Geography Ph.D. Dissertations

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Geography Ph. D. Dissertations - (Major Professor, Committee)

2008

WILEY C. THOMPSON, "Practitioner's Hands and Academic Eyes: A Practical Approach to Improving Disaster Preparedness and Response" (Kimerling, Yeats, Rosenfeld, Wright, Petersen)

2007

TIFFANY VANCE, " If You Build It, Will They Come? Evolution Towards the Application of Multi-Dimensional GIS to Fisheries Oceanography " (Wright, Kimerling, Matzke, D'Ambrosio, Doel, Pisias)

2006/2007

SOMRUDEE MEPRASERT, " The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Tourism Impacts and Recovery Progress in Thailand's Marine National Parks " (Matzke, J. Good, Kimerling, Auyong, Lev)

WILLIAM TODD JARVIS, " Transboundary Groundwater: Geopolitical Consequences, Commons Sense, and the Law of the Hidden Sea " (Wolf, Haggerty, Mark Giordano [IWMI], Steel, Christensen)

ADELE JOHNSON WORZ, " The Visualization of Perspective Systems and Iconology in Durer's Cartographic Works: An In-Depth Analysis Using Multiple Approaches " (Kimerling, Wright, Matzke, Doel, Lev)

MARLOES BAKKER, " Transboundary River Floods: Vulnerability of Continents, International River Basins and Countries " (Wolf, Doel, Steel, Walker, Hostetler, Boston)

2004

OFER HEYMAN, "A Per-Segment Approach to Improving Aspen Mapping from Remote Sensing Imagery and Its Implication at Different Scales" (Kimerling, Wright, Rosenfeld, Haston, J. Beatty)

KELLI LARSON, "Residents' Attitudes Toward Water Resource Protection in Metropolitan Portland, Oregon" (Wolf, Santelmann, D. Lach, Matzke, G. Walker, B. Weber)

2003

DOUGLAS R. OETTER, "Land Cover Change Along the Willamette River, Oregon" (Kimerling, Frenkel, Doel, S. Gregory, Wolf, K. Ahearn)

NATHAN J. WOOD, "Vulnerability of Port and Harbor Communities to Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards in the Pacific Northwest" (J. Good, Wolf, Rosenfeld, Kimerling, J. Ingle)

LUMBANG-TOBING, PAGO L., “The Effects of Land Use Changes on Forest Fires in Major Islands of Indonesia” (Kimerling, Jones, Wright, Sollins, Kauffman)

RINTERKNECHT, VINCENT R., “Cosmogenic 10Be Chronology for the Last Deglaciation of the Southern Scandinavian Ice Sheet” (Clark, Christie, Kimerling, Meigs, Rosenfeld)

2002

SHIRA B. YOFFE, "Basins at Risk: Conflict and Cooperation Over International Freshwater Resources" (Wolf, Matzke, Rosenfeld, C. Smith, Jones)

MEREDITH A. GIORDANO, "International River Basin Management: Global Principles and Basin Practice" (Wolf, Matzke, B. Steel, G. Walker, A. Stetz)

MARK GIORDANO, "International Wildlife Law and the Geography of the Commons" (Matzke, Muckleston, Wolf, B. Gartner, E. Fritzell)

DEANA D. PENNINGTON, "Structural and Functional Comparison of Human-Impacted and Natural Forest Landscapes in the Western Cascades of Oregon" (Jones, Wright, F. Swanson, T. Spies, M. Pyles)

JOSE FRANCISCO ZAMORA-ARROYO, "Impacts of Instream Flows on the Colorado River Delta, Mexico: Spatial Vegetation Change Analysis and Opportunities for Restoration" (Kimerling, Pease, Wright, XX, GCR)

2001

ERIC J. LARSEN, "Aspen Age Structure and Stand Conditions on Elk Winter Range in the Northern Yellowstone Ecosystem" (Ripple, Kimerling, Muckleston, )

JILL S. HEATON, "The LizLand Model: Geomorphic Landform and Surface Composition
Analysis of Lizard Habitat in the California Mojave Desert" (Matzke, Santelmann, Jones, Rosenfeld, Liburdy)

2000

WHELAN, FRANZISKA (WOELKE), "Analysis of Land Use/Land Cover and the Frequency of Bankfull Flow in Selected Salmon Habitat Recovery Streams in the Pacific Northwest Using GIS" (Jackson, Rosenfeld, Wright, Buckhouse, J. Rubin)

SULLIVAN, ALLEN, "The Expected Potential Native Vegetation of the Kittitas Valley, Central Washington: A Soils Based Approach to the Reconstruction of Vegetation Landscapes" (Jackson, Kimerling, Rosenfeld, Buckhouse, Leichti)

AUGEROT, XANTHIPPE, "An Environmental History of the Salmon Management Philosophies of the North Pacific: Japan, Russia, Canada, Alaska and the Pacific Northwest United States" (Jones, Muckleston, Reeves, Robbins)

1999

ALLEN, TRACY H., "Historical Habitat Change and Wetland Restoration Potential of the Lower Columbia River Riparian Zone" (Rosenfeld, Jackson, Pearson, Muckleston. S. Rubert)

SHIVELY, DAVID D., "Transfers of Water Rights in New Mexico's Rio Grande Basin: Spatiotemporal and Sociocultural Patterns" (Jackson, Kimerling, Muckleston, R. Gale, M. Scanlan)

1998

BUCKLEY, AILEEN R., “The Application of Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization in the
Development of Landscape Indicators to Assess Stream Conditions” (Kimerling, Matzke,
Wright, B. Kaufmann, D. Christie)

EGNA, HILLARY SUSAN, “Network Analysis of International Aquaculture Research and
Development Efforts in Rwanda: Tracing the Flows of Knowledge and Technology in a
USAID-Funded Collaborative Research Support Program” (Nolan, D. Bella, M. Deinzer, K.
Muckleston, C. Smith)

1997

SINTON, DIANA STUART, "Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Windthrow in the Bull Run
watershed, Oregon" (Jones, Muckleston, Spies, Swanson, Unsworth) (Summer 1996 degree)

VALDES-CASILLAS, CARLOS, "Development and Testing of a Procedural Model for the
Assessment of Human-Wetland Interaction in the Tobari System on the Sonoran Coast, Mexico"
(Pease, Matzke, Kimerling, F. Smith, S. Hubert)

CASTRO, JANINE M., "Stream Classification in the Pacific Northwest: Methodologies,
Regional Analyses, and Applications" (Jackson, Rossenfeld, Muckleston, T. Vinson, P. Klingeman)

ILUNGA, KIKOMBO NGOY, "Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Forest Cover in the Central
Western Cascades of Oregon and Southeast Zaire: A Test of Distance Decay and Deforestation
Models" (Jones, Kimerling, Swanson, Matzke, Swanson, Chen)

JACEK, LAURA L., "Gender Differences in Learning Physical Science Concepts: Does
Computer Animation Help Equalize Them?" (Kimerling, Rosenfeld, Jones, Hibbs, Schroeder)

PARENDES, LAURIE ANNE, "Spatial Patterns of Invasion by Exotic Plants in a Forested
Landscape" (Jones, Frenkel, Kulm, Swanson, McKee)

KENNELLY, PATRICK J., "Effects of Scale Properties on Biodiversity Mapping in Oregon"
(Kimerling, Csuti, Kiester, D. White, D. Wright, A. Liston)

IMPARA, PETER C., "Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Fire in the Forests of the Central Oregon
Coast Range" (Jones, Swanson, S. Garman, Kimerling, K. Ahearn)

SALIGOE-SIMMEL, JULIA L., “Analysis of Streamflow Variability in Oregon for
Regional Water Quality Monitoring Programs” (Jackson, Pease, Muckleston, J. Buckhouse,
T. Vinson)

1996

TSUTSUMI, HIROYUKI, "Evaluation of Seismic Hazards From the Median Tectonic Line,
Japan and Blind Thrust Faults in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, California" (Yeats, Rosenfeld,
Lillie, Jackson, Kulm)

1995

MULLENS, JO BETH, "Implementation of Regional Plans in the Pacific Northwest: an Analysis
of the Northwest Power Planning Council's Water budget and Model Conservation Standards 1984
-1993" (Muckleston, Matzke, Jackson, Shepard, Ross)

1994

WILSON, MARK S. "Origins of the Old-Growth Forest Conflict (1971-1989): A New Model for
Resource Allocation" (Matzke, Kimerling, Muckleston, Pease, Mansour)

1993

ROOT, ANN L. "Improving Instream Flow Protection in the West: An Evaluation of Strategies
with an Analysis of Oregon's Program" (Muckleston, Jackson, Kimerling, Beschta, Huddleston)

GASTON, GREGORY G. "A Procedure for Estimating the Carbon Budget of Terrestrial
Ecosystems in the Former Soviet Union by Geographic Information System Analysis and
Classification of AVHRR Derived Global Vegetation Index" (Jackson, Rosenfeld, Clark,
Muckleston, Niem)

BAKER, RANDAL G. "Tourism and Community Perceptions: An Examination of Mount St.
Helens' Tourism as Perceived by Local Residents" (Nolan, Muckleston, Northam, J. Young, L.
Schroeder)

1992

MORRISSEY, LESLIE A. "Temporal and Spatial Variability of Methane Emissions from
Alaskan Arctic Tundra" (Frenkel, Matzke, Kimerling, Grunder, Thomas)

GOOD, JAMES W. "Ocean Shore Protection Policy and Practices in Oregon: An Evaluation of
Implementation Success" (Matzke, Kimerling, Rosenfeld, Muckleston, Terich, Ripple, Nice)

LENIHAN, JAMES M. "Canadian Vegetation Response to Climate and Projected Climatic
Change" (Frenkel, Jackson, Marks, R. Ross, Ron Neilson)

1991

VINCENT, ROBERT M. "Biological Diversity and Third World Development: A Study of the
Transformation of an Ecological Concept into Natural Resource Policy" (Matzke, Muckleston
Pease, Frenkel, Shepard)

1990

LORENZ, JAY R.: "Diffusion of Eurasian Guarding Dogs into American Agriculture: An
Alternative Method of Predator Control" (Matzke, Shelby (FRR), Pease, Kimerling, Liss (F&W)).

1989

LUOMA, DANIEL L.: "Biomass and Community Structure of Sporocarps Formed by
Hypogeneous Ectomycorrhizal Fungi within Selected Forest Habitats of the H.J. Andrews
Experimental Forest, Oregon." (Frenkel, Matzke, Rosenfeld, Dealy (GS), Trappe (For.
Sci.).

WILSON, ROY R.: "Cooperation and Conflict in a Federal-Municipal Watershed: A Case Study
of Portland, Oregon" (Muckleston, Rosenfeld, Matzke, Farness (GR), Shepard (Pol. Sci.).

1986

PEARSON, MONTE L.: "Geomorphological Analysis of North Fork Toutle River,
Washington: 1980-1984." (Rosenfeld, Swanson (FE), Jackson, Oleg (Geog.), Agnew
(Geol.)

NATHALANG, SANTHITA: "A Spatial Analysis of Factors Influencing Farmland
Conversion in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand." (Jackson, Highsmith, Kimerling,
Pease, Young (Anthro.)

1985

PARSONS, MICHAEL: "Spatial and Temporal Changes in Stream Network Topolgy:
Post-Eruption Drainage, Mount St. Helens.:" (Rosenfeld, Jackson, Paine (FM), Huddleston
(Soils), Swanson (FE) Agnew (Geol.)

BROOKS, KRISTINA M.: "Determining Data Characteristics for Geographic
Information System Databases: An Adaption of the Information Integration Theory."
(Kimerling, Lahay, Hoover (FM), Maresh, Pease, Muckleston, Waldron, (Lib.)

1984

GENTILE JOHN: "The Evolution and Geographic Aspects of the Anti-Trapping
Movement: A Classic Resource Conflict" (Matzke, Perry (FS), Coblintz (FW), Highsmith,
Maresh, Muckleston, Nolan)

RIPPLE, WILLIAM J.: "Relationships Between Grass Canopy Characteristics and
Landsat Thematic Mapper Bands." (Kimerling, Rosenfeld, Jackson, Lewis, Buckhouse
(Range), Schrumpt (Range)

1983

BOSS, THEODORE: "Vegetation Ecology and Net Aerial Productivity of Freshwater
Wetlands in Oregon" (Frenkel, Boersma (Soils), Eilers (Willamette Ind.), Matzke, Chilcote
(Bot.)

1982

SMITH, H. GREG: "Growth Modeling for Conifer Regeneration in the Northeastern
Sierra Nevada of California" (Maresh, Kimerling, Muckleston, Lahey, Padfield (Anth),
Schrumpf (Range), Thomas (St)

1981

HAMILTON, WILLIAM L.: "An Investigation into Modeling Snow Cover Elements at
Crater Lake National Park and Surrounding Environs as an Improved "Ground Truth"
Method for Satellite Snow Observation" (Lahey, Ross, Matzke, Muckleston, Starkey)

ROBERTS, REBECCA SUE: "The effects of Large Lot Zoning on the Single-Family
Housing Market" (Maresh, Highsmith, Muckleston, Kling, Calvin (Grad) Stevens)

1980

McDOWELL, THEODORE R.: "Geographic Variations in Water Quality and
Recreational Use Along the Upper Wallowa River and Selected Tributaries" (Rosenfeld)

RATHBURN, ARTHUR C.: "A Framework FOr the Determination of the Suitability of
Undeveloped Land in the Intermountain West for Use as Cropland" (Jensen)

BAUER, WEBB STERLING: "A Case Analysis of Oregon's Willamette River
Greenway" (Muckleston)

MARSTON, RICHARD ALAN: "The Geomorphic Significance of Log Steps in Forest
Streams of the Oregon Coast Range" (Rosenfeld)

NELLIS, MARVIN DUANE: "Water Management in the North Deschutes Unit Irrigation
District: Geographic Perspectives and Remote Sensing Applications" (Highsmith)

NAIM, SHAMIN: "Identification of Irrigation Practices Using Photographic and Optical
-Mechanical Scanning Remote Sensing Techniques" (Kimerling)

1979

WILKINS, JOHN R.: "Selected Effects of Additional Irrigation in the Columbia Basin:
A Multiregional Interindustry Analysis" (Muckleston)

EMISON, JOHN A.: "Participation of Farm Operators in Public Land Conservation
Programs in the Cypress Creek Basin of Crockett County, Tennessee" (Highsmith)

ALSOP, TED J.: "Topothermal Climatic Zones on the Surface of the Pacific Northwest in
Oregon and Washington" (Lahey)

TSUTSUI, SETSUO HARRY: "Oregon's Mid-Willamette Valley Wetlands: Agricultural
Uses, Alternative Uses, Problmens and Trends" (Highsmith)

GRANT, ROLAND LESTER: "A Statistical Analysis of Extreme Chinooks in Montana
as They Relate to Large Scale Circulation Changes" (Lahey)

RABII, HASSAN: "An Investigation of the Utility of LANDSAT 2 MSS Data to the Fire
Danger Rating Area, and Forest Fuel Analysis Within Crater Lake National Par, Oregon"
(Lahey)

1978

WALSH, STEPHEN J.: "An Investigation into the Comparative Utility of Color Infrared
Aerial Photography and LANDSAT Data for Detailed Surface Cover Type Mapping within
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon" (Lahey)

HAWLEY, DAVID LLEWELLYN: "An assessment of Southern Oregon Clearcut and
Shelterwood Cut Cover Types Using LANDSAT MSS Digital and Supporting Aircraft
Data" (Lahey)

TOLLE, TIMOTHY VICTOR: "Watershed and Climate Influences on Flood Frequency
Distributions in the Willamette River Basin" (Rosenfeld)

FURUSETH, OWEN JAMES, JR.: "Selected Factors Affecting the Pattern of
Agricultural Land Conversion in Washington County, Oregon, 1963-1973" (Pease,
Muckleston, Highsmith, Thomas, Obermiller)

HARTSOOK, THOMAS EDWARD: "Factors Affecting Rural Land Value in the
Central Coastal Zone of Oregon" (Northam)

1977

QUINN, ROBERT R.: "The Late Spring Secondary Precipitation Maximum in the
Interior Pacific Northwest" (Lahey)

MUKERRJI, DEIPICA BAGCHI: "Land Tenure Changes in Madhya Pradesh, India;
Process and Effects, 1950-1970" (Jensen)

KENNEDY, JAMES B.: "The Umatilla Indian Reservation, 1855-1976: Factors
Contributing to a Diminished Land Resource Base" (Maresh)

MAIRS, JOHN WILLIAM: "Plant Communities of the Steens Mountain Subalpine
Grassland and their Relationship to Certain Environmental Elements" (Frenkel)

ARMSTRONG, HELEN JANE: "Criteria for the Selection of Maps for a Basic College
Map Collection Including an Annotated Carto-bibliography" (Jensen)

HODLER, THOMAS WILLIAM: "Remote Sensing Applications in Hydro-Geothermal
Exploration of the Northern Basin and Range Province" (Rosenfeld)

VAN OTTEN, GEORGE A.: "Spatial Expressions of Farm Size Changes in the Polk and
Linn Counties of Oregon" (Highsmith)

1976

OTTUM, MARGARET G.: "Changing Patterns in the Production and Consumption of
Residual Fuel Oil in the United States, 1940-1972" (Maresh)

UPDEGRAFF, NANCY A.: "The Evolution Between 1935 and 1965 of Federal
Legislation to Control Water Pollution and Its Relationship to Water Quality Regulation in
the Lower Columbia River" (Muckleston)

PFISTER, ROBERT E.: "Models Relating Camping to River Terrace Characteristics
Along the Rogue Scenic Waterway" (Frenkel)

1975

BRUGO, MARY L.: "The Distribution, Utility and Demand of Riverfront Land On The
Oregon Shore of the Lower Columbia River" (Northam)

VUK, MELVIN M.: "The Role and Policy Implications of Selected External Factors As
Applied To The Development Patterns of Five Wyoming Fuels" (Maresh)

1974

MOUAT, DAVID A.: "Relationship Between Vegetation an Terrain Variables In
Southeastern Arizona" (Bard)

FROST, MARVIN D.: "A Biogeographical Analysis of Some Relationships Between
Man, Land, and Wildlife in Belize (British Honduras)" (Jensen)

EMMER, RODNEY E.: "The Problems and Issues of Implementing the National Flood
Insurance Act in Oregon" (Muckleston)

ARON, ROBERT HENRY: "Chilling As A Factor In Crop Location With Particular
Reference to Deciduous Orchards In California" (Lahey)

EILERS, HIO PETER III: "Plants, Plant Communities, New Production and Tide
Levels: The Ecological Biogeography of The Nehalem Salt Marsh, Tillamook County,
Oregon" (Frenkel)

BOLAND, DALE H.: "An Evaluation of The Earth Resources Technology Satellite
(ERTS-1) Multispectral Scanner as a Tool for The Determination of Lacustrine Trophic
State" (Frenkel)

1973

ANDERSON, D. LAWRENCE: "Search for Solutions to Conflicting Demands of
Outdoor Recreation in the Oregon Coastal Dunes Environment: (Jensen)

BLOK, JACK H.: "The Evolution of Agricultural Resource Use Strategies in the
Willamette Valley" (Highsmith)

CROCKER, MARVIN D.: "The Evolution of Mexican Forest Policy and Its Influence
Upon Forest Resources" (Jensen)

GARY, DON L.: "A Geographical Systems Analysis of the Commercial Crawfish Industry
in South Louisiana" (Jensen)

RENSE, WILLIAM C.: "Weather as an Influencing Factor in the Use of Oregon's Coastal
Recreation Areas" (Jensen)

TERICH, THOMAS A.: "Bayocean Spit, Tillamook, Oregon: Early Economic
Development and Erosion History" (Jensen)

WEINKAUF, RONALD A.: "The Columbia Basin Project, Washington: Concept and
Reality, Lessons for Public Policy: (Highsmith)

1972

ALDRICH, FRANK T.: "A Chronological Analysis of Grass Balds in the Oregon Coast
Range" (Frenkel/Jensen)

ZINN, JEFFREY A.: "Analysis of Resident Property Owner Perception of Resources and
the Management System of Siletz Bay Estuary, Oregon" (Heintzelman)

1970

HOLLINGSHEAD, ANNE H.: "A Systems Analysis Model for Minimizing the Flow of
Biotically Productive Land into Irreversible Uses" (Highsmith)