Graduate Students
Joy Campbell
Advisor: Dr. Tim Frazier
MS student in Geography
I am interested in societal interactions with climate change and natural disasters, specifically on the impacts of changes in the environment on societal risk, vulnerability, and resilience. My research investigates how projected changes in precipitation and sea level due to climate change will influence Seattle’s stormwater system and the city’s resilience to current and future flooding. I determine areas of least resilience using a model based in ArcGIS along with indices corresponding to Seattle’s resilience and sensitivity.
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Advisor: Dr. Tim Frazier
MS student in Geography
I am interested in societal interactions with climate change and natural disasters, specifically on the impacts of changes in the environment on societal risk, vulnerability, and resilience. My research investigates how projected changes in precipitation and sea level due to climate change will influence Seattle’s stormwater system and the city’s resilience to current and future flooding. I determine areas of least resilience using a model based in ArcGIS along with indices corresponding to Seattle’s resilience and sensitivity.
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Travis Cowles
PhD Research Assistant
I am currently working toward my PhD in geography at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. My research focuses on both identifying forest disturbances, specifically insect-induced disturbances, and how those disturbances effect ecosystem processes. I utilize satellite-based remotely sensed imagery to identify, quantify, and map forest disturbances and attempt to relate these measurements to changes in ecosystem processes, such as water and nutrient storage and release.
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PhD Research Assistant
I am currently working toward my PhD in geography at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. My research focuses on both identifying forest disturbances, specifically insect-induced disturbances, and how those disturbances effect ecosystem processes. I utilize satellite-based remotely sensed imagery to identify, quantify, and map forest disturbances and attempt to relate these measurements to changes in ecosystem processes, such as water and nutrient storage and release.
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Chris Cox
Research Assistant
I am interested in polar atmospheres, in particular tropospheric conditions and atmosphere-surface interactions in the Arctic, with emphasis on clouds. Most of my work focuses on ground-based infrared remote sensors to build and understand high accuracy point measurement data sets. The goals of these projects include spatial comparisons of macrophysical and microphysical cloud properties as well as regional/global climate model and satellite validations.
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Research Assistant
I am interested in polar atmospheres, in particular tropospheric conditions and atmosphere-surface interactions in the Arctic, with emphasis on clouds. Most of my work focuses on ground-based infrared remote sensors to build and understand high accuracy point measurement data sets. The goals of these projects include spatial comparisons of macrophysical and microphysical cloud properties as well as regional/global climate model and satellite validations.
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Ensheng Dong
Advisor: Dr. Hejun Kang
MS student in Geography
Ensheng Dong ("Frank") is from China, loves maps, and chose geography as his undergraduate major at Southwest University, Chongqing, a city famous for hot pots. He also studied Geosciences at National Central University in Taiwan for half a year. Now, he has stepped onto the American Continent to explore the GIS-T world under Professor Hejun Kang’s guidance at the University of Idaho. Analyzing people’s grocery shopping mode in Moscow, ID is his recent research concentration.
Advisor: Dr. Hejun Kang
MS student in Geography
Ensheng Dong ("Frank") is from China, loves maps, and chose geography as his undergraduate major at Southwest University, Chongqing, a city famous for hot pots. He also studied Geosciences at National Central University in Taiwan for half a year. Now, he has stepped onto the American Continent to explore the GIS-T world under Professor Hejun Kang’s guidance at the University of Idaho. Analyzing people’s grocery shopping mode in Moscow, ID is his recent research concentration.
Patrick Fitzsimmons
Research Assistant
My current research revolves around climate change and adaptation within a section of the Barents Region. I am interested in seeing how the northern, remote areas of Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Russia vary in their approach to dealing with the changing climate.
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Research Assistant
My current research revolves around climate change and adaptation within a section of the Barents Region. I am interested in seeing how the northern, remote areas of Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Russia vary in their approach to dealing with the changing climate.
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Collette Gantenbein
Advisor: Dr. Crystal Kolden
MS student in Geography
Collette Gantenbein graduated from Humboldt State University with a degree in Geography with an emphasis in studying cartography and Geographic Information Systems. Her senior thesis Environmental Degradation of the Tibetan Plateau introduced her to an interest in Physical Geography through researching desertification and deforestation influenced by changes in land use in China and Tibet. While obtaining a GIS certificate at Foothill College, she participated in NASA DEVELOP as a member of the wildfire research team using remotely sensed data and GIS to map burn severity. She is currently researching land cover change in relation to climate change through examining burn severity in the Pacific Northwest.
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Advisor: Dr. Crystal Kolden
MS student in Geography
Collette Gantenbein graduated from Humboldt State University with a degree in Geography with an emphasis in studying cartography and Geographic Information Systems. Her senior thesis Environmental Degradation of the Tibetan Plateau introduced her to an interest in Physical Geography through researching desertification and deforestation influenced by changes in land use in China and Tibet. While obtaining a GIS certificate at Foothill College, she participated in NASA DEVELOP as a member of the wildfire research team using remotely sensed data and GIS to map burn severity. She is currently researching land cover change in relation to climate change through examining burn severity in the Pacific Northwest.
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Michelle Howard
Advisor: Dr. Karen Humes
PhD student in Geography.
I am researching fine temporal and spatial scale global sea surface temperature trends using 28 years of AVHRR Pathfinder remotely sensed data. I am particularly interested in identifying those areas where the sea surface temperature trends are different from the global average and then applying that information to issues affecting marine protected areas. In addition to my research, I teach an undergraduate core science class called The Ocean: Human Interactions and Earth Systems and TA for Dr. Humes remote sensing courses.
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Advisor: Dr. Karen Humes
PhD student in Geography.
I am researching fine temporal and spatial scale global sea surface temperature trends using 28 years of AVHRR Pathfinder remotely sensed data. I am particularly interested in identifying those areas where the sea surface temperature trends are different from the global average and then applying that information to issues affecting marine protected areas. In addition to my research, I teach an undergraduate core science class called The Ocean: Human Interactions and Earth Systems and TA for Dr. Humes remote sensing courses.
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Jeff Izo
MS student in Geography
MS student in Geography
Vincent Jansen
Research Assistant
MS student in Environmental Science
Research Assistant
MS student in Environmental Science
Daniel Johnson
Teaching Assistant
PhD student, Geography Dept. and Bioregional Planning and Design Instructor for Communications 101, Fundamentals of Public Speaking, Office: SH#204, Psychology and Communications Dept. Research Interests: Geography and Philosophy of Place, Environmental Ethics, Wittgensteinian Aspect Perception, Phenomenology of Place Education: B.A. Philosophy and Religious Studies Central Washington University; M.A. Assemblies of God Theological Seminary; M.A. Philosophy University of Idaho
Teaching Assistant
PhD student, Geography Dept. and Bioregional Planning and Design Instructor for Communications 101, Fundamentals of Public Speaking, Office: SH#204, Psychology and Communications Dept. Research Interests: Geography and Philosophy of Place, Environmental Ethics, Wittgensteinian Aspect Perception, Phenomenology of Place Education: B.A. Philosophy and Religious Studies Central Washington University; M.A. Assemblies of God Theological Seminary; M.A. Philosophy University of Idaho
Aparna Kumari
Advisor: Dr. Tim Frazier
PhD Student in Geography
My current research is focused on the role and impact of social capital on disaster resilience, response, and recovery.
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Advisor: Dr. Tim Frazier
PhD Student in Geography
My current research is focused on the role and impact of social capital on disaster resilience, response, and recovery.
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Abigail Lute
Advisor: John Abatzoglou
M.S. student in Water Resources studying extreme snowfall events in the western United States
Advisor: John Abatzoglou
M.S. student in Water Resources studying extreme snowfall events in the western United States
Katherine Morrison
Research Assistant
MS student in Geography
Research Assistant
MS student in Geography
Brandon Moore
Research Assistant
My current doctoral research is focused on climate change and water resources. This includes downscaling future climate scenarios and examining the potential impacts on precipitation type and water availability for biofuel algal ponds. This research has been funded by the NSF EPSCoR program and the Pacific Northwest National Lab.
Research Assistant
My current doctoral research is focused on climate change and water resources. This includes downscaling future climate scenarios and examining the potential impacts on precipitation type and water availability for biofuel algal ponds. This research has been funded by the NSF EPSCoR program and the Pacific Northwest National Lab.
Lisa Nichols
Advisor: Dr. Tim Frazier
M.S. student in Geography
I'm interested in the influence of climate change on snow pack and water resources. My research will investigate how projected changes in precipitation and winter season shift will affect ski resorts and their low-snow-year mitigation strategies. I'm also completing three certificates in GIS, Restoration Ecology, and Bioregional Planning & Community Design. I received my B.S. in Biological Sciences at Montana State University.
Advisor: Dr. Tim Frazier
M.S. student in Geography
I'm interested in the influence of climate change on snow pack and water resources. My research will investigate how projected changes in precipitation and winter season shift will affect ski resorts and their low-snow-year mitigation strategies. I'm also completing three certificates in GIS, Restoration Ecology, and Bioregional Planning & Community Design. I received my B.S. in Biological Sciences at Montana State University.
Patrick Olsen
Advisor: Dr. Crystal Kolden
MS student in Geography
Advisor: Dr. Crystal Kolden
MS student in Geography
Kenneth Peters
Advisor: Dr. Raymond Dezzani
MS student in Geography
I am interested in topics that involve spatial problem solving and applied statistics. My Master's work uses Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) to characterize radioisotope transitions in heterogeneous environments.
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Advisor: Dr. Raymond Dezzani
MS student in Geography
I am interested in topics that involve spatial problem solving and applied statistics. My Master's work uses Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) to characterize radioisotope transitions in heterogeneous environments.
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Elizabeth Rau
Advisor: Dr. Hejun Kang
MS student in Geography
Elizabeth Rau was born in California and has lived in Alabama, Arkansas, Utah, and Idaho. She came to the University of Idaho in the Fall 2007 semester to start her degree in geography. After a year, she switched to landscape architecture and graduated with her bachelor’s degree in December 2011. She then decided to pursue a Master’s degree in geography, specializing in GIS. She is working with Dr. Hejun Kang on a project which will look at what factors make individuals choose one mode of transportation over another when making grocery shopping trips.
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Advisor: Dr. Hejun Kang
MS student in Geography
Elizabeth Rau was born in California and has lived in Alabama, Arkansas, Utah, and Idaho. She came to the University of Idaho in the Fall 2007 semester to start her degree in geography. After a year, she switched to landscape architecture and graduated with her bachelor’s degree in December 2011. She then decided to pursue a Master’s degree in geography, specializing in GIS. She is working with Dr. Hejun Kang on a project which will look at what factors make individuals choose one mode of transportation over another when making grocery shopping trips.
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Courtney Thompson
Advisor: Dr. Tim Frazier
PhD student in Geography
My research focuses on the human environment interactions, specifically the impact of natural hazards on society. I am currently studying coastal hazards (such as hurricanes and inland precipitation flooding from hurricane events) and their impact on communities. I recently developed a vulnerability framework at the sub-county scale. For my PhD research, I am looking at the potential impact of multi-scalar hazard assessments on risk perception and its impact on community scale hazard mitigation.
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Advisor: Dr. Tim Frazier
PhD student in Geography
My research focuses on the human environment interactions, specifically the impact of natural hazards on society. I am currently studying coastal hazards (such as hurricanes and inland precipitation flooding from hurricane events) and their impact on communities. I recently developed a vulnerability framework at the sub-county scale. For my PhD research, I am looking at the potential impact of multi-scalar hazard assessments on risk perception and its impact on community scale hazard mitigation.
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Hang Zhou
Advisor: Dr. Vladimir Aizen
Currently I am working on analysis and estimation of the snow-glacier water resources in Central Asia using long term surface observational data and remote sensing data.
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Advisor: Dr. Vladimir Aizen
Currently I am working on analysis and estimation of the snow-glacier water resources in Central Asia using long term surface observational data and remote sensing data.
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