Current graduate students  

Doninique Bain
Dominique Bain
Faculty Adviser: Deborah Huntzinger

Brandon Boldt
Quaternary Sciences
Faculty Adviser: Darrell Kaufman 

Jessica Delph (Vespi)
Faculty Adviser: Tom Sisk 

Mariah Giardina
Mariah Giardina
Spring ecosystem management in the arid Southwest
Faculty Adviser: David Schlosberg 

Cristina Gonazalez-Maddux
Cristina González-Maddux
Ecological and human health effects of current uranium mining regulations. Primarily focused on airborne transport and fate of toxic metals from abandoned mine sites on tribal lands.
Faculty Adviser: Marin Robinson 

Miranda Gray
Faculty Adviser: Brett Dickson 

Tanya Henderson
Tanya Henderson
Faculty Adviser: Erik Nielsen 

William Hoblitzell
William Hoblitzell
A characterization of metal loading sources to the Dolores River from past hardrock mining activities near Rico, Colorado
Faculty Adviser: Rod Parnell 

Cerissa Hoglander
Cerissa Hoglander
Effects of Climate Change and Human Development on space and resource use of desert bighorn in the Southwest
Faculty Adviser: Brett Dickson 

Julie Kenkel
Julie Kenkel
Faculty Adviser: Steven Sesnie 

Rajani Maharjan
Rajani Maharjan
Impacts of River Diversion on physical, chemical, and biological components of the Verde River
Faculty Adviser: Rod Parnell 

Spencer Plumb
Spencer Plumb
Impacts of developing REDD projects on Indigenous and local communities
Faculty Adviser: Erik Nielsen 

Lara Preteska
Lara Preteska
Faculty Adviser: Egbert Schwartz 

Evan Reimondo
Evan Reimondo
Implications of ecological impacts and cross-jurisdictional management of bison in the Grand Canyon Region
Faculty Adviser: Tom Sisk 

Cassandra Rivas
Faculty Adviser: Brett Dickson 

Whitney Rooney
Whitney Rooney
Faculty Adviser: Jeffrey Downard 

Spencer Rubin
Faculty Adviser: Scott Anderson 

Katie Sauerbrey
Katie Sauerbrey
Faculty Adviser: Erik Nielsen 

Dena Skow
Dena Skow
Faculty Adviser: Ron Hiebert

Sasha Stortz
Sasha Stortz
Faculty Adviser: Tom Sisk 

Wes Swaffar
Wes Swaffar
Linking Forest Restoration and Watershed Services: Investigating a Payment for Watershed Services System in the Verde River Watershed, Arizona
Faculty Adviser: Erik Nielsen 

Charlie Truettner
Charlie Truettner
Validating Bioclimatic Species Distribution Models for Subalpine Forest Tree Species on an Elevational Gradient in the Southwestern USA
Faculty Adviser: Kenneth L Cole 

David Vaillencourt
David Vaillencourt
Quaternary Sciences
Faculty Adviser: Darrell Kaufman 

Amber Wilson
Amber Wilson
Faculty Adviser: Zachary Smith 

Alumni

Name and Current Title

Thesis Title

Advisor

Date of Graduation

Androwski, James
Hydrologist, USGS

Wind powered desalination opportunities

Abe Springer 

 

Aumak, Ethan 
Ranch Director, 
Grand Canyon Trust

GIS and ecological discourse: Science, decision-making and landscape-scale ecosystem restoration in the southwestern United States.

Tom Sisk

December 2003

Bernstein, Eli 
Co-owner, Diablo Burger

Restoration and stewardship on and arid public rangeland in Northern Arizona: Ecological and Political Constraints

Tom Sisk

May 2008

Blankert, Erin 
Hydrologic Technician, U.S. Geological Survey

Determining the Cost of a lower arsenic drinking water standard for the Verde Valley, Arizona

Rich Foust

December 2003

Brown, Christine

Wild land fire use on the Coconino National Forest, Arizona

Scott Anderson

May 2007

Brown (Youmans), Rachael
Fish & Wildlife Biologist, Summit Lake Paiute Tribe

Decision making and discourse : interest group and government interaction in the Verde River Watershed, Arizona

Jacqueline Vaughn

May 2009

Chang, Tony

A Quantitative Review of the Quality of Environmental Impact Assessments for Wind Energy Developments

Bill Auberle

May 2011

Cronin, Amanda
Project Manager Washington Water Trust

Native American Tribes and Collaborative Watershed Management

Dave Ostergren

December 2005

Cultra, Carrie 
Program Coord.
Diablo Trust

 

 

May 2010

Dela Cruz, Michelle
Biologist, Canyon de Chelly NM, NPS

Exotic brome control and revegetation trials in the xeric riparian corridor at Zion National Park

Ron Hiebert

December 2008

Dow, Stacy

Predicting invasive plant persistence and tracking trends following removal of livestock disturbances from South Rosa Island, Channel Islands

Ron Hiebert

May 2008

Drum, Ryan
Biologist
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

The Wildland Urban Interface Problem, Definition, Delineation, and the Ecological Implications

Tom Sisk

December 2007

Fisher, Jessica

Using packrat middens to assess how grazing influences vegetation change in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah

Scott Anderson

May 2005

Fuller, Amy 
Physical Scientist
US Geological Survey

A comparison of techniques for mapping the distribution of sediment on the bed of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon: Implications for Resource Managers

Rod Parnell

May 2006

Genina, Mariya 
Sociologist, U.N. Development Programme

A legacy of unsustainable water use: adapting irrigation policies to climate change in Kazakhstan

Dave Ostergren

May 2008

Gist, Jessica
Technician
Game & Fish

Policy and management dynamics of Mexican Wolf reintroduction to the American Southwest

Jacqueline Vaughn

May 2010

Hansen, Monica
Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey

Biological and Cultural Sustainability of Petrophytum ea espitosum at Walnut Canyon National Monument, AZ.

Richard Hofstetter

August 2002

Harms, Rebecca
Research Technician, NAU

Vegetation response to invasive tamarisk removal: Implications for riparian restoration

Ron Hiebert

May 2004

Henn, Avi
Wildlife Database Manager, Grand Canyon NP

Riparian restoration in the San Juan River Basin

Dave Ostergren

August 2010

Henn, Moran
Development Director, Friends of Flagstaff's Future

Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in land management agencies

Dave Ostergren

August 2010

Hermosillo, Edyth
General Assistant
National Science Foundation

 

Paul Gremillion

 

Holcomb, Christopher

Anthropogenic ecological boundaries in conservation and restoration

Tom Sisk

 

Holton, Brandon
Wildlife Biologist NPS

Upland free water availability and wildlife

Dave Mattson

May 2007

Hubert, Ronald 
President & Board Chairman, Sust. Economic Devt. Initiative

Transforming Sustainability: Identifying the critical success factors for sustainable cities

Tom Sisk

May 2007

Hudson, Hillary
GIS Specialist
U.S. Forest Service

Predicting Non-Native Plant Invasions Using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index at Walnut Canyon National Monument

Tom Sisk

Dec 2010

Hurteau, Sarah

Forest restoration effects on Western Bluebird home range size, habitat selection and nest success.

Tom Sisk

May 2007

Ironside, Kirsten
Plant Ecologist
GRAIL, NAU

Climate change research in National Parks; paleoecology, policy, and modeling the future

Kenneth Cole

May 2006

Jones, Charles Jr.

Predicting cattail responses to re-watering of a travertine stream: decommissioning the fossil springs dam

Nancy Johnson

May 2003

Lawrence, Melanie
Clerk, U.S. Forest Service

In search of socio-ecological resilience: Implementation of adaptive management on U.S. Forest Service rangelands in the Southwest

Jacqueline Vaughn

Dec 2010

Martinez, Theodore 
Professor, Arizona Western College

Structure and function of arbuscular mycorrhizae within Native American and production agriculture on the Colorado Plateau

Nancy Johnson

May 2004

Masek Lopez, Sharon Rose
Research Specialist, ERI

Geomorphic response to land use change, Middle Verde River, Arizona

Diana Anderson

August 2008

Meier, Zachary

Guanacaste Conservation Area, Costa Rica: Biodiversity Protection and Community Involvement

Pete Fule

May 2005

Meinhardt, Kelley

Disrupting mycorrhizal mutualisms: A potential mechanism by which exotic tamarisk outcompetes native cottonwoods

Catherine Gehring

Dec 2010

Mork, Lauren
Monitoring Coordinator
Deschutes Water Shed Council

Effects of livestock grazing, fire severity, and time since fire on the understory community of a ponderosa pine forest

Tom Sisk

My 2010

Mullen, Regina

Impacts of prescribed burning on soil moisture

Rod Parnell

May 2004

Munoz-Erickson
PhD candidate, University of Arizona

Evaluating the Ecological and social outcomes of collaborative management: Ecosystem health indicators for monitoring effectiveness.

Tom Sisk

May 2004

Newell, Shawn 
Program Coord. Sr, Landsward Institute

Evaluation of Permeability model approach to habitat lineage design

Paul Beier

May 2006

Novikau, Aliaksandr

Transformation of the air pollution regulatory system in Poland and implications for Ukraine

Dave Ostergren

May 2009

Quisenberry, Jamie
Environmental
Associate, WL Gore & Associates

 

 

 

Rabotyagova, Olena

The mechanisms of Arsenic toxicity and metabolism among different organisms and a tem study of the leech

Dave Ostergren

August 2004

Ray, Chris

Predicting the effects of forest management policies on goshawk occurrence in Northern Arizona ponderosa pine

Tom Sisk,Brett Dickson

 

Richey, Amy 
Biologist/Analyst Mosaic Associates

A restoration rapid assessment protocol for the National Park Service.

Laura DeWald

December 2005

Romo Leon, Jose Raul

Conservation and the changing pattern of land cover and land use in Central Sonora, Mexico

Tom Sisk

December 2006

Routson, Kanin 
PhD candidate University of Arizona

Genetic diversity of Historic Apple trees in the Colorado Plateau and implications for its preservation

Gary Nabhan

May 2007

Ruther, Elizabeth
Wildlife Biologist Natural Channel Design

Cougar policy preferences influenced by the valuations of nature

Dave Ostergren

May 2004

Rutherford, Susannah

Ecological and Political Factors that Contribute to successful mangrove rehabilitation projects

Dave Ostergren

May 2002

Santos, Maria Joao Ferredia Dos

Habitat selection by European badgers at multiple spatial scales: Implications for the conservation of the Montado

Paul Beier

May 2003

Schott, Nathan

Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Scientific Research Program Monitoring the Restoration of a Creek following Dam decommissioning

Rod Parnell

December 2007

Shaw, Michelle

 

Abe Springer

 

Soller, Ellie

Using native seed for revegetation: Science and Policy

Laura DeWald

December 2003

Soltow, Hanna

A 14,000 year vegetation and fire history from Hermit Lake, Colorado

Scott Anderson

May 2009

Sommer, Larissa
Aircraft Dispatcher USDA Chugach National Forest

Implications of climate change on natural resource harvesting practices in rural interior Alaska

Diana Anderson

May 2010

Spang, Theresa
Alaska Rep, Defenders of Wildlife

Institutional change in the Russian Federation : implications for protected area management

Dave Ostergren

May 2009

Sulkhova, Antonina
Global H&S Manager, Talisman Energy

Public Participation in environmental assessment in the context of Russia as a transitional society

Dave Ostergren

May 2003

Timmons, Daniel
Law Student, Lewis & Clark Law School

Groundwater Flow modeling and scenario development in the Prescott AMA

Abe Springer

August 2007

Vespi, Jessica

 

Tom Sisk

 

Vysotskyy, Dmytro

Sensitivity analysis of the Prescott Nation al Forest sixth code hydrological units and its application for collaborative management

Dave Ostergren

May 2006

Wadsack, Karin
Program Coord, Sr
Vice President for Research, NAU

The economic and environmental impacts of large-scale wind power development in Arizona

Tom Acker

May 2010

Watt, Jennifer

A late-Holocene reconstruction of spruce beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis) distrubance from Antler Pond, Colorado, USA

Scott Anderson

December 2008

Wynne, J. Judson
Researcher, US Geological Survey

Landscape-scale modeling of vegetation land cover and songbird habitat, Pinalenos Mountains, Arizona.

Tom Sisk

May 2003