My research interests focus primarily on understanding natural and anthropogenic climate variability over the last 50,000 years emphasizing biogeochemical cycling and paleoceanographic reconstructions in marine and estuarine environments. My specific research interests include:
• Seasonal, multi-decadal and centennial climate variability (e.g. ENSO, Pacific Decadal Oscillation) recorded in both surface and deep-sea corals.
• Centennial to millennial climate variability (e.g., Holocene climate variability, Younger Dryas cooling, Heinrich events, glacial-interglacial cycles) recorded in ocean sediment cores.
• High-resolution records capable of resolving the rapid and abrupt climate changes that occur on these different timescales.
• Policy and conservation issues related to coastal oceans (coral reefs in particular), fisheries, climate change, and anthropogenic effects.
