2023

Building a Digital Twin of the University of North Texas Using LiDAR and GIS Data

Master's Thesis

Shwarnali Bhattacharjee

Advisor: Dr. Pinliang Dong

Climate Injustice and Commodification of Lives and Livelihoods in Southwest Coastal Bangladesh

Master's Thesis

Kamrun Nahar Keya

Advisor: Dr. Waquar Ahmed

Global Techno-Capitalism and the Production of Hate: Understanding Political-Economic and Ideological Utility on YouTube and Gab

Master's Thesis

Jonathan Spencer Esmonde

Advisor: Dr. Ipsita Chatterjee

How Receiving Communities Structure Refugee Settlement Experiences: The Case of Burmese Immigrants in DFW

Master's Thesis

Kaitlyn Victoria Stewart

Advisor: Dr. Steve Wolverton

Quantification of the Seasonality and Vertical Dispersion Environment of PM2.5 Variation: A Comparative Analysis of Micro-Scale Wind-Based Buffer Methods

Master's Thesis

Noah R. Ray

Advisor: Dr. Lu Liang

Renewable Electricity in DFW: Access, Distribution, and Consumer Awareness

Master's Thesis

Marissa Greer

Advisor: Dr. Steve Wolverton

 

2022

Big Game, Big Decisions, and Big Government: Understanding the Effects of Commodification on Deer and Feral Hog Hunting in Texas

Master's Thesis

Zachary Dalton Tabor

Advisor: Dr. Matthew Fry

Investigating the Spatial Relationship between Suicide and Race/Ethnicity: The Case for Alternate Rate Adjustment Techniques in Medical Geography

PhD Dissertation

Katherine Ann Lester

Advisor: Dr. Joseph Oppong

The Death and Life of Great American Malls: (Un)Spectacular Creative Destructions, Luxury Mixed-Use Developments, and Gentrification in Dallas-Fort Worth

Master's Thesis

Richard L. Kirk

Advisor: Dr. Paul Hudak

 

2021

Behind the Curtain of Public Space: Revealing the Narratives of Corporate Street Hawking in Globalizing Accra

Master's Thesis

Hilary Ama Ansah

Advisor: Dr. Waquar Ahmed

GIS-Based Analysis of Local Climate Zones in Denton, Texas

Master's Thesis

Daniel Michel

Advisor: Dr. Pinliang Dong

Hurricane Harvey and the Devastation of Dispossession

Master's Thesis

Samantha Espinoza

Advisor: Dr. Steve Wolverton

Spatial-Temporal Assessment of Irrigation Application Changes and Soil Moisture Analysis Using SMAP Maps

Master's Thesis

Kerra E. Unal

Advisors: Dr. Lu Liang & Dr. Pinliang Dong

A Multi-Proxy Approach to Identifying Marine Overwash Sedimentation and Terrestrial Flood Sedimentation in a Coastal Lake in Southeastern Texas

Master's Thesis

Chelsea E. Beaubouef

Advisor: Dr. Harry Williams

Ozone Pollution Monitoring and Population Vulnerability in Dallas-Ft. Worth: A Decision Support Approach

PhD Dissertation

Kari M. Northeim

Advisor: Dr. Joseph Oppong

Particulate Matter Accumulation to Urban Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) Feathers

Master's Thesis

Jennifer Lee Ellis

Advisor: Dr. Alexandra Ponette-González

Wildfire Influence on Rainfall Chemistry and Deposition in Texas during the 2011-2014 Drought

Master's Thesis

Thomas Williamson

Advisor: Dr. Alexandra Ponette-González

App Stole My Gayborhood? A Transforming Ethos at the Intersection of Queer Urban Life and Cyberspace(s)

Master's Thesis

Farrell Stucky

Advisor: Dr. Steve Wolverton

Using Machine Learning to Develop a Calibration Model for Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors Deployed during a Dust Event

Master's Thesis

Sean Hickey

Advisor: Dr. Lu Liang

 

2020

The Political Economy of Retailing Sustainable Food: Green Consumerism and Sustainability

Master's Thesis

Megan H. Toofan

Advisor: Dr. Waquar Ahmed

Crisis, New Imperialisms, and Accumulation by Dispossession: The Case of the Pakistan Railways

Master's Thesis

Sher Ali Khan

Advisor: Dr. Steve Wolverton

Effect of Barrier Height on Magnitude and Character of Hurricane Harvey Washover Fans, Matagorda Peninsula, Texas

Master's Thesis

Bradley Jacob Rains

Advisor: Dr. Harry Williams

Analysis of Interrelationships between Climate Change and Cotton Yield in Texas High Plains

Master's Thesis

Lorenda Sarbeng

Advisor: Dr. Feifei Pan

Assessing Agricultural and Hydrologic Potential of Ancestral Puebloan Community Centers using Open Source Data

Master's Thesis

Sandra Elizabeth Zarzycka

Advisor: Dr. Lisa Nagaoka

Conducting Tick-Borne Disease Research in Texas with a Focus on Rickettsia spp.

PhD Dissertation

Jody Sue Huddleston

Advisor: Dr. Joseph Oppong

Soil Carbon Accumulation in an Urban Ecosystem: Canopy Cover and Management Effects

Master's Thesis

Katherina A. Kang

Advisor: Dr. Alexandra Ponette-González

A Spatial Decision Support System to Dynamically Compute and Map Neighborhood Indices

Master's Thesis

Melissa Marie Barnett

Advisor: Dr. Chetan Tiwari

What Would a Waterbird Do? An Annual Study of 13 Urban Wetlands in Frisco, Texas

Master's Thesis

Jayce Alan Proctor

Advisor: Dr. Paul Hudak

Women in Wrestling Arenas: How Globalization, Socially Produced Spaces, and Commodification Impact their Portrayal and Empowerment Post Women's Revolution

Master's Thesis

Collin Kohlmeyer

Advisor: Dr. Waquar Ahmed

 

2019

The Geography of Retail Clinics Post Implementation of the Affordable Care Act

Master's Thesis

Ethan Portillo

Advisor: Dr. Chetan Tiwari

Lithic Production at the Mesilla Phase Placitas Arroyo Site Complex Doña Ana County, New Mexico

Master's Thesis

Alexandra Carla Younger

Advisors: Dr. C. Reid Ferring & Dr. Steve Wolverton

Location Analysis of Lifestyle Centers: Uncovering Patterns and Potential Driving Factors behind Site Selection

Master's Thesis

Matthew R. Sorenson

Advisor: Dr. Murray Rice

An Assessment of Riparian Buffer Effectiveness in the Upper Hickory Creek Watershed: A GIS Approach Using the Riparian Buffer Delineation Equation (RBDE) and the Buffer Improvement Potential Percentage (BP)

Master's Thesis

Monica Veale Yesildirek

Advisor: Dr. Paul Hudak

The Geography of Partial-Market Exits: Applying Geospatial and Econometric Methods to Analyze 2017 Department Store Closures in the United States

Master's Thesis

Connor Reed

Advisor: Dr. Murray Rice

Green Entrepreneurialism and the Making of the Trinity River Corridor: The Intersection of Nature and Capital in Dallas, Texas

Master's Thesis

Katie Ilene Krupala

Advisor: Dr. Ipsita Chatterjee