Research
Moving science into action and application is at the heart of my work. From Antarctica and Alaska to California and the shores of Lake Superior, I've had the great privilege to be involved in a diverse array of research projects and teams working to better understand Earth's past and future climate, and critically, the solutions that help prepare our communities, landscapes and environment for a warming world.
Science Communication & Knowledge Co-Production
My current research interests lie within two areas: 1) using the process of the co-production of knowledge to communicate and problem-solve around climate impacts, and 2) the role of scientists as communicators. At the University of Washington, my work aims to understand the effectiveness of communications products and tools in the process of the co-production of knowledge, and how communication plays a role in influencing the uptake of scientific information into the decision-making process. Through the development and implementation of communications strategies, I work to assess and improve how climate information is shared to ensure it is both useable and used by individuals and communities, as well as state, federal, and tribal entities.
Further, scientists are often at the forefront of communicating research but lack the training, skills, and theoretical grounding to effectively connect their science to society. I aim to increase these skills by designing methods and models that increasing reflexivity into the practice of communication by scientists.
Further, scientists are often at the forefront of communicating research but lack the training, skills, and theoretical grounding to effectively connect their science to society. I aim to increase these skills by designing methods and models that increasing reflexivity into the practice of communication by scientists.
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Paleolimnology & HydroclimateFrom New Zealand to Greenland, I have worked to develop records of Earth's past climate using lake sediments. I specialize in hydroclimatological monitoring, hydrodynamic and sediment transport studies, and in the physical and geochemical characteristics of sediments as indicators of paleoclimatic variability. I have a particular interest in highly-resolved (annual to decadal) paleoclimate archives.
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Alpine Hydrology & ClimateI collaborate with the Alpine Hydrology Research Group (AHRG) lead by Dr. David Clow at the Colorado Water Science Center. AHRG's focus is on research related to effects of climate change and air pollution on water resources in mountains of the western United States. Research emphases include the influence of variability in water quality and availability, nutrient enrichment of surface water due to atmospheric deposition of nitrogen, and carbon cycling in aquatic environments.
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Ice CoresBeyond my experience drilling ice cores in Antarctica, my research compares polar and alpine ice cores to other highly-resolved terrestrial and marine archives. I am particularly interested in the latitudinal transect between the Ross Sea sector of Antarctica and the Southern Hemisphere mid-latitudes.
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Marine ResearchI've been fortunate enough to participate in research cruises in the Pacific Ocean. My research at sea focused on the latitudinal distribution of different water masses in relation to El Niño Southern Oscillation and I participated in the Dredging Reinga and Aotea basins to constrain seismic Stratigraphy and Petroleum systems (DRASP) project aboard the RV Tangaroa in NW New Zealand.
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