Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Assessing Relationships Between Water Quality, Precipitation, Land Cover and Stormwater Conveyance Type Across a Range of Sub-Watersheds in the Southeastern Coastal Zone, Kevencia Sabine Gabriel Faton
Between Florida and the World: Young People and the Politics of Citizenship, Jessica Flach
Incorporating Temporality and Place in Actionable Resilience Metrics, Margot Habets
Integrated Coastal Science and Dune Management: A South Carolina Perspective, Michelle Harris
Reluctant Transitions: Place and Post-Extraction Politics in Southeastern Ohio, Jenna Lynn Haver
Relative Hazard Losses Along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, Erin Kemp
First Detrital Zircon Provenance Data from Oligocene-Pleistocene Sediment in the Beaufort-Mackenzie Basin, Arctic Ocean, Joseph Martina
Combining Remote Sensing and Field Sampling to Assess Microphytobenthos Distribution in the North Inlet Estuary, South Carolina, Joseph Carmine McGuinn
Narratives in Motion: the New Era of Dam Building in East Africa, Andrew Nicholas Selassie Prado-Alipui
Economic Development on the Ground: Rural Development and the Distribution Economy, John David Rinehart
Mapping Fire Susceptibility of the South Carolina Coastal Plain, Breonna Roden
MO Isotopes in the Aleutian and Costa Rican Arcs: Source Variability and Juvenile Crust Formation, Ekaterina Rojas Kolomiets
Racial Contestations of Space: Rural Preservation and Black Municipal Development in the South Carolina Lowcountry, Sydney Elizabeth Potter Smith
Clusters in the Storm: Regional Economic Specialization Before and After Hurricane Harvey, Gwyneth King Waddington
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Terror and Time: Analyzing Homegrown Terrorism in the United States, Kyser Daniels-Baessler
Exploring Heat Variations in Columbia, South Carolina, Michael Graeme Hohlfeld
The Fifth Element in Three Dimensions: Boron Systematics Along and Across the Aleutian Volcanic Arc, Owen Jensen
Engaging Students in the Scientific Process: An Examination of Active Learning Strategies in Introductory Geoscience Labs, Meryssa Piper
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
HF Radar: Shining a Light on Ocean Currents, Douglas Cahl
Sentiment Analysis of Swedish and Finnish Twitter Users’ Views Toward NATO Pre- And Post- 2022 2nd Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Alexander Scott Fulham
Projecting the Effects of Climate Change and Urbanization on Longleaf Pine Stands in the Florida Flatwoods, Lilian Grace Hutchens
The Role of Geographic Context in Tornado Risk, Risk Perception, and Protective Action Behavior, Sarah L. Jackson
Adapting Deep Learning Techniques for Geologic Investigations of Hydrothermal Venting at Seafloor Spreading Ridges Using AUV Surveys, Isaac Keohane
A Flood of Information: Assessing the Effectiveness of an Enhanced Flash Flood Warning Social Media Graphic, Christopher John Long
Groundwater Flow and Salt Marsh Migration: The Forest/Marsh Boundary, Camille Rossiello
Dust Production and Transport in a Long-Lived Fluvial-Eolian System in the Pampas of South America, Blake Marcus Stubbins
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Neighborhood Change on the Mississippi Coast After Hurricane Katrina (2006 – 2019), Margot Habets
Spatial and Age Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes, Qian Huang
Quantifying Human Mobility Patterns During Disruptive Events With Geospatial Big Data, Yuqin Jiang
Urban Forest Dynamics: Untangling Ecosystem Patterns at Harbison State Forest, Derek Matchette
Life in the Time of COVID-19: The Everyday Impacts of the Pandemic in Amman, Jordan, Patrick McKenzie
sUAS and Deep Learning for High-Resolution Monitoring of Tidal Marshes in Coastal South Carolina, Grayson R. Morgan
An Analysis of Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Estimation Methods and Microclimate Heat Variability in Columbia, South Carolina, Stafford Mullin
GIS Analysis of Housing Delinquency After Repeated Flooding In Horry County, South Carolina, Andrew White
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Using Aeolian Depositional Lag Times to Relate Dune Vegetation And Topographic Change, Jacquelyn Brianna Ferguson
Carbon Storage via Mineral Bonding in Subsoils A Review of Soil Processes, Kiele Goins
Taking the Pulse of Undergraduate Introductory Geographic Information Systems Courses, Christopher Krause
Military Communities and Natural Hazards in the United States, Logan Lee
Politics of Belonging: Identity, Integration, and Spatial Practices of Algerian Immigrants and Their Descendants in Paris, France, Elizabeth Nelson
Groundwater Discharge From Passive Continental Margins: Rethinking Marine Chemical Budgets, Andrew William Osborne
Groundwater Flow and Transport at the Forest-Marsh Boundary: A Modeling Study, Sophia Chason Sanders
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Spatio-Temporal Modeling of Earthquake Recovery, Sahar Derakhshan
Remote Sensing and Social Sensing for Improved Flood Awareness and Exposure Analysis in the Big Data Era, Xiao Huang
Flooding and Industrial Swine Farming in North Carolina: Implications of Natech Hazards on the Assessment of Environmental Justice, Jacob Ramthun
A GIS-Based Risk Assessment for Fire Departments: Case Study of Richland County, SC, Tracy Whelen
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Don't Rock the Boat: An Analysis of Boat Mitigation Prior to Hurricane Landfall, Jessica M. Brugh
Urban Greenway Vegetative Communities and Environmental Drivers in the Southeastern United States, Erika Y. Chin
Leveraging Geotagged Social Media to Monitor Spatial Behavior During Population Movements Triggered by Hurricanes, Yago Martín González
Evaluating the Efficacy of Sand Fences on Dunes Impacted by Hurricanes, Michelle Harris
Prototyping a Social Media Flooding Photo Screening System Based on Deep Learning and Crowdsourcing, Huan Ning
Innovative Approaches Using Multispectral Imagery to Detect Nearshore Bars and Elucidate Beach-Dune System Dynamics, Mayra A. Román-Rivera
Ammani Youth- Paradoxical Citizens on the Margins, Holly L. Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
From Rhetoric To Response: Climate Change, Conflict, And Development In Karamoja, Uganda, Daniel Abrahams
Everyday Occupations: Traffic, Hazards, And Mobility In The West Bank, Alice Arnold
Urban Social Landscapes And Urban Places: Processes Of Making And Informing Maronite Identity In Beirut, Divin Boutros
Investigation Of Hydrologic Change In The South Fork Edisto Basin 1981-2016, Alexander Preston Butler
Tweets About Tornado Warnings: A Spatiotemporal And Content Analysis, Raelene C. Campbell
Comparison Of Sentinel-2 And Landsat 8 OLI In The Mapping Of Soil Salinity In Hyde County, North Carolina, Eleanor Davis
Anthropogenic Influences On Sedimentation In The Chicken Creek Watershed Of South Carolina, Tyler L. Dearman
Catchment Hydrology In The Anthropocene: Impacts Of Land-Use And Climate Change On Stormwater Runoff, Chen-Ling Jenny Hung
Measuring Agricultural Drought And Uncertainty In Future Drought Projections, Junyu Lu
Velocity Model for CO2 Sequestration in the Southeastern United States Atlantic Continental Margin, John Ollmann
Analysis Of Evacuation Behaviors And Departure Timing For October 2016’s Hurricane Matthew, Erika O. Pham
Internal Gravity Wave Detection During The 21 August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse, Michael J.W. Stewart
Why Is No One Getting A Weave Of An Afro: Examining Culture, Economy, And Domestic Human Hair Consumption By African American Women, Brittani Young
Multi-Scale Flow Mapping And Spatiotemporal Analysis Of Origin-Destination Mobility Data, Xi Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Cocoa and Carbon: Remedying Forest Governance through Community Participation in a Redd+Pilot in Ghana, Manali Baruah
Urban Accessibility Measurement and Visualization — A Big Data Approach, Yuqin Jiang
Spatial Optimization Methods And System For Redistricting Problems, Hai Jin
The Community Rating System: Assessing Indicators of Community Participation, A Dasymetric and Sovi Approach, Zachary P. Landis
Representing the Relationships Between Field Collected Carbon Exchanges and Surface Reflectance Using Geospatial and Satellite-Based Techniques, Alexandria G. McCombs
Climate Change (Mal)Adaptation as Governmentality: The Case of the Ada Sea Defense System in the Volta River Delta of Ghana, Kwame Ntiri Owusu-Daaku
The Role of Weather in the Social and Economic Lives of Plantation Owners in Antebellum Beaufort District, South Carolina, Jennifer A. Simmons
Contesting The Generic Refugee: SIV Identity, Community, And Agency During Resettlement, Benjamin J. Sylvester
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Barriers To Success: Refugee Mobility In The New South Immigrant Gateway City of Columbia, SC, USA, Alysha V. Baratta
Synoptic Climatology Of Extreme Snow And Avalanche Events In Southern Alaska, Kristy C. Carter
Multivariate Analysis and Geographic Modeling of Archaeological Landscapes, J. Christopher Gillam
Lebanon's Shouf Biosphere Reserve: A Protected Area And Sport Hunting, Robert Watkins Bowdoin Greeley
Satellite-Assisted Assessment Of The Effects Of Human Development On Coral Reefs, Roatan Honduras, Clayton A. Helm
Hydrologic Modeling Scenarios in a South Carolina Piedmont Drainage Basin, Parker Douglas Leslie
Neuro-Fuzzy Classification of Felsic Lava Geomorphology at Alarcon Rise, Mexico, Christina Hefron Maschmeyer
Assessing individual transit vulnerability to nuisance flooding in the Charleston, SC area, Sumathee Selvaraj
Geospatial Modeling And Assessment Of The Environmentally Sensitive Lands In The Midwestern U.S., William M. SooHoo
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Mobile Home Resident Perspectives on Preparedness, Protective Action, and Evacuation for Tornado Hazards, Kevin D. Ash
Tree-Sway Frequency And The Turbulent Co-Spectral Gap In A Dense Canopy Environment, Katherine L. Ertell
Institutional Adaptation and Drought Management in the Carolinas, Kirsten Lackstrom
Institutional Resilience Along The Mississippi Gulf Coast in The Context of Pre- And Post-Hurricane Katrina, Khai Hoan Nguyen
Economic Losses and Extreme Tornado Events, Rachel Reeves
The Meaning of Place Recovery on The Mississippi Gulf Coast, Ronald L. Schumann, III
Ammonium Concentrations Above a Louisiana Sugarcane Field, Wesley Robert Skeeter
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Geographic Disparities in Cancer Mortality to Incidence Ratios, Kyle Buck
TRADITION OR TECHNOLOGY?: THE IMPACT OF PAPER VERSUS DIGITAL MAP TECHNOLOGY ON STUDENTS’ SPATIAL THINKING SKILL ACQUISITION, Larianne Collins
Birds and Beaches: The Affective Geographies and Sense of Place of Participants in the Coasst Citizen Science Program, Benjamin Kent Haywood
Understanding Geo-Social Network Patterns: Computation, Visualization, and Usability, Caglar Koylu
Remote Sensing Satellite Image Acquisition Planning: Framework, Methods and Application, Shufan Liu
Comparison of Ground-to-Air Visibility Analysis Methods, Erica Pfister-Altschul
A COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER RISK INDEX FOR THE UNITED STATES, Michael E. Senn