My Research

    Geological Society of America

    Peer-Reviewed Publications

    1. O’Keefe, J.M.K., Pound, M.J., Romero, I.C.,  Nuñez Otaño, N.B.,  Gibson, M.E., McCoy, J., Alden, M.E., Fairchild, C.J.,  Fitzpatrick, J.,  Hodgson, E., Horsfall, T., Jones, S.B., Lennex-Stone, J.E., Marsh, C.A., Patel, A.A., Spears, T.M., Tarlton, L., Smallwood, L.F., VanderEspt, O.L., Cabrera, J.R., Eble, C.F., Rember, W.C., Starnes, J.E., Alford, M.H., Brink, A., Warny, S., 2024. Summer-wet Hydrologic Cycle During the Middle Miocene of the United States: New evidence from Fossil Fungi. Research, 0481. https://doi.org/10.34133/research.0481

    Published Map

    1. Marsh, C., 2023. Figure 1. Map of the United States with path of the 2023 and 2024 solar eclipses marked. Schools for the blind locations are highlighted. In: Hyman, S., González-Espada, W.J., Bieryla, A., Díaz-Merced, W., 2023. Sounds in sunlight: Blind students hear solar eclipses. The Science Teacher, 90(7), p. 46-51.

    Works in Progress

    1. O’Keefe, J.M.K., Marsh, C., Romero, I.C., Ochoa, D., Alden, M., Mongol, E., Pound, M., MANGROVES AND MOUNTAINS: EVIDENCE FROM FOSSIL FUNGAS AND ORGANIC PETROGRAPHY OF THE P6 LOCALITY, TUMBES PROVINCE, PERÚ. In preparation for 2024 submission.
    2. Kibria, M.G., Marsh, C., Mahmud, M.R., 2023. SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF HYDROGEOLOGICAL VULNERABILITY MAPPING AND MODELING OF GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IN EASTERN KENTUCKY. In preparation for 2023 submission to the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences (Springer).
    Pacific Northwest

    Published Abstracts

    1. Marsh, C.A., O’Keefe, J.M.K., 2024.  MANGROVE PEATS FROM THE MIOCENE CLIMATIC OPTIMUM OF WESTERN PERU. Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Academy of Sciences, Frankfort, KY.
    • Mongol, E., Smallwood, L.F., VanderEspt, L.O., Marsh, C.A., Ochoa, D., Pound, M.J., O’Keefe, J.M.K., 2024. MIOCENE FUNGAL DIVERSITY FROM THE WESTERN AMAZONAS, PERU: PALEOECOLOGIC AND PALEOCLIMATIC INFERENCES. Book of Abstracts, 56th Annual Meeting of AASP – The Palynological Society, p.30.
    • Lennex-Stone, J.E., Marsh, C., Kibria, M., 2024. ANALYZING SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LONG TERM GROUNDWATER MONITORING DATA AND CLIMATIC DATA FOR COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDINGS. 2024 Morehead State Celebration of Student Scholarship, Abstracts, 70.
    Fairy Falls, Yellowstone National Park
    • Marsh, C., Kibria, M., 2024. APPLICATION OF A 3D LITHOLOGIC MODEL AND THE DRASTIC APPROACH FOR AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION IN NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY. 2024 Morehead State Celebration of Student Scholarship, Abstracts, 72.
    • Smallwood, L., VanderEspt, L.O., Marsh, C., Montenegro, J.-F., Ochoa, D., Pound, M.J., O’Keefe, J., 2024. MIOCENE FUNGI FROM THE AMAZONAS REGION OF PERU: PRELIMINARY PALEOCLIMATIC AND PALEOECOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTIONS. 19th Annual Celebration of Student Scholarship, April 17, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY.
    Glacier National Park
    • Smallwood, L., VanderEspt, L.O., Marsh, C., Montenegro, J.-F., Ochoa, D., Pound, M.J., O’Keefe, J., 2024. MIOCENE FUNGI FROM THE AMAZONAS REGION OF PERU: PRELIMINARY PALEOCLIMATIC AND PALEOECOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTIONS. Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the Geological Society of America, Asheville, NC., https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2024SE/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/398397
    • Marsh, C., Kibria, M.G., 2023. ARCGIS PRO BASED HYDROGEOLOGICAL VULNERABILITY MAPPING OF GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IN EASTERN KENTUCKY. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 55(6), https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2023AM-391099
    1. O’Keefe, J., Marsh, C., Ochoa, D., Romero, I., 2023. PEAT TAPHONOMY AND FUNGAL DISTRIBUTIONS PRESERVED IN A COASTAL LIGNITE FROM THE MIOCENE OF NORTHWESTERN PERU. Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Pittsburgh, PA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 55(6), https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2023AM-395145
    1. Cabrera, J., Marsh, C., VanderEpst, L.O., Smallwood, L.F., Romero, I., Nuñez Otaño, N., Ochoa, D., O’Keefe, J., 2023. FUNGAL ASSEMBLAGES CHANGE WITH DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND IMPACT PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTIONS: A CASE STUDY FROM THE MIOCENE OF NW PERU. Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Pittsburgh, PA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 55(6), https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2023AM-395088
    Grand Teton National Park
    1. Cabrera, J., Marsh, C., Smallwood, L., VanderEpst, O., Romero, I., Nuñez Otaño, N., Ochoa, D., O’Keefe, J., 2023. FUNGAL PALYNOLOGY OF EARLY-MIDDLE MIOCENE SEDIMENTS FROM NORTHWESTERN PERU. Lexington 2023: A Joint Meeting of the 55th Annual Meeting of AASP – The Palynological Society and Meeting of the CIMP – Commission Internationale de la Microflore du Paléozoïque Subcommissions. Program with Abstracts, p. 14.
    1. Pound, M.J., O’Keefe, J.M.K., Gibson, M., Romero, I., Nuñez Otaño, N., Warny, S., McCoy, S., McCoy, J., Pilié, M., Alden, M.E., Jones, S., Lennex-Stone, J.E., Marsh, C.A., Morgan, R., Nkau, I., Patel, A.A., Spears, T.M., Tarlton, L., Smallwood, L.F., Todd, C., VanderEspt, L.O., Webber, K., Eble, C.F., Rember, W.C., Starnes, J., Alford, M.H., Brink, A., Belkin, H., 2023. FUNGI IN A WARMER WORLD: MIDDLE MIOCENE FUNGI AND GLOBAL PALEOCLIMATES. Lexington 2023: A Joint Meeting of the 55th Annual Meeting of AASP – The Palynological Society and Meeting of the CIMP – Commission Internationale de la Microflore du Paléozoïque Subcommissions. Program with Abstracts, p. 37.
    1. Cabrera, J., Marsh, C., Smallwood, L., VanderEspt, O., O’Keefe, J., 2023. FUNGAL PALYNOLOGY OF EARLY MIDDLE MIOCENE SEDIMENTS FROM NORTHWESTERN PERU. Morehead State University Celebration of Student Scholarship, Program with Abstracts, p. 41. https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1046&context=celebration_posters_2023
    1. Cabrera, R.J., Marsh, C., VanderEspt, L.O., Smallwood, L.F., Romero, I., Nuñez Otaño, N., Ochoa, D., O’Keefe, J., 2023. TROPICAL FUNGAL PALYNOLOGY OF EARLY-MIDDLE MIOCENE SEDIMENTS FROM NORTHWESTERN PERU. Joint 72nd Annual Southeastern/58th Annual Northeastern Section Meeting, Geological Society of America. https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2023SE/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/386101
    Yellowstone National Park
    1. O’Keefe, J.M.K., Romero, I.C., Pound, M.J., Nuñez Otano, N.B., Alden, M.E., Caldwell, A., Fairchild, C.J., Gardner, K., Horsfall, T., Jones, S.B., Lennex-Stone, J.E., Marriner, E., Marsh, C., Patel, A., Smallwood, L., Spears, T.M., Tarlton, L., VanderEspt, L.O., 2022. DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A NEW PALEOCLIMATOLOGICAL PROXY WITH EXAMPLES FROM THE HOLOCENE OF KENTUCKY AND MIOCENE OF THE UNITED STATES. Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Academy of Sciences, Morehead, KY.
    1. VanderEpst, O., Marsh, C., Smallwood, L., Cabrera, J., Romero, I., Nuñez Otaño, N., Ochoa, D., O’Keefe, J., 2022. PRELIMINARY TROPICAL FUNGAL PALYNOLOGY OF EARLY-MIDDLE MIOCENE SEDIMENTS FROM NORTHWESTERN PERU. Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Academy of Sciences, Morehead, KY.
    1. O’Keefe, J., Romero, I., Pound, M.J., Nuñez Otano, N.B., Warny, S., Gibson, M., McCoy, J.L., Pilié, M.R., Alden, M.E., Caldwell, A., Fairchild, C.J., Horsfall, T., Jones, S., Lennex-Stone, J.E., Marsh, C.A., Patel, A.A., Smallwood, L.F., Spears, T.M., Tarlton, L., VanderEspt, L.O., 2022. FUNGI IN A WARMER WORLD: DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A NEW PALEOECOLOGICAL AND PALEOCLIMATOLOGICAL PROXY. 6th International Paleontological Congress, Thailand.
    Table Rock Mountain, North Carolina
    1. O’Keefe, J., Romero, I., Pound, M.J., Nuñez Otano, N.B., Warny, S., Gibson, M., McCoy, J.L., Pilié, M.R., Alden, M.E., Caldwell, A., Fairchild, C.J., Horsfall, T., Jones, S., Lennex-Stone, J.E., Marsh, C.A., Patel, A.A., Smallwood, L.F., Spears, T.M., Tarlton, L., VanderEspt, L.O., 2022. FUNGI IN A WARMER WORLD: DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A NEW PALEOECOLOGICAL AND PALEOCLIMATOLOGICAL PROXY. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 54(5): https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2022AM-38317
    Geological Society of America