Assistant  Professor   Expertise: Structural Geology Field Geology Volcanic Stratigraphy
Office:            Room L90, Main Building (Trumbull)           Room 328, McGilvrey Hall (Kent)	Research           Teaching           Curriculum Vitae
Phone:            330-672-8831 (Trumbull)           330-672-7883 (Kent)
Email: dhacker

My primary interests are in the overall field of structural geology, with emphasis on field mapping in the western United States.  Presently I am working on analyzing structures and volcanism related to the growth of Miocene laccoliths in southwest Utah.  I use a variety of field methods, including detailed geologic mapping, to describe local and regional structures and to decipher the evolution of deformational events.  A number of mapping projects are conducted in collaboration with government agencies such as the US Geological Survey and the Utah Geological Survey.

Education:
1998-  Ph.D., Kent State University
1985-  M.S., Miami University
1982-  B.A., Miami University