MA/MS Theses and Research Projects

MA/MS Theses and Research Projects
Name Title Year Committee
Lejane Kwan Post-Pandemic San Francisco CBD: A Spatiotemporal Analysis on Pedestrian and Consumer Patterns XiaoHang Liu, Jerry Davis
Eleanor Morgan Scorched Legacy: Wildfire Impacts on Water Quality in a Montane Valley Creek Leora Nanus, Jerry Davis
Eduardo Piaggio Satellite-Derived Bathymetry: Moving from empirical to non-empirical methods Leonhard Blesius, Jerry Davis
Kelly DeForest Spatiotemporal Distribution Modeling of Baleen Whales in the Santa Barbara Channel Ellen Hines, Jerry Davis, Jaime Jahncke (Point Blue)
Andy Murillo Queer Gender & Bicycling in Santa Cruz, CA Courtney Donovan, Jason Mark Henderson
Andrea Ramirez Using Physical Safety Surveys to Understand Mobility Barriers for Seniors Riding BRT Jason Mark Henderson, XiaoHang Liu
Vincent Molina Urban Green Space Accessibility and Seniors’ Quality of Life in San Francisco Jason Mark Henderson, Nancy Wilkinson, XiaoHang Liu
Marina Bozinovic Assessing noise exposure to beaked and sperm whales in the California Current Ellen Hines, Sara Baguskas, Anne Simonis (Biology)
Preston Duncan Spotted Owl Territory Selection and Reproductive Success in Marin County, CA Ellen Hines, Leora Nanus, Kristen Dybala (Point Blue)
Olivia Duane Conifer Encroachment on Meadow Environments in Lassen Volcanic National Park Jerry Davis, Leonhard Blesius
Vanessa Michael Evaluating Carbon Stocks in a Tropical Urban Mangrove Forest, Suva, Fiji Andrew Oliphant, Sara Baguskas, Leonhard Blesius
Clarissa Maciel Impact of farming practices on soil greenhouse gas emissions Andrew Oliphant, Jennifer Blecha, Leonhard Blesius
Kristin Bowman Factors that Obstruct or Support the Development of Urban Sustainable Landscape Demonstration Nancy Wilkinson, Jason Mark Henderson
Jessica Solis Investigating the impact of wildfire disturbance and microclimate on carbon and water fluxes in a coastal fog-influenced grassland ecosystem Sara Baguskas, Jerry Davis, Andrew Oliphant
Josh von Nonn An open-source workflow for scaling burn severity metrics from drone to satellite Leonhard Blesius, Jerry Davis
Logan Hansen Remotely sensing the effects of managed wildfire programs on Sierra Nevada meadows Jerry Davis, Leonhard Blesius
Bethany Frantz Habitat and bycatch risk of South American sea lions in northern Chile Ellen Hines, Jerry Davis
Maret Bartlett California Highway 89 Wildlife Crossing Structures: Planning, Construction, and Effectiveness Nancy Wilkinson, Jerry Davis
Patrick Ehhalt Investigating Variability in CO2 Fluxes in Urban Gardens, Oakland CA Andrew Oliphant, Sara Baguskas
Dennis Jongsomjit The effects of sea-ice movement on Adélie penguin winter migration Ellen Hines, Jerry Davis, Dr. Grant Ballard, Point Blue
Chloe Martin Dynamics of Climate, Phenology, and Productivity Across a Hydrologic Gradient in a Montane Meadow Sara Baguskas, Jerry Davis, Kevin Simonin
Zoe Statman-Weil Disparities in Community Water Systems' Compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act Leora Nanus, Nancy Wilkinson
Zetta Wells-Reicker Integrating Theory and Community Food System Assessments: A San Francisco Case Study XiaoHang Liu, Qian Guo, Ona
Yuki Kawaguchi Cartographic techniques in Environmental Assessments: The Use of Cartography as an aid in the Assessment of Alignments for the North Bay Aqueduct EIR/EIS  John Westfall, Richard Hough
Yukari Matsumoto The Spatial Patterns and Growth Rates of an Invasive Cordgrass (Spartina Alterniflora and Spartina Alterniflora X Foliosa) in Elsie Roemer Marsh and San Bruno Marsh, California Patricia Foschi, Ellen Hines
Yoshiharu Izaki The Interrelationship Between Residential Patterns and Socio-Economic Characteristics Among Seven Ethnic Groups in San Francisco Jean Vance, Richard Hough
Yael Golan Gendered Walkability: Building a Daytime Walkability Index for Women in San Francsisco Nancy Wilkinson, Jason Mark Henderson, Aiko Weverka
William Wiskes Identification of Abandoned Logging Roads in Point Reyes National Seashore Leonhard Blesius, Ellen Hines
William Templer Direction Orientation: Human and Non-Human Burton Gordon, Walter Olson
William Spence Three Case Studies in Geographic Models: Transportation and Agricultural Location Roger Crawford, Robert Picker
William Selby Characteristics and Impacts of Summer Thunderstorm Cloudbursts in the White Mountains, California and Nevada Steven Pease, Rene Barendregt
William Rickard An Analysis of Factors Influencing The Employment Structure of Retail Trade in Independent Cities of The United States, 1950-1960 Robert Picker, Astvaldur Eydal
William Keene A geographic analysis of trail use conflicts associated with bicycling in Marin County, California Roger Crawford, Hans Meihoefer
William Goedecke Efficacy of Mathematical Models Using Physical Soil Factors in Determining Landslide Hazard Leonhard Blesius, Jerry Davis, Seth Hiatt
William Oliver Motor Vehicle Emission Inventory Components Important to the Emission Estimation Process , Steven Pease, , Richard Thoman
Wendy Allison Urban and Rural Newspaper Reporting of the 2001 Klamath Basin Crisis. Nancy Wilkinson, Jason Mark Henderson
Warren Cook A Geography of San Francisco Bay Area Crafts and Fairs Nancy Wilkinson, Roger Crawford
Wade Stevenson Land Use Policies Associated with Scenic Highways in California Hans Meihoefer, Georg Treichel
Vivian Matuk Water quality of San Pedro Creek watershed, Pacifica, California Jerry Davis, Nancy Wilkinson, Hans Meihoefer
Victoria Seher Understanding Breeding Success of Pigeon Guillemots (Cepphus columba) in an Urban Environment Barbara Holzman, Ellen Hines, Ben Becker
Victor Bluestone Distribution of Selected Coastal Beach and Dune Plants along Monterey Bay, California Burton Gordon, Astvaldur Eydal
Vickie Germany Revegetation Program: Contra Costa County Flood Control And Water Conservation District Roger Crawford, Nancy Wilkinson
Urbain Kinet Ecological Biogeography of Antartica with Emphasis on Volcanic Habitatats Walter Hacker, Astvaldur Eydal, York Mandra
Ty Liles Land-Use History of The Pescadero Creek Watershed, San Mateo County, California 1848-1990 John Westfall, Hans Meihoefer
Tracy Andres Foreign Aid for Clean Water Supply and Sanitation: A Geographical Assessment Nancy Wilkinson, XiaoHang Liu
Tom Robinson Mapping Ecologically Functional Riparian Corridors Using LiDAR and Hydrologic Landscape Analysis Jerry Davis, Nancy Wilkinson
Timothé Vincent Habitat Use of Finless Porpoises in Hong Kong Ellen Hines, Qian Guo, Samuel Hung
Tim Reed Analyzing Seawifs Using GIS: Phytoplankton Blooms in the Bering Sea Jerry Davis, Patricia Foschi
Tiffany Meyer The Arctostaphylos Myrtifolia and Eriogonum Apricum Plant Community: Its Distribution, Abundance and Conservation Barbara Holzman, Jerry Davis
Thomas Puleo Functional and Symbolic Aspects of Landscape and Construction of Place in SF Redeveloped Project Qian Guo, Nancy Wilkinson
Thomas Price Negro Storefront Churches in San Francisco: A Study of Their Spatial Characteristics in Two Selected Neighborhoods Max Kirkeberg, Robert Picker, Jean Vance
Thomas McCray Water: The Environmental Consequences of Economic Development. The Case of Soviet Central Asia and Southern Kazakhstan , Robert Picker, , Georg Treichel
Thomas Lupo Will Habitat Destruction Extirpate The Swainson's Hawk From the Sacramento Area? Hans Meihoefer, Jerry Davis
Thomas Harrison The Geography of Narcotics: Marijuana, Opium, and Coca Hans Meihoefer, Georg Treichel
Thomas Filcich A Geographical Study of the Development and Distribution of the Dairy Industry in Croatia Yugoslavia Hans Meihoefer, Burton Gordon, , Georg Treichel
Therese Valiant Resource Management on Native American Lands in Alaska Roger Crawford, Robert Picker, , Debbie Leveen
Theodore Cook City Planning Theory Walter Olson, Robert Picker
Themeos Drossos Farm Fragmentation, Land Consolidation and Agricultural Development in Greece John Westfall, Hans Meihoefer
Sylvie Amezcua Gaps and links: San Francisco Garter Snake habitat assessment priorities Jerry Davis, Barbara Holzman
Suzanne Rogalin Developing a Risk Management Program for Ports Max Kirkeberg, Steven Pease
Suzanne Maher Bio-micrometeorology of a Sierra Nevada montane meadow Andrew Oliphant, Jerry Davis
Suzanne Holguin Contextual Conservation: Antillean Manatees (Trichechus Manatus Manatus) of Turneffe Atoll, Belize Ellen Hines, Barbara Holzman, Jeff Bury
Susan Stropes Reserve Capacity in a Public Transportation System: Case Study of Golden Gate Transit Roger Crawford, Richard Hough
Susan Strachan A Geographic Analysis of Three Steam Restoration Sites in the Tahoe Basin Roger Crawford, Nancy Wilkinson
Susan Fandel Methane Gas Recovery From Landfill in the San Francisco Bay Area Hans Meihoefer, John Huttman
Susan Cutter Cartography In Advertising Hans Meihoefer, John Westfall
Susan Camp The Development of a Cartographic Data Base in Disaster Response Planning for Public Agencies Roger Crawford, Hans Meihoefer
Stuart Chaitkin Network Development and Analysis: A Review and Critique of a Phase in the Travel Modeling Process Used by the Metropolitian Transportation Commission Roger Crawford, Jean Vance
Steven Solomon Turnkey Public Housing in Oakland Roger Crawford, Jean Vance
Stephen Wollmer Effects of Multiple Use on Rainsplash Erosion and Runoff in Semiarid Rangeland Hans Meihoefer, Jerry Davis
Stephen Skartvedt The Plowshare Program: Environmental Perceptions and Impacts Nancy Wilkinson, Hans Meihoefer
Stephen Gehre The Geography of Selected Patterns of Agriculture in San Mateo County, California Walter Olson, Astvaldur Eydal, Don Gibbons
Stephanie Sims Hillslope Sediment Source Assessment of San Pedro Creek Watershed, California Jerry Davis, Andrew Oliphant
Stephanie Cowles Investigations of the Park Cool Island Effect of Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Andrew Oliphant, Jerry Davis
Stephanie Carnow Volunteer Perspectives on Ethical and Geographical Dilemmas in Marine Mammal Rescue and Rehabilitation. Nancy Wilkinson, Courtney Donovan
Stephanie Auer Climate Change Exposure Across The Mountain Goat Range: Metrics for Vulnerability Assessment Barbara Holzman, Ellen Hines
Stefanie Egan Participatory GIS for Biosphere Reserve Designation, Turneffe Atoll, Belize: Lessons Learned Ellen Hines, Barbara Holzman
Siobhan Lavender Impacts of living roofs on urban climate in San Francisco Andrew Oliphant, Leonhard Blesius
Sheryl Bergman A Review of Available Evidence Supporting the Concept of a Mesopotamian Location for the Garden of Eden
Shelby Goss Complete Streets for Whom? A Transportation Justice Analysis of Telegraph Avenue Jason Mark Henderson, Nancy Wilkinson
Shawn Heiser Living on the Edge: Environmental History at Mussel Rock, Daly City, California Nancy Wilkinson, Jerry Davis
Sharyn Ehlers A Discussion of Various Biogeographical Aspects of the Quaternary in Nebraska Hans Meihoefer, Rene Barendregt, , Burton Gordon
Sharon Johnson The Land-Use History of the Coast Range Preserve, Mendocino County, California Hans Meihoefer, John Westfall, Burton Gordon
Shamim Mousavi Assessing Meadow Carbon Cycling Using Digital Repeat Photography and Eddy Covariance Techniques Andrew Oliphant, Sara Baguskas
Seth Hiatt Habitat Distribution Modeling of Arctostaphylos Myrtifolia in Amador County, California Barbara Holzman, Jerry Davis
Sean Woods Changing Perceptions of an Urban Waterway: The Los Angeles River Nancy Wilkinson
Sean Thomas Application of UAS methods for Wetland Analysis Leonhard Blesius, Jerry Davis
Sean Micallef Grazing effects on the grassland vegetation of Mount Diablo State Park, California Barbara Holzman, Jerry Davis
Sarah Harling Flood Hazard Perception: A Comparative Study in Arboga and Plumas Lake, California Nancy Wilkinson, Qian Guo
Sarah Gomes Coastal fog and butterflies: How does microclimate impact butterfly habitat in San Francisco Sara Baguskas, Andrew Oliphant, Nancy Wilkinson, Laura Burkle
Sara Marcellino Connecting A Heterolocal Ethnic Community: Berkeley's Asian Indian Shopping District Qian Guo, Nancy Wilkinson
Samuel Oakley Estimating Ladder Fuels In A Mixed-Oak Forest Using LiDAR Leonhard Blesius, Jerry Davis
Samanthe Kadar A Geography of Garden Landscapes in Central Sonoma County, California Barbara Holzman, Patricia Foschi
Sam Stein An Examination of Water Quality in the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project Leora Nanus, Nancy Wilkinson
Salma Abdel-Raheem Using participatory mapping for marine spatial planning in Saint George's Caye, Belize Ellen Hines, XiaoHang Liu, Quentin Clark
Sally Shatford Examining areas of income-based segregation and affordable housing locations, San Francisco XiaoHang Liu, Qian Guo
Sadie Waddington Quantitative Study of Sediment Accumulation Due to Mangrove Removal at Turneffe Atoll, Belize Ellen Hines, Jerry Davis, Elise Granek
Ryan Cooksey The Treasure Island Development Project: A Case Study in Neoliberal Urban Development Qian Guo, Nancy Wilkinson
Ryan Bey Large Woody Material Assessment for Salmon Restoration in Mill Creek Watershed, Sonoma County, California Barbara Holzman, Jerry Davis
Ruth MacKay-Shea Mapping Vegetation for Biodiversity Analysis Using Integrated Remote Sensing/ GIS Methodogy: Woodside California Patricia Foschi, Jerry Davis