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  • Research
    • Antarctica
    • India
    • Alabama
    • Hell Creek
    • Ammonites
    • Glaciers
  • Publications
  • Teaching
  • Contact

Research

Most of my research focuses on the Cretaceous - Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction. I'm particularly interested in potential climate induced biotic effects around the boundary and why some organisms survived and others perished. Geochemistry, particularly stable isotope analysis of carbonates, is a useful tool for reconstructing the paleotemperatures of past environments and the paleoecology of extinct organisms. I am currently working in several field areas that preserve sediments and fossils from this interval.

Much of my research is facilitated by the Alabama Stable Isotope Laboratory (ASIL).

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Precision section measuring of the K-Pg boundary
Antarctica
Intertrappean sediment exposure along a modern river
India
Shallow sediment coring in the Hell Creek area
Hell Creek, MT
Possible tsunami deposite at Moscow Landing
Moscow Landing, AL
Ammonite assemblage from the Coon Creek Formation
Ammonite Paleoecology
Glacier travel on West Washmawapta
West Washmawapta, BC
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