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