My areas of specialization address
fundamental environmental questions
that occur in terrestrial and
submerged landscape settings by
assessing geomorphological changes in
various spatial and temporal scales
due to climate changes, sea-level
variations, and extreme tectonic
events. Moreover, I conduct
examinations to assess the impact of
these natural events on coastal
communities and, reciprocally, the
influence of coastal settlers on the
environment. In my research projects,
I implement a wide array of methods
and multi-proxy examinations,
including remote sensing technics,
shallow marine *bathymetric* and
sub-seafloor *acoustical surveying*,
terrestrial subsurface investigations
through *ground penetrating radar*,
geochemical and sedimentological
analysis, Optically Stimulated
Luminescence, and radiocarbon dating.
The various analyses from the produced
data are integrated and further
examined in Geographical Information
Systems platforms. This approach is
carried out to produce sequence
stratigraphy data sets that provide a
detailed 4-D (X, Y, Z, t)
understanding. Being a part of SIO/UC
San Diego enabled me to interact with
faculty from a wide range of fields,
including Geosciences,, Biology,
Anthropology, Archaeology, History,
and Oceanography. Accordingly, and as
demonstrated from the publications
listed in my CV, I have mastered the
tools to investigate fundamental
natural and anthropogenic processes
that occur on landscapes spanning from
the late Pleistocene to modern times
in a truly transdisciplinary (team
science) fashion. I plan on further
strengthening this holistic approach
in my future academic ventures. During
my post-doctoral and current
appointment in SIO/UCSD, I have
co-directed four graduate students,
two undergraduate faculty-mentor
projects, and an undergraduate senior
honors thesis,all examining
environmental changes that are related
to coastal geomorphological
development due to climate variation
and sea-level rise.