Research

Research Interests

Vertebrate Paleontology & Paleoecology
Stable isotope geochemistry
Hydrated volcanic glass & deuterium applications
Museum, natural history collections & documentation

Neogene Marine ~ Chile

I am currently studying the Bahia Inglesa Formation in the Atacama Region of Chile. This formation contains one of the most dynamic fossil whale sites in the world, Cerro Ballena. I am analyzing the organic and ash rich strata to inform on depositional environment, temperature, and paleoecology. This project includes colleagues at UA-Tuscon, geochronology and sedimentology, and Santiago, Chile, vertebrate paleontology and taphonomy.

Trace Fossil Research

Rodent trackway fossils from the latest Oligocene were found near Mt. St. Helens in SE Western Washington in 1964. I was able to locate the outcrop, find additional trackways in situ, as well as measure the section (~10m) to make a high-resolution stratigraphic column. I presented on this research in a technical session at the 2020 GSA annual meeting.

Museum Collections

University of Puget Sound - Slater Museum of Natural History
- Geology and Paleontology Collections Coordinator
- installed new displays for Geology section
- Identified and cataloged 13,000 specimens of
  - plant fossils
  - invertebrate fossils
  - vertebrate fossils
  - minerals
  - rocks
University of Wyoming
- Graduate Student Museum Assistant
- Collections Assistant

Read the 2021-2022 Slater Museum of Natural History Newsletter for more information about my work in the collections and a visit to a petroglyph in the Puget Sound.

2021-2022 Museum Newsletter (No.1).pdf

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