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James Dolan

Professor of Earth Sciences

University of Southern California

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College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Natural Sciences

Earth Sciences

James Dolan is currently serving as a College Of Letters, Arts And Sciences Professor of Earth Sciences at University of Southern California.

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University of Southern California

Professor of Earth Sciences

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earth science tectonics seismology planetary sciences geology regional tectonics tectonophysics geodynamics engineering geology fault geometries geophysics geophysical research plate tectonics geomorphology earthquake rupture structural geology marine geology regional geology stratigraphy earthquake source earthquake spectrum seismic hazard geodesy geochronology environmental science neotectonics quaternary science sedimentary geology holocene seismic cycle los angeles palaeogeography continental tectonics southern california crustal deformation paleoclimatology north anatolian fault plate boundaries garlock fault applied physics shear zones coastal geomorphology active tectonics geophysical prospecting coastal research climatic change tectonic evolution sedimentation paleoseismologic evidence planetary geomorphology lithosphere planetary geology strain localization pleistocene fault analysis orogeny puente hills off-fault deformation patterns transient strain strain release rates fault loading residual stress fluvial process puerto rico large strike-slip earthquakes shallow slip deficit thrust fault death valley earth system science applied geophysics basin analysis crust-mantle interaction metropolitan region aerosol science applied geography planetary change seismic hazard assessment

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Improved Understanding of Spatio-Temporal Variations in Fault Activity Using High Resolution Geomorphic Markers. (2025)

Ed RhodesJames DolanAndrew IvesterSally McGillRuss Van Dissen

geomorphologyearth sciencefault activitygeomorphic processspatio-temporal variations

Late-Holocene Co-Seismic Displacements on the Kekerengu Fault, New Zealand: Was Slip During the 2016 M W 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake Anomalously Large?. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2025)

new zealandearthquake rupturetectonicsseismologyregional tectonicswas slipseismic cyclethe 2016geographyearthquake sourceearthquake spectrumengineering geologyearth sciencetectonophysics

Localization of Inelastic Strain With Fault Maturity and Effects on Earthquake Characteristics. Nature Geoscience (2025)

earthquake rupturemechanical engineeringseismologyseismic hazardearthquake engineeringearthquake sourceearthquake spectrumcivil engineeringengineering geologyinelastic straingeomechanicsearthquake characteristicsfault geometriestectonophysicsfault maturityengineering

An Exploration of Potentially Reversible Controls on Millennial-Scale Variations in the Slip Rate of Seismogenic Faults: Linking Structural Observations With Variable Earthquake Recurrence Patterns. Seismica (2024)

Tarryn CawoodJames Dolan

structural controlgeophysical researchnumerical simulationsfault geometriestectonophysicsseismogenic faultsstructural observationsslip rateseismic analysisdeformationseismic cycleearthquake engineeringearth scienceearthquake rupturetectonicsseismologymillennial-scale variationsgeodynamicsreversible controlstectonic evolution

Comparison of Geodetic Slip-Deficit and Geologic Fault Slip Rates Reveals That Variability of Elastic Strain Accumulation and Release Rates on Strike-Slip Faults is Controlled by Relative Structural Complexity of Plate-Boundary Fault Systems. seismica (2024)

earthquake rupturegeodetic slip-deficittectonicsseismologyearthquake engineeringgeophysicsearthquake spectrumcivil engineeringengineering geologygeomechanicsgeodynamicsearth sciencerelative structural complexityfault geometriestectonophysicselastic strain accumulation

Comparison of Geodetic Slip-Deficit and Geologic Fault Slip Rates Reveals That Variability of Elastic Strain Accumulation and Release Rates on Strike-Slip Faults is Controlled by the Relative Structural Complexity of Plate-Boundary Fault Systems. Seismica (2024)

Judith GauriauJames Dolan

strike-slip faultsgeodetic slip-deficitplate tectonicstectonicsseismologyplate-boundary fault systemsearth sciencerelease rateselastic strain accumulation

Constructional and Erosional Geomorphic Markers Used to Understand Spatio-Temporal Variations in Fault Activity. (2024)

Ed RhodesJames DolanAndrew IvesterSally McGillRuss Van Dissen

materials scienceerosional geomorphic markersgeomorphologyfault activityspatio-temporal variations

Do Faults Localize as They Mature? Insight From 17 Continental Strike-Slip Surface Rupturing Earthquakes (Mw 6.1) Measured by Optical and Radar Pixel Tracking Data.. (2024)

Chris MillinerJean-Philippe AvouacSaif AatiJames DolanJames Hollingsworth

earthquake ruptureplanetary sciencesplate tectonicstectonicsseismologyfacies analysisstrain localizationearth sciencecontinental tectonicscontinental strike-slip surface

On the Behavior of Faults and Fault-Systems: New Insights From Earthquake Geology. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2024)

James DolanJudith GauriauTarryn K. CawoodEdward J. RhodesRuss Van DissenRobert ZinkeAlexandra E. HatemDannielle M. FougereSally F. McGillLuke Gordon

fault geometriesearthquake geologyearth sciencegeology

Progressive Strain Localization With Structural Evolution of Faults and Implications for Earthquake Characteristics. Nature Geoscience (2024)

earthquake rupturedeformationseismologymechanical engineeringseismic hazardprogressive strain localizationearthquake sourcecivil engineeringengineering geologystructural evolutionearthquake characteristicsfault geometriestectonophysics

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James Dolan

Professor of Earth Sciences

University of Southern California

Affiliations

College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Natural Sciences

Earth Sciences

James Dolan is currently serving as a College Of Letters, Arts And Sciences Professor of Earth Sciences at University of Southern California.

Honors

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James Dolan

University of Southern California

Professor of Earth Sciences

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Improved Understanding of Spatio-Temporal Variations in Fault Activity Using High Resolution Geomorphic Markers. (2025)

Ed RhodesJames DolanAndrew IvesterSally McGillRuss Van Dissen

geomorphologyearth sciencefault activitygeomorphic processspatio-temporal variations

new zealandearthquake rupturetectonicsseismologyregional tectonicswas slipseismic cyclethe 2016geographyearthquake sourceearthquake spectrumengineering geologyearth sciencetectonophysics

Localization of Inelastic Strain With Fault Maturity and Effects on Earthquake Characteristics. Nature Geoscience (2025)

Tarryn CawoodJames Dolan

Comparison of Geodetic Slip-Deficit and Geologic Fault Slip Rates Reveals That Variability of Elastic Strain Accumulation and Release Rates on Strike-Slip Faults is Controlled by the Relative Structural Complexity of Plate-Boundary Fault Systems. Seismica (2024)

Judith GauriauJames Dolan

strike-slip faultsgeodetic slip-deficitplate tectonicstectonicsseismologyplate-boundary fault systemsearth sciencerelease rateselastic strain accumulation

Constructional and Erosional Geomorphic Markers Used to Understand Spatio-Temporal Variations in Fault Activity. (2024)

Ed RhodesJames DolanAndrew IvesterSally McGillRuss Van Dissen

materials scienceerosional geomorphic markersgeomorphologyfault activityspatio-temporal variations

Do Faults Localize as They Mature? Insight From 17 Continental Strike-Slip Surface Rupturing Earthquakes (Mw 6.1) Measured by Optical and Radar Pixel Tracking Data.. (2024)

Chris MillinerJean-Philippe AvouacSaif AatiJames DolanJames Hollingsworth

earthquake ruptureplanetary sciencesplate tectonicstectonicsseismologyfacies analysisstrain localizationearth sciencecontinental tectonicscontinental strike-slip surface

On the Behavior of Faults and Fault-Systems: New Insights From Earthquake Geology. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2024)

James DolanJudith GauriauTarryn K. CawoodEdward J. RhodesRuss Van DissenRobert ZinkeAlexandra E. HatemDannielle M. FougereSally F. McGillLuke Gordon

fault geometriesearthquake geologyearth sciencegeology

Progressive Strain Localization With Structural Evolution of Faults and Implications for Earthquake Characteristics. Nature Geoscience (2024)

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