Jessica Salo
Faculty
Department Chair & Professor
- Geography, GIS, & Sustainability
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Education
- PhD, Ecology, 黑料社区 State University
- MA, Geography, Appalachian State University
- BA, Geography, State University of New York at Geneseo
Professional Experience & Affiliations
- Associate Professor, University of Northern 黑料社区, 2019聽鈥撀燩resent
- Assistant Professor, University of Northern 黑料社区, 2013 鈥� 2019
- Laboratory Instructor and Research Assistant, 黑料社区 State University, 2008 鈥� 2013
- GIS Supervisor, Baker Energy (purchased by Wood Group), 2006 鈥� 2008
- GIS Team Leader, Watershed Concepts (purchased by AECOM), 2003 – 2006
Research Expertise & Interests
Geographic Information Systems (GIS), landscape ecology, riparian ecosystems, land use change, physical geography, Western North America
Publications
Von Fischer, J.C., D. Cooley, S. Chamberlain, A. Gaylord, C.J. Grienbenow, S.P. Hamburg,聽J. Salo, R. Schumacher, D. Theobald, J. Ham. 2017. Rapid, vehicle-based identification of location and magnitude of urban natural gas pipeline leaks. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(7): 4091-4099. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b06095
Klein, P., K. Barton,聽J. Salo,聽J. Lee, T. Vowles. 2019.聽Conveying geographic concepts through issues-based inquiry. Handbook for Teaching and Learning Geography. Edward Elgar Publishing. UK.
Mockrin, M.H., S.E. Reed, L. Pejchar, J. Salo. 2017. Balancing housing growth and land conservation: Conservation development preserves private lands near protected areas. Landscape and Urban Planning. 157: 598-607. DOI:聽 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.09.015
Salo, J., D. Theobald, and T. Brown. 2016. Evaluation of methods for delineating potential riparian zones in semi-arid mountain regions of the Western United States. Journal of American Water Resource (JAWRA) 聽聽1-16. DOI: 10.1111/1752-1688.12414