Mendenhall Fellow at the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Dr. Helen Willemien Dow (maiden name: Beeson)
Research Objectives
My fundamental research goals are to understand the processes that shape river systems, how river systems respond to and record these processes, and how that response influences biogeography and biodiversity.
Ongoing Research Projects
Hindcasting and forecasting spatial and temporal patterns in erosion in California in the context of global climate change
The influence of tectono-geomorphic processes on habitat connectivity and biodiversity
River basin evolution through divide migration, stream capture, and lateral branching
Past Research Projects
Geomorphic signatures of the fluvial response
to various perturbations
Reconstructing the tectonic history of the Sierra Nevada from river geomorphology
Transience of the North American High Plains landscape and its impact on surface water
Persistent river basin disequilibrium in a cratonic landscape
Deep-seated landslides, valley width, and Coho salmon habitat in the Oregon Coast Range