Wendy Stovall photographed at a monitoring station in the Prince William Sound, Alaska.
Wendy K. Stovall, Ph.D.
Communications professional and volcanologist who serves as the Associate Coordinator of the USGS Volcano Hazards Program (VHP).
As the Associate Program Coordinator of the Volcano Hazards Program, I assist the program in streamlining the process for cooperative agreements with partner organizations. I assist the Program Coordinator in reporting on and administering NVEWS, the annual budget, and workflow with the Volcano Science Center.
I am a subject matter expert in volcano science, hazards, and crisis response, particularly for eruptions of lava fountains that produce cinder cones and lava lakes. I've participated in interviews with all major national and international broadcast networks during several U.S. and international volcanic crisis events. With a background in Internet marketing, I led the planning and execution of digital communication products for the Volcano Science Center and associated volcano observatories, including official notifications, website content, and social media. I have worked with all USGS volcano observatories to coordinate communication products, procedures, and projects to streamline processes throughout the Volcano Science Center.
As the Deputy Scientist in Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, I focused on invigorating research in the Intermountain Western United States for potentially eruptive distributed volcanic fields.
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Wendy K. Stovall is a volcanologist with the USGS Volcano Hazards Program.
Wendy Stovall photographed at a monitoring station in the Prince William Sound, Alaska.
Wendy Stovall next to lava flow field with Kīlauea fissure 8 eruption in 2018 lower East Rift Zone
linkWendy Stovall standing in Leilani Estates subdivision during a geologic field work monitoring campaign of the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea volcano. Photo by M. Lubeck.
Wendy Stovall next to lava flow field with Kīlauea fissure 8 eruption in 2018 lower East Rift Zone
linkWendy Stovall standing in Leilani Estates subdivision during a geologic field work monitoring campaign of the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea volcano. Photo by M. Lubeck.
SP Crater and lava flow
SP Crater and lava flow (dark area to right of cinder cone) in the northern part of San Francisco Volcanic Field, Arizona.
SP Crater and lava flow (dark area to right of cinder cone) in the northern part of San Francisco Volcanic Field, Arizona.
Scientists Check for Volcanic Activity
Four scientists are busy reviewing seismic data, checking maps, and uploading activity updates in the USGS Volcano Hazards Program's Volcano Observatory operations room from the Menlo Park, California USGS campus.
Four scientists are busy reviewing seismic data, checking maps, and uploading activity updates in the USGS Volcano Hazards Program's Volcano Observatory operations room from the Menlo Park, California USGS campus.
Topographic map, Mount St. Helens, C.E. 1919 annotated with locatio...
Due to the cataclysmic eruption of May 18, 1980, many of the locations annotated on this map are now either covered or no longer visible.
Due to the cataclysmic eruption of May 18, 1980, many of the locations annotated on this map are now either covered or no longer visible.
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Wendy K. Stovall is a volcanologist with the USGS Volcano Hazards Program.
Wendy Stovall photographed at a monitoring station in the Prince William Sound, Alaska.
Wendy Stovall photographed at a monitoring station in the Prince William Sound, Alaska.
Wendy Stovall next to lava flow field with Kīlauea fissure 8 eruption in 2018 lower East Rift ZoneWendy Stovall next to lava flow field with Kīlauea fissure 8 eruption in 2018 lower East Rift Zone
linkWendy Stovall standing in Leilani Estates subdivision during a geologic field work monitoring campaign of the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea volcano. Photo by M. Lubeck.
Wendy Stovall next to lava flow field with Kīlauea fissure 8 eruption in 2018 lower East Rift Zone
linkWendy Stovall standing in Leilani Estates subdivision during a geologic field work monitoring campaign of the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea volcano. Photo by M. Lubeck.
SP Crater and lava flowSP Crater and lava flow (dark area to right of cinder cone) in the northern part of San Francisco Volcanic Field, Arizona.
SP Crater and lava flow (dark area to right of cinder cone) in the northern part of San Francisco Volcanic Field, Arizona.
Scientists Check for Volcanic ActivityFour scientists are busy reviewing seismic data, checking maps, and uploading activity updates in the USGS Volcano Hazards Program's Volcano Observatory operations room from the Menlo Park, California USGS campus.
Four scientists are busy reviewing seismic data, checking maps, and uploading activity updates in the USGS Volcano Hazards Program's Volcano Observatory operations room from the Menlo Park, California USGS campus.
Topographic map, Mount St. Helens, C.E. 1919 annotated with locatio...Due to the cataclysmic eruption of May 18, 1980, many of the locations annotated on this map are now either covered or no longer visible.
Due to the cataclysmic eruption of May 18, 1980, many of the locations annotated on this map are now either covered or no longer visible.
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