Success of Dr. Marston's Graduate Students
44. Butler, W. 2013. Spatial patterns and impacts of slope failures in five canyons of the Teton Mountains, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography, Kansas State University: Manhattan, KS, 141 pp. + app.
Thesis was supported by teaching assistantship and research grant from the National Park Service. Thesis presented at International Association of Geomorphologists Meeting in Paris, France, August 2013. Now employed by Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, at Texas State University, in San Marcos, Texas.
43. Sowers, J. 2010. A phenomenology of place identity for Wonder Valley, California: homesteaders, dystopics, and utopics. Ph.D. Dissertation in Geography, Kansas State University: Manhattan, KS, 268 pp. (co-supervised with Dr. D.R. Seamon)
Graduate work was supported by a graduate teaching assistantship. Initially employed at Missouri State University. Now a professor at Minot State College in Minor, SD.
42. Meade, B.K. 2009. Spatial extent, timing, and causes of channel incision, Black Vermillion watershed, northeast Kansas. M.A. Thesis in Geography, Kansas State University: Manhattan, KS, 124 pp. + app. (#42)
Thesis was supported by teaching assistantship and summer research assistantship. Ben was recipient of R.B. Marston Scholarship for 2008. Presented poster at 2008 AAG Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Division Meeting and 2008 Geological Society of America annual meeting. Ben received the Best Student Paper Award (for a masters student) from the AAG Geomorphology Specialty Group, based on his presentation at the 2009 AAG meeting in Las Vegas. Currently employed by Environmental Resources Management (ERM) in Boston, MA.
41. Graf, N.E. 2008. 50 years of channel change on a reach of the Big Blue River, Northeast Kansas. M.A. Thesis in Geography, Kansas State University: Manhattan, KS, 80 pp. + app.
Thesis was supported by teaching assistantship, summer research assistantship, and consulting project. Nick was presented with the R.B. Marston Scholarship for 2007. He won Best Student Poster at the 2007 Meeting of the AAG Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Division. Also co-presented poster at the 2007 Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium. Employed after graduation as GIS Specialist in Kansas Adjutant General Office in Topeka, KS. Currently employed by WyGIS at the University of Wyoming.
40. Kang, R.S. 2007. Geomorphic effects of rural-to-urban land use conversion on three streams in the central Redbed Plains of Oklahoma. Ph.D. Dissertation in Geography, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 119 pp. + app.
Dissertation was supported by teaching assistantship for three years, and the R.B. Marston Scholarship for 2005. Poster presented at AAG annual meeting and regional division meetings. Co-author of articles in Geomorphology and Physical Geography based on thesis research.Currently employed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, Western Illinois University.
39. Splinter, D. 2006. Geomorphic Trends among Streams in Three Ecoregions in Eastern Oklahoma. Ph.D. dissertation in Environmental Science, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 140 pp. + app).
Dissertation was funded by a grant from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Many papers/posters presented at numerous professional meetings, including AAG, GSA, Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium. Received 2005 Outstanding Environmental Science Graduate Research Award from OSU Research Symposium. Received R.B. Marston Scholarship for 2003. Coauthor of several articles in multiple journals based on dissertation research. Currently employed as an Assistant Professor, Department of Geology and Geography, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
38. Adcock, C.T. 2004. Determining formative winds through geomorphology: Herschel Crater, Mars. M.S. Thesis in Geology, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 55 pp. + app.
Thesis was supported by teaching assistantship, summer graduate research assistantship, NASA Space Science Graduate Fellowship, and the R.B. Marston Scholarship for 2003. Chris was presented with the Outstanding T.A. Award in OSU Geology for 2003-04. Posters based on his thesis were presented at the Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference and Southwest Division of the AAG. Employed since graduation by Zenitech Environmental in Boulder City, NV.
37. Wisleder, D. 2004. Reservoir sedimentation along the upper Washita River in western Oklahoma and Northern Texas. M.S. Thesis in Geography, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 53 pp. + app.
Thesis was supported by research grant from National Park Service through the USGS/Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. A poster based on his thesis was presented at the 2003 Southwest Division Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Employed after graduation with private GIS firm.
36. Neel, C.R. 2003. Analyses of terrestrial rock glaciers as analogues to Martian landforms. M.S. Thesis in Geology, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 118 pp. + app.
Thesis was supported by teaching assistantship and research assistantship from the Arkansas-Oklahoma Center for Space and Planetary Sciences. A poster based on his thesis was presented at the 2002 GSA meetings in Denver, CO, and at the 2002 Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference in Houston, TX. Employed after graduation by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality.
35. Smith, S.J. 2002. Downstream fining in a sand-bed segment of the Canadian River, New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis in Geology, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 71 pp. + app. (co-supervised with S.T. Paxton)
Thesis was supported by employment with the U.S. Geological Survey, a Skinner Fellowship, Teaching Assistantship for three years, and the R.B. Marston Scholarship for 2001. A poster based on his thesis was presented at the 2002 AAPG and GSA meetings in Houston, TX, and Denver, CO, respectively. Employed after graduation by the U.S. Geological Survey in Oklahoma City, OK.
34. Neto, J. 2002. Municipal solid waste management and disposal safety in the City of Beira, Mozambique. M.S. Thesis in Environmental Science, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 72 pp. + app.
International student from Mozambique whose thesis was supported by the African-American Foundation in New York City. Employed after graduation by the City of Beira, Mozambique.
33. Pickup, B.E. 2001. Horizontal stability of the Canadian River and implications for the Norman Landfill, Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis in Geology, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 66 pp.
Thesis was supported by research assistantship for one year, funded by grant from the U.S. Geological Survey through the OSU Environmental Institute, Water Resources Research Institute. Barb also received a Skinner Fellowship, Teaching Assistantship for two years, and the R.B. Marston Scholarship for 2000. A poster based on her thesis was presented at the 2000 and 2001 GSA meetings in Reno, NV, and Boston, MA, respectively. Employed after graduation by the U.S. Geological Survey in Tulsa, OK. Presently a doctoral student in the Environmental Dynamics program at the University of Arkansas.
32. Dudding, S. 2001. Areal extent of lead and zinc contamination in the Boone Aquifer in Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas. Creative Component in Environmental Science, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 55 pp.
Creative component (non-thesis option) was supported by employment with the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Employed after graduation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
31. Hope, R.N. 2001. Heavy metals in fluvial sediments of the Picher Mining Field, northeast Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis in Geology, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 66 pp.
Thesis was supported by teaching assistantship for two years plus a summer internship with the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. Received a Skinner Fellowship and the Rumsey Bissell Marston Scholarship for 2000. Paper based on her thesis was presented at the 2000 AAG Meeting in New York City. Employed after graduation by an environmental consulting firm in Fort Worth, Texas.
30. Nordberg, V.G. 2000. Effects of urbanization on storm runoff, San Gabriel Valley, California. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 69 pp.
Thesis was supported by graduate assistantship for one year. Became a doctoral student at the University of Kentucky. Currently employed as a Lecturer in Geography at East Carolina University.
29. Wolken, G.J. 2000. Energy balance and spatial distribution of net radiation on Dinwoody Glacier, Wind River Range, Wyoming, USA. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 61 pp.
Thesis was supported by graduate assistantship for one year. Completed PhD at the University of Calgary. Currently employed as Climate Change Hazards Geologist with the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys in Fairbanks, AK.
28. Furin, D.M. 2000. Geomorphic adjustment of reclaimed channels and hillslopes at a surface coal mine in northwest Colorado. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 61 pp.
Student was self-supported. Paper based on thesis research (co-authored with Marston) presented at the 2000 GSA Meeting in Reno, Nevada, and at the 2000 AAG Meeting in New York City. Employed after graduation by Environmental Resources Management in Kennesaw, GA.
27. Massey, A.J. 2000. Large woody debris loading in forest streams due to the 1997 Routt Divide Blowdown, Routt National Forest, Colorado. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 57 pp. + app.
Received Rumsey Bissell Marston Scholarship for 1999. Employed by U.S. Forest Service part-time during graduate studies. Employed after graduation by the U.S. Geological Survey.
26. Ferree, J.D. 1999. Geomorphic change over a twenty-year interval in harvested and unharvested watersheds of the Oregon Coast Range. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 43 pp. + app.
Received Rumsey Bissell Marston Scholarship for 1998. Employed after graduation by the U.S. Forest Service.
25. Saunders, B.H. 1999. The Relationship Between Suspended Sediment Concentrations and Ecoregions in the Coterminous United States. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 70 pp. + app.
Thesis was supported by graduate assistantship for three years. Employed during graduate studies as GIS Analyst, Wyoming Office of GIS, Economic Analysis Division. Preliminary findings of thesis presented at Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting, Association of American Geographers in Salt Lake City, UT
24. Arneson, C.S. 1999. Correlation Between a Modified DRASTIC Ground Water Vulnerability Model and Non-Point Source Contaminant Occurrences in Monitoring Wells in Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 35 pp.
Thesis was supported by contract from Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. Employed during graduate studies by Wyoming Water Resources Center. Co-author with Marston on refereed journal article on channel metamorphosis of the Ain River, France. Employed after graduation by UW Spatial Data Visualization Center, Laramie, WY
23. Norsby, D.J. 1998. Discharge, Sediment Transport, and Sediment Residence Time of the Raikot River, Buldar River and Rupal River in Northern Pakistan. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 58 pp.
Thesis was supported by grant from the National Science Foundation Continental Dynamics Program. Received Rumsey Bissell Marston Scholarship for 1997. Co-author of article in Geomorphology based on thesis research. Currently employed by City of Lenexa, KS.
22. Marshall, S.C. 1997. Effectiveness of Calcium Chloride on Road Dust Suppression and Effects on Roadside Water and Soil: Denali National Park, Alaska. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 41 pp.
Thesis was supported by summer employment with the National Park Service. Received Rumsey Bissell Marston Scholarship for 1996. Employed after graduation as a Hydrologist with private consulting firm in Anchorage, AK
21. Berelson, W. 1997. Vegetation Uptake of Copper and Lead in Stormwater Runoff Entering the Laramie River, Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 31 pp.
Thesis was supported by a University of Wyoming, College of Arts and Sciences Summer Scholarship; C.P. and Evelyn Plummer Scholarship; and by a UW Graduate School Scholarship. Employed after graduation by the UW Spatial Data and Visualization Center as a GIS Technician.
20. McNamera, K.P. 1996. The Effect of Landscape Variables on Headwater Drainage Development--Medicine Bow Mountains, Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 99 pp.
Thesis presented at the 1994 Annual Meeting of the Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Division of the Association of American Geographers. Thesis was funded by a C.P. and Evelyn Plummer Scholarship from the University of Wyoming; and a Paul Stock Scholarship from the UW College of Arts and Sciences. Received Rumsey Bissell Marston Scholarship for 1994. Employed after graduation as a GIS Analyst for private consulting firm in Denver, CO.
19. Bayer, K.B. 1995. The Spatial Distribution of Slope Failures in the Medicine Bow Mountains and Sierra Madre, Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 112 pp.
Thesis was presented at the 1994 Annual Meeting of the Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Division of the Association of American Geographers. Thesis was supported by a C.P. and Evelyn Plummer Scholarship from the University of Wyoming. Employed in summer of 1996 by the Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station as a field hydrologist. Received Rumsey Bissell Marston Scholarship for 1995. Received a graduate assistantship to support doctoral studies in Geography at the University of Denver. Currently employed by U.S. Forest Service as a hydrologist in Granby, CO.
18. Borges, M. 1995. Tourism on the Rio Araguaia: Tourists' Perceptions of Change and Motor Boat Erosion. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 112 pp.
Co-supervised with S. Richardson; teaching Assistant in 1994-95; employed as a Research Associate with the Wyoming Recreation Commission. Thesis research was sponsored by an Atlantic Richfield Scholarship from the Partners for the Americas; graduate assistantship; and by summer employment with Wyoming Department of Parks and Tourism. Employed after graduation as Director of NATIVA, a non-governmental organization in Brazil that promotes environmental education and promotion of ecotourism along the Rio Araguaia.
17. Castro, E. 1995. Effects of Geomorphology and Flood Regime on Landscape Structure of the Araguaia River Floodplain, Brazil. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 71 pp.
Thesis research was sponsored by an Atlantic Scholarship from the Partners for the Americas. Completed doctoral degree at Arizona State University. Employed after graduation as a Research Professor, Instituto Goiano de Pre-Historia e Anthropologia, Universidade Catholica de Goias, Brazil.
16. Newton, J.W. 1995. The Significance of Biogeomorphological Processes Among Vegetation Communities of the Lower Ain River Floodplain, France. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 43 pp.
Teaching Assistant for 3 years; employed as a hydrology technician with the Medicine Bow National Forest in Laramie, WY. Employed after graduation as a U.S. Forest Service hydrologist. Received Rumsey Bissell Marston Scholarship for 1993. Currently a private consultant in environmental sciences in Missoula, Montana.
15. Green, T. 1994. Impacts of Gravel Mining on the Malnant River in East-Central France. M.A. Plan B Paper in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 33 pp.
Employed after graduation as a public school teacher in Bend, OR. Co-author of article in Geomorphology based on thesis research.
14. Greer, M. 1993. Measuring Balance of Power Models with United Nations Voting Blocs. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 81 pp.
Co-supervised with D. Paulson. Employed after graduation as an Instructor in Social Science, Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, WY.
13. Thorburn, J.L. 1993. Irrigation Diversions on the Laramie River, Wyoming--Their Effects on Channel Morphology and Sinuosity. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 71 pp.
Received Ellbogen Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant in 1991; received UW Senior Graduate Assistantship in 1991-92 and 1992-93. Employed after graduation as a Groundwater Education Project Coordinator, Upper Alcorn Natural Resource District in O'Neill, NE.
12. Wrazien, D.R. 1993. Horizontal Channel Migration and Floodplain Vegetation Development--Snake River, Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 44 pp. + 1 pl.
Thesis research was sponsored by a grant from the USDI National Park Service; co-author with Marston and others of manuscript on Snake River research submitted for publication as an AAG Resource Paper; co-presenter with Marston of several papers at professional meetings and seminars. Employed after graduation as a GIS/Biology Technician with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Dover, DE, and later employed by ESRI in Dover, DE. Co-author of article in Geomorphology based on thesis research.
11. Wick, D.A. 1993. Separation of Clearcutting Impacts from Natural Variability in Mountain Streams of the Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 74 pp.
Thesis research was sponsored by a grant from the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Station. Co-author with Marston on article published in AWRA Proceedings; co-presenter with Marston of several papers at professional meetings and seminars. Received Rumsey Bissell Marston Scholarship for 1992. Employed after graduation as a District Manager of the Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District in Warrensburg, NY.
10. Veryzer, D.J. 1992. Recent Glacier Changes in the Wind River Range, Wyoming. M.A. Plan B Paper in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 9 pp.
Research was sponsored by a grant from the Wyoming Water Research Center. Received scholarship from National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Program (NSF-REU) to participate in Juneau Icefield Research Program in 1988, 1989, 1990. Co-author with Marston and others of article published in Physical Geography. Deceased 1998; M.A. degree awarded posthumously.
9. Haire, D.H. 1991. Runoff and Soil Loss from Burned Areas in the Greater Yellowstone Region. M.A. Plan B Paper in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 60 pp.
Research was sponsored by a grant from Chevron U.S.A., Inc.; received C.P. and Evelyn S. Plummer Scholarship in 1988. Elected to membership in Gamma Theta Upsilon, The International Honor Society in Geography. Co-author with Marston of article published in Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Geographical Journal. Co-presenter with Marston of several papers at professional meetings and seminars. Employed after graduation as Water Quality Planner for the Flathead Indian Reservation in Polson, MT.
8. Clarendon, D. 1991. Drainage Basin Differences in a Land Classification Scheme on the Medicine Bow National Forest. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 98 pp.
Thesis research was sponsored by the USDA Forest Service and graduate assistantship. Received financial support to participate in Juneau Icefield Research Program in 1989. Elected to membership in Gamma Theta Upsilon, The International Honor Society in Geography. Co-presenter with Marston of several papers at professional meetings and seminars. Participation sponsored by Marston in Teton Science School Shortcourse on Fluvial Geomorphology taught by Luna Leopold. Received Rumsey Bissell Marston Scholarship for Field Work for 1991. Currently self-employed as a rancher, backcountry guide, and snow survey technician in Sheridan, WY.
7. Mills, J.D. 1991. Wyoming's Jackson Lake Dam, Horizontal Channel Stability, and Floodplain Vegetation Dynamics. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 54 pp.
Thesis research was sponsored by the USDI National Park Service. Received Ellbogen Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant in 1989. Elected to membership in Sigma Xi, The Honorary Scientific Research Society; elected to membership in Gamma Theta Upsilon, The International Honor Society in Geography. Co-presenter with Marston of several papers at professional meetings and seminars; co-author with Marston of article published in Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Geographical Journal. Participation sponsored by Marston in Teton Science School Shortcourse on Fluvial Geomorphology taught by Luna Leopold. Received Rumsey Bissell Marston Scholarship for 1990. Currently a doctoral student in geography at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX; also employed after graduation as Coordinator of Research Services/GIS lab, University of Texas at Tyler. Retired after working for the U.S. Forest Service in Laramie, WY.
6. Varuska, M.L. 1989. Recent Trends of Gannett and Dinwoody Glaciers, Wind River Range, Wyoming. M.A. Plan B Paper in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 50 pp.
Research was sponsored by the U.S. Air Force and a grant from the Wyoming Water Research Center. Elected to membership in Gamma Theta Upsilon, The International Honor Society in Geography. Co-author with Marston and others of article published in Physical Geography. Co-presenter with Marston of several papers at professional meetings and seminars. Employed after graduation by the U.S. Air Force Academy as an Instructor in Geography and then as Air Attaché to the American Embassy in The Republic of the Ivory Coast. Received Rumsey Bissell Marston Scholarship for Field Work in Geomorphology/Hydrology for 1989. Employed after graduation by U.S. Department of Defense as an Instructor, Joint Military Attaché School. Currently a pilot for Southwest Airlines.
5. Miller, A.I. 1989. Geomorphic Controls on Winterkill Conditions in Alpine Lakes of the Snowy Range, Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 153 pp.
Thesis research was sponsored by the Wyoming Department of Game and Fish and by a graduate assistantship. Employed after graduation as a Fisheries Biologist, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in Alaska.
4. Dolan, L.S. 1988. Estimates of Upland Erosion and Runoff in an Arid Watershed in Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 105 pp.
Thesis research was sponsored by a grant from the U.S. Geological Survey. Co-author with Marston of a refereed proceedings paper and a book chapter published by Elsevier. Co-presenter with Marston of several papers at professional meetings and seminars. Received Rumsey Bissell Marston Scholarship for 1988. Employed after graduation as a Water Reservation Program Supervisor, Montana Department of Natural Resources in Helena, MT.
3. Gillespie, B.M. 1987. The Impact of Military Maneuvers on Eolian Transport and Soil Compressive Strength in South Central New Mexico. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 193 pp.
Thesis research was sponsored by a grant from the U.S. Army. Received Ellbogen Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant in 1987. Co-author with Marston of poster presented at Annual Meeting of Geological Society of America in 1987. Received Rumsey Bissell Marston Scholarship for 1987. Completed Ph.D. in Geography at Texas A&M University. Employed after graduation as an Assistant Professor, Northwest Missouri State University. Currently a Professor of Geography at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.
2. Davison, C.H., Jr. 1984. Simulation by Finite Difference Methods of Water Levels in the Horizon City Area, Texas, 1983-2030. M.S. Thesis in Geology, University of Texas at El Paso: El Paso, TX, 118 pp.
Thesis research was sponsored by a grant from Horizon Communities Improvement Association; participation sponsored by Marston in University of Arizona 6-Week Field Course on Hydrology; employed after graduation as President, Paramount Cards, Inc. in Providence, RI.
1. Dupuy, J.R. 1984. The Hydrologic Significance of Geologic Structure within the Southeastern Hueco Bolson, El Paso County, Texas. M.S. Thesis in Geology, University of Texas at El Paso: El Paso, TX, 102 pp.
Thesis research was sponsored by a grant from Horizon Communities Improvement Association; elected to membership in Sigma Xi, The Honorary Scientific Research Society; participation sponsored by Marston in University of Arizona 6-Week Field Course on Hydrology; formerly employed as Senior Hydrogeologist, with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., and Advanced Services, Inc., in Albuquerque, NM; currently owns Real Estate Environmental Services Company in Albuquerque, NM.