EducationB.S., Brigham Young University, 1981
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Professional Background
I received my Ph.D. from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison in 1986. From August 1986 until August
1991, I was Assistant Professor of Geology at Oklahoma
State University. In 1991 I joined the faculty at BYU as
an Associate Professor. I belong to the Geological
Society of America, Paleontological Society, and Pander
Society. I served as chairman for the Southcentral
Section of the Geological Society of America from
1989-1990, as a corresponding member of the Subcommission
on Permian Stratigraphy (1991-1996), and as a USGS
Volunteer for Science (1993-1996).
Teaching
I teach both undergraduate and graduate courses including:
- Geology 101: Introduction to Physical Geology
- Geology 103: Life of the Past
- Geology 480: Invertebrate Paleontology
- Geology 410: Summer Field Camp
- Geology 574: Advanced Stratigraphy
- Geology 580: Advanced Paleontology
- Geology 671: Carbonate Sedimentology
Research
My research has centered on applied conodont
biostratigraphy and sequence stratigraphy of Late
Paleozoic carbonate provinces. Currently, I am studying
Late Carboniferous and Permian rocks of the southern Ural
Mountains, Paradox Basin, Ely Basin, Oquirrh Basin, and
North American Midcontinent. I have been continuously
funded by the American Chemical Society and National
Science Foundation since 1988.
Selected Research Publications
Students
Clark Wilkinson Thesis: Stratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the lower and middle San Andres Formation, Last Chance Canyon, New Mexico (1990), currently a Ph.D. candidate in geology at Baylor University.
Randall Skinner Thesis: Sequence stratigraphy and conodont biostratigraphy of the subsurface Mustang Field, Utah (thesis in progress).
Chen Jia Thesis: Sequence stratigraphy of
the Bridal Veil Limestone, Oquirrh Group, Cascade
Mountain, Utah (thesis in progress).