Completed Thesis


1999

Edwards, William W., Thesis; Recovering the place of the Tuscarora Indians : examining colonial cartographies. (1999).

Woolard, Jason W., Thesis; Volumetric Change of Coastal Dunes Using Airborne LIDAR, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina. (1999).

1998

Andrews, Brian, Thesis; A GIS Analysis of Topographic Change in the Outer Banks. (1998).

Golden, Heather, Thesis; Spatial and Temporal Variability of Historic Alluvial Sedimentation in the Lower Coastal Plain, North Carolina. (1998).

Robbins, John, Internship Report; (1998).

Selby, Emily, Thesis; Paradise is Relative: Implications of the Labor Transition in the Crab-Processing Industry, Eastern North Carolina. (1998).

Cappiella, Karen, Thesis; Nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment exports from headwater streams in a coastal plain agricultural catchment, North Carolina. (1998).

Sheehy, James A., Thesis; Capital flows and the liquidity of landscapes. (1998).

Morde, Mary Beth, Internship Report; (1998).

1997

Beachley, Richard A., Thesis; Aeolian sediment transport in the coastal barrier dunes of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. (1997).

Delp, Christopher A., Thesis; Boy toys : the construction of gendered and racialized identities in video games. (1997).

Lie-Nelson, Amanda,Graduated (1997).

Downer, David M., Thesis; Constructing the Blue Ridge Parkway : stages, scenes, and spectacles. (1997).

Stein, David N., Thesis; Hurricanes : where does the knowledge begin?. (1997).

1996

Gordon, Richard Clifton, Thesis; Rural non-farm population growth in eastern North Carolina. (1996).

1995

King, Thomas,Graduated with a concentration in Planning. (1995).

Lampe, Mark A., Thesis; Air flow and sediment transport over a low coastal foredune. (1995).

1994

Altieri, Thomas, Graduated with a concentration in Planning. (1994).

Flynn, Matthew, Graduated with a concentration in Planning. (1994).

Gosweiler, James D., Thesis; Threshold drainage areas in coastal plain streams. (1994).

Mayeux, Stephen, Graduated with a concentration in Planning. (1994).

Tollinger, Melissa L., Thesis; Perception and choice : sea level rise in North Carolina’s future. (1994).

Wallace, Thomas Scott, Thesis; N.C. 12 : lifeline to the North Carolina Outer Banks. (1994).

Whitmeyer, Matthew, Graduated with a concentration in Planning. (1994).

1993

Bryant, Marcus, (1993).

Wyrick, Marilyn J., Thesis; Soil development, drainage, and surface stability on the North Carolina coastal plain. (1993).

1992

Barnett, James S., Thesis; The relative importance of intrinsic land properties and agricultural management practices on nutrient runoff in a coastal plain watershed. (1992).

Brien, Donna, Graduated with a concentration in Planning. (1992).

Horner, Randi K., Thesis; The meaning of home as portrayed in the novels of George Lamming and Paule Marshall. (1992).

Jackson, Rodney, (1992).

1991

Madden, Kevin, Thesis; Siting of a Hazardous Waste Facility in North Carolina. (1991).

Payne, Bruce Calvin, Thesis; Urban decentralization as reflected by the location patterns of law firm offices in the Raleigh metropolitan area. (1991).

1990

Belk, Donald R., Thesis; Evaluation of hydrologic restoration in the Alligator Swamp : a water balance approach. (1990).

Hunt, David, (1990).

Russell, G. Aaron, (1990).

Smith, Michael, (1990).

Wade, Scott Edwin, Thesis; Determinants of spatial variation in Barrier Island property values. (1990).

1985-1989

Flint, Katrina L., Thesis; Bogue Banks, North Carolina : An Analysis of the land use and cover changes from 1939 to 1983. (1988).

Lowry, James D. (James Daniel), Thesis; Introspective images of the South : a study of cognition. (1988).

Cox, Hardee Richard, Thesis; Moisture flux in a field of maize. (1986).

Pond, Thomas Eugene, Thesis; An analysis of drought components in the eastern United States. (1986).

Phillips, Lynn Roche, Thesis; Agricultural land use patterns in the Southern Piedmont, 1945 to 1982. (1985).

Purgason, Franklin A., Thesis; Catfish farming in North Carolina. (1985).

Weeks, Gregory A., Thesis; A spatial analysis of the 1984 Helms-Hunt senate race. (1985).

White, William Coke, Thesis; Arcuate cropland patterns and related geomorphic processes in eastern North Carolina. (1985).

1980-1984

Gunderson, Neil R. (Neil Robert), Thesis; User impact along the southern Appalachian trail : a study in recreational geography. (1983).

Phillips, Jonathan David, Thesis; Salinity in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina : a space-time approach. (1982).

Rhodes, James F., Thesis; An examination of the differences between physicians practicing in urban and rural areas of eastern North Carolina. (1982).

Klingman, Thomas B., Thesis; The character and evolution of black urban commecial land use in Greenville, North Carolina, 1917-1978. (1980).

McCluskey, James Michael, Thesis; Selected morphometric characteristics and their relationship to the genetic provinces of the southern Appalachian Highlands. (1980).

Petterson, Lynn M., Thesis; The distribution and relative intensity of the 1977 drought in the southeastern United States. (1980).

Wall, Everette T., Thesis; Licensed, commercial shooting preserves in eastern North Carolina : a study in recreational geography. (1980).

1975-1979

Bulow, John K., Thesis; An analysis of the competitive advantages of North Carolina ports. (1979).

Norman, Herbert P., Thesis; Goldsboro, North Carolina : an analysis of the major old and new business districts. (1979).

Quinley, S Lynn, Thesis; The distribution and characteristics of Farmers Home Administration subdivisions in Pitt County, North Carolina. (1978).

Austin, T. E., Thesis; Tobacco marketing warehouses and their location in the urban landscape of the eastern flue-cured belt of North Carolina. (1977).

Moore, Stephen Powell, Thesis; The application and analysis of three evapotranspiration models in eastern North Carolina. (1977).

Wilfong, Gary H., Thesis; The areal association of Tar-Pamlico Estuarine shoreline types and shoreline land use. (1977).

Dulin, Paul Archer, Thesis; Spatial aspects of water quality in the White Oak River. (1976).

Morgan, John, Thesis; The role and status of the tobacco ordering pit in the eastern flue-cured belt of North Carolina. (1976).

Corbo, Robert, Thesis; Italian settlements in Newark, New Jersey. (1975).

Harris, Haywood Denard, Thesis; The central business district (CBD) of Greenville, North Carolina. (1975).

Powers, Ralph T., Thesis; The economic impact of Interstate 95 in selected counties of eastern North Carolina. (1975).

1970-1974

Giles, Billy E., Thesis; Spatial organization of morphometric characteristics of the North Carolina Coastal Plain. (1974).

Witcher, Eulis Dale, Thesis; Factors influencing the location of chemical manufacturing plants in Wilmington, North Carolina. (1974).

Daniels, Neville A., Thesis; Kerr Reservoir, North Carolina-Virginia : a case study of the effects of water impoundment upon the landscape. (1973).

Furuseth, Owen J., Thesis; Geography in eastern North Carolina (1973).

Martin, Walter E., Thesis; The perception of storm hazard along the Outer Banks of North Carolina. (1973).

Schoettinger, David Grover, Thesis; The distribution and causes of rural house abandonment in Pitt County, North Carolina. (1973).

Dressel, Barry L., Thesis; The early career of Commodore James Biddle. (1972).

Payne, Roger L., Thesis; An analysis of urban development, specialization, and functional classification of selected magisterial districts in the Republic of South Africa. (1972).

Ellison, Ralph Waldo, Thesis; Market potential and the possible location for a New England steel mill. (1971).

McCraw, Monte Francis, Thesis; The Albemarle area of North Carolina : a study in rural geography. (1971).

Whitehurst, Jonathan Haywood, Thesis; The menhaden fishing industry in North Carolina. (1970).

1965-1969

Woolverton, James A., Thesis; An analysis of the external trade and service areas of Greenville, North Carolina. (1969).

Dudley, Dennis Allen, Thesis; The role of flue-cured tobacco in the rural geography of Pitt County, North Carolina. (1968).

Mortimer, Frederick Craig, Thesis; Intracoastal waterway of North Carolina : a study in recreational geography. (1967).

Todd, William Smith, Thesis; Central place theory as applied to the counties of southeastern North Carolina. (1967).

Wilkinson, Kenneth C., Thesis; The changing agriculture of Hyde County, North Carolina. (1967).

Pearsall, Robert Hoy, Thesis; Geographic interpretations of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. (1965).

1962-1964

Cates, Donald Brooks, Thesis; The pickle industry in North Carolina. (1964).

Pietz, Reuel Henry, Thesis; The impact of the Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station upon local settlement. (1964).

Turner, Ronald Dean, Thesis; The Plateau des Bolovens and the surrounding lowland areas of Southern Laos. (1964).

Holland, Timothy Dale, Thesis; The locational and developmental effect of water pollution on industry in the Roanoke River Basin. (1962).

Other Graduates

James McClusky competed an M.A. at ECU, a Ph.D. at Rutgers University, and is currently Professor in the Department of Geology and Geography, Austin Peay State University, where he directs the university’s Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Program.

Post-2000 Theses