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usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:29:36.862429'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/james-w-vallance
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations:
   - American Geophysical Union
   - Geological Society of America
   education:
   - PhD Geology, Michigan Technological University, 1994
   - MS Geology, Colorado University, Boulder, 1986
   - BA Geology, Colorado University, Boulder, 1980
   email: jvallance@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - Volcanology
   - Natural Hazards
   - Mechanics of Granular Flow
   - Surface Processes
   honors:
   - Fellow, Geological Society of America
   - NSERC and NSF postdoctoral fellowships, McGill University, Canada
   intro_statements:
   - I supervise the field geology and hydrology group at Cascades Volcano Observatory.
     My research focuses on postglacial volcanism and hazards at volcanoes such as
     Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens in Washington State. I also study the nature
     and behavior of lahars, floods, avalanches, pyroclastic flows, and dome growth.
   name: James W. Vallance
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0002-3083-5469
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo
   organization_name: Cascades Volcano Observatory
   personal_statement: null
   professional_experience: []
   title: Research Geologist