Expertise

My research focuses on biogeochemical cycling in the environment and the connections between geochemistry and the geologic record of climate change. Student projects involve field study, followed by detailed geochemical analyses in the biogeochemistry laboratory. The laboratory is equipped with a plasma emission spectrometer for elemental analyses, as well as specialized spectrometers for analysis of carbon, mercury, and phosphorous.

Communities
Geology
Degrees
PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz, Earth Sciences, 1994
BS, University of California, Davis, Geology, 1986
Keywords
antarctic ocean urban health geochemistry geology sedimentary geochemistry racial justice
Honors

Distinguished Lecturer (Climate Change and Scientific Ocean Drilling), US Ocean Drilling Program, 2004-2005