I hold a joint appointment with the Maine Sustainability Solutions Initiative (SSI) and the School of Earth and Climate Sciences. The focus of my work is on watershed geomorphology with attention to processes that influence the morphology and stability of hillslopes and waterways, and that govern the flux of water, sediment and nutrients in the contemporary landscape. Topics of my research include the examination of the relations between stream channel morphology and stability, identification of surface flow patterns in headwater drainage basins, construction of watershed sediment budgets, and evaluations of modern watershed best management and rehabilitation practices. I am particularly interested in projects seeking to identify, quantify and explain changes to landscapes caused by human activities.
Much of my research is inspired by interest in advancing the measurment, description and prediction of environmental impacts across spatial scales ranging from single hillslopes to large watersheds and time scales spanning from a single rainfall event to millennia. I have extensive experience working in the Mid-Atlantic region of North America in collaboration with partners involved with the USEPA Chesapeake Bay Program. My current work includes participation in several interdisciplinary projects in the SSI portfolio, including: Mapping a Sustainable Future, Sustaining and Restoring Urban Stream Resources in Maine, and Safeguarding a Vulnerable Watershed (Sebago Lake).
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