I am a geologist with a focus on tectonic processes and field science. My research involves the integration of sedimentology, stratigraphy, and structural geology with geochronology and thermochronology to understand sediment provenance and the relationships between deformation and deposition. I also have an interest in understanding the accumulation of heavy mineral sand deposits through space and time. Current projects focus on Cretaceous through Eocene strata in the eastern Gulf Coastal Plain and Paleozoic rocks in the southern Appalachian Valley and Ridge.