Understanding how spatiotemporally heterogeneous parameters, like vegetation, couple with geomorphic processes to modify system feedbacks and responses to perturbation such as climate change, wildfire or land use.
Developing and testing nonlocal sediment transport models to address the influence of upslope topography on long distance sediment transport, especially in steep settings.
Developing the use of seismometers, geophones and other geophysical tools to characterize and study active Earth surface processes.
High resolution topographic data analysis (i.e., point cloud terrestrial/aerial lidar and structure from motion photogrammetry).
Using short-lived radionuclides (Be-7 and Cs-137) to monitor modern sediment disturbance rates.
Integrating field observations, experiments, terrain analysis and advanced analytical and geophysical techniques with quantitative theory development.
