Arizona State University

Ph.D. Geological Sciences, 2011, Advised by J Ramón Arrowsmith

Dissertation: “Earthquake Geology, Hazard and Social Vulnerability along the San Andreas Fault.” 

Universidad De Granada, Spain, spring 2008

Visiting Graduate Student, Sponsoring Faculty: Antonio Azor, Departamento de Geodinamica

Arizona State University

M.S. Geological Sciences, 2005, Advised by J Ramón Arrowsmith

Thesis: “Paleoseismology, Slip Budget, and Fault Behavior along the Parkfield segment of the San Andreas Fault.”

University of Vermont 

B.S. Geology (Cum Laude), 2003, Advised by Paul Bierman. 

John Dewey Honors Thesis: “Compacted green space and effects on storm water hydrogeology in Burlington, Vermont.” 

Employment

Assistant Professor

Department of Earth Science

Utah Valley University

August 22, 2011 - Present

Honors and Awards

NSF GK-12 Fellowship, Arizona State University 2010-2011

NSF IGERT Fellowship in Urban Ecology, Arizona State University

GSA Diversity Scholarship, 2009

Troy L. Péwé award for quaternary geology, Arizona State University, 2006

John Dewey Scholar, University of Vermont, 1999-2003

Vermont Scholars Award, University of Vermont, 1999-2003

NSF-Research Experience for Undergraduates, Plattsburgh State University

2002 Most Outstanding ALANA student (African, Latino(a), Asian, and Native American Student Association), University of Vermont, 2001 and 2002

Salutatorian, People’s Academy High School – Morrisville, Vermont, May 1999

Professional Memberships

American Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG): Since 2011

American Geophysical Union (AGU): Since 2004

Arizona Hydrological Society (AHS): Active in 2009-2010

European Geosciences Union (EGU): Active in 2008

Geological Society of America (GSA): Since 2002

National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT): Since 2010

Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC): Since 2003

Research Interests

·        Active Tectonics - earthquake geology, tectonic geomorphology, geologic hazards

·        Geomorphology - urban geology, landslides, hydrology and sedimentary records

·        Environmental Justice related to socio-environmental hazards. 

Peer Reviewed Publications

Haddad, D. E., Akçiz, S. O., Arrowsmith, J R., Rhodes, D. D., Oldow, J. S., Zielke, O., Toké, N. A., Haddad, A. G., and Mauer, J., (2012) “Applications of airborne and terrestrial laser scanning to paleoseismology” in: Seeing the True Shape of Earth's Surface: Applications of Airborne and Terrestrial Lidar in the Geosciences themed issue, Geosphere, v. 8, no. 4, p. 771-786, DOI: 10.1130/GES00701.1. http://geosphere.geoscienceworld.org/content/8/4/771.abstract

Toké, N.A., JR. Arrowsmith, M.J. Rymer, A. Landgraf, D. Haddad, M. Busch, J. Coyan, and A. Hannah (2011) “Late Holocene slip rate of the San Andreas Fault and its accommodation by creep and moderate magnitude earthquakes at Parkfield, California” Geology, 10.1130/G31498.1 http://geology.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/full/39/3/243?ijkey=Lo.bt.nO9TX3c &keytype=ref&siteid=gsgeology

El-Ashmawy, L., N.A. Toké, and JR. Arrowsmith (2009) “Geologic Investigations of Urban Sedimentation in Tempe, AZ using retention structures.” Arizona Hydrological Society Symposium Proceedings, 10 pp. http://azhydrosoc.org/MemberResources/Symposia/2009/Papers/El­Ashmawy_etal.pdf

Toké, N.A., JR. Arrowsmith, J.J. Young, C.J. Crosby (2006) “Paleoseismic and post-seismic observations of fault slip along the Parkfield segment of the San Andreas Fault.” Bulletin of Seismological Society of America 96, 221-238.  http://www.bssaonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/96/4B/S221

Toké, N.A. and JR. Arrowsmith (2006) “Reassessment of a slip budget along the Parkfield segment of the San Andreas Fault” Bulletin of Seismological Society of America  96, 339-348. http://www.bssaonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/96/4B/S339

Rymer, M.J., J.C. Tinsley, III, J.A. Treiman, J R. Arrowsmith, K.B. Clahan, A.M. Rosinski, W.A. Bryant, H.A. Snyder, G.S. Fuis, N.A. Toké, and G.W. Bawden (2006) “Surface Fault Slip Associated with the 2004 Parkfield, California, Earthquake” Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 96, 11 - 27.  http://bssa.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/96/4B/S11

Technical Reports and White Papers

Toké, N.A. and JR. Arrowsmith (2009) “Paleoseismic characterization of earthquakes and a geologic slip rate at Parkfield” U.S.Geological Survey National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program Technical Report, 31pp. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/reports/07HQGR0094.pdf

Toké, N.A. and JR. Arrowsmith (2013) “Significant ground deformation between 780 and 1031 A.D. at the Dry Lake Valley Paleoseismic Site: Do large earthquakes rupture the creeping section of the San Andreas Fault?” Southern California Earthquake Center Technical Report

Professional Meeting Presentations

Toké, N. A., Abueg, N., Anderson, J., Kellum, L., Selck, J., Sato, T., Salisbury, J.B., and Arrowsmith JR., “Recognition of Paleoseismicity along Creeping Faults: Examples from the Dry Lake Valley Site on the central San Andreas” Eos Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, Abstract T22C-02, San Francisco, California, December 4^th, 2012.

Toké, N. A., Sato, T., Kellum, L., Abueg, N., Anderson, J., Selck, J., Salisbury, J.B., and Arrowsmith JR., “Preliminary Results from the 2012 Dry Lake Valley Paleoseismic Site on the central Creeping section of the San Andreas Fault.” Annual Southern California Earthquake Center Meeting, Proceedings and Abstracts Vol. 21, Palm Springs, California, September 9-12, 2012.

Toké, N. A., “Evidence from the Parkfield section of the San Andreas fault: Implications for Extreme Events” Southern California Earthquake Center – invited talk for the Southern San Andreas Fault Evaluation Workshop Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, California, September 11, 2011.

Toké, N. A., A. Johnson, and K. Nelson. “Earthquakes, Cities, and Lifelines: Lessons integrating tectonics, society, and engineering in middle school Earth Science” Eos Transactions. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December, 2010.

Toké, N. A., C.G. Boone, and J R. Arrowsmith. “Distribution of Seismic Hazard, Regulation, and Vulnerability in greater Los Angeles” Annual Southern California Earthquake Center Meeting, Proceedings and Abstracts, Vol. 20, Palm Springs, California, September 11-15, 2010. 

Toké, N. A., E. Cook, C Mead, K. Darby, J. Brian, T Benn, C.G. Boone, S. Fisher, and S. Semken. “Pedagogy in interdisciplinary higher education: an investigation of faculty and student perspectives.” 12^th annual CAP LTER Meeting, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, January 14, 2010.

Toké, N. A., K. Darby, E. Cook, C Mead, J. Brian, T Benn, S. Fisher, C.G. Boone, and S. Semken. “Pedagogy in interdisciplinary higher education: an investigation of faculty and student perspectives.” Annual Geological Society of America Meeting, Abstracts with Programs Vol. 41, No. 7, Portland, Oregon, October 18-21st, 2009. 

El-Ashmawy, L., N.A. Toké, and JR. Arrowsmith “Sedimentary Geology of Urban Environments: an example of measuring sediment production and composition in Tempe, AZ” Annual Geological Society of America Meeting, Abstracts with Programs Vol. 41, No. 7, Portland, Oregon, October 18-21^st  2009.

Toké, N. A., J.R. Arrowsmith, M.J. Rymer, A. Landgraf, J. Coyan, M. Busch, D . Haddad “Long-lived creep, M6 earthquakes, and a Holocene slip rate for the main trace of the San Andreas Fault at Parkfield, California” Annual Southern California Earthquake Center Meeting, Proceedings and Abstracts, vol. 19, Palm Springs, California, September 12-16th, 2009.

El-Ashmawy, L., N.A. Toké, and JR. Arrowsmith “Geologic Investigations of Urban Sedimentation in Tempe, AZ using retention structures.” Arizona Hydrological Society Symposium Posters, Scottsdale, Arizona, August 31^st - September 2^nd , 2009.

Toke, N. A., J R. Arrowsmith, M. Rymer, A. Landgraf, J. Coyan, M. Busch, D. Haddad Paleoseismic interpretation and a preliminary geologic slip rate for the Parkfield segment of the San Andreas Fault, Eos Transactions. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, Abstract T41A-1955, San Francisco, California, December 15-19^th  2008.

Hale, R. Toké, N.A., Grimm, N. and J R. Arrowsmith “Aridland Urban Hydrology in Phoenix, AZ” 10th annual CAP LTER Meeting, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, January 10th, 2008,.

Toké, N.A. and J R. Arrowsmith “Paleoseismic and Holocene slip rate investigations along the San Andreas Fault, at Parkfield, California” EOS Transactions American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, Abstract: T43A-1097, San Francisco, California, December 10-14th, 2007. 

Toké, N.A. and J R. Arrowsmith “Paleoseismic and Holocene slip rate investigations along the San Andreas Fault, at Parkfield, California” Annual Southern California Earthquake Center meeting, Proceedings and Abstracts, vol. 17, Palm Springs, CA, September 9-12th, 2007. 

Toké, N.A. and J R. Arrowsmith “Fluvial Processes in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona: A natural laboratory for studying dryland fluvial systems” 9th annual CAP LTER Meeting, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, January 10th, 2007.

Toké, N.A. and J R. Arrowsmith “Fluvial Processes in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona: A natural laboratory for studying urbanized dryland fluvial systems” EOS Transactions American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, Abstract: H13A-1356, San Francisco, California, December 11-15th 2006. 

Busch, M., J R. Arrowsmith, P.J. Umhoefer, G.M. Gutierrez, N. Toké, D. Brothers, E. Dimaggio, S. Maloney, O. Zielke, B. Buchanan “Late Quaternary Faulting in the Cabo San Lucas – La Paz region, Baja California.” EOS Transactions American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, Abstract: T41D-1612, San Francisco, California, December 11-15th 2006.

Akciz, S.O., L.B. Grant, J R. Arrowsmith, O. Zielke, N.A. Toké, G. Noriega, J. Cornoyor, E. Starke, N. Reusseau, B. Campbell “Does the new paleoseismological evidence from the Carrizo Plain section of the San Andreas Fault indicate abnormally high late Holocene slip rates?” EOS Transactions American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, Abstract: T21E-01, San Francisco, California, December 11-15^th, 2006. 

Toké, N.A. and J R. Arrowsmith “Fluvial Geomorphology and Urbanization in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona: A Natural Laboratory for Studying Human Alteration of Dryland Fluvial Systems.” Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium on the Human Role in Fluvial Systems, October 20-22^nd, 2006

Toké, N.A. and JR. Arrowsmith "Estimating a Slip Budget along the Parkfield segment of the San Andreas Fault: A Slip Deficit since 1857" Southern California Earthquake Center Annual Meeting, Proceedings and Abstracts, vol. 15. Palm Springs, California, September 11-14^th, 2005 

Akciz, S., L.B. Grant, J R. Arrowsmith, O. Zielke, N.A. Toké, G. Noriega, E. Starke, and

J. Cornoyer. “Constraints on ruptures along the San Andreas Fault in the Carrizo Plain: Initial Results from 2005 Bidart Fan Site Excavations.” Southern California Earthquake Center Annual Meeting, Proceedings and Abstracts, vol. 15. Palm Springs, California, September 11-14^th, 2005. 

Toké, N.A., Arrowsmith, J R., Crosby, C.J., and Young, J.J. “Paleoseismology and Tectonic Geomorphology: Results from the Parkfield, CA Segment of the San Andreas Fault.” EOS Transactions American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, , Abstract T13A 1336, San Francisco, California, December 13-17^th, 2004.

Toké, N.A., Arrowsmith, J R., Crosby, C.J., and Young, J.J. “Preliminary Paleoseismology Results from the Parkfield, CA Segment of the San Andreas Fault.” Southern California Earthquake Center Annual Meeting, Proceedings and Abstract, vol. 14, Palm Springs, California, September 19-21^st, 2004. 

Klepeis, K.A., Clarke, G.L., and Toké, N., “Exhumation and Topographic Uplift along Continental Strike-Slip and Oblique-Slip Faults in Southwest New Zealand.” Annual Geological Society of America Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 35, No. 6, Seattle, Washington, November 2-5^th 2003.

Billow, S., Krasilovsky, M., Rimbault, J., Toké, N., Romanowicz, E.A, and Franzi, D.A. “A preliminary hydrogeochemical assessment of the Little Chazy River, northeastern New York” Northeast Regional Geological Society of America Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, Vol.35, No.1, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, March 27-29^th, 2003.

Toké, N.A. “Tectonics and Topography: Some New Relationships Identified along the Alpine Fault in New Zealand”, Vermont Geological Society Newsletter, Presentation at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, spring 2002. 

Klepeis, K.A., Claypool, A., and Toké, N., “Dynamic topography in transpressional regimes: an example from the New Zealand plate boundary zone Northeast Regional Geological Society of America Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 34, No. 1, Springfield, Massachusetts, March 25-27^th, 2002.

Lord, A., Lini, A., Toké, N., Parris, A., and Bierman, P. “Contrasting evolution of northern New England post-glacial lakes.” Northeast Regional Geological Society of America Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 34, No. 1, Springfield, Massachusetts, March 25-27^th, 2002.

Service and Outreach

Outreach:

AEG Intermountain Regional Point of Contact for K-12 Educators 2011-

            NSF GK-12 7^th Grade Earth Science Teaching 2010-2011.

Peer Reviewer:

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Committees:

UVU Department of Earth Science NSF Scholarship Selection Committee 2013-

UVU Department of Earth Science Petrology Hiring Committee Spring 2013

UVU Department of Earth Science Assessment Coordinator 2012-

UVU College of Science and Health, Scholarly Activities Committee: 2012-

UVU Department of Earth Science Geology Field Camp Planning 2011-

UVU Department of Earth Science GIS program development 2011-

Moderating:

2012 AEG Annual Meeting, Session #4: Faults and Earthquake Hazards

2009 AHS Annual Symposium, Session #4: Erosion and Sedimentation 

Mentoring

Current Students

Lawrence Kellum, Bachelor of Science in Geology, “Deciphering the position of Bonneville Shoreline Terraces using GIS: Tectonics and Isostacy.” 

Nicole Abueg, Bachelor of Science in Geology, “Geochronology of the 2012 Dry Lake Valley Paleoseismic Site”

Graduated Students  

James Anderson, Bachelor of Science in Geology, 2012. “Creep versus rupture in paleoseismic trenches.”

Jeff Selck, Continuing Education in prep for graduate school. “Methods in photo-documenting paleoseismic trenches”

Laila El-Ashmawy, Bachelors in Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering, 2011: Research Project: “Urban Sedimentation in a Desert City.”

Courses Taught

Utah Valley University

Introduction to Geology (GEO1010) – A survey of the field of physical geology. I focus on getting students to form their own conceptual models of geologic processes using concept sketches, classroom group activities, and lectures that incorporate discussion. Uses Essentials of Geology by Marshak

Geologic Hazards (GEO3200) – Focuses on the geologic hazards most central to the Salt Lake City area: Landslide and Earthquakes. In addition to the primary topic students discuss soils, geomorphology, structural geology, seismology, and social vulnerability. Uses Landslides: Investigation and Mitigation TRB Special Report 247 and Paleoseismology 2^nd Edition by McCalpin

Geomorphology (GEO3500) – Co-taught with Suzanne Walter, we use Process Geomorphology by Ritter.

Summer Field (GEO4600) – I am one of four instructors for our capstone summer field experience. I am the lead on our geomorphic mapping and geologic hazards week.

N.A. Toké – September 2012

Arizona State University

NSF GK-12 Fellow; Collaborative Teaching in Sun Valley Elementary 7^th Grade Earth Science 2010-2011 School Year. My role is as an educational assistant where I help the science teacher (Ms. Johnson) develop new, inquiry-based material that will help meet the learning standards. I am in the classroom, teaching, 2 days a week.  

Interdisciplinary and Career Opportunities in the Geosciences 

http://activetectonics.asu.edu/teaching/GLG494-ICOG/schedule.html

Arizona State University, spring 2009

I organized, created, and led a seminar for upper level undergraduate students with the purpose of instituting an additional level of mentoring for undergraduates in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at ASU. Topics covered included: interdisciplinary theory, professional development activities, literature review of interdisciplinary boundaries within the geosciences, and career opportunities. I organized guest speakers on career opportunities from academia, government, consulting firms, and industry. 

Strike-Slip Tectonics: Evaluating Activity Along the San Andreas Fault System 

University of Potsdam, Germany, Spring, 2008

I was a guest lecturer for a short course on Active Tectonics led by Manfred Strecker. Topics I covered included paleoseismology, evaluating tectonic landforms on strike slip faults, and a case study of the central San Andreas Fault. I also developed an exercise titled “Interpreting the earthquake record of the southern San Andreas Fault.” 

Field Camp Teaching Assistant, Arizona State University, 2005 and 2006. Supervisor: Tom Sharp (tom.sharp@asu.edu)

I participated in one on one instruction in geologic mapping and report writing with ASU field geology students near Payson, AZ. I covered topics such as mapping faults, folds, and paleoshoreline facies.

Introductory Geology Teaching Assistant, Arizona State University, fall 2005. Supervisor: Rick Hervig (hervig@asu.edu)

I led review sessions for students, worked one on one with students during office hours, filled in as lecturer for topics related to earthquakes and seismology, graded assignments and tests, and organized online coursework communication.

Introductory Geology Lab Instructor, Arizona State University, spring 2005. Supervisor: Julia K. Johnson (Julia.Johnson@asu.edu). I led three class sections with short lectures and one on one interaction as students worked through an introductory geology curriculum designed by ASU faculty. Organized online coursework communication and graded all lab work.

Invited Talks and Colloquia

·        UVU Earth Science Seminar Series “All Quiet on the Western Front? Tales from a trench on the creeping section of the San Andreas Fault.” Presented with Larry Kellum, Nicole Abueg, Jim Anderson, and Jeff Selck on November 27^th, 2012.

·        UVU Earth Science Seminar Series “Social Vulnerability and Earthquake Hazards in Los Angeles, CA” November 29^th, 2011.

·        Intermountain AEG monthly meeting, “Social Vulnerability and Earthquake Hazards in Los Angeles, CA” November 10, 2011.

·        BYU Geological Sciences Seminar Series  “Social Vulnerability and Earthquake Hazards in Los Angeles, CA” September 29, 2011. 

·        University of Granada, Spain, Dept. de Geodinámica colloquium: “Earthquake history of the central San Andreas Fault: paleoseismology, slip budget analysis, and implications for fault zone structure and seismic hazard.” May, 2008. 

·        University of Potsdam, Germany: Guest lecturer for a short course led by Manfred Strecker on Active Tectonics: “Strike-Slip Tectonics: evaluating tectonic activity along the San Andreas Fault system” April, 2008.

Workshops and Short Courses

·        UVU Concurrent Enrollment Education Workshop, February 7^th 2012.

·        Utah Quaternary Fault Parameters Working Group Meeting, February 5^th 2013.

·        Utah Quaternary Fault Parameters Working Group Meeting, February 15^th 2012.

·        The Superstition Vistas: developing a sustainable city east of Phoenix, AZ, 2008. 

·        Interdisciplinary Teaching and Pedagogy - co-led - investigation of student and instructor perspectives, Arizona State University 2009-2010.

·       Environmental Justice in the city, Arizona State University, 2009

·       Using and Developing Historical Image Archives, 2009 GSA Fall Meeting

·       Preparing for an Academic Career in the Geosciences: Workshop for Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows, NAGT and Stanford University, 2010

Research Grants

External

PLANNED

2014 National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (USGS and FEMA): Paleoseismology of the Provo Segment of the Wasatch Fault: Geochronology and Research Support –$20,000 Anticipated Request to be submitted in May 2013.

PENDING

2013 Southern California Earthquake Center Grant PI, collaborative with JR. Arrowsmith (ASU): Examining the cause of significant ground deformation between 780 and 1031 A.D. at the Dry Lake Valley Paleoseismic Site: Do large earthquakes rupture the creeping section of the San Andreas Fault? – $39,441 ($23,776 UVU) Submitted  in November 2012.

FUNDED

2012 Southern California Earthquake Center Grant PI, collaborative with JR. Arrowsmith and B. Salisbury (ASU), "Paleoseismic investigation along the inferred northernmost extent of the 1857 rupture: Do large southern San Andreas Fault ruptures extend into the creeping section?" $35,000 ($17,356 UVU).

2009 GSA Student Research Grant, Human modification of hydrologic structure and sedimentation in a desert city, $2,800.

2007 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Grant, co-written with JR. Arrowsmith (PI), Paleoseismic characterization of earthquakes at Parkfield, $43,000.

Utah Valley University Internal Support

PLANNED

2013 Grants for Engaged Learning : Service Learning Earthquake Geology Education and Research along the northern Provo Segment of the Wasatch Fault - $10,000, Anticipated Request to be submitted by April 1^st, 2013.

PENDING

2013 CSH Scholarly Activities Committee Faculty Research with Students: Paleoseismic Investigation of the northern Provo Segment of the Wasatch Fault by Utah Valley University’s Fall 2013 Geologic Hazards (GEO-3200) Class – Reassign time fall 2013 and summer field supplies. Total Requested: $2,424. Submitted in February 2013.

FUNDED

2012 CSH Scholarly Activities Committee  Student Support: Abueg field work: $1000, Selck field work: $1000, Anderson field work: $1000, Kellum SCEC presentation: $660. Total Received:  $3,660.

2011 CSH Scholarly Activities Committee Faculty Research with Students: Development of student-centered earthquake geology research projects: reassign time and supplies. Total Received: $2,600.