Graduate Student Thesis and Dissertation Titles
An asterisk (*) next to a student name indicates the publication is a doctoral dissertation. The Ph.D. in Geography at K-State was approved in 1996, with the first graduates in 2000. The Master's degree in Geography was approved in 1958, with the first graduate in 1961.
| 2018 | *Alghamdi, Ali Saeed Arifi. "Climatology of Warm Season Heat Waves in Saudi Arabia: A Time-Sensitive Approach." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr.) |
| Bauer, Karl F. "Free Land Programs Revisited: A Case Study of Four Kansas Communities." (Dr. Max Lu) | |
| Fischer, Amariah J. "Developing and Evaluating a Geographic Information Dashboard to Improve Spatial Task Performance." (Dr. Shawn Hutchinson) | |
| *Larsen, Thomas. "Developing a Human-Environment Timeline: A Chronology of Ideas and Events for the Anthropocene." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr.) | |
| *Ling, Bohua. "Remote Sensing of Vegetation Characteristics and Spatial Analysis of Pyric Herbivory in a Tallgrass Prairie." (Dr. Douglas Goodin) | |
| *Mehl, Heidi. "Understanding Stream Incision, Riparian Function, and Indigenous Knowledge to Evaluate Land Management on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation." (Dr. Marcellus Caldas) | |
| Walter, Blake. "An Enhanced Inventory of Global Dams and Reservoirs and their Contribution to Sea Level." (Dr. Jida Wang) | |
| 2017 | Allen, Matthew. "Stakeholder Perceptions of Flooding Issues in the Wildcat Creek Watershed." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr.) |
| Braget, Austin. "Time Series Analysis of Phenometrics and Long-Term Vegetation Trends for the Flint Hills Ecoregion using Moderate Resolution Satellite Imagery." (Dr. Shawn Hutchinson) | |
| Braget, Mitchell. "A Novel Approach to Mapping Floodplain Extent in the Chobe River Basin from 2014 to 2016 using a Training Library". (Dr. Douglas Goodin) | |
| Brooks, Matthew. "Countering Depopulation in Kansas: Understanding Perceptions of Rural Life and the Effectiveness of the Rural Opportunity Zone Program." (Dr. Max Lu) | |
| Bryant, Johnny. "The Use of Remotely Sensed LIDAR and Multispectral Imagery for Modeling Eastern Redcedar Biomass within North Eastern Kansas." (Drs. Douglas Goodin and Kevin Price) | |
| *Granco, Gabriel. "Land Change Dynamics in the Brazilian Cerrado: The Interaction of Biofuels, Markets, and Biodiversity." (Dr. Marcellus Caldas) | |
| Luo, Lei. "Proposing an Improved Surface Dryness Index to Estimate Soil Moisture Based on the Temperature Vegetation Dryness Index." (Dr. Douglas Goodin) | |
| *Marston, Bryce. "Influence of the Mountain Pine Beetle Disturbance on Large Wood Dynamics and Channel Morphology in Mountain Streams." (Dr. Charles W. Martin) | |
| Mellicant, Emily. "Geochemical Signatures of Parent Materials and Lake Sediments in Northern Minnesota." (Dr. Kendra McLauchlan) | |
| Safaee, Samira. "Developing Global Dataset of Salt Pans and Salt Playas using Landsat-8 Imagery: A Case Study of Western North America." (Dr. Jida Wang) | |
| *Thornburg, Gina. "Who Benefits?: The Intersection of Governance and Agency in Farmers' Engagement with the Oklahoma Farm to School Program." (Dr. Bimal Paul) | |
| 2016 | Bloedel, Penny M. "Characterizing and Mapping Sediment Erodibility of Tuttle Creek Lake in Northeast Kansas." (Dr. Charles W. Martin) |
| *Commerford, Julie L. "Investigating North American Grassland Biogeography throughout the Holocene." (Dr. Kendra McLauchlan) | |
| *Ghimire, Kabita. "Geographic Distribution of Malaria in Nepal." (Dr. Douglas Goodin) | |
| *Haddock, Brandon H. "In Plain Sight: The LGBT Community in the Kansas Flint Hills." (Dr. Lisa M.B. Harrington) | |
| *Haghighattalab, Atena. "High-Throughput Phenotyping of Large Wheat Breeding Nursuries using Unmanned Aerial System, Remote Sensing, and GIS Techniques." (Drs. Douglas Goodin, Jesse Poland, and Kevin Price | |
| Jean, Christy R. "Hydrological Transitions: A Story of Kansas Watershed Districts." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr.) | |
| Larsen, Thomas. "Last Child on the Prairie: Geo-Progressions, Mental Maps, and Community-based Sense of Place among Kansas Third Graders." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr.) | |
| *Smith, Travis. W. "Place Images of the American West in Western Films." (Dr. Kevin Blake and Dr. Jeffrey S. Smith) | |
| *Wetherholt, William A. "Exploring Rootedness in the Very Rural Great Plains Counties of Kansas and Nebraska." (Dr. Lisa M.B. Harrington) | |
| Williams, Danielle. "Time Series Analysis of Vegetation Dynamics and Burn Scar Mapping at Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range, Kansas using Moderate Resolution Satellite Imagery." (Dr. Shawn Hutchinson) | |
| 2015 | *Brien, Lynn. "Modeling Eutrophication Vulnerability in Coastal Louisiana Wetlands Impacted by Freshwater Diversion: A Remote Sensing Approach." (Dr. Kevin Price and Dr. Douglas Goodin) |
| Briwa, Robert M. "Experiencing Provence in the Regional Imagery of Peter Mayle and Pierre Magnan." (Dr. Kevin Blake) | |
| Link, Tyler. "Effects of Sugarcane Expansion on Development and Land Use and Land Cover Change (LULCC) in Brazil: A Case Study in the State of Goias." (Dr. Marcellus Caldas) | |
| *Munro, Benjamin. "The Lost Innocence of Ethanol: Power, Knowledge, Discourse, and U.S. Biofuel Policy." (Dr. Lisa M.B. Harrington) | |
| *Pankl, Elisabeth. "The Critical Geographies of Frida Kahlo." (Dr. Kevin Blake) | |
| 2014 | Anibas, Kyle. "Land Cover, Land Use, and Habitat Change in Volyn, Ukraine: 1986-2011." (Dr. Douglas Goodin) |
| Burchfield, David R. "Mapping Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana L.) and Quantifying its Biomass in Riley County, Kansas." (Dr. Kevin Price) | |
| *Grudzinski, Bartosz. "Influence of Watershed Grazing Management on Stream Geomorphology in Grassland Headwater Streams." (Dr. Melinda Daniels and Dr. Charles Martin) | |
| Kelly, Kyleen. "Paleoecological Reconstruction of a Modern Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) Population in Grand Teton National Park, WY." (Dr. Kendra McLauchlan) | |
| McAlister, Jordan. "The Cultural Significance of the Rural Great Plains County Seat: A Case Study of Two Western Kansas Counties." (Dr. Jeffrey S. Smith) | |
| Pockrandt, Bryanna. "A Multi-Year Comparison of Vegetation Phenology between Military Training Lands and Native Tallgrass Prairie using TIMESAT and Moderate-Resolution Satellite Imagery." (Dr. Shawn Hutchinson) | |
| Roberts, Brianna. "Geomorphic Function of Large Woody Debris within a Headwater Tallgrass Praire Stream Network." (Dr. Melinda Daniels) | |
| *Ruffing, Claire M. "Influence of Legacy Disturbance on Functional Connections between Geomorphology and Organic Matter Dynamics in Mountain Streams." (Dr. Melinda Daniels and Dr. Kendra McLauchlan) | |
| Spencer, David. "A Historical Record of Land Cover Change of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Range in Kansas." (Dr. Melinda Daniels and Dr. Douglas Goodin) | |
| Wallace, Laura. "Condit Dam Removal: A Decision-Making Comparison with Removal of Elwha River Dams." (Dr. Lisa M. B. Harrington) | |
| 2013 | Butler, William. "Spatial Patterns and Impacts of Slope Failures in Five Canyons of the Teton Mountains, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming." (Dr. Richard A. Marston) |
| *Costigan, Katie. "Hydrology and Geomorphology of Select Great Plains Rivers." (Dr. Melinda Daniels) | |
| Howard, Ian. "A Synoptic Climatology of Nocturnal Rainfall Events during May, June, and July for Northeast Kansas." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr.) | |
| Ling, Bohua. "Estimates of Canopy Nitrogen Content in Hetergeneous Grasslands of Konza Prairie by Hyperspectral Remote Sensing." (Dr. Douglas Goodin) | |
| Morris, Christopher. "Analysis of Modern Pollen Data from the Prairies of Central North America." (Dr. Kendra McLauchlan) | |
| Mueller, Joshua. "The Relative Controls on Forest Fires and Fuel Source Fluctuations in the Holocene Deciduous Forests of Southern Wisconsin, USA." (Dr. Kendra McLauchlan) | |
| *Reddy, Sumanth. "Medical Tourism in India: An Exploratory Study." (Dr. Bimial K. Paul) | |
| Su, Lianling. "Cross-Border Marriage Migration of Vietnamese Women to China." (Dr. Max Lu) | |
| 2012 | *Aber, Jeremy A. "Comparing the Dominant and Continuous Theoretical Frameworks of Spatial Microgenesis." (Dr. Shawn Hutchinson) |
| *Belz, Melissa M. "Spirit of Place and the Evolution of the Vernacular House in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, India." (Dr. Jeffrey S. Smith) | |
| *Bergstrom, Ryan D. "Sustainable Development in Amenity-based Communities of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem." (Dr. Lisa M.B. Harrington) | |
| *Gerike, Matthew J. "Explorations in Historiographies of Geographical Knowledges." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr.) | |
| Neufer, Savannah. "Toward a Sustainable Heartland: Contrasting Future Agricultural Scenarios in Kansas." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr.) | |
| *Olstad, Tyra A. "Zen of the Plains: Discovering Space, Place, and Self." (Dr. Kevin Blake) | |
| Wang, Chuyuan. "Forest Fragementation in the Brazilian Amazon: Evidence from Land Reform Settlements along the Transamazon Highway and in Southern Para." (Dr. Marcellus Caldas) | |
| *Wells II, James E. "Western Landscapes, Western Images: A Rephotography of U.S. Highway 89." (Dr. Kevin Blake) | |
| 2011 | Eddy, Zachary. "Efficacy of Native Grassland Barriers at Limiting Prairie Dog Dispersal in Logan county, Kansas." (Dr. Shawn Hutchinson) |
| *Dutt, Sohini. "Perceptions of HIV Risk and Preventive Measures among Female Students in Kolkata, India." (Dr. Bimal K. Paul) | |
| Hook, Lisa. "Identifying and Understanding the Historical Extent of Side Channels on the Missouri River." (Dr. Melinda D. Daniels) | |
| *Mohler, Rhett L. "Multi-scale Burned Area Mapping in Tallgrass Prairie using in SITU Spectrometry and Satellite Imagery." (Dr. Douglas G. Goodin) | |
| Tabor, Lisa K. "Using Geography to Help Teach History: Dual-Encoding History Lesson Plans." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr.) | |
| Sando, T. Roy. "A Climatology of Air Pollution in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area." (Dr. Douglas G. Goodin) | |
| *Stimers, Mitchel J. "A Categorization Scheme for Understanding Tornado Events from the Human Perspective." (Dr. Bimal K. Paul) | |
| Wilson, Iris E. "Perceptions of Climate and Environmental Change in Northcentral Kansas." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr.) | |
| Walterscheid, Steven. "Climate Classification for the Earth's Oceanic Areas using the Köppen System." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr.) | |
| 2010 | Cartlidge, Matthew. "There's No Place like Home: Place Attachment among the Elderly in Greensburg, Kansas." (Dr. Jeffrey S. Smith) |
| Commerford, Julie L. "Calibrating Vegetation Cover and Pollen Assemblages in the Flint Hills of Kansas, U.S.A." (Dr. Kendra McLauchlan) | |
| *Koch, David E. "Landscape Epidemiology of Hantavirus in the Atlantic Forest of Paraguay." (Dr. Douglas G. Goodin) | |
| Robichaux, Rex M. "Correlating Climate with Late-Winter Wetland Habitat in the Rainwater Basin, South-Central Nebraska." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr.) | |
| Sando, Linnea C. "Landscape Imprints of Haying Technology in Eastern Idaho and Western Montana." (Dr. Lisa M.B. Harrington) | |
| *Sowers, Jacob R. "A Phenomenology of Place Identity for Wonder Valley, California: Homesteads, Dystopics, and Utopics." (Dr. Richard A. Marston and Dr. David R. Seamon) | |
| *Tinnon, Vicki L. "Environmental Justice: Health and Inequality in Mobile County, Alabama." (Dr. Bimal K. Paul) | |
| 2009 | Abbott, Patrick K. "Representations of Plains Indians along the Oregon Trail." (Dr. Kevin Blake) |
| *Bowles, Erik H. "Classifying Heatwaves in the United States." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr.) | |
| Burkitt, J. Beau. "Alternative Futures for the Northern Flint Hills: Scenarios Provided by Hydrologic Modeling." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr.) | |
| Dulin, Mike. "Identifying and Assessing Windbreaks in Ford County, Kansas using Object-based Image Analysis." (Dr. Shawn Hutchinson) | |
| George, Jacob. "Conservation Reserve Program: Relationships between Agricultural Commodity Output Prices, Input Costs, and Slippage in Kansas." (Dr. Lisa M.B. Harrington) | |
| *Laingen, Christopher. "Complex Feedbacks among Human and Natural Systems and Pheasant Hunting in South Dakota." (Dr. Lisa M.B. Harrington) | |
| Meade, Benjamin. "Spatial Extent, Timing, and Causes of Channel Incision, Black Vermillion Watershed, Northeastern Kansas." (Dr. Richard A. Marston) | |
| *Ndyiae, Ramatoulaye. "Geographic Information Science: Contribution to Understanding Salt and Sodium Affected Soils in the Senegal River Valley." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr.) | |
| 2008 | Graf, Nicholas. "50 Years of Channel Change on a Reach of the Big Blue River, Northeast Kansas." (Dr. Richard A. Marston, April 2008) |
| Patterson, Judd. "An Analysis of Spring Bird Migration Phenology in Kansas." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr., April 2008) | |
| Peterson, Rorik. "GIS-based Scenarios for the Reorganization of Kansas Counties." (John Harrington, Jr.) April 2008. | |
| 2007 | Aber, Jeremy. "Place Attachment and Sense of Community among Video Arcade Collectors." (Dr. Jeffrey S. Smith, April 2007) |
| Brown, Nancy. "The Impact of Prescribed Fire on Biodiversity of Understory Forbs in an Old Growth Pine Ecosystem in the Upper Midwest." (Dr. Douglas G. Goodin, April 2007) | |
| *Harty, John Patrick. "Legendary Landscapes: A Cultural Geography of the Paul Bunyan and Blue Ox Phenomena of the North Woods." (Dr. Karen J. De Bres, December 2007) | |
| 2006 | Breitkreutz, Will. "Mapping Hantavirus Risk: A Reservoir Species Perspective." (Dr. Shawn Hutchinson, July 2006) |
| Burnum, Jessica. “Spatial Analysis of Seized Methamphetamine Labs in Colorado Springs, CO, 1999-2005.” (Dr. Bimal K. Paul, April 2006) | |
| *Dobbs, Mary. Doctoral degree awarded posthumously. (Dr. Lisa M.B. Harrington, December 2006) | |
| *Gao, Jincheng. "Canopy Chlorophyll Estimation with Hyperspectral Remote Sensing." (Dr. Douglas G. Goodin, December 2006) | |
| Ghimire, Kabita. “Relationships of Roden Habitats Vegetation Structure with Prevelance of Hantavirus Infection in Paraguay.” (Dr. Douglas G. Goodin, December 2006) | |
| Mohler, Rhett. "Historical Channel Change of Vermillion Creek, Kansas, 1857-2002." (Dr. Charles W. Martin, December 2006) | |
| Paull, Darci. “Free Land for People: A Study of a New Program for Saving Small Towns in Kansas." (Dr. Karen J. De Bres, April 2006) | |
| Rice, Charlene. "Analysis of Growth and Land Use Changes in Topeka, Kansas." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr.) | |
| Stimers, Mitch. "A Relative Severity Index for Tornado Events: An Index to Describe the Effects of Tornadoes on Individual Communities." (Dr. Bimal K. Paul, March 2006) | |
| Sweet, Jason. "Kansas Plant Species Richness: Collections, Predictions, and Landscape Relationships (Dr. Douglas G. Goodin, February 2006) | |
| Vought, Thomas. “Assessing the Threat of Biological Terrorism to U.S. Agriculture." (Dr. Shawn Hutchinson, March 2006) | |
2005 | *Coomansingh, Johnny. “The Commodification and Diffusion of the Steelpan as a Conflicted Tourism Resource.” (Dr. Karen J. De Bres, April 2005) |
Csiki, Shane J.C. “The Distribution of Heavy Metals in the Floodplain of the Alamosa River, Colorado.” (Dr. Charles W. Martin, February 2005) | |
| Davis, Tony L. "Estimating Soil Erosion Risk at Fort Riley, Kansas using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) with a Military Training Intensity Factor" (Dr. Shawn Hutchinson, December 2005) |
Emerson, Lori. “Mining for Meaning in Colorado’s White Gold: Ski Trail Names at Winter Park, Aspen, and Steamboat.” (Dr. Kevin S. Blake, April 2005) | |
Hiett, Sam. “Lindsborg and McPherson: An Analysis of Visitor Preferences at Two Ethnic Festivals in Kansas.” (Dr. Karen J. De Bres, May 2005) | |
Leis, Scott R. “Wildfire Risk and Preparedness in South Central Alaska.” (Dr. Bimal K. Paul, April 2005) | |
*Jacobs, John C. “Ad hoc Regions: Applying Regional Concepts to Solve Local Problems.” (Dr. Max Lu, May 2005) | |
Schweitzer, Allen. “Cultural Impacts of Dam Construction and Sedimentation of Waconda Reservoir in North Central Kansas.” (Dr. Charles W. Martin, February 2005) | |
Stansberry, Brooke M. “Landscape Factors Influencing the Presence of Migrant Forest Songbirds in the Kansas Flint Hills.” (Dr. Shawn Hutchinson, August 2005) | |
*Vandeberg, Gregory S. “The Distribution of Heavy Metals in Floodplain Soils and Sediments of the Upper Blackfoot River, Montana.” (Dr. Charles W. Martin, January 2005) | |
| 2004 | Bowles, Erik H. "An Applied Climatology of Heat Stress Events in the Central United States: A Spatial and Temporal Assessment Using the Temperature-Humidity Index." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr., May 2004). |
Brown, Tracy L. "Classification of Potential Surface Water Pollution Sources in Kansas." (Dr. Shawn Hutchinson, August 2004) | |
Gerike, Matthew J. "Historical Markers and Meaning: Locating Santa Fe Trail Origins in Central Missouri." (Dr. Kevin S. Blake, December 2004) | |
Gruener, Misty A. "An Analysis of the Relationship Between Custer State Park and Other Tourist Destinations in the Black Hills." (Dr. Karen J. De Bres, May 2004). | |
Huang, Biqing (Jessie). "Warnings and Public Response to the May 4, 2003 Tornadoes in Kansas, Missouri, and Tennessee." (Dr. Bimal K. Paul, June 2004). | |
Peterson, Danielle "Attachment to Place: Detachment from the Latter-Day Saints Cultural Area." (Dr. Jeffrey S. Smith, May 2004) | |
Reker, Ryan. "Mapping Conservation Reserve Program Trends in Southwest Kansas using Geospatial Techniques." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr., September 2004) | |
White, Benjamin N. "The Morman Culture Region: Persistence and Change of a Distinct North American Cultural Landscape." (Dr. Jeffrey S. Smith, May 2004). | |
| 2003 | Archer, Jon. “The Future of Tuttle Creek Reservoir.” (Dr. Charles W. Martin, April 2003) |
Dobbs, Mary E. "Water Quality Attitudes and Producer Behavior, Big Creek and Middle Smoky Hill River Hydrologic Units, Kansas." (Dr. Lisa M.B. Harrington, December 2003) | |
Gao, Hong. "Land Use Change in Sichuan Province, China." (Dr. Max Lu, March 2003) | |
Kettle, Nathan P. "Groundwater Depletion and Agricultural Land Use Change in Wichita County, Kansas." (Dr. Lisa M.B. Harrington, April 2003) | |
Zimney, Michael S. "Hierarchical Diffusion of Geographic Information Systems in Kansas." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr., April 2003) | |
| 2002 | Coomansingh, Johnny. “Trinidad Carnival as an Amalgam of Borrowed Cultural Elements.” (Dr. Karen J. De Bres, May 2002) |
Kroemer, Ryan. “Assessing Aquifer Vulnerability in Phelps County, Nebraska and Finney County, Kansas Using DRASTIC and LPI Indicies.” (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr., April 2002) | |
Tuley, David. “The Use of Key Settlement Policy in Kansas, Based Upon Municipal Population Change, to Increase the Efficiency of Public Involvement in Rural Development.” (Dr. Karen J. De Bres, April 2002) | |
Van Looy, Jeff. “Historical Changes in Channel Morphology Along the Cimarron River in Southwest Kansas.” (Dr. Charles W. Martin, April 2002) | |
Wood, James M. "A Test of Palmer's Climatic Stability Index." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr., June 2002) | |
| 2001 | *Barcus, Holly. “Composition, Motivations and Residential Consequences of Urban to Rural Migration in the United States.” (Dr. Max Lu, June 2001) |
*Davis, James. "The Bevier Homecoming: An Anatomy of a Successful Grassroots Festival." (Dr. Karen J. De Bres, March 2001) | |
*Dunn (De), Sujata. "Labor Market Participation of Asian Indian Women in Greater Kansas City Metropolitan." (Dr. Bimal K. Paul, March 2001) | |
Foster, Leigh. “Veteran Concentration in an Era of Military Institution Closures.” (Dr. Karen J. De Bres, December 2000) | |
Frank, Katrina. “Potential Effects of Warm Season Climate Change on Livestock Production in the United States.” (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr., November 2000) | |
Gao, Jincheng. “Change Detection of Wetlands in Kansas: A Case Study of Rattlesnake Creek Watershed, 1973-1998.” (Dr. H.L. Seyler, August 2000) | |
*Holcomb, Jason. “Counterurbanization in the Great Plains? Analysis of County-to-County Migration in Three Texas Sub-Regions, 1985-1990.” (Dr. Stephen E. White, August 2001) | |
*Leathers, Nancy J. “A Furnance Wind Climatology for the Central United States.” (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr., June 2001) | |
Lister, W. Lanham. "Proximity and Patterns of Industrial Growth in U.S. Border Counties and Mexican Border Municipios between 1970-1990." (Dr. H.L. Seyler and Dr. Stephen E. White, December 2001) | |
*Marzen, Luke. “Remote Sensing of Change in the Mount St. Helens Blast Zone.” (Dr. Lisa M.B. Harrington, July 2001) | |
Nusbaum, Teresa. “A Systematic Method for Investigating Cultural Adaptation of Space.” (Dr. D.E.Kromm, November 2001) | |
| 2000 | Anderson, William Brett. “Land Use and Landscape Change in a Rocky Mountain Community.” (Dr. Jeffrey S. Smith, December 2000) |
Camberos, Sergio. "Regeneration of Ponderosa Pine Following a Wildfire in Yosemite National Park, California." (Dr. Lisa M.B. Harrington, December 2000) | |
*Hutchinson, J.M. Shawn “Estimating Tallgrass Prairie Soil Moisture Using Active Satellite Microwave Imagery and Optical Sensor Imputs.” (Dr. Jphn A. Harrington, Jr., May 2000) | |
*Rundquist, Bradley C. “Characterizing Temporal Variation in the Spatial Heterogeneity of a Tallgrass Vegetation Canopy Using Remotely Sensed Data Gathered at Close Range.” (Dr. Douglas G. Goodin, May 2000) | |
Rundquist (Klimstra), Kristen Ann. “Modeling Grassland Bird Habitat in Agricultural Areas: A Landscape-Scale Study in Southwestern Kansas.” (Dr. Lisa M.B. Harrington, May 2000) | |
*Schafer, Thomas C. “The Relationship Between the Expansion of Irrigation and Crop Diversification in the North Central Ogallala High Plains, 1950 – 1997.” (Dr. David E. Kromm, Spring 2000) | |
| 1999 | Blocker, James. "An Examination of Remotely Sensed Derived Vegetation Indexes and Manuever Damage Assessments at Fort Riley, Kansas." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr., April 1999) |
Guinotte, John. "A Model for Predicting Coral Reef Habits in the Tropical Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific." (Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr., April 1999) | |
Henrie, Chris. "Small Town Viability in the High Plains Ogallala Region of Eastern Colorado and Western Kansas: 1950-1990." (Dr. S.E. White, June 1999) | |
Payne, Ted. "A GIS and GPS Analysis of Tamarix at Quivera National Wildlife Refuge." (Dr. H.L. Seyler, May 1999) | |
Perkes, Timothy. "Spatial and Temporal Variation in the Urban Heat Island using AVHRR and TM Data." (Dr. Douglas G. Goodin, May 1999) | |
Wang, Enru. "Catching Up and Falling Behind: China's Regional Inequalities in the Era of Reform." (Dr. Max Lu, June 1999) | |
| 1998 | Emmert, Brock. "Hydrologic Modeling of Anthropogenic Impacts on Little Kitten Creek Watershed, Manhattan, Kansas." (Dr. Charles W. Martin, April, 1998) |
Parr, Eric. "A Case Study of Mennonite and non-Mennonite Farming Practices in Haskell County, Kansas." (Dr. David E. Kromm, April, 1998) | |
Radcliff, Jennifer. "Environmental and Human effects on Vegetative Species Richness of Selected National Parks and Monuments." (Dr. Lisa M.B. Harrington, May 1998) | |
| 1997 | Banner, Chris. "Evaluation and Prediction of Wheat Leaf Rust Severity and Prediction of Yield Components of Rusted Wheat Through Use of Aerial Color Infrared Photography." (major professor: Dr. Bimal K. Paul ) December, 1997. |
Hilbert, Kent. "An Analysis of Suspended Sediment Concentration in the Republican River between Harlan County Dam, Nebraska, and Clay Center, Kansas." (major professor: Dr. Charles Martin) May, 1997. | |
Hutchinson, J.M. Shawn. "Radar Backscatter - Soil Moisture Relationships over Tallgrass Prairie." (major professor: Dr. John Harrington) October, 1997. | |
Leathers, Nancy. "Conservation Reserves and Protection of Erodible Soils in Southwestern Kansas." (major professor: Dr. Lisa M.B. Harrington) April, 1997. | |
Zhenhuan, Chi. "Analyzing Rangeland Grazing Intensity Using Landsat Thematic Mapper Images and GIS Techniques." (major professor: Dr. Duane Nellis) June, 1997. | |
| 1996 | Barnaby, Michele. "The Distribution of Feedlots in Southwestern Kansas, 1962 - 1995". (major professor: Dr. Stephen E. White). June, 1996. |
Bennett, Patricia A. "Anticipatory Impacts of a Proposed Water Transfer: A Study of Edwards County, Kansas". (major professor: Dr. David E. Kromm). April, 1996. | |
Darrow, Lana. "Potential Physical Accessibility to General Practitioners in a Kansas Rural Area". (major professor: Dr. Bimal K. Paul) October, 1996. | |
Jacobs, Jeffrey M. "Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: Beyond Metropolitan Kansas" (major professor: Dr. Bimal K. Paul). March, 1996. | |
Martin, Brenda. "Flooding Impact on Northeast Kansas Wetlands". (major professor: Dr. David E. Kromm). November, 1996. | |
Masenthin, Jim. "Exploring the Cognitive Realms of German and American Geography Students" (major professor: Dr. Stephen E. White) February 8, 1996. | |
Pearson, Brooks C. "Dreams Deferred: The Uneven Distribution of Suburban Well-Being in America" (major professor: Dr. H.L. Seyler). May, 1996. | |
Wardlow, Brian D. "Temporal Monitoring of Suspended Sediment Patterns Using Landsat Thematic Mapper Imagery - A Study of Tuttle Creek Reservoir, Kansas" (major professor: Dr. John A. Harrington, Jr.) March, 1996. | |
| 1995 | Noll, Jennifer J. "The Relationship of Total Solids to Surrounding Land Characteristics: A Case Study of Tuttle Creek Reservoir, Kansas" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). May, 1995. |
Oliver, Adrienne M. "Determinants of Nonmetropolitan Crime in Kansas, 1981-1991" (major professor: Dr. Stephen E. White). May, 1995. | |
Rundquist, Bradley C. "A Reflection of Its Water: Agricultural Land-Use Change in Finney County, Kansas, 1987-1992" (major profesor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). May, 1995. | |
Speth, Chuck E. "Temperature Trends Through Changing Land Use and Selected Meteorological Variables in and around Kansas City, 1949-1984" (major professor: Dr. Douglas G. Goodin). April, 1995. | |
White, Eric S. "The Success of 1993 Flood Controls in Kansas River Basin Small Communities" (major professor: Dr. David E. Kromm). April, 1995. | |
Whitehouse, Thomas J. "Locational Impact Assessment of a Spill Hazards in the Greater Topeka Area" (major professor: Dr. H.L. Seyler). May, 1995. | |
| 1994 | Brink, Philip C. "The Influence of Land Use, Stream Flow Volume, and Stream and Watershed Slope Characteristics on Nitrate Concentrations Found in Selected Tributaries of Tuttle Creek Reservoir" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). June, 1994. |
Burger, Paul R. "Who is the Unaligned Voter? Spatial Variations Among Kansas' Third-Party Voters in American Presidential Elections" (major professor: Dr. Karen J. DeBres). April, 1994. | |
Diniz, Alex. "Step and Chain Migration to Romania State, Brazil" (major professor: Dr. Stephen E. White). March, 1994. | |
Gibson, Barbara J. "Water Consumption in Phoenix and Las Vegas: Are They Efficient?" (major professsor: Dr. David E. Kromm). May, 1994. | |
Hoffman, Craig P. "Tourism, the Environment, and Coastal Zone Management on Ambergris Cay, Belize" (major professor: Dr. Charles E. Bussing). May, 1994. | |
Holcomb, Jason. "Aging Farmers and Land Ownership Changes in Kansas" (major professor: Dr. Stephen E. White). July, 1994. | |
Howard, David S. "A Geographic Perspective on Rail Abandonment in Kansas" (major professor: Dr. Charles E. Bussing). May, 1994. | |
Lindauer, Charlie F. "Virginia's Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Catch Distributions Relative to Oceanic Features Observed from Satellite Imagery" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). May, 1994. | |
McDonald, Raymond E., Jr. "A Pesticide Impact Assessment Model for the Delaware Watershed Utilizing a Geographic Information System" (major professor: Dr. H.L. Seyler). June, 1994. | |
Murrieta, L. Penny. "Geography of Intercountry Adoption; A Migration Context" (major professor: Dr. Stephen E. White). April, 1994. | |
Ponte, Malcolm M. "Industrial Location in Kansas City: Assessing the Developmental Potential of the Urban Core" (major professor: Dr. H.L. Seyler). April, 1994. | |
Ullah, Asad. "Use of Geographic Information Systems for Assessment and Collection of Municipal Taxes, Metropolitan Corporation Lahore, Pakistan" (major professor: Dr. H.L. Seyler). March, 1994. | |
Weatherly, Jeffrey J. "Historical Channel Adjustments of the Lower Big Blue River Below Tuttle Creek Reservoir, Manhattan, Kansas, 1857-1991" (major professor: Dr. Charles W. Martin). May, 1994. | |
| 1993 | Cline, Michael E. "Small Town Population Change in Northwest Kansas: The Causes and Their Implications for Development Policies" (major professor: Dr. Stephen E. White). December, 1993. |
Dunaway, Robert L. "A Geographic Information System Model for Army Tactical Units Below Division Level" (major professor: Dr. Charles W. Martin). July, 1993. | |
Frye, Charles F. "Places Rated: Differences and Biases in U.S. Metropolitan Quality of Life Studies" (major professor: Dr. Stephen E. White). September, 1993. | |
Heitschmidt, Gerald W. "Spatial and Temporal Variations of Wildlife Habitat in Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). December, 1993. | |
Lavin, John B. "A Comparative Study of the Urban Structure of Asuncion, Paraguay with Urban Land Use Models Proposed for Cities of Less Developed Countries" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). May, 1993. | |
Quader, Christine M. "Adjusting to Water Scarcity: A Case Study of Hays, Kansas" (major professor: Dr. David E. Kromm). July, 1993. | |
Wilson, Blake B. "An Assessment of the Impact of Irrigation on the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge" (major professor: Dr. David E. Kromm). May, 1993. | |
| 1992 | Bathgate, Jon David. "American Bison Dispersion: A Geographic Information System Predictive Model" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). May, 1992. |
Brown, Ronald K. "Rehabilitation of Limestone Quarries in Northeast Kansas: What's Going on Out There?" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). May, 1992. | |
Doran, John Edward. "Urban Land Use Structure and Change: A Comparison of Manhattan, Kansas and Gaborone, Botswana" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). July, 1992. | |
Guizlo, Mark B. "Land Use and Wildlife Conservation in Southern Africa: A Comparative Analysis" (major professor: Dr. Charles E. Bussing). May, 1992. | |
Thompson, Gregory P. "Locational Variability of Land Values in Topeka, Kansas: A Reanalysis" (major professor: Dr. Karen J. De Bres). December, 1992. | |
| 1991 | Denton, Jocelyn E. "The Vietnamese Population in Wichita, Kansas: Patterns of Settlement and Intra-urban Migration 1976-1990" (major professor: Dr. Stephen E. White). December, 1991. |
Duram, Leslie Aileen. "Aussiedler" and "Vebersiedler: The Migration of Ethnic Germans to the Federal Republic of Germany" (major professor: Dr. Stephen E. White). August, 1991. | |
Peterson, Erik L. "Channelization and Land Use Changes Along the Black Vermillion River" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). May, 1991. | |
Senseman, Gary M. "Spatial Analysis of SPOT HRV Digital Data for Locating Prairie Dog Towns in Meade County, Kansas" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). December, 1991. | |
Sinkler, Robert Alan. "A Geographic Information System Model for Determining Vehicle Trafficability" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). December, 1991. | |
| 1990 | Kuntz, Kara Brown. "Factors that Influence Kansas Farmer's Decision to Adopt or Reject Conservation Tillage" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). May, 1990. |
Murray, Michael G. "Landfill Location Analysis: The Big Lakes Region of Kansas" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). December, 1990. | |
Vetter, Robert F. "Suffolk County's Experience with the Purchase of Development Rights and Farmland Preservation" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). August, 1990. | |
| 1989 | Harrier, Donald. "An Analysis of the Spatial Distributioin of the Rural Farm Population in Decatur County, Kansas: 1900-1988" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). December, 1989. |
| 1988 | DiLaura (Beard), Roxanne. "Factors Influencing the Changing Patterns of Field Windbreaks in Southwestern Kansas" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). May, 1988. |
Kilgannon, James. "Ethnic Residential Segregation: The Case of Asian Indians in Chicago, 1980" (major professor: Dr. H.L. Seyler). August, 1988. | |
Li, Chen. "Land Use and Sedimentation in the Basin of Tuttle Creek Reservoir" (major professor: Dr. Stephen L. Stover). November, 1988. | |
Mackay, Marion. "Factors Influencing Population Change in Northcentral Kansas" (major professor: Dr. Stephen E. White). August, 1988. | |
Martin, Brenda. "The Impact of Mennonite Settlement on the Cultural Landscape of Kansas" (major professor: Dr. Stephen L. Stover). May, 1988. | |
Seagle, Delmar Eugene. "Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Prescribed Rangeland Burning; The Northern Flint Hills of Kansas" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). December, 1988. | |
| 1986 | Baruth, Wilma. "Straight as the Crow Flies: Historical Geography of the Kansas City Southern Railway Company" (major professor: Dr. William R. Siddall). Spring, 1986. |
Wilds, Stanley R. "Analysis of Land Ownership and Range Mangement Practices in the Northern Kansas Flint Hills" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). Spring, 1986. | |
| 1985 | Burns, Paul B. "Spatial Inequality in Poland, 1945-1981" (major professor: Dr. David E. Kromm). May, 1985. |
Dautel, Cynthia L. (Rolph). "Selected Patterns of Population Movement in the West Bank Since 1967" (major proffessor: Dr. Stephen E. White). August, 1985. | |
Mandel, Sharon (Parks). "Catchment Analysis of Four Kansas City Hopewell Archeological Sites" (major professor: Dr. Charles E. Bussing). Spring, 1985. | |
| 1984 | Frye, Alan. "Response of Major Shopping Centers to Transportation Network Improvements in Wichita, Kansas" (major professor: Dr. H.L. Seyler). December, 1984. |
Hsu, Charlene D. "Public Housing, Population Redistribution, and Urban Development in Singapore" (major professor: Dr. David E. Kromm). December, 1984. | |
Layton, Nyle D. "Plant Redistribution and Desertification dur to Subsidence Fissures in the Wilcox Area, Arizona" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). May, 1984. | |
| 1983 | Bascom, Jonathan. "The Nature of Refugee Resettlement Patterns in Africa" (major professor: Dr. William R. Siddall). May, 1983. |
Fridirici, Roxane M. "Kansas Through the Eyes of Kansans: Perception of Kansas Landscapes" (major professor: Dr. Stephen E. White). May, 1983. | |
Juniel, Andra L. "Nonmetropolitan Fringe and Suburban County Factors Deterring Fringe Country Metropolitan Inclusion" (major professor: Dr. H.L. Seyler). December, 1983. | |
Roengsawad, Pratoom. "Changing Structure of Rural Land Use in Northwestern Kansas" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). December, 1983. | |
| 1982 | Andrew, Dean. "The Influence of Personal Factors on Recent Industrial Location" (major professor: Dr. H.L. Seyler). May, 1982. |
Liang, Mei-Huey. "Land Use Change in the Area Surrounding Salina, Kansas, 1976-1980" (major professor: Dr. M. Duane Nellis). August, 1982. | |
Schott, Stephen A. "National Park Management Policies and Functions in the United States and West Germany" (major professor: Dr. David E. Kromm). Summer, 1982. | |
| 1981 | Cyr, John R. "Historic Landscapes of Cloud County, Kansas" (major professor: Dr. Charles E. Bussing). December, 1981. |
Moore, Robin A. "Intra-Urban Migration in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area" (major professor: Dr. Stephen E. White). August, 1981. | |
Nilchang, Sunandpattira. "The Diffusion of Grain Sorghum in Kansas" (major professor: Dr. Stephen E. White). May, 1981. | |
| 1980 | Dotzauer, Peter. "The Impact of Location Relative to Cities on Village Population-Changes in Kansas" (major professor: Dr. H.L. Seyler). Fall, 1980. |
Fleetwood, David. "A Locational Analysis of Non-Metropolitan Secondary Hospitals in Kansas" (major professor: Dr. Stephen E. White). May, 1980. | |
Myers, Marilyn S. "Processes Altering Patterns of Urban Open Space--Wichita and Comotara: A Case Study" (major professor: Dr. H.L. Seyler). May, 1980. | |
Shanklin, Gerald. "Perception of the Flood Hazard in Manhattan, Kansas" (major professor: Dr. David E. Kromm). May, 1980. | |
| 1978 | Kemere, Philipos. "Export and Economic Growth in Africa" (major professor: Dr. Stephen E. White) September, 1978. |
Leithauser, Gail. "The Effectiveness of Differential Assessment as a Land Use Control" (major professor: Dr. Stephen E. White). November, 1978. | |
Lewis, Stephen. "Relative Location and Industrial Growth" (major professor: Dr. Stephen E. White) June, 1978. | |
Melton, Karl. "Determinants of Metropolitan Net-Migration" (major professor: Dr. Stephen E. White) 1978. | |
| 1977 | Breedlove, Charlotte. "The Effect of Location on the Spatial Behavior of the Residents of Institutions for the Elderly: A Community Analysis" (major professor: Dr. H.L. Seyler). 1977. |
Lambert, Patricia (Swan). "Comparisons of Social Well-Being Components and Perceived Quality of Life Indicators in Rural Kansas Counties" (major professor: Dr. H.L. Seyler). 1977. | |
Logan, Brian. "Experience as a Factor in Tornado Awareness and Response Levels in Kansas" (major professor: Dr. David E. Kromm). November, 1977. | |
Luehring, JoAnn. "Regionalizations for Water Planning in Kansas" (major professor: Dr. David E. Kromm), 1977. | |
Mettille, John L., Jr. "Factors Influencing Bicycle Route Selection" (major professor: Dr. Stephen E. White). August, 1977. | |
| 1976 | Lindroth, William E. "The Effects of Perceived Spatial Relationships on Locational Choice: A Case Study of the Hastings, Nebraska, City-County Civic Center" (major professor: Dr. H.L. Seyler). August, 1976. |
| 1974 | Bruff, Jay. W. "Perception of Visual Quality in Residential Environments" (major professor: Dr. H.L. Seyler). August, 1974. |
Gottschamer, John C. "The Relationship Between Community Attitudes and Economic Growth and Development for Rural Kansas Communities" (major professor: Dr. H.L. Seyler). May, 1974. | |
Kidane-Miriam, Tadesse. "The Growth Pole Theory in Regional Development: A General Model for Less Developed Areas" (major professor: Dr. David Kromm). December, 1974. | |
Lintner, Marna J. (Lindroth). "Distance as a Farm Management Problem" (major professor: Dr. Charles E. Bussing). December, 1974. | |
| 1971 | Bock, James F. "The Regional Structure of the Kansas Economy" (major professor: Dr. H.L. Seyler) May, 1973. |
Johnson, John L. "Awareness of Soil Erosion in Eastern Kansas" (major professor: Dr. David E. Kromm). August, 1973. | |
Okobiah, Omamurhomu S. "The Demographic Implications of Irrigation in Western Kansas" (major professor: Dr. David Kromm). May, 1973. | |
Palmer, Christopher. "The Effects of Newcomer Enculturation Upon Urban Spatial Behavior" (major professor: Dr. H.L. Seyler). August, 1973. | |
Porter, William A. "Analysis of the Residential Structure of Underprivileged Black Neighborhoods: A Case Study in Manhattan, Kansas" (major professor: Dr. H.L. Seyler). May, 1973. | |
Weaver, Clyde E. "Rural Depopulation in Kansas: A Conceptual Inquiry into the Nature of Changing Rural Settlement Patterns on the American Plains" (major professor: Dr. Stephen L. Stover). May, 1973. | |
| 1970 | Bradley, Charles W. "Environmental Effects of Petroleum Development Along the Alaskan North Slope" (major professor: Dr. David Kromm). August, 1970. |
Liaw, Kao-Lee. "A Spatial Analysis of Sheep-Raising in Kansas" (major professor: Dr. Stephen Stover). May, 1970. | |
Perry, Robert M., Jr. "Pesticides Used in Agriculture: Economic Considerations and Environmental Consequences" (major professor: Dr. Stephen Stover). December 1971. | |
Piercy, Keith. "The Geography of Health and Death and the Quality of the Environment in Manhattan, Kansas, 1965-1969" (major professor: Dr. David E. Kromm). August 1971. | |
Ziegler, William, Jr. "Perception and Awareness of Air Pollution in Manhattan, Kansas" (major professor: Dr. David E. Kromm). August, 1971. | |
| 1969 | Alizai, Mohammad Yaqyb. "The Role of Irrigation in Agriculture in West Pakistan" (major professor: Dr. Stephen Stover). August, 1969. |
Berg, Halvard Andreas. "Post World War II Trends in Norwegian Coastal Shipping" (major professor: Dr. William R. Siddall). August, 1969. | |
Gattorna, David B. "Some Land Use Impacts of Tuttle Creedk Reservoir, Manhattan, Kansas" (major professor: Dr. Stephen Stover). June, 1969. | |
True, Mary Lou (Kennon). "Some Aspects of Environmental Pollution Attributed to the Cattle Feedlot Industry in the Upper Neosho Watershed" (major professor: Dr. Stephen Stover). June, 1969. | |
| 1967 | Seyler, H.L. "Functional Changes in the Major United States Great Lakes Ports Since the Opening of the New St. Lawrence Seaway" (major professor: Dr. William R. Siddall). August, 1967. |
Vinge, Stanley, Jr. "A Location Analysis of the Commercial Vegetable Canning Industry in Wisconsin" (major professor: Dr. Stephen Stover). June, 1967. | |
Wood, Perry S. "Analysis of Population Fluctuations in Westmoreland, Louisville, and Wamego, Kansas" (major professor: Dr. William R. Siddall). June, 1967. | |
| 1965 | Marttinen, Risto K. "Ohio River Transportation - A Geographic Case Study" (major professor: Dr. William R. Siddall). June, 1965. |
Robertson, Charles W. "The Role of Pipelines in World War II" (major professor: Dr. William R. Siddall). August, 1965. | |
| 1964 | Hamburg, James Fredric. "A Study of Factors Affecting Population Trends in Northwestern Kansas" (major professor: Dr. William R. Siddall). August, 1964. |
| 1963 | Quandt, Eldor C., Jr. "A Geographic-Economic Base Study of Salina, Kansas" (major professor: Dr. H.L. Rau). June, 1963. |
Stjernberg, Lloyd A. "An Inventory, Evaluation and Projection of Manufacturing in Topeka, Kansas" (Dr. H.L. Rau). August, 1963. | |
| 1961 | Harding, Jack E. "Petroleum Production and Population Change in North Central Kansas" (major professor: Dr. Karl Stacey). June, 1961. |
