Ph.D.       1999           University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon            Geological Sciences B.A.         1991           Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington      Biology Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests Megathrust paleoseismology: understanding the Holocene history of great (M >8) earthquakes at the Alaska-Aleutian and Cascadia subduction zones. Active faulting in the Pacific Northwest: characterizing the recurrence interval, slip rate and style of deformation for shallow crustal faults in Alaska, Washington, Oregon and northern California. Paleogeodesy: reconstructing tectonic displacements for megathrust earthquakes over multiple seismic cycles using relative sea-level indicators. Tsunami geology: examining the sedimentary characteristics of tsunami deposits to estimate the recurrence interval and size of past tsunamis. Geologic hazards education: improving the transfer of scientific knowledge to the public for the purpose of risk reduction. Professional Experience 2011 - Present        Research Geologist, USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska 2006 - 2011            Regional Coastal Geologist, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, Newport, Oregon 1999 - 2006            Senior Project Geologist, William Lettis & Associates, Inc., Walnut Creek, California 1994 - 1999            Research Fellow / Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Oregon, Dept of Geological Sciences, Eugene, Oregon

Megathrust paleoseismology: understanding the Holocene history of great (M >8) earthquakes at the Alaska-Aleutian and Cascadia subduction zones. Active faulting in the Pacific Northwest: characterizing the recurrence interval, slip rate and style of deformation for shallow crustal faults in Alaska, Washington, Oregon and northern California. Paleogeodesy: reconstructing tectonic displacements for megathrust earthquakes over multiple seismic cycles using relative sea-level indicators. Tsunami geology: examining the sedimentary characteristics of tsunami deposits to estimate the recurrence interval and size of past tsunamis. Geologic hazards education: improving the transfer of scientific knowledge to the public for the purpose of risk reduction.