Education
Ph.D. in Geology — December, 2015, University of Arizona
M.S. in Geology — August, 2011, University of Arizona
B.A. in Geology — May, 2009, Whitman College
Study Abroad — Spring, 2008, University of Otago, NZ
Positions
Assistant Professor — Jan. 2018-present, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Postdoctoral Scholar — Jan. 2016-Jan. 2018, Northern Arizona University
Teaching Assistant — Aug. 2009-Dec. 2015, University of Arizona
Geoscience Intern — Summer 2014, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
Research Assistant — Jan. 2011-May, 2013, University of Arizona
Climbing Ranger — Summers 2007, 2009, Mount Rainier National Park
SELECTED HONORS, GRANTS, and AWARDS
NSF Tectonics #2111939: Collaborative Research: How and when did the Mongolian Altai (de-)form? Implications for intracontinental deformation (PI), 2021, $676,882 ($971,780 including collaboration with Indiana University). Click here for project description.
Pioneer Natural Resources-NAU Research Collaboration (Co-PI), 2016, $225,000
Graduate Student Research Grant, Geological Society of America, 2013, $2,091
ConocoPhillips Summer Research Grant, University of Arizona, 2012, $1,500
Galileo Circle Scholar, University of Arizona, 2011, $1,000
Chevron Summer Research Grant, University of Arizona, 2011, $1,500
American Association of Petroleum Geologists Grants in Aid, 2011, $500
Chevron, Summer Research Grant, University of Arizona, 2010, $1,500
Albert Ripley Leeds Prize in Geology, Whitman College, 2009
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE AND COLLABORATION
ARM project researcher, Pioneer Natural Resources and Northern Arizona University, 2016-2018
Summer Internship, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, 2014
ExxonMobil Sequence Stratigraphy Field Course, Rock Springs, WY, 2010
COSA/SOSA project researcher, ExxonMobil and University of Arizona, 2009-2011