University of Wyoming; Department of Geology and Geophysics - Laramie, Wyoming, USA
2024-2029 PhD. Geophysics
Doctoral Thesis: TBD
Advisor(s): Dr. Andrew D. Parsekian
Appalachian State University; Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences - Boone, North Carolina, USA
2024 B.S. Environmental Science, Concentration in Earth Systems Science
With Honors in Environmental Science (cumulative GPA 3.62)
Minor(s) in Physics, Geology and Atmospheric Science
Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Advisor(s): Dr. Sarah G. Evans and Dr. Scott T. Marshall
University of Wyoming – Laramie, Wyoming USA
Department of Geology and Geophysics
2024 Graduate Teaching Assistant
Class: GEOG 4040 Conservation of Natural Resources
Great Basin Institute - Denver, Colorado, USA
Department of the Interior; Bureau of Reclamation, Technical Service Center
2024 Geotechnical Laboratory and Field Support Research Assistant
Appalachian State University - Boone, North Carolina, USA
College of Arts and Science
2022-2024 College of Art and Science Corps Ambassador
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
2023-2024 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Class: Introduction to Historical Geology
2022-2024 McKinney Geology Teaching Museum Tutor
2021-2024 Undergraduate Research Assistant
2021-2022 Vulcan Materials Outreach & K12 Education Lead Intern
2024 Outstanding Field Geology Student
2024 Excellence in Outreach Award
2024 GES Outstanding Leadership Award
2024 Outstanding Senior in Environmental Science
2024 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program; Honorable Mention (hydrology)
2023 Outstanding Junior Environmental Science Student Award
2023-2024 Loren A. Raymond Student Research Scholarship
2022-2024 Undergraduate Research Assistantship
2022-2023 Office of Student Research Travel Grant
2021 Promising New Environmental Science Major Award
2020 Appalachian Excellence Scholarship
2024 Harris, R. H., Evans, S. G., Marshall, S. T., Godsey, S. E., & Parsekian, A. D. (2025). Using ground-penetrating radar to infer ice wedge characteristics proximal to water tracks. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 130, e2024JF007832. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JF007832
2024 Ferm, E., Evans, S.G., Godsey, S.E., Hatch, K., Yokeley, B., Harris, R., Caldwell, N., Mohammed, A., Chew, C., Crosby, B., Cusack, K., Matejowsky, G., and Best, L.,
Potential Controls of Ground Collapse Along a Water Track, North Slope, Alaska, 2024
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.
2024 Hatch, K., Evans, S.G., Godsey, S.E., Chew, C., Armstrong, W., Ferm, E., Harris, R., Cusack, K., Matejowsky, G., Yokeley, B., Crosby, B., Mohammed, A., Rupasinghe, R., and Watagoda, L., Employing Spectral Signatures in Vegetation to Differentiate Hydrologic Features Above Continuous Permafrost, 2024 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.
2024 Yokeley, B., Godsey, S.E., Evans, S.G., Crosby, B.T., Hatch, K, Ferm, E., and Harris, R.H., Quantifying changes in gully abundance using repeat high-resolution LiDAR and an Arctic gully identification method, 2024 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.
2023 Harris, R.H., Evans, S.G., Marshall, S.T., Godsey, S.E., Parskian, A., Ferm, E., Hatch,
K, Caldwell, N., Yokeley, B., Chew, C., and Crosby, B.T., Using Ground-Penetrating Radar to investigate the control of ground ice on continuous permafrost hillslope hydrology, 2023 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.
2023 Hatch, K., Evans, S.G., Godsey, S.E., Chew, C., Armstrong, W.H., Ferm, E., Harris,
R.H., Yokeley, B., Caldwell, N., Crosby, B.T., and Mohammed, A., Employing spectral signatures in vegetation to differentiate hydrologic features above continuous permafrost, 2023 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.
2023 Ferm, E., Evans, S.G., Godsey, S.E., Chew, C., Hatch, K., Yokeley, B., Harris, R.H.,
Caldwell, N., Crosby, B.T., and Mohammed, A., Quantifying variations in soil moisture across Arctic hillslopes underlain by continuous permafrost, 2023 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.
2023 Yokeley, B., Godsey, S.E., Crosby, B.T., Evans, S.G., Ferm, E., Hatch, K., Harris, R.H.,
Chew, C., and Mohammed, A., Assessing the abundance of track-gully complexes in the Arctic landscape, 2023 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.
2023 Middle School Share-a-thon. North Carolina Science Teachers Association
2023 Harris, R.H., Evans, S.G., Ferm, E., Hatch, K., Marshall, S.T., Yokeley, B., and
Godsey, S.E., Using Geophysics To Constrain Subsurface Massive Ice Formations Along Permafrost Hillslopes On The North Slope Of Alaska, USA, 2023 Appalachian State Research Day (Poster).
2022 Harris, R.H., Evans, S.G., Ferm, E., Hatch, K., Marshall, S.T., Yokeley, B., and
Godsey, S.E., Potential talik development along continuous permafrost hillslopes on the North Slope of Alaska, USA, 2022 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (Poster).
2022 Evans, S.G., Godsey, S.E., Chew, C., Yokeley, B., Hatch, K., Ferm, E., Harris, R.H.,
Crosby, B.T., Gooseff, M.N., Mohammed, A., and Bowden, W.B., Saturation dynamics along thawing continuous permafrost hillslopes, 2022 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (Oral).
2022 Yokeley, B., Godsey, S.E., Evans, S.G., Crosby, B.T., Ferm, E., Hatch, K., Harris, R.H.,
and Chew, C., Saturation patterns of water track-thermoerosional gully complexes
situated on hillslopes underlain by continuous permafrost, 2022 American Geophysical
Union Fall Meeting (Poster).
2022 Evans, S.G., Godsey, S.E., Chew, C., Crosby, B., Yokeley, B., Ferm, E., Harris, R.H.,
and Hatch, K., Hydrologic responses to permafrost thaw along Arctic hillslopes, 2022 American Meteorological Society Polar Meteorology and Oceanography Meeting (Oral, invited).
Laboratory Assistant
2024-2025 Geotechnical Laboratory and Field Support Research Assistant
- Preformed laboratory testing of soil and rock samples for directing construction of a water pipeline.
- Conducted tests including physical properties (gradation, Atterberg’s and water contents), uniaxial/triaxial compressive strength, slake durability and CERCHAR abrasivity.
- 40 hours per week for 11 weeks in summer of 2024. 5 hours per week for the school year 2024-2025.
Fieldwork Assistant
2024 Moon Lake Dam, Utah
- Conducted 5-inch concrete coring of spill way for analysis of potential void formation underneath the structure.
- Collected soil samples from bore holes for geotechnical lab analysis using Shelby tubes and hand augers.
2022-2023 Toolik Field Station, North Slope, Alaska
- Designed an independent research project focused on detecting and mapping ground ice content using Ground Penetrating Radar.
- Collected hydrological and environmental field data.
- Led field team for a 10-day period in 2023.
2025 Wilderness First Responder
2025 Adult and Child AED/CPR certified
2024 Geologist in Training (GIT) Certificate (NC)
2024 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Certificate
2024 North Carolina Environmental Educator (NCEE)
2018 PADI Open Water Diver
2024 University of Wyoming Science Initiative Roadshow Program
2020-2024 Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences Outreach Team Member
Since 2024 Geological Society of America
Since 2023 North Carolina Science Teacher Association
Since 2022 North American Association for Environmental Education
Since 2022 American Geophysical Union
Since 2021 Association of Environmental Engineering and Geologists
Since 2021 National Ground Water Association