PUBLICATIONS

Cooke, M.L., Breitbart, M., Cooperdock, E., Levin, N., Niemi, N., Bell, C., Stevens, L., and Viskupic, K., 2021, First-year graduate courses foster inclusion, Nature Geoscience correspondence. LINK

Stevens, L.M., Bendick, R., and Baldwin, J.A., 2017, Synconvergent exhumation of metamorphic core complexes in the northern North American Cordillera, Geology, 45 (6), 495-498. LINK

Stevens, L.M., Baldwin, J.A., Crowley, J.L., Fisher, C.M., and Vervoort, J.D., 2016, Magmatism as a response to exhumation of the Priest River complex, northern Idaho: Constraints from zircon U-Pb geochronology and Hf isotopes, Lithos, 262, 285-297.

Stevens, L.M., Baldwin, J.A., Cottle, J.M., and Kylander-Clark, A.R.C., 2015, Phase equilibria modeling and LASS monazite petrochronology: P-T-t constraints on the evolution of the Priest River complex, northern Idaho, Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 33 (4), 385-411.

Farmer, G.L., Bowring, S.A., Williams, M.L., Christensen, N.I., Matzel, J.P., and Stevens, L., 2005, Contrasting lower crustal evolution across an Archean-Proterozoic suture: Physical, chemical, and geochronologic studies of lower crustal xenoliths in southern Wyoming and northern Colorado, in Karlstrom, K.E. and Keller, R.G., eds., The Rocky Mountain Region: An Evolving Lithosphere - Tectonics, Geochemistry, and Geophysics, American Geophysical Union Monograph, 139-162.

Karlstrom, K.E., Bowring, S.A., Chamberlain, K.R., Dueker, K.G., Eshete, T., Erslev, E., Farmer, G.L., Heizler, M., Humphreys, E.D., Johnson, R.A., Keller, G.R., Kelley, S.A., Levander, A., Magnani, M.B., Matzel, J.P., McCoy, A.M., Miller, K.C., Morozova, E.A., Pazzaglia, F.J., Prodehl, C., Rumpel, H.M., Shaw, C.A., Sheehan, A.F., Shoshitaishvili, E., Smithson, S.B., Snelson, C.B., Stevens, L.M., Tyson, A.R., and Williams, M.L., 2002, Structure and evolution of the lithosphere beneath the Rocky Mountains: Initial results from the CD-ROM experiment, GSA Today, 12 (3), 4-10.

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Conference Abstracts

*Student Author

Stevens, L., *Galle, T.S., 2021, Microstructural contrast across the intrusive contact between the Packsaddle Schist and the Town Mountain Granite, Llano uplift, Texas, Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 53 (3).

*Wagner, E., Stevens, L., 2021, HXRF analysis of metamorphic xenoliths and bulk compositional comparison with metamorphic units in the Llano uplift, Texas, Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 53 (3).

Cooke, M.L., Breitbart, M., Cooperdock, E., Levin, N.E., Niemi, N.A., Stevens, L.M., 2020, Making the hidden curriculum transparent through 1st year courses for Geosciences graduate students, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 52 (6).

*Galle, T.S., Stevens, L.M., 2020, Petrology of the gradational intrusive contact between the Packsaddle Schist and Town Mountain Granite, Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Llano uplift, central Texas, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 52 (1).

Stevens, L.M., 2020, Chemical variation in Town Mountain Granite and assimilation of Packsaddle Domain xenoliths analyzed by hXRF, "The Slab" swimming hole, Llano uplift, Kingsland, Texas, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 52 (1).

Faulkner, M.G., Stevens, L.M., 2020, Increasing student engagement through field-based learning - an update, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 51 (1).

*Galle, T., Stevens, L., 2020, The gradational nature of the intrusive contact between Packsaddle schist and Town Mountain granite, Enchanted Rock, llano uplift, central Texas, Texas Academy of Science.

Stevens, L.M., 2020 Compositional variation across contacts between Packsaddle Domain xenoliths and the Town Mountain Granite analyzed by hXRF, Llano uplift, central Texas, Texas Academy of Science.

Stevens, L.M., *McLemore, T.S., 2019, A field-based structural and hXRF study of the origin and assimilation of Packsaddle Domain xenoliths in the Town Mountain Granite, "The Slab" swimming hole, Llano uplift, Kingsland, Texas, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 51 (5).

Baldwin, J.A., Vervoort, J.D., Dwyer, N., Stevens, L.M., 2019, Core complex metamorphism and exhumation in the northern U.S. North America Cordillera, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 51 (5).

Stevens, L.M., Faulkner, M., 2019, Increasing student engagement and recruitment through modification and adaptation of traditional service field trips, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 51 (2).

Stevens, L.M., 2018, Investigating the P-T history of the Packsaddle domain, Llano Uplift, via phase equilibria modeling, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 50 (1).

Stevens, L.M., Bendick, R., Baldwin, J.A., 2015, Synconvergent exhumation of continental metamorphic core complexes in the northern North American Cordillera, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 47 (7), 674.

Stevens, L.M., Baldwin, J.A., and Crowley, J.L., 2014, Constraints on extension and exhumation of the Priest River complex, northern Idaho, from zircon U-Pb geochronology, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 46 (6), 175.

Stevens, L.M., Baldwin, J.A., Crowley, J.L., Fisher, C.M., 2014, Zircon U-Pb geochronology and Hf isotopic constraints on the nature of crustal melt generation in the Priest River complex, northern Idaho: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 46 (5), 5.

Stevens, L.M. and Baldwin, J.A., 2013, Phase equilibria, garnet REE geochemistry, and LASS petrochronology: Constraints on the P-T-t history of the Priest River complex, northern Idaho, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 45 (7), 880.

Stevens, L.M., Baldwin, J.A., Cottle, J., and Hacker, B.R., 2012, Phase equilibria and laser ablation split-stream (LASS) petrochronology of metapelites in the Priest River metamorphic core complex, northern Idaho, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 44 (7), 586.

Baldwin, J.A., Guevara, V. E., Stevens, L.M., Cottle, J., and Hacker, B. R., 2012, Deciphering multiple metamorphic events by laser ablation split-stream (LASS) petrochronology of monazite and xenotime in the Clearwater complex, northern Idaho, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 44 (7), 525.

Stevens, L.M., 2008, Enhanced reality: Linking the campus field trip and the virtual field trip in an inquiry-based Google Earth project for non-science majors, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 40 (2), 10.

Stevens, L.M., Williams, M.L., Bowring, S.A., Matzel, J.P., and Farmer, G.L., 2001, Constraints on the nature of the lower crust across the Cheyenne Belt: Petrologic evidence from lower crustal xenoliths, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 33 (5), 50.

Matzel, J., Bowring, S.A., Williams, M.L., Stevens, L., and Farmer, L., 2001, Constraints on lithospheric structure from geochronology of crustal xenoliths (S. Wyoming and N. Colorado).

Williams, M.L., Karlstrom, K.E., Jercinovic, M.J., and Stevens, L., 2001, Microprobe monazite geochronology from the Manzano Mountains, New Mexico: distinguishing stages in a long-lived and reactivated orogen, 2001, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 33 (5), 4.

Stevens, L.M., Williams, M.L., Bowring, S.A., Matzel, J.P., and Farmer, G.L., 2000, Petrology of lower crustal xenoliths across the Cheyenne Belt: Implications for evolution and seismic imaging of the lower crust: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 32 (7), A-386.

Matzel, J., Bowring, S., Stevens, L., Williams, M.L., and Farmer, G.L., 2000, U-Pb geochronology of lower crustal xenoliths from across the Cheyenne Belt, S. Wyoming and N. Colorado: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 32 (7), A-387.

Farmer, G.L., Lester, A., Bowring, S., Matzel, J., Stevens, L., and Williams, M.L., 2000, Composition of the lower continental crust beneath the Cheyenne Belt, S. Wyoming and N. Colorado: Geochemical and isotopic evidence from mafic xenoliths: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 32 (7), A-386.

Farmer, G L., Lester, A., Christensen, N., Bowring, S., Matzel, J., Stevens, L., and Williams, M. L., 1999, Geochemical and geophysical studies of mid- to lower crustal xenoliths in support of the Continental Dynamics of Rocky Mountains (CD-ROM) experiment: Eos (Transactions, Supplement, American Geophysical Union), 80 (46), F641.

Stevens, L.M., Thompson, M.D., Davidek, K.L., and Bowring, S.A., 1997, Detrital zircon geochronology of Neoproterozoic Westboro Quartzite, Saugus, Massachusetts, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 29 (1), A-82.

Invited Talks

Stevens, L.M., 2016, Constraining the P-T-t history of the Priest River complex, northern Idaho: Implications for the development of metamorphic core complexes. Department of Geology, Stephen F. Austin State University.

Stevens, L.M., 2015, Investigating exhumation triggers in the Priest River complex, northern Idaho: melting, magmatism, and multiple U-Pb geochronologic methods. Department of Geosciences, University of Akron.

Stevens, L.M., 2015, Time will tell: geochronologic constraints on the development of the Priest River metamorphic core complex, northern Idaho. Geology Department, Juniata College.

Stevens, L.M., 2013, Phase equilibria & petrochronology: constraining the metamorphic history of the Priest River core complex, northern Idaho. Department of Geosciences Colloquium, University of Montana.

Other Publications

Stevens, L.M., 2008, Introduction to Google Earth [course activity, reviewed], NAGT On the Cutting Edge Introductory Course Activity.

Stevens, L.M., 2008, Silicate Structures: Chalkboard Demo [course activity, reviewed], NAGT On the Cutting Edge Introductory Course Activity.

Theses

Stevens, L.M., 2015, [Ph.D. dissertation], Pressure-Temperature-Time Constraints on Metamorphism, Anatexis, Magmatism & Exhumation in the Priest River Complex, Northern Idaho, and Comparison with Geodynamic Models, The University of Montana, Missoula. Advisor: Baldwin, J.A.

Stevens, L.M., 2002, [M.S. thesis], Petrology of Mafic Granulite Xenoliths Across the Cheyenne Belt, Colorado and Wyoming: Implications for the Nature of the Lower Crust, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Advisor: Williams, M.L.

Stevens, L.M., 1997, [B.A. thesis], The Westboro Formation, Saugus, MA: Petrography and Detrital Zircon Geochronology, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. Advisor: Thompson, M.D.