• Ph.D., 1980, Oregon State University

• Richardson, D., N. Castree, M.F. Goodchild, A. Kobayashi, W. Liu, and R.A. Marston (eds.). 2017. International Encyclopedia of Geography. Wiley: Chichester, ENG 8217 pp. (15 volumes).
• Marston, R.A., B.M. Gillespie, and D.H. Haire. 2020. Portable controlled field experiments to resolve human impacts in geomorphology. Geomorphology 366: 1-14. doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.106992
• Harden, C.P., Luzzadder-Beach, S., MacDonald, G.M., Marston, R.A., and Winkler, J.A. 2020. Editorial: Physical geography contributes. Progress in Physical Geography 44(1): 5-13 doi.org/10.1177/030913339893918
• Wang, J., C. Song, J.T. Reager, F. Yao, J.S. Famiglietti, Y. Sheng, G.M. MacDonald, F. Brun, H.M. Schmied, R.A. Marston, and Y. Wada. 2018. Recent global decline in endorheric basin water storage. Nature Geoscience 11: 926-932 doi:10.1038/s41561-018-0265-7
• Ruiz-Villanueva, V., H. Piegay, A. Gurnell, R.A. Marston, and M. Stoffel. 2016. Recent advances quantifying the large wood dynamics in river basins: new methods, remaining challenges. Review of Geophysics 54: 611-652 doi: 10.1002/2015RG000514

Richard A. Marston is University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography at Kansas State University, having retired in June 2016. He served as Head of the department from 2005-11. Marston is a Fellow in the American Association of Geographers (2017), American Association for the Advancement of Science (2006), Geological Society of America (1997), The Explorers Club (1995), and Royal Geographical Society (1991). Prior to joining Kansas State University in 2005, he served on the faculties of Oklahoma State University, University of Wyoming, and University of Texas at El Paso. Marston earned his B.A. in Geography-Ecosystems from UCLA in 1974, followed by M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Geography from Oregon State University in 1976 and 1980, respectively.

Forty-four students completed graduate degrees under Marston’s supervision. He mentored 19 students in three separate NSF Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) programs. Marston garnered 44 funded contracts and grants for university research, and he has presented over 430 papers or posters at professional meetings, seminars and workshops…2/3 of which were invited. Dick has co-edited six books/encyclopedias and authored/co-authored more than 60 refereed publications and over 50 technical or consulting reports.

Marston sponsors two annual awards…one of which (at Kansas State University) is named after his paternal grandfather and the other (at Oregon State University) named after his graduate advisor…both of which are presented to physical geography graduate students who undertake research that incorporates a significant amount of field work..."muddy boots" geography. The Department of Geography and Geospatial Sciences has established the Marston Earth Systems Science Lab (MESS Lab) for physical geography research.

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