Staff profile

• 2022 - present: Associate Professor, Geography, Durham University
• 2019 - 2022: Assistant Professor, Geography, Durham University
• 2017 - 2019: Associate Professor, Geosciences, University of Rhode Island
• 2013 - 2017: Assistant Professor, Geosciences, University of Rhode Island
• 2010 - 2012: Postdoctoral Researcher, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
• 2005 - 2009: PhD, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
• 2004 - 2005: MRes, Geography, Durham University
• 2001 - 2004: BSc (Hons), Geography, Durham University

Research Interests

My research interests revolve around sea-level changes over varying timescales from minutes to millennia, with a focus on coastal inundation from tsunami and storms, land-level changes due to megathrust earthquakes, climate-driven sea-level changes during the Common Era, and the mechanisms of long-term sea-level changes, including glacial isostatic adjustment. Within these areas, I have a strong interest in the comparison of geological data with predictions from models and from recent direct observations of land-level change and sea-level rise (e.g., GPS, tide gauges). 

• Quaternary Science Reviews: Guest Editor for HOLSEA Special Issue
• OpenQuaternary: Member of Editorial Board
• Project Leader IGCP Project 639 and INQUA CMP1701P: Project leader for IGCP Project 639 and INQUA project CMP1701P "Sea-Level Changes from Minutes to Millennia"