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Department of Geography Theses/Residency

Theses

  • Verdecchia, Elizabeth 2008. Inundation Maps and Flood Risk Assessment Using GIS and Hydraulic Modeling Downstream of Amistad Dam, Texas.

  • Robinson, Dana 2008. Comparison of Remote Sensing Techniques for Detection of Tamarisk (Tamarix spp.) in White Sands National Monument.

  • Chacon, Jose 2008. A GIS Design Study for the Las Cruces District Office of the BLM.

  • Beatty, Jennifer 2008. A Proposed Configuration of a Public Health GIS for the Ministry of Health in Ethiopia

  • Edwards, Zach 2008. A GIS Model for Predicting Relative Potential Risk of West Nile Virus by Identifying Suitable Mosquito Vector Habitat in the Middle Rio Grande Valley, Bernalillo County, New Mexico.

  • Sullivan, Kendra 2008. Management Challenges at the Valles Caldera National Preserve.

  • Korbulic, Quinn 2007. Sprawl Versus Smart Growth: Forecasting Urban Development Using the UrbanSim Land Use Model in El Paso, Texas.

  • Gronemeyer, Peg 2007. The Role of Vegetation Cover in the Spatial Distribution of African Wild Dogs, Lycaon pitus.

  • Will, Dawn 2007. Modeling Impermeable Surface Changes in an Arroyo System. Las Cruces, New Mexico

  • Koehler, Nori L. 2007. Impacts of Cattle Grazing on Oputia macrocentra Mounds in the Northern Chihuahuan Desert.

  • Ortiz, Marquita A. 2007. Impacts of Land Use Change on Water Resources and Traditional Acequia Culture in North-Central New Mexico.

  • Rachal, David. 2007. Dune Pattern Dynamics on a Multi-Decadal Scale at the White Sands Dune Field, New Mexico.

  • Bourdon, Marc L. 2006. GIS Database Design for Use With the Urbansim Model: An El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization Case Study.

  • Carranza, Antonio. 2006. U.S.-Mexico Binational Trade Corridors.

  • Gegenfurtner, Gary A. 2006. An Economic Analysis of the Impact of Colonias on Adjacent Land Values From 1999-2004 in Vado, Del Cerro, and La Mesa, New Mexico.

  • Biddison, Laura E. 2006. Descriptive Model of Winter Duck Habitat at Caballo Reservoir, New Mexico.

  • Botkin, Trent. 2004. Classification of an Incised Ephemeral Stream Channel in Southern New Mexico and Development of a Recovery Plan.

  • Callan, Ramana. 2004. A Comparison of Two Models to Predict the Habitat Distribution of Long-Nosed Bats (Leptonycteris spp.) in Southwestern New Mexico.

  • Fiore, Francis. 2004. A Conceptual GIS Design for the Liquid Waste Program, District 3, New Mexico Environment Department.

  • Hohstadt, David. 2004. A Geographic Analysis of Economic Development in the Colonias of New Mexico.

  • Hazelwood, Mickey. 2004. Integrating Conservation Easements and Limited Residential Development: A Land Evaluation Case Study on a Ranch in Southern New Mexico.

  • Maynard, Kate. 2003. A Model Conservation Easement Process: Cougar Mountain Ranch Case Study.

  • Lory, Kara. 2003. The Cultural Geography of the Homeless in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

  • Fuller, Justin. 2003. Spatial Distribution of Benthic Macroinvertebrates Within a Desert Section of the Gila River in Southwestern New Mexico.

  • Lanser, Julie. 2003. Spectrally Driven Predictive GIS Habitat Models for Aplomado Falcons (Falco femoralis) in Northern Chihuahua, México.

  • Romero, Mark A. 2003. Distance Decay and Travel Time of Auto Theft in Relation to the El Paso/Juarez International Border Crossing: A Crime Mapping Study in El Paso.

  • Hewitt, Ray. 2002. A Predictive Model of Archaeological Site Location Within the Cedar Mountain Range, New Mexico.

  • Campbell, Carol. 2002. The Avian Community of a Riparian Landscape in a Semi-Arid Region.

  • Laick, Matthew. 2001. Dune Front Movement Trends at White Sands, New Mexico.

  • Jackson, Erik C. 2001. The Relationships of Biopedoturbation to Desertification in the Chihuahuan Desert.

  • Rich, Matthew. 2001. A Model Cadastral Geographic Information System Process: The Torrance County Case Study.

  • Harper, Brian G. 2001. The Geography of Mobile Homes and the Influence of Land Use Regulations: A Rocky Mountain Region Study.

  • Hupy, Joseph P. 2001. Aeolian Particulate Matter as a Function of Soil Surface Texture and Vegetative Cover: Jornada Basin, New Mexico.

  • Kulas, Christina M. 2001. The Effects of Lehmann Lovegrass (EragrostisLehmanniana) on Semiarid Desert Ecosystems: Biopedorturbation as an Ecosystem Indicator.

  • Wall, Kenneth D. 2001. A Travel Demand Forecasting Model of the Las Cruces Urban Area.

  • Gaiser, Sandra L. 2000. A Geographic Information System Evaluation of the Commercial Performance Standards for the Dona Ana County Land Use Zoning Ordinance.

  • Keene, Amy. 2000. The Cultural Impress of Northern and Southern New Mexico Land Grant Villages.

  • Krogh, Sonya N. 2000. The Effects of Desertification on Banner-tail Kangaroo Rats (Dipodomys spectabilis).

  • Dappen, Patricia. 1999. Remote Sensing Techniques to Map and Monitor C3 and C4 Chihuahuan Desert Plant Communities Using NOAA/AVHRR /Satellite Data.

  • Davis, James M. 1999. Ant Biodiversity Along a Fragmented Arid Riparian Corridor.

  • Surface, Laura. 1999. A Survey of Land Use Adjacency Impacts on Wintering Birds in the Mesilla Valley, New Mexico.

  • Vincent, Jeffery. 1999. A Descriptive Geographic Information System Model of the Cotton Boll Weevil (Anthonomus Grandis Grandis) in Doña Ana County, New Mexico.

  • Hangen, James E. 1999. A Biogeographical Survey of the Ants of the Tularosa Valley, NM.

  • Campbell, Ralph J. 1998. A Predictive GIS Model of Cougar Habitat, San Andres Mountains, New Mexico.

  • Dogan, Hakan Mete. 1998. Visualizing Spatio-Temporal Mesquite Variation on Desert Grasslands Under Different Grazing Management Applications.

  • Munyan, John J. 1998. A Comparative Factor Analysis of Selected Border Cities of the United States.

  • Hale, Kent. 1998. Land Use Change: Open Space and the Mesilla New Mexico Greenbelt.

  • Huck, Terence W. Jr. 1998. Evaluation of Interannual Precipitation and NDVI Using AVHRR Satellite Data.

  • Haasz, Dana. 1997. Evaluation of the Xeriscape Program in El Paso, Texas.

  • Heckman, Lorretta M. 1997. A Geomorphic Assessment of the Aguirre Spring Debris Flow of August 14th, 1991.

  • Kessler, Damian F. 1997. A Spatial Filtering Technique for Removal of Atmospheric Path Radiance in Meteorological Satellite Imagery.

  • Trebec, JD. 1997. The Effect of Maquiladora Industrial Parks on the Urban Edge Development of Ciudad Jaurez, Chihuahua, Mexico.

  • Beavers, Michael. 1996. Visualizing Spatio-Temporal Forage Conditions on a Continuously Grazed Desert Grassland Pasture.

  • Bennett, Karen. 1996. "GIS" Applications in Rural Addressing.

  • Groothousen, Rhonda. 1996. Landcover Change in the Rio Grande River Valley of Doña Ana County, NM.

  • Luhan, David. 1996. An Integrated Information System Methodology To Determine Land Use Change in Anthony, New Mexico-Texas.

  • Stovall, Russell T. 1996. The Distribution and Range of Escobaria Villardii -- An Endemic Cactus of the Sacramento Escarpment.

  • Iverson, Valerie A. 1995. A Cluster Analysis of New Mexico Counties by Economic Characteristics.

  • Ransom, Robin Y. 1995. Map Design Analysis.

  • Vickery, Donald. 1995. Mapping Plains-Mesa Grasslands of New Mexico Using High Temporal Resolution Satellite Data.

  • Greenlee, Janet C. 1994. Spatial Characteristics of Montane Forest Communities in the Organ Mountains, New Mexico Using Remote Sensing and GIS Technology.

  • Weber, Robert Mark. 1994. Improving Landsat Classification Results Using Digital Elevation Model Data.

  • Miller, Mark Eugene. 1994. Historic Vegetation Change in the Negrito Creek Watershed, New Mexico.

  • Eggerton, Julie, 1993. Identification of Riparian Areas and Associated Springs With the Aid of Satellite Imagery, Concentration in the Mountainous Regions of White Sands Missile Range.

  • Herman, Thomas M. 1993. Use of Field Evaluation Methods to Direct Management of Recreational Use of the Sierra Ancha Wilderness, Tonto National Forest, Arizona.

  • Johnson, Annette J. 1993. A Geomorphic Approach to Hillside Planning in an Arid Environment.

  • Trejo, Antonio. 1993. Effects of Urbanization of Sediment Accumulation in Arid Flood Control Dams El Paso, Texas.

  • Bash, Dallas W., Jr. 1992. A Classification of Canopy Architecture Types in Desert Rangeland Using Satellite Imagery.

  • Haywood, Douglas N. 1992. A Geographic Information Systems Approach to Land Exchanges in the Lincoln National Forest.

  • Kipp, John M., Jr. 1992. Lithologic Discrimination Using Radar and Digital Elevation Data in the Organ Mts., New Mexico.

  • Lee, Martin E., 1992. Complex Terrain Wind Model Evaluation.

  • Manning, Richard J. 1992. An Application of a Vector Geographic Information System for Evaluating Elk Summer Habitat.

  • Mason, James B. 1992. Effectiveness of Vegetation Indices Derived from Coarse-Resolution Satellite Data on Arid Range Land.

  • Moline, Jeffrey L. 1992. Islands in Islands: The Geography of Old-Growth Forests in the Sacramento Division of the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico.

  • Divyak, Janine R. 1991. Evaluating of New Mexico Communities as Potential Retirement Locations.

  • Eve, Marlen D. 1991. Assessing Drought Impact on Native Plant Communities of New Mexico Using AVHRR Data.

  • Kelley, Michael S. 1991. Coarse Spatial Resolution Satellite Remote Sensing of Drought Conditions in New Mexico: 1987-89.

  • Woelfel, Gloria B. 1991. A Geographical Approach to Mescalero-Apache Bio-Cultural Skills.

  • Phiri, Godfrey S. 1990. Development of a Modified Land Evaluation System for Application in Malawi: A case Study in Quay County, New Mexico.

  • Lochra, Albert C. 1990. Urbanization and Flood Hazard in the Sand Hill Arroyo Watershed, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

  • Metzler, Frank T. 1989. Expansive Soils Hazard in the Town on Mesilla, New Significance, Perception, Distribution, Mitigation.

Residency Program

  • Garber, Kim, 2002. The Dona Ana County, New Mexico South Valley Transportation and Major Thoroughfare Study.

  • Christenson, David, 2000. Precision Farming and the Use of Aerial Infrared Photography.

  • Gerard, Darren V., 1998. A Guide to Forming Euclidean Zoning Districts in Doña Ana County, New Mexico.

  • Elverum, Kelly, 1997. Development of a Generalized Zoning Map & GIS Manual for El Paso, Texas.

  • Nolen, Barbara A., 1991. Environmental Classification and Thermal Modeling Properties of the MIDAS-ATLAS Study Area, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

  • Garner, William P., 1989. A Passenger Demand Model for Nonhub Airports in New Mexico.

The residency course is an option for master degree students who are interested in undertaking research in cooperation with government or private sector professionals. It has been specifically created to meet the needs of a student who has little professional experience or the working professional who can use a degree for job advancement.

It should be recognized that selecting this option to replace the thesis sets the MAG in the terminal degree category. The terminal degree greatly inhibits the ability of a student to pursue advanced graduate work such as that required to complete a Ph.D. (A student who selects the thesis option may also take the residency, but the thesis is the course which fulfills the exit requirement for the degree.).

The residency course does not allow a student to gain retroactive credit for work completed as part of a regular job assignment or in previous undergraduate or graduate work. Any work undertaken for credit must be authorized by the NMSU Geography program prior to the start of the project.

Prerequisites

The following minimum requirements must be met before a student is allowed to enroll in Geography 596: Residency: 1) completion of 18 hours in the graduate program with a grade of B or better; 2) completion of all core courses with a grade of B or better and 3) one year's residence at NMSU.

 

 

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