BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Professional
Preparation
American Institute of
Hydrology , Certified Professional Hydrologist, 1984 (recertified 1999,
2004).
University of California at Los Angeles, Geography-Ecosystems, B.A. (1974)
Oregon State University, Geography, M.S. (1976)
Oregon State University, Geography, Ph.D. (1980)
Appointments
2005 to present: University
Distinguished Professor and Head (2005-2011), Department of Geography, Kansas
State University
1999 to present: Co-Editor-in-Chief, Geomorphology
(Elsevier)
1999 to 2005: Sun Chair Professor, School of Geology, Oklahoma State University
1994-1999: Professor, Department of Geography and Recreation, University of
Wyoming
1996-1997: Visiting Professor, University of Alaska Southeast (Juneau campus);
Director, Foundation for Glacier and Environmental
Research,
1988-1994: Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Recreation,
1986-1988: Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Recreation,
1982-1986: Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences,
1980-1982: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences,
Awards and
Honors
Meredith F. Burrill Award, Association of American Geographers, 2013
Jefferson Science Fellow, National Academies and U.S. Department of State, 2011-present
Geosciences Distinguished Alumni Award,
Distinguished Career Award, Mountain Geography Specialty Group, Association
of American Geographers, 2007
Past President, Association of American Geographers, 2006-07
Elected President, Association of American Geographers: 2005-06
Elected Vice President, Association of American Geographers:
2004-05
Elected Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science,
2005
Ronald F. Abler Distinguished Service Honors, Association of American
Geographers: 2003
Elected Fellow in the Geological Society of America: 1997
Elected Fellow in The Explorers Club: 1995
Fulbright Research Commission to France: 1993
AAG National Citation Award in Applied Geography: 1984
AAG Warren Nystrom Award: 1981
OSU Lenora Bayley Memorial Fellowship: 1978
U.S. EPA Special Achievement Award: 1977
University Courses Taught (number
of sections)
Physical Geography (33), Geomorphology (14), Fluvial Geomorphology (12),
Geography of Water Resources (8), Environmental Geology (7), Remote Sensing
(6), Hydrology/Groundwater (5), Mountain Geography (5), Glacial & Periglacial Environments (4), Research Perspectives (3)
43 students have completed their graduate degree under my
supervision; 3,697 students taught since Fall 1980
Recent Publications and Those for Which PDFs are Available
Guneralp, I. and Marston, R.A. 2012. Process-form linkages in meander morphodynamics: bridging theoretical modeling and real world complexity. Progress in Physical Geography 36: 718-746.
Spliner, D.S., Dauwalter, D., Marston, R.A., Fisher, W.L. 2011. Watershed morphology of highland and mountain ecoregions in eastern Oklahoma. The Professional Geographer 63(1), 1-13.
Splinter, D.S., Dauwalter, D., Marston, R.A., Fisher, W.L. 2010. Ecoregions and stream morphology in eastern Oklahoma. Geomorphology 122(1-2), 117-128.
Kang, R.S., Storm, D.A., and Marston, R.A.
2010. Downstream
effects of urbanization on Stillwater Creek, Oklahoma. Physical Geography 31(2),
186-201.
Marston, R.A. 2010. Geomorphology and
vegetation change on hillslopes: Interactions, dependencies, and feedback
loops. Geomorphology 116(3-4), 206-217.
Marston, R.A.
This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of
'Copyright Holder' for personal use, not for redistribution. The
definitive version was published in Annals of the Association of American
Geographers, Volume 98 Issue 3, September 2008. doi:10.1080/00045600802118491
(http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/
Catlos,
E.J., Dubey, C.S., Marston, R.A., and
Dauwalter, D.C., Splinter, D.S., Fisher, W.L., and Marston, R.A. 2007. Geomorphology and stream habitat relationships with smallmouth bass abundance at multiple spatial scales in eastern Oklahoma. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 64(8), 1116-1129.
Degenhardt, J.D., Giardino, J.R., Marston, R.A., and Pitty, A.F. 2007. Interpretation of a blockstream in Tom Mays Canyon, Franklin Mountains, Texas. Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie 51(3), 377-396.
Kang, R.S. and Marston, R.A.
2006. Geomorphic
effects of rural-to-urban land use conversion on three streams in the central Redbed Plains of Oklahoma. Geomorphology 79(3-4), 488-506.
Marston, R.A., Mills, J.D., Wrazien, D.R.,
Bassett, B. and Splinter, D.K. 2005. Effects
of Jackson Lake Dam on the Snake River and its floodplain, Grand Teton National
Park, Wyoming, USA. Geomorphology 71(1-2), 71-98.
Marston, R.A. and Lloyd, W.L. 2005. Geographical
hydrology of the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez border region. Pages 242-248
in: Water for
Marcus, W.A., Aspinall, R.J., Marston, R.A., 2004.
Geographic information systems and surface hydrology in mountains. Pages
343-379 in Shroder, Jr., J.F. and Bishop M.P. (eds.),
Geographic Information Science and Mountain Geomorphology.
Springer-Praxis:
Marston, R.A. and Pearson, M. 2004. Sediment budgets.
Pages 927-930 in Goudie, A. (ed.), Encyclopedia
of Geomorphology. International Association of Geomorphologists:
Routledge, ENG, 1156 pp.
Cornwell, K., Norsby, D. and Marston, R. 2003. Drainage, sediment transport, and denudation rates on the Nanga Parbat Himalaya, Pakistan. Geomorphology 55(1-4), 25-43.
Marston, R.A., Bravard,
J-P., Green, T. 2003. Impacts of reforestation and gravel mining on the Malnant
River, Haute-Savoie, French Alps. Geomorphology 55(1-4), 65-74.
Marcus, W.A., Marston, R.A., Colvard, C.R. and
Gray, R.D. 2002. Mapping the spatial and temporal distributions of woody debris in
streams of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, USA. Geomorphology
44(3-4), 323-335.
Marston, R.A. and Dolan, L.S.
1999. Effectiveness
of sediment control structures relative to spatial patterns of soil loss in an
arid upland watershed. Geomorphology
31(1), 313-324.
Marston, R.A., Miller, M.M. and Devkota, L. 1998. Geoecology and mass movement in the Manaslu-Ganesh and Langtang-Jugal himals, Nepal. Geomorphology 26(1-3), 139-150.
Piegay, H. and Marston, R.A. 1998. Distribution of large woody debris along the outer bend of meanders in the Ain River, France. Physical Geography 19(4), 318-340.
Marston, R.A., Fritz, D.E. and Nordberg, V. 1997. The impact of debris torrents on substrates of mountain streams. Geomorphologie: Relief, Processus, Environement 1, 21-32.
Marston, R.A., Kleinman, J., and Miller, M.M. 1996. Geomorphic and Forest Cover Controls on Flooding: central Nepal Himalaya. Mountain Research and Development 16(3), 257-264.
Marston, R.A., Girel, J., Pautou, G., Piegay, H., Bravard and Arneson, C. 1995. Channel metamorphosis, floodplain disturbance, and vegetation development: Ain River, France. Geomorphology 13, 121-131.
Marston, R.A. and Wick, D.A. 1994. Natural variability and forestry impacts in mountain streams of
southeastern Wyoming. Pages
225-234 in Proceedings of the 1994 Summer
Symposium, American Water Resources Association:
Marston, R.A. and
Marston, R.A. and Haire, D.H. 1990. Runoff
and soil loss following the 1988 Yellowstone fires.
Marston, R.A. 1983. Supraglacial stream dynamics on the Juneau Icefield. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 73(4), 597-608.
Marston, R.A. 1982. The geomorphic significance of log steps in forest streams. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 72(2), 99-108.
Note: Co-editor of four books/special issues of
journals, Author/co-author of 52 refereed journal articles and
book chapters; 18 proceedings articles; 23 encyclopedia articles; 8 review
articles; 66 consulting and technical reports; 23 teaching/service publications
and newsletter columns..
391 presentations (250 invited) at
professional meetings, workshops, symposia.
10 Most Recent Grants and Contracts (total of 43 grants, 1978 to present = $2,386,092)
1.
2.
4. Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation:
$69,333. Effects of Fluvial Geomorphology on Freshwater Mussels:
5. National Science Foundation,
International Program (
6. National Science Foundation, Astronomy Program,
Research Experience for Undergraduates: $210,810 (primary award to
7. U.S. Department of Education, Star Schools
Program: $322,287 (2001-02)+ $100,253 (2002-03) + $73,041 (2003-04) + $107,145
(2004-05) = $602,726 (incl. $199,727 OSU match). Hypothesis-Based Learning in Earth Science
for Middle School Teachers. Co-PI (with Jim Puckette).
Grant funded for period 11/1/01-4/15/05.
8. Oklahoma Department
of Wildlife Conservation: $150,000. Factors Influencing Fish
Populations in
9
10. U.S. Geological Survey and Oklahoma Water Resources Research Institute: $42,289 + $84,578 match = $126,867. Geomorphology and Sedimentology of the Canadian River Alluvium Adjacent to the Norman Landfill, Norman, Oklahoma. Co-PI (with S.T. Paxton). Grant funded for period October 2000-September 2001.
Supervision of Graduate Students
43. Sowers, J. 2010. A phenomenology of place identity for Wonder Valley, California: homesteaders, dystopics, and utopics. Ph.D. Dissertation in Geography, Kansas State University: Manhattan, KS, 268 pp. (co-supervised with Dr. D.R. Seamon)
42. Meade, B.K. 2009. Spatial extent, timing, and causes of channel incision, Black Vermillion watershed, northeast Kansas. M.A. Thesis in Geography, Kansas State University: Manhattan, KS, 124 pp. + app.
41. Graf, N.E.. 2008. 50 years of channel change on a reach of the Big Blue River, Northeast Kansas. M.A. Thesis in Geography, Kansas State University: Manhattan, KS, 80 pp. + app.
40. Kang, R.S. 2007. Effects of urbanization on channel morphology of three streams in the Central Redbed Plains of Oklahoma. Ph.D. Dissertation in Geography, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 119 pp. + app.
39. Splinter, D.K. 2006. Spatial patterns in the fluvial system: comparisons between three eastern Oklahoma ecoregions. Ph.D. Dissertation in Environmental Science, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 140 pp. + app.
38. Adcock, C.T. 2004. Determining formative winds through geomorphology: Herschel Crater, Mars. M.S. Thesis in Geology, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 55 pp. + app.
37. Wisleder, D. 2004. Reservoir sedimentation along the upper Washita River in western Oklahoma and Northern Texas. M.S. Thesis in Geography, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 53 pp. + app.
36. Neel, C.R. 2003. Analyses of terrestrial rock glaciers as analogues to Martian landforms. M.S. Thesis in Geology, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 118 pp. + app.
35. Smith, S.J. 2002. Downstream fining in a sand-bed segment of the Canadian River, New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis in Geology, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 71 pp. + app. (co-supervised with S.T. Paxton)
34. Neto, J. 2002. Municipal solid waste management and disposal safety in the City of Beira, Mozambique. M.S. Thesis in Environmental Science, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 72 pp. + app.
33. Dudding, S. 2001. Areal extent of lead and zinc contamination in the Boone Aquifer: Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas. Creative Component Paper in Environmental Science, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 55 pp.
32. Pickup, B.E. 2001. Horizontal instability of the Canadian River and implications for the Norman City landfill, Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis in Geology, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 56 pp. + app.
31. Hope, R.N. 2001. Heavy metals in fluvial sediments of the Picher Mining Field, Northeast Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis in Geology, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 66 pp.
30. Nordberg, V.G. 2000. Effects of urbanization on storm runoff, San Gabriel Valley, California. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 69 pp.
29. Wolken, G.J. 2000. Energy balance and spatial distribution of net radiation on Dinwoody Glacier, Wind River Range, Wyoming, USA. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 61 pp. (co-supervised with R. Reider)
28. Furin, D.M. 2000. Geomorphic adjustment of reclaimed channels and hillslopes at a surface coal mine in northwest Colorado. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 61 pp.
27. Massey, A.J. 2000. Large woody debris loading in forest streams due to the 1997 Routt Divide Blowdown, Routt National Forest, Colorado. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 47 pp. + app.
26. Ferree, J.D. 1999. Geomorphic change over a twenty-year interval in harvested and unharvested watersheds of the Oregon Coast Range. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 43 pp. + app.
25. Saunders, B.H. 1999. The relationship between suspended sediment concentrations and ecoregions in the coterminous United States. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 70 pp. + app.
24. Arneson, C.S. 1999. Correlation between a modified DRASTIC Ground Water Vulnerability Model and non-point source contaminant occurrences in monitoring wells in Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 35 pp.
23. Norsby, D.J. 1998. Discharge, sediment transport, and sediment residence time of the Raikot River, Buldar River, and Rupal River in Northern Pakistan. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 58 pp.
22. Bereleson, W.L. 1997. Vegetation uptake of copper and lead in stormwater runoff entering the Laramie River, Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 31 pp.
21. Marshall, S.C. 1997. Effectiveness of calcium chloride on road dust suppression and effects on roadside water and soil, Denali National Park, Alaska. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 39 pp.
20. McNamara, K.P. 1996. The effects of landscape variables on headwater drainage development, Medicine Bow Mountains, Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 99 pp.
19. Bayer, K.B. 1995. The spatial distribution of slope failures in the Medicine Bow Mountains and Sierra Madre, Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 106 pp.
18. Borges, M.M. 1995. Tourism on the Rio Araguaia, Brazil: tourist's perceptions of change and motorboat erosion. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 112 pp.
17. Camelo, E. 1995. Effects of geomorphology and flood regime on landscape structure of the Araguaia River Floodplain, Brazil. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 71 pp.
16. Newton, J.W. 1995. The significance of biogeomorphological processes among vegetation communities of the lower Ain River Floodplain, France. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 43 pp.
15. Green, T. 1994. Impacts of gravel mining on the Malnant River in East-Central France. M.A. Plan B Paper in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 33 pp.
14. Wrazien, D.R. 1993. Horizontal channel migration and floodplain vegetation development--Snake River, Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 44 pp. + 1 pl.
13. Thorburn, J.L. 1993. Irrigation diversions on the Laramie River, Wyoming--their effects on channel morphology and sinuosity. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 71 pp.
12. Wick, D.A. 1993. Separation of clearcutting impacts from natural variability in mountain streams of the Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 74 pp.
11. Greer, M. 1993. Measuring balance of power models with United Nations Voting Blocs. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 81 pp. (co-supervised with D. Paulson)
10b. Veryzer, D.J. 1992. Recent glacier changes in the Wind River Range, Wyoming. M.A. Plan B Paper in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 9 pp.
10a. Veryzer, D.J. 1992. Glacial icemelt in the Wind River Range, Wyoming. M.A. Plan B Paper in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 7 pp.
9. Haire, D.H. 1991. Runoff and soil loss from burned areas in the Greater Yellowstone Region. M.A. Plan B Paper in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 60 pp.
8. Clarendon, D. 1991. Drainage basin differences in a land classification scheme on the Medicine Bow National Forest. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 98 pp.
7. Mills, J.D. 1991. Wyoming's Jackson Lake Dam, horizontal channel stability, and floodplain vegetation dynamics. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 54 pp.
6. Miller, A.I. 1989. Geomorphic controls on winterkill conditions in alpine lakes of the Snowy Range, Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 153 pp.
5. Varuska, M.L. 1989. Recent trends of Gannett and Dinwoody glaciers, Wind River range, Wyoming. M.A. Plan B Paper in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 50 pp.
4. Dolan, L.S. 1988. Estimates of upland erosion and runoff in an arid watershed in Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 105 pp.
3. Gillespie, B.M. 1987. The impact of military maneuvers on eolian transport and soil compressive strength in south central New Mexico. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 193 pp.
2. Davison, C.H. 1984. Simulation by finite difference methods of water levels in the Horizon City area, Texas, 1983-2030. M.S. Thesis in Geology, University of Texas at El Paso: El Paso, TX, 118 pp.
1. Dupuy, J.R. 1984. The hydrologic significance of geologic structure within the southeastern Hueco Bolson, El Paso County, Texas. M.S. Thesis in Geology, University of Texas at El Paso: El Paso, TX, 102 pp.