Student Research
Geography students at Gustavus are involved in a variety of exciting research projects. Here are some of our students who have presented their research at academic conferences.
| Conference | Year | Student's Name | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUGS | 2017 | Helen A. Thompson | Determining the Contribution of Glacial Meltwater at Volcán Chimborazo, Edcuador |
| MUGS | 2017 | Madeline Johnson and Skylur Ward | Detecting Land Cover Change in a Subsection of the Minnesota River Watershed |
| MUGS | 2016 | Talia Moorman | Streetcar to Lightrail: Public Transit and Segregation in the Twin Cities |
| MUGS | 2016 | Elliot Mohler and Cameron Reischauer | Cities for whom? A community-based learning project in North Mankato |
| AAG | 2015 | Danielle Yaste | Hazards of Being Human: GIS Analysis of Human Trafficking in Uganda |
| MUGS | 2015 | Brianna Furey, Brendan Maloney, and Talia Moorman | Examining Urban Change in Mankato’s Lincoln Park Neighborhood |
| MUGS | 2015 | Austen Hilding | Benthic Macroinvertebrate Food Webs and Tropical Montane Stream Contamination in Monteverde, Costa Rica |
| MUGS | 2015 | Katie Feterl | Local Food Innovation Center Feasibility Study in Pine River, MN |
| MUGS | 2015 | Danielle Yaste | Hazards of Being Human: GIS Analysis of Human Trafficking in Uganda |
| AAG | 2014 | Meg Wika | Family, Patriotism, and Land Stewardship: Employing the Rural Ideal to Champion Corn Ethanol in Minnesota |
| MUGS | 2014 | Meg Wika | Family, Patriotism, and Land Stewardship: Employing the Rural Ideal to Champion Corn Ethanol in Minnesota |
| MUGS | 2014 | Brendan Maloney | Water Rights in the Sacramento River Basin: Conflicts and Recommendations |
| MUGS | 2013 | Matt Bye | Parishes without Borders: Congregational Geography in Minneapolis and St. Paul |
| MUGS | 2012 | Emery Ellingson | Ethanol production and CRP enrollment in Minnesota: An exploration of the conflict between conservation and biofuel |
| MUGS | 2012 | Jork Birkeland | The future of public transportation in the American West |
| MUGS | 2012 | Peter Westby | Dynamic population growth in Nashville, Tennessee |
| Natural Hazards Conference | 2012 | Melissa Wygant | Spatial Distribution of Tornadoes within Tornado Alley |
| Natural Hazards Conference | 2011 | Melissa Wygant | Fargo-Moorhead Flood Management Practices and the MN35K/ND35K Diversion Channel Proposal |
| Celebration of Creative Inquiry | 2010 | Andrew Byron | Integrating GIS functionality into mobile iPhone apps: Creating effective maps of Yellowstone National Park |
| MUGS | 2010 | Matt Horton | An Examination of Regional Malls in the Western Suburbs of Minneapolis |
| MUGS | 2010 | Andrew Byron | Hydrologic and Meteorologic Reconstruction of the 1965 Minnesota River Floods |
| MUGS | 2009 | Angie Magnusson | Community gardens |
| MUGS | 2008 | Eric Cronin | Roundabout Mapping |
| MUGS | 2008 | Matt Horton | A Quantitative Look into the Social and Economic Effect of High Percentages of Hispanics in Minnesotan Counties |
| MUGS | 2008 | Julie Landkamer | America's Northern Heartland Revisited: Continued Population Shifts |
| MUGS | 2008 | Amanda Lindholm | Hispanics in Minnesota: A Locational Analysis 1980-2006 |
| MUGS | 2008 | Andrew Liska | Defining the Northern Heartland |
| MUGS | 2008 | Brad Utecht | The Changing Faces and Spaces of Lutheranism in the Minneapolis Synod |
| MUGS | 2008 | Amanda Varley | The Geography of Coffee |
| MUGS | 2008 | Kurt Wayne | The Identity and Function of Very Small Towns: Ottawa, MN |
| MNGIS | 2007 | Nick Jost | A GIS Analysis of Housing Expansion in Mankato's North Eastern Region Using Aerial Photographs and Census Data |
| MNGIS | 2007 | Kurt Wayne | Street Connectivity in the Minneapolis Metro Area: Comparing Dead-Ends, Street Length, and Links to Nodes Ratios In Minneapolis and Lakeville, Minnesota |
| Sigma Xi | 2007 | Brad Utecht | The Changing Faces and Spaces of Lutheranism in the Minneapolis Synod |
| MUGS | 2007 | W. Kyle Chester | Suitability Analysis for Future Ethanol Facilities in Minnesota |
| MUGS | 2007 | Hattie Carvalho | Nicollet Meadows: A Small-Town Innovation |
| NCUR | 2007 | Laura Pierce | Groundwater-Surface Water Connections @ Seven Mile Creek Park |
| MUGS | 2006 | Daniel Belgam | A New Driving Force in Appleton, Wisconsin, Geographic Analysis of the Location for a Luxury Car Facility |
| MUGS | 2006 | Andrew Tschida | Theodore Wirth's Legacy: Parks in Minneapolis and their Distance to Young People |
| MNGIS | 2006 | W. Kyle Chester | Evaluating Vegetation Buffers Along Drainage Ditches in the Middle Minnesota River Watershed |
| MNAS | 2004 | Michelle Maley | The Geography of Wolves in Minnesota |
| MNAS | 2004 | Jeff Turritin | "Home Depot, Chipotle, American Eagle and Best Buy: The Growth of Mankato as a Retail Destination" |
| SDSG/MNAS | 2004 | Ann Fossum | The Aging Population in Minnesota |
| SDSG/MNAS | 2004 | Justin Nelson | Where Are They Now? A Spatial Analysis of Gustavus Adolphus Alumni |
| MNAS | 2003 | Alison Doppelhammer | Lake Minnetonka: The Truth Behind the Country Club Image |
| MNAS | 2003 | Beth Kasid | The Brewing of a Small Business: Caribou Coffee Locations in the Twin Cities Metro Area |
| MNAS | 2003 | Amanda Peterson | The Holocaust in Lithuania: An Examination of the Historical Geography of Jewish Communities |
| MNAS | 2003 | Isaac Johnson | Historic Beer Breweries in the Minnesota River Valley |
| NCUR | 2003 | Lindsay Brown | "Hispanic Landscapes in St. James, MN" |
| AAG-WLD | 2002 | Michelle Maley + Lane Cowger | How Green is Smart Growth? |
| MNAS | 2002 | Amanda Peterson | "The Sudanese in Blue Earth County, MN: An Analysis of Migration Settlement" |
| MNAS | 2001 | Heather Brandon | "The Upscaling of the Northwoods: Rural Gentrification and Resident's Perception of Change in Cook County, Minnesota" |
| MNAS | 2001 | Kyli Lotton + Corrie Segerstrom | Land Use Change in Le Sueur County: Mining and Communities in Conflict |
| MNAS | 2001 | Ross Anderson + Benjamin Lindberg | "The Changing Agricultural Landscape in Le Sueur County, Minnesota" |
| MNAS | 2001 | Mitchell Brinks + Jamison Conley | "Non-Farm Rural Residences: Lakeshore, Blufftop and Leapfrog Developments in Le Sueur County, Minnesota" |
| NCUR | 2001 | Heather Brandon | The Upscaling of the Northwoods |
| SDSG | 2000 | Jamison Conley | Classical Place Names in Minnesota |
| SDSG | 2000 | Mitch Brinks | Mapping Gustavus Adolphus College Students |
| SDSG | 2000 | Kyli Lotton | "Reforestation in Central America: A Case Study in San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala" |
| SDSG | 2000 | Ann Fletchall | Migration in Britain |
| Sigma Xi | 2000 | Dan Engel | Hydroacoustic Survey and GIS Modeling of the Kenai River |
| AAG-WLD | 1999 | Ann Fletchall | Migration in Britain |
| NCUR | 1999 | Joel Koepp | "A Case Study of Public Transportation: Portland, Oregon" |
| SDSG | 1999 | Thor Bjork | Rebuilding Saint Peter |
| SDSG | 1999 | Ryan Dussault | Spatial Distribution of Gray Wolves in North America |
| SDSG | 1999 | Matthew Grussing | The Ganges River: Use and Abuse |
| SDSG | 1999 | Andy Houk | "Spatial Distribution of the Zebra Mussel in the United States, 1988-1998" |
| SDSG | 1999 | Bryon Smith | Location Analysis for Expanding Bank Branches |
| SDSG | 1999 | Richard Wanous | Distribution of John Deere Dealers in Minnesota |
| NCUR | 1998 | Jacob W. Freier | El Nino's Effects on the Weather of the Upper Midwest |
| NCUR | 1998 | Christopher L. Pouliot | GIS and Site Analysis: A Case of a South-Central MN Recreational Trail |
| NCUR | 1997 | LaDawn J. Osmundson | Reverse Commuting: The Vital Connection |
| NCUR | 1997 | Christopher L. Pouliot | The Impact of Railroads on Small Town Settlement in Minnesota |
| NCUR | 1997 | Jeffrey M. Rettig | "The Spatial and Temporal Distribution of CRP Parcels in McLeod County, Minnesota" |
| NCUR | 1997 | Stephanie M. Sheetz | The Spatial Distribution of Hispanic Population in the United States: An Analysis at Various Geographic Scales |
| Sigma Xi | 1997 | Bob Fossum | A Comparative Historical Study of Elevation Determination |
| NCUR | 1996 | Rachel Frojen | A Spatial Analysis of Wheat Production in Minnesota |
| NCUR | 1996 | Aaron Sickman | Changing Recruiting Patterns of Big Ten Men's Basketball Programs |
| Sigma Xi | 1996 | Rachel A. Frojen | A Spatial Analysis of Wheat Production in Minnesota |
| Sigma Xi | 1996 | Aaron W. Sickman | Changing Recruiting Patterns of Big Ten Men's Basketball Programs |
| MNGIS | 1995 | Corey Christensen | Finding the Old Fort Road: The Use of GIS in Historical Geography |
| NCUR | 1995 | Garrett F. Weagant | A Geographic Profile of Hispanics in California Counties |
| NCUR | 1995 | Nancy A. Wilhelmi | "Population Change in South Central Minnesota, 1950-1990" |
Key to Conference Abbreviations
- AAG-WLD: Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, West Lakes Division
- MUGS: Midwestern Undergraduate Geography Symposium
- MNAS: Minnesota Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting
- MNGIS: Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium
- NCUR: National Conference on Undergraduate Research
- Sigma XI: Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Forum
- SDSG: South Dakota State Geography Convention