EDUCATION
Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Geotechnical)
Purdue University, May, 1985
Major Professor: Dr. M. E. Harr.
Thesis Title: Analysis and Design of Embankment Dam Slopes: A Probabilistic Approach
M.S., Civil Engineering (Geotechnical)
Oklahoma State University, August 1974
Major Professor: T. A. Halliburton
Report Title: Performance of Underseepage Controls during the 1973 Mississippi River
Flood
B.S., Civil Engineering
University of Missouri - Rolla, June 1970
MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
- Reliability Analysis in Civil Engineering
- Probabilistic Methods in Geotechnical Engineering and Pavements
- Dams, Levees, and Hydraulic Structures
- Seepage and Dewatering
- Foundations and Retaining Structures
- Computer-Aided Design and Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering
EMPLOYMENT
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
- Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, August 1998–Present
- Associate Professor of Civil Engineering , 1991–Present
- Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, 1986–July 1991
Washington University, Saint Louis, MO
- Affiliate Professor of Civil Engineering , 1984–1985
Geotechnical Engineering Consultant, 1986–Present
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Saint Louis District
- Geotechnical Engineer, 1970–1985
- Student Engineering Aide, 1967–1970
REGISTRATION
- Registered Professional Engineer, Missouri, since 1975.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Member
- Member, ASCE Geo-Institute Committee on Reliability and Safety
- American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
- National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)
- Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network (WEPAN)