Emily Scribner

Senior Lecturer
432 Brackett
864.656.4579
Email: escribn@clemson.edu 

Ph.D. Geological Sciences, 2019, University of British Columbia
H.B.Sc. Geological Sciences, 2014, Queen’s University

Classes | Publications | Presentations | Honors | CV

Faculty Overview

Emily Scribner primarily teaches self-designed introductory geoscience courses to help students connect geoscience concepts to the real world while developing skills in scientific reasoning, collaboration, and communication. Her teaching emphasizes active learning, inclusive course design, and clear support for students. She uses techniques such as polling, peer discussion, collaborative activities, gamification, and two-stage exams to help students engage deeply with course material. Scribner provides flexible opportunities for help and gathers feedback throughout the semester to respond to students’ needs and create an environment where they feel supported and able to take intellectual risks.

She is also involved in faculty development. At Clemson, Scribner has led workshops, faculty learning communities, and peer observation initiatives focused on evidence-based teaching, transparent course design, and assessment. She serves on the leadership team for CECAS Teaching Excellence and has held national leadership roles in the Geoscience Education Research Division of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers. Her goal is to help make undergraduate STEM education more engaging, equitable, and effective, both in her own classroom and across the broader teaching community.

Class Information

GEOL 1120 Earth Resources
GEOL 1140 Earth Resources Laboratory
GEOL 1200 Natural Hazards
GEOL 4750 Hydrogeology Field Camp

Publications

Bosi, F., Pezzotta, F., Altieri, A., Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P., Tempesta, G., Cempírek, J., Škoda, R., Filip, J., Copjaková, R., Novák, M., Kampf, A.R., Scribner, E.D., Groat, L.A., James Evans, R., 2022. Celleriite, □(Mn22+Al) Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH) 3(OH), a new mineral species of the tourmaline supergroup. Am. Mineral. 107, 31–42. doi:10.2138/AM-2021-7818

Scribner, E.D., Cempírek, J., Groat, L.A., James Evans, R., Biagioni, C., Bosi, F., Dini, A., Hålenius, U., Orlandi, P., Pasero, M., 2021. Magnesio-lucchesiite, CaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O, a new species of the tourmaline supergroup. Am. Mineral. 106, 862–871. doi:10.2138/AM-2021-7496

Scribner, E.D., Cempírek, J., Groat, L.A., Evans, R.J., Biagioni, C., Bosi, F., Dini, A., Hålenius, U., Orlandi, P., & Pasero, M. (2021). Magnesio-lucchesiite, CaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃O, a new species of the tourmaline supergroup. American Mineralogist, 106(6), 862–871. DOI: 10.2138/am-2021-7496

Scribner, E.D. & Harris, S.E. (2020). The Mineralogy Concept Inventory: a statistically validated assessment to measure learning gains in undergraduate mineralogy courses. Journal of Geoscience Education, 68(3), 186–198. DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1662929

Scribner, E.D., Groat, L.A., & Cempírek, J. (2018) Mineralogy of Ti-bearing, Al-deficient tourmaline assemblages associated with lamprophyre dikes near the O’Grady Batholith, Northwest Territories, Canada. Journal of Geosciences, 63(2), 123–135. DOI: 10.3190/jgeosci. 259

Scribner, E.D., Groat, L.A., & Cempírek, J. (2017) Mineralogy of the Ash Mountain Sn-bearing skarn, Tuya Range, northern British Columbia, Canada. The Canadian Mineralogist, 55(2), 333–347. DOI: 10.3749/canmin. 1600064

Selected Presentations

Scribner, E.D., Lazar, K.B., Brame, S., Fidler, M.K., & Murdoch, L.C. (2020). Real-time streaming of field camp experiences. Annual meeting of the Geological Society of America. Online.

Scribner, E.D. & Harris, S.E. (2018). The Mineralogy Concept Inventory: a statistically validated concept inventory to measure learning gains. Annual meeting of the Geological Society of America. Indianapolis, USA.

Jolley, A.J., Gilley, B.H., Holland, T., Sherman, S.B., Scribner, E.D., & McMillan, R. (2018). Teaching and learning about teaching and learning: UBC’s graduate course in evidence-based pedagogy. Annual meeting of the Geological Society of America. Indianapolis, USA.

Scribner, E.D., Cempírek, J., & Groat, L.A. (2017). Uvite and feruvite from lamprophyre dikes and metasediments near the O’Grady batholith in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Tourmaline 2017. Skalský dvůr, Czech Republic.

Scribner, E.D., Cempírek, J., & Groat, L.A. (2017) Mineralogy and geochemistry of the Rau pegmatite group, Yukon Territory, Canada. 8^th International Symposium on Granitic Pegmatites. Kristiansand, Norway.

Scribner, E.D. & Sherman, S.B. (2017). Development of a knowledge assessment for an introductory petrology course. UBC Science Education Open House. Vancouver, Canada.

Sherman, S.B., Scribner, E.D., Kennedy, L., & Kopylova, M. (2016). How to help students get the most out of labs: benefits and challenges of pre-lab assignments. UBC Science Education Open House. Vancouver, Canada.

Scribner, E.D., Groat, L.A., & Cempírek, J. (2016). The Ash Mountain tin-bearing skarn in northwestern British Columbia. Joint Assembly of the Geological Association of Canada and the Mineralogical Association of Canada. Whitehorse, Canada.

Scribner, E.D., Groat, L.A., & Cempírek, J. (2015). The effect of in situ contamination on the rare-element mineralogy of pegmatite dikes in the Rau pegmatite field, Yukon Territory, Canada. 7^th International Symposium on Granitic Pegmatites. Książ Castle, Poland.

Scribner, E.D., Peterson, R.C., Groat, L.A., Wilson, B., & Joy, B. (2014). Chemical evolution of tourmaline from a granitic pegmatite in the Nááts’ihch’oh igneous complex, Northwest Territories, Canada. Annual meeting of the Geological Society of America. Vancouver, Canada.

Awards & Honors

CECAS Junior Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, Clemson University, 2024

Provost Junior Special Rank Outstanding Teaching Award, Clemson University, 2023

Guest Professor, Clemson Football, 2022

Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, Killam Laureates and the University of British Columbia, 2018