Regular Faculty
Darren Larsen, Chair
Associate Professor, Geology
B.A., Colby College, M.S., P.h.D., University of Colorado Boulder, P.h.D., University of Iceland
Darren Larsen’s research interests lie at the nexus between paleoclimatology and geomorphology, where he uses a range of tools, field observations, and analytical techniques to answer questions in these highly interdisciplinary fields.
Lydia Jane Harmon
Assistant Professor, Geology
B.A., аIJʿª½±; M.Sc., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Margaret Rusmore
Michael G. Gibby ’68 and Barbara J. Gibby ’68 Professor of Science, Geology
B.S., UC Santa Cruz; M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington
Margi Rusmore teaches Introductory Geology, Introduction to Field Methods, Structural Geology, Advanced Mapping and Senior Seminar.
Natasha Sekhon
Assistant Professor, Geology
B.S., University of California, Irvine; M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin
A low-temperature geochemist and paleoclimatologist, Natasha Sekhon's research combines concepts from karst and speleothem sciences to investigate the hydroclimate of terrestrial environments varying on seasonal to millennial time scales.
Nikki M. Seymour
Assistant Professor, Geology
B.A., M.S., University of Texas, Austin; Ph.D, Colorado State University
Nikki Seymour’s research primarily addresses how deformation related to plate tectonic motion is accommodated in the middle to upper crust, the interactions between magmatism and deformation, and effects of sediment subduction at convergent plate boundaries.
Non-Tenure Track Faculty
Ann Blythe
Visiting Associate Professor, Geology
B.S., Ph.D., Cornell University; M.S., University of Pennsylvania
Ann Blythe teaches Introductory Geology, Introduction to Field Methods, Geomorphology, and Sedimentology and Stratigraphy.
Naomi Rodgers
Visiting Assistant Professor, Geology
B.A. Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D. University of Southern California