I am a geologist and geophysicist.

I currently co-supervise four PhD students. 1.  Ben Rocke (Crime Scene Mapping and Sampling); 2. Amy Lally (Deglaciation in Iceland); 3. Amy O'Keefe (Multi-proxy Spatial Approach to Mapping Water); 4. Mathijs van Gijtenbeek (Evaluating the use of pre-existing geochemical databases for city forensic soil sampling strategies).

Overview

• Geoforensics Impact Statements in UK Government Research Excellence Framework (2014 and 2021).
• Published over 200 peer-reviewed papers and two books.
• Completed ~200 consultancy projects, mainly on Geoforensics.
• Collaborative projects in 10 countries worldwide, Training Officer for the IUGS-funded Initiative on Forensic Geology
• Teaching includes geology, geomorphology, GIS, climate change, field classes throughout the UK, Ireland, Mediterranean, Geoforensics, Masters in Climate Change.

Interests

- Non-destructive analysis for landscape, forensic, archaeological, geological and geomorphological research.

- Triassic climate change.

- Forensic research. Multiproxy methods (remote sensing, geophysics, landscape interpretation) for the search of buried and sunk items. Trace evidence analysis methods for criminal investigations.

- Advice and Consultancy for: Search & Rescue; Humanitarian Non-governmental Organisations; environmental bodies, law enforcement.

GGY1007 Earth Fire and Ice

GGY2052 Geomorphology

GGY3049 Geoforensics

GGY7004 The Science of Climate Change (Masters)

- Member of OSAC-GEO (Organisation of Scientific Area Communities [US National Institute of Standards in Technology] Geological Materials Trace Evidence Working Group)

- Treasurer (past President) Forensic Geoscience Group, Geological Society of London)

- Chair, Northern Ireland Regional Group, Geological Society, London

- Training Officer for Initiative on Forensic Geology (International Union of Geosciences - UNESCO)

- Silver award for Knowledge Transfer Partnership (Queen's - Collin's Engineering)