the Office of the Provost (2011 to 2016).

• Coastal and aeolian process geomorphology

• Coastal erosion and evolution

• Barrier island resiliency

• Coastal framework geology

• Rip currents

• Physical and social dimensions of beach safety

• Bluff retreat

• Advanced Geospatial Analysis of landscapes

• Geoeducation

• 2004 Doctorate Geography, University of Toronto

• 1999 Master of Science, University of Guelph

• 1997 Bachelor of Science, University of Guelph

• Dean of Science (2023-present)

• Editor-in-Chief, Physical Geography

• EARTH 491 - Special Topics in Earth and Environmental Sciences
  • Taught in 2024, 2025

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