Curriculum Vitae

Work Experience

2024 - present

Visiting Assistant Professor | Middlebury College

In addition to teaching introductory and upper-level Earth science courses, I operate PRESSURE (Planetary Research, Earth Science, and Space UndeRgraduate Experience) – an undergraduate centered research group focused on volcanology and planetary geology research experience and professional development.

2023 - 2024

Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow | Middlebury College

As a postdoctoral fellow at Middlebury College, I taught 2 courses per academic year, mentored students in my research group, and served on student thesis committees

2021-2022

Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Idaho

Investigated the connection between lava flow morphology and crystallinity

Education

2020

Arizona State University | PhD Geological Sciences

Advisor: Philip R. Christensen

Dissertation title: Investigating lava flow emplacement: implications for volcanic hazards and planetary evolution

2015

Arizona State University | MS Geological Sciences

Advisor: Philip R. Christensen

Thesis title: Investigating Late Amazonian Volcanotectonic Activity on Olympus Mons, Mars using Flank Vents and Arcuate Graben

Skills & Expertise

Laboratory: analog experimentation using polyethylene glycol wax to simulate lava flow emplacement; infrared spectrometer; scanning electron microscope

Fieldwork: Lava flow margin characterization (2016 – Idaho, USA); in situ sampling of lava flows (Arizona, USA and Iceland); characterization of tephra deposits by digging pits (Mexico); in situ characterization of lava flows using LIBS (2022 – Iceland)

Software/Coding: Proficient – Image J, JMARS, MS Office Suite, Overleaf (LaTeX), Tracker. Some experience – Davinci, ESRI ArcGIS, HTML, ISIS3, Matlab, RStudio