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My research program examines the geologic and biogeochemical mechanisms that have maintained Earth's biosphere and habitability over its history. To this end, the sedimentary shell is an invaluable archive, recording ~3.8 billion years of Earth surface evolution. My research is grounded in field observations of sediments - particularly of carbonates, which simultaneously record information about the chemical, physical and biological conditions in which they formed. Field campaigns are supplemented by the development of geochemical data sets (e.g., δ¹³C, δ⁴⁴Ca, δ²⁶Mg, trace elements). Complementary to these approaches, I also unravel Earth history at a larger spatial scale by working with Macrostrat, a database that describes the spatial-temporal distribution of rocks in the upper crust. Working also with the digital library GeoDeepDive, I use these databases to constrain continent-scale patterns of sediment accummulation and preservation, and explore the attendant implications for Earth system evolution.