Graduate Students – Committee Chair
Joseph E. Stone. M.S. (1997), Forestry, Northern Arizona University.
Thesis: Thinning effects on northern Arizona presettlement
ponderosa pine growth, water relations, photosynthesis, and foliar nutrients.
Shelly R. Feeney. M.S. (1997), Forestry, Northern Arizona University.
Thesis: Old-growth ponderosa pine physiology, growth,
and insect resistance mechanisms following thinning and burning.
Kimberly A. Dodds. M.S. (1998), Forestry, Northern Arizona University.
Thesis: Western spruce budworm as a regulator of resources, physiology, and
growth of Douglas-fir seedlings.
Donna M. Galuszka. M.S. (2000), Forestry, Northern Arizona University.
Thesis: Riparian tree response to variability in climate and streamflow: West Clear Creek.
Jonathan L. Horton. Ph.D. (2000), Forestry, Northern Arizona University.
Dissertation: Relationships between depth to ground water and Southwestern riparian tree \
physiological condition (co-advised with S. C. Hart).
Zhong Chen. Ph.D. (2001), Forestry, Northern Arizona University.
Dissertation: Role of Douglas-fir genotype in resistance to western spruce budworm
herbivory.
Charles W. McHugh. M.S. (2001), Forestry, Northern Arizona University.
Thesis: Prediction of ponderosa pine mortality following fire in northern Arizona.
Kjerstin Skov. M.S. (2002), Forestry, Northern Arizona University.
Thesis: Effects of restoration thinning on tree physiology and growth of Pinus ponderosa: Variation
between young and old trees.
Henry Adams. M.S. (2003), Forestry, Northern Arizona University.
Thesis: Differences in tree-ring response to drought in northern Arizona among species,
elevations, and communities.
Kevin Simonin. M.S. (2003), Forestry, Northern Arizona University.
Thesis: The effect of contemporary restoration on whole tree and forest
stand water use.
Chris Bickford. M.S. (in progress), Forestry, Northern Arizona University.
Thesis: Tree stress as a regulator of dwarf mistletoe performance.
Barbara Satink. M.S. (in progress), Forestry, Northern Arizona University.
Thesis: Germination and growth of diffuse knapweed in northern Arizona forest environments.
Chris McGlone. Ph.D. (in progress), Forestry, Northern Arizona University.
Dissertation: Effectiveness of
native plants in slowing the spread of cheatgrass.
Greg Zausen. M.S. (in progress), Forestry, Northern Arizona University.
Thesis: Impacts of operational thinning and burning on ponderosa pine water stress and
bark beetle resistance.
