MA/MS Theses and Research Projects

MA/MS Theses and Research Projects
Name Title Year Committee
Deborah Wolfe A locational analysis of foreign government representatives in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1925-1985 Jean Vance, Richard Hough
Dennis Young The Effect of Summer Rainfall on the Plant Ecology of Two Subalpine Meadows in the Sierra Nevada of California Burton Gordon, Steven Pease
Deseret Weeks Mercury in the Cache Creek Watershed – Spatial Analysis, Ecosystem Services Impacts and SES Framework Implementation Leora Nanus, Jerry Davis, Jason Gurdak
Diane Livia Involvement of Environmental Organizations in the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) Planning Process Nancy Wilkinson, Jason Mark Henderson
Dion Good Green Envy: A Gap Analysis of Greenspace in San Francisco Using GIS XiaoHang Liu, Jason Mark Henderson
Donald Claspill The Changing Bay Shoreline of San Mateo County Astvaldur Eydal, Alfred Sumner, York Mandra
Donald Jarrett St. Louis Union Station: Contributor to the Physical, Cultural, And Economic Development of St. Louis, Missouri Max Kirkeberg, Jean Vance
Dorothy Dick Abundance and Spatial Habitat Analysis of Bottlenose Dolphins at Turneffe Atoll, Belize Ellen Hines, Barbara Holzman
Douglas Basinger Changes in the Distribution and Membership Characteristics of Mennonite Congregations in the Western United States, 1950 and 1990  Hans Meihoefer, Nancy Wilkinson, Richard Hough
Douglas Johnson From Wasteland to Shrine: Wilderness Meanings in Southwest U.S. Canyon Country Parklands Nancy Wilkinson, Qian Guo
Douglas Odaffer Three Capitals of British Honduras Burton Gordon, Jean Vance
Duncan Watry Reusing Abandoned Railroad Rights-of-Way For Rail Transit Lines in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Roger Crawford, Max Kirkeberg
Edward Onn A Method of Low Altitude, Large Scale Aerial Photography for Use in Geographic Research Hans Meihoefer, Burton Gordon
Edward Miller A Case Study of Work Trip and Residential Location: The San Francisco EPA Office Roger Crawford, Max Kirkeberg
Edward Stearns Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC): The Outlook For an Alternate Energy Source Hans Meihoefer, Erwin Seibel
Edwin Sloan The Historical Geography of Ethiopia to 1468 Max Kirkeberg, Burton Gordon
Edwina Smith The California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Beecheyi) Natural History and Control Policies with Economic and Ecological Ramifications Hans Meihoefer, Burton Gordon, James Mackey
Elias Waggoner Normalized cuts for single tree isolation from LiDAR Ellen Hines, Leonhard Blesius, Bill Kruse
Elise Latedjou Geography of Regional Cuisine Nancy Wilkinson, Hans Meihoefer
Eliza Bailey Personal Narratives: Discovering San Francisco's Changing Spaces for Queer Women Nancy Wilkinson, Courtney Donovan
Elizabeth Kanner Evaluating Conservation Easements as a Tool for Growth Management: Solano County, California Jason Mark Henderson, Nancy Wilkinson
Elizabeth Proctor Reducing Variation in Georeferenced Locality Descriptions Jerry Davis, Barbara Holzman
Elizabeth Vaughan The Normada Valley Development Project Environmental and Social Issues of a Watershed Development Project in Central India Barbara Holzman, Nancy Wilkinson
Ellen Doudna Trends in the Water Energy Food Nexus of California's Central Valley Leora Nanus, Nancy Wilkinson, Jason Gurdak
Ellen McElhinny Mapping Ethnic Change in North Beach Since 1940 Nancy Wilkinson, Max Kirkeberg
Elspeth Keller Napa and its River Nancy Wilkinson, Jerry Davis
Eric McGuire The Cartographic Development of The Central California Coastal Region Walter Hacker, Astvaldur Eydal
Erica Yelensky The Evolution of California’s Graywater Code: A case study on how activists influence environmental policy Nancy Wilkinson, Qian Guo
Erika Poveda The "Greening" of Gentrification: A Case Study of the East Bay Greenway Tendai Chitewere, Jennifer Blecha
Fauno Cordes Winter Survival in The Antartic As Described By James Fenimore Cooper John Westfall, Robert Picker
Feride Serefiddin Seasonality of solution processes in the Marble Mountains subalpine karst of northern California. Jerry Davis, Hans Meihoefer
Finn Black The impact of gentrification on HIV linkage and retention in San Francisco Courtney Donovan, Nancy Wilkinson, Alexis Martinez
Frances Murphey Steamboat Navigation of The Upper Missouri River 1832-1890: A Primary Factor in the Development and Settlement of the Northern Plains John Westfall, Richard Hough
Frank Viollis The Evolution of Pescadero Marsh Georg Treichel, Rene Barendregt, Raymond Pestrong
Franklin Bell Geographic Aspects of Honeybee Pollination of California Vegetable Crops Hans Meihoefer, Burton Gordon, Burton Gordon
Garrett Bradford Investigations of surface roughness length modification in Black Rock City, Nevada Andrew Oliphant, Leonhard Blesius
Gary Gunther Rapid Population Growth: A Study of In-Migration; Walnut Creek, California John Westfall, Roger Crawford
Gary Kwan The Emergence of New Suburban Chinese Community in Millbrae, California Qian Guo, Nancy Wilkinson
Genevieve Munsey Geomorphology at the confluence of stream restoration and flood control Jerry Davis, Leonhard Blesius
Geordie Armstrong A case study of women and public space in Goleta, California Nancy Wilkinson, Jason Mark Henderson
George Cosmos Wave Erosion Rates Along The Abandoned Ocean Shore Railroad, San Mateo County, California Burton Gordon, Astvaldur Eydal
George Small Impact of the Development of Marin County on Traffic Congestion Points Along the U.S. 101 Corridor Roger Crawford, Richard Hough
Gerald Dow Bay Fill in San Francisco: A History of Change Jean Vance, Burton Gordon
Gerard Chalmers A Geography of Residential Heating Oil Tanks for Northeastern San Francisco, Ca  Max Kirkeberg, John Westfall
Gia Grant San Francisco park bond funding: an equity mapping & analysis Jennifer Blecha, XiaoHang Liu
Glenn Minuth A Geomorphic Analysis of Mound Microrelief on the Mehrten Formation near Sacramento in Placer County, California Hans Meihoefer, Rene Barendregt
Glenna Anton Material and Cultural Impediments to Cooperation over Water Resources in Israel-Palestine Qian Guo, Nancy Wilkinson
Gordon Moore Southwest San Mateo County Groundwater Investigation: A Study In Hydrologic Mapping Robert Picker, Rene Barendregt
Graydon Creed The Specter of Depletion: Drought Conditions in the Southern San Joaquin Valley, 1928-1934 Nancy Wilkinson, Jerry Davis
Guillermo Duran Assessing the Habitat Fragmentation of Socioeconomically Important Tree Species in Costa Rica Barbara Holzman, Jerry Davis, Healy Hamilton
Harold M. Elliott A Historical Atlas of The Domestic Trunk Airlines of The United States John Westfall, Richard Hough, Georg Treichel
Heather Co The Impact of Waste Management Policy on Marine Debris: A Case Study in San Mateo County Tendai Chitewere, Jennifer Blecha
Heinz Gerlach The Geographic Factors That Influenced The Life-Span of the Mount Diablo Coal Mining District, Contra Costa County, California Robert Picker, Burton Gordon, Richard Hough
Henry Shryock The Methods and Materials of Demography: Volume 2
Hilary Finck Plastic Bag Legislation in the San Francisco Bay Area: A Diffusion of Innovation Study Nancy Wilkinson, Jason Mark Henderson
Hili Kopilovich Using Natural Areas in Urban Landscapes: Lake Merced Curriculum for High Schools Barbara Holzman, Hans Meihoefer
Holly Herring Serpentine's connection with safety, environmental, and health problems near Coalinga, California Hans Meihoefer, Jerry Davis
Howard Bettencourt Cognitive Mapping as an Aid to Environmental Planning  Robert Picker, Max Kirkeberg
Hugh Howard Death Valley: An Animated Atlas Hans Meihoefer, John Westfall
Ian Signer Diverse Land, Diverse Peoples: Exploring Native California Nancy Wilkinson, Barbara Holzman
Ingrid Overgard From empty space to global commons: perception and mitigation of ocean noise pollution Nancy Wilkinson, Andrew Oliphant
Jack Swallow Spatial Tactics of Social Movements Courtney Donovan, Jason Mark Henderson
Jaime Michaels Wetland Restoration Using Dredged Material: The San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary Roger Crawford, Nancy Wilkinson
Jaime Tatman Geographical Frame Analysis of Environmental Conflict: A Case Study of Bolinas Lagoon Nancy Wilkinson, Jerry Davis
James Campbell In harm's way : urban development in a deep floodplain Sacramento County, California Nancy Wilkinson, Roger Crawford, Hans Meihoefer
James Keenan The Distribution and Origin of Bench-Like Topography on Bolinas Ridge, California: A Problem in Geomorphology John Westfall, Mark Winsor
James Liner Application of an analog model to financial institutions Roger Crawford, Jean Vance, John Huttman, Ron Beall
James Macrae GIS study to assess potential transit-oriented development in the Bay Area Roger Crawford, Jerry Davis
James Milestone The Influence of Modern Man on The Stream System of Yosemite Valley Burton Gordon, Rene Barendregt
James Rankin The Gold Ridge Apple Region- A Study of a Changing Agricultural Region Robert Picker, Astvaldur Eydal
James Schnobrich The Geographical Distribution of Mountain Waves in the Vicinity of Reno, Nevada Robert Picker, Norman Drin
James Williamson Landslide Susceptibility Near Tomales Bay, California John Westfall, David Mustart
Jamie Hawk Classification, Vegetation-Environment Relationships, and Distribution of Plant Communities on Southeast Farallon Island, California Barbara Holzman, Ellen Hines, Jaime Jahncke
Janet Dove Understanding Farmers' Continued Commitment to Apples in Sonoma County's Gold Ridge Region Qian Guo, Nancy Wilkinson
Janet Stang A Study of Lake Names in Northwestern California Burton Gordon, Walter Hacker
Janie Leech Favism on Rhodes, Greece: The Interplay of Faba Beans, Genetics and Disease Hans Meihoefer, Robert Picker
Jarrad Fisher Butano Creek Floodplain Restoration Geomorphic Response Jerry Davis, Leonhard Blesius
Jasleen Pannu A Critical Analysis of Environmental Activism in West Contra Costa County Nancy Wilkinson, Leora Nanus
Jason Sherba Object-based Classification of Abandoned Logging Roads Under Heavy Canopy Using LiDAR Jerry Davis, Leonhard Blesius
Jason Zimmerman Transportation Regimes and Community Politics in West Oakland, California Jason Mark Henderson, Nancy Wilkinson
Jean Ann Carroll Typography: A Cartographic Application  Hans Meihoefer, Max Kirkeberg, Burton Gordon
Jeanne Depman Examining an Urban Water Source: Groundwater Characteristics of San Francisco's Lobos Creek Jerry Davis, Andrew Oliphant, Doug Kern
Jeff Milliken Water Resource Issues Along the Lower Colorado River Nancy Wilkinson, Jerry Davis
Jeffrey Blumenthal Spatial Modeling of Oyster Drill Habitat Preferences in Richardson Bay, California Ellen Hines, Leora Nanus, Andy Chang
Jennifer Lawrence Graffiti Sites and Youth in the Suburban Landscape Nancy Wilkinson, Hans Meihoefer
Jennifer Jackson Sources of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Wastewater, Oakland, California Nancy Wilkinson, Jerry Davis, Smith
Jennifer Krebs California's Role in the Changing Geography of Book Publishing in The United States Jean Vance, Richard Hough
Jennifer McGowan Using seabird habitat modeling to inform ocean zoning in Central California's National Marine Sanctuaries Ellen Hines, Jerry Davis, Jaime Jahncke
Jenny McIlvaine Balancing Ecological Restoration, Cultural Resource Preservation, and Recreation at San Francisco's Crissy Field Nancy Wilkinson, Jason Mark Henderson
Jeremy Bailey Agglomeration benefits of light rail transit stations and TOD planning in Los Angeles County Qian Guo, XiaoHang Liu, Nancy Wilkinson
Jessica Sloan Evaluating Visitation at Don Edwards NWR: Encouraging Environmental Education and Urban Conservation Nancy Wilkinson, Leora Nanus, Anne Morkill (US Fish & Wildlife Service)
Jessica Miller Assessing Risk Perception: Mid-Ohio Valley Pollution Nancy Wilkinson, Qian Guo
Jessica Woodard Mainstreaming Sustainable Landscapes in the East Bay Municipal Utility District Nancy Wilkinson, Jerry Davis
Jill Miller Opportunities for Bat Interpretation in the SF Bay Area's State Parks Nancy Wilkinson, Jennifer Blecha
Jill Miller Animal Geography and Wildlife Interpretation of Urban Bats Nancy Wilkinson, Jennifer Blecha
Jim Pettigrew Removal and Nutrient Analysis of Invasive Green Crabs in Tomales Bay, California Ellen Hines, Andrew Oliphant
Jodene Isaacs The California Rangeland Reference Area (RRA) Database: A Spatial Assessment Barbara Holzman, Jerry Davis
Joe Ahrenholtz Modeling the Effects of Density Zoning on Racial/Ethnic Clustering in Oakland Jerry Davis, XiaoHang Liu
John Culp Shell mounds to cul-de-sacs: the cultural landscape of San Pedro Valley, Pacifica, California Nancy Wilkinson, Jerry Davis
John Dalton Farming on the urban fringe John Westfall, Nancy Wilkinson, Richard LeGates