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Myrna H. Hall
Research Associate
112 Marshall Hall
1 Forestry Dr.
Syracuse, New York 13210
Phone:
(315) 470-4741
Email: mhhall@esf.edu
Education
- M.S., Natural Resources Management, SUNY-ESF, 1995
- B.A., French, Education, University of Washington, Seattle, 1967
Current Graduate Advisees
Lori Cornell
lmcornel@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Hall
- Area of Study: Coupled Natural and Human Systems
- Undergraduate Institute: SUNY Center Albany
Graduate Research Topic
Studying the relationship between land use change and hydrology in the heavily urbanized Rio Piedras watershed of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The study also looks to determine impacts of runoff and flooding on vulnerable populations and areas identified as areas of concern by community stakeholders. Additional study questions will address the analysis of the importance of using quality land cover data as inputs for geographic models, and how the quality of land cover data will impact modeled ecological/hydrological function.
Favorite Quote
"I have learned to use the word 'impossible' with the greatest caution." - Wernher von Braun
Research Interests
Geographic Information Systems, Spatial Modeling, Water Resources, Stormwater Management
Adam Costello
abcostel@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MPS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Hall
Eliza Czolowski
edczolow@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MPS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Hall
- Area of Study: Coupled Natural and Human Systems
Ari Engelberg
aengelbe@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Hall
- Area of Study: Water & Wetland Resource Studies
Seth Myers
sjmyers@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Hall and Hall
- Area of Study: Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management
- Undergraduate Institute: Fairmont State College (Biology)
- Previous Graduate Study: Marshall University (Biology )
Mariana Nava Lopez
mznavalo@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Hall and Diemont
- Area of Study: Water & Wetland Resource Studies
- Previous Graduate Study: Univ. Nacional Autonoma de Mex (Environmental Science)
Liyang Shao
lshao@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Zhang and Hall,m
- Area of Study: Monitoring, Analysis, and Modeling
- Undergraduate Institute: Beijing Forestry University (City and Regional Pl)
- Previous Graduate Study: Institue of Geographic Science (Physical geography )
Personal Statement
I'll always see myself as a scientist from the button of my heart. During the time in ESF and SU, I am pursuing a PhD on Environmental Science with a focus on environmental health. I believe the leverages of statistics and GIS will help people make better decision on public health policy.
Graduate Research Topic
My dissertation research is about evaluation on intervention effects of children's lead poisoning in Syracuse, NY. Children's blood lead levels were the major health measurements, I applied time series analysis, regression and geospatial analysis to assess the long-term effects of lead poisoning prevention program on children's health.
Favorite Quote
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
Fenqing Weng
feweng@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Mountrakis and Hall,m
- Area of Study: Environmental Monitoring
Graduate Research Topic
Urban Remote Sensing; GIS modeling; Environmental resources management
Favorite Quote
" Don't lose hope. You never know what tomorrow will bring."
Home Page
Research Interests
- Integrating simulation modeling and GIS for studying the interaction of humans and their environment
- Natural resources management
- Issues of sustainable development
- Graphic information visualization
- Foreign language communication
Selected Publications
Scientific Reports
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Hall, M., R. Germain, M. Tyrell, and N. Sampson. 2008. "Predicting Future Water Quality from Land Use Change Projections in the Catskill-Delaware Watersheds." New York State Department of Environmental Conservation study.
Tyrrell, M., M. Hall, and others, Highlands Regional Study: Connecticut and Pennsylvania 2010 Update, USDA Forest Service Study.
Journal Articles
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Murphy, D. J., M. H. Hall, C. A. S. Hall, G. Heisler, S. Stehman, and C. Anselmi-Molina. 2010. "The Relation Between Land-cover and the Urban Heat Island in Northeastern Puerto Rico," International Journal of Climatology. Published online, April 19.
- Echeverria, C., D. Coomes, M. Hall, and A. Newton. 2008. "The Application of GIS-based Modeling Techniques To Analyze the Patterns of Forest Loss and Fragmentation between 1976 and 2020 in Southern Chile," Ecological Modeling, Vol. 212:439-449.
- Brown, S., M. Hall, K. Andrasko, F. Ruiz, W. Marzoli, G. Guerrero, O. Masera, A. Dushku, B. DeJong, and J. Cornell. 2007. "Baselines for land-use change in the tropics: Application to avoided deforestation projects," Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies for Global Change 6:1001-1026.
- Hong, B., K.E. Limburg, M. Hall, and J.D. Erickson. 2007. "Scenario Analysis of Economy-Ecology Interactions in the Hudson River Basin," Journal of Ecological Economics of Sustainable Watershed Management: Advances in the Economics of Environmental Resources 7:103-118.
- Hall, M., A. Dushku, and S. Brown. 2007. "Scale Issues in Developing a Deforestation Baseline for the Region of the Noel Kempff Mercado Climate Action Project, Bolivia." In Making Development Work: Scientific Alternatives to Neoclassical Economic Theory, eds. G. LeClerc and C.A.S. Hall. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press.
- Hall, M.H., and D.B. Fagre. 2003. "Modeled Climate-Induced Glacier Change in Glacier National Park, 1850- 2100," Bioscience 53: 131-140 (cover article).
- Hall, M., C.A.S. Hall, and M.R. Taylor. 2000. "Geographical Modeling: The Synthesis of GIS and Simulation Modeling". Pp. 177-202 in Quantifying Sustainable Development, The Future of Tropical Economies, ed. C.A.S. Hall. San Diego: Academic Press.
Current Graduate Students
Doctoral
- Seth Myers (Environmental Forest Biology), "Land Use Change, Environmental Impacts, Uncertainty Analysis: Connecticut and Pennsylvania Highlands, and the New York City Watershed" (co-MP)
- Ning Sun (Environmental Science), "Urban Stormwater Runoff Modeling" (co-MP)
- Liyang Shao (Environmental Science), "Spatial Distribution and Statistical Analysis of Lead and Childrens' Blood Lead Levels in Syracuse, NY, and Socio-Demographic Variables" (co-MP)
- Mariana Nava, Environmental Science (co-MP)
Masters
- Cesar Perez (Environmental Science)
- Lori Cornell (Environmental Science) "Studying the relationship between land use change and hydrology in the heavily urbanized Rio Piedras watershed of San Juan, Puerto Rico."
- Catherine Foley (Environmental Science) "Assessing knowledge, perceptions, and behavior toward Green Infrastructure in Syracuse, NY."
- Ruiqi Li (Environmental Studies) "Urban energy flow and conservation."
Professional Affiliations
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Ecological Society of America
- Section on Urban Ecosystem Ecology
- Association of American Geographers
- International Society for Ecological Economics
