He has a B.S. in Geology from Gustavus Adolphus College, an M.S. in Geology from Western Washington University, and a Ph.D. in Hydrogeology from the University of Nevada. He has served as the academic director for the planning of the Master’s of Science in Sustainable Management. He is a co-founder of the REC and CEDAR environmental education centers in Racine and Kenosha. Prior to joining UW-Parkside, Dr. Skalbeck spent over ten years as a groundwater consultant specializing in soil and groundwater contamination and remediation. Dr. Skalbeck teaches courses in physical geology, sedimentology and stratigraphy, hydrogeology, geophysics, and Great Lakes water resources. His research areas include modeling gravity and magnetic data for hydrogeologic assessment, water quality monitoring, and wetland characterization.