
EDUCATION
2010-2014
Ph.D. Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, with an emphasis in structural geology
Advisor: Dr. Karl Karlstrom
Structural evolution of the Rio Grande rift: Synchronous exhumation of rift flanks from 20-10 Ma, embryonic core complexes, and fluid-enhanced Quaternary extension
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2009-2010
M.S. Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, with an emphasis in structural geology
Advisor: Dr. Gary Girty
Miocene growth of a depression in the Chocolate Mountains anticlinorium recorded by the Bear Canyon conglomerate, SE California
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2003-2008
B.S. Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, with an emphasis in geophysics
Advisor: Dr. Robert Mellors
Crustal structure of the Caucasus/Caspian region using gravity and receiver functions

Active travertine deposition along the western edge of the Rio Grande rift, central New Mexico