Introduction

Most of my teaching is focused on advanced undergraduate and graduate-level geophysics and tectonics courses but I also teach an introductory geology course to non-majors. I believe that a wide breadth of knowledge, strong quantitative skills, and field experiences are important for success in the modern field of Earth Sciences. I work to ensure that my students develop these skills in the classroom, the field, and in their research.

Courses

The course I regularly teach are:
GLG 101 - Physical Geology
GLG 440C - Field Camp                                        
GLG 470 - Physics and Chemistry of the Earth   
GLG 460/560 - Applied Geophysics
GLG 565 - Solid Earth Geophysics
GLG 698 - Seminars

Students

Current Students and Projects:
John Compton - MS Student (Tectonic Evolution of the Mid-Continent)
Sarah Robinson - PhD Student  (The Role of Water in Flat Slab Subduction)
John Spruell - MS Student (Crustal Structure of the Thrust Belts)

Past Students and Projects:
Allison Haddon - MS Student (Lithosphere Structure of the Pampean Flat Slab)
Cyanna Hicks - MS Student (Geophysical Characterization of Basins in Southern AZ)
Andrew Platt - MS Student (Sediment Flux within the Grand Canyon reach of the Colorado River)
Cameron Peterson - MS Student (Lithosphere Structure of Costa Rica)
Shannon Rees - MS Student (Structure of Cinder Cones within the San Francisco Volcanic Field)
Tanya Vander Vis - MS Student (Groundwater Flow near Pipe Spring Monument)

Jessica Aerts - Undergraduate (San Francisco Volcanic Field Structure)
Joshua Brown - Undergraduate (Eastern US Lithospheric Structure)
Thomas Chapparo - Undergraduate (Cascadia Crustal Structure)
Elaine Collins - Undergraduate (Seismicity of Northern Arizona)
Sam Levy - Undergraduate (Alaska Mantle Flow)
Chris McDonnell - Undergraduate (Geometry of the Pakoon Fault, NV)
Alden Netto - Undergraduate (San Francisco Volcanic Field Structure)
Sarah Nolt-Caraway - Undergraduate (Crustal Structure Beneath Metamorphic Core Complexes)
Trevor Pacion - Undergraduate (Mantle flow beneath the Colorado Plateau)
Kyle Villareal - Undergraduate (Costa Rica Crustal Structure)