My fundamental responsibility is to collaborate with the rest of the Iowa Geological Survey (IGS) team on mapping endeavors. I also assist with a variety of other IGS projects and activities. More specifically, my work seeks to integrate conodont biostratigraphy (as well as other chronostratigraphic proxies) with applied geologic mapping, stratigraphy, and paleogeographic facies studies to better understand the bedrock geology of Iowa.

My educational background includes BS degrees in biology and geology from Lake Superior State University and MS and PhD degrees in geology from The Ohio State University. Prior to finishing my dissertation, I was a lecturer in geology for two years at Lake Superior State University.  After completing my dissertation, I was a postdoctoral research scholar at University of Iowa for two years. I then spent the next five years working at the Indiana Geological and Water Survey. In July 2021, I joined the IGS team.