Area(s) of Expertise

• Marine Geophysics
• Underwater Acoustics, Bioacoustics and Ocean Noise
• Earthquake Seismology
• Mid-Ocean Ridge Processes
• Submarine Volcanism
• Ground Penetrating Radar
• Archaeological Geophysics

Research Summary

My research focuses on the use of geophysical signals to study a variety of processes related to geophysical, biological and anthropogenic activity in the oceans and on land.

Publications

• Data from: Otter trawl fish and blue crab survey results from the 2022-2023 Beaufort Inlet, NC, USA dredge project , DRYAD (2026)
• Eavesdropping on estuaries: soundscape spatial variation explained by habitat metrics at multiple scales , Landscape Ecology (2026)
• Fractal Dimensions of Venusian Lava Flows: New Findings for Atla Regio and Review of Previous Analyses , Journal of Geophysical Research Planets (2026)
• Landslide Volume, Mobility, and Recurrence on Grand Mesa, Colorado: Insights from a 781-Event Inventory , Research Square (2026)
• POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF CHANNEL DREDGING ON COMMERCIALLY AND RECREATIONALLY IMPORTANT NEKTON , SSRN Electronic Journal (2026)
• A Late Holocene sedimentary record of earthquakes and hydroclimate from Ozette Lake, Washington, USA , Quaternary Research (2025)
• Source mechanism of impulsive seafloor events that track submarine lava flows , Science Advances (2025)
• Topographical constraints on fractal dimension of transitional lava flow morphologies: Insights from the 2022 Meradalir flow field, Iceland , Bulletin of Volcanology (2025)
• Winter-Spring dynamics of dissolved organic carbon fluxes driven by precipitation in a North Carolina tidal marsh , Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (2025)
• Location and reef size drive oyster reef restoration success , Restoration Ecology (2024)