Item talk:Q49501

usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:14:54.900245'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/dennis-michael-staley
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations:
   - Fellow, Geological Society of America (2020)
   - E.B. Burwell Jr. Award, Geological Society of America Environmental and Engineering
     Geology Division (2019)
   - Honor Award for Superior Service, U.S. Department of Interior (2016)
   - Meritorious Service Award, Environmental and Engineering Geology Division of
     the Geological Society of America (2015)
   - Best Paper Award in Landslides, International Landslide Consortium (2013)
   education:
   - Ph.D. in Earth Sciences, University of Memphis, Memphis TN, 2006.
   - MSc. in Geography, University of Memphis, Memphis TN, 2000.
   - BA in Geography, State University of New York - College at Geneseo, Geneseo
     NY, 1998.
   email: dstaley@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - landslides
   - geospatial analysis
   - topography
   - debris flows
   - hazard assessment
   - early warning
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Current research focuses on landslide hazards in Alaska, specifically on tsunamigenic
     landslides in Prince William Sound. Past research includes post-wildfire debris
     flow hazards in the western United States, the geomorphology of alluvial and
     debris-flow fans and talus deposits in arid and alpine environments, and the
     assessment of aquatic, riparian and wetland ecosystem health and function.
   name: Dennis Michael Staley
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0002-2239-3402
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/avo
   organization_name: Alaska Volcano Observatory
   personal_statement: I am a Research Physical Scientist in the Alaska Volcano Observatory
     in Anchorage, Alaska, where I currently lead a project related to landslide
     hazards in Prince William Sound.  This project is currently aimed at improving
     our understanding of the tsunamigenic potential and corresponding risk associated
     with large rock slope failures in recently deglaciated fiords.Prior to moving
     to Alaska in the fall of 2021, I worked at the Geologic Hazards Science Center
     in Golden, Colorado, where I studied post-fire debris flows.  This research
     focused on advancing our understanding of the topographic, geologic, hydrologic,
     and meteorological conditions that influence the location, timing, and magnitude
     of post-fire debris flows for the purpose of improving hazard assessment and
     early warning.Before starting my career at the U.S. Geological Survey, I was
     a Physical Scientist at the U.S. Forest Service in Golden, Colorado, where I
     focused on developing protocols for assessing the health and function of aquatic,
     riparian, and wetland ecosystems of the Rocky Mountains.
   professional_experience:
   - '2007 - Present: Research Physical Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey, Golden
     CO and Anchorage AK'
   - '2001 - 2007: Physical Scientist, U.S. Forest Service, Golden CO'
   title: Geomorphologist, Physical Geographer