Research

I am currently completing my Ph.D. at Stanford, where I am working with Stephan Graham and Page Chamberlain. My dissertation focuses on the interaction between paleotopography, paleoclimate, geomorphology, tectonics, and sedimentation in the Sierra Nevada, entitled: “Cenozoic Tectonic and Topographic Evolution of the Northern Sierra Nevada: Evaluating the development of the range through stable isotope paleoaltimetry, fluvial system sedimentology, and landscape geomorphology.”

Research for my dissertation has involved extensive fieldwork in the Sierra and lab work, including mass spectrometry for stable isotope geochemistry to assess paleotopography and paleoclimate. I have also contributed to projects in China, Patagonia, Puget Sound, Alaska, and Australia, including fieldwork, detrital zircon geochronology (using the SHRIMP-RG), and GIS analyses.

During my studies, I have worked as a teaching assistant for undergraduate courses, and this year I am working as a Hoagland TA, where I design and test activities, labs and field trips for introductory courses within the School of Earth Sciences.