Me photographing a sunset outside of DeKalb, IL

I am a hazards geographer, atmospheric scientist, and geographic information systems (GIS) analyst with interests in natural hazards and societal impacts, severe and local storms, and geospatial science applications. My research is primarily concentrated on the spatiotemporal changes in meteorological and environmental hazard exposure, future changes in severe weather risk and exposure, and modeling potential hazard impacts on the built and natural environment using spatially explicit techniques.

My current research is focused on:

1) Uncovering the fine-scale relationships between tornado fatalities, manufactured/mobile housing, and societal vulnerability
2) Assessing historical and potential future severe hail impacts on the built and agricultural landscape
3) Examining the geospatial relationships between tropical cyclone hazards, societal vulnerability, resilience, and mortality

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