Cortney Cameron

Cortney Cameron is a geoscientist, nature therapy instructor, author, and songwriter based in southern Oregon. She holds a bachelor’s in earth science from Duke University, a master’s in earth science from North Carolina Central University (where she was an NSF Graduate Research Fellow), a master’s in environmental engineering from the University of Florida, and an MBA from Quantic. She grew up in the Appalachian Foothills and honed her career in Florida cypress domes. She can be reached at hello@crcameron.com. Her current creative projects are highlighted below.

Comic Books

• Catians®: Resurrection with Luyi Bennett & others, 2019 – ongoing (link)

Children’s Books

• Atlas and the Lucky Flower with Faith Etheredge (link)
• Look, a Bee! with Filza Amalina and Ryan Bielak (link)

Non-Fiction Books

• Nature Therapy Walks: 22 Sensory Activities to Enjoy in Nature for Wellbeing with N. Clarke, 2020 (link)
  • Nature Therapy Guide certification program at the Natural Wellness Academy

Memoir Essays

• A Tale of Two Horseshoe Crabs, The Loop, 2024 (PDF)
• A toddler’s lessons on nature therapy, The Loop, 2022 (PDF)
• Succession: Reflections on the Nature of Death, Sisyphus, 2019 (PDF)
• Filly, The Dead Mule, 2019 (PDF)
• Dads and Guitars, The Dead Mule, 2016 (PDF)

Poetry & Chapbooks

• Tree, Eno River Arts and Literature Magazine, (link)
• Nails, The Purpled Nail, 2020 (link) (PDF)
• Swamp in Autumn, Sand Hills, 2019 (PDF)
• The Appalachians, Appalachian Journal, 2018 (PDF)
• Geologist in Love, Tenkatt Press, 2018 (link)

Journal & Technical Articles

• Cameron, C. 2024. Citrus Production Losses in Florida Due to Hurricane Ian: Estimates From the Forecast-Production Gap. Southeastern Geographer.  (link)
• Cameron, C., Shea, C., Nowciki, R., Schmutz, D., LaRoche, J., & Hancock, M. 2023. Hydrology of Cypress Domes: A Review. Wetlands Ecology and Management. (link)
• Cameron, C., Venning, T. J., Holzwart, K. R., Frazier, M., Leeper, D., & Hancock, M. 2023. Species Richness of Cypress Dome Vegetation in West-Central Florida, USA. Wetland Science & Practice. 41(2):51-56. (PDF)
• Cameron, C.R., Hancock M.C., Carr, D.W., Hurst M.K., Campbell D.E., Venning T.J., Paige T.D., & Rouse Holzwart K. 2020. Hydroperiods of cypress domes in west-central Florida, USA. Wetlands 40:2225–2234. (link)
• Cameron, C., and Madueme, C. 2019. Assessment of Open Source Software, QGIS, to Estimate Hurricane Matthew Flood Extent in Robeson County, North Carolina Using Unsupervised Classification. Environmental and Engineering Geoscience 25(4): 359–367. (link)
• Cameron, C. 2015. Relationship between watershed area and discharge of West Prong Roaring River, Wilkes County, NC. The Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science, 131(1): 13-14. (PDF)

More available on request.

Geology & Popular Science Columns

• Cameron, C. 2019. In Praise of Open Source GIS Software. The Professional Geologist, 56(4): 20. (PDF)
• Cameron, C. 2019. West Prong Roaring River after Florence. The Professional Geologist, 56(1): 57. (PDF)
• Cameron, C. 2018. Of Rocks and Robots: Automation in Geology. The Professional Geologist, 55(3): 33. (PDF)
• Cameron, C. 2017. Geologic Adventures in Trieste, Italy. The Professional Geologist, 54(3): 55. (PDF)
• Cameron, C. 2017. On Field Trips and The Scientific Debut. The Professional Geologist, 54(1): 51. (PDF)
• Cameron, C. 2015. Volcanic lightning turns ash into glass. EARTH Magazine. (PDF)
• Cameron, C. 2015. Subducted seawater the source of fluid-rich diamonds. EARTH Magazine. (PDF)

Abstracts & Presentations

• Cameron, C., Schmutz, D., Moros, C., Willis, D., Herrick, G., & Venning, T.J. 2023. Criteria for establishing minimum levels in wetlands and lakes. Florida Lake Management Society, Annual Technical Symposium (34th). Hawks Cay, FL.
• Cameron, C. & Hancock, M. 2021. Hydroperiods of Cypress Domes in West-Central Florida, USA. Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) 2021 Annual Meeting. 18 Sep 2019 (oral). Virtual.
• Cameron, C. & Basso, R. 2019. Spatiotemporal Patterns of Rainfall in West-Central Florida, 1940–2016. Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists 62nd Annual Meeting. 14 Dec 2017 (poster). Asheville, NC.
• Brandmayr, E., Cameron, C., Vaccari, F., Fasan, M., Romanelli, F., Magrin, A., & Vlahovic, G. 2017. Neo-Deterministic Seismic Hazard Assessment at Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant Site, Tennessee, USA (Abstract S41B-0761). American Geophysical Union 2017 Fall Meeting. 14 Dec 2017 (poster). New Orleans, LA. (link)
• Cameron, C., Brandmayr, E., & Vlahovic, G. 2017. Seismicity-Hydrology Relationships in the Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone Ciclo di seminari “Vetrina sulla Geologia.” Dipartimento di Matematica e Geoscienze, Universita degli studi di Trieste. 7 June 2017 (oral). Trieste, Italy.
• Cameron, C., Brandmayr, E., & Vlahovic, G. 2017. Insights from Seismicity, Hydrology, and Displacement Relationships in the Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone (Abstract 5675). European Geophysical Union 2017 Annual Meeting. Vienna, Austria. (link)
• Cameron, C., Brandmayr, E., & Vlahovic, G. 2017. Updates on Seismicity-Hydrology Relationships in the Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone (Abstract 290198). Geological Society of America Southeastern Section 2017 Meeting. 30 Mar 2017 (poster). Richmond, VA.
• Cameron, C. 2017. An ArcGIS Network Analyst Approach for Congressional Redistricting in North Carolina. NC GIS Conference. 23 Feb 2017 (oral). Raleigh, NC.
• Cameron, C., Brandmayr, E., & Vlahovic, G. 2016. Seismicity-Hydrology Relationships in the Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone (Abstract 130606). American Geophysical Union 2016 Fall Meeting. 16 Dec 2016 (poster). San Francisco, CA.
• Cameron, C., Brandmayr, E., & Vlahovic, G. 2016. Seismicity-Hydrology Relationships in the Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone (Abstract ES16ABS-007). Eastern Section Seismological Society of America. 26 Oct 2016 (oral). Reston, VA.
• Cameron, C. 2016. An ArcGIS Network Analyst Approach for Congressional Redistricting in North Carolina. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) GEOINT R&D STEM Symposium. 16 Mar 2016 (oral). Springfield, VA.
• Heimann, A., Robinson, M., & Cameron, C. 2015. Re-evaluation of Fe-Ti oxide relationships in the Skaergaard intrusion and implications for the interpretations of bulk-mineral and in-situ Fe isotope variations. Geological Society of America (GSA) Abstracts with Programs, 47(7): 760. (link)