Michele Cooke

Michele Cooke is an Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, affiliated with the School of Earth and Sustainability. Her research focuses on mechanical modeling of fault systems, particularly in Southern California, and she leads initiatives for disability equity in geosciences.

• Contact: cooke@umass.edu | (413) 577-3142 | Morrill 3 230, 611 N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA

Research Interests:

• Active faulting and work minimization in fault evolution
• Integration of analog experiments (sandbox/claybox) with numerical models
• Disability equity in geosciences (e.g., The Mind Hears mentoring forum)
• Subduction zone hazards and energy budgets
• Earthquake early warning accessibility for deaf communities

Education:

• Ph.D., Stanford University