Welcome to my website. I'm currently working on my PhD in the Geodynamics and Crustal Studies Group under the supervision of Scott Johnson and Peter Koons. I'm studying the evolution of the rheologic structure of the middle crust during low-pressure, high-temperature metamorphism, in particular the relationships between metamorphism, rheology, strain localization and the exhumation of high-grade metamorphic rocks. My work is three-fold. First, I'm using field data to constrain the temporal variability of relative strength contrasts between pelitic and psammitic layers during prograde metamorphism. Second, I'm conducting two-dimensional numerical modeling of the rheologic evolution of graded beds during the growth of porphyroblasts. Finally, I'm conducting three-dimensional numerical modeling of how the topography of an orogen changes in response to changes in mid-crustal rheology.

At the top of the page is a panoramic photo of my field area in eastern New Hampshire.

Click on the links below to find out more about what I'm doing, as well as what I've done before Maine.