Education
University of Oxford
D.Phil. in Earth Sciences, University College
2004 – 2009
University of Cambridge
M.Sc. in Natural Sciences (Geology), First Class Honors
2003 – 2004
B.A. in Natural Sciences (Geology), First Class Honors
2000 – 2003
Employment
University of Victoria
Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 2),
School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
2022 –
Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 2),
School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
2017 – 2022
Colorado School of Mines
Assistant Professor, Department of Geophysics
2012 – 2016
Arizona State University
Exploration Postdoctoral Fellow,
School of Earth and Space Exploration
2011 – 2012
University of Cambridge
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Bullard Laboratories,
Department of Earth Sciences
2008 – 2011
Research Interests
Active tectonics
Geodesy
Earthquake seismology
Tectonic geomorphology
Remote sensing (InSAR, lidar)
Bio
I grew up in West London but developed a love of the outdoors from holidays in the hills of South Wales. I went to Cambridge to study Chemistry, but got hooked on Geology instead. I moved to archrival Oxford for my PhD, before returning to Cambridge for a post doc.
After eleven years in Oxbridge, I felt the call of North America and moved first to the South-western US (Arizona followed by Colorado) and then to British Columbia. I love living and working in the beautiful Pacific Northwest where earthquake science is so relevant and impactful.