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Allison Pfeiffer

Associate Professor

Western Washington University

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College of Science and Engineering

Department Of Geology

Honors College

Allison Pfeiffer is currently serving as a College Of Science And Engineering Associate Professor at Western Washington University.

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Allison Pfeiffer

Western Washington University

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earth science environmental science geomorphology sediment transport hydrology sediment research ecology sedimentation fluvial process sediment process environmental engineering geology hydrological process coastal research sediment-water interaction washington state coastal management engineering geology debris flows geophysical research watershed management sediment supply geophysics hydraulic research environmental geology geotechnical engineering geodynamics land degradation earth system science forest ecology applied geomorphology subsurface hydrology geological hazards coastal geomorphology mining environment coal basin anthropogenic geomorphology hydrologic regime grain size distribution hydrogeology water science natural hazards applied geography geoenvironmental engineering clay science geodesy surface-water hydrology natural hazard assessment earth system hydraulic engineering open-source software open-source software development anthropocene meteoritics sedimentary geology planetary geomorphology planetary geology geomorphic process sediment quality geological engineering mining industry volcanism volcanic process volcanic fumaroles peak flows land surface hazards regional variation landlab component bed material transport river networks sediment‐pulse grain size gravel‐bedded river field evidence heterogeneous source lithology sediment dynamics channel network model

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Cascading Land Surface Hazards as a Nexus in the Earth System. Science (2025)

natural hazard assessmentearth system scienceland useearth systemenvironmental modellingnatural disastersnatural hazardsearth sciencegeographyland surface hazardsland degradationgeological hazards

From Rock Strength to River Response: Bed Material Abrasion Controls Downstream Cascading Hazards From Crumbling Volcanoes. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2025)

engineering geologyvolcanic processbed material abrasioncivil engineeringvolcanologyvolcanismrock strengthgeologyvolcanic fumarolesearth sciencegeomechanicsrock mechanicsgeological hazards

Qgg Stanley a. Schumm Award: Influence of Large Wood on In-Channel Sediment Storage After Post-Fire Debris Flows in Basins of Varying Vegetation.. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2025)

sediment researchsedimentationsediment processenvironmental engineeringlarge woodwetlandsfire ecologyforest ecologysedimentologydebris flowssediment transportin-channel sediment storagepost-fire debris flowsenvironmental sciencesediment-water interaction

Impacts of Post‐Fire Debris Flows on Fluvial Morphology and Sediment Transport in a California Central Coast Stream. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface (2024)

Telemak OlsenAllison M. PfeifferNoah J. FinneganChuxuan LiDaniel E. Horton

geophysical researchdebris flowsearth sciencesediment transportpost-fire debrisfluvial morphology

Geoscience Majors’ Experiences in Field- and Lab-Based Capstone Courses: Preliminary Results From the Lab Camp Project. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2023)

learning sciencesengineering educationexperiential learningeducational strategiesscience educationtechnologyhigher educationeducationgeographyprofessional developmentundergraduate researchstem educationpreliminary resultsstudent learninghigher education teaching

Recurrent Debris Flows and Their Downstream Fate: Geomorphic Drivers of an Anomalous Sediment Load, Suiattle River, Washington State, USA. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (2023)

Edward M. FordhamAllison M. PfeifferAndrew G. BunnStephen J. Novak

coastal researchapplied geomorphologysuiattle rivercoastal managementhydrological processcoastal geomorphologyenvironmental sciencewashington stategeomorphic driversearth system scienceenvironmental engineeringrecurrent debris flowsengineering geologygeomorphologyearth sciencegeodynamicsgeologyfluvial processgeomorphic processsediment transporthydrologysedimentationdownstream fate

Sources of Clay‐Rich Sediment in Eberswalde Crater, Mars With Implications for Biopreservation Potential. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets (2023)

C. M. HughesM. S. RiceC. J. BarnhartT. E. SwansonA. M. PfeifferT. A. Goudge

geophysical researchgeophysicsplanetary sciencegeologygeomorphologymeteoriticsearth scienceplanetary geomorphologyplanetary geologyastronomygeodesybiopreservation potentialeberswalde craterplanetary sciencesclay scienceclay-rich sedimentsedimentary geology

Translating Traditional Field-Based Learning Objectives Into a Lab-Centered Capstone Experience for Geology Majors: Preliminary Results From the Lab Camp Project. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2023)

learning sciencesengineering educationexperiential learningeducational strategiesproject-based learninglearning environmentsperformance studieseducationintegrative learningchemistry educationundergraduate researchstem educationpreliminary resultsstudent learning

Qgg Shroder Mass Movement Award: Quantifying Changes in Channel Morphology and Salmonid Habitat in Response to Post-Fire Debris Flows in a Steep, Coastal Stream, Big Sur, California. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2022)

coastal researchbig suraquatic ecosystemsgeomorphologyfluvial processdebris flowssediment transportgeographyflood risk managementenvironmental flowscoastal streamriver restorationenvironmental scienceecology

River Bed Sediment and Debris Flow Deposit Lithology and Schmidt Hammer Rock Strength Dataset, Suiattle River, Washington State, USA. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2022)

sediment researchsediment processcivil engineeringsuiattle riverhydraulic researchgeomorphologysedimentologyfluvial processearth sciencegeographysediment transportsedimentationwashington state

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Allison Pfeiffer

Associate Professor

Western Washington University

Affiliations

College of Science and Engineering

Department Of Geology

Honors College

Allison Pfeiffer is currently serving as a College Of Science And Engineering Associate Professor at Western Washington University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Allison Pfeiffer

Western Washington University

Associate Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Cascading Land Surface Hazards as a Nexus in the Earth System. Science (2025)

natural hazard assessmentearth system scienceland useearth systemenvironmental modellingnatural disastersnatural hazardsearth sciencegeographyland surface hazardsland degradationgeological hazards

From Rock Strength to River Response: Bed Material Abrasion Controls Downstream Cascading Hazards From Crumbling Volcanoes. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2025)

engineering geologyvolcanic processbed material abrasioncivil engineeringvolcanologyvolcanismrock strengthgeologyvolcanic fumarolesearth sciencegeomechanicsrock mechanicsgeological hazards

Impacts of Post‐Fire Debris Flows on Fluvial Morphology and Sediment Transport in a California Central Coast Stream. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface (2024)

Telemak OlsenAllison M. PfeifferNoah J. FinneganChuxuan LiDaniel E. Horton

geophysical researchdebris flowsearth sciencesediment transportpost-fire debrisfluvial morphology

Geoscience Majors’ Experiences in Field- and Lab-Based Capstone Courses: Preliminary Results From the Lab Camp Project. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2023)

Recurrent Debris Flows and Their Downstream Fate: Geomorphic Drivers of an Anomalous Sediment Load, Suiattle River, Washington State, USA. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (2023)

Edward M. FordhamAllison M. PfeifferAndrew G. BunnStephen J. Novak

Sources of Clay‐Rich Sediment in Eberswalde Crater, Mars With Implications for Biopreservation Potential. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets (2023)

C. M. HughesM. S. RiceC. J. BarnhartT. E. SwansonA. M. PfeifferT. A. Goudge

River Bed Sediment and Debris Flow Deposit Lithology and Schmidt Hammer Rock Strength Dataset, Suiattle River, Washington State, USA. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2022)

sediment researchsediment processcivil engineeringsuiattle riverhydraulic researchgeomorphologysedimentologyfluvial processearth sciencegeographysediment transportsedimentationwashington state

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