Senior Paleontologist

• Feb 2023 - Present

Associate Paleontologist

• Feb 2022 - Feb 2023

Staff Paleontologist

• Oct 2021 - Feb 2022

Associate Paleontologist

• Nov 2020 - Sep 2021

Field Supervisor

• Sep 2018 - Nov 2020

Field Paleontologist

• Oct 2016 - Sep 2018

Logging Geologist

• Dec 2013 - Oct 2016

Geology Department Teaching Assistant

• May 2011 - Jun 2013

The courses that I have taught at the University of Idaho are Paleontology, Historical Geology, and Physical Geology. Currently I am teaching field camp, taking students to Ely, Nevada for a few weeks. The courses that I have taught at the University of Idaho are Paleontology, Historical Geology, and Physical Geology. Currently I am teaching field camp, taking students to Ely, Nevada for a few weeks.

Geocorps American Position - Field Researcher

• Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

My field partner and I worked mostly in the Chinle Formation surveying outcrops documenting fossils found in the field. Mostly trace fossils including burrows and tracks from invertebrates and footprints from various tetrapods. My field partner and I worked mostly in the Chinle Formation surveying outcrops documenting fossils found in the field. Mostly trace fossils including burrows and tracks from invertebrates and footprints from various tetrapods.

Field Assistant

• Feb 2010 - Apr 2010

I assisted in the field and the lab with research and maintenance for the SeaKeys Monitoring program. A portion of that work also included identifying and labeling various marine invertebrates, including corals, and several fish species. I assisted in the field and the lab with research and maintenance for the SeaKeys Monitoring program. A portion of that work also included identifying and labeling various marine invertebrates, including corals, and several fish species.

Curator of the Paleontology Collection

• Sep 2007 - May 2009

My job was to identify and label fossils to be put in the paleontology collection. Fossils included everything from modern to ancient invertebrates, mostly marine. I also did work in the Bahamas (San Salvador and Cat Island) while at Smith. In San Salvador, we looked various carbonate environments, identified coral, seagrass, and algal species, and collected data on the grazing rates of herbivorous fish. On Cat Island, we collected data on ancient carbonate reef environments, sedimentary structures and their formation, and nearshore sedimentary evolution. Show less

Coral Reef Ed-ventures

• Jun 2008 - Jul 2008

This is an educational marine science summer camp for school children on Ambergris Caye, Belize. I taught marine science to grade school and middle school students in San Pedro, Belize. Participated in fish grazing study, collecting underwater field data on grazing rates of herbivorous fish. I also worked there in the summer of 2009. That year I was the Science Coordinator for the program.

Marine Science Intern

• Jun 2007 - Sep 2007

I worked as the marine science intern assisting in research, sample collection, boat operations, equipment upkeep, and maintenance of the field station supported by NOAA at the time. Much of the research involved an ongoing project on Bicolor Damselfish and a new project on Pacific Lionfish. I worked as the marine science intern assisting in research, sample collection, boat operations, equipment upkeep, and maintenance of the field station supported by NOAA at the time. Much of the research involved an ongoing project on Bicolor Damselfish and a new project on Pacific Lionfish.