Research
Research Interest 1
1. Volcanoes and volcanic hazards.
2. Earthquake hazards.
3. Religious based responses to volcanic eruptions.
4. Landscape change in southern Europe.
5. Soils of basaltic lava flows.
Research grants
Human responses to the 1944 eruption of Vesuvius, Italy.
BRITISH ACADEMY (UK)
January 2004 - December 2004
The effects of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake in the Algarve
BRITISH ACADEMY (UK)
February 2008 - January 2009
Human repsonses to historic volcanic eruptions and earthquakes in the Azores
BRITISH ACADEMY (UK)
March 2013 - February 2015
Responses of the inhabitants of Mt. Etna, Sicily to nineteenth and early twentieth century eruptions
BRITISH ACADEMY (UK)
June 2010 - May 2012
Human impact of the 1957/58 eruption of Capelinhos volcano, Faial Island, Azores
BRITISH COUNCIL (UK)
April 2009 - December 2009
Research collaborations
Professors Nicolau Wallenstein, Gabriella Queiroz and Joao-Luiz Gaspar
University of the Azores
Collaboration in several research and writing projects
Professor Angus Duncan
University of Luton
1. Pure/applied volcanology in Azores and Italy. 2. The reconstruction of historic eruptions using archival sources
Dr Martin Degg
Chester College of HE
Joint publication and research student supervision
Mr P.A. James
1. Landscape change in southern Europe. 2. Soils of basaltic lava flows.
Professor John Guest
UCL, UK
Volcanoes of southern Italy