GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
McKenzie’s interests lie in understanding subduction zone processes and the earthquake hazards associated with them. Her current research investigates slow slip events (SSEs) in the Hikurangi Subduction Zone of Aotearoa-New Zealand. She uses pore fluid pressure data from borehole observatories to study SSEs in the shallowest portion of the plate interface. Prior to graduate school, she did outreach for the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and cares deeply about science communication. Her work is supported by the Donald D. Harrington Doctoral Fellowship through UT.
INTERESTS
Slow slip events, subduction zone processes, seafloor geodesy, fault mechanics, earthquake hazard, and science communication and outreach
CO-SUPERVISORS
Demian Saffer
Laura Wallace
ACADEMICS
Ph.D., Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin (Expected May 2028)
B.S. Earth and Space Sciences, The University of Washington (2022)