I am a sedimentary geologist interested in understanding how sedimentary environments have evolved over time. I study how salt marsh, wetland, and lake sediments record the interplay of water level changes, tectonic events, flooding, and human influences. I have worked in both modern and ancient systems, in field sites in California, Texas, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. Here at Worcester State, undergraduate students in my lab group are studying: the fire history recorded in estuarine sediments; sediment transport in the Tatnuck watershed; and microplastics in Patch Reservoir, among other projects.