Robert Brinkmann, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Research and Engagement
Associate Dean of the Graduate School
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-1300
[email protected]
(516) 463-7348
Education
Ph.D., Geography, 1989, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dissertation: Lead
Pollution in Soils of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
M.S., Geology, 1986, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Thesis: Glacial Geology
and Pleistocene History of the Eau Galle Drainage Basin, West-Central Wisconsin.
B.S., Geology, 1982, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
Positions Held
2016- Present: Vice Provost for Scholarship and Engagement, Associate Dean of the
Graduate School, Hofstra University.
2011-2016: Director of Sustainability Studies, Professor in the Department of Geology,
Environment, and Sustainability, Director of Sustainability Research, National Center
for Suburban Studies. Hofstra University.
2009-2011: Professor, Department of Geography, University of South Florida.
2005-2009: Chair, Department of Geography, University of South Florida.
Responsibilities include oversight of a department with 21 faculty, 6 staff, 400
undergraduate majors, 60 master’s students, 15 Ph.D. students and management of 2
undergraduate and 2 master’s degree programs (Environmental Science and Policy,
Geography), one Ph.D. program, three graduate certificate programs (Community
Development, GIS, and Environmental Management), and several laboratory facilities.
2003-2004: Interim Associate Dean for Faculty and Program Development, College
of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida. Responsibilities included management
of tenure and promotion, faculty hiring, faculty issues, accreditation of faculty,
budgeting, accreditation, among other responsibilities.
2000-2003: Chair, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of
South Florida.
1990-2011: Faculty Member, Department of Geography, University of South Florida.
Promoted to Associate Professor in 1995 and Full Professor in 2002.
Editorships
2011- Present. Editor of Suburban Sustainability.
2011-Present. Associate Editor Journal of Cave and Karst Studies
2007-2011. The Southeastern Geographer (Co-Editor with Graham A. Tobin)
2011. Guest co-editor of a special issue of the Journal of Cave and Karst Studies focused
on karst and sustainability.
Recent Board Memberships and Leadership Roles in Professional
Organizations
Chair and Board member, National Cave and Karst Research Institute, 2010-Present
(elected to Vice Chair position in 2011 and Chair in 2013).
Member of the Writing Team of the Long Island Regional Economic Development
Council. 2012-present.
Board Member, Hofstra Museum. 2014-Present.
Member, Association of American Geographers Awards Committee, 2009-2011
Technical Advisory Board, USF Clean Energy Research Center, 2009-2011
Research Board Member, USF Institute for Research in Art, 2008- 2011
President, Florida Society of Geographers, 2009-2010
Publications-Books
5. Brinkmnn, R. and Garren, S. (Eds). Handbook of Sustainability. Proposal under review
with Palgrave Macmillan
4. Brinkmann, R. (Forthcoming, Spring 2016). Introduction to Sustainability. John
Wiley and Sons.
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3. Brinkmann, R. 2013. The Science and Policy of Sinkholes in Florida. University
Press of Florida, Gainesville, 256 p.
2. Brinkmann, R. and Tobin, G. 2001. Urban Sediment Removal: The Science, Policy,
and Management of Street Sweeping. Klewer Academic Press, 172 p.
1. Grolier, M., Brinkmann, R., and Blakely, J.A. (eds). 1996. The Wadi al-Jubah
Project: Environmental Research in Support of Archaeological Investigations in the
Yemen Arab Republic, 1982-1987. American Foundation for the Study of Man, 469 p.
Publications-Refereed Articles
33. Brinkmann, R. and Bennington, J.B. Under Revisions. Geology and Sustainability in
the Antrhopocene: An Emerging Paradigm in Earth Science Education.
32. Brinkmann, R. Norris, J., Pierre, L.M., and Francis, T. In preparation. Lead Pollution
in Soils in Levittown, New York.
31. Francis, T., Norris, J., and Brinkmann, 2016. Sustainability initiatives in professional
soccer. Soccer and Society. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2016.1166769
30. Brinkmann, R. and Pierre, L.M. 2013. Community Sponsored Agriculture in
Florida. Florida Geographer. V.44, p. 4-14.
29. Garren, S.J. and Brinkmann, R. 2012 Linking greenhouse gas reduction policies at
the local government level in Florida. Greenhouse Gas Measurement and Management.
V. 2, p. 146-161.
28. van Beynen, P., Brinkmann, R., and Townsend, K. 2012. Creation of a Karst
Sustainability Index. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies. V 74, p. 221-234.
27. Vercoe, R.A. and Brinkmann, R. 2012. A Tale of Two Sustainabilities: Comparing
Sustainability in the Global North and South to Uncover Meaning for Educators. Journal
of Sustainability Education. http://www.jsedimensions.org/wordpress/content/a-tale-oftwo-sustainabilities-comparing-sustainability-in-the-global-north-and-south-to-uncovermeaning-for-educators_2012_03/
26. Brinkmann, R. and Garren, S.G. 2011. Greenhouse gas litigation and federal climate
change policy in the United States. Portal: Special Issue on Global Climate Change:
Post-Copenhagen Discord. Vol 8.
http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/portal/issue/view/171/showToc
25. Garren, S.G., Pinjari, A., and Brinkmann, R. 2011. Vehicle miles traveled and
greenhouse gas emission trends in car and light trucks: A comparative analysis of
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emissions and methodologies for Florida’s Counties (2000-2008). Energy Policy. V. 9,
p. 5287-5295.
24. Brinkmann, R. and Parise, M. 2010. The timing of sinkhole formation in Tampa
and Orlando, Florida. The Florida Geographer. V. 41, p. 22-38.
23. Upadhyay, N. and Brinkmann, R. 2010. Green local governments in Florida:
assessment of sustainability performance. Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy.
V. 6, p 18-27.
22. Pichler, T., Brinkmann, R. and Scarzella, G.I. 2008. Arsenic abundance and variation
in golf course lakes. Science of the Total Environment. V. 394(2-3), p. 313-320.
21. Brinkmann, R., Parise, M., Dye, D. 2008. Sinkhole distribution in a rapidly
developing urban environment: Hillsborough County, Tampa Bay area, Florida.
Engineering Geology. V. 99, p. 169-184.
20. Fleury, S., Carson, S., and Brinkmann, R. 2008. Testing reporting bias in the
Florida sinkhole database. Southeastern Geographer. V. 48, p. 38-52
19. Goldstein, L. and Brinkmann, R. 2008. The context of the Cemetery at Fort Ross:
Multiple Lines of Evidence, Multiple Research Questions. Pacific Coast Archaeology
Society Quarterly. V. 39, p. 1-22.
18. Brinkmann, R., Wilson, K., Elko, N., Seale, L., Florea, L., Vacher, H. 2007.
Sinkhole distribution based on pre-development mapping in urbanized Pinellas County,
Florida, USA. Geological Society of London Special Publications V. 279, p 5-11.
http://sp.lyellcollection.org/cgi/content/abstract/279/1/5
17. Seale, L., Florea, L., Vacher, H., Brinkmann, R. 2007. Using ALSM to map
sinkholes in the urbanized, covered karst of Pinellas County, Florida—1, methodological
consideration. Environmental Geology.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/39204086401k4618/
16. Vacher, H., Seale, L., Florea, L., Brinkmann, R. 2007. Using ALSM to map
sinkholes in the urbanized covered karst of Pinellas County, Florida—2, accuracy
statistics. Environmental Geology.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/l80512241747mv85/
15. Tobin, G. A. and Brinkmann, R. 2002. The Effectiveness of Street Sweepers in
Removing Pollutants from Road Surfaces in Florida. Journal of Environmental Science
and Health. V. 37, p. 1687-1700.
14. Tobin, G.A., Brinkmann, R., and Montz, B.E. 2000. Flooding and the Distribution
of Selected Metals in Floodplain Sediments in St. Maries, Idaho. Environmental
Geochemistry and Health. V. 22, p. 219-232.
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13. Brinkmann, R., Montz, B.E., and Tobin, G.A. 2000. Lead Pollution in Flooded and
Non-Flooded Areas in St. Maries, Idaho. Journal of Environmental Science and Health.
V. 35, p. 407-417.
12. Brinkmann, R. and Ryan, J. 1999. Trace Metal Characteristics of Street Sweeping
Sediment in Tampa, Florida. University of Binghamton Department of Geography
Occasional Papers. V. 23, p. 1-16.
11. Reeder, P. and Brinkmann, R. 1998. Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of an
Oligocene-Aged Island Remnant in Florida, USA. Cave and Karst Science. V. 25, p. 713.
10. Newsome, T., Aranguren, F., and Brinkmann, R. 1997. Lead Contamination
Adjacent to Roadways in Trujillo, Venezuela. Professional Geographer. V. 49, p. 331341.
9. Hafen, M. and Brinkmann, R. 1996. Analysis of Lead in Soils Adjacent to an
Interstate Highway in Tampa, Florida. Journal of Environmental Geochemistry and
Health. V. 18, p. 171-179.
8. Reeder, P., Alt, E., and Brinkmann, R. 1996. Karstification on the Northern Vaca
Plateau, Belize. The Journal of Cave and Karst Studies. V. 58, p. 121-130.
7. Brinkmann, R. and Reeder, P. 1995. The Relationship Between Surface Soils and
Cave Sediments: An Example from West-Central Florida, USA. Cave and Karst
Science. V. 22, p. 95-102.
6. Banker, L, Reeder, P, and Brinkmann, R. 1995. A Toposequence of Soils in the Karst
of West-Central Florida, USA. Journal of the Speleological Society of Korea, V. 42, p.
41-63.
5. Brinkmann, R. and Reeder, P. 1994. The Influence of Sea-Level Change and Geologic
Structure on Cave Development in West-Central Florida. Physical Geography. V. 15, p.
52-61.
4. Brinkmann, R. 1994. Lead Pollution in Soils in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
Journal of Environmental Science and Health. V. 29, p. 909-920.
3. Dunlap, S. and Brinkmann, R. 1994. The Centro Asturiano Cemetery: An Immigrant
Landmark in Twentieth Century Florida. Gulf Coast Historical Review. V. 9, p. 68-79.
2. Brinkmann, R. and Deller, H. 1990. Alfred Waud’s Wisconsin: Images from the
Gilded Age. Wisconsin Academy Review. V. 36, p. 3-7.
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1. Blakely, J.A., Brinkmann, R., and Vitaliano, C.J. 1989. Pompeian Red Ware:
Processing Archaeological Ceramic Data. Geoarchaeology. V. 4, p. 201-228.
Publications-Articles in Refereed Proceedings
9. Brinkmann, R., van Beynen, P, and Hafen, M. 2010. Paleosinkholes and Modern
Sinkholes in the Brooksville Ridge Region of Florida, USA: Clues to Landscape
Genesis. Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Sinkhole Phenomena.
ISPRA-Geological Survey of Italy.
8. Brinkmann, R.2010. Karst and sustainability in Florida, USA. IN: Bonacci, O. Ed,
Sustainability of the Karst Environment: Dinaric Karst and Other Karst Regions, p. 2532.
7. Hose, L.D., Brinkmann, R., and Northup, D.E. 2005. The Global Karst Digital Portal:
An Emerging Collaboratorium Will Enhance Information Exchange Among Cave and
Karst Managers. In: Rea, G.T., Ed., 2005 National Cave and Karst Management
Symposium, p. 127-131.
6. Brinkmann, R. Seale, L., Wilson, K., and Vacher, L. 2004. Sinkhole Mapping in
Pinellas County, Florida: Problems and Solutions. In: Tobin, G.A. and Montz, B. Eds,
Papers and Proceedings of the Applied Geography Conferences.
5. Brinkmann, R. and Khator, R. 2002. Electronics Waste in the United States—A
Review. In: Tobin, G.A. and Montz, B.E., Eds., Papers and Proceedings of the Applied
Geography Conferences, p. 123-128.
4. Tobin, G.A. and Brinkmann, R. 2000. Lead Pollution in Soils Adjacent to Bus Stops
in Tampa, Florida. In: Schoolmaster, F.A., Ed., Papers and Proceedings of the Applied
Geography Conferences, p. 119-128.
3. Tobin, G.A., Brinkmann, R., and Montz, B.E. 1999. The Impacts of Flooding and
Land-Use on the Distribution of Lead in Floodplain Sediments. In: Schoolmaster, F.A.,
Ed., Papers and Proceedings of the Applied Geography Conferences, p. 115-122.
2. Brinkmann, R. and Tobin, G.A. 1999. Geographic Implications of Urban Street
Sweeping Protocols: The Need for Further Research. In: Schoolmaster, F.A., Ed.,
Papers and Proceedings of the Applied Geography Conferences, p. 3-10.
1. Brinkmann, R., Happel, S.B., Hagge, J., and Lewis, J. 1997. Comprehensive Mapping
of Lead Poisoning and Lead Contamination in Tampa, Florida. In: Aangeenbrug, R.T.,
Leaverton, P.E., Mason, T.J., and Tobin, G.A., Eds., Proceedings of the International
Symposium on Computer Mapping in Epidemiology and Environmental Health, p. 237245.
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Publications-Book Chapters
14. Brinkmann, R. and Strom, E. (forthcoming). How Green Is Your Outfield.
Sustainability Practices at Citi Field and in MLB. The 50th Anniversary of the Mets.
13. Brinkmann, R. 2012. Sustainability in Suburbia. In: Gallagher, D.R. (Ed.)
Environmental Leadership V. 2, p. 729-739
12. Polk J.S. and Brinkmann, R., 2012. Climatic influences on coastal cave and karst
development in Florida. In: Coastal Karst Landforms. Lace, M.J. and Mylroie, J.E.
(Eds.). Coastal Research Library Series. Vol. 5, Springer Publishing, Netherlands, p. 317345.
11. Brinkmann, R. and Kling, S.G. 2012. Perspectives on Incorporating Sustainability
into the management of Karst Environment. In van Beynen (ed) Karst Management. p.
361-378.
10. Florea, L.J., Budd, D., and Brinkmann, R. 2009. Caves and Karst of West-Central
Florida. In: Palmer, A.N. and Palmer, M.V., Eds. Caves and Karst of the USA: national
Speleological Society, 189-196.
9. Tobin, G. A. and Brinkmann, R. 2004. Clean Streets-Clean Waterways: Street
Sweeping, Storm-Water Runoff, and Pollution Reduction. In: Janelle, D.G., Warf, B.,
and Hansen, K., Eds., WorldMinds: Geographical Perspectives on 100 Problems.
Klewer Academic Press, p. 191-196.
8. Brinkmann, R. 1997. Sinkholes in Florida. In: Oldakowski, R., Molina, L., and
Purdum, B., Eds., Growth Technology, Planning, and Geographic Education in Central
Florida: Images and Encounters, p. 111-116.
7. Brinkmann, R. 1997. Pedological Characteristics of Anthrosols in the al-Jadidah
Basin of Wadi al-Jubah, and Native Sediments in Wadi al-Ajwirah, Yemen Arab
Republic. In: Grolier, M.J., Brinkmann, R., and Blakely, J.A., Eds., The Wadi-al Jubah
Archaeological Project: Volume 5 Environmental Research in Support of
Archaeological Investigations in the Yemen Arab Republic, 1982-1987. American
Foundation for the Study of Man, p. 45-211.
6. Brinkmann, R. 1997. Thermoluminescence Analysis of Anthrosols from the Wadi alJubah Area, Yemen Arab Republic. In: Grolier, M.J., Brinkmann, R., and Blakely, J.A.,
Eds., The Wadi-al Jubah Archaeological Project: Volume 5 Environmental Research in
Support of Archaeological Investigations in the Yemen Arab Republic, 1982-1987.
American Foundation for the Study of Man, p. 213-214.
5. Brinkmann, R. and Ghaleb, A.O., 1997. Late Pleistocene Mollisol and Cumulic
Fluvents near Ibb, Yemen Arab Republic. In: Grolier, M.J., Brinkmann, R., and Blakely,
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J.A., Eds., The Wadi-al Jubah Archaeological Project: Volume 5 Environmental
Research in Support of Archaeological Investigations in the Yemen Arab Republic, 19821987. American Foundation for the Study of Man, p. 251-258.
4. Vitaliano, C. and Brinkmann, R. 1997. Bronze-Age Remains at Kawlah al-Lajamah,
Yemen Arab Republic. In: Grolier, M.J., Brinkmann, R., and Blakely, J.A., Eds., The
Wadi-al Jubah Archaeological Project: Volume 5 Environmental Research in Support of
Archaeological Investigations in the Yemen Arab Republic, 1982-1987. American
Foundation for the Study of Man, p. 309-329.
3. Blakely, J.A., Brinkmann, R., and Vitalinao, C.J. 1992. Roman Mortaria and Basins
from a Sequence at Caesarea: Fabrics and Sources. In: Vann, R.L., Ed., Analysis and
Publicaiton of Ceramics, The Database in Archaeology. British Archaeological Reports,
p. 31-44.
2. Overstreet, W.C., Eidt, R.C., Brinkmann, R., Detra, D.E., and Chao, T.T. 1988.
Orientation Survey Using Phosphate Fractionation to Distinguish Anthrosols from Native
Sediments in the Wadi al-Jubah Archaeological Area, Yemen Arab Republic. In:
Overstreet, W.C., Grolier, M.J., and Toplyn, M.R., Eds., The Wadi al-Jubah
Archaeological Project V. R, Geological and Archaeological Reconnaissance in the
Yemen Arab Republic. American Foundation for the Study of Man, p. 121-154.
1. Bennett, M.E., Bennett, R. J., Blakely, J.A., and Brinkmann, R. 1987. Petrological
and Heavy Mineral Analysis of Selected Amphora Fragments. In: Blakely, J.A., Ed.,
Caesarea Maritime: The Pottery and Dating of Vault 1: Horreum Mithraeum, and Later
Uses. Edwin Mellen Press, p. 227-248.
Publications-Encyclopedia and Reference Materials
4. Brinkmann, R. 2012. Florida. Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste. Sage Press.
3. Brinkmann, R. 2012. Household Hazardous Waste. Encyclopedia of Consumption
and Waste. Sage Press.
2. Brinkmann, R. 2012. Lawn and Garden Waste. Encyclopedia of Consumption and
Waste. Sage Press.
1. Brinkmann, R. 2012. Street Sweeping. Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste.
Sage Press.
Publications-Blog
Brinkmann, R. 2011-present. On the Brink. www.bobbrinkmann.blogspot.com My blog,
On the Brink is one of the most popular environmental/sustainability/higher education
blogs. With over 1500 unique posts, the blog receives tens of thousands of visitors each
month.
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Publications-Popular Press and Opinion Pieces
18. Brinkmann, R. President Obama Shines Light on National CaveandKarst Research
Agenda. Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-brinkmann/presidentobama-shines-li_b_10461046.html
17. Brinkmann, R. 2015. Ten Tips for Freshman Success in College. Huffington Post.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-brinkmann/10-tips-for-freshmansucc_b_7949320.html
16. Brinkmann, R. 2015. Don Draper’s Advice for Climate Change Deniers. Huffington
Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-brinkmann/don-drapers-advice-forcl_b_6980228.html
15. Brinkmann, R. 2015. Our Approach to Water Is All Wrong. Newsday.
http://www.newsday.com/opinion/oped/our-approach-to-water-is-all-wrong-1.10190140
14. Brinkmann, R. 2015.7 Sustainability Secrets that Will Save the World. Huffington
Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-brinkmann/seven-sustainabilitysecr_b_6771046.html
13. Brinkmann, R. 2014. 20 Green Predictions for 2015. Huffington Post.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-brinkmann/20-green-predictions-for_b_6368032.html
12. Brinkmann, R. 2014. ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Verses ‘Star Trek Voyager’ on
Climate Change. Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bobbrinkmann/orange-is-the-new-black-v_b_6116518.html
11. Brinkmann, R. 2014. Sustainability: The First Postmodern Discipline. Huffington
Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-brinkmann/sustainability-the-first_b_5831654.html
10. Brinkmann, R. 2014. A Field Guide to Sustainabillies. Huffington Post.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-brinkmann/a-field-guide-tosustaina_b_5724810.html
9. Brinkmann, R. 2014. A Climate Change Scientist and a Skeptic Walk Into Pub….
Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-brinkmann/a-climate-changescientis_b_5559914.html
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8. Brinkmann, R. 2014. The Lost Generation of U.S. Climate Policy. Huffington Post.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-brinkmann/the-lost-generation-ofus_b_5300766.html
7. Brinkmann, R. 2014. Time to Leave Our Bad Carbon Boyfriend. Huffington Post.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-brinkmann/carbon-climate-change_b_5136604.html
6. Brinkmann, R. 2014. The Whooping Crane and the Anthropocene. Huffington Post.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-brinkmann/the-whooping-crane_b_4761402.html
5. Brinkmann, R. 2014. Top New 2014 Baby Names for Environmentalists. Huffington
Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-brinkmann/top-new-baby-names-foren_b_4533883.html
4. Brinkmann, R. 2013. Steampunking the Anthropocene. Huffington Post.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-brinkmann/steampunking-theanthropo_b_4070652.html
3. Brinkmann, R. 2013. Global Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Conversation:
Energy Industry Where Are You? Oil and Gas Monitor.
http://www.oilgasmonitor.com/global-climate-change-greenhouse-gas-conversationenergy-industry-you/3834/
2. Brinkmann, R. 2013. Embracing the Mess. Huffington Post.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-brinkmann/tampa-bay-rnc_b_1824691.html
1. Brinkmann, R. 2012. The Path Toward Sustainability in Urbanized Places: Hofstra’s
Contribution to Sustainability Research and Education. Hofstra Horizons. Spring, 2012.
P. 16-20.
Publications-Technical Reports and Unrefereed Articles
8. Brinkmann, R. and Parise, M. 2012. Karst Environments: Problems, Management,
Human Impacts, and Sustainability. An introduction to the Special Issue. Journal of
Cave and Karst Studies.
7. Brinkmann, R. 2003. Geologic and Geomorphic Characteristics of the Dames Cave
Area, Withlacoochee State Forest, Florida. In: Florea, L.J, Vacher, H.L., and Oches,
E.A. Karst Studies in West Central Florida: USF Seminar in Karst Environments, p.
103-104.
6. Brinkmann, R., Ryan, J., and Billus, M. 1997. Geochemical Characteristics of Street
Sweepings in Tampa, Florida. Fifth Annual Research Symposium, Florida Center for
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management. Gainesville, FL.
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5. Brinkmann, R. and Ryan, J. 1996. Background Concentrations of Metals in Florida
Soils. Fourth Annual Research Symposium, Florida Center for Solid and Hazardous
Waste Management. Gainesville Florida.
4. Brinkmann, R. and Archer, K. 1996. Picturesque West Virginia: A Post-Civil War
Geography Revisited. Eighth Biennial Conference on Appalachian Geography.
Concord, West Virginia.
3. Stewart, M., Terry, J.B., and Brinkmann, R. 1995. Time Series Mapping of
Geological and Hydrological Features Related to Subsidence, Pinellas County, Florida.
Proceedings of the GIS/LIS Conference.
2. Brinkmann, R. and Hauser, C. 1988. The Effect of Quarrying Activities in Berlin,
Wisconsin on the Local Community. In: Anonymous, Ed., Wisconsin and Its Region.
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, p. 234-253.
1. Tellock, P.A.. and Brinkmann, R. 1982. Geology of the Berlin Rhyolite. In:
Anonymous, Ed., 14th Annual University of Wisconsin Undergraduate Geology Field
Conference Fieldbook. UW-Oshkosh, 54 p.
Invited National and International Lectures, Panels, and Sessions
Brinkmann, R., 2015. Global Sustainability Indicators: Can We Get Along and Save the
World in a Time of Crisis? Plenary Speaker at The Integrity of Creation Conference:
Duquesne University.
Brinkmann, R., 2014, Enthusing the Next Generation of Karst Scientists. Texas
Hydrogeo Workshop.
Brinkmann, R. 2014, Distinguished Lecturer, Edwards Aquifer Authority: Karst, Water,
and Sustainability.
Brinkmann, R. 2013. Overview of Sustainable Development Policy and Practice.
Presented to a United Nations Workshop titled Capacity Building Workshop and Expert
Group Meeting on Mainstreaming Sustainable Development into National Development
Strategies. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Brinkmann, R. 2013. Sinkholes and Karst in Florida: Challenges to Sustainability.
Invited Colloquium Speaker, Stony Brook University, Department of Geosciences.
Brinkmann, R. 2013. A Review of National Sustainable Development Assessments.
Presented to a United Nations Workshop titled Expert Group Meeting on the Science
Policy Interface. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
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Brinkmann, R. and Qui, Y. 2013. Planning, Development, and Management of Maritime
Tourist Towns. Hainan Tourist Bureau, Hainan University, Hainan, Peoples Republic of
China.
Brinkmann, R. and Qui, Y. 2013. Cruises, Boating, and Tourism in Florida. Hainan
Tourist Bureau, Qiongzhou University, Sanya, Peoples Republic of China.
Brinkmann, R. Garren, S., and Qui, Y. 2013. Directions for Sustainability in Hainan,
Peoples Republic of China. Invited Lecture at the National Institute of South China Sea
Studies, Haikou, Hainan, Peoples Republic of China.
Brinkmann, R. 2012. Sustainability in Hainan, PRC, and Florida USA: Comparisons
and Contrasts. Invited Lecture at the National Institute of South China Sea Studies,
Haikou, Hainan, Peoples Republic of China.
Brinkmann, R. 2012. Streets and Sustainability. Invited Colloquium Speaker, Ball State
University Environmental Sciences.
Brinkmann, R. 2012. Streets, Sustainability, Stormwater, and Spinach: Understanding
Street Runoff, Waste, and Pollution Management from a Sustainability Lens. Invited
speaker to the Long Island Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Brinkmann, R. 2012. The Roots of Sustainability. Invited Plenary Speaker, Sustainable
Long Island Annual Sustainability Conference.
Brinkmann, R. 2012. Climate Change Now and the Next Decade The Day Before
Tomorrow: Risk Managers Getting Ready for Climate Change Today (co-organizer).
Brinkmann, R. 2012. Food, Farming, Equity, and Sustainability. Earth Week 2012
Panel, Hofstra University. (Co-organized with Kari Jensen)
Brinkmann, R. 2006. Policy Issues in Karst in Florida. University of Helsinki.
Brinkmann, R. 2006. Policy Issues in Karst in Florida. University of Riga.
Brinkmann, R. 2003. Chemical Geography: The Example of Street Sweeping.
Presented at the National Science Foundation.
Brinkmann, R. and Tobin, G. 1999. USF and FDOT Sponsored Research. Presented at
the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council.
Brinkmann, R. 1999. Street Sweeping Issues in Environmental Science. University of
Nebraska, Omaha Department of Geology and Geography Lecture Series.
Brinkmann, R. 1997. Geochemical Characteristics of Street Sweepings in Florida.
University of South Florida Environmental Science and Policy Colloquium.
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Brinkmann, R. 1996. A Toposequence in West Central Florida. Valdosta State
University.
Brinkmann, R. 1995. Lead Contamination and Socio-Economic Class. USF Institute on
Black Life.
Brinkmann, R. 1994. The Yemen. Presented at the Teach-In on Yemen, University of
South Florida.
Brinkmann, R. 1993. Unfolding the Mysteries of Ancient South Arabia. Valdosta State
University.
Brinkmann, R. 1992. Soils and Geomorphology of the Northern California Coastline.
University of California-Berkeley Archaeology Field School.
Brinkmann, R. 1991. Geomorphology of Western Sonoma County, California.
University of California-Berkeley Archaeology Field School.
Brinkmann, R. 1991. Soils of Fort Ross, California. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Archaeology Field School.
Brinkmann, R. 1989. Lead Pollution in soils of Milwaukee County. University of South
Florida Department of Geography Colloquium.
Papers or Posters Presented at International Meetings
Brinkmann, R. Karst and sustainability in Florida, USA. 2009. Karst and Sustainability
Conference, Croatia.
Brinkmann, R., van Beynen, P, and Hafen, M. 2009. Paleosinkholes and Modern
Sinkholes in the Brooksville Ridge Region of Florida, USA: Clues to Landscape
Genesis. International Workshop on Sinkhole Phenomena. ISPRA-Geological Survey of
Italy.
Brinkmann, R., Boston, P. J., Chavez, T.A., Northup, D.E., and Veni, G. 2007.
Introducing the Karst Information Portal (KIP). International Conference on Karst
Hydrology and Ecosystems.
Brinkmann, R. and Parise, M. 2007. Karst Depression Formation and Precipitation in
Florida: A Review. European Geosciences Union.
Fleury, E.S. and Brinkmann, R. 2006. A characterization of an epikarst features of the
Ozello Karst Plain, Florida. IV International Conference on Climate Change: The Karst
Record. Romania.
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Brinkmann, R., Parise, M, and Dye, D. 2006. Analysis of Sinkhole Distribution in the
Tampa Bay Area, Hillsborough County, Florida. European Geosciences Union, Austria.
Brinkmann, R., Wilson, K., Elko, N., Seale, L., Florea, L., Vacher, H. 2005. Mapping
Sinkholes in Urbanized Pinellas County, Florida. European Geosciences Union, Austria.
Papers or Posters Presented at National Meetings
Brinkmann, R. Bennington, J. B., Farmer, E.C., and Garren, S. 2014. Geology and
Sustainability in the Anthropocene: Engaging Students in a New Paradigm for Earth
Science. Annual meeting of the Geological Society of America.
Brinkmann, R. 2013. Sustainability and the Geosciences. Annual meeting of the
Geological Society of America.
Brinkmann, R. and Storm, E. 2012. How Green Is Your Outfield? Sustainability
Practices at Citi Field and in MLB. The 50th Anniversary of the New York Mets
Conference.
Garren, S.J., Niedt, C., Brinkmann, R., and Levy, L. 2012. A decade of dramatic
demographic change in Long Island: Implications for community-based and regional
sustainability efforts. Association of American Geographers.
Brinkmann, R., Music, T., and Ulloa, S. 2011. Challenges to Suburban Sustainability in
the 2010 Census: A Long Island Case Study. Conference on Suburbs and the 2010
Census.
Brinkmann, R. and Carlson, R.A., 2011. A Tale of Two Sustainabilities, Sarasota and
Newtown. Association of American Geographers.
Brinkmann, R. and Parise (organizers), 2010, Karst Environments: Problems,
Management, Human Impact, and Environmental Sustainability, Geological Society of
America.
van Beynen, P. and Brinkmann, R., 2010. Creating a Sustainability Index for Karst
Environments, Geological Society of America.
Brinkmann, R. 2010. Brownfields, Sustainability, and Health in East Tampa, Florida.
Association of American Geographers.
Brinkmann, R. 2009. Sustainability Efforts on a Subtropical Campus. Association of
American Geographers.
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Brinkmann, R. 2008. Sustainability and Community Engagment: A Case Study from
Clearwater, Florida. Association of American Geographers.
Brinkmann, R., Chavez, T.A., Klimchouk, A., Northup, D.E., Vacher, H.L, Boston, P.B,
Veni, G., Fleury, E.S. 2007. The Karst Information Portal (KIP): Developing a Network
of Geographic and Geologic Karst Information. National Speleological Society.
Brinkmann, R., Reeder, P., van Beynen, P. 2007. Characteristics of the Western Edge of
the Brooksville Ridge, Florida. Association of American Geographers.
Northup, D.E., Chavez, T.A., Brinkmann, R., Vacher, H.L., Collins, L., van Reenen, J.,
Boston, P.J., and Veni, G.. 2007. Enhancing Communication and Knowledge Discovery
Among Karst Biospeleologists: The Role of the Karst Information Portal (KIP).
National Speleological Society.
Brinkmann, R. Hose, L, and Northup, D. 2005. The karst information portal: An
emerging collaboratorium. Geological Society of America, Salt Lake City.
Brinkmann, R. 2005. 2004-2005 The Year in Florida Karst. Applied Geography
Conference, Washington, D.C.
Brinkmann, R. 2004. Understanding Sinkhole Development in Pinellas Count, Florida:
A Complex System of Natural and Unnatural Processes. Association of American
Geographers, Philadelphia, PA.
Brinkmann, R. 2003. Sinkholes of West-Central Florida: The Human Dimension.
Geological Society of America, Seattle, WA.
Brinkmann, R. 2003. Into the Void: Problems with Sinkhole Insurance in Florida.
Association of American Geographers, New Orleans, LA.
Brinkmann, R. and Tobin, G.A., 2002, Variations in Street Sweeping Management and
Implications for Storm Water Quality in the United States. Association of American
Geographers, Los Angeles, CA.
Brinkmann, R. and Khator, R. 2002 Electronics Waste in the United States: A Review.
Annual Meeting of the Applied Geography Conference, Binghamton, NY.
Brinkmann, R. and Tobin, G. 2001. Seasonal Variability of Trace Metals in Street
Sweeping. Association of American Geography Meeting, New York, NY.
Brinkmann, R. and Tobin, G. 2000. Lead Hazard: Pollution in Soils Adjacent to Bus
Stops in Tampa, Florida. Annual Meeting of the Applied Geography Conference,
Tampa, FL.
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Brinkmann, R. and Tobin, G. 2000. Testing Street Sweeper Effectiveness in Reducing
Storm Water Pollution in Florida. Association of American Geographers Meeting,
Pittsburgh, PA.
Brinkmann, R. and Tobin, G. 1999. Chemical and Physical Composition of Street
Sweeping in Tampa, Florida, Association of American Geographers Meeting.
Brinkmann, R., Tobin, G., and Montz, B. 1999. Impacts of Flooding on Land-Use Levels
in Floodplain Sediments. Annual Meeting of the Applied Geography Conference,
Charlotte, NC.
Brinkmann, R. and Tobin, G. 1998. Street Sweeping as an Environmental Management
Tool. Annual Meeting of the Applied Geography Conference.
Brinkmann, R. Montz, B., and Tobin, G. 1998. Environmental Impacts of Flooding: An
Examination of Soil Contamination in a Small Town. Association of American
Geographers Meeting.
Brinkmann, R. and Winoker, J. 1997. Problems with Wetland Soil Classification in
Florida. Annual Meeting of the Applied Geography Conference.
Brinkmann, R. and Ryan, J. 1996. Background Concentrations of Metals in Florida’s
Wetland Soils. Annual Meeting of the Applied Geography Conference.
Brinkmann, R. and Garcia, J. 1996. A Soil Toposequence in West-Central Floria.
Association of American Geographers.
Newsome, T, Aranguren, F, and Brinkmann, R. 1995. Lead Pollution in Venezuela: Data
Sources and Preliminary Research. URISA Conference.
Brinkmann, R. and Goldstein, L. 1995. The Influence of Human Burials on Soil
Formation. Association of American Geographers.
Brinkmann, R., Lewis, J., and Hagge, J. 1995. Comprehensive Lead Mapping in Tampa,
Florida. International Symposium on Computer Mapping in Epidemiology and
Environmental Health.
Brinkmann, R. and Goldstein, L. 1994. Geoarchaeological Techniques and an Historic
Russian Cemetery at Fort Ross State Park, Sonoma County, California. Association of
American Geographers.
Happel, S.B. and Brinkmann, R. 1994. Socioeconomic Status and Quality of Living
Environment in Tampa, Florida. Association of American Geographers.
Brinkmann, R. 1993. Lead Pollution in the Sunbelt. Mapping Lead Exposure Workshop,
URISA.
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Brinkmann, R and Bennett, W.J. 1993. Soil Erosion and the Archaeological Record in the
Plumas National Forest, California. Association of American Geographers.
Brinkmann, R. 1992. Lead Pollution in Soils Adjacent to Homes in Tampa, Florida.
Association of American Geographers.
Brinkmann, R. 1991. The Human Factor in Soils Systems Analysis. Association of
American Geographers.
Brinkmann, R. 1990. Salinity in Ancient Agricultural Anthrosols of South Arabia.
Association of American Geographers.
Brinkmann, R. 1989. Anthrosols of Wadi al-Jubah, Yemen Arab Republic. National
Meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research.
Brinkmann, R. 1989. Lead Pollution in Soils of Milwaukee County. Association of
American Geographers.
Brinkmann, R. 1985. Lead Pollution in Northern Milwaukee County Urban Soils.
American Society of Agronomy.
Brinkmann, R. 1985. Lead Pollution Within the Soils of Northern Milwaukee County.
National Council of Geographic Education.
Papers or Posters Presented at Regional Meetings
Brinkmann, R. and others (panelist), Public Health Monitoring and Brownfields: Three
Community Visions. Florida Brownfields Association.
Brinkmann, R. and Hafen, M. 2004. Understanding the Distribution of Florida
Sinkholes. Florida Society of Geographers.
Brinkmann, R. and Goldstein, L. 2001. The Eastern Mound Group at Aztalan:
Rethinking Barrett’s Interpretation. Presented at the Midwest Archaeological Society
Annual Meeting.
Goldstein, L. and Brinkmann, R. 2001. A Mississippian Sculptuary: Processing Pits and
Sculpted Surfaces South of the Northwest Pyramidal Mound. Presented at the Midwest
Archaeological Society Annual Meeting.
Brinkmann, R. and Reeder, P. 1997. Cave Sediments and Environmental History.
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Florida Society of Geographers.
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Brinkmann, R. and Ryan, J. 1996. Background Concentrations of Metals in Florida
Soils. Presented at a Symposium Sponsored by the Florida Center for Solid and
Hazardous Waste Management.
Brinkmann, R. and Archer, K. 1996. Picturesque West Virginia: A Post Civil War
Geography Revisited. Presented at the Eighth Biennial Conference on Appalachian
Geography.
Ingham, M. and Brinkmann, R. 1995. Defining the Bog Region of the Allegheny
Mountains of West Virginia. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern
Division of the Association of American Geographers.
Brinkmann, R. and Reeder, P. 1994. Sedimentation and Environmental History in Peace
Sign Cave, West-Central Florida. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Florida Society
of Geographers.
Brinkmann, R. and Reeder, P. 1993. Caves and Cave Formation in a Portion of the
Withlacoochee State Forest, Florida. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Florida
Society of Geographers.
Brinkmann, R. 1992. Systems Science, Globalism, and the Environmental Paradigm.
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association-South.
Brinkmann, R. 1989. Lead Pollution in Soils Around Urban Homes. Presented at the
Association of American Geographers West Lakes Division and the Wisconsin
Geographical Society Joint Annual Meeting.
Brinkmann, R. 1989. The Distribution of Lead in Soil. Presented at the UW-Milwaukee
Sigma Xi Mini-Symposium on Science.
Brinkmann, R. 1989. Environmental Contamination as a Social Issue: The Example of
Lead Pollution. Presented at the Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies.
Brinkmann R. 1988. Distribution of Lead Contamination: An Example from
Southeastern Wisconsin. Presented at the Wisconsin Council for Geographic Education.
Brinkmann R. 1988. The Effect of Quarrying Activities in Berlin Wisconsin on the Local
Community. Presented at the Wisconsin and Its Region Conference.
Courses Taught in the Last 25 Years
Graduate Courses
Ph.D. Seminar in Natural Environments
Graduate Seminar on Florida Environments
Graduate Seminar on Pollution
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Graduate Soil Seminar
Graduate Landscape Seminar
Graduate Seminar on Sustainability
Geologic Readings
Undergraduate Courses
Introduction to Sustainability Studies
Urban and Suburban Sustainability
Earth Systems Science
World Regional Geography
Geography of Current Events
Environmental Science and Policy Senior Seminar
Field Methods (Field trips around Florida, California, Venezuela, the American
Southwest, the American South)
Geography Senior Seminar
Introduction to Physical Geography
Geomorphology
Hydrology
Soil Genesis and Classification
Advanced Geomorphology
Urban Sustainability
Human Geography
Geography of the US and Canada
Honors and Awards
2014: Distinguished Lecturer, Edwards Aquifer Authority
2013 Eddie Mitchell Human Rights Award, Hillsborough County Human Rights Council
2013 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer, Hofstra University.
2010 USF Housing Faculty Fellow
2009 USF Sustainability Mentor
2002 Promotion to Full Professor of Geography, University of South Florida
1995 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor of Geography, University of South
Florida
1994 University of South Florida Undergraduate Teaching Incentive Award
1993 University of South Florida Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
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Past and Present Associations
Association of American Geographers
Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers
Florida Society of Geographers
Sigma Xi
Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health
Soil Science Society of America
National Speleological Society
Geological Society of America
Hofstra Committee and Council Memberships
University Senate 2012Hofstra Environmental Priorities Committee 2011- (Chair starting Fall 2012)
Department Promotion Committee 2011-2012
USF Committee and Council Memberships
Geography Undergraduate Committee, 2009
USF Living and Learning Community Advisory Committee 2009
Chair’s Advisory Council, USF, 2006-2009
Council of Associate Deans, USF, 2003-2004
NES Building Committee, USF, 2002
College of Arts and Sciences, USF, Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2000-2001
Task Force on Environmental Studies and Applications, USF, Co-Chair, 1998-2000
College of Arts and Sciences, USF, Diversity Committee, 1994-2000
College of Arts and Sciences, USF, Advisory Council, 1998-2000
Department of Environmental Science Search Committees, USF, 2000
Department of Geography Search Committees, USF, 1990; 1993-2000 (Chaired Several
Committees)
Department of Anthropology Search Committee, USF, 1995-1996
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Department of Geography Graduate Affairs Committee, USF, 1996-1999 (Chair)
Department of Geography Undergraduate Affairs Committee, USF, 1991-1995
USF Publications Council, USF, 1995-1998
USF Middle East Studies Committee, USF, 1993-1996
College of Arts and Sciences Teaching Incentive Review Committee, USF, 1994-1995
(Chair)
College of Arts and Sciences Environmental Science Curriculum Committee, USF, 19931994
College of Arts and Sciences Environmental Sciences Building Committee, USF, 1991
Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting Program Committee, USF, 1990
Grants, Contracts, or Subcontracts Received and Under Review (for a
list of grants applied for, but not received, please contact R. Brinkmann)
Brinkmann, R. 2015. Street Sweeping Practices in Long Island. State of New York
$10,000.
Kakoulidis, S., Bennington, J.B., Burke, R., and Brinkmann, R. 2014.Hofstra STEM
Collaboratorium. New York State. $3 million.
Brinkmann, R. 2012. Sustainability and Forestry. Macmillan Publishers. Undisclosed
Amount.
Brinkmann, R., Levy, L., and Niedt. 2012. Long Island Community Profiles. Bethpage
Credit Union. Undisclosed Amount.
Brinkmann, R., Levy, L., and Niedt. 2011. Long Island Demographic Change.
Bethpage Credit Union. Undisclosed Amount.
Brinkmann, R. Reader, S, and Chakraborty, J. 2008. Brownfields Mapping in East
Tampa. Tampa Bay Engineering, $20,000.
Brinkmann, R. 2006. Water Quality Management at the Bill Young Reservoir. Veolia
Water. $10,000.
Brinkmann, R. 2005. Water Quality Assessment at the Bill Young Reservoir. Veolia
Water. $44,644.
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Brinkmann, R., Vacher, H.L. 2003. Geographic Assessment of Karst Surface Features
and Wetlands in Pinellas County, Florida. Pinellas County, Florida. $43,198.
Pichler, T. and Brinkmann, R. 2000. Arsenic and Golf Courses in Tampa, Florida.
Community Initiative Grant, University of South Florida. $18,000.
Brinkmann, R. and Tobin, G. 1999. Lead Pollution Adjacent to Bus Stops in Tampa,
Florida. Faculty Development Grant, College of Arts and Sciences. $1500.
Brinkmann, R. and Tobin, G. 1998-2001. Testing Street Sweeping Protocols. Florida
Department of Transportation. $368,000.
Tobin, G., Montz, B., and Brinkmann, R. 1997-2001. Environmental Impact and
Flooding: Relationships Between Land Use and Soil Contamination. National Hazards
Institute. $2990.
Brinkmann, R. and Ryan, J. 1997. Characteristics of Street Sweepings in Florida. Florida
Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management. $20,000.
Tobin, G. and Brinkmann, R. 1997. Environmental Impacts and Flooding: A Preliminary
Investigation for Modeling Rural Flooding and Soil Contamination. USF Research and
Creative Scholarship Grant. $7350.
Brinkmann, R. and Ryan, J. 1996. Background Concentrations of Metals in Florida Soils.
Florida Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management. $20,000.
Brinkmann, R. and Lindberg, M.B. 1994. Statewide Analysis of Local Government
Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Elements. Center for Urban Transportation
Research. $7000.
Aangeenbrug, R.T., Stewart, M.T. and Brinkmann, R. 1993. Time-Series Mapping of
Geologic and Hydrologic Features Related to Subsidence-Induced Foundation Failures,
Pinellas County, Florida. Pinellas County, Florida. $51,934.
Aangeenbrug, R.T., Brinkmann, R., Lindberg, M. and Benenson, J. 1991. An Atlas of
Coastal Sediment Contamination in Florida. $22,000.
Brinkmann, R. 1991 Analysis of Lead Pollution Data in Soils of Tampa, Florida.
Association of American Geographers. $500.
Brinkmann, R. 1990. Analysis of Lead Pollution in Soils of Tampa, Florida. University
of South Florida Research and Creative Scholarship Grant. $5834.
Brinkmann R. 1990. Workshop on Geoarchaeology. Undergraduate Teaching
Improvement Council. $500.
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Master’s Theses Supervised (Completed Students Only)
24. Naimish Upadhyay. 1009. Green Local Governments in Florida: An Analysis of
Sustainability and Green Building Policies.
23. Denara Manning (with Melissa Grigione). 2007. A Comparative Ecological Study
of Coyotes in a Protected and Urban Habitat, Pinellas County, Florida.
22. Pamela Fetterman. 2007. A GIS-Based Approach to Evaluating Changes in
Wetland Areal Extent and Structure Between 1926 and 1999 for Selected Hyrdological
Sub-Basins in Pinellas County, Florida.
21. Sarah Koenig. 2007. Mapping Land Use Change as a Result of Mining in the Alafia
Drainage Basin, Florida.
20. Daniel Dye. 2006. Monitoring and Modeling Water Quality at the C.W. Young
Regional Reservoir.
19. Liesl Wiesen (with Graham Tobin). 2006. Blood Lead Concentrations in the Cat
Population of Tampa, Florida.
18. Matthew Moore. 2002. Physical Composition of Residential Street Sweeping in
Tampa Florida.
17. Monica Palseanu (with Jeff Ryan). 2001. Metal Contamination of Baia Mare Soils,
Northern Romania.
16. John Barco (with Graham Tobin). 2001. Soil Geomorphology of a Portion of the
Brooksville Ridge, Florida.
15. Mark Billus.1999. Investigation into the Application of Street Sweeping Waste as a
Soil Amendment.
14. Melanie Harris. 1999. Biomass Change Analysis of Florida’s Big Bend Coastal
Marsh Using a 20-Year Landsat Digital Imagery Series.
13. Dean Cox. 1999. Delineation and Description of Tidal Flooding and Soil Wetness
Effects on Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Values in a South Carolina Estuarine
Marsh.
12. Gitfah Niles. 1998. Hillsborough County: Changes in Agricultural Land Use and
the Implications for Maintaining Soil Sustainability and Future Agricultural Productivity.
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11. Donald DePra. 1998. The Temporal and Spatial Relationship of Gopher Tortoise
Burrows with Soils, Canopy, and Microtopography.
10. Carol Kilbourne. 1998. Lead Contamination of School Yards in Trujillo City,
Venezuela.
9. Phyllis Lewis. 1998. The Distribution of Lead in a Portion of Port Tampa City.
8. Keiko Verrier. 1988. Wetlands in an Urban Landscape: Changes of Wetland in the
Brooker Creek Area, Florida.
7. Greg Ferrara. 1997. The Contribution of Tree Canopy Cover to Residential Property
Values in Tampa, Florida.
6. Freddy Aranguren. 1996. Spatial Distribution of Lead Contamination in Roadside
Soils in Trujillo City, Venezuela.
5. Mary Ingham. 1996. The Bog Region of the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia.
4. Silvia Powell. 1996. Down the Hatchee: An Historical Geography of Southwest
Florida.
3. Shelly Happel. 1995. The Spatial Distribution of Lead in Soil in Three Differing
Socio-Economic Neighborhoods in Tampa, Florida.
2. Erica Morin. 1994. Evapotranspiration and the Efficacy of Xeriscape Development on
the University of South Florida Campus.
1. Mark Hafen. 1992. Analysis of Lead in Soils Adjacent to Interstate 275 in Tampa,
Florida.
Ph.D. Students Supervised (Completed Students Only)
2. Amanda Gilleland (With Graham Tobin). 2010. A Model of Human-Wildlife
Conflict across Urbanization Gradients Using Spatial, Social, and Ecological Factors.
1. E. Spencer Fleury. 2007. Land Use Policy and Practice in Karst Terrain.
Undergraduate Honors Students (Hofstra)
1. Elizabeth Robson. 2012. The Chesapeake: A Microcosm for Climate Change and
Shift in Population.
2. Anna Styles. 2012. Green Fashion and Identifying Factors of Greenwashing.
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