Rivers integrate the landscape, carrying and depositing water, sediment, large wood, carbon, and nutrients. Our research is focused on river and floodplain dynamics and the interactions between geomorphic processes and ecological processes. I am particularly interested in the influence of river and floodplain processes on the flux and storage of organic carbon in floodplain soil and large wood; interactions between downed large wood, vegetation, and geomorphic processes; river and floodplain dynamics in the Sub-Arctic and Arctic; and coupled natural-human systems research related to rivers. Much of my research has been focused on large floodplain rivers, and I incorporate fieldwork, modeling, and geospatial methods into my work.

I am looking for motivated graduate students to apply to work with me. Please visit my prospective student page to learn more.

 

Wood on the Chandalar River, Alaska