About Our Faculty & Staff
Geosciences Department

Expertise:

• Groundwater and subsurface modeling
• Field measurement design
• Science communication
• Data worth analysis

Education

• PhD University of Arizona, Hydrology 2019
• Graduate Certificate, University of Arizona, College Teaching 2019
• Graduate Certificate, University of Arizona, Connecting Environmental Science and Decision-Making 2019
• MS University of Arizona, Soil Water and Environmental Science 2016
• BS Fort Lewis College, Environmental Geology 2011

Expertise:

• Climatic vs. intrinsic controls on sedimentation in icehouse conditions
• Sequence stratigraphy for aquifer and reservoir characterization and prediction
• Tectonics and sedimentation in the southwestern U.S.

Education:

• Ph.D., Geology, University of Wisconsin, 1995
• Master of Science, Geology, University of Wisconsin, 1990
• Bachelor of Arts, Geology, Colorado College, 1983

Expertise

• Geologic hazard evaluation and mitigation 
• Landslides, rockfalls, debris flows, and avalanches 
• Snow hydrology 

Education

• B.A., Geology with Honors with a minor in Environmental Science and Forestry, University of Vermont, 1987
• M.S., Earth Science, Montana State University, 1996
• Doctoral Studies, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 2001- 2006

Expertise:

• Geochronology 

• Geochemistry 

• Geologic systems of the earth 

• Hydrothermal ore systems 

• Igneous and metamorphic rocks 

• Petrology 

• Structural geology problems to tectonics, metallogeny and environmental studies 

• Tectonics 

Education:

• Ph.D., Geology and Isotope Geochemistry, University of Kansas, 1997 
• Master of Science, Geology, Northern Arizona University, 1988 
• Bachelor of Science, Geology, Fort Lewis College, 1982

Expertise 

• Geomorphology 
• Neotectonics 
• Landscape evolution 
• Meteorology and hydrology of the western US 
• Remote sensing and GIS applied to geomorphic and environmental change 

 Education 

• Ph.D., Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2015 
• M.S., Geology, Utah State University, 2009 
• B.S., Geography/Meteorology, Ohio University, 2007 

Education

• Ph.D., Watershed Sciences, Utah State University, 2015
• M.S., Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, 2010
• B.S., Geology and Geophysics, Boston College, 2008

Expertise

• GIS and remote sensing
• River geomorphology and sediment transport
• Watershed restoration
• Impacts of dams on rivers
• Eco-hydraulics and eco-geomorphology
• Hydraulic modeling

Expertise

• Structural geology and geo-mechanics
• Tectonics, especially western North America
• Petroleum geology
• Fault and fracture systems
• Spatial cognitive skills in geology
• Geoscience enrichment for K-12 education

Education

• PhD, Geology, University of Arizona, 1986
• MS, Geology, University of Arizona, 1983
• BS, Geology, University of Utah, 1980
• BS, Biology, University of Utah, 1980

Expertise

• Surface water hydrology
• Hydrology and water resources of the western US
• Human impacts on river systems
• GIS and GPS

Education

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, 2001
• M.S., Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, 1997
• B.S., Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989

Expertise

• Structural geology
• Rock deformation
• Microstructures
• Tectonics
• Geophysics

Education

• Dr. sc. ETH Zurich, Structural Geology and Tectonics, ETH Zurich, 2021
• M.S., Geology, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, 2013
• B.A., Geology and Physics, Smith College, 2007

Expertise

• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Lidar applications
• Predictability modeling
• Quantitative geography
• Urban and rural geography

Education

• M.A. Geography, Planning, and Geographic Information Systems, West Chester University, 2016
• B.S. Secondary Education, Social Studies, and History, Temple University, 2010

Expertise:

• Physical Volcanology
• Earthquake Monitoring
• Science Outreach

Education:

• Teacher Certification Program, Fort Hays State University, 2022
• M.S., Geology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. 2004
• B.S., Geology, University of California at Davis, 2001