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Colleen Murphy

(She/her)

Colleen is a postdoctoral researcher with the GMEG Science Center in Moffett Field, CA. She received a Ph.D. in Earth and Planetary Sciences from University of California, Santa Cruz and a B.A. in Geology and a B.A. in Geophysics from University of California, Berkeley. Presently, her research focuses on changes in the behavior of rainfall-induced landslides due to climate change.

Colleen uses a combination of field studies and numerical simulation to research the impacts of rainfall and groundwater on landslide initiation.

Education and Certifications

  • Ph.D. Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2023

  • B.A. Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, 2017

  • B.A. Geology, University of California, Berkeley, 2017

Affiliations and Memberships*

  • American Geophysical Union

*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government