Department of Geography and Planning

2020

Yang, Yihe
Disparities in Geographical Accessibility of Permanent COVID-19 Vaccination clinics in the State of Ohio

Amin, Faria
Spatial Pattern and Accessibility Analysis of Covid-19 Vaccine Centers in Michigan

Kostecky, Eric James
LiDAR Based Coastal Dune Elevation and Beach Change Assessment at Indiana Dunes National Park

2019

Shioma, Shefa Arabia
Ride-sourcing and Ridesharing: Factors influencing users' adaptation and their trip characteristics analysis

Tokey, Ahmad
A Study of Travel Mode Choice Behavior of Women in the USA

Jabalameli, Shaghayegh
Spatial and Sentiment Analysis of Public Opinion toward Covid-19 Pandemic (A Study on Ohio and Michigan Twitter Data at the Early Stage of Vaccination)

2018

Ahmed, Tanzia
Assessing the Sources of Microplastic Pollution in The Maumee Watershed: A Geospatial Approach

Ahsanullah, S. M.
Comparison of LULC Change of Cities Sharing International Boundaries Using GIS and Remote Sensing (City of Detroit, USA Vs. City of Windsor, Canada)

Khan, Solaiman
Influential Economic Sectors and Factors of Economic Growth in Bangladesh: A Non-spatial and Spatial Econometric Study

2017

Sultana, Sharmin
Factors affecting parents' choice of active transport modes for children's commute to school : evidence from 2017 NHTS data

2016

Oladimeji, Abolade
Measurement of spatial accessibility and disparities to pharmacies in Lucas County and Multnomah County

Chowdhury, Panini
Identifying the factors and locations of traffic crash severity of Dhaka metropolitan area, Bangladesh, 2007-2011

2015

Akter, Taslima
Travel behavior of a mid-west college community : a case study of the University of Toledo

Deeter, Curtis
P3s, urban growth machines, and the Glass City

Kosmyna, Tim
An analysis of the relationship between vegetation and crime in Toledo, Ohio

Hossen, Shakhawat
Freight flow, pattern and variable magnitudes : ins and outs of Midwest

Jones, Travis
Measuring the impacts of stadium construction on parcel sales for downtown redevelopment in Toledo, Ohio

2013

Curtis, Abby B.
Using GIS to explore spatial coverage of outdoor emergency warning sirens : comparing siren coverage to social vulnerability in Lucas County, Ohio

Johansen, Richard A.
An automated approach to agricultural tile drain detection and extraction utilizing high resolution aerial imagery and object-based image analysis

Chester, Winston C.
Examining the impacts of microfinance programs in Guatemala : a case study of loan borrowers in San Antonio Aguas Calientes

2012

Panchenko, Evgeny
Sustainable planning of linear infrastructure corridor in remote areas

2011

Kantharaj, Krithica
Evaluating coverage models for emergency services : a case study of emergency siren placement in Lucas County, OH

Lehnert, Matthew Ryan
Ghost hunting and a Moroccan forest : a geography of madness

Osterday, Elyse R.
Government policy and total fertility rates : an analysis of Germany in stage five of the demographic transition model

Panozzo, Kimberly
A validation of NASS crop data layer in the Maumee River Watershed

Reynolds, Elaine P.
An automated method of identifying the location of agricultural field drainage tiles in northwest Ohio

Zhang, Qiong
Analysis of transit travel demand change for bus-only mode in U.S. metropolitan statistical areas between 2000 and 2010 using two-stage least squares regression

2010

Chohaney, Michael L
Secrets beneath the soil : a mixed methods necrogeographic investigation of Romany ("Gypsy") memorial sites

Li, Han
Modeling Gentrification on Census Tract Level in Chicago from 1990 to 2000

Mierzwiak, Sara
The development of the contaminant exceedance rating system (CERS) for comparing groundwater contaminant data

Moore, Michael
Denied : a 2006 and 2009 comparison of mortgage lending in the Toledo Metropolitan Statistical Area

Zhuo, Hong
GIS-based spatial accessibility analysis to high schools by transit in Toledo area in 2010

2009

Cochran, Nancy E.
Detection of Urban Heat Islands in the Great Lakes Region with GLOBE Student Surface Temperature Measurements

Dindyal, Roger
The voice of urban planning : recent revitalization efforts in downtown Toledo

Ren, Jie
Mapping cyanobacterial blooms in the western basin of Lake Erie using MERIS

Rowand, Kelly
Spatial Patterns of Deer Roadkill in Lucas County, Ohio

2008

Chen, Xueying
An analysis of the pattern of mortgage foreclosures in Lucas County, Ohio

Chung, Jaerin
A quantitative assessment of the HOPE VI program from 1993-1998

Eckert, Jeanette Elizabeth
Food systems, planning and quantifying access : how urban planning can strengthen Toledo's local food system

Kusek, Weronika
The possibility for spatially clustered developments of LGBT neighborhoods in Poznan, Poland

Li, Xuan
Planning for spatial analysis of links between Parkinson Disease and pesticide exposure

Porter, Brett
Providing a template for future commodity flow on the Great Lakes : the use of an origin-constrained spatial interaction model to estimate the flow of coal by waterborne vessel

Schafer, Sarah (part time)
A GIS connection between brownfield sites, transportation and infrastructure : an economic redevelopment tool for Toledo-Lucas County, Ohio

Thompson, James
Identifying subsurface tile drainage systems utilizing remote sensing techniques

2007

Crites, Joshua
Personal reflections in Berlin's built environment : ideology and symbolism in the government district and Alexanderplatz

Danish, Farzana
Application of GIS in visualization and assessment of ambient air quality for SO2 in Lima Ohio

Davis, Angelyn
A local approach to growing Toledo : mixed-use urban homesteading as a supplemental solution to downtown economic revitalization

Jiang, Yitong
Identification of sewage sludge injection application on harvested agricultural fields using Landsat TM data

Meyer, Eric
Performing location allocation measures with a GIS for fire stations in Toledo, Ohio

Randall, Jessica
Estimation of crop residue in the Maumee River Watershed using imagery from Landsat thematic mapper

Strauss, Michael
Tropical Africa and generation Kalashnikov : the AK47's role in shaping an African identity

Stoll, Michael
Sludge, Politics, Media and America: The Perception of Waste

2006

Chappell, Darian Edward
Prisons used as economic development in rural communities

Closson, Keith
Fifth-Third Field as a redevelopment node : a micro-area analysis of downtown Toledo, Ohio

Wilson, Grant Andrew
A cultural landscape study of the Riverview Mobile Home Park, Grand Rapids, Ohio

Dean, David B.
An Application of Geospatial Technology to Geographic Response Plans for Oil Spill Response Planning in the Western Basin of Lake Erie

Thebo, Paul K.
Municipal annexation : expectations and implications in South Carolina

2005

Durham, Tara
Between Nada and Nietzsche : geographical dimensions of Hemingway's "Clean, Well-Lighted Place"

Hayase, Rumiko
The impact of tillage practices on land surface temperatures of croplands in Northeast Indiana, Southeast Indiana, Southeast Michigan, and Northwest Ohio

Kirsch, Nathaniel J.
Brother, can you spare a dime : revenue sharing and the Toledo metropolitan area

Kronovich, Blake
Impact of Wal-Mart on small communities

Lewandowski, Josh
Geographics of gentrification : residential preferences in rust belt cities : a case study of the Old West End historic neighborhood in Toledo, Ohio

Schafer, Guy
Identifying bio-diesel production facility locations for home heating fuel applications within the Midwest region of the United States

Swartz, Kathryn
The application of GIS in watershed planning : the case of the Western Lake Erie Basin

2004

Dhar, Samir
Regional imbalances in air freight patterns from the United States to South America

Gerwin, Kari (Jan 04)
Relating watershed land cover to biotic integrity in the Lake Erie Direct tributaries, Northwest Ohio

Haney, Philip Jason
Water quality testing site location : a methodology for site selection

Jowett, Jeff Harrison
Identification of conservation tillage practices in Rock Creek Watershed, Seneca County, Ohio, utilizing Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper Imagery

Nikolov, Stanislav P.
Analysis of terrain and ground coverage features at snow avalanche initiation sites in southwestern Colorado

Rader Jennifer
An evaluation of the change in metal concentrations at an agricultural field land applied with Class B sewage sludge in Northwest Ohio

2003

Adu-Brempong, Kofi
Socioeconomic modeling of structural fire incidence : a Poisson regression approach using count fire incidence data

2002

Chapin, Ryan D.
Identifying the barriers to the land use principles of the Bozeman 2020 Community Plan

Torbick, Nathan M.
The utilization of remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) for the development of a wetlands classification and inventory for the lower Maumee River Watershed, Lucas County, Ohio

Yao, Ling
Evaluating the effect of Minimum Noise Fraction transformation (MNF) in crop classification using multi-temporal landsat images

Zhang, Xiaozhong
Inter-regional migration and the economic spillover effects : the case of China

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2016

Jones, Brittany D
Empowerment through consumption: land ownership, land banks, and Black food geographies
(Chair: Dr. Neil Reid, Readers: Dr. Sujata Shetty, Dr. Beth Schlemper, Dr. Daniel Hammel, Jeanette Eckert)

2015

Bothalage Done, Jayani Pathmakumari
The Influence of Social Environment, Physical Environment and Health Behaviors on Lung Cancer Mortality in Kentucky
(Chair: Dr. Kevin Czajkowski, Readers: Dr. April Ames; Zhang)

2014

Athreya, Brinda K.
Spatially assessing the perceptions and motivations of farmers implementing Best Management Practices (BMPs) in the Western Lake Erie Basin
(Chair: Dr. Kevin Czajkowski, Readers: Dr. Patrick Lawrence, Dr. Beth Schlemper, Dr, Daryl F. Dwyer; Saavika)

Yamoah, Owusua
Inter-county migration in the United States before, during and after the Great Recession: exploring county migration patterns between 2001 and 2010
(Chair: Dr. Beth Schlemper, Readers: Dr. Daniel Hammel, Dr. Sujata Shetty, Dr. Yanqing Xu, Dr. Neil Reid)

2013

Kofi-Opata, Edwina
Alternative energy and the developmental state in Ghana
(Chair: Dr. Patrick Lawrence, Readers: Dr. Kevin Czajkowski, Dr. Peter Lindquist, Dr. Daryl F. Dwyer, Kilbert)

Lehnert, Matthew
Spatial Data Science: Theory and Methods with Applications to Human Development in Morocco
(Chair: Dr. Oleg Smirnov, Readers: Dr. Neil Reid, Dr. Sujata Shetty, Dr. David J. Nemeth, Dr. Jack Kalpakian)

2012

Chohaney, Michael L.
Spatial dynamics : theory and methods with application to the U.S. economy
(Chair: Dr. Oleg Smirnov, Readers: Dr. Olugbenga Ajilore, Dr. Peter Lindquist, Dr. David J. Nemeth, Dr. Neil Reid)

2011

Gallagher, Karen
Bridging the Gap Between Science and Practice: Examining if Conceptual Models can be Effective as Tools to Guide the Planning and Valuation of Multi-Use Urban Trails
(Chair: Dr. Patrick Lawrence, Readers: Dr. Kevin Czajkowski, Dr. Bhuiyan Alam; Schetter; Dr. Kevin Egan)

Nilsson, Isabelle
The influence of competition on retail firm location : theory and measurement
(Chair: Dr. Oleg Smirnov, Readers: Dr. Peter Lindquist, Dr. Neil Reid, Dr. Kristen Keith; W'arell)

2010

Dhar, Samir K.
Addressing challenges with big data for maritime navigation : AIS data within the Great Lakes system
(Chair: Dr. Peter Lindquist, Readers: Dr. Kevin Czajkowski, Dr. Neil Reid, Dr. Mark Vonderembse, Dr. Richard Stewart 

Eloff, Jeffrey J.
Evaluating efficiency of transportation infrastructure : effects and implications for the spatial economy
(Chair: Dr. Oleg Smirnov, Readers: Dr. Peter Lindquist, Dr. David J. Nemeth, Dr. David Black, Dr. Mark Vonderemse)

Pepe, Linda R.
Optimally locating Level 1 trauma centers and aeromedical depots for rural regions of the state of Ohio
(Chair: Dr. Peter Lindquist, Readers: Dr. Neil Reid, Dr. Patricia Case, Dr. Sunday Ubokudom, Dr. Daniel Hammel)

Wang, Qifeng
Evaluating the performance of the freight transportation system of the Great Lakes Region: an intermodal approach to routing and forecasting
(Chair: Dr. Peter Lindquist, Readers: Dr. Daniel Hammel, Dr. Neil Reid; Cho; Zhang)

2009

Ames, April
Application of geographic information systems to investigate the association of health symptoms near biosolid applied fields 
(Chair: Dr. Kevin Czajkowski, Readers: Dr. Peter Lindquist, Dr. Patrick Lawrence, Dr. Sheryl Milz, Dr. Sadik A. Khuder)

Li, Xi
Use of LiDAR in object-based classification to characterize brownfields for green space conversion in Toledo
(Chair: Dr. Kevin Czajkowski, Readers: Clapham - Cleveland State, Dr. Daniel Hammel, Dr. Sujata Shetty, Zheng - Louisville)

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