Curriculum Vitae
Professional Preparation
| Carnegie Institution of Washington | Postdoc | Seismology | 1999-2000 |
| Brown University | Ph.D. | Geophysics | 1999 |
| Brown University | Sc.M. | Geophysics | 1996 |
| Pomona College | B.A. | Geology | 1993 |
Professional Appointments
| 07/2007-present |
| Associate Professor, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona |
| 07/2006-06/2007 |
| Assistant Professor, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona |
| 01/2001-06/2006 |
| Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona |
| 07/2001-present |
| Visiting Investigator, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. |
| 01/1999-12/2000 |
| Harry Oscar Wood Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. |
| 01/1999-02/2001 |
| Visiting Scholar, Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island |
| 01/1994-12/1998 |
| Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island |
Research Interests
- Seismology
- Structure and dynamics of the lithosphere and sublithospheric mantle
- Core-mantle structure and interactions
- Array-based broadband seismic studies
Honors and Awards
| 2007 | Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) |
| 2007-present | EarthScope Speaker Series lecturer |
| 2006 | Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER), National Science Foundation |
| 2005 | Woodford-Eckis Lectureship, Pomona College |
| 1999 | Brown University Outstanding Thesis Award (Honorable Mention) |
| 1999 | Sigma Xi Outstanding Graduate Student Award |
| 1997 | Outstanding Student Presentation Award, Seismology section, American Geophysical Union Fall meeting |
| 1995 | Best Student Paper Award, Seismological Society of America, Eastern section annual meeting |
| 1993 | Hill/McIntyre Geology Prize, Pomona College |
Service to the Profession
| Peer referee | Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., Geology, Geophys. J. Int., Geophys. Res. Lett., J. Geophys. Res., Phys. Earth Planet. Int., Science |
| Member | |
| USArray Advisory Committee (2007-present) | |
| USArray Transportable Array Working Group (2005-present) | |
| IRIS PASSCAL standing committee (2003-present) | |
| EarthScope USArray data products standing committee (2004) | |
| IRIS PASSCAL database review panel (1999) |
Other Experience
| 1992-1993 | Seismic Data Analyst |
| (semesters) | Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology |
| 1990-1993 | Forest firefighter and fire crew supervisor |
| (summers) | Payette National Forest, Idaho |