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Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Anticipated 2025 Ph.D., Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ                            

• 2019 M.S., Geological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT                                  

• 2014-2017       Post-Bachelors, Geology, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT

• 2010 B.S., Environmental Science, St. John’s University, Queens, NY   

Teaching Experience 

• 2023-Present Head Teaching Assistant for all Introductory Geology Laboratory Courses, ASU, AZ

• 2022 Teaching Assistant, Solving Environmental Problems, ASU, AZ

• 2020 Geology Adjunct Faculty, Earth Science, Springfield College, MA

• 2017-2019      Teaching Assistant,  Earth’s Dynamic Environment and Earth’s Materials, UConn, CT

Professional Experience 

• 2018 Geoscience Intern, ExxonMobil Development Company, Houston, TX                       

• 2011-2017 Environmental Geologist, Arcadis U.S., Inc., Sandy Hook, CT                      

Publications 

• Scott, C. P., Adam, R., Arrowsmith, J R., Madugo, C., Powell, J., Ford, J., Gray, B., Koehler, R., Thompson, S., Sarmiento, A., Dawson, T., Kottke, A., Young, E., Williams, A., Kozaci, O., Oskin, M., Burgette, R., Streig, A., Seitz, G, Page, W., Badin, C., Carnes, L., Giblin, J., McNeil, J., Graham, J., Chupik, D., Ingersoll, S. (2023). Evaluating how well active fault mapping predicts earthquake surface-rupture locations, Geosphere 2023; doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GES02611.1 

Conference Abstracts (* denotes undergraduate near-peer mentee)

• Fosdick, J. C., Giblin, J. L., Sihpol, T. A., Blisniuk, K., (2024). Tectonics and Surface Dynamics of the Southern San Andreas Fault: Insights from Provenance and Thermochronometry of the Miocene Coachella Fanglomerate, San Gorgonio Pass, California (USA). An oral presentation will be given at the Annual AGU Meeting in Washington, D.C.

• Kim, J., Giblin, J. L., Clarke, A. B., Roggensack, K., Ruth, D., Blatter, D., Patel, Y., Mohr, K., (2024). Post-caldera explosive eruptions at a restless, resurgent caldera: Valles Caldera, New Mexico (USA). An oral presentation will be given at the Annual AGU Meeting in Washington, D.C.

• Hodges, K. V., Ehlers, T., Giblin, J. L., Pye, A., Sparks, S. A., Whipple, K. X., (2023).  The Added Value of Multichronometry to Exploring the Exhumation History of Orogenic Landscapes. Oral presentation given at the Annual AGU Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 

• Giblin, J., Clarke, A. B., Patel, Y.*, Roggensack, K., (2023). Past and Future Hazards at Valles Caldera, NM: Eruption Dynamics of El Cajete Pyroclastic Fall. Oral presentation given by A.B. Clarke at the Annual GSA Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. 

• Patel, Y.*, Clarke, A. B., Giblin, J., Roggensack, K., (2023). Recent Explosive Eruptions at the Valles Caldera, New Mexico: Insight Into Dynamics from Pumice Textures. Poster presented at the Annual GSA Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. 

• Giblin, J., Hodges, K., (2023). Unraveling Topographic Evolution using Multichronometer Detrital Geochronology and Thermochronology. Poster presented at the Geochronology Gordon Conference, West Dover, VT.

• Giblin, J., Hodges, K., (2023). Topographic Evolution of the Southeastern Sierra Nevada, CA: Prospects for Insights from Multichronometer Detrital Geochronology and Thermochronology. Poster presented at the Cordilleran GSA Section Meeting, Reno, NV.

• Sihpol, Tatiana A., Fosdick, J., Giblin, J., Blisniuk, K., (2023). Apatite (U-Th)/He Thermochronology from the Coachella Fanglomerate: Preliminary Constraints on Miocene Basin Inversion and Exhumation Along the Southern San Andreas Fault System, CA (USA). Poster and lightening talk presented at the Joint Southeastern & Northeastern GSA Section Meeting, Reston, VA.

• Giblin, J., Patel, Y.*, Clarke, A., Roggensack, K., (2022). Investigating the Eruption Dynamics of the Most Recent Post-Caldera Volcanic Eruption from Valles Caldera, NM. Poster and lightning talk presented at the AGU Chapman Conference on Distributed Volcanism and Distributed Volcanic Hazards, Flagstaff, AZ.

• Giblin, J., Hodges, K., Gallagher, K., (2022). Orogenic Exhumation History Using Multi-Mineral Detrital Thermochronology. Poster and E-talk presented at the Annual Goldschmidt Meeting, Honolulu, HI. 

• Giblin, J., Hodges, K., Gallagher, K., Horne, A., (2021). Constraining the Uplift of the Southeastern Sierra Nevada, CA using Multi-Mineral Detrital Thermochronology from Active Catchments. Poster and lightning talk presented at the 17th International Conference on Thermochronology, Santa Fe, NM. 

• Giblin, J., Fosdick, J., Blisniuk, K., (2018). Constraining the Sediment Source and Dispersal Patterns of the Miocene Coachella Fanglomerate Along the Mission Creek Fault Strand of the Southern San Andreas Fault System Using Detrital Geochronology and Clast Geochemistry Provenance Analysis. Poster session presented at the Annual American Geophysical Union Meeting, Washington, D.C.

• Giblin, J., Wizevich, M., Luna, M., (2017). Provenance Analyses of Sedimentary Strata in the Mesozoic Rift Basins in Connecticut Using Detrital Zircon Geochronology. Poster session presented at the Northeastern/North-Central Annual Geological Society of America Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, V.49 (2).

• Luna, M., Giblin, J., Wizevich, M., (2016). Using Uranium-Lead Age Dating of Detrital Zircons to Identify Sediment Provenance for the Mesozoic Sandstones of the Hartford Basin. Poster session presented at the Northeastern Annual Geologic Society of America Meeting, Albany, NY, V.48 (2).

• Wizevich, M., Giblin, J., Luna, M., (2016). Comparing the Provenance of Sandstones in the Mesozoic Hartford and Pomperaug Rift Basins Using Detrital Zircon Geochronology. Poster session presented at the Northeastern Annual Geologic Society of America Meeting, Albany, NY, V.48 (2).

Presentations (* denotes undergraduate near-peer mentee)

• Giblin, J. (2022). Plumbing System Dynamics of the Most Recent Volcanic Eruption from Valles Caldera, NM. United States Geologic Survey Volcano Science Center Seminar Series (Invited Talk).

• Clarke, A., Giblin, J., Bersson, J., Kim, J. (2022). Post-caldera Explosive Eruptions at the Valles Caldera (and Vulcano Island). Virtual Geology Talks presented in partnership with GEM Environmental and Friends of Prescott Public Library (Invited Talk). 

• Patel, Y.*, Giblin, J., Clarke, A., (2022). Post-Caldera Explosive Eruptions at the Valles Caldera, NM. Oral presentation at Arizona State University/NASA Space Grant Poster Session, ASU, Tempe, AZ.

Grants and Awards

• 2024 NASA/ASU Graduate Space Grant Fellowship 2024-2025

• 2024 ASU Graduate College University Grant 2024-2025

• 2023 Geological Society of America (GSA) Structural Geology and Tectonics Division Outstanding Student Award

• 2023 Arizona State University Graduate and Professional Students Association Teaching Excellence Award

• 2023 Geological Society of America (GSA) Student Research Grant 

• 2023 Geochronology Gordon Conference Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship

• 2023 Geological Society of America (GSA) Cordilleran Section Meeting Travel Grant

• 2023 Letters to a Pre-Scientist Exceptionally Engaging Letters Award 2022-2023

• 2022 Arizona State University School of Earth and Space Exploration Summer Exploration Fellowship Grant

• 2022 Arizona State University Graduate and Professional Student Association Travel Grant

• 2022 Arizona State University Graduate Excellence Award 2021-2022

• 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF)/ Geological Society of America(GSA) Student Research Grant 

• 2021 United States Geologic Survey (USGS) Kleinman Grant for Volcanic Research

• 2021 Ford Foundation Pre-Dissertation Fellowship Honorable Mention

• 2021 Letters to a Pre-Scientist Exceptionally Engaging Letters Award 2020-2021

• 2019 University of Connecticut Excellence in Teaching Award

• 2018 Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists (SIPES) Foundation Scholarship 

• 2018 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Student Travel Grant 

• 2016 Geologic Society of Connecticut Student Research Grant

• 2016 Geological Society of America (GSA) On to the Future Travel Grant 

Field Experience

• 2020-2023- Southern Sierra Nevada, CA: Three one-week field events collecting detrital thermochronology samples and topographic data using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for Ph.D. dissertation research 

• 2021-2023- Valles Caldera, NM: Three one-week field events collecting volcanic stratigraphic section measurements and samples for petrographic and granulometric analysis for secondary Ph.D. research project 

• 2022- GSA Thompson Field Forum, Sierra Nevada: GSA-sponsored one-week field forum on topographic evolution of the Sierra Nevada

• 2019- Taiwan: Designed and participated in a three-week field course with University of Connecticut, mapping active arc-continent collision geology 

• 2018- Southern California: One-week field event collecting stratigraphic section measurements and samples for geochronology and geochemistry analyses for Master's research 

• 2018- Colorado & Utah: Designed and participated in a pilot two-week field course for University of Connecticut geology undergraduate students 

• 2018- Nevada: Field assistant for a two-week master’s level field season, mapping two sedimentary-volcanic basins

Service and Leadership

• 2024- TA Orientation Training Committee Member: Designed, organized, and presented teaching resources and strategies for ASU graduate students

• 2023-2024- GeoConnects Diversity in Geochronology Grant Research Project: Subject matter expert for Indigenous ASU undergraduate student geochronology research project, dating volcanism in Northern Arizona

• 2023- 2024- Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA) Grant Reviewer

• 2022- 2024- Geosciences Education & Mentorship Support (GEMS): Mentor to an earth science undergraduate students preparing for graduate school

• 2021-2023- Undergraduate near-peer mentor, Arizona State University 

• 2022- Session convener and sub-session chair, Goldschmidt 2022 Annual Conference, Theme “Volcanism in the Earth System” and session "Exploring the physical and chemical evolution of magmas in volcanic plumbing systems"

Outreach 

• 2024- Zoom a Scientist, Tremont Elementary School, NY "How do volcanoes work?"

• 2021-2023- Juvenile Prison Education Program, Arizona State University

• 2020-2023- Prison Education Program, Arizona State University 

• 2020-2023- Letters to a Pre-Scientist

• 2021- Zoom a Scientist, Tremont Elementary School, NY "Life as a woman in science"

• 2019- Geology Laboratory Day, Canterbury Elementary School, Canterbury, CT

• 2018-2019- Earth Science Day, University of Connecticut              

Professional Societies

• Sigma Xi

• Geological Society of America

• American Geophysical Union

• National Association of Geoscience Teachers

• SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science)

• Geological Society of Arizona

• Geologic Society of Connecticut