Emily is an Assistant Professor in the Geology Department at Western Washington University.  She’s also a core faculty member of the Marine and Coastal Sciences Program. She grew up in southern Washington State, received a BSc from the Colorado School of Mines in Geophysical Engineering, and a PhD from the MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Marine Seismology.  She was a Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow at the USGS – Alaska Science Center and an Assistant Professor in the School of Oceanography at University of Washington before coming to Western in 2020. Emily’s research is broadly focused on understanding how the structure of the earth, from the finescale structure at the seafloor  to the large-scale structure of the deep crust, influences natrual hazards like earthquakes, tsunamis and landslides. In addition to doing science at sea and on land, Emily also loves sampling local microbrews, growing strangely-shaped vegetables, and skinning up volcanoes with her family and dog. 

Emily’s CV (updated 2022)