Associate Professor
Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences
Brown University
| 2017 - Present | Associate Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences | Brown University |
| 2014 - 2017 | Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences | Brown University |
| 2008 - 2013 | Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Environment | Boston University |
| 2008 - Present | Adjunct Associate Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | Columbia University |
| 2007 - 2008 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | Columbia University |
| 2007 | Ph.D. in Geophysics | Harvard University |
| 2002 - 2007 | Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences | Harvard University |
| 2000 - 2002 | Geologist | Applied Science Associates |
| 2000 | Sc.B. in Geology-Physics/Math. Magna cum laude with honors | Brown University |
| 2019 | SAGE/GAGE Workshop Science Planning Committee Member | |
| 2019 - Present | Global Seismographic Network Standing Committee Member | |
| 2016, 2013, 2011 | Board of Directors Nominating Committee Member | |
| 2014 - 2015 | Global Seismographic Network Review Committee Member | |
| 2014 - 2015 | Grand Challenge Committee on Thermo-chemical Behavior of Earth’s Interior Member | |
| 2014 | GSN Program Manager Search Committee Member | |
| 2011 | Publications Committee Member | |
| 2009 - 2011 | Global Seismographic Network Standing Committee Member |
| 2019 | Keiiti Aki Award Selection Committee Member for the American Geophysical Union | |
| 2018 - 2019 | EarthScope Speaker Series Lecturer | |
| 2014 - 2016 | Seismology Section Program Committee Member for the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting | |
| 2013 - 2016 | Associate Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research – Solid Earth | |
| 2012 - 2013 | Co-organizer of the Workshop on Arrays in Global Seismology | |
| 2010 - 2011 | Co-organizer of EarthScope Institute on the Lithosphere-Asthenosphere Boundary |
The mission of IRIS is to advance seismological research and education. It has accomplished this with great success by continually evolving to meet the changing needs of the community. Change is on the horizon for IRIS. I am running as a candidate for the Board of Directors because I want to help shape the future of IRIS. Community oversight and governance, policies that facilitate data exchange, and a commitment to both permanent and temporary instrumentation must be central to this future. Training the next generation
of geoscientists and educating the public about seismology must continue to be at the forefront. The future must also consider new types of instrumentation and technology along with better coverage of the seafloor and polar regions amid the reality of not-unlimited funds and the possibility of a merger with UNAVCO.
My appreciation for IRIS is founded in my use of the data it acquires, archives, and distributes. This appreciation has deepened through my various experiences in IRIS governance and opportunities to mentor IRIS summer interns. A central theme of my research, which utilizes data collected by the Global Seismographic Network, PASSCAL, and EarthScope programs, is the rheology and dynamics of the crust and mantle— an area of considerable overlap with the geodetic community. As a member of the board, I would be honored to contribute my perspective and help IRIS and the seismological community plan for the future of the facility.
