My professional life revolves around taking part in scientific research with incredible earth scientists. My goals as a scientist and professor are to explore and investigate the landscapes of our planet with an inquisitive eye aimed at understanding process, form, and rates of change on the earth's surface. Understanding how natural processes and phenomenon interact with anthropogenic factors is crucial to this endeavor - thus, I am an environmental scientist, too. In particular, I focus on understanding "landscape evolution" primarily through investigating geomorphic processes (fluvial, aeolian, weathering, mass wasting, glacial, etc.) by using the landforms and sedimentary deposits left behind as markers of dynamic processes that shape the surface of our planet. Not only do I look at these processes through the geologic past, but also how they operate in the present. Understanding these processes today and comparing to the past is crucial to understand how humanity is impacted by and influences the behavior of these natural systems.  Thus, my work commonly dovetails with research threads in climate change, land-use, and natural hazards.   Ultimately, it boils down to a passion for understanding the natural world and our place in it. That passion leads me to want to educate and share my exciting about our planet. For years to come, I hope to teach and learn from a multitude of students as they become the new scientists that shape our understanding of the world.