Biography
- Hometown(s): Pittsburgh, PA and Lakeland, FL
- Interests and activities: my family, church and Christian community, music (piano and choir), outdoors (hiking and backpacking), geocollecting (rocks, minerals, fossils, and meteorites)
Education
- B.S., Geology, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
- M.S., Geology, University of Maryland, College Park
- Ph.D., Geology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Professional Experience
- Lecturer, Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI (2023-present)
- Senior Lecturer, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (2013-2023)
- Lecturer, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (2007-2013)
- Visiting Instructor, Wheaton College Science Station, Black Hills, SD (2002-2003, 2010-2016, 2018-2019) – summer field course instructor
- Assistant Professor, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA (2005-2007)
- Assistant Research Professor, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT (2004-2005) – post-doc
- Visiting Assistant Professor, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (2003-2004) – temporary sabbatical replacement
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Bates College, Lewiston, ME (2002-2003) – temporary sabbatical replacement
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ (2001-2002) – temporary sabbatical replacement
- Research Associate, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (2000-2001) – post-doc
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI (1999-2000) – temporary sabbatical replacement
Academic Interests
- mineralogy
- igneous petrology
- online curriculum development
- field-based geoscience education
- science communication and journalism
- science and faith
Research
- Igneous petrology and petrogenesis of the Sierra Nevada batholith (field geology, geochronology, geochemistry, and experimental petrology)
- Geothermobarometry (emplacement depths) of granite plutons in the Sierra Nevada batholith
- Online resources for geoscience education
- Tactile graphics for visually-impaired geoscience student
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