Dr David Simm CGeog

Biography

Occupation: Senior Lecturer Employer: Bath Spa University Memo: David is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography in the Department of Geography at Bath Spa University, where he has taught since 2001 after moving from St Mary's University College in London. He has also been the Course Leader for Development Geography at Bath Spa University. David studied for a BSc Joint Honours in Geography and Geology at Aberystwyth University and a PhD at the University of Exeter, which looked at patterns of flooding and overbank deposition on the floodplains of lowland rivers using sediment traps and radionuclides. He continues to research and teach on fluvial Geomorphology, in particular river restoration and River Trusts. He is also actively involved in pedagogic research, in particular the teaching of research methods using problem-based learning and the benefits of experiential learning on fieldwork. He is a former member of the British Society for Geomorphology's Executive Committee, and a former editor of the BSG's newsletter Geophemera.