Hi! I'm Alex, an assistant professor at Willamette University.   

I study glacial landforms associated with the Cordilleran and Laurentide ice sheets that once covered a significant portion of North America during the Last Glacial Maximum. My focus is on a wide variety of landforms associated with ice sheet deglaciation, as well as the formation and drainage of proglacial lakes. I use a combination of remote sensing, sedimentology and near-surface geophysics to understand the morphology and structure/composition of glacial landforms. The through-line of my work is understanding what the dynamics of past ice sheets were like during deglaciation and how insights from paleo ice sheets can aid in understanding modern ice sheet dynamics.

My interests span both research and teaching, and especially mentoring students on their own research projects.  I teach Earth system science and Geomorphology

When I'm not doing geology, my I enjoy hiking, ham radio (AD2GI), and amateur astronomy.