ABOUT ME
I am an assistant professor in the Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences at the University of Iowa. My research focuses on:
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Ecosystem responses to climate variability and change, especially in dry regions
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Past and present hydroclimatic variability
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Land use and land cover change
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Aside from research, I enjoy disc golf, swimming, science fiction/fantasy literature, heavy metal and post-rock music, hiking, and baseball.
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Ecoclimatology
Ecosystem responses to drought, atmospheric circulation, and climate change
2017
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D., Geography
Remote Sensing
Primary production, land surface phenology, land cover and land use change
Dendrochronology
Tree rings as indicators of past climate and forest responses to climate variability
2013
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A., Geography
2007
Hope College
B.A., English & Philosophy