Masters Projects Advised:
Matthew Brantley, Sunny Qiao, and Charles Mize. (in progress). Risk of Development GIS Modeling to Identify Parcels for Conservation in North Carolina, USA. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Emma Fulop & Bhargavi Karumuri. (in progress). Network and Landscape Analyses of Diversity Organizations in Durham, NC. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Julia Geschke. (in progress). Modeling Salamander Habitat in the Duke Forest. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Laura Bader, Daniel Hickey, Michelle Kaiser, & Sarah Sanford. (2018). Urban Forest Planning for the Forest History Society. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Caitlyn Cooper. (2018). Lemur Species-Habitat Relationships at Multiple Scales in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Shane O’Neal. (2018). A Comprehensive Assessment of Red Wolf Reintroduction Sites. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Sarah Hagan. (2017). Effects of Stand Attributes in Evaluating Even-aged Loblolly Pine Volume with LiDAR. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Erika Reiter. (2017). The Whale Community of Husavik: Examining Perceptions & Experiences Surrounding Whale Ecotourism & Conservation. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Renee Kramer, Hannah Palmer-Dwore, & Peter Satin. (2017). Developing an Alternative Approach to Wildlife Management in the Duke Forest. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Conor Makepeace. (2017). Assessment of Avifauna in North Carolina Piedmont Prairies. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Diego Calderon-Arrieta. (2017). Evaluating Current Attitudes towards Snakes in the Nicholas School of the Environment’s (NSOE) Environmental Master’s Student Community. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Michael Asch, Gregory Cooper & Anne Liberti. (2016). Replanting Durham’s Urban Forest (Client: City of Durham). Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Patrick Smerczynski & Hunterr Payeur. (2016). Identifying Forest Management Scale Variables to Manage White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Duke Forest, North Carolina (Client: Duke Forest). Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Charlene Wu. (2015). Examining urban wildlife conservation and green space development opportunities for Triangle Land Conservancy.
Nicholas Gadri. (2015). Kingdon’s Multiple Streams model and the inclusion of Energy Title IX in the 2002 Farm Bill.
Lisa Appel. (2015). Stakeholder analysis for pollinator conservation in Oakland County Parks.
Wenjia Zhu & Wenting Ye. (2015). BASF Agricultural Solutions: Sustainability of grounds and landscaping at Durham, NC facility.
Chaquetta Greene. (2013). Duke University and the Nicholas School of the Environment: Encouraging today’s youth through environmental education.
Undergraduate “Graduate with Distinction” Theses Advised:
Phoenica Zhang. (2015). Forest regeneration patterns in the context of fire: Managing Acer rubrum, Kalmia latifolia, and Rhododendron species in Linville Gorge. Video presentation available here (see time 1:51:57).