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Graduate Student Research Topics

Current Students

NameThesisGraduation Year
Kendall Archie Benthic Macroinvertebrate Response to Streambed Disturbance and Seasonal Inundation on the Trinity River
Alexander Brown Exploring Community Knowledge, Perceptions of Risk, and Adaptive Capacity Around the Uncertain Future of Spent Nuclear Fuels on Humboldt Bay, California
Rosa Cox Effects of Sedimentation from Dam Removal on Klamath River Aquatic Food Webs
Claire Inouye Effects of Dam Removal on Klamath River Aquatic Food Webs
Jesse Laine Ecosystem services across a restoration chronosequence in Northern California coastal prairie
Lee Minicuci Utilizing Root Traits to Aid in Climate Resilient Grassland Restoration Planning
Rylee Rawson Characterizing Ecosystem Response to Stream Crossing Removal in Redwood National and State Park
Julie Sorfleet Engaging Communities in Planning for Relocation of a Spent Nuclear Fuel Site on Humboldt Bay Subject to Climate and Coastal Hazards
Alyssa Suarez Exploring Coastal Spaces of Tribal Sovereignty and Self-Determination in Ancestral Waters Leased for Offshore Wind Development.

Past Students

NameThesisGraduation Year
Francisco Chavez Drought's lingering shadow: monitoring the recovery of sagebrush steppe plant communities after four years of experimental drought2024
Sean Fleming Satellite-based phenology and climate anomaly analysis in evaluating the response of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands tropical forests to the 2015-2016 drought2024
Benjamin King The effects of scour and marginal inundation on Trinity River invertebrate biomass and density with potential implications for juvenile salmonid food resources2024
Katherine Stonecypher Diet, growth, and survival of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in off-channel restoration projects in Humboldt Bay tributaries2024
Jules Bartley Physical characteristics and fine roots within duff mounds of old-growth sugar and Jeffrey pine in a fire-excluded Sierran mixed-conifer forest2023
Hannah Joss Monitoring bull kelp (Nereocystis leutkeana) remotely at high resolutions2023
Maddie McNerthney Examining the impacts of beaver dam analogues and groundwater storage on Miners Creek, California2023
Sean Stewart Insights into conservation for the rare perennial herb, Astragalus applegatei2023
Karlee Jewell Evaluating science communication efforts and citizen scientists' knowledge of, attitude toward, and behavioral intentions related to the North American river otter2022
Theodore Masters Return to wolf country: exploring rancher knowledge of gray wolves in Wallowa County, Oregon2022
Kagat McQuillan Factors affecting the production of berries of the red huckleberry plant in the Redwood Experimental Forest2022
Jordan Adair Using UAV and traditional remote sensing data to detect vegetation vigor and monitor stream morphology in a desert riparian ecosystem2021
Melissa Collin Satellite-based phenology analysis in evaluating the response of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands' tropical forests to the 2017 hurricanes2021
Lucy Corro A look at land cover classification methods in northern California with the use of high spatial resolution geospatial data2021
Allison Nunes Seed bank composition within two sagebrush communities: a comparison of drought, microsite, and aboveground community effects2021
Holli Pruhsmeier Building habitat suitability models to examine distribution shifts for the Black-headed Grosbeak, Hairy Woodpecker, and Yellow-rumped Warbler due to drought, fire, and bark beetle infestation in the Pacific Northwest2021
Jasmine Williamshen Response of invertebrate drift to dam-release restoration pulse flows from Lewiston Dam on the Trinity River, CA2021
Rebecca Cashero Resilience, Place, and Collaborative Organization: A Political Ecology of Distributed Woody Biomass Energy Development in Rural California Communities2020
Imil Ferrara A Political Ecology of Northwest California Land Communities2020
Katrina Nystrom Quantifying Pacific Lamprey (Entosphenous tridentus) ammocoete habitat availability and risk associated with the summer hydrograph recession limb in Coastal Northern California2020
Thomas Starkey Daily and Season Variation in Benthic Macroinvertebrate Abundance and Species Composition on the Trinity River Below Lewiston Dam2020
Ethan Luckens Modeling the flow of Hall Creek, Humboldt County, California using visualizing ecosystem land management assessments (VELMA) and calculating the channel forming flow using the effective discharge calculation2019
Irene Vasquez Evaluation of restoration techniques and management practices of tule pertaining to eco-cultural use2019
Lara Jansen Ecological implications of dam flow diversions on the Upper Eel River2018
Monique Silva Effects of manual and mechanical <em>Ammophila arenaria</em> removal techniques on coastal dune plant communities and morphology2018
Aaron Taveras The performance of 2D and 3D tsunami evacuation maps : a case study for Seaside, Oregon2018
Dawn Albrecht From Vulnerability to Resilience - Emergency Planning for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities in Humboldt County, California2017
Emily Cooper An estimation of potential salmonid habitat capacity in the upper mainstem Eel River, California2017
Portia Saucedo Multiscale habitat suitability modeling for canary rockfish (Sebastes pinniger) along the northern California coast2017
Melissa Kimble Mapping uncertainty for habitat Suitability models for four North American tree species2016
Leanne Lynch Access to Recreational Open Space in Patterson, CA: A Geospatial Analysis Utilizing Geographic Information Systems2016
Claudia Voigt Measuring Recreation Use Impacts on Old-Growth Redwoods2016
Sarah Aldinger Rural Resilience: Local agro-ecological knowledge, sustainable agriculture and cycles of change in Hayfork, CA: An exploratory case study 2015
Jessica Blackwell Does personal information and communication technology in the wilderness lead to more risk-taking in wilderness?2015
Erin Degenstein A Model to Predict the Future Distribution and Spread of Invasive Plants in Wilderness Areas of Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks, California2015
Emily Ferrell Post-Fire Pulses of Aquatic Production: Investigating the Midterm Effects of High-Severity Fire on Headwater Streams in Northwestern California2015
Rebekah Rafferty Rancher Adaptations to Wolf Depredation in Western Montana2015
Kelsey McDonald Tidal Seed Dispersal Potential of <em>Spartina densiflora</em> in Humboldt Bay (Humboldt County, California)2014
Dawn Walker Feeding our Families: A Process of Reconnecting with Food, the Earth, and Each Other2014
Daniel White Recreational Visitor Use of the Headwaters Forest Reserve2014
Rebekah Dickens Ecological and social considerations in tropical forest conservation: a case study in Ecuador2013
Jim Garner Modeling Pacific fisher behavior and habitat use in the Southern Sierra Nevada2013
Jason Barnes A socio-spatial and network analysis of entrepreneurship in Mendocino County, California2012
Flora Brain Eating Totem Salmon: Exploring extinction and collaborative restoration in a coastal California watershed community2012
Michelle Fuller Herding Cats: Grassroots and centralized organizing in the case of California's Fire safe Councils2012
Alyssa Hosbach Managing land for resilience: a comparative analysis of conservation planning and holistic management2012
Max Kaufman Ecosystem service value of water supply benefits provided by forest stands in the Mattole River Watershed, California: A bioeconomic and benefit transfer & spatial analysis application.2012
Iris Koski Landscapes in Transition: Private lands oak woodland management in the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion2012
Luc Lagarde Invasive <em>Spartina densiflora</em> Brongn. Reduces primary productivity in a northern California salt marsh2012
Janene Michaelis A Spatial Modeling Tool for Community Health Risk Assessment: A Case Study of Type II Diabetes Patient Nonadherence in Humboldt County, California.2012
Matt Mitchell Community Structure of Terrestrial Invertebrates and Habitat Complexity Relationships in <em>Spartina</em>-Invaded and Restored Humboldt Bay Salt Marshes 2012
Jess Morrison Geospatial modeling of population growth scenarios for the Humboldt Bay, California region: adapting SLEUTH to a rural environment2012
Judy Sears Building local capacity for disaster response: An assessment of community emergency response models In rural areas2012
Grace Sparks Conserving Working Landscapes and Open Space: A Socio-Spatial Analysis of Private Parcels Suitable for Conservation Easements in Calaveras County, California2012
Mark Douglas Yosemite Wilderness Visitor Travel Patterns -- Implications for Trailhead Permit Quotas2011
Kihyun Kim A comparative institutional analysis of management in urban riparian greenways: the American River Parkway (Sacramento, California)2011
Jennifer Mayberry Community wildfire preparedness: Balancing community safety and ecosystem sustainablitity in southern California chaparral2011
Nicolas Ramirez Modeling Ecotoxicological Stressors Using GIS2011
Emily Walters Defining restoration goals for the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center, Manila, California based on an analysis of ecological processes in coastal dunes2011
Haley West Home gardens of Humboldt County, California: exploring the politics of knowledge, reciprocity and community2011
Kristen Pope Visitor Perceptions of Wilderness Rescue2010
Dan Shyrock Ecological Conditions and Monitoring Standards for Meadows in the John Muir and Ansel Adams Wilderness Areas, CA.2010
Brian R. Davenhall Spatial Interpolation: A simulated analysis of the effects of sampling strategy on interpolation method2009
Lenya Quinn Davidson Prescribed fire: Influences on community support and Management activities in Northern California2009
Cybelle Immitt The potential of community action plans to promote economic revitalization through rural county planning2009
Abbey Stockwell Analysis of barriers to low impact development in the North Coast Redwood Region, California2009
Whelan Gilkerson A spatial model of eelgrass (Zostera marina) habitat in Humboldt Bay, California2008
Max Korten Developing Quantitative Indicators and Standards for Solitude on the Lost Coast Trail2008
Ian McGovern Using Multiple Resolution Digital Images and GIS to determine vegetation sampling locations at Whiskeytown National Recreational Area2008
Lisa Spadoni The effectiveness of land use planning on the preservation of open space in five rural, high amenity communities in the Rocky Mountains2008
Rebecca Degagne Examining the distribution of Dicymbe corymbosa monodominant forests in western Guyana using satellite imagery2007
Zach Jarrett Expectancy-Disconfirmation Theory and Recreation Visitor Satisfaction2007
Jennifer Kauffman Development and application of a GIS based evaluation for prioritization of wetland restoration opportunities2007
Thomas Kirk Landscape-scale habitat associations of the American marten in the greater Southern Cascades region of California2007
John Letton Community Based Hazardous Fuel Mapping and Accuracy Assessment2007
Ben Letton Hazardous fuel mapping and thematic accuracy assessment in the wildland urban interface2007
Kari Jensen Effects of the Artistic Design of Interpretive Signage on Attracting Power, Holding Time and Memory Recall2006
Chaeli Judd Mapping Aquatic Vegetation: Using Bathymetric & Hyperspectral Imagery to Classify Submerged Eelgrass in Humboldt Bay, California2006
Kate McCurdy Attitudes, beliefs and behaviors about bear resistant food canister use among wilderness users in Yosemite National Park2006
Linda M. Miller Evaluation of low-altitude vertical aerial videography as a method for identifying and estimating abundance of residual trees2006
Jennifer Taylor Effectiveness of Hands-On Learning in a Children's Interpretive Program2006
Brook R. Edwards Historical assessment of the ecological condition and channel dynamics of the lower Mokelumne River : 1910-20012005
Matthew Perry Design and Evaluation of a Web Mapping Service for the Klamath River Basin2005
Patty Clifford Integrating logistic regression and GIS to predict the distribution of Petasites frigidus in the Klamath Mountain subregion, C2004
Jolie Lonner Determining the Sustainable Harvest of Oregon Grape (Berberis nervosa)2004
Jeff Marsolais Visitor Perceptions of Management Actions Across the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum2004
William D. Ritts A quantitative risk assessment of Port Orford cedar root disease in the Smith River National Recreation Area.2003
Michael D. Hass A Klamath River fisheries restoration webGIS2000