Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae


    Education

      2011   Ph.D., Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
      2003  M.S., Geology with Distinction, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
      2001   B.S., Geology with Honors, Union College, Schenectady, NY



      Positions

      2011-               Postdoctoral Research Associate & Lecturer, Dept. of Geosciences, Univ. of Massachusetts
      2009-2010   J. William Fulbright Fellow to Norway, United States Department of State
      2006-2010   Graduate Assistant, Dept. of Geosciences, Univ. of Massachusetts
      2003-2006   Staff Geologist, Heindel & Noyes Environmental Consulting, Burlington, VT
      2001-2003   Graduate Assistant, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

      Honors & Awards

        2008   Graduate Student Scholarship, Arctic Research Consortium of the United States
        2007   J. Hoover Mackin Research Award, GSA Division of Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology,
        2004   Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
        2001   Edward S.C. Smith Award for Excellence, Union College Department of Geology
        2001   Student-Athlete Awards, UCAA Collegiate Lacrosse Conference
        2000   Student-Athlete Awards, UCAA Collegiate Lacrosse Conference
        1999   Student-Athlete Awards, UCAA Collegiate Lacrosse Conference



        Research Grants

          2011   Norwegian Marshall Grant, Norway-America Association
          2009   J. William Fulbright Fellowship, United States Department of State
          2009   Leiv Eiriksson Mobility Program Fellowship, Norwegian Research Council (declined)
          2008   Leo M. Hall Memorial Grant, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts
          2007   Leo M. Hall Memorial Grant, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts
          2007   Graduate Student Research Grant, Geological Society of America
          2007   Grant-in-Aid of Research, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
          2002   Graduate Student Research Grant, Geological Society of America
          2000   Summer Research Fellowship, Union College
          2000   Intellectual Enrichment Grant, Union College