I address my research questions using a number of approaches, including remote sensing, laboratory experimentation, field measurements, and geochronology (optically stimulated luminescence and 10Be cosmogenic nuclide dating).
Please feel free to click through each project to learn more about what I’m working on.
Arctic Fans, Kettle Lakes, and Periglacial Processes
Periglacial landscapes, or landscapes shaped by active freeze-thaw processes and/or in proximity to glaciers, are the first phase of processes that change the landscape following glaciation. This work focuses on two major landforms found in cold regions: alluvial fans and kettle lakes.
Post-glacial Landscape Evolution, Land-Use Change, and Fluvial Systems
Paraglacial landscapes, or landscapes recovering from the impacts of glaciation, can still be shaped by glacially-driven processes thousands of years after ice retreat. In the Upper Mississippi River Valley, I address questions spanning from the Last Glacial Maximum to Euro-American settlement to understand how river systems are shaped by changes in climate, erosion rate, and post-glacial processes.
Collaborative Research Projects
I’ve been fortunate to be a part of a number of projects led by other scientists, including extensive work on deglaciation in the Southern Patagonian Icefield, Argentina.