Dr. Steven J. Steinberg

Thesis Committee Chair (PDF version of theses are linked where available):

• Garner, James. 2013. Selection of Disturbed Habitat by Fishers (Martes pennanti) in the Sierra National Forest.
• Barnes, Jason, 2012. A sociospatial model to predict the success of entrepreneurs in Mendocino County, California.
• Morrison, Jess, 2012. Geospatial modeling of population growth scenarios for the Humboldt Bay, California region: adapting SLEUTH to a rural environment.
• Michaelis, Janene, 2012. A Spatial Modeling Tool for Community Health Risk Assessment: A Case Study of Type II Diabetes Patient Nonadherence in Humboldt County, California.
• Ollar, Alexis, 2011. Planting Seeds for Sustainability: Identifying Potential Food Insecure Regions of Humboldt County, Utilizing Geographic Information Systems.
• Ramirez, Nicolas D., 2011. Modeling Ecotoxicological Stressors Using GIS.
• Davenhall, Brian R., 2009. Spatial Interpolation: A simulated analysis of the effects of sampling strategy on interpolation method.
• McGovern, Ian P., 2008. Using Multiple Resolution Digital Images and GIS to determine vegetation sampling locations at Whiskeytown National Recreational Area
• Gilkerson, Whelan A., 2008. A spatial model of eelgrass (Zostera marina) habitat in Humboldt Bay, California.
  
• Degagne, Rebecca S., 2007. Examining the distribution of Dicymbe corymbosa monodominant forests in western Guyana using satellite imagery.
  
• Kauffman, Jennifer L., 2007. Development and application of a GIS based evaluation for prioritization of wetland restoration opportunities.
  
• Kirk, Thomas A., 2007. Landscape-scale habitat associations of the American marten (Martes americana) in the greater Southern Cascades region of California.
  
• Miller, Linda M., 2006. Evaluation of low-altitude vertical aerial videography as a method for identifying and estimating abundance of residual trees.
  
• Judd, Chaeli, 2006. Mapping aquatic vegetation : using bathymetric and hyperspectral imagery to classify submerged eelgrass in Humboldt Bay, California.
  
• Edwards, Brook R., 2005. Historical assessment of the ecological condition and channel dynamics of the lower Mokelumne River : 1910-2001.
  
• Perry, Matthew T., 2005. Design and evaluation of a web mapping service for the Klamath River basin.
  
• Ritts, William D., 2003. A quantitative risk assessment of Port Orford cedar root disease in the Smith River National Recreation Area.
  
• Hass, Michael D., 2000. A Klamath River fisheries restoration webGIS.
  

Thesis Committee Member (PDF version of theses are linked where available):

• Hunt, Jack, Expected 2016. (University of Redlands) Ecological Impact Management System for the Tijuana River Estuary.
• Santana, Abel, 2015. (California State University, Long Beach) Geospatial Sensor Integration: Design of an Automated Collection, Management and Visualization System for Water Quality Data.
• Shows, Amber, 2014. Tracking Erosion Reduction Activities in the Van Duzen River Watershed with GIS.
• Weltz, Andrew E., 2012. Using a temperature-based GIS model to identify potential habitat for Zostera japonica in Humboldt Bay, California.
• Lomeli, Kirsten C., 2011. Correlations Between Fish Abundance and Physicochemical Parameters in Humboldt Bay, California.
• Royer, Chantell F., 2011. Building a foundation for coordinated water quality monitoring in the Klamath River basin.
• Ybarra, Amanda R., 2011. Latino immigration, globalization and health: striving to find equality in the United States.
• Valdez, Jimmy, 2011. Sociology and health: understanding nonurgent E.R. visits in Humboldt County.
• Groff, Luke A., 2010. A species distribution model for guiding Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) surveys near the southern extent of its geographic range.
• Zalarvis-Chase, Dimitra, 2010. A predictive model of the Wiyot cultural area in northwest coastal California.
• Deshais, Janelle B., 2010. Predicting sudden oak death transmission hosts in Redwood National and State Parks using ecological niche models.
• Keeble, Sarah M., 2009. Female entrepreneurship in Mendocino County, California
  
• Boni Bramble, Portia, 2009. A survivor's guide to running farmers' markets: The North Coast Growers' Association experience, Humboldt County, CA.
  
• Vuori, Maria, 2009. (University of Helsinki, Finland) Accessibility as a determinant of opportunities : A case study from Peruvian Amazonia.
  
• Crain, Ben J., 2008. Conservation of globally and locally rare plant taxa in Napa County, California.
  
• Letton, John B., 2007. Hazardous fuel mapping and thematic accuracy assessment in the wildland urban interface.
  
• Powers, David, 2007. Generating floodplain attributes for a watershed in Northwestern California : a comparison of standard ten-meter resolution elevation data with laser surveyed one-meter data.
  
• West, Christine, 2007. A comparison of high spatial resolution images for fine scale vegetation mapping.
  
• Pollom, Jennifer E., 2006. Image segmentation and object oriented classification approach to a high spatial resolution image.
  
• O'Neal, Christopher B., 2005. Recent (1950-2003) natural fire rotation in the California range of redwood.
  
• Cole, Mary Erin, 2004. Distribution of fish species in Humboldt Bay, Humboldt County, California, USA : a GIS perspective.
  
• Fitting, Helen, 2004. Modeling the distribution of the Del Norte salamander (Plethodon elongatus) in northwestern California using presence/absence survey data and geospatial environmental variables.
  
• Lee, Christopher A., 2004. Vegetation alliances and associations of the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area.
  
• Aw-yang, Cassie N., 2003. Predictive mapping of the potential geographic distribution of woody plants native to northern California.
  
• Headley, Shawn W., 2003. Developing a geographic information system model to predict illegal marijuana cultivation areas on private timberlands.
  
• Edelman, Eric K., 2001. Detection of changes in surface spectral response using Landsat Thematic Mapper imagery.
  
• Henricy, Sergio Bernardo, 2001. Development of a geographic information system database for the Ten Mile Dunes Preserve at Mackerricher State Park, Mendocino, California.
  
• DiCarlo, Yvette, 2000. Assessment of shipping costs and transportation issues of delivered bulk compost.
  
• Marshall, David, 1998. A Stochastic Spatial Traffic model for the city of Arcata, California.