I am passionate about engaging with earth science students from all backgrounds in the classroom at both the introductory and upper/graduate levels. Courses I have taught regularly include:
At Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina
Hydrogeology (GES 4630/5630)
Writing in the Discipline: Careers in Earth and Environmental Sciences (GES 2750)
Water: Mountains to Sea (GES 1104)
Previously at the University of Colorado at Boulder in Boulder, Colorado
Field Techniques in Hydrologeogy (GEOL 4715) Fall 2016
Field Geology Lab (GEOL 2700) Fall 2014 and Spring 2016
Earth Materials Lab (GEOL 2005) Spring 2014 and Spring 2015
Plant Earth: Math and Physics of Geology Lab (GEOL 2001) Fall 2013
Geomorphology Lab (GEOL 4241) Spring 2013
Introduction to Geology Lab (GEOL 1030) Fall 2011
Teaching students about groundwater flow in alpine regions on the UNAVCO Research Experience in Solid Earth Sciences for Students field trip in the Colorado Rocky Mountains in June 2015.
2021-2024 Associate Editor, Hydrogeology Journal
Reviewer for:
Advances in Water Resources
Canadian Water Resources Journal
The Cryosphere
Geophysical Research Letters
Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
Journal of the American Water Resources Association
Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface
Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Journal of Hydrology
Hydrogeology Journal
Hydrology Research
Hydrological Processes
National Science Foundation (Environmental Biology – Ecosystem Science Cluster, Hydrological Sciences, Research Experience for Undergraduates, Office of Polar Programs, Postdoctoral Fellowship Program – Geomorphology and Land-Use Dynamics, Postdoctoral Fellowship Program – Hydrological Sciences)
NSERC of Canada Discovery Grants
Nature Communications
Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
Polar Research
Scientific Reports
Water
Water Resources Research
2022 Primary convener for AGU Frontiers in Hydrology Session: Water Flow in Cold Regions: A Dialogue on the Observations, Challenges, and Implications of a Diminishing Cryosphere
2020 Co-convener for AGU Fall Meeting Session C028: Permafrost systems in transition: Interdisciplinary approaches and research challenges
2020-2022 Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science (CUASHI), Audit Committee
2019 Primary convener for AGU Fall Meeting Session C026: Observations, interactions, and implications of permafrost systems in transition
2018 Co-convener for AGU Fall Meeting Session C051: Advancing understanding of cold climate hydrologic and geomorphic systems in a warming climate
2018 Expert Early Career Reviewer of IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in Changing Climate, Chapter 02: High Mountain Areas
2017 Primary convener for AGU Fall Meeting Session C009: Changing cold regions hydrology and hydrogeology
I believe that one of the best ways to expand our scientific community is to promote student success by empowering students from all backgrounds through mentorship and outreach. Some opportunities I have participated in include:
2018-present Faculty Advisor to the Environmental Science Club at Appalachian State University
2021-present Member in department Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
2021 Pod Member in URGE (Unlearning Racism in Geosciences)
2013-2017 Head tutor for the geological sciences tutoring program at the University of Colorado
2016-2017 First-year graduate student mentor at the University of Colorado from
2016 UNAVCO Research Experience in Solid Earth Science for Students (RESESS) internship student communications mentor
2015-2106 Field trip lecturer for the UNAVCO RESESS summer internship program
2015-2016 Graduate student liaison to facilitate opportunities for geology graduate and undergraduate interactions at the University of Colorado
2015 Graduate assistant for RESESS program where I supported underrepresented students with research while serving as a resource for future opportunities