Research Interests

I'm interested in using speleothems (stalagmites) to examine rainfall variability and changes in regional ecosystems. Specifically, I am concentrating on using Indonesian speleothems as recorders of the hydrologic cycle in Indonesia and of factors controlling that cycle (ITCZ position, ENSO/East Asian monsoon interactions, volcanism, etc.). I'm also very interested in methods for teaching climate change, and in the intersection of science and public policy.

B.A in geosciences, English, with a concentration in maritime studies from Williams College in 2004
Williams-Mystic Maritime studies program, 2002
Undergraduate awards: Lauren interess fellowship in geosciences, 2002
Class of 1960's honors scholar in geosciences, 2003-2004;
Honors in maritime studies
Thesis: "Mapping a fringing Reef Complex, St. John, USVI"

Clinch Emily C. and Cox, Ronadh, 2004 Denver Annual Meeting Bathymetric and ecological changes in the Mary Creek fringing reef and lagoon, Virgin Islands National Park.