David M. Mark, Completed Graduate Degrees Supervised

Completed Doctoral degrees supervised (most recent first):

Larry Joe Morgan

• Dissertation: "Attitudes toward spatial privacy in the United States of America" Defended April 2007.
• Joe Morgan currently is a lecturer in the Department of Geography, UNC Greensboro

Wendy E. Miller

• Dissertation: "A Comparison of Methodological Approaches to Identify Components of the Natural Environment" (Chris Larsen, co-advisor), Defended August 2006
• Wendy is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at SUNY College at Cortland

LaDona Knigge

• Dissertation: "Emerging Public Spaces in Marginalized Places: The Political Economy of Community Gardens in Buffalo, NY" (Meghan Cope, co-advisor), Defended August 2006.
• LaDona currently is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography atCalifornia State University at Chico

Daniel Howard

• Dissertation: "Online Public Participation GIS: Shaping the Scales and Spaces of Comprehensive Planning," Defended January 2006.
• Dan is currently a planner with the Town of Amherst, NY

Jun Xu

• Dissertation: "Language Representation and Query of Linear Geographic Objects in GIS," Defended July 2005.
• Jun is currently a researcher at the State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System (LREIS) in Beijing

Jeffrey C. Brunskill

• Dissertation: "Conceptual models of atmospheric space: A study of knowledge and concepts derived from direct and indirect experience of atmospheric dynamics" Defended April 2005.
• Jeff is an Assistant Professor at Bloomsburg State University in Pennsylvania

Barry J. Kronenfeld

• Dissertation: "The Tradeoff Between Information Content and Cognitive Simplicity in Graded Area-Class Maps: A Case Study in Vegetation Mapping" (Chris Larson, co-advisor), Defended August 2004.
• Barry is an assistant professor at George Mason University

Masaru Mori

• Dissertation: "Semantic Analysis of Spatial Expressions in Japanese" Defended July 2002.
• Masaru currently works for an environmental engineering firm in Tokyo

Zongxiang Yang

• Dissertation: "Modeling and Reasoning with Geospatial Lifelines in Geographic Information Systems" Defended January 2001.
• Zongxiang is currently working for Research Systems, Inc (RSI) in Colorado.

Steven Parkansky

• Dissertation: "Deer Problems in a Suburban Community: Deer Population, Deer-Vehicle Collisions, and Public Opinion" Defended October 1999.
• Steve currently is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, Government, and History at Morehead State University in Kentucky.

Ann K. Deakin

• Dissertation: "The Impact of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake on Los Angeles Motorists" Completed April 1996.
• Ann currently is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geosciences and involved in the program of Interdisciplinary Studies in GIS (Geographic Information Systems) at the State University of New York College at Fredonia.

F. Benjamin Zhan

• Dissertation: "Spatio-Temporal Location Models of Mobile Trading and the Organization of Periodic Market Places" Completed July 1994.
• Ben is Professor and Director of the Texas Center for Geographic Information Science (TXGISc) in the Department of Geography at Texas State University-San Marcos.

May Yuan

• Dissertation: "Representation of Wildfire in Geographic Information Systems" Completed July 1994.
• May is Edith Kinney Gaylord Presidential Professor in the Department of Geography and an Associate Dean in the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences at the University of Oklahoma.

Michael D. Gould

• Dissertation: "Map Use, Spatial Decisions, and Spatial Language in English and Spanish" Completed October 1993.
• Mike is currently Profesor de Informatica Grafica (SIG) en la Universitat Jaume I de Castellon (Valencia province, Spain).

Hsueh-cheng Chou

• Dissertation: "Designing a Programming Language for Geographic Modeling" Completed August 1992.
• Chou is currently on the faculty at National Taiwan Normal University.

Scott M. Freundschuh

• Dissertation: "Spatial Knowledge Acquisition of Urban Environments from Maps and Navigation Experience" Completed October 1991.
• Scott is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Minnesota, Duluth.

James E. Mower

• Dissertation: "The Selection, Implementation and Evaluation of Heuristics for Automated Cartographic Name Placement" Completed August 1988.
• Jim currently is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at the State University of New York at Albany.

Completed Master's degrees supervised (not quite up-to-date):

• Wende A. Mix, "Algorithms for computer cartographic line symbolization." December, 1982.
• Marc K. Hugus, "Digital simulation of erosion: A model based on geomorphic processes." Spring, 1983.
• Jean Paul Lauzon, "Two-dimensional run-encoding for spatially referenced data." December, 1983.
• Claude R. Duguay, "Topographic shadows on LANDSAT images: A review and alternative approach using digital elevation models." August, 1985.
• Rupert D. Essinger, "Obtaining maps from geographic information systems - Issues in the design of the cartographic interface." November, 1985.
• Peeder Ma, "An algorithm to generate verbal instructions for vehicle navigation using a geographic database." February, 1987.
• Scott M. Freundschuh, "Assessing the abilities of pre-literate children to use maps." May, 1987.
• Kathryn J. Smith, "Map preferences and requirements of Letchworth State Park visitors during the summer of 1986." May, 1987.
• Glenn T. Johnston, "Predicting the tactical transport potential of an area as an aid to interdiction planning." July, 1987.
• Matharuddin bin Yusuf, "Map generalization in computer-assisted cartography: A review." February, 1988.
• Irina Vasiliev, "The naming and diffusion of Moscows across the United States." August, 1988.
• Michael D. Gould, "Intelligent picture-based data structuring for vehicle navigation research." January, 1989.
• Linda Anne Christen, "The influence of position rankings on point name placement for manually produced road maps." August, 1989.
• John M. McAvoy, "Algorithms for the conversion of contour lines to triangulated irregular networks." January, 1991.
• Michael P. Mulligan, "User interfaces: Some issues for larger spatial data handling organizations." September, 1991.
• John Sheppard, "A quantitative analysis of Georgia phytogeography," August, 1992. (Co-supervised with Dennis E. Jelinski.)
• Pushpal Basu, "Linking Road Inventory Management System (RIMS) to Scarborough's Single Line Street Network (SLSN): Discussion of a GIS Prototype," January, 1993.
• James J. Phelan, "Assessment of the 1990 TIGER/Line Files of the New York Metropolitan Region," January, 1993.
• Shou-wen Chen, "Two-dimensional run-length encoding from vector representations and polygon overlay based on two-dimensional run-length encoding," January, 1993.
• Todd Crane, "A graphical user interface for map production within the environmental restoration program at Los Alamos National Laboratory," May, 1993.
• Fulbert Leon Namwamba, "The National Museums of Kenya Geographic Information Systems Requirements Study," January, 1995.
• Christine Krueger, "Non-cnsumptive vessel interactions with Killer Whales in Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, "August. 1995. (Co-supervised with Dennis E. Jelinski.)
• Erik Williams, "Climate and North American plant formations: Associations between the water balance and satellite-derived vegetation patterns," January, 1996. (Co-supervised with Dennis E. Jelinski.)
• William Hart, "Potential use of GIS for military drug interdiction," August, 1996.
• Christopher Zent , "TIGER vs. DLG road feature data," August, 1996.
• Scott Steigerwald, "Multiple Site Work Analyses for Housing Location Solution: A GIS Suitability Study," January, 1997.
• Geoffrey Adams, "A Spatial Decision Support System for Environmental Assessment: A Prototype Interface for Wellhead Protection," March, 1997.
• Donald Cole, "ITAM: Natural Resources Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting at Fort Dix, New Jersey," August, 1997.
• Stuart Graham, "GIS, Products Liability, and Symbolic Warnings" August, 1997.
• Keng-pin Chang, "The Design of a Web-based Geographic Information System for Community Participation," August, 1997. (Co-supervised with John Krygier.)
• Jesse Griffis, "GIS Design and Implementation: Girl Scout Council of Buffalo and Erie Co.", December 1998.
• Jeffrey C. Brunskill, "Scale Distinction in Meteorological Maps: A Study of Meteorological Reference Frames", May 2001.
• Eric DelMelle, "Map Projections Properties: Considerations for Small-scale GIS Applications", May 2001.
• Laurie Serrett, August 2001.
• Yixin Zhou, "Deer Vehicle Collisions in Amherst 2000: An Experiment to Detect DVCs Spatial Clustering and to Model DVCs Risk, January 2002.
• Yi-yu Li, "Varied Cultural Interpretations of Geographic Entities: A Comparison of Terms in Chinese and English." August 2003.
• Tatyana Schoenberg, “Landscape Perception Based on Interviews with Russian and American Undergraduate Students at The State University of New York at Buffalo.” January 2004.
• Christopher Castiglione. “Habitat Classification for the Great Lakes Aquatic Gap Project: New York.” January 2005.
• Brian Tomaszewski, "The Reconstruction of Aztec Political Geography in the Toluca Valley of Mexico." May 2005.
• Steve Fritschi, "A Management Plan for Restoring Beneficial Use Regarding Fish and Wildlife Populations in the Eighteen Mile Creek Area Of Concern", May 2006.