Graduate Theses
A comprehensive record of MSU graduate student theses may be found online at BearWorks.
2023
- Historical Channel Evolution and Human Modifications of Blue River Near Kansas City Missouri, by Katie Ann Grong [.pdf]
- Recent Climate Change Influence on Flood Magnitude and Frequency, Channel Widening, and Bar Deposition in Big River, Missouri Ozarks, by Patrick Saulys [.pdf]
2022
- Mining-Contaminated Sediment and Metal Storage in Channel Deposits in Turkey Creek, Tri-State Mining District, Missouri and Kansas, by Max Quinn Hillermann [.pdf]
- Downstream Dispersal of Fine Tailings, Chat and Metals in Channel Sediment of Big River, Old Lead Belt, Southeast Missouri, by Jennifer Pace Witt [.pdf]
2021
- Historical Changes of Channel Width in a Headwater Stream System, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, by Sierra N. Casagrand [.pdf]
- Long-Term Hydrological Impacts of Historical Logging on Recent Hydro-Geomorphic Conditions, Big Barren Creek Watershed, Mark Twain National Forest, by Shoukat Ahmed [.pdf]
- Spatial Variability of Nonpoint Source Yields in Ozark Highlands Watersheds under Historical and Recent Land Use Conditions, by Tyler J. Pursley [.pdf]
2020
- Field Measurements of Bed-Load Transport Distances Using Painted Sediment Tracers in an Urban Stream in the Missouri Ozarks, by Kristen E. Breckenridge [.pdf]
- Stream Bank and Bar Erosion Contributions and Land Use Influence on Suspended Sediment Loads in Two Ozark Watersheds, Southeast Missouri, by Kayla Ann Coonen [.pdf]
2019
- Geomorphic Effects of Engineered Log Structures and Response to a Catastrophic Flood Event in a Missouri Ozarks River, by Joseph S. Nash [.pdf]
- Geomorphic and Land Use Controls on Headwater Channel Morphology in Mark Twain National Forest, by Grace F. Roman [.pdf]
- Geomorphic Response to Catastrophic Flooding in a Karst Mountain Stream System, Brighton-Blue Hole Watershed, Southwest Jamaica, by Sarah M. LeTarte [.pdf]
- Historical Floodplain Sedimentation Rates Using Mining Contaminant Profiles, Cesium-137, and Sediment Source Indicators along the Lower Big River, Jefferson County, Missouri, by Miranda M. Jordan [.pdf]
- Historical Land Use Influence on Fine-Grained Sedimentation in Channel and Floodplain Deposits in a Forested Missouri Ozark Watershed, by Katy Nicole Reminga [.pdf]
- Step-Pool Channel Morphology, Forcing Effects, and Geomorphic Classification in the Ozark Highlands, SE Missouri, by Triston Ralland Rice [.pdf]
- Stream Channel Morphology and Riparian Forest Response to a 500-year Flood in the Missouri Ozarks, by Joshua William Hess [.pdf]
2018
- Nutrient Transport and Storage in a Karst Spring-Reservoir System during Baseflow, Missouri Ozarks, by Heather A. Moule [.pdf]
- Spatial and Temporal Trends of Mining-Related Lead-Zinc Sediment Contamination, Galena River Watershed, SW Wisconsin-NW Illinois, by Dylan A. King [.pdf]
2017
- Beach Form, Change, and Mangrove Interactions Along Galleon Fish Sanctuary, South Coast Jamaica, by Kayla Marie Geier [.pdf]
- Channel Bar Morphology, Distribution, And Mining-Related Geochemistry In The Big River, St. Francois County, Missouri: Implications For Geomorphic Recovery, by Lindsay Marie Olson [.pdf]
- Deposition Patterns and Rates of Mining-Contaminated Sediment within a Sedimentation Basin System, S.E. Missouri, by Joshua Carl Voss [.pdf]
- Geomorphic Effects of Logging Railbeds on an Ozarks Headwater Stream, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, by Nickolas S. Bradley [.pdf]
- Geomorphic Characteristics and Sediment Transport in Natural and Channelized Reaches of Big Barren Creek, Southeast Missouri, by Matthew S. Thies [.pdf]
- Geomorphic Disturbance and Anthropogenic Modifications in Big Barren Creek, Mark Twain National Forest, Southeast Missouri, by Rachel A. Bradley [.pdf]
- Influence of Prescribed Burning on Upland Soil Properties in Mark Twain National Forest, Southeast Missouri Ozarks, by Megan Lynn Hente [.pdf]
- Urban Detention Basin Contamination with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Metals, by Holly Marie Duff [.pdf]
- Using Survey Data and HEC-RAS Modeling to Assess a Riffle-Remediation Structure on the Big River, Bonne Terre, Missouri, by Nichole Renee Weedman [.pdf]
2016
- Channel Sediment and Mining-Lead Storage in Flat River Creek, Old Lead Belt, Missouri, by Ralph Joseph Hill [.pdf]
- Spatial Distribution and Geomorphic Factors of Lead Contamination on Floodplains Affected by Historical Mining, Big River, S.E. Missouri, by David Bower Huggins [.pdf]
2015
- Recent Shoreline Erosion Rates Along Black River Bay, Jamaica: Erosion and Recovery After Hurricane Ivan in 2004, by Karen Louise Zelzer [.pdf]
- Sediment-Phosphorous Response to Reduced Point Source Loading in the James River Watershed, Southwest Missouri, by Adam Dale Mulling [.pdf]
- Stream Bank Erosion Trends and Sediment Contributions in a Southwestern Missouri River, by Ezekiel Allen Kuehn [.pdf]
- Sustainable Tourism Assessment for a Marine Protected Area in Southwest Jamaica, by Emma Louise Clegg [.pdf]
2014
- Barriers to Low Impact Development in the City Code of Springfield, Missouri, by Carrie Anne Lamb [.pdf]
- Climate Change Influence on Historical Flood Variability in Ozark Highland Rivers, by Andrew Thomas Foreman [.pdf]
- Geomorphology and Metal Contamination of an Urban Floodplain Along Wilson Creek, Springfield, Missouri, by Aubree Lynn Vaughan [.pdf]
- Water Quality Snapshot Survey in the James River Watershed, Missouri, by Loring Louis Bullard [.pdf]
2013
- Gravel Sediment Sources and Bar Distribution within the Main Stem of Upper Bull Creek, Southwest Missouri, by Kyle Kosovich [.pdf]
- Physical Habitat Mapping and Assessment in Bluefields Bay Fish Sanctuary, Westmoreland, Jamaica, by Jennifer Denise Carroll [.pdf]
2012
- Channel Morphology, Substrate Variability, and Bedrock Influence in the James River, Southwest Missouri Ozarks, by Andrew Robert DeWitt [.pdf]
- Effects of Artificial Reef Implementation on Fish Populations in a Marine Protected Area: Bluefields Bay, Jamaica, by Joshua Harrison Rudolph [.pdf]
- Stream Discharge-Drainage Area Relationships in Missouri, by Megan Colleen Harrington [.pdf]
2011
- Historical Channel Change and Mining-Contaminated Sediment Remobilization in the Lower Big River, Eastern Missouri, by Benjamin Michael Young [.pdf]
2010
- Catastrophic Valley Entrenchment and Debris Fan Formation in the Bluefields River, Westmoreland Jamaica, by William Patrick Dryer [.pdf]
- Integrated Watershed Management in Bluefields Bay, Jamaica, by Jackie Elizabeth Ebert [.pdf]
- Mass Transport of Suspended Sediment, Dissolved Solids, Nutrients, and Anions in the
James River, SW Missouri, by
Erin C. D. Hutchison [.pdf]
2009
- Historical Mining Contamination and Floodplain Evolution Along Lower Pearson Creek, SW Missouri, by Patrick James Womble [.pdf]
2007
- Nutrient Concentrations at Baseflow Conditions in the Upper White River Basin, Southwest Missouri and Northwest Arkansas, by Gopala G. Borchelt [.pdf]
2006
- Nutrient Loads in an Urban Ozark Watershed : Jordan, Fassnight and Upper Wilson's Creeks, Springfield, Missouri, by Ronald B. Miller [.pdf]
- Soil Phosphorus Levels in Residential Lawns and Comparisons Among Four Land Uses in
Springfield, Missouri, by
Timothy R. Davis [.pdf]
2005
- Geospatial Analysis of Gravel Bar Deposition and Channel Migration Within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri, by Derek J. Martin [.pdf]
- Mercury Contamination of Channel and Floodplain Sediments in Wilson Creek Watershed, Southwest Missouri, by Willard E. Rodgers II [.pdf]
- Step-Pool Morphology of a Wilderness Headwater Stream of the Buffalo River, Arkansas, by Aaron M. Nickolotsky [.pdf]
2004
- Consequences of Reservoir Drainage on Drownstream Water Chemistry, Suspended Sediment, and Nutrients, Southwest Missouri, by Mark W. Bowen [.pdf]
2003
- Channel Geomorphology and Restoration Guidelines for Springfield Plateau Streams, South Dry Sac Watershed, Southwest Missouri, by John M. Horton [.pdf]
- History of Sedimentation and Contamination in Valley Mill Reservoir, Springfield, Missouri, by Susan S. Licher [.pdf]
- Phosphorous Contamination and Storage in Bottom Sediments of the James River Arm of Table Rock Lake, Southwest Missouri, by Marc R. Owen [.pdf]
- Temporal Analysis of Floodplain Deposition Using Urban Pollution Stratigraphy, Wilson Creek, SW Missouri, by Kathy A. Shade [.pdf]
2001
- Spatial Assessment of Nonpoint Phosphorus Sources Using Streambed Sediment Monitoring in the Kings River Basin, NW Arkansas, by Jason W. White [.pdf]
- Spatial Distribution of Phosphorus in Fluvial Sediments from the James River Basin, SW Missouri, by Brian Fredrick [.pdf]
- Spatial Patterns and Floodplain Contributions of Mining-Related Contaminants in Chat Creek Watershed, Southwest Missouri, by Jimmy Trimble [.pdf]