Curiosity makes geologists--curiosity about the world’s shape,
sparkle and movement. Peoples’ relationships with the earth, past and
present drew me to geology, and eventually to applying geology to
exploring past human behavior. Seeing the compilation of our world in
such new ways through geology, stretched my curiousity with levels of
learning being unpeeled.
From mineralogy and things crystalline; to
sand grains moving along Point Barrow, Alaska; and experiencing
structural geology at the Royal Gorge, Colorado, geology changed the
way I see the world.
Being a geology student at Tufts was meaningful
beyond the academic wonder. Geology at Tufts represents a positive
community of learning created by the faculty’s dedication to
individual student’s thriving and opportunity for teamwork. Tufts
geology’s community provides relationships that continue and broaden,
sometimes unexpectedly. While I later followed my interest in
archaeology, geology played a central role in my graduate study of
archaeological ceramic petrology.
Anthropology curation in a
university museum setting, and partnerships with indigenous
communities, are now my main activities. Geology reaches to provide a
foundation in problem solving, a sense for natural resources and a
role model of a professional setting that continue to play a role in
my work. I think of Tufts geology often.
