Research

Welcome to my research page. You can select current research areas from the drop-down menu above.

I conduct field-based investigations of active faults and use numerical modeling to process the results of trenching, surveying and radiometric/optical dating. I am interested in optimizing field and statistical techniques to attack big picture questions in paleoseismology:

• How common are multi-segment and/or multi-fault ruptures ? How do we integrate this information into seismic hazard models?
• What can active faults tell us about long-term rifting processes?
• How is the long-term structure and topography of a mountain range related to relatively recent fault motions?
• How reliable are secondary (i.e. off-fault) records for determining the paleoseismicity of individual faults and regional strong ground motion?
• How do landscapes respond and rebound to major earthquakes?

Select items from the drop-down menu to navigate to my approach to answering these questions.

Drop me a line if you’re interested in obtaining copies of my publications.

Recent Reviewing Duties

Seismological Research Letters: Associate Editor

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America: Reviewer [3 articles] and Guest Editor (Kaikoura Earthquake Special Issue) [7 articles]

Tectonics: Reviewer [1 article]

Geophysical Research Letters: Reviewer [2 articles]

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics [1 article]