Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2021 - 2023 | Impacts of submarine groundwater discharge on seagrass in Florida Bay |
Environmental protection Agency | |
Role: Co-PI | |
$324,855 | |
2021 | Investigation of Salt Water Intrusion on St. Catherine’s Island |
St. Catherines Island Foundation | |
Role: Co-PI | |
$6,600 | |
2018 - 2021 | REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Coastal Plain Science |
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation | |
Role: Senior Researcher | |
$374,394 | |
2018 - 2019 | Is Groundwater a Potential Driver of Oyster Populations Within Georgia Creeks? |
Georgia Sea Grant | |
Role: Co-PI | |
$81,882 | |
2018 - 2019 | Response of Stressed Marsh to Hurricane Irma |
Georgia Sea Grant | |
Role: Co-PI | |
$10,000 | |
2016 - 2018 | Investigation of the Shallow Hydrologic System on St. Catherines Island to Define Salt Water Intrusion Pathways and the Potential for Shallow-Deep Aquifer Communication |
Georgia Sea Grant | |
Role: Co-PI | |
$83,000 | |
2016 - 2017 | Marsh Dieback Development and Recovery: An Investigation of Creek Bank and Estuary Processes |
Georgia Southern University Research Internal Seed Funding Program | |
Role: PI | |
$8,647 | |
2014 - 2017 | Assessment of Hydrological, Biological and Environmental Components of the Lower Ogeechee River Ecosystem |
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division | |
Role: Senior Researcher | |
$1,119,526 | |
2014 - 2017 | Evaluation of the Role of Groundwater and Elevation on Marsh Dieback and Recovery |
Georgia Department of Natural Resources | |
Role: PI | |
$96,596 | |
2014 - 2016 | Quantifying Transport and Land-Use Impacts of Groundwater and Nutrient Loadings to the Coastal Zones of Maui |
Hawaii Sea Grant | |
Role: Co-PI | |
$140,676 | |
2014 | Linking Submarine Groundwater Discharge to Eastern Oyster Bed Locations |
Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics, Georgia Southern University | |
Role: PI | |
$6,510 | |
2013 | Thermal Infrared Mapping of HECO Power Plant Effluents and Groundwater – Pearl Harbor / Kahe Sites |
Hawaiian Electric Company | |
Role: Co-PI | |
$32,319 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2011 | Fellow, William T. Coulbourn Fellowship in Marine Geology | 2010 | Fellow, William T. Coulbourn Fellowship in Marine Geology | 2009 | Fellow, William T. Coulbourn Fellowship in Marine Geology | 2008 | Fellow, William T. Coulbourn Fellowship in Marine Geology | 2007 | Fellow, Harold T. Stearns Fellowship | Member, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography | Member, Geological Society of America | Member, Georgia Coastal Research Council | Member, Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone | Member, McNair Scholars Mentor |
Honors and Awards
- Recipient, Northland College Natural Sciences Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Natural Sciences, Northland College (2004)
- Recipient, Albert and Alice Weeks Outstanding Student Research Paper Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2008)
- Recipient, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) Top Ten Oral Student Presentation Award, Joint Association of the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography-North American Benthological Society Meeting (2010)
- Recipient, Honolulu Award in Geology and Geophysics, College of Scientists (ARCS) (2011)
- Recipient, Georgia Southern University Award for Excellence in Teaching (2020)
Courses
- Introduction to the Earth (GEOL 1121)
- The Earth Laboratory (GEOL 1121)
- Senior Thesis Research I (GEOL 430)
- Senior Thesis Research II (GEOL 4830)
- Geochemistry (GEOL 5130)
- Data Management (GEOL 3220)
- Introduction to Research (GEOL 4120)
- Geophysics Research I (GEOL 5890)
- Geophysics Research II (GEOL 5890)
- Geochemistry Research I (GEOL 5890)
- Teaching Internship in Geology (GEOL 3790)
- Introduction to the Earth (GEOL 1141)
- The Earth Laboratory (GEOL 1141)
2007 - 2012 | Ph.D. in Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Manoa | |
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2004 - 2006 | M.S. in Geology, University of Wisconsin - Madison | |
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2001 - 2004 | B.S. in Geoscience, Northland College | |
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Contact Information
PO Box 8149
Statesboro, Georgia 30460
Phone: (912) 478-8677
Office: Herty 0105
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