I research the highly complex processes that connect land and natural waters and play a fundamental role in sustaining life on Earth. The part of land that sustains all life is now often termed the Critical Zone (CZ), which is a powerful framework for interdisciplinary science and education contexts where I use my background in geosciences, mineralogy, biogeochemistry and geomicrobiology, as well as my deep interest in education to study how climate change, pollution, and inequity impacts water quality and water security.
My work is collaborative and I enjoy working with partners from different backgrounds, perspectives and epistemologies to tackle challenges in land and water research and education. In our everyday work we use field observations, experiments and data science, integrate our findings in STEM education, grapple with living into our values of diversity, equity, and community and look to team science for help with all of it. |
What's new?
New paper in Nature Climate ChangeRead the paper on "River water quality shaped by land-river connectivity in a changing climate" here.
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Women Advancing River ResearchCombining data-based investigation of patterns across the continental United States with process investigation at specific sites and in targeted regions can offer pieces to the puzzle.
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AGU Fall meetingA synthesis project across multiple Critical Zone projects
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