Participation in research benefits students educationally, professionally, and personally. To learn more about the advantages of undergraduate research visit the OSU-Mansfield Research Website or the OSU Undergraduate Research Office Website.
If you want to be part of my research team, send me an e-mail. I will contact you within 24 hours to set up an appointment where I will explain the details of the project and discuss your participation.
Paid internships and research assistantships are available in the following projects (click on the project name to view a detailed description of the project):
1) Nutrient biocomplexity in the Ohio River watershed: this project will investigate the relationship between hydrology and nutrient dynamics in the Ohio River watershed. This watershed covers a drainage area of over 200,000 square miles, and includes parts of 11 states, including Ohio. The population of the Basin is over 25 million. The questions we want to answer are: (1) How historical changes in land use have affected the hydrology of the Ohio River Basin? (2) How these changes have affected (are affecting) the water quality and water availability within the basin? (3) How will the watershed respond to climate extremes (in humidity and temperature) resulting from global warming? (4) What will the impacts be for agricultural, industrial and urban activities? (5) What preventative and adaptive measures can be put in place to mitigate such impacts?
2) Using GIS to improve the geography literacy of high-school students: this project will develop and apply an instructional module that uses GIS technology for teaching geography to high school students (grades 9 to 12). The first goal is to investigate whether GIS can be used to enhance the students’ geographic knowledge and map skills. A second goal is to identify what challenges a classroom teacher faces in implementing GIS technology and using it for teaching geographic standards.