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Unger, Daniel R DANIEL ROBERT UNGER 348 County Road 2054 Nacogdoches, Texas 75965 Office: 936-468-2234 Cell: 936-553-4875 E-mail: [email protected] Education University of Idaho Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences; Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems emphasis. May, 1995. Dissertation titled, “Evaluation of GIS Methods for Mapping Relative Temperature Zones in Forest Ecosystems”. The Pennsylvania State University Master of Science in Forest Resources; Forest Biometrics emphasis. December, 1991. Thesis titled, “A Test of the Mean Distance Method for Forest Regeneration Assessment”. Purdue University Bachelor of Science in Forestry; Forest Management option. May, 1989. Purdue University Bachelor of Science in General Management; Marketing option. May, 1982. Academic Work Experience Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor/Kenneth Nelson Distinguished Professor of Geospatial Science Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University August 1998 – Present Instruction in the quantitative and qualitative analysis of natural resources via the disciplines of remote sensing and GIS. Research involving practical applications of remote sensing and GIS technology involved with inventorying, mapping, monitoring and managing natural resources. Adjunct Associate Professor of Natural Resources Measurements Department of Forestry, Southern Illinois University August 1998 – July 2000 Direct graduate students, serve on departmental committees, review research proposals and scientific manuscripts involving the spatial analysis of natural resources. Assistant Professor of Natural Resources Measurements Department of Forestry, Southern Illinois University September 1995 – August 1998 Instruction in the quantitative and qualitative analysis of natural resources via the disciplines of mensuration, biometrics and remote sensing. Research involving practical applications of remote sensing and GIS technology involved with inventorying, mapping, monitoring and managing natural resources. Teaching/Research Assistant Department of Forest Resources, University of Idaho August 1991 - September 1995 Instruction in aerial photo interpretation of renewable natural resources. Research involving the analysis and feasibility of integrating remotely sensed data and computer simulation models with a GIS to map relative ecosystem temperature zones. Teaching/Research Assistant School of Forest Resources, The Pennsylvania State University January 1990 - August 1991 Instruction in forest resources measurements and inventory. Research involving the analysis and feasibility of using computer simulation and field trial to develop a new distance-based density estimator for forest regeneration assessment. Daniel R. Unger, Curriculum Vitae 1 Publications Peer Reviewed Journals Unger, D., Kulhavy, D., Hung, I., and Zhang, Y. 2014. Journal of Geospatial Applications in Natural Resources (Creator and Editor-in-Chief). Created Spring 2014; Launched January 2016. Digital Commons, bepress, Berkeley, California. Peer Reviewed Books Unger, D.R. 2014. Quantitative Assessment of Natural Resources: Deriving Real-World Measurements Using Simple and Cost Effective Methodologies. Waveland Press, Inc., Long Grove, Illinois (prospectus accepted June, final book manuscript due Fall 2021). Peer Reviewed Articles Kulhavy, D., Hung, I., Unger, D., Viegut, R., and Zhang, Y. 2020. Measuring Building Height Using Point Cloud Data Derived from Unmanned Aerial System Imagery in an Undergraduate Geospatial Science Course. Higher Education Studies (Accepted December 3). Kulhavy, D., Reynolds, R., Unger, D., McBroom, M., Hung, I., and Zhang, Y. 2020. Use of Altmetrics to Analyze ScholarWorks in Natural Resource Management. Journal of Altmetrics, 3(1):6. https://doi.org/10.29024/joa.33 Kulhavy, D., Unger, D., Viegut, R., Hung, I., and Zhang, Y. 2020. Integration of CITYgreen Landscape Ecological Analysis into a Capstone Environmental Science Course. International Journal of Higher Education, 9(6):259-267. https://doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v9n6p259 Bataineh, M., Oswald, B., Williams, H., Unger, D., and Hung, I. 2020. Reconstruction of Pinon-Juniper Woodlands in the Sky Islands of the Davis Mountains, Texas, USA. Forests, 11(10):1079. doi:10.3390/f11101079 Unger, D., Kulhavy, D., Hung, I., Zhang, Y., and Stephens-Williams, P. 2019. Integrating Drones into a Natural-Resource Curriculum at Stephen F. Austin State University. Journal of Forestry, 117(4):398- 405. Hung, I., Unger, D., Kulhavy, D., and Zhang, Y. 2019. Positional Precision Analysis of Orthomosaics Derived from Drone Captured Aerial Imagery. Drones, 3(46):doi:10.3390/drones3020046 Kulhavy, D., Ross, W., Sun, J., Unger, D., and Hung, I. 2019. Resin Flow in Loblolly and Shortleaf Pines Used by Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers. Forest Research: Open Access, 8(1):1-8. Kulhavy, D., Hung, I., Unger, D., and Zhang, Y. 2019. Student Led Area Measurement Assessments Using Virtual Globes and Pictometry Web-based Interface within an Undergraduate Spatial Science Curriculum. Journal of Education and Culture Studies, 3(1):53-63. McBride, B., Scott, C., Kulhavy, D., Hung, I., and Unger, D. 2019. A Student Led Investigation of the Landscape Dynamics of Campus Recycling. Higher Education Studies, 9(1):110-117. Kulhavy, D., Schalk, C., Viegut, R., Unger, D., Shockley, S., and Hung, I. 2019. Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to Quantify Mistletoe in Urban Environments. Urban Naturalist, 20:1-10. Kulhavy, D., Unger, D., and Hung, I. 2018. Student Led Desire Path Evaluation Using Pictometry Neighborhood Imagery. Journal of Studies in Education, 8(4):15-27. Unger, D., Hung, I., Kulhavy, D., Zhang, Y., and Busch-Petersen, K. 2018. Accuracy of Unmanned Aerial System (Drone) Height Measurements. International Journal of Geospatial and Environmental Research, 5(1): https://dc.uwm.edu/ijger/vol5/iss1/6 Daniel R. Unger, Curriculum Vitae 2 Publications (continued) Peer Reviewed Articles (continued) Viegut, R., Kulhavy, D., Unger, D., Hung, I., and Humphreys, B. 2018. Integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems to Measure Linear and Areal Features into Undergraduate Forestry Education. International Journal of Higher Education, 7(4):63-75. Unger, D., Hung, I., Zhang, Y., and Kulhavy, D. 2018. Integrating Drone Technology with GPS Data Collection to Enhance Forestry Students Interactive Hands-On Field Experiences. Higher Education Studies, 8(3):49-62. Oswald, B., Woodward, N., Farrish, K., Unger, D., and Hung, I. 2017. Old Field Communities and Restoration Potential at Mammoth Cave National Park, USA. Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science, 77:25-35. Kulhavy, D., Reynolds, R., Unger, D., Bullard, S., and McBroom, M. 2017. Digital Preservation and Access of Natural Resource Documents. Journal of Education and Practice, 8(12):121-128. Kulhavy, D., Unger, D., Grisham, R., and Coble, D. 2017. Service Learning for the Port Jefferson History and Nature Center: Senior Capstone Forestry Course. Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 9(2):67-79. Hung, I., Unger, D., Zhang, Y., Williams, J., Grogan, J., Coble, D., and Yeiser, J. 2016. Forest Landscape Change in East Texas: 1974-2009. Southeastern Naturalist, 15(9):1-15. Oswald, B., Dugan, S., Balice, R., and Unger, D. 2016. Overstory Tree Mortality in Ponderosa Pine and Spruce-Fir Ecosystems Following a Drought in Northern New Mexico. Forests, 7(225): doi:10.3390/f7100225 Unger, D., Schwab, S., Jacques, R., Zhang, Y., Hung, I., and Kulhavy, D. 2016. Evaluating Interactive Transect Area Assessments Hands-On Instruction for Natural Resource Undergraduate Students. Higher Education Studies, 6(4):90-99. McDonald, D., Kulhavy, D., Unger, D., and Blackwell, P. 2016. The Sawmill’s Role in East Texas Development. East Texas Historical Journal, 54(1):41-62. Unger, D., Kulhavy, D., Hung, I., and Zhang, Y. 2016. Accuracy Assessment of Pictometry Height Measurements Stratified by Cardinal Direction and Image Magnification Factor. International Journal of Geospatial and Environmental Research, 3(1): http://dc.uwm.edu/ijger/vol3/iss1/ Unger, D., Kulhavy, D., Busch-Peterson, K., and Hung, I. 2016. Integrating Faculty Led Service Learning Training to Quantify Height of Natural Resources from a Spatial Science Perspective. International Journal of Higher Education, 5(3):104-116. Kulhavy, D., Unger, D., Zhang, Y., Bedford, P., and Hung, I. 2016. Comparing Remotely Sensed Pictometry Web Based Slope Distance Estimates with In Situ Total Station and Tape Slope Distance Estimates. International Journal of Geospatial and Environmental Research, 3(1): http://dc.uwm.edu/ijger/vol3/iss1/ Kulhavy, D., and Unger, D. 2016. Service-Learning and Participation in a Capstone Spatial Science Course. Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, 5(1):41-53. Henley, R., Unger, D., Kulhavy, D., and Hung, I. 2016. Incorporating Applied Undergraduate Research in Senior to Graduate Level Remote Sensing Courses. International Journal of Higher Education, 5(1):232-248. Kulhavy, D., Unger, D., Hung, I., and Zhang, Y. 2016. Comparison of AR.Drone Quadricopter Video and the Visual CTLA Method for Urban Tree Hazard Rating. Journal of Forestry, 114(5):517-523. Daniel R. Unger, Curriculum Vitae 3 Publications (continued) Peer Reviewed Articles (continued) McBroom, M., Bullard, S., Kulhavy, D., and Unger, D. 2015. Implementation of Collaborative Learning as a High-Impact Practice in a Natural Resource Management Section of Freshman Seminar. International Journal of Higher Education, 4(4): 64-72. Kulhavy,
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