CV

EDUCATION:

The Graduate Center, CUNY, New York, NY
Ph.D. Earth and Environmental Science (in progress)

M.Phil. Earth and Environmental Science (2018)
Eruptive History, Magma Systematics, and Trigger Dynamics of Arc Volcanoes: Investigations at Volcán Cosigüina and the Momotombo-Monte Galan Volcanic System, Nicaragua

University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
M.S. Geological Sciences (2006)
The Volcano in the Laboratory: Experimental Investigations into Momentum Transport in Magmas

University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
B.S. Earth Sciences, Environmental Geology emphasis (2001)
A High Pressure Spectroscopic Study of Ikaite (CaCO3.6H2O)

Modesto Junior College, Modesto, CA
A.A. General College (1998)

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Adjunct Instructor of Earth Science
Department of Earth Science and Geography
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY (2020 – Present)

Carnegie Educational Technology Fellow
The Teaching and Learning Center and Graduate Center Digital Initiatives
The Graduate Center, CUNY, New York, NY (2021 – Present)

Adjunct Instructor
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Queens College, CUNY, Queens, NY (2015 – 2021)

Teaching and Learning Center Fellow
The Teaching and Learning Center
The Graduate Center, CUNY, New York, NY (2019 – 2020)

CAUSE Environmental Science Instructor
Cornell University Cooperative Extension
Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY (2014 – 2015)

Associate/Assistant Professor of Geology
Department of Physics and Planetary Science
Los Angeles Pierce College, Woodland Hills, CA (2007 – 2013)

ENCORE/Older Adult Instructor
Los Angeles Pierce College, Woodland Hills, CA (2009 – 2012)

Teaching Associate/Lecturer
Department of Earth Science
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA (2005 – 2007)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant
Volcano Laboratory
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Queens College, CUNY (2015 – present)
P.I. Professor Marc-Antoine Longpré

Graduate Research Assistant
Magma Dynamics Laboratory
Department of Earth Science
University of California, Santa Barbara (2001 – 2006)
P.I. Professor Frank Spera

Research Assistant
Mineral Physics Laboratory
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
University of California, Santa Cruz (1999 – 2001)
P.I. Professor Quentin Williams

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