Research
My research entails connecting field studies and modeling of river processes to sustainability, climate, ecosystems, and societal challenges at multiple spatial and temporal scales. I am especially interested in the nexus of water and energy systems; decarbonized and sustainable energy systems; hydroelectricity and dammed rivers; the effects of wildfire, floods, and other climate-driven events on rivers; relationships among geomorphic, hydrologic, and ecosystem processes; sediment transport and channel response associated with dam removal; and process-based approaches to stream restoration.
From 2016 - 2022, I was a co-PI on a National Research Traineeship graduate program investigating the nexus of food, energy, and water systems, UM BRIDGES. More recently, my primary research focus areas are (1) responses of river systems in the northern Yellowstone area to extreme floods that occurred in 2022; and (2) sediment connectivity and dams in the Magdalena River basin, Colombia. Some day I hope to find time to add more info about current research to this website!