MA/MS Theses and Research Projects

MA/MS Theses and Research Projects
Name Title Year Committee
Nadine Sponamore Climatic Elements of An Environmental Impact Report Hans Meihoefer, Steven Pease, , Georg Treichel
Sarah Gomes Coastal fog and butterflies: How does microclimate impact butterfly habitat in San Francisco Sara Baguskas, Andrew Oliphant, Nancy Wilkinson, Laura Burkle
Howard Bettencourt Cognitive Mapping as an Aid to Environmental Planning  Robert Picker, Max Kirkeberg
Alice Glasner Community Gardening in San Francisco Nancy Wilkinson, Hans Meihoefer
Michael Tarantino Comparing Classification Methods for Mapping Invasive Floating Vegetation in the Sacramento Delta Leonhard Blesius, Jerry Davis
Shelby Goss Complete Streets for Whom? A Transportation Justice Analysis of Telegraph Avenue Jason Mark Henderson, Nancy Wilkinson
Nathaniel Greig Composition and Analysis of Vessel Speeds off the Coast of Washington State Ellen Hines, XiaoHang Liu
Lee Melton Computer-assisted classification of suburban areas in satellite imagery through the use of an artificial neural network Patricia Foschi, Jerry Davis
Olivia Duane Conifer Encroachment on Meadow Environments in Lassen Volcanic National Park Jerry Davis, Leonhard Blesius
Sara Marcellino Connecting A Heterolocal Ethnic Community: Berkeley's Asian Indian Shopping District Qian Guo, Nancy Wilkinson
Kathleen Marsh Conservation Easement Language Analysis: Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District Barbara Holzman, Roger Crawford
Suzanne Holguin Contextual Conservation: Antillean Manatees (Trichechus Manatus Manatus) of Turneffe Atoll, Belize Ellen Hines, Barbara Holzman, Jeff Bury
Rodney McInnis Correlations Between The Squid Fishery and Environmental Factors in Monterey Bay, California , William Broenkow, , Margaret Bradbury
David Hall Coyote recolonization and human perception in West Marin County, California Barbara Holzman, Nancy Wilkinson, Judd Howell
Michael Louie Creating a Routing Network for Pedestrians and Wheelchair Users using City Data XiaoHang Liu, Jerry Davis
Rhonda Zobel Cultivation and Production of Nori, Wakame, and Ao-Nori in Selected Areas of Japan Hans Meihoefer, Richard Hough
Hugh Howard Death Valley: An Animated Atlas Hans Meihoefer, John Westfall
Raymond Haddox Decline in Viticulture Since World War II: Santa Clara County, California John Westfall, Hans Meihoefer
Ralph Andreotti Deforestation and Roza Farming in the Cafetal Region or Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala Hans Meihoefer, Burton Gordon, Larry Foster
Suzanne Rogalin Developing a Risk Management Program for Ports Max Kirkeberg, Steven Pease
Karyn Gear Developing Conservation Plans at the Local Level: A Useful Tool in the Preservation of California’s Landscapes Nancy Wilkinson, Jerry Davis
Ka Man Chan Diffusion of the Chinese Evangelical Free Church in the United States Nancy Wilkinson, Max Kirkeberg
William Templer Direction Orientation: Human and Non-Human Burton Gordon, Walter Olson
Chad Steacy Discourse in the Abandoned Small Town: Toward a Critical Geography of Decline Jason Mark Henderson, Courtney Donovan
Nelia White Discrete Versus Continuous: A Comparison of Water Quality Monitoring Techniques Jerry Davis, Nancy Wilkinson
Zoe Statman-Weil Disparities in Community Water Systems' Compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act Leora Nanus, Nancy Wilkinson
Richard Montgomery Distribution of and access to county sponsored primary health care in San Francisco Jean Vance, Max Kirkeberg
Victor Bluestone Distribution of Selected Coastal Beach and Dune Plants along Monterey Bay, California Burton Gordon, Astvaldur Eydal
Melanie Vanderhoof Distributional Patterns of Perennial Pepperweed, Lepidium Latifolium, in the San Francisco Bay Barbara Holzman, Patricia Foschi
Ian Signer Diverse Land, Diverse Peoples: Exploring Native California Nancy Wilkinson, Barbara Holzman
Robert Mitchell Drinking Water Supply Protection For Metropolitan Boston: Analysis and Recommendations Regarding Watershed Land Use Management on Non-Water Supply Company Property Roger Crawford, Hans Meihoefer
Chloe Martin Dynamics of Climate, Phenology, and Productivity Across a Hydrologic Gradient in a Montane Meadow Sara Baguskas, Jerry Davis, Kevin Simonin
Marlene Dulay Early California Landownership Maps The Diseno and Plat Maps Hans Meihoefer, John Westfall
Urbain Kinet Ecological Biogeography of Antartica with Emphasis on Volcanic Habitatats Walter Hacker, Astvaldur Eydal, York Mandra
David Mayfield Ecology of the Pre-Spanish San Francisco Bay Area John Westfall, Burton Gordon, Kenneth Stocking
Malcom Wright Economics as A Function of Landform and Surface Material in Central America Burton Gordon, Astvaldur Eydal, Walter Hacker
Stephen Wollmer Effects of Multiple Use on Rainsplash Erosion and Runoff in Semiarid Rangeland Hans Meihoefer, Jerry Davis
Aariel Rowan Effects of Restoration on the Small Shorebird Carrying Capacity of a South Bay Mud Flat Jerry Davis, Leonhard Blesius
Nicholas Fetherston Effects of Restoration on Water Quality in a Sierra Nevada Meadow Leora Nanus, Jerry Davis
Kota Funayama Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Northern Elephant Seals in Point Reyes Peninsula Ellen Hines, Jerry Davis, Sarah Allen
Paul Amato Effects of Urbanization On Storm Response in the North Fork San Pedro Creek Jerry Davis, Nancy Wilkinson
William Goedecke Efficacy of Mathematical Models Using Physical Soil Factors in Determining Landslide Hazard Leonhard Blesius, Jerry Davis, Seth Hiatt
Kate Kilduff Environmental Justice Analysis of Nitrate Contamination in San Joaquin Valley Drinking Water Nancy Wilkinson, Jerry Davis
Reese Madrid Equitability in Acequia Water Delivery: An Analysis Using Remote Sensing Vegetation Indices Nancy Wilkinson, Patricia Foschi
Adam McClure Error Reduction Techniques on a LiDAR Salt Marsh DEM Using RTK GPS XiaoHang Liu, Ellen Hines, Matthew Ferner
Mami Odaya Estimating Egeria Densa Biomass in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Using Remote Sensing Patricia Foschi, Jerry Davis
Samuel Oakley Estimating Ladder Fuels In A Mixed-Oak Forest Using LiDAR Leonhard Blesius, Jerry Davis
Carlos Jennings Estimating PM 2.5 concentrations using MODIS and meteorological measurements for the San Francisco Bay Area Andrew Oliphant, Leonhard Blesius
Vanessa Michael Evaluating Carbon Stocks in a Tropical Urban Mangrove Forest, Suva, Fiji Andrew Oliphant, Sara Baguskas, Leonhard Blesius
Elizabeth Kanner Evaluating Conservation Easements as a Tool for Growth Management: Solano County, California Jason Mark Henderson, Nancy Wilkinson
Allison Kelly Evaluating Fire Fuels in Northern California Oak Woodlands using Unmanned Aerial Systems Leonhard Blesius, Jerry Davis, Matthew Clark
Jessica Sloan Evaluating Visitation at Don Edwards NWR: Encouraging Environmental Education and Urban Conservation Nancy Wilkinson, Leora Nanus, Anne Morkill (US Fish & Wildlife Service)
Nancy Leahy Evolution of an Ordinary Neighborhood: Historical Land Use Study in San Francisco's South of Market  Max Kirkeberg, Nancy Wilkinson
Clinton Miller Evolution of the Cultural Landscape of the Half Moon Bay Area, California Burton Gordon, Walter Olson
Jeanne Depman Examining an Urban Water Source: Groundwater Characteristics of San Francisco's Lobos Creek Jerry Davis, Andrew Oliphant, Doug Kern
Khristina Wenzinger Examining Transit Accessibility for Families with Young Children in San Francisco Jason Mark Henderson, Courtney Donovan
Brixby Larzelier Expanding the scope of the 'geographical imagination': Comics-making as embodied approach Courtney Donovan, Nancy Wilkinson, Nick Sousanis
Kristal Ip Exploring the Soundscape Geography of the San Francisco Bay Trail Ellen Hines, Tendai Chitewere
Kristin Bowman Factors that Obstruct or Support the Development of Urban Sustainable Landscape Demonstration Nancy Wilkinson, Jason Mark Henderson
Themeos Drossos Farm Fragmentation, Land Consolidation and Agricultural Development in Greece John Westfall, Hans Meihoefer
John Dalton Farming on the urban fringe John Westfall, Nancy Wilkinson, Richard LeGates
Janie Leech Favism on Rhodes, Greece: The Interplay of Faba Beans, Genetics and Disease Hans Meihoefer, Robert Picker
Annette Olson Fire in the Berkeley Hills: A Geographic Analysis Jerry Davis, Nancy Wilkinson
Sarah Harling Flood Hazard Perception: A Comparative Study in Arboga and Plumas Lake, California Nancy Wilkinson, Qian Guo
Tracy Andres Foreign Aid for Clean Water Supply and Sanitation: A Geographical Assessment Nancy Wilkinson, XiaoHang Liu
Ingrid Overgard From empty space to global commons: perception and mitigation of ocean noise pollution Nancy Wilkinson, Andrew Oliphant
Douglas Johnson From Wasteland to Shrine: Wilderness Meanings in Southwest U.S. Canyon Country Parklands Nancy Wilkinson, Qian Guo
Thomas Puleo Functional and Symbolic Aspects of Landscape and Construction of Place in SF Redeveloped Project Qian Guo, Nancy Wilkinson
Sylvie Amezcua Gaps and links: San Francisco Garter Snake habitat assessment priorities Jerry Davis, Barbara Holzman
Linda Walsh Gender Differences in The Use of San Francisco's Downtown Public Open Spaces Roger Crawford, Nancy Wilkinson
Yael Golan Gendered Walkability: Building a Daytime Walkability Index for Women in San Francsisco Nancy Wilkinson, Jason Mark Henderson, Aiko Weverka
Franklin Bell Geographic Aspects of Honeybee Pollination of California Vegetable Crops Hans Meihoefer, Burton Gordon, Burton Gordon
Ronald Chromy Geographic Aspects of the San Francisco Bay Region Tugboat Operations Richard Hough, Georg Treichel
Jaime Tatman Geographical Frame Analysis of Environmental Conflict: A Case Study of Bolinas Lagoon Nancy Wilkinson, Jerry Davis
John Wilson Geography of Earthquake Risk in the South of Market of San Francisco: People, Place, and Policy Nancy Wilkinson, Hans Meihoefer
Michael Hitchcock Geography of Public Finance in San Mateo County, California Roger Crawford, Nancy Wilkinson, Richard T. LeGates
Elise Latedjou Geography of Regional Cuisine Nancy Wilkinson, Hans Meihoefer
Raymond LeBeau Geomorphic Change Detection in an Incised Montane Meadow Stream Channel Jerry Davis, Sara Baguskas, Leonhard Blesius
Genevieve Munsey Geomorphology at the confluence of stream restoration and flood control Jerry Davis, Leonhard Blesius
Paul Dunn Geospatial Analysis of the Effects of Canopy Insolation Partitioning on Biodiversity in a Temperate Montane Forest Leonhard Blesius, Andrew Oliphant, Chad Hanson
Matt Weintraub Giant Footprints: Building the New Ballpark Landscape in San Francisco Qian Guo, Nancy Wilkinson, Max Kirkeberg
James Macrae GIS study to assess potential transit-oriented development in the Bay Area Roger Crawford, Jerry Davis
Pamela Wilson Going to the Nagar Kirtan: Bay Area Sikh Connections to Yuba City Nancy Wilkinson, Qian Guo
Christy Camp Golden Gate Heights Natural Areas, San Francisco: A Biogeographical Analysis Barbara Holzman, Jerry Davis
Jennifer Lawrence Graffiti Sites and Youth in the Suburban Landscape Nancy Wilkinson, Hans Meihoefer
Caleb Feldman Grassroots Science: Power, Knowledge, and Participation in the San Francisco Bay Barbara Holzman, Courtney Donovan
Sean Micallef Grazing effects on the grassland vegetation of Mount Diablo State Park, California Barbara Holzman, Jerry Davis
Dion Good Green Envy: A Gap Analysis of Greenspace in San Francisco Using GIS XiaoHang Liu, Jason Mark Henderson
Bethany Frantz Habitat and bycatch risk of South American sea lions in northern Chile Ellen Hines, Jerry Davis
Andy Peri Habitat Assessment of Arroyo Corte Madera del Presidio, Mill Valley, California Jerry Davis, Nancy Wilkinson
Seth Hiatt Habitat Distribution Modeling of Arctostaphylos Myrtifolia in Amador County, California Barbara Holzman, Jerry Davis
Timothé Vincent Habitat Use of Finless Porpoises in Hong Kong Ellen Hines, Qian Guo, Samuel Hung
Stephanie Sims Hillslope Sediment Source Assessment of San Pedro Creek Watershed, California Jerry Davis, Andrew Oliphant
Abdul Hameed Historical and descriptive geography of water development in West Pakistan: A case study of the Middle Indus Basin Richard Hough, Astvaldur Eydal
Andrea Dransfield Hotspot Analysis of Humpback Whales along Cordell Bank and Gulf of the Farallones, Central California Ellen Hines, Barbara Holzman, Jaime Jahncke
Laurel Ballanti Hyperspectral Tree Species Classification in Muir Woods National Park Leonhard Blesius, Ellen Hines, Bill Kruse
Andrew Richardson Identification and Prioritization of Prescribed Burn Sites in the Crystal Springs Watershed Jerry Davis, Nancy Wilkinson
William Wiskes Identification of Abandoned Logging Roads in Point Reyes National Seashore Leonhard Blesius, Ellen Hines
Rubaya Pervin Identifying Changes in Mangroves in Trat Province, Thailand and Koh Kong Province, Cambodia Ellen Hines, Leonhard Blesius, Claudia Baldwin
Adrienne Aquino Impact of a Youth Public Art Program in San Francisco's Mission District Nancy Wilkinson, Qian Guo