The world needs geoscientists – and global citizens in other fields who understand Earth processes – to tackle the major societal challenges of obtaining natural resources, mitigating natural hazards, and managing habitats, including those of humans. Our group is committed to engaging & providing experiential learning opportunities for students spanning introductory through graduate (& professional) levels to help meet these needs.
UTK Tectonics group research students receive training in field methods, structural geology, basin analysis, geo/thermochronology, and other approaches, with emphasis on the integration of these datasets to test hypotheses using numerical modeling tools.
Earth Structure & Geophysics, Professor, Fall 2024 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Structural Geology, Professor, Spring 2024 | Denison University
Global Tectonics, Professor, Spring 2023 | Denison University
Planet Earth, Professor, Fall 2022 & 2023 | Denison University
GeoFORCE 11th Grade Academy (Topic: Living With Volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest), Instructor, Summer 2022 | University of Texas at Austin
National Parks Unearthed: Geology & Landscapes through Time, Co-Instructor, Fall 2020–Spring 2021 | University of Connecticut
GeoFORCE 12th Grade Academy (Topic: Earth Systems & Planet Habitability), Virtual Instructor, Summer 2020 & 2021 | University of Texas at Austin
GeoFORCE 11th Grade Academy (Topic: Volcanoes & Plate Tectonics), Virtual Instructor, Summer 2020 & 2021 | University of Texas at Austin
Physics, Scientist in Residence, Fall 2019–Spring 2020 | Travis High School, Austin, TX (96% total minority enrollment, 77% economically disadvantaged)
GeoFORCE 12th Grade Academy (Topic: Geology of Central Texas), Instructor, Summer 2019 | University of Texas at Austin
GeoFORCE 11th Grade Academy (Topic: Geology of the Pacific Northwest), Assistant Instructor, Summer 2019 | University of Texas at Austin
Structural Geology, Teaching Assistant, Fall 2018 | University of Texas at Austin
Field Camp, Teaching Assistant, Summer 2016 | University of Texas at Austin
Introduction to Field Methods, Teaching Assistant, Spring 2016 | University of Texas at Austin
Introduction to Geology, Teaching Assistant, Fall 2015 | University of Texas at Austin
Geobiology, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Spring 2011 | University of Washington
History of the Earth, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Winter 2011 | University of Washington