I am a field and structural geologist who explores questions relating to the rock deformation in both the brittle and plastic regime. I have focused on many aspects of the nature of magma/melt migration and emplacement in the lithosphere and the structural/tectonic evolution of arcs, oceanic spreading centers, and the recent evolutionary landscapes in the Southern High Plains. I am also interested in rock fracture as both an indicator of strain as well as a proxy for stress in the upper crust. 

 

I combine field work with microstructural observations and theoretical models to explain the geologic history of these systems. In collaboration with petrologists, geochemists, and geochronologists, I study arc evolution in the US Cordillera and central Norway.

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My passion is to do field work and combine a variety of datasets, observations, and collaborators, to optimally inform our understanding of geologic processes. In addition, I am also interested in the intersection of geology, stone masonry, and the poetics of 20th century American poet Robinson Jeffers. I'm a huge soccer advocate (coach/player/observer) and I also love Dostoevksy, Springsteen, and Goethe's Faust. I am increasingly fascinated by the connections that may be made between diverse ideas on Earth such as geology, poetry, art, teaching and coaching, and how people interact with their landscapes. My favorite superhero is St. Vincent, whose real name is Annie Clark.