{"id":1736,"date":"2018-02-13T16:24:32","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T16:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/gpr\/?page_id=1736"},"modified":"2025-06-02T21:46:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T21:46:18","slug":"masters-theses-and-practicums","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-geography-planning-recreation\/home\/masters-theses-and-practicums\/","title":{"rendered":"Masters Theses and Practicums"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recent masters theses and practicums<\/h1>\n

Work of NAU students in the Geography, Planning, & Recreation department<\/h2>\n

View work completed (not a complete list) by alumni of the GPR Masters degree program<\/a>.\u00a0 *asterixis following the thesis\/practicum year below indicate that a video recording of the defense may be available upon request.<\/p>\n

Theses & practicums<\/h3>\n

Title: Pathways to transformation: A cultural analysis of worker cooperatives in the United States and their current potential in a degrowth movement<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: Andersen, Sydney
\nAdvisor: Petersen, Brian
\nDate: 2025<\/p>\n

Title: ERA5 and NCEI: An analysis of a June microclimate study of the Kenai Lowlands<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Graber, Parker
\nAdvisor: Stan, Amanda and Schiefer, Erik
\nDate: 2025<\/p>\n

Title: Examining historical fire regimes and fire synchrony at multiple scales across Northern Arizona<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: Fischer, Eve
\nAdvisor: Stan, Amanda
\nDate: 2025<\/p>\n

Title: Comparing social determinants of health and health outcomes among southwest Native Americans with other races while controlling for rurality<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: Rivera, Michael
\nAdvisor: Manone, Mark
\nDate: 2025<\/p>\n

Title: Minimal Tree Mortality Occurred in Southwestern USA Sky Islands During an Extended Drought (available online June ’25; <\/em>thesis)
\nAuthor: Phillips, Connor
\nAdvisor: Manone, Mark
\nDate: 2024<\/p>\n

Title: Accessory Dwelling Units in Flagstaff, a Response to Housing Affordability and Climate Change<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Kennedy, Sean
\nAdvisor: Hawley, Dawn R.
\nDate: 2024<\/p>\n

Title: Flows And Fins: Spatial And Policy Analysis of U.S. Riverine Ecosystem Protection Extent (available online June ’25; <\/em>thesis)
\nAuthor: Juarez, Danielle
\nAdvisor: Perry, Denielle; Schiefer, Erik
\nDate: 2024<\/p>\n

Title: Understanding Flood Resilience Strategies in Ventura and San Luis Obispo County: Using a Social-Ecological-Technological-Systems Lens<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Maraviglia, Nikki
\nAdvisor: Barnes, Jessica
\nDate: 2024<\/p>\n

Title: Navigating Flagstaff\u2019s Housing Emergency: Strategies to Address Housing Insecurity among Student Veterans at Northern Arizona University<\/a>\u00a0(practicum)
\nAuthor: Coonradt, Thomas
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nDate: 2024<\/p>\n

Title: Living Together, Staying Together: Applying Digital Tools To Historical Texts In Revisiting Survival Hypotheses Of Late Twentieth-Century American Communes (available online June ’26<\/em>; thesis)
\nAuthor: Zelezny-Green, Evan
\nAdvisor: Barnes, Jessica
\nDate: 2024<\/p>\n

Title: Recreation Planning and Management through On-Site Social Surveying: Bureau of Land Management – Field Office of Kingman, Arizona<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Woodside, Samantha
\nAdvisor: Taney, Marieke
\nDate: 2023<\/p>\n

Title: Protected and Extractive Spaces: A Political Ecological Analysis of Conservation and Mining Around the Jun\u00edn National Reserve, Peru<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: McCollough, Ailin
\nAdvisor: Petersen, Brian
\nDate: 2023<\/p>\n

Title: An Analysis of Social Trails In Usery Mountain Regional Park<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Kelly, John
\nAdvisor: Folch, David
\nDate: 2023<\/p>\n

Title: Learning from the past and planning for the future: Experience-driven insights into climate adaptation and land management strategies on the Colorado Plateau<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: Vaughn, Anna
\nAdvisor: Petersen, Brian
\nDate: 2023<\/p>\n

Title: Streamlining Vegetation Analysis for Environmental Impact Statements Using GIS and Python Scripting<\/a>\u00a0(practicum)
\nAuthor: Stephenson, Clay
\nAdvisor: Huang, Ruihong
\nDate: 2023<\/p>\n

Title: Understanding Last-Mile Package Delivery in Urban Areas and the Inclusion of Autonomous Technology<\/a>\u00a0(practicum)
\nAuthor: Phair, Chris
\nAdvisor: Gehrke, Steven
\nDate: 2023<\/p>\n

Title: Drone and Photogrammetry Use in the Spatial Analysis of Fortress Archaeological Sites, Western Colorado<\/a>\u00a0(practicum)
\nAuthor: Lathrop, Kiki
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nDate: 2023<\/p>\n

Title: Establishing a Snowtography Site to Study Long-term Effects of High Severity Wildfire on Snow Hydrology, Sierra Ancha Experimental Forest, AZ<\/a>\u00a0(practicum)
\nAuthor: Hutchinson, Lindy
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nDate: 2023<\/p>\n

Title: Planning a Bike Trail: The Northwest Segment of the Sun Corridor Trail<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Cotner, Cameron
\nAdvisor: Vernon, Frank
\nDate: 2023<\/p>\n

Title: Development of GPS-based Datasets for Navigation on the Sun Corridor Trail between Sedona and Williams, AZ<\/a> (practicum; GIS data available upon request)
\nAuthor: Bolesta, Ross
\nAdvisor: Stan, Amanda and Vernon, Frank
\nStoryMap: https:\/\/arcg.is\/11W5ju<\/a>
\nDate: 2023<\/p>\n

Title: Research in the Transportation Sector Regarding VMT Reduction Strategies in Flagstaff\u2019s Peer Cities<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Zalewski, Barbara
\nAdvisor: Gehrke, Steven
\nDate: 2022<\/p>\n

Title: Using GIS Overlays as Decision Support Tool in Private Residential Redevelopment Projects<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Rodriguez, Melissa
\nAdvisor: Hawley, Dawn R.
\nDate: 2022<\/p>\n

Title: Too Restrictive? Scaling Back Zoning Regulations on Accessory Dwelling Units in Durango, Colorado<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Armentano, Dan
\nAdvisor: Hawley, Dawn R.
\nDate: 2022<\/p>\n

Title: Census 2020 Applied Practicum Report<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Dinning, Samantha
\nAdvisor: Hawley, Dawn R.
\nDate: 2022<\/p>\n

Title: The Mother Range: Investigating the power dynamics of climate change adaptation in an Arizona fire-prone contested landscape<\/a>\u00a0(thesis)
\nAuthor: Cannon, William
\nAdvisor: Petersen, Brian
\nDate: 2022<\/p>\n

Title: Assessment of forest restoration impacts on landscape-scale wildfire hazard in northern New Mexico (practicum)
\nAuthor: Bassett, Steve
\nAdvisor: Stan, Amanda
\nDate: 2021*<\/p>\n

Title: Mapping charitable food data in Arizona: Business intelligence for St. Mary\u2019s Food Bank<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Moyers, Anderson
\nAdvisor: Manone, Mark
\nDate: 2021*<\/p>\n

Title: Using structure from motion to create a historical orthomosaic of Flagstaff, Arizona from 1959<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Henning, Sean
\nAdvisor: Manone, Mark
\nDate: 2021*<\/p>\n

Title: Assessing Yahara Lakes Water Exclosure Treatment System (WETS) Water Quality Using Sentinel-2 Remote Sensing Satellite<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Bruhn, Shelly
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nDate: 2021*<\/p>\n

Title: Reclaiming the Mountains: A spatial analysis of Great Smoky Mountains National Park during a 35-day federal shutdown<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: Sweatt, Patrick
\nAdvisor: Petersen, Brian
\nDate: 2021*<\/p>\n

Title: Sun Corridor Trail Development: Coconino National Forest, Arizona<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Smath, Adam
\nAdvisor: Vernon, Frank
\nDate: 2021*<\/p>\n

Title: Understanding Place through Planning, Spirituality, and Tourism in Sedona, Arizona<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: Ryckman, Weldon
\nAdvisor: Petersen, Brian
\nDate: 2021*<\/p>\n

Title: The Frontier Next Door: How short term rentals affect housing in western mountain towns<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: O’Brien, Brendan
\nAdvisor: Petersen, Brian
\nDate: 2021*<\/p>\n

Title: South Maui Community Plan Update: Addressing Natural Hazards and Climate Change Impacts<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Harris, Sarah
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nDate: 2021*<\/p>\n

Title: Detecting Causes of Forest Loss in a Moroccan Protected Area: A 16-year analysis of forest changes in the Talassemtane National Park in North Africa<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Castro, Illiana
\nAdvisor: Stan, Amanda
\nDate: 2021*<\/p>\n

Title: Debris Flow Hazard Modeling with GIS and Remote Sensing in Southern California<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: Byerley, Erica
\nAdvisor: Manone, Mark
\nDate: 2021*<\/p>\n

Title: Mapping Inclusion: Accessibility Advocacy for People With Disabilities Using GIS Crowdsourced Data<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: Nykodym, David
\nAdvisor: Barnes, Jessica
\nDate: 2020*<\/p>\n

Title: Effects of Repeat High-Severity Fire on Headwater Streams along the Mogollon Rim<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: Bogart, Joseph
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nDate: 2020*<\/p>\n

Title: Mapping Social Trail Impacts in Picture Canyon Natural and Cultural Preserve for the City of Flagstaff<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Preiss, Austin
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nDate: 2020*<\/p>\n

Title: Citizen Science as Place-Based Education: Scientific Inquiry as a Framework for Citizen Science Programs at Grand Canyon Youth<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Smith, Maddie
\nAdvisor: Taney, Marieke
\nDate: 2020*<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0A GIS Model for Infrastructure Vulnerability and its Application to Volcanic Hazards on the Island of Hawai\u2018i<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Bladt, Shauna
\nAdvisor: Hawley, Dawn R.
\nDate: 2019<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0The Development of a Geographic Information System for the City of Apache Junction<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Bonifas, John
\nAdvisor: Huang, Ruihong
\nDate: 2019<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Assessment of Using NAIP Imagery Classification to Perform Restoration Monitoring in the Yuma East Wetlands, Yuma, Arizona<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Dickinson, Kevin
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nDate: 2019<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Developing a GIS Database for the City of Cottonwood, Arizona<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Ellis, Scott
\nAdvisor: Huang, Ruihong
\nDate: 2019<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Increasing Geospatial Literacy with Geospatial Technologies to Improve Geoscience Education<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Foley, Daniel
\nAdvisor: Manone, Mark
\nDate: 2019<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Wilderness Rock Climbing Indicators and Climbing Management Implications in the National Park Service<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: McHugh, Katherine
\nAdvisor: Vernon, Franklin
\nDate: 2019<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Process and Public Engagement Plan for Active Transportation\/FUTS Master Plans with the City of Flagstaff<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Melhorn, Emily
\nAdvisor: Lew, Alan A.
\nDate: 2019<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Planning Sustainable Places: Evaluation of the Program Performance at the Mid-America Regional Council<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Panchenko, Valentyn
\nAdvisor: Lew, Alan A.
\nDate: 2019<\/p>\n

Title: The Three Point Survey Reporting Tool for Pioneer Natural Resources<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Steele, Monica
\nAdvisor: Manone, Mark
\nDate: 2019<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Applying GIS to Sediment Ponds and Irrigation Systems in the Barton Springs Watershed of City of Austin<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Taylor, Jared
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nDate: 2019<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0A Ten-Year Comparison of the Flagstaff Social Trail Network in the Mount Elden Dry Lake Hills<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor:\u00a0Bryant, Madeleine
\nAdvisor: Lew, Alan A.
\nDate: 2018<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Recreation and Vegetation Assessments in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Garrett, Emily
\nAdvisor: Taney, Marieke
\nDate: 2018<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Spatio-Temporal Variability and Demographic Characteristics of Transit-Based Job Accessibility: A GIS Assessment of the Public Transit System in Flagstaff, Arizona<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: Henrique Caldeira Jorge Neves, Antonio
\nAdvisor: Huang, Ruihong
\nDate: 2018<\/p>\n

Title: Weighted Overlay Analysis for Prehistoric Site Locations for the Pima County Office of Sustainability and Conservation<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor:\u00a0Taylor, Christopher
\nAdvisor: Lew, Alan A.
\nDate: 2018<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Evaluation of a Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) for Big Game Survey<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor:\u00a0Turner, Robert
\nAdvisor: Lew, Alan A.
\nDate: 2018<\/p>\n

Title: Modernization of collection and analysis for range spatial data<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Zajac, Jennifer
\nAdvisor: Maciha, Mark
\nDate: 2018<\/p>\n

Title: Using GIS to Compare Leading Process and Empirically Based Soil Erosion Models within Headwater Watersheds<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: Arkowitz, Alexander
\nAdvisor: Manone, Mark
\nDate: 2017<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Locating Small UAS Risk and Identifying Areas for Increased Education Efforts in Phoenix Arizona<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Baxter, David
\nAdvisor: Huang, Ruihong
\nDate: 2017<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Planning for Fairness: Equity in French Urbanisme and Grenoble\u2019s De Bonne Eco-Neighborhood<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: Gada, Brittany
\nAdvisor: Lew, Alan A.
\nDate: 2017<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Utilizing Landsat Imagery to Determine Locations of Tree Regeneration after High Severity Wildfires in Northern Arizona<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Istok, Kimberly
\nAdvisor: Manone, Mark
\nDate: 2017<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Understanding Charter School Impacts in Arizona from a Geospatial Perspective<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Jones, Jill
\nAdvisor: Lew, Alan A.
\nDate: 2017<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Determining Priority Vegetation Polygons for Common Stand Exam Data Collection Using a GIS-based Sampling Strategy<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Kolanoski, Kristin
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik & Stan, Amanda
\nDate: 2017<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Planning for the City of Flagstaff: High Occupancy Housing Specific Plan<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Krueger, Neala
\nAdvisor: Lew, Alan A.
\nDate: 2017<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Hawaiian Islands Land Trust: North and South Kona Conservation Analysis<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Livingston, Trey
\nAdvisor: Hawley, Dawn R.
\nDate: 2017<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Development of an Associates in Science (AS) with Geospatial Technologies at Arizona Western College (Yuma, AZ)<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Pinnt, Todd
\nAdvisor: Manone, Mark
\nDate: 2017<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Analysis of Soil Organic Carbon Storage Responses to Juniper Encroachment into Grasslands in Semi-Arid Northern Arizona<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: RoDee, Olivia
\nAdvisor: Petersen, Brian
\nDate: 2017<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Using Geospatial Technologies to Locate Travel Networks: A Case Study in Flagstaff, Arizona<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: Smith, Corryn
\nAdvisor: Lew, Alan A.
\nDate: 2017<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Modeling Fine-Grained Fluxes for Estimating Sediment Yields and Understanding Hydroclimatic and Geomorphic Processes at Lake Peters, Brooks Range, Arctic Alaska<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: Thurston, Lorna
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nDate: 2017<\/p>\n

Title: Planning for the City of Benson, Arizona’s “Parks, Trails, and Open Spaces” Master Plan<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Kane, Peter
\nAdvisor: Foti, Pamela
\nDate: 2016<\/p>\n

Title: Using Geospatial Methods to Visualize Fiscal Data at the Arizona Bureau of Land Management<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Resnick, Kayla
\nAdvisor: Lew, Alan A.
\nDate: 2016 (PPT<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Developing a Hydrologically Valid Composite DEM from LiDAR and USGS NED Elevation Data<\/a>\u00a0(practicum)
\nAuthor: Bergman, Pam
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nDate: 2016<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Developing and Partially Implementing Traffic Calming Measures to Reduce Cut-Through Traffic on Forest Lane in Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: \u00a0Nunn, Kathrine
\nAdvisor: Lew, Alan A.
\nDate: 2016 (PPT<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Title: Title: Wild Rogue Wilderness and Rogue River Corridor Education Plan<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Watts, Benjamin
\nAdvisor: Maciha, Mark
\nDate: 2016 (PPT<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Factors influencing Resilience in Flood Response, Recovery and Prevention: Case Study of the Souris River Valley, Minot, South Dakota<\/a>\u00a0(thesis)
\nAuthor:\u00a0 Brodie, Mark
\nAdvisor: Hawley, R. Dawn and Lew, Alan A.
\nDate: 2016 (PPT<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Daysemetric Mapping Method and Determining Farmers\u2019 Market Demographic Accessibility<\/a>\u00a0(thesis)
\nAuthor: \u00a0Zanoni, Jennifer
\nAdvisor: Hawley, R. Dawn
\nDate: 2016<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Using Geographic Information Systems to Enhance Campus Safety, Planning and Building Management<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: \u00a0Tafoya, Matthew
\nAdvisor: Hawley, R. Dawn
\nDate: 2016<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Analysis of Prehistoric Land Use of the Hackberry Basin in Camp Verde, Arizona<\/a>\u00a0(practicum)
\nAuthor: Mourtsen, Alex
\nAdvisor: Huang, Ruihong
\nDate: 2016<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0River Corridor Social Value Mapping: Using the GIS Application Solves for Idaho’s Middle Fork of the Salmon River<\/a>\u00a0(thesis)
\nAuthor: Moody, Nathan
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nDate: 2016<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Remote Sensing of Tamarisk Leaf Beetle (Diorhabda carinulata) Effects on Tamarisks (Tamarix species) along Colorado River in Arizona\u00a0<\/a>(thesis)
\nAuthor: Bedford, Ashton
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nDate: 2016<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Avalanche Education in Northern Arizona: Identifying Winter Backcountry Demographics to Focus Education Efforts of the Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Spice, Derik
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nDate: 2016<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0The Geodemographics in Location Intelligence: A Study in Craft Brewery Placement<\/a>\u00a0(thesis)
\nAuthor: Shaffer, Abiah
\nAdvisor: Huang, Ruihong
\nDate: 2015<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0City of Show Low Land Division Ordinance
\nAuthor:\u00a0 Fechtelkotter, Katie
\nAdvisor: Hawley, R. Dawn
\nDate: 2015<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Restoring Rivers in the American Southwest: Sharing Knowledge Using Webisodes<\/a>\u00a0(practicum)
\nAuthor: Adler, Maile
\nAdvisor: Foti, Pamela
\nDate: 2015<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Northern Arizona University ADA Compliance: Using GIS Geodatabase and Network Analysis to Evaluate Accessibility for Individuals with Disabilities
\nAuthor: Pemberton, Zachery
\nAdvisor: Paradis, Thomas W.
\nDate: 2015<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Mapping and Building a Geodatabase and Crowdsourcing SCUBA Website of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Shipwreck Trail
\nAuthor: Rogers, Jordan
\nAdvisor: Hammersley, Charles
\nDate: 2015<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Seasonal Change of Fine-grain Sediment Deposits near three Tributary Confluences in Oak Creek, Arizona<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: Cassidy, Patrick C.
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nYear: 2015<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0City of Montrose, Buckhorn Lakes Park, a Master Plan and Guide to Development
\nAuthor: Spinelli, Jennifer
\nAdvisor: Hawley, R. Dawn
\nYear: 2015<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Quantifying Post-Fire Ponderosa Pine Snags using GIS Techniques on Scanned Aerial Photographs<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: Kent, Kevin
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nDate: 2015<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Testing and Implementation of Custom Batch Plotting and Facilities Quantities Tools to be Utilized in Southwest Gas Corporation’s New GIS Platform
\nAuthor: Thornton, Lucas
\nAdvisor: Huang, Ruihong
\nDate: 2015<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0A Web GIS Framework for Simulating Pre-incident Planning
\nAuthor: Hickok, Joel A.
\nAdvisor: Huang, Ruihong
\nYear: 2014<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Accuracy Assessment of Photogrammetric Digital Elevation Models Generated for the Schultz Fire Burn Area<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: Muise, Danna K.
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nYear: 2014<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Zoning as a Response to Hydraulic Fracturing: A Comparison of New York and Pennsylvania<\/a>\u00a0(thesis)
\nAuthor: Newell, Stephanie E.
\nAdvisor: Lew, Alan A.
\nYear: 2014 (PPT<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Residential Solar Energy in Flagstaff, Arizona: Practicality, Progression, and Barriers<\/a>\u00a0(practicum)
\nAuthor: Highley, Anna Alisse
\nAdvisor: Hawley, R. Dawn
\nYear: 2014<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Where is Local? Extricating the Spatial Delineations and Consumer Motivations behind Local Food in Flagstaff, Arizona
\nAuthor: Allen, Kate M.
\nAdvisor: Manone, Mark
\nYear: 2014<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Geospatial Science in Knowledge Continuity: GIS Development for Campus Network Infrastructure
\nAuthor: McKever, Shelley
\nAdvisor: Huang, Ruihong
\nDate 2014<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Mapping Recreation Impacts at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument using a Global Navigation Satellite System and Geographic Information System<\/a>\u00a0(practicum)
\nAuthor: Hansen, Bryan
\nAdvisor: Manone, Mark
\nYear: 2014<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Prehistory on Fire: A Qualitative Analysis of Second-Order Fire Effects on a Sample of Prehistoric Cohonina Sites on the Williams Ranger\u00a0District of the Kaibab National Forest
\nAuthor: Lutes, Annie Jay
\nAdvisor: Hawley, R. Dawn
\nYear: 2013<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0The County Yard Rio De Flag Restoration Project: A Collaborative Planning Effort between the Coconino County Public Works Department and the City of Flagstaff, Arizona
\nAuthor: Belmonte, Adam J.
\nAdvisor: Hawley, R. Dawn
\nYear: 2013<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0PLA Sand-Barrier Effectiveness on Dune Migration in the Grand Falls Dune Field, Navajo Nation, Arizona
\nAuthor: DeBenedetto, Geoffrey P.
\nAdvisor: Manone, Mark
\nYear: 2013<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Snow loss on the San Francisco peaks: Effects of an elevation gradient on evapo-sublimation<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: Froyland, Hugo K.
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nYear: 2013<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0“To rival the Comstock”: Reconstructing the history and landscape of a ghost town: Signal, Arizona
\nAuthor: Schneider, Bruce O.
\nAdvisor: Paradis, Thomas W.
\nYear: 2013<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0A comparison of three campsite inventory methodologies: A case study in superstition wilderness area, Arizona
\nAuthor: Tavegia, Andrea B.
\nAdvisor: Foti, Pamela E.
\nYear: 2013<\/p>\n

Title: Comparing Geodetically Derived Mass Balances Among Three Small Glaciers, South Coast Mountains, British Columbia<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: York, Ashley
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nYear: 2013<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Geodesign for Wilderness management: Recommendations for Wilderness opportunities
\nAuthor: Bard, Noah Brooke
\nAdvisor: Manone, Mark
\nYear: 2012<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Grand Canyon and Mobile Apps: A Case of Special Collections<\/a>\u00a0(thesis)
\nAuthor: Kelly, Scott
\nAdvisor: Manone, Mark
\nYear: 2012<\/p>\n

Title: Grant Funding for the Mancos Conservation District: The Manco River Diversion Project<\/a>\u00a0(practicum)
\nAuthor: Ogden, Carmen
\nAdvisor: Hawley, R. Dawn
\nYear: 2012 (PPT<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Design and Implementation of a Geodatabase for Purshia Subintedra (Arizona Cliffrose)
\nAuthor: Goodwin, Greg
\nAdvisor: Hawley, R. Dawn
\nYear: 2012<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Expansion of Municipal Recreational Services through the Site Suitability Analysis of an Off-Leash Area in Rossford, Ohio
\nAuthor: Hanudel, Christopher J.
\nAdvisor: Hawley, R. Dawn
\nYear: 2012<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0An analysis of the changing roles of research in Grand Canyon National Park 1960 – 2010
\nAuthor: Newton, Ronda L.
\nAdvisor: Sell, James L.
\nYear: 2012<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Development of a Geodatabase and GPS Data Collection Procedures for Cultural Resources Management of the Flagstaff Area National Monuments<\/a> (practicum)
\nAuthor: Jones, Michael M.
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nYear: 2012<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0A comparison and validation of three Mesoscale wind models in the state of Arizona
\nAuthor: Shihab, Kareem Z.
\nAdvisor: Huang, Ruihong
\nYear: 2011<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Real food on the Colorado plateau: The professional planner’s role in planning for community food systems in Flagstaff, Arizona<\/a>\u00a0(thesis)
\nAuthor: Hughes, Amy
\nAdvisor: Lew, Alan A.
\nYear: 2011 (PPT<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0The Fair Housing Act and Community Residences for the Disabled: A Zoning Code Amendment for The City of Prescott, Arizona<\/a>\u00a0(practicum)
\nAuthor: Hennings, Ruth E.
\nAdvisor: Hawley, R. Dawn
\nYear: 2011<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Human Ecology, Anthropocene Geography and Spiritual Ecology: A Case Study of Metta Forest Buddhist Monastery<\/a>\u00a0(thesis)
\nAuthor: Fung, Cadi
\nAdvisor: Sell, James L.
\nYear: 2011<\/p>\n

Title: Implementing a Geographic Information System (GIS) for the Case Management Process with the Code Compliance Division at Coconino County<\/a>\u00a0(practicum)
\nAuthor: Gillette, Andrew C.
\nAdvisor: Hawley, R. Dawn
\nYear: 2011<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Effects of Land-Use Change on Lake Sedimentation Rates for Thirteen Watersheds in West-Central Alberta, Canada<\/a> (thesis)
\nAuthor: Immell, Richard
\nAdvisor: Schiefer, Erik
\nYear: 2011<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0Modeling Soil Surface Roughness with Dual-Polarization Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (Asar) Imagery<\/a>\u00a0(thesis)
\nAuthor: Haslinger, Kerstin
\nAdvisor: Lew, Alan A.
\nDate: 2010<\/p>\n

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