Download a pdf of my CV here (Updated October 2024). Abbreviated CV below.
Post-doctoral Experience
2017 - 2019 Postdoctoral Fellow, Institut des Sciences de la Terre, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, FranceResearch focus: Coupling lithospheric deformation and surface processes in compressional settings. Geodynamics of the Pyrenees and flanking foreland basins.Supervisors: Peter van der Beek, Ritske Huismans 2015-2017 Postdoctoral Fellow, Applied Geodynamics Laboratory, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas, Austin, TXResearch focus: Tectonic models for passive-margin salt basins; structural and stratigraphic evolution of the Gulf of Mexico from large-scale structural restorations.Supervisor: Mike Hudec
Education
2015 Ph.D., Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NCDissertation: Evolution of active fault systems and their topographiesAdvisor: Jason Barnes and Kevin Stewart 2009 M.S., Geological Sciences, University of Texas, Austin, TXThesis: Fracture development and diagenesis of the Torridonian Applecross Formation, Northwest ScotlandAdvisor: Steve Laubach 2007 B.A., Geology, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OHSenior Thesis: Fracture Scaling in the Columbus and Delaware Limestones, Central OhioAdvisor: Karen Fryer
Private-Sector Experience
2009 - 2011 Senior Petroleum Geologist, ExxonMobil Corporation, Houston, TX, 77060Exploration and Production Company
Teaching
NC State University:Fall:Structural GeologySpring:Tectonic SystemsSummer:MEA465: Geologic Field Camp in New Mexico Univ. of Houston:Fall 2020: 3D Seismic Exploration Graduate School:2014 Instructor, GEOL 190: Crest to Coast: Geology, landscapes, and human nature in North Carolina2013 Graduate Research Consultant, GEOL 72H: Geology of California2012-13 Teaching Assistant, UNC: Introduction to Geology2007-08 Teaching Assistant, UT: Introduction to Geology; Gemstones and Minerals Professional development:2014 Fellow, Future Faculty Fellowship Program, sponsored by the Center for Faculty Excellence