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Stephanie R James

Stephanie James joined the USGS in 2017 as a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow with the Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center in Denver, Colorado, before transitioning to a staff Geophysicist in 2019. Her work involves advancing passive seismic techniques for novel applications related to geologic characterization, groundwater, and cold-region processes.

Professional Experience

  • 2019-Present: Geophysicist, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO

  • 2017-2019: NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO

  • 2015-2016: Graduate Student Intern, Geophysics Department, Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM

  • 2012-2017: Research and Teaching Assistant: Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Education and Certifications

  • Ph.D. Geology, University of Florida, 2017

  • B.S. Geology, Colorado State University, 2011

Affiliations and Memberships*

  • NASA Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE), affiliated project principal investigator

  • Bonanza Creek Long-term Ecological Research (LTER) and Alaska Peatland Experiment (APEX), principal investigator

  • US Permafrost Association (USPA), member

  • Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN), member

  • American Geophysical Union (AGU), member

Science and Products

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USGS permafrost research determines the risks of permafrost thaw to biologic and hydrologic resources USGS permafrost research determines the risks of permafrost thaw to biologic and hydrologic resources

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in collaboration with university, Federal, Tribal, and independent partners, conducts fundamental research on the distribution, vulnerability, and importance of permafrost in arctic and boreal ecosystems. Scientists, land managers, and policy makers use USGS data to help make decisions for development, wildlife habitat, and other needs. Native villages...
Authors
Mark P. Waldrop, Lesleigh Anderson, Mark Dornblaser, Li H. Erikson, Ann E. Gibbs, Nicole M. Herman-Mercer, Stephanie R. James, Miriam C. Jones, Joshua C. Koch, Mary-Cathrine Leewis, Kristen L. Manies, Burke J. Minsley, Neal J. Pastick, Vijay Patil, Frank Urban, Michelle A. Walvoord, Kimberly P. Wickland, Christian Zimmerman
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Volcano Hazards Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Volcano Science Center

Non-USGS Publications**

James, S. R., Knox, H. A., Abbott, R. E., Panning, M. P., & Screaton, E. J. (2019). Insights into permafrost and seasonal active‐layer dynamics from ambient seismic noise monitoring. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 124. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JF005051
James, S. R., Knox, H. A., Abbott, R. E., & Screaton, E. J. (2017). Improved moving window cross‐spectral analysis for resolving large temporal seismic velocity changes in permafrost, Geophysical Research Letters, 44(9), 4018–4026, https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL072468
James, S. R., Screaton, E. J., Russo, R. M., Panning, M. P., Bremner, P. M., Stanciu, A. C., Torpey, M. E., Hongsresawat, S., & Farrell, M. E. (2017). Hydrostratigraphy characterization of the Floridan aquifer system using ambient seismic noise. Geophysical Journal International, 209(2), 876–889, https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggx064
Lindsey, N. J., Martin, E. R., Dreger, D. S., Freifeld, B., Cole, S., James, S. R., ... & Ajo‐Franklin, J. B. (2017). Fiber‐optic network observations of earthquake wavefields. Geophysical Research Letters, 44(23), 11-792. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL075722
James, S. R., Knox, H. A., Preston, L., Knox, J. M., Grubelich, M. C., King, D. K., Ajo-Franklin, J. B., Johnson, T. C., & Morris, J. P. (2017). Fracture detection and imaging through relative seismic velocity changes using distributed acoustic sensing and ambient seismic noise. The Leading Edge, 36(12), 1009-1017. https://doi.org/10.1190/tle36121009.1
Knox, H. A., James, S. R., Ajo-Franklin, J. B., Johnson, T. C., Morris, J. P., Grubelich, M. C., & King, D. K. (2017). Imaging fractures through relative velocity change using ambient seismic noise and distributed acoustic sensing (DAS): a Sub-TER pilot study at blue canyon dome Socorro, NM. No. SAND2017-8383C. Sandia National Lab (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM.
Screaton, E. J., Villaseñor, T., James, S. R., Meridth, L. N., Jaeger, J. M., & Kenney, W. F. (2017). Data report: permeability, grain size, biogenic silica, and clay minerals of Expedition 341 sediments from Sites U1417 and U1418. In Jaeger, J.M., Gulick, S.P.S., LeVay, L.J., & the Expedition 341 Scientists, Proceedings of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, 341, https://doi.org/10.2204/iodp.proc.341.202.2017
Meridth, L. N., Screaton, E. J., Jaeger, J. M., James, S. R., & Villaseñor, T. (2017). The impact of rapid sediment accumulation on pore pressure development and dehydration reactions during shallow subduction in the Gulf of Alaska. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 18(1), 189-203. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GC006693
Knox, H. A., Abbott, R. E., James, S. R., Lee, R., & Cole, C. B. (2015). Permafrost Active Layer Seismic Interferometry Experiment (PALSIE) and Satellite Observations (No. SAND2015-9097C). Sandia National Lab.(SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States).
James, S. R., & Screaton, E. J. (2015). Data report: permeability of Expedition 344 sediments from the Costa Rica Seismogenesis Project. In Harris, R.N., Sakaguchi, A., Petronotis, K., & the Expedition 344 Scientists, Proceedings of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, 344, https://doi.org/10.2204/iodp.proc.344.202.2015
Screaton, E. J., Gamage, K., & James, S. R., (2014). Data report: permeability of Expedition 320 and 321 sediments from the Pacific Equatorial Age Transect. In Pälike, H., Lyle, M., Nishi, H., Raffi, I., Gamage, K., Klaus, A., & the Expedition 320/321 Scientists, Proceedings of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, 320/321, https://doi.org/10.2204/iodp.proc.320321.217.2014

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

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USGS permafrost research determines the risks of permafrost thaw to biologic and hydrologic resources USGS permafrost research determines the risks of permafrost thaw to biologic and hydrologic resources

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in collaboration with university, Federal, Tribal, and independent partners, conducts fundamental research on the distribution, vulnerability, and importance of permafrost in arctic and boreal ecosystems. Scientists, land managers, and policy makers use USGS data to help make decisions for development, wildlife habitat, and other needs. Native villages...
Authors
Mark P. Waldrop, Lesleigh Anderson, Mark Dornblaser, Li H. Erikson, Ann E. Gibbs, Nicole M. Herman-Mercer, Stephanie R. James, Miriam C. Jones, Joshua C. Koch, Mary-Cathrine Leewis, Kristen L. Manies, Burke J. Minsley, Neal J. Pastick, Vijay Patil, Frank Urban, Michelle A. Walvoord, Kimberly P. Wickland, Christian Zimmerman
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Volcano Hazards Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Volcano Science Center

Non-USGS Publications**

James, S. R., Knox, H. A., Abbott, R. E., Panning, M. P., & Screaton, E. J. (2019). Insights into permafrost and seasonal active‐layer dynamics from ambient seismic noise monitoring. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 124. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JF005051
James, S. R., Knox, H. A., Abbott, R. E., & Screaton, E. J. (2017). Improved moving window cross‐spectral analysis for resolving large temporal seismic velocity changes in permafrost, Geophysical Research Letters, 44(9), 4018–4026, https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL072468
James, S. R., Screaton, E. J., Russo, R. M., Panning, M. P., Bremner, P. M., Stanciu, A. C., Torpey, M. E., Hongsresawat, S., & Farrell, M. E. (2017). Hydrostratigraphy characterization of the Floridan aquifer system using ambient seismic noise. Geophysical Journal International, 209(2), 876–889, https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggx064
Lindsey, N. J., Martin, E. R., Dreger, D. S., Freifeld, B., Cole, S., James, S. R., ... & Ajo‐Franklin, J. B. (2017). Fiber‐optic network observations of earthquake wavefields. Geophysical Research Letters, 44(23), 11-792. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL075722
James, S. R., Knox, H. A., Preston, L., Knox, J. M., Grubelich, M. C., King, D. K., Ajo-Franklin, J. B., Johnson, T. C., & Morris, J. P. (2017). Fracture detection and imaging through relative seismic velocity changes using distributed acoustic sensing and ambient seismic noise. The Leading Edge, 36(12), 1009-1017. https://doi.org/10.1190/tle36121009.1
Knox, H. A., James, S. R., Ajo-Franklin, J. B., Johnson, T. C., Morris, J. P., Grubelich, M. C., & King, D. K. (2017). Imaging fractures through relative velocity change using ambient seismic noise and distributed acoustic sensing (DAS): a Sub-TER pilot study at blue canyon dome Socorro, NM. No. SAND2017-8383C. Sandia National Lab (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM.
Screaton, E. J., Villaseñor, T., James, S. R., Meridth, L. N., Jaeger, J. M., & Kenney, W. F. (2017). Data report: permeability, grain size, biogenic silica, and clay minerals of Expedition 341 sediments from Sites U1417 and U1418. In Jaeger, J.M., Gulick, S.P.S., LeVay, L.J., & the Expedition 341 Scientists, Proceedings of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, 341, https://doi.org/10.2204/iodp.proc.341.202.2017
Meridth, L. N., Screaton, E. J., Jaeger, J. M., James, S. R., & Villaseñor, T. (2017). The impact of rapid sediment accumulation on pore pressure development and dehydration reactions during shallow subduction in the Gulf of Alaska. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 18(1), 189-203. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GC006693
Knox, H. A., Abbott, R. E., James, S. R., Lee, R., & Cole, C. B. (2015). Permafrost Active Layer Seismic Interferometry Experiment (PALSIE) and Satellite Observations (No. SAND2015-9097C). Sandia National Lab.(SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States).
James, S. R., & Screaton, E. J. (2015). Data report: permeability of Expedition 344 sediments from the Costa Rica Seismogenesis Project. In Harris, R.N., Sakaguchi, A., Petronotis, K., & the Expedition 344 Scientists, Proceedings of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, 344, https://doi.org/10.2204/iodp.proc.344.202.2015
Screaton, E. J., Gamage, K., & James, S. R., (2014). Data report: permeability of Expedition 320 and 321 sediments from the Pacific Equatorial Age Transect. In Pälike, H., Lyle, M., Nishi, H., Raffi, I., Gamage, K., Klaus, A., & the Expedition 320/321 Scientists, Proceedings of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, 320/321, https://doi.org/10.2204/iodp.proc.320321.217.2014

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

*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

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