Riverscapes are as complex and dynamic as the societies that depend on them. Recognizing that these systems are not static, our work spans a range of environments, utilizes a variety of methodologies, and thrives through collaboration with colleagues and partners. 

Rivers are sensitive recorders of landscape change, offering insights into climatic, geologic, biotic, and anthropogenic processes in the past, present, and future. In the Riverscapes Lab, we take advantage of the continual record that rivers keep across space and time to understand the dynamics of the surrounding environment. Riverscapes acts as a storytelling agent of the world around us, and we use our research to learn, interpret, and communicate these stories. 

We study how riverscapes function when their processes remain largely unaltered and under the influence of human activity. Our research explores how climate change, land-use change, and river restoration efforts interact with fluvial processes and shape riverscape responses.  We ask questions central to fostering more resilient river systems and the communities that depend on them.  Below are a few of the research themes our group has been tackling recently.