My research focuses on combining volcanic gas studies with petrology to gain a better understanding of the magmatic system. Volatiles have a large effect on eruption trigger, eruption style, and how monitoring data are interpreted; therefore, the study of volatiles are invaluable to volcano observatories. My research aims at getting a better understanding of the amount and composition of the dissolved and exsolved volatile phase in magma reservoirs. Current research projects include a melt inclusion study at Pavlof Volcano,  Alaska, USA and a study quantifying pressure changes caused by mafic recharge using dissolution surfaces in crystal clots at Augustine Volcano, Alaska, USA.