Present Position: Professor and Chair of Geological Sciences,

Born: May 30, 1970 Buffalo, New York

Education

1. •BS Geology (Cum Laude) 1993 - University of Southern California
   

2. •MS Geology 1996 - University of Southern California
   

3. •PhD Geology 1999 - University of Southern California
   

4. Ph.D. Advisor: Charles G. Sammis
   

Recent Collaborators:

1. •David Oglesby (UC Riverside)
   

2. •Geoff King (IPGP)
   

3. •James Dolan (USC)
   

4. •Kristy Tiampo (U. Western Ontario)
   

5. •Renata Dmowska (Harvard)
   

Previous Positions:

1. •Associate Professor of Geology
   

2.           Cal State Fullerton, Sept. 2005 - August 2010.
   

3. •Assistant Professor of Geology
   

            Cal State Fullerton, Sept. 2001 - August 2005.

1. •Physicien Ajoint
   

            Laboratoire Tectonique, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, 2001 - 2003

1. •Chateaubriand Postdoctoral Fellow
   

            Laboratoire Tectonique, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Feb. 2000 - Feb. 2001

Academic Awards

1. •National Merit Scholarship, University of Southern California, 1988-1993
   

2. •Chateaubriand Fellow, Institute de Physique du Globe - Paris, 2000-2001
   

3. •Outstanding Untenured Faculty Member, Cal State Fullerton, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, 2004.
   

Professional Affiliations and Service

1. •Southern California Earthquake Center
   

2. •Seismological Society of America
   

3. •American Geophysical Union- Seismology section

California State University, Fullerton