Present | Assistant Professor, University of South Florida ‐ School of Geosciences | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Structure & Tectonics, Petrology, Geochemistry, and Integration of regional geological field mapping and structural analysis with petrographic, geochemical, geophysical and geochronologic analyses to understand the tectonic and magmatic processes leading to formation and stabilization of continental crust at convergent margins
Grants
2018 | Characterization of long-term slip rates for Camp Rock Fault (Eastern California Shear Zone) using terrestrial cosmogenic nuclide dating |
U.S. Geological Survey: National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program | |
$63,522 | |
2015 | Terrestrial cosmogenic nuclide dating for determining slip rates along Calico Fault, Eastern California Shear Zone |
U.S. Geological Survey: National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program | |
$61,527 | |
2012 - 2013 | Volcano intrusion and deformation investigation applied to volcanic hazards in Japan |
Obayashi Corporation, Nuclear Facilities Division | |
Role: co-PI | |
$36,700 | |
2009 | A geophysical assessment of faulting at and near the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in support of Tectonic Hazard Assessment |
GeoRisk (Armenian Geological Survey) | |
$79,861 | |
2009 | Estimating eruption model input parameters from direct observations of deeply eroded basalt conduits, San Rafael, UT |
National Science Foundation | |
$178,775 |
Honors and Awards
- Best Professional Paper (VII Meeting Peninsular Geological Society (Ensenada, Mexico), 2002
- Dissertation Fellowship (USC), 2002-2003
- Best Student Paper (VI Meeting Peninsular Geological Society (La Paz, Mexico), 2002
- Sigma Gamma Epsilon Teaching Assistant of the Year (USC), 2000, 2001
- Departmental Award for Teaching Excellence (USC): Fall, 1999, Spring 2000, Fall 2000
2003 | Ph.D., University of Southern California | |
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1998 | M.S., Idaho State University | |
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1995 | B.S., SUNY College at Brockport | |
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Contact Information
Office: SCA 518
Lab: SCA 520
Phone: (813) 974-4655
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