I am interested in the behavior and temporal evolution of severe thunderstorms. Of particular interest are the initiation and propagation mechanisms, electrification, and updraft tendencies of convection.

As a part of the Zipser group, I have the opportunity to participate in field campaigns, analyze radar and satellite data (especially the Zipser group TRMM database) and model systems from the global to meso-scale.

I have been privileged to be a part of multiple field campaigns in Salt Lake City (SCHUSS), Oklahoma, (MC3E), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, (CHUVA), and the Tug Hill Plateau, New York (OWLeS)! Feel free to check out some of the photos I took while in field here.

A former NSF Think Globally, Learn Locally (TGLL) fellow, I worked with a 9th grade Physics class at the Salt Lake Center for Science Education. For a sample lesson on how the Doppler effect relates to tornado detection using Doppler radar, click HERE.
I am also a frequent presenter for the Natural History Museum of Utah's Scientist in the Spotlight program.