I teach courses that parallel (and often integrate) my research interests, including igneous-metamorphic petrology and petrography; inorganic and isotope geochemistry (high-T and environmental); field geology; and general courses including Geology of the National Parks and the team-taught “Earthquakes & Volcanoes: Shake & Bake”. Most classes focus on lab work, field trips, and student projects. I am an enthusiastic convert to using volcanology as a vehicle for teaching about magmas.

Igneous petrology--particularly the evolution of basaltic magmas in the continental crust--and hydrothermal systems. My research is field-based, virtually always beginning with mapping and integrating petrography, geochemistry and isotope geochemistry. While at CSUF, my research has expanded with student interests to investigating metamorphic nanominerals, volcano-sedimentary sequences, and groundwater geochemistry.