3D scanning fossils at the University of Utah's Protospace
Finding Cretaceous ammonites in the Pierre Shale of Montana
3D models of various microplankton (radiolarians, diatoms, forams, coccolithophores, and others)
Instructed courses - Wright State University (Dayton, OH)
  • Geomorphology, Volcanology & Glaciology of Iceland (Pending)
  • Paleobiogeography and Paleoecology of the Atlantic Coast (Spring 2019)
  • Paleobiology (Fall 2019)
  • Historical and Structural Geology of the Appalachians (Summer 2019)

GTA - Wright State University
  • Sequence Stratigraphy
  • Earth Materials
  • Structural Geology
  • Remoting Sensing of Earth
  • Subsurface Fluid Flow
  • Introduction to Geophysics
  • Complexity in Environmental Systems
  • Modeling Subsurface Fluid Flow
  • Analysis and Prediction of Complex Systems
  • Seismic Reflection Digital Imaging & Processing

Student Mentorship
  • Master's committee member: Greg Grierson (Wright State University), "Analysis of Amur honeysuckle stem density as a function of spatial clustering, horizontal distance from streams, trails, and elevation in riparian forests, Green County, Ohio" defended in May 2021. 
  • Undergraduate and graduate student mentorship at the University of Utah (2020-present): Virtual reconstruction, 3D scanning, 3D printing, and physics simulations.

Field Trips
  • Led numerous Paleozoic field trips around Ohio for AIPG, 4H, Wright State University, University of Utah, and other groups
  • Cretaceous to modern sites along the Atlantic Coast (Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina)
  • Structural Geology of Tennessee, North Carolina
Outreach
  • Museum of Biological Diversity (Ohio State University), Orton Museum (Ohio State University), AIPG, 4H, University of Utah Career Fair, Shark Tooth Frenzy (South Carolina), Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 
Open Data Platforms

Teaching philosophy

Integrative paleobiology intrinsically builds analytical thinking and problem solving skills. Furthermore, the deep-time perspective of this discipline serves as an important pillar within the geosciences and biological sciences. When I teach, I incorporate quantitative, project based exercises to build open these existing strengths. Virtual models and 3D printing regularly appear in my courses and outreach because they provide unprecedented views of the complete morphology of reconstructed animals. These approaches allow specimens to be brought to life, and into the classroom, regardless of rarity, cost, or fragility. 
Using digital imaging to scan, reconstruct, 3D-print, and repair fossils. Heteromorph ammonite - Didymoceras stevensoni​
3D scanning, reconstruction, and repair of the heteromorph ammonoid, Exiteloceras jenneyi
Ammonite shell with reconstructed interior, showing fractal-like septal walls (Hoploscaphites crassus Macroconch)
3D printed heteromorph ammonite (Crioceratites nolani) with fragile spines and reconstructed soft body
3D printed ammonite (Hoploscaphites crassus microconch) with reconstructed soft body and mouthparts (aptychi)
3D printed trilobite (Dircranurus monstrosus). Real specimens are somewhat rare, and usually too expensive to include in teaching collections. 
Translucent, 3D printed ammonite (Eopachydiscus marcianus) used to display the full 3D morphology of the structures that create "suture patterns" - a diagnostic character of species that may have served important functions for regulating buoyancy (Peterman et al., 2021, Scientific Reports​). 
3D printed crinoid - Elegantocrinus​
Elegantocrinus - oral view with complete, reconstructed anatomy. 
Reconstructed heteromorph ammonite - Audouliceras renauxianum from the Volga region of Russia. 
3D printed edrioasteroid echinoderm with complete anatomy (enlarged by approximately 20x, by length)
Reconstructed cystoid echinoderm (Pleurocystites squamosus​)
Reconstructed heteromorph ammonoid (Spiroxybeloceras meekanum) with hypothetical soft body
3D printed nautiloid (Aturia sp.) with puzzle like chambers. Used to demonstrate accretionary growth and steinkerns (casts) in fossils. 
3D printed, airbrushed ammonite with reconstructed soft part anatomy and mouthparts (anaptychus). 

Left: Transparent 3D printed cephalopod phragmocones used to demonstrate suture patterns and septal morphology.
At the University of Utah Career Fair, using fossils and 3D prints to inform students about an education in the geosciences and STEM fields.