Derek J. Martin, Ph.D.
375 Rankin Science West
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina 28607
martindj1@appstate.edu
419-704-8000
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Geography University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 2014
M.S. Geospatial Science Missouri State University Springfield, MO 2005
B.S. Biology (Ecology Conc.) Lake Superior State University Sault Ste. Marie, MI 2002
APPOINTMENTS
Associate Professor of Geography Appalachian State University Boone, NC 2020-Present
Graduate Program Director Appalachian State University Boone, NC 2018-Present
Assistant Professor of Geography Appalachian State University Boone, NC 2014-2019
Research Assistant The University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 2013-2014
Teaching Associate The University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 2010-2013
Research Specialist Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute Springfield, MO 2007-2010
GIS Technician Upper Mississippi River Basin Association St. Paul, MN 2005-2007
GRANTS AND AWARDS (External)
Martin, D.J., Praskievicz, S, Pavlowsky, R.T.. Under Review. IRES: International Research Experience Using Geospatial Techniques to Investigate Jamaica’s Changing Hydrosphere. National Science Foundation, International Research Experience for Students. $422,000.
Praskievicz, S., Martin, D.J. 2021. Large wood in low-gradient floodplain rivers: Spatial distribution, physical controls, and geomorphic effects. National Science Foundation, Geomorphology and Land Use Dynamics (GLD). 2021-2024. $353,216. FUNDED
Gangloff, M., Martin, D.J. 2020. Biotic and geomorphic monitoring of the Ward’s Mill Dam removal, Watauga River, North Carolina. American Rivers. 2020-2023. $55,103. FUNDED
Martin, D.J., Montoya, N. 2019. Development of a hydrological monitoring network for Peru’s Cordillera Vilcanota. National Geographic Extreme Environments: Alpine Climate Change. 2020-2021. $99,998. Not Funded
Martin, D.J., Wemple, B. 2018. Fluvial carbon export from the neotropical páramo grasslands of the Northern Andes. National Geographic Explorer Grant. 2018-2019. $28,218. Not Funded
Pavlowsky, R.T., Bendix, J., Martin, D.J., Dogwiler, T. 2017. Impacts of an extreme flood on riparian forests and large woody debris in the Ozark Highlands. National Science Foundation RAPID. $40,000. FUNDED
Martin, D.J. 2016. Stream bank erosion in páramo ecosystems: Implications for fluvial export of organic carbon. Oak Ridge Associate Universities Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award. $10,000. FUNDED
Martin, D.J. 2014. Identifying spatial patterns of large woody debris deposition in a mid-gradient, Ozark river system. John Fraser Hart Ph.D. Honors Paper Award, Southeast Division Association of American Geographers. $1,000. AWARDED
GRANTS AND AWARDS (Internal)
Martin, D.J. 2023. Assessing the effectiveness of beaver dam analogs (BDA’s) as an in-stream sediment management technique. Wachovia Environmental Research Award, Appalachian State University. $800
Martin, D.J. 2022. Investigating the impact of large woody debris on geomorphic complexity of river systems. Student and Faculty Enhancement (SAFE) grant, Appalachian State University. $1,000
Martin, D.J. 2021. Expanding our study abroad to the Tropical Andes to include Ecuador. Faculty International Travel Grant, Appalachian State University. $3,000.
Martin, D.J. 2020. Evaluating the geomorphic impacts of the Ward’s Mill Dam removal on the Watauga River. Graduate Research Associate Mentor (GRAM) Award, Appalachian State University. $24,000.
Martin, D.J. 2019. Soil organic carbon storage in valley bottom landforms of the upper Ningar River, Ecuador. University Research Council grant, Appalachian State University. $4,958.
Martin, D.J. 2019. Monitoring the impacts of removing small dams in southern Appalachian Rivers. Student and Faculty Enhancement (SAFE) grant, Appalachian State University. $500.
Martin, D.J. 2016. Chloride toxicity in the Upper South Fork of the New River. Graduate Research Associate Mentor (GRAM) Award, Appalachian State University. $24,000.
Martin, D.J. 2015. Geomorphic characterization of the Ningar River, a páramo-draining river system in the Ecuadorian Andes. University Research Council grant, Appalachian State University. $3,049.
Martin, D.J. 2015. Establishing geomorphic monitoring stations along the Ningar River, a páramo-draining river system in the Ecuadorian Andes. Board of Trustees International Research Grant, Appalachian State University. $2,500.
Martin, D.J. 2013. A geospatial characterization of large woody debris in the Big River, Missouri Ozarks. Yates Dissertation Fellowship, The Graduate School, University of Tennessee. $15,000.
Martin, D.J. 2012. A geospatial characterization of large woody debris in the Big River, Missouri Ozarks. McCroskey Foundation Grant, Department of Geography, University of Tennessee. $500.
Martin, D.J. 2012. Making a more active physical geography classroom. GTA@OIT Teaching Associate Grant, University of Tennessee. $500.
Martin, D.J. 2010 – Shipley-Swan Graduate Fellowship, University of Tennessee $5,000.
PUBLICATIONS
Vowels, L., Armstrong, W., McGrath, D., Rick, B, Overeem, I., Dye, A., Martin, D.J. Under Review. Investigating changes in proglacial stream suspended sediment concentration and their drivers using large scale remote sensing. Geomorphology.
Platt, J., Martin, D.J, Mayfield, M., Armstrong, W. 2024. Geomorphic response to the removal of the Ward’s Mill Dam on the Watauga River, North Carolina. Southeastern Geographer – Special Issue: Rivers of the Southeast. https://doi.org/10.1353/sgo.0.a918863
Owen, M.R., Pavlowsky, R.T., Martin, D.J. 2024. Spatial and temporal characteristics of channel disturbance zones in Big River, Southeast Missouri (1937-2018). Southeastern Geographer 64(1):30-53.
Pavlowksy, R.T., Hess, J., Martin, D.J, Dogwiler, T, Bendix. J 2023. Large wood loads in channels and on floodplains after a 500-yr flood using UAV imagery in Mark Twain National Forest, Ozark Highlands, Missouri. Geomorphology 431. DOI:10.1016/j.geomorph.2023.108672
Hostens, D.S., Dowgwiler, T., Hess, J.W., Pavlowsky, R.T., Bendix, J. Martin, D.J. 2022. Assessing the role of sUAS mission design in the accuracy of digital surface models derived from structure-from-motion photogrammetry. In: sUAS Applications in Geography. Konsoer, K, Leitner, M., Lewis, Q. (Eds.). Springer Publishing.
Martin, D.J., Pavlowsky, R.T., Bendix, J., Dogwiler, T., Hess., J. In Press. Fluvial wood loading as a result of a “500 year” flood event in the Missouri Ozarks. Physical Geography.
McDade, B., Martin, D.J., van de Gevel, S., and Mitchel, J. 2020. Impacts of the hemlock wooly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) on headwater stream large woody debris loads in the southern Appalachian Mountains. The Southeastern Geographer.
Rose, L.D., Akob, D.M, Tuberty, S.R., Corsi, S.R., DeCicco, L.A., Colby, J.D. and Martin, D.J. 2019. Use of high-through-put screening results to prioritize chemicals for potential adverse biological effects within a West Virginia watershed. Science of the Total Environment 677:362-372. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.180
Martin, D.J., Ely, C., Wemple, B. 2019. Stream bank erosion in an Andean páramo river system: Implications for hydro-development and carbon dynamics in the neotropical Andes. Journal of Mountain Science 16(2)243-255. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-018-5110-3
Rose, L.D., Akob, D.M, Tuberty, S.R., Corsi, S.R., DeCicco, L.A., Colby, J.D. and Martin, D.J. 2018. Chemistry of waters collected in the Wolf Creek and Buffalo Creek watershed in West Virginia in 2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release. DOI: 10.5066/P9WE8RDV.
Ely, C., and Martin, D.J. 2018. Investigating the Geomorphic characteristics of an Amazonian headwater stream draining a Páramo ecosystem. Physical Geography. DOI: 10.1080/02723646.2018.1513289
Martin, D.J. Tran, L., Harden, C.P., and Pavlowsky, R.T. 2018. Identifying controls on in-channel wood deposition locations in a low-gradient, variably confined alluvial river system. Progress in Physical Geography 42(2):139-161. DOI: 10.1177/0309133318759613
Pavlowsky, R.T., Lecce, S., Owen, M., and Martin, D.J. 2017. Legacy sediment, lead, and zinc storage in channel and floodplain deposits of the Big River, Old Lead Belt mining district, Missouri, USA. Geomorphology 299:54-75. DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.08.042
Martin, D.J., Pavlowsky, R.T., and Harden, C.P. 2016. Reach-scale characterization of large woody debris in a low-gradient, Midwestern USA river system. Geomorphology 262:91-100. DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.03.005
Keck, B.P., Marion, Z.H., Martin, D.J., Kaufman, J.C., Harden, C.P., Schwartz, J.S., and Strange, R.J. 2014. Fish functional traits correlated with environmental traits in a temperate biodiversity hotspot. PLoS ONE 9(3): e93237. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093237.
Martin, D.J., and Pavlowsky, R.T. 2011. Spatial patterns of channel instability in an Ozark river, SW Missouri. Physical Geography 32 (5):445-468. DOI: 10.2747/0272- 3646.32.5.445
Lecce, S.A., Pavlowsky, R.T., Bassett, G.S., and Martin, D.J. 2011. Metal contamination from gold mining in the Cid District, North Carolina. Physical Geography 32 (5):469-495. DOI: 10.2747/0272-3646.32.5.469
Pavlowsky, R.T., Lecce, S., Bassett, G. and Martin, D.J. 2010. Legacy Hg-Cu contamination of active stream sediments in the Gold Hill mining district, North Carolina. Southeastern Geographer 50 (4) 503522.
MASTERS THESES DIRECTED AND SERVED
Ingram, A. CURRENT. Impacts of large wood on channel bedform complexity in coastal plain river systems. Committee: Martin, D.J. (Chair), TBD.
Platt, J. CURRENT. Short and long term impacts of dam removal on TSS transport: A case study from the Watauga River, North Carolina. Martin, D.J., Mayfield, M., Gangloff, M., Tuberty, S.
Williams, Q. CURRENT. Geomorphic VARIABILITY of the Watauga River in anticipation of the removal of Ward’s Mill Dam, North Carolina. Committee: Martin, D.J. (Chair), Mayfield, M., Gangloff, M.
Suttman, M. CURRENT. Assessment of impacts and recovery of aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages following weir dam removal. Committee: Tuberty, S (Chair), Creed, R. Martin, D.J.
McMahan, W. CURRENT. Assessment of macroinvertebrate population response following removal of a small run-of-river dam in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Committee: Tuberty, S. (Chair), Gangloff, M, Martin, D.J., Armstrong, B.
Cappel, B. 2021. Geocomputational analysis of microhydro generation site parameters. Committee: Colby, J. (Chair), Summerville, B. Martin, D.J.
McDade, B. 2019. Impacts of the hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) on headwater stream wood loads in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Committee: Martin, D.J. (Chair), Van de Gevel, S., Mitchell J.
Rose, L. 2019. Use of high-through-put screening results to prioritize chemicals for potential adverse biological effects within a West Virginia watershed. Committee: Tuberty, S.R. (Chair), Akob, D.M, Corsi, S.R., DeCicco, L.A., Colby, J.D. and Martin, D.J.
Sanders, Z. 2018. Chloride toxicity in the Upper South Fork of the New River: Implications for watershed health and aquatic life. Committee: Martin, D.J. (Chair), Colby, J, Gu, C.
Ely, C. 2017. A geomorphic characterization of an Ecuadorian páramo river. Committee: Martin, D.J. (Chair), Gu, C., Mayfield, M.
MASTERS INTERNSHIPS DIRECTED AND SERVED
Bowen, J. 2021. Davey Resource Group. Committee: Martin, D.J. (Chair), Colby, J.
Blaszyk, Matthew. 2021. Working With the City of Rock Hill, south Carolina’s Long-Range Planning Department to Create an Existing Conditions Report for the North Anderson Road Corridor. Committee: Crepeau, R. (Chair), Martin, D.J.
Blaszyk, Patrick. 2021. Assisting the Town of Indian Trail Planning Department with Day-to-Day Planning-Related Tasks. Committee: Crepeau, R. (Chair), Martin, D.J.
Gastelle, N. 2021. Project Homes: Keep RVA Cool. Committee: Martin, D.J. (Chair), Shay, E.
Magee, T. 2020. Promoting the Culture, Values, and Resources of Northwestern North Carolina through Land Prioritization Planning. Blue Ridge Conservancy. Committee: Martin, D.J. (Chair), Sugg, M.
Spagnolo, W. 2019. Water Quality Monitoring with the High Country Office of Mountain True. Committee: Martin, D.J. (Chair), Mayfield, M.
McMahan, M. 2018. Chandler Concrete. Committee: Martin, D.J. (Chair), Schroeder, K.
Johnson, K. 2016. Land Surveying with Dedmon Surveys. Committee: Martin, D.J. (Chair), Schroeder, K.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Martin, D.J. 2022. Climate change and water resources. Featured Guest Speaker. Bowling Green, Ohio chapter of ZONTA International.
Martin, D.J. 2017. You are here: Using geographic technologies to engage students. Tech 4 Teaching Fair, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
Martin, D.J. 2015. Reading the river: How geographers look at patterns to understand process in river systems. Geography Awareness Week Seminar Series, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri.
Martin, D.J. 2014. Examining the fluvial contaminant legacies of historical mining operations: Case studies from the North Carolina Piedmont and Missouri Ozarks. Department of Geography and Planning seminar series lecture. Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina.
Martin, D.J. 2013. Where’s the wood?: A geospatial analysis of fluvial wood deposition in a low gradient, Midwestern river system. Department of Geography colloquium series lecture. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
Martin, D.J. 2009. Channel disturbance in Ozark rivers. Guest Lecture - Watershed Hydrology Class. Department of Geography, Geology, and Planning, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, April 2009.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Martin, D.J., Pavlowsky, R.T., Bournival, L., Bendix, J. Dogwiler, T. 2020. Impacts of a large flood (~1,000 yr) on in-channel wood loads in the North Fork River Basin, Ozark Mountains, Missouri. Annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Seattle, WA (Virtual).
Kinlaw, T., Colby, J., Martin, D.J., Tuberty, S., Goughnour, E., Sanders, E, Kuntz, C., Spagnolo, W., and Buckner, G. 2019. Local and Global Flow Accumulation Threshold and Drainage Line Analysis in the Upper South Fork of the New River. New River Symposium, Boone, NC
Sanders, C, Colby, J, Martin, D.J., Goughnour, E, Kuntz, N, Spagnolo, W, Buckner, G, Tuberty, S, Selong, J. 2019. Effects of Land Cover and Riparian Buffers on Cold-Water Fish Assemblages in Upper South Fork New River Headwater Streams. New River Symposium, Boone, NC
Martin, D.J., Pavlowsky, R.T., Bendix, J., Dogwiler, T. 2019. Impacts of a large flood (~1,000 yr) on in-channel wood loads in the North Fork River Basin, Ozark Mountains, Missouri. Annual meeting of the Southeastern Division American Association of Geographers, Wilmington, North Carolina.
Tuberty, S., Colby, J., Martin, D.J., 2019. The AppAqua Research Cluster at Appalachian State University: An Interdisciplinary, Long Term Monitoring Effort on the Upper South Fork of the New River. New River Symposium, Boone, NC
Hess, J., Pavlowsky, R.T., Dogwiler, T., Bendix, J., Martin, D.J., Bournival, L. 2019. Catastrophic flood effects on riparian forests in Mark Twain National Forest, Southern Missouri. Annual Missouri Natural Resources Conference, Osage Beach, Missouri.
Kinlaw T., Colby, J., Martin, D.J., Tuberty, S. Goughnour, E., Sanders, C. Kuntz, N., Spagnolo, W., and Buckner, G. 2019. Upper South Fork of the New River: Drainage Line Generation, Comparison, and Accuracy Assessment. NCGIS Conference, Winston-Salem, NC.
Goughnour, E., Colby, J., Martin, D.J., Tuberty, S., Sanders, C., Kuntz, N., Kinlaw, T., Spagnolo, W. 2018. Water Quality and Quantity Data Collection in the Upper South Fork of the New River: Implications of Hurricane Florence. Poster, Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Johnson City, TN, November 18-19.
Wemple, B., Schloegle, C, Roske, M, Aravelo, P., Martin, D. 2018. Building partnerships for long-term water monitoring in the southern Ecuadorian Andes. Joint Conference on Forests and Water, Valdivia, Chile.
Martin, D.J., Pavlowsky, R.T., Bournival, L., Bendix, J. Dogwiler, T. 2018. Impacts of a large flood (~1,000 yr) on in-channel LWD loads in the North Fork River Basin, Ozark Mountains, Missouri. Annual meeting of the Southeastern Division American Association of Geographers, Johnson City, Tennessee.
Tuberty, S., Colby, J., Martin, D.J., Gu, C., Sanders, C., Goughnour, E., Sanders, Z., Fleetwood, M. 2018. The trouble with trolls: Applications and challenges of using aquatic data sondes in the Upper South Fork of the New River drainage. Carolinas Area Benthologists Workshop, Hot Springs, North Carolina.
Bournival, L., Pavlowsky, R.T., Martin, D.J. 2018. Distribution of Large Woody Debris after a big flood, North Fork Watershed, Missouri Ozarks. Annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers, New Orleans Louisiana.
Bendix, J., Pavlowsky, R.T., Martin, D.J., and Dogwiler, T. 2018. Impact of an Extreme Flood on Riparian Forests in the Missouri Ozarks. Annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Sanders, Z., and Martin, D.J. 2018. Total Suspended Sediments and Chloride in Southern Appalachian Headwater Streams: Implications for Watershed Health. Annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers, New Orleans, Louisiana.
McDade, B., and Martin, D.J. 2018. Hemlock Wooly Adelgid Induced Decline of Eastern Hemlock and Consequences for Southern Appalachian Streams. Annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Martin, D.J., Ely, C. and Wemple, B. 2017. Stream bank erosion in páramo ecosystems: Assessing the potential for fluvial export of organic carbon. 9th International Conference on Geomorphology, New Delhi, India.
Martin, D.J., Ely, C. 2017. Stream bank erosion in páramo ecosystems: Assessing the potential for fluvial export of organic carbon. Annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Boston, Massachusetts.
Martin, D.J., Ely, C., Finan, K. 2016. Stream bank erosion in páramo ecosystems: Assessing the potential for fluvial export of organic carbon. Annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers, San Francisco, California.
Colby, J., Balcomb, J., Carlyle, C., Swinson, B., Turner, A., Cockerill, K., Gu, C. Martin, D.J., Tuberty, S., Ely, C., Rudolph, J. 2016. Southern Appalachian headwater stream research: The Upper South Fork of the New River Watershed. Annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers, San Francisco, California.
Pavlowsky, R.T., Pierson, M. , Lecce, S., Martin, D.J., Owen, M. 2015. Channel and floodplain management of contaminated legacy sediment in Big River, Old Lead Belt, Missouri. Annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, California.
Martin, D.J., Finan, K., McMahan, M. 2015. Geomorphic characterization of an Amazonian headwater stream: Implications for hydropower development in the Andes. Annual meeting of the Southeast Division of the Association of American Geographers, Pensacola, Florida.
Rudolph, J., Colby, J., Martin, D.J., Tuberty, S. 2015. Post-restoration streambank stability monitoring using structure from motion. Annual meeting of the Southeast Division of the Association of American Geographers, Pensacola, Florida.
Martin, D.J. 2014. Geospatial characterization of fluvial wood arrangement in a mid-gradient, semi-confined river system. Annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California.
Martin, D.J., Harden, C.P., Tran, L. 2013. Spatial analysis of fluvial wood arrangement in a Midwestern river system: Geomorphic implications and influences. Poster. Annual Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California.
Martin, D.J. 2013. Longitudinal arrangement of fluvial wood in a low gradient river system. Ph.D. Honors Paper, Annual meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Roanoke, Virginia.
Martin, D.J. 2013. Large woody debris in an Ozarks River: Implications for sediment storage. Annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, California.
Martin, D.J. 2012. Large woody debris in an Ozarks River: Implications for contaminated sediment storage. Annual meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Asheville, North Carolina. Poster.
Owen, M, Pavlowsky, R.T., Lecce, S., and Martin, D.J. 2012. Local-scale variations in floodplain contamination by historical mining in the Old Lead Belt, SE Missouri. Annual meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Asheville, North Carolina. Poster.
Martin, D.J. 2012. Spatial patterns of channel instability along an Ozark River. Annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New York, New York.
Martin, D.J. 2011. Hydrology and water quality of regulated diurnal flows of the Nantahala River, NC. Annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Seattle, Washington. Poster.
Lecce, S., Pavlowsky, R.T., and Martin, D.J. 2010. Storage of mining sediment in floodplain deposits of the Big River, Missouri. Annual meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Birmingham, Alabama. Poster.
Pavlowsky, R.T., Martin, D.J., and Owen, M. 2010. Channel morphology and sediment characteristics of Ozark Rivers. Annual meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Birmingham, Alabama.
Owen, M., Pavlowsky, R.T., and Martin, D.J. 2010. Geomorphic evaluation of channel dredging to control contaminated sediment transport in Big River, Old Lead Belt, Eastern Missouri. Annual meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Birmingham, Alabama.
Martin, D.J. 2010. Geospatial technologies: Water resource applications. Missouri Environmental Education Association Workshop, Nixa, Missouri.
Martin, D.J., Pavlowsky, R.T. 2009. Analysis of stream channel disturbance zones. Annual meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Knoxville, Tennessee.
Pavlowsky, R. T., Lecce, S., Schlomer, G., and Martin, D.J. 2009. Legacy Hg-Cu contamination of active sediments in Gold Hill mining district, North Carolina. Annual meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Knoxville, Tennessee.
Martin, D.J. Pavlowsky, R.T. 2009. Impacts of in-channel dredging for lead-contaminated sediment mitigation, Big River, Old Lead Belt, Missouri. Big River Workshop - Missouri Natural Resources Annual Conference, Osage Beach, Missouri.
Martin, D.J. 2009. Analysis and classification of channel disturbance zones in an Ozark River. Annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Dryer, P.W., Pavlowsky, R.T., Lecce, S., Martin, D.J. 2009. Mining-related contamination of channel and overbank sediments in the Big River, Old Lead Belt, SE Missouri. Annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, Nevada. Poster.
Martin, D.J. 2009. Identification of channel disturbance zones in Ozark Rivers. Workshop on Ozark Streams – Missouri Natural Resources Annual Conference, Osage Beach, Missouri.
Martin, D.J. Classification of channel disturbance zones of the Finley River, Southwest Missouri. Annual meeting of the Great Lakes Division of the Association of American Geographers, Bloomington, Indiana. Poster.
Martin, D.J. and Haack, J. 2008. GIS applications for natural resources: Research and monitoring. Southwest Regional GIS User Group Workshop, Springfield, Missouri.
Martin, D.J., Pavlowsky, R.T. 2008. Historical patterns of channel stability in an Ozark watershed. Annual Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, Austin, Texas. Poster.
Martin, D.J., Pavlowsky, R.T. 2008. Historical and present-day channel stability assessment of Finley Creek, Missouri, using aerial photography. Annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston, Massachusetts.
Williams, A., Owen, M., Pavlowsky, R.T., and Martin, D.J. 2008. Human disturbance and geomorphic response of a small Ozarks Plateau catchment. Annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston, Massachusetts. Poster.
Martin, D.J. 2008. Using historical aerial photography and GIS for stream channel monitoring and assessment: Finley Creek case study. Missouri Natural Resources Conference, Osage Beach, Missouri.
Martin, D.J. 2007. The Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute: Geospatial science mission & GIS project application. Southwest Regional GIS Workshop, Springfield, Missouri.
Martin, D.J. 2005. Geospatial analysis of gravel bar deposition and channel migration within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri (1955-2003). Annual Graduate Interdisciplinary Research Forum, Springfield, Missouri.
Martin, D.J. 2005. Geospatial analysis of gravel bar deposition and channel migration within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri (1955-2003). Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Denver, Colorado.
Martin, D.J. 2005. Development of a GIS/RS based method to monitor spatial patterns of gravel bar movement within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri (1955-2003). Annual Missouri Natural Resources Conference, Osage Beach, Missouri. Poster.
Martin, D.J. and Pavlowsky, R.T. 2004. Status and comparison of physical habitat assessments in the U.S.A. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Paul, Minnesota.
COURSES TOUGHT OR CURRENTLY TEACHING
GHY 1010 Global Environmental Systems
GHY 1012 Global Change of the Biosphere
GHY 3110 Ecoregions and Dynamic Landforms
GHY 3530 Water Resources in the Tropical Andes (Study Abroad)
GHY 3140 Andean Mountain Geography (Study Abroad)
GHY/PLN 3800 Introduction to Quantitative Methods
GHY 4820/5820 Geographical Hydrology
GHY 5100 Graduate Seminar in Physical Geography
GHY 5800 Advanced Quantitative Methods
DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE
Search Committee Chair 2021- Present
Graduate Program Director 2019 - Present
Graduate Committee 2019 - Present
Departmental Seminar Committee 2018 - 2019
Periodic Comprehensive Review Committee 2017 - 2019
Map Library Renovation Committee 2017 - 2019
Honors and Awards Committee 2016 - 2018
Social Committee 2016 – Present
Department Chair Search Committee 2016 - 2017
Comprehensive Exam Committee 2015 - 2017
Departmental Personnel Committee 2015 - Present
Gamma Theta Upsilon Faculty Representative 2015 – 2019
Human Geography Search Committee 2014 - 2015
World Geography Bowl Faculty Adviser 2014 - Present
Appalachian Geographical Society Faculty Adviser 2014 - 2019
DISCIPLINARY SERVICE
Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers
2018 Panelist – Teaching as a Graduate Student
Association of American Geographers
2017 Panelist – Active Teaching Approaches in Physical Geography Classes
2016 Panelist – Including undergraduates in Geographic research
Manuscript Reviews
Geomorphology Physical Geography Southeastern Geographer
Water Journal of Flood Risk Management
Proposal Reviews
National Geographic
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Association of Geographers
American Geophysical Union
Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND REGIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE
2019-Present Associate Scientist for the High Country Office of Mountain True – Watauga River Dam Removal
2019-Present Associate Scientist for Fundación Cordillera Tropical, Cuenca, Ecuador
2018 Volunteer for Watauga Watershed Field Days (North Carolina)
2017-Present Citizen Observer, Weather Underground Weather Station Network (North Carolina)
2011 NSF K-12 Watershed Education Volunteer (Tennessee)
2009 Springfield Discovery Center Volunteer – Geocaching and GPS Education (Missouri)
MEDIA
2020 ASU College of Arts and Sciences YouTube: Research in the time of COVID19
2017 Appalachian Magazine. Masters Matter: Dr. Derek J. Martin and Christopher Ely
2016 Mountain Research Initiative Blog. Ordinary Processes in an Extraordinary Environment
2015 Mountain Research Initiative Blog. Carbon and Erosion in the Páramo Shangri La.
2010 Ozarks Magazine. An Accurate Map of the Ozarks.
2009 KSMU Public Radio, Springfield, Missouri. Water Quality in Southwest Missouri