George Hess :: Curriculum Vitae

George R. Hess :: Curriculum Vitae
NC State University :: Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources

January 2009

Go To:

In everything I teach, my goals are to (1) excite students about the prospect of continuous learning and the process of figuring things out for themselves, (2) focus explicitly on personal and professional development skills, including collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and organization, and (3) place students in the types of situations they will encounter after graduation by using engaged, project-based approaches to teaching.

My research goals are to improve continuously the breadth and quality of information available to land use planners, natural resource managers, and other people whose activities shape our landscapes; and to increase the degree to which such information is incorporated into local planning activities. My colleagues and I focus on open space planning in suburbanizing areas, particularly for native plants and animals.

Qualifications

Education

PhD, Biomathematics & Ecology, North Carolina State University, 1994
Dissertation: Disease in Metapopulation Models - Implications for Conservation

MS, Computer Science, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1981

BS, Computer Science, Columbia University School of Engineering, 1979

BA, Biology, Columbia College (Summa Cum Laude), 1978

Professional Experience

Associate Professor, July 2002 - present

Assistant Professor, June 1996 - June 2002
Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University
Associate Faculty Member, Biomathematics Program, Statistics Department
Associate Faculty Member, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Program

Visiting Assistant Professor, January 1996 - June 1996
Department of Landscape Architecture, North Carolina State University

Research Associate, January 1996 - April 1996
Botany Department, Duke University

Research Analyst, July 1989 - 1995
Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University

Research Assistant, August 1989 - September 1994
Biomathematics Program, North Carolina State University

Software Engineer, November 1987 - June 1989
Rabbit Software, Inc., Raleigh, NC

Senior Software Engineer, March 1985 - November 1986
Martin Marietta Data Systems, Princeton, NJ

Member of Technical Staff, August 1983 - February 1985
AT&T Consumer Products Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ

Member of Technical Staff, June 1979 - August 1983
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ

Honors and Awards

Nominated for Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award by the College of Natural Resources

Faculty Fellow, Center for Excellence in Curricular Engagement, 2008-present

Civically Engaged Scholar, Center for Excellence in Curricular Engagement, 2007-present

Co-nominee with Toddi Steelman, Gertrude Cox Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching and Learning with Technology, for our work in Creating Open Space Plans that Work and Where is Conservation Science in Local Planning?, 2007, did not win

Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award, NCSU Alumni Association, 2005

Outstanding Teacher Award, NCSU College of Natural Resources, 2004

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, 2002

Multi-Jurisdictional Comprehensive Planning Award, North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association, for contributions to the Triangle GreenPrint Project, 2002

Outstanding Student Advisor Award, NCSU College of Natural Resources, 2002, 2007

Lucas Research Award, NCSU Biomathematics Program, 1996, in recognition of my PhD thesis

Best Student Presentation, International Association of Landscape Ecology, 1994, for my poster, "Could increased connectivity be more than we bargained for?"

Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Computer Science Honor Society, 1978

Phi Beta Kappa, 1977

Teaching

Courses

Measuring Conservation Success, North Carolina State University, Fall 2008.

Where is Conservation Science in Local Planning?, with Toddi Steelman, North Carolina State University; James Miller, Jan Thompson (Iowa State University); Martha Groom, David Stokes (University of Washington); Spring 2007.

Creating Open Space Plans that Work, with Toddi Steelman, North Carolina State University, Spring 2006.

Examining Biodiveristy Patterns, North Carolina State University, Spring 2005.

Regional Biodiveristy Priorities, North Carolina State University, Fall 2004.

Surrogate Species Conservation Planning, North Carolina State University, Spring 2003.

Landscape Ecology, North Carolina State University, Fall 2002, 2004.

Focal Species Conservation Planning, North Carolina State University, Spring 2002.

Measuring Suburban Sprawl, North Carolina State University, Spring 2001.

Natural Resources Measurements, North Carolina State University, every Spring, since 1997.

Modeling Biological Systems, North Carolina State University, Fall 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007.

Effective Scientific Posters, every Spring, 2000-2006, now moving online - visit www.ncsu.edu/project/posters

Landscape Ecology and Design, North Carolina State University, Spring 1996, Fall 1998, Spring 2000.

Ecology and Economics of Clearcutting, North Carolina State University, Fall 1996.

Topics in Landscape Ecology, North Carolina State University, Spring 1995.

Publications and Presentations Related to Teaching

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

2009

5. --, K. Tosney, & L. Liegel. Creating Effective Poster Presentations. Medical Teacher in press.

4. -- and E.M. Keto. Counting grass as a rich introduction to population estimation. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Science Education 38: 56-60.

3. Thompson, J.R., G.R. Hess, T.A. Bowman, H. Magnusdottir, C.E. Stubbs-Gipson, M. Groom, J.R. Miller, T.A. Steelman, & D. Stokes. Collaborative graduate education across multiple campuses. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Science Education 38: 16-26.

2002

2. -- and H.M. Cheshire. Integrating spatial information technologies into forestry and natural resources curricula. Journal of Forestry 100(1): 29-34.

1998

1. -- and E.N. Brooks. The class poster conference as a teaching tool. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education 27: 155-158.

Published Articles, Book Chapters, Proceedings, and Web Sites

2009	8. --, K. Tosney, and L. Liegel. Creating Effective Poster Presenations: Association for Medical Education in Europe Guide Number xx, in press (invited publication).
2006	7. --, K. Tosney, and L. Liegel. Effective Poster Presentations (3rd Edition), URL=www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/
2004	6. Hess, G.R. and C.A. Drew. Inquiry-guided learning through collaborative research. Pages 146-172 in V.S. Lee (editor). Teaching and Learning through Inquiry: A Guidebook for Institutions and Instructors. Stylus Publishing, Sterling VA.
2003	5. Drew, C. A. and G. R. Hess. 2003. Online publication enhances integration of current research in the classroom. Conservation Ecology 7(1): r12. [online] URL: http://www.consecol.org/vol7/iss1/resp12
2001	4. US-IALE conferences showcase new work destined for peer-reviewed journals. Newsletter of the U.S. Regional Association of the International Society for Landscape Ecology 17(1): 8-9.
2000	3. -- and L. Liegel. Effective Poster Presentations (2nd Edition), URL=www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/
1998	2. --, R. Abt, and R. Serow. Reshaping expectations for Web-based collaborative learning. Natural Resources and Environmental Issues 7: 104-109. 1. Serow, R.C., G.R. Hess, R.C. Abt, and C.V. Ukpabi. Evaluating a web-based course. Pages 57-60 in Robert C. Serow (editor), Program Evaluation Handbook. Simon and Schuster, Needham Heights, MA.

Presentations

2008	21. Bullock, B., G.R. Hess, P.E. Clayton, A. Moore. First-day activities for service-learning courses. Engaged College Workshop Series. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. (workshop) 20. --, P.E. Clayton, B. Bullock. Grading in a service-learning environment. Engaged College Workshop Series. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. (workshop) 19. Clayton P.E., G.R. Hess, A. Moore. Critical reflection in service-learning. Engaged College Workshop Series. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. (workshop) 18. Moore, A., P.E. Clayton, G.R. Hess. Developing partnerships for service-learning. Engaged College Workshop Series. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. (workshop) 17. --, S. Neupert, G. Luginbul, T. Clapp. Teaching & learning at NC State. NC State University, Raleigh, NC. (Invited panel) 16. --, P.E. Clayton, G.B. Blank, B. Bullock, J.J. Scott, & E. Treasure. Making service-learning work for you. University Education in Natural Resources Biennial Conference. Oregon State University, Corvallis OR. (workshop) 15. -- & P.E. Clayton. Habits for learning and living. NC Campus Compact Service-learning conference. Elon University. (talk)
2007	14. Bullock, B., J. Fortune, G.R. Hess, B. Honeycutt, S. Stallings, R. Thomson, & R. Usry. Strategies for expanding and deepening faculty involvement in service-learning. North Carolina Campus Compact Service-Learning Conference, Elon College. (Panel talk by all)
2006	13. --, P. Clayton, S. Ash, M. Moses, S. Stallings, R. Thompson. Learning in the deep end: capacity-building for successful service-learning. North Carolina Campus Compact, Eighth Annual Service-Learning Conference, Elon College, Elon, NC. (talk) 12. --. As real as it can get: Problem-based learning in environmental management. NCSU Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Raleigh, NC. (poster)
2005	11. -- & A. DiGiorgio. About as Real as it Gets: Service Learning in Environmental Management. Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC. (talk)
2004	10. -- & C.A. Drew. Inquiry-guided learning through collarboartive research. University Education in Natural Resources Conference, Flagstaff, AZ. (talk) 9. Effective Poster Presentations. Graduate School, North Carolina State University. (talk)
2003	8. Inquiry-guided learning through collarboartive research. Conversations about Teaching series, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, NCSU. (invited seminar)
2002	7. Cheshire, H.M. & G.R. Hess. Integrating Spatial Information into the Curriculum. Invited seminar, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, School of Natural Resource Sciences. 6. Cheshire, H.M. & G.R. Hess. Integrating Spatial Information into the Curriculum. University Education in Natural Resources Conference, Raleigh NC (workshop).
2000	5. Blank, G. & G.R. Hess. The Academic Nexus of Research, Teaching, Advising, Consulting, and Service. University Education in Natural Resources Conference, Columbia MO (workshop).
1999	4. Creating Effective Posters Workshop. Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Greensboro NC (invited workshop presentation). 3. Web-based collaborative learning. North Carolina State University Hewlett Conference, Winston-Salem NC (talk).
1998	2. Reshaping expectations for Web-based collaborative learning. Conference on University Education in Natural Resources, Logan UT (talk).
1996	1. A Web-Based Participatory Literature Review and Synthesis. Instructional Technologies Exposition, North Carolina State University, Raleigh (demonstration).

Teaching Innovations

Collaborative Research Special Topics Courses. In these courses, I work with 5-10 graduate students on a collaborative research effort. The multidisciplnary teams work together to develop and address an original research question and produce tangible products, such as peer-reviewed journal articles and oral and poster presentations for professional conferences. This inquiry-guided teaching approach is described in Hess & Drew (2004).

1996 :: Ecology and Economics of Clearcutting was my first attempt at this approach to teaching, and was not entirely successful. It was an experimental graduate course to evaluate a use of the Web for cross-disciplinary distance learning. Produced a university report, a conference paper (Hess et al. 1998), and a book chapter (Serow et al. 1998) based on this work.
2001 :: Measuring Suburban Sprawl was built on the lessons I learned in "Ecology and Economics of Clearcutting" and further examination on how to build such a course. Nine graduate students, several faculty, and I worked collaboratively to define and measure quanitatively suburban sprawl. We produced a manuscript that was published in Carolina Planning and presented our work at the Landscape Ecology conference and an Environmental Protection Agency meeting. Results published in Hess et al. 2001.
2002 :: Focal Species Conservation Planning :: Seven graduate students and I mapped focal species habitat for the Triangle region of North Carolina. We produced a poster for the Landscape Ecology conference.
2003 :: Surrogate Species Conservation Planning :: Five graduate students and I evaluated the effectiveness of surrogate species planning through a detailed literature review; and compared three approaches to wildlife planning in the Triangle Region of North Carolina. We produced two peer-reviewed papers (Hess, Koch et al. 2006; Favreau et al. 2006) documenting our work, and presented our work at more than six meetings.
2004 :: Regional Biodiversity Priorities Five students and I collaborated with Taylor Rickets (World Wildlife Fund's Conservation Sciences Program) to evaluate the effectiveness of indicator taxa approaches as the grain and extent of application varies. We produced a paper (Hess, Bartel et al. 2006) and presented our work at several conferences.
2005 :: Examining Biodiversity Patterns :: Three students (which I decided was too few) and I collaborated with Taylor Rickets (World Wildlife Fund's Conservation Sciences Program) to determine if levels of agriculultural and urban development could be used to identify conservation areas at multiple scales. Results were confounded and we did not produce a product.
2006 :: Creating Open Space Plans that Work :: Toddi Steelman and I led nine students in an examination of the relationship between the quality of open space plans and success in protecting open space. We focused on plans and programs in the six-county Triangle Region of North Carolina. Based on an examination of 22 plans and programs, we found that plan quality is not predictive of success in protecting open space. Stakeholder involvement in planning and implementation was weakly predicitive of success in protecting open space.
2007 :: Where is Conservation Science in Local Planning? :: Toddi Steelman and I worked with faculty from two other universities and led 26 graduate students in an examination of the role of conservation science in local (municipal, county, tribal) land use planning. We worked in three regions across the country and produced two published papers based on our work (Miller et al. 2009; Thompson et al. 2009). Supported by an NCSU-DELTA grant (Hess & Steelman 2006).
2008 :: Measuring Conservation Success :: Nine students (8 graduate, 1 undergraduate) and I worked with Triangle Land Conservancy to begin designing a program to measure ecologically the success of the Conservancy's land protection efforts.

Natural Resources Measurements is an undergrdaute course that I have taught every spring since 1997. I have introduced numerous teaching innovations through time and the course is currently taught using a service-learning approach with a heavy emphasis on professional development.

1997 :: Established a client-consultant relationship between NR 300 and a landscape architecture course. Acting as clients, students in the landscape course generated project requirements and information requests. Students in NR 300, acting as consultants, provided technical information. Produced a university report describing the results.
2000 :: Revamped course to take advantage of computers in the classroom. Students worked in small teams (2-3 people) to solve problems using computers during the "lecture" portion of the course. This approach allowed me to present concepts and then immediately put them into practice using more realistic problem sets. Worked with Heather Cheshire to integrate geographic information systems, global positioning systems, and statistical sampling into a lecture and laboratory sequence. Cheshire and I published a paper in the Journal of Forestry about our GIS work. (Hess & Cheshire 2002)
2001 :: Improved writing and speaking assignments in class by increasing the amount of guidance available to the students. This effort was the result of a writing and speaking workshop I participated in during the semester. [ Incorporated permenantly. ]
2001 :: Incoporated reading of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People into the course, along with associated writing assignments. This professional development opportunity is intened to help students learn to think about long term goals, collaborate, and develop leadership qualities.
2004 :: The entire class (14 students) worked on a single collaborative project to estimate the amount of impervious surface in Wake County. This approach help students develop collaboration and leadership skills. Results were presented in an open seminar.
2004 :: Obtained a grant from NCSU's Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (Hess 2003) to help improve students' statistical intuition using a set of visualization modules that a graduate student and I developed. (see report)
2005 :: Built the class around a service-learning project. Students worked with the Wake County Environmental Services Department and estimated the amount of impervious surface in the Falls Lake water supply watershed, from 1970-1999. ( See 2005 project page for reports )
2006 :: Service-learning project with Wake County Environmental Services Department to examine the change in runoff resulting from proposed changes in regulations. ( See 2006 project page for reports )
2007 :: Service-learning project with Raleigh Stormwater Department to evaluate a method for rating stream bank erosion. ( See 2007 project page for reports )
2008 :: Service-learning project with Raleigh Parks, NC Division of Forest Resources, and the USDA Forest Service to assess the ecological value of Raleigh's urban forest. ( See 2008 project page for reports ) Also published description of first-day exercise in which students are asked to estimate the number of blades of grass in a large field as an introduction to various aspects of the course. (Hess & Keto 2009)
2009 :: Service-learning project with Triangle Land Conservancy to evaluate several meausures of conservation success. (in process)

Modeling Biological Systems

1997 :: Held a professional poster session at the end of the semester at which students displayed results of their modeling projects. The session was attended by people from the larger university community. A peer-reviewed paper summarizing the implementation of the session and an evaluation of the results was published. (Hess & Brooks 1998)
2003 :: I redesigned the course and, for the first time, offered it for distance education. Sixteen students took the face-to-face version and four took the distance education version. I redesigned the course to include more hands-on work in class based on modeling case studies. This allowed the students to conceive, build, run, and analyze a model during the first few weeks of the course. From student comments and the quality of their final products, it seems the approach was successful for both the face-to-face and distance education students.
2005 :: Taught as part of a distance education pilot program using a synchronous teaching system called Centra. Seven students took the course at a distance and are in the virtual classroom at the same time as the 17 students are in the face-to-face class in Raleigh. The software allows students at a distance to see my desktop while I talk about what I'm doing. I have a whiteboard, can show PowerPoint presentations (which I rarely do), hold discussion sessions, send students to virutal breakout rooms, and see and control individual student desktops. Students can be made copresenters and talk to everyone in the class.

Landscape Ecology (2002). A new, full-semester graduate course to introduce students to the concepts and application of landscape ecology. [ Course expected to resume Fall 2010. ]

Effective Scientific Posters (2000). New five-week course developed to help graduate students learn to create effective scientific poster presentations. In conjunction with the first offering of this course, worked with Leon Leigel (USDA Forest Service) to create a web site offering guidance for Creating Effective Posters. [ Course currently discontinued and moving to an on-line format. ]

Grants

2006	6. Hess, G.R. & T.A, Steelman. Courses Without Borders: Conservation Biology and Open Space Planning. NCSU-DELTA I DEA Exploratory Grant. $12,380. (completed) 5. P. Clayton, A. Kirkman, D. Wellman, B. Goldfarb, A. Moore, G.R. Hess, B. Bullock, & B. Honeycutt. Piloting an "Engaged College" Program. NC State University Office of Extension, Engagement, and Economic Development. $10,000. (completed)
2003	4. Hess, G.R.. Developing Statistical Intuition Through Visualization. NCSU Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning. $2,500. (completed - see report) 3. Hess, G.R.. Taking Effective Posters to the Web (Part 1). NCSU Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications. $200 + 40 hours of technical support. (completed)
1997	2. Hess, G.R. and M. Myers. Crossing disciplinary boundaries in the classroom using technology-mediated client-consultant relationships. NCSU Teaching Excellence Initiative. $2,000. (completed)
1996	1. Hess, G.R. and R. Abt. Establishing a model for WWW-based transdisciplinary distance learning. NCSU Teaching Excellence Initiative. $3,000. (completed)

Students

Chairman or Co-Chairman

*Current Graduate Students*
	Louise Alexander, MS, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, expected December 2009 Thesis: Are our conservation lands meeting the goals for which they were protected? Evan Keto, co-advising with Melissa McHale, MS, Forest Management, expected August 2009 Thesis: Ecological value of parking lot trees in Raleigh Matthew Potter, MS, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, expected December 2009 Thesis: Snake diversity on greenways Kathryn Reis, co-advising with Toddi Steelman, PhD, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, expected December 2010 Thesis: Adaptive managment in the US Fisheries & Wildlife Service
*Graduate Students Graduated*
	Salina Kohut, co-advised with Chris Moorman, MS, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, May 2007 Thesis: Avian Use of Suburban Greenways as Stopover Habitat. Jennifer Miller, MS, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, 2005 Thesis: Impervious Surfaces Cover: Effects on Stream Salamanders Abundance and a New Method of Classification Using Feature Analyst Now a doctoral student in the Geography Department of the University of Texas at Austin. Jamie Hull Mason, MS, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, 2003 Thesis: Can greenways provide high quality avian habitat? Kristen Novotny SInclair, MS, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, 2003 Thesis: Mammalian Nest Predators Respond to Greenway Width, Habitat Structure, and Landscape Context Ray Bode, Masters of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, 2001 Project: GIS Models Of Bobcat Habitat And A Multi-species Habitat Network As A Conservation Umbrella Now with URS Corporation, a technical services firm, helping to make roads less hazardous to wildlife Matt Rubino, MS, Forestry, 2001 Thesis: Identifying Barred owl Habitat in the North Carolina Piedmont: Using GIS in Focal Species Conservation Planning Terri King, Masters of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, 2001 Project: Identifying Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus) habitat in a suburbanizing landscape: The use of GIS and regional landscape approaches in conservation Stacy Sherling, Masters of Biomathematics, NCSU, 2000 Project: Trends in forest composition and size class distribution: Implications for wildlife habitat Ting-yuan Yeh, MS intern, Duke University, 1998 Project: Disease-induced selection in metapopulations: A simulation analysis

Committee Member

Current

David Carr (PhD, Forestry, in progress)
Allison Leidner (PhD, Biology, in progress)
Jessica Robinson (PhD, Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Management, in progress)
Corey Shake (MS, Fisheries & Wildlife, in progress)

Graduated

Aimee Rockhill (MS, Fisheries & Wildlife)
Anne Acton (PhD, Veterinary Medicine, 2007)
Susan Howard (MS, Forestry, 2007)
Alexa McKerrow (PhD, Botany, 2007)
Jeff Swain (MS, Natural Resources, 2007)
Jorie Favreau (PhD, Zoology, 2006)
Kevin Potter (PhD, Forestry, 2006)
Ashton Drew (PhD, Marine, Earth, and Atmos. Sci., 2006)
Ellen Damschen (PhD, Zoology, 2005)
Frank Koch (PhD, Forestry, 2005)
Val Garcia (MS, Forestry, 2004) Rebecca Vidra (PhD, Forestry, 2004)
Kevin Potter (MS, Forestry, 2002)
Garrick Skalski (PhD, Zoology and Biomathematics, 2001)
Elizabeth Brooks (PhD, Biomathematics, 2001)
Jeremy Lichstein (PhD, Zoology, 2000)
Brian Burke (MS, Zoology, 1998)
Kirsten Hazler (MS, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, 1999)
K. Andrew Martin (MS, Forestry, 1999)
Raleigh Myers (MS, Natural Resources, 1998)
Lori Niverth (MS, Natural Resources, 1997)
Lisa Richman (MS, Forestry, 1998)

Mentorship activities

Irena Rindos, Oversee honors project (forest change in Raleigh), Academic Year 2007-2008
Amy DiGiorgio, Oversee internship, Fall 2005
M. Carrie Boyd, Undergraduate Research Program, Academic Year 2003-2004
C. Ashton Drew, Preparing the Professoriate, Academic Year 2002-2003
Emily Gunter, Instructional Technology Assistant Program Mentor, 2001
Joe Martin, supervised work study, 2001
Teresa Olsen, supervised undergraduate research work, 1999
Elizabeth Brooks, Preparing the Professoriate, Academic Year 1998-1999

Development

2008	21. University Education in Natural Resources Biennial Conference, Corvallis OR. (presented)
2007	20. Annual Service-Learning Conference, Elon College, Elon, NC. (presented)
2006	19. Annual Service-Learning Conference, Elon College, Elon, NC. (presented) 18. NCSU Undergraduate Assessment Symposium, Cary, NC 17. NCSU Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Raleigh, NC
2005	16. Pathways to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, NCSU Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, Raleigh, NC. 15. Service-learning workshops, NCSU Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, Raleigh, NC.
2004	14. Univeristy Education in Natural Resources Conference, Flagstaff AZ 13. Third Symposium on Inquiry-guided Learning: Institutionalizing Inquiry-guided Learning, NCSU 12. Presenting Data and Information, Durham NC.
2002	11. Inquiry Guided Learning Workshop (year-long), NCSU. 10. Classroom Assessment Techniques (2 workshops), NCSU. 9. University Education in Natural Resources Conference, Raleigh NC.
2001	8. Integrating Writing and Speaking into Your Class, NCSU.
2000	7. University Education in Natural Resources Conference, Columbia MO.
1999	6. Teaching Portfolio Workshop.
1998	5. Hewlett Initiative, to increase the use of active learning at NCSU. 4. Effective Teaching Workshop, by Richard Felder and Rebecca Brent. Improving learning through the use of active and collaborative learning teachniques.
1997	3. Hewlett Initiative, to increase the use of active learning at NCSU. 2. Faculty Strategies for Online Learners. An on-line conference sponsored by the Institute for Distance Education, University of Maryland.
1996	1. Assigning and Evaluating Writing in the Major.

Guest Lectures

2008	67-70. Introduction to Spatial Technologies, NCSU. 66. Land conservation in practice, Duke University. 57-65. Creating effective poster presentations.
2007	55-56. Changing Paradigms of Leadership, Learning, and Service, NCSU. 54. Evaluating conservation success, Duke University. 45-53. Creating effective poster presentations.
2006	35-45. Creating effective poster presentations.
2005	34. Creating effective posters. Presentation and workshop (two events), NCSU Summer Research Experience for Undergraduate Programs. 33. Creating effective posters. Presentation for the Graduate School. 32. Impervious surfaces around Falls Lake, Environmental Regulation, NCSU. 31. Creating an effective poster. Applications in GIS, NCSU. 30. Creating an effective poster. Professional Development 2 - Communication, NCSU. 29. Creating an effective poster. Natural Resources Advocacy, NCSU.
2004	28. Creating effective posters. Presentation for the Graduate School. 27. Creating effective posters. Presentation and workshop (two events), NCSU Summer Research Experience for Undergraduate Programs. 26. Effective Poster Presentations. Professional Development II - Communication, Forestry Department, North Carolina State University. 25. Use of Statistics In Biology, Forestry Research Methods Course, NCSU. 24. Creating an effective poster. Forestry Professional Development 2, NCSU. 23. Creating an effective poster. Graduate Research Certificate, NCSU. 22. Creating an effective poster. Applications in GIS, NCSU.
2003	21. Balancing teaching, research, and service. Campbell University. 20. Creating effective posters. Presentation for the Graduate School. 19. Creating effective posters. Presentation and workshop (two events), NCSU Summer Research Experience for Undergraduate Programs. 18. Surrogate species planning. Ecology, NCSU. 17. Creating an effective poster. Applications in GIS, NCSU.
2002	16. Greenways for Wildlife. Half-day field trip and discussion for the Sustainable use of Natural Resources course (joint NCSU, Purdue, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences). 15. Conservation Planning in the Triangle & North Carolina. Two hour discussion for the Sustainable use of Natural Resources course. 14. Greenways for Wildlife. Half-day workshop for EnviroTech Summer Day Camp, NCSU. 13. Greenways for Wildlife. Urban Wildlife Management, NCSU. 12. Biodiversity Issues in Sustainable Forestry. Sustainable Forestry Management, NCSU. 11. Effective Poster Presentations. Environmental Ethics, NCSU.
2001	10. Creating a graduate study plan: The use of statistics. (presented with Erin Sills). Research Methods, NCSU.
2000	9. Creating an effective poster. Research Methods, NCSU.
1998	8. Using models in conservation biology. Broughton High School, Raleigh NC.
1997	7. Metapopulation models. Conservation Biology. NCSU. 6. Using models in conservation biology. Enloe High School, Raleigh NC.
1996	5. Metapopulation modeling, including incorporating disease into the models. Population Ecology. Duke University, Durham NC. 4. Uncertainty in measures of landscape pattern. Advanced Wildlife Habitat Management, NCSU. 3. Regional assessment of windbreaks as habitat for breeding birds. Advanced Wildlife Habitat Management, NCSU. 2. Critique student design projects from a landscape ecological perspective. Advanced Issues Studio, NCSU (2 appearances).
1995	1. Critique student design projects from a landscape ecological perspective. Advanced Issues Studio, NCSU.

Research

Publications and Presentations

Publications in Review and Preparation

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

2009	26. --, K. Tosney, & L.H. Liegel. Creating effective poster presentations. Medical Teacher, in oress (January 2009). 25. Kohut, S.M., G.R. Hess, & C.E. Moorman. Avian use of suburban greenways as stopover habitat. Urban Ecosystems, in press (November 2008). 24. Steelman, T.A. & G.R. Hess. Effective protection of open space: How does planning matter? Environmental Management, in press (Availale online DOI 10.1007/s00267-009-9272-1). 23. Miller, J.R., M. Groom, G.R. Hess, D.L. Stokes, J. Thomson, T. Bowman, L. Fricke, B. King, & R. Marquadt. Where is biodiversity conservation in local planning? Conservation Biology, 23(1): 53-63.
2008	22. Miller, J.E., S.A.C. Nelson, & G.R. Hess. An object extraction approach for impervious surface classification with high resolution imagery. The Professional Geographer 61(2): 250-264.
2007	21. Miller, J.E., G.R. Hess, & C.E. Moorman. Southern two-lined salamanders in urbanizing watersheds. Urban Ecosystems 10(1): 73-85. 20. Mason, J.H., C.E. Moorman, G.R. Hess, and K.E. Sinclair. 2007. Designing urban greenways to provide habitat for breeding birds. Landscape and Urban Planning 80: 153-164.
2006	19. --, R.A. Bartel, A.K. Leidner, K.M. Rosenfeld, S.B. Snider, & T.H. Ricketts. 2006. Effectiveness of biodiversity indicators varies wih extent, grain, and region. Biological Conservation 132(4): 448-457. 18. Favreau, J.M., C.A. Drew, G.R. Hess, K.A. Eschelbach, F.H. Koch, and M.J. Rubino. Recommendations for assessing the effectiveness of surrogate specieas approaches. Biodiversity and Conservation 15: 3949-3969. 17. --, F.H. Koch, M.J. Rubino, K.A. Eschelbach, C.A. Drew, and J.M. Favreau. Compraing potential effectiveness of conservation planning approaches in central North Carolina, USA. Biological Conservation 128(3): 358-368.
2005	16. Sinclair, K.E., G.R. Hess, C.E. Moorman, and J.H. Mason. Mammalian nest predators respond to greenway width, landscape context, and habitat structure. Landscape and Urban Planning 71(2-4): 277-293. 15. Schaberg, R.H., P.B. Aruna, F.W. Cubbage, G.R. Hess, R.C. Abt, D.D. Richter, S.T. Warren, J.D. Gregory, A.G. Snider, S. Sherling, and W. Flournoy. Economic and ecological impacts of wood chip production in North Carolina: An integrated assessment and subsequent applications. Forest Policy and Economics 7(2): 157-174.
2003	14. Rubino, M.J. and G.R. Hess. Planning open spaces for wildlife 2: Mapping and verifying focal species habitat. Landscape and Urban Planning 64(1-2): 89-104.
2002	13. -- and T.J. King. Plannng open spacesfor wildlife 1: Selecting focal species using a Delphi survey approach. Landscape and Urban Planning 58(1): 25-40.
2001	12. -- and D. Zimmerman. Woody debris volume on clearcuts with and without satellite chip mills. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry 25(4): 173-177. 11. -- and R.A. Fischer. Communicating clearly about conservation corridors. Landscape and Urban Planning 55: 195-208.
2000	10. --, A.S. Hellkamp, S.R. Shafer, B.F. McQuaid, M.J. Munster, S.L. Peck, C.L. Campbell. A conceptual model and indicators for assessing the ecological condition of agricultural lands. Journal of Environmental Quality 29(3): 728-737. 9. Hellkamp, A.S., S.R. Shafer, C.L. Campbell, J.M. Bay, D.A. Fiscus, G.R. Hess, B.F. McQuaid, M.J. Munster, G.L. Olson, S.L. Peck, K.N. Easterling, K. Sidik, and M.B. Tooley. Assessment of the condition of agricultural lands in five Mid-Atlantic states. Journal of Environmental Quality 29(3): 795-804. 8. -- and J.M. Bay. A regional assessment of windbreak habitat suitability. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 61(2): 237-254.
1998	7. Hellkamp, A.S., S.R. Shafer, C.L. Campbell, J.M. Bay, D.A. Fiscus, G.R. Hess, B.F. McQuaid, M.J. Munster, G.L. Olson, S.L. Peck, K.N. Easterling, K. Sidik, and M.B. Tooley. Assessment of the condition of agricultural lands in five Mid-Atlantic states. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 51: 317-324.
1997	6. -- and J.M. Bay. Generating confidence intervals for some measures of landscape pattern. Landscape Ecology 12: 309-320.
1996	5. Diseases in metapopulation models: Implications for conservation. Ecology 77: 1617-1632. 4. Linking extinction to connectivity and habitat destruction in metapopulation models. The American Naturalist 148: 226-236. 3. To analyze, or to simulate, is that the question? American Entomologist 42: 14-16.
1994	2. Conservation corridors and contagious disease: A cautionary note. Conservation Biology 8: 256-262. 1. Pattern and error in landscape ecology: A commentary. Landscape Ecology 9: 3-5.

Published Articles, Book Chapters, Technical Reports, and Proceedings

2009	16. --, K. Tosney, & L.H. Liegel. Creating effective research posters. AMEE Guide Number ?? (in press). Association for Medical Education in Europe, Dundee, Scotland, UK. 12 pages. (invited to produce)
2008	15. --. Creating effective research posters. American Associations of Textile Chemists & Colorists Newsletter, September 2008. URL=http://aatcc.informz.net/admin31/content/template.asp?sid=1373&ptid=99&brandid=4199&uid=0&mi=140444
2005	14. --. Book review: Ecological Networks and Greenways: Concept, Design, Implementation. R. Jongman and G. Pungetti. 2004. Island Press, Washington, DC, USA. xxi+345 pages. Ecoscience 12(3): 435-436.
2004	13. --. Book review: Road Ecology: Science and Solutions. Richard T.T. Forman and 13 others. 2003. Island Press, Washington, DC, USA. 481 pages. Landscape Ecology 19(5): 563-565.
2002	12. N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation, Triangle J Council of Governments, and Triangle Land Conservancy. 2002. Triangle GreenPrint Regional Open Space Assessment. Triangle Land Conservancy, Raleigh, NC. [I wrote the first draft and provided extensive input to subsequent drafts.]
2001	11. --, S.S. Daley, B.K. Dennison, S.R. Lubkin, R.P. McGuinn, V.Z. Morin, K.M. Potter, R.E. Savage, W.G. Shelton, C.M. Snow, B.M. Wrege. Just what is sprawl, anyway? Carolina Planning 26(2) (Summer 2001): 11-26. 10. --, S. Sherling, R. Abt, and R. Schaberg. Forest harvest levels and wildlife habitat: linking ecology and economics at a regional scale. Proceedings of the Society of American Foresters 2000 Annual Meeting. SAF, Bethesda, MD. 9. --, S. Randolph, P. Arneberg, C. Chemini, C. Furlanello, J. Harwood, M. Roberts, and J. Swinton. Spatial aspects of disease dynamics. Chapter 6 in P. Hudson and C. Jenkins (editors). Ecology of Wildlife Diseases. Oxford University Press, in press. 8. S. Cleaveland, Hess, G.R., A.P. Dobson, M.K. Laurenson, H.I. McCallum, M.G. Roberts, and R. Woodroffe. The role of pathogens in biological conservation. Chapter 8 in P. Hudson and C. Jenkins (editors). Ecology of Wildlife Diseases. Oxford University Press, in press.
2000	7. --,S. Sherling, R. Abt, and R. Schaberg. 2000. Trends in Forest Composition and Size Class Distribution: Implications for Wildlife Habitat. Section 6-I in Economic and Ecologic Impacts Associated with Wood Chip Production in North Carolina. The Southern Center for Sustainable Forests, Raleigh, NC. 6. Abt, R., Hess, G.R., and R. Schaberg. 2000. Forest Resource Trends and Projections for North Carolina. Section 4 in Economic and Ecologic Impacts Associated with Wood Chip Production in North Carolina. The Southern Center for Sustainable Forests, Raleigh, NC. 5. --, K. Dixon, and M. Woltz. State of Open Space 2000: The Status of the Triangle's Green Infrastructure. Triangle Land Conservancy, Raleigh, NC.
1999	4. 1999 State of Open Space in the Triangle. Triangle Land Conservancy News 16: 1 (September 1999).
1993	3. Could increased connectivity be more than we bargained for? Endangered Species UPDATE 11: 9.
1992	2. Meyer, J.R., C.L. Campbell, T.J. Moser, G.R. Hess, J.O. Rawlings, S.L. Peck, and W.W. Heck. Indicators of the ecological status of agricultural systems. Pages 628-658 In: McKenzie, D.H., D.E. Hyatt, and V.J. McDonald (editors). Ecological Indicators (Vol. 1). Elsevier Applied Science Publishers Ltd., London, England.
1980	1. Beveridge, A.A., G.R. Hess, and M.P. Gergen. Organizing running records to analyze historical social mobility. In Proceedings IFIP Working Conference on Data Bases in the Humanities and Social Sciences, 23-24 August 1979, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. North-Holland Publishing, NY.

Presentations

2008	76. -- & C.E. Moorman. Designing sub/urban greenways to best conserve wildlife. The Wildlife Society, Miami, FL (Invited symposium presentation and panel session). 75. --. Conservation science in local planning: What is our role? UNC-Charlotte Center for Applied Geographic Information Science, Charlotte, NC (invited oral presentation). 74. Alexander, L.B., G.R. Hess, & N. Whelchel. Charting the course for conservation: How North Carolina land trusts measure success. National Council for Science & The Environment: Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing World, Washington, DC (poster, by Alexander). 73. --, & many others. Wake Nature Preserves Partnership. Raleigh Mayors Association, Raleigh, NC (invited oral presentation). 72. --, & many others., Wake Nature Preserves Partnership. Wake County Open Space & Parks Advisory Committee. Raleigh, NC (invited oral presentation).
2007	71. -- & T.A. Steelman. How does planning matter in open space protection? International Symposium on Society & Resource Management Conference, Park City, UT (oral presentation). 70. Steelman, T.A., G.R. Hess, J.R. Miller, J.R.R. Thompson, M. Groom, D. Stokes, D. Anderson, H. Baweja, T. Bowman, H. Magnusdottir. Where is conservation science in local planning? International Symposium on Society & Resource Management Conference, Park City, UT (oral presentation by students D. Anderson, H. Baweja, T. Bowman, H. Magnusdottir). 69. Steelman, T.A., G.R. Hess, J.R. Miller, J.R.R. Thompson, M. Groom. D. Stokes. New Approaches to Open Space Planning. International Symposium on Society & Resource Management Conference, Park City, UT (co-organized contributed symposium).
2006	68. Ambrose, M.J., G.R. Hess, M.J. Ambrose, K.M. Rosenfeld, M.J. Rubino, T.H. Ricketts. Biodiversity and human land use at multiple scales. World Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC, April (oral presentation by Ambrose). 67. --. How much more conservation science do we need? PhD Master Class, Laggan, Scotland (invited oral presentation). 66. --. Effective Scientific Posters. PhD Master Class, Laggan, Scotland (invited oral presentation). 65. Moorman, C.E., G.R Hess, J. Mason, K. Sinclair, S. Kohut. Do urban greenways provide high quality bird habitat? The Wildlife Society, Anchorage, AK (poster presented by Moorman).
2005	64. --, C.E. Moorman, J.H. Mason, K.E. Sinclair, & S.K. Kohut. Do suburban greenways provide high quality bird habitat. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada (poster presentation by Hess). 63. Bartel, R. A., G. R. Hess, A. K. Leidner, K. R. Rosenfeld, M. J. Rubino, S. B. Snider, and T. H. Ricketts. Effectiveness of biodiversity indicators varies with scale and location. Ecological Society of America, Montreal, Canada (poster presentation by Bartel). 62. Ambrose, M.J., G.R. Hess, M.J. Ambrose, K.M. Rosenfeld, M.J. Rubino, T.H. Ricketts. Biodiversity and human land use at multiple scales. World Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC (oral presentation by Ambrose). 61. Moorman, C.E., G.R. Hess, J.H. Mason, K.E. Sinclair, & S. Kohut. Do urban greenways provide high quality bird habitat. Partners in Flight Annual Meeting, McAllen,Texas (presentation by Moorman, February). 57-60. --, R.A. Bartel, A.K. Leidner, M.J. Rubino, K.M. Rosenfeld, S.B. Snider, & T.H. Ricketts. Effectiveness of biodiversity indicators varies with extent, grain, and region. -- UNC-Chapel Hill Ecology Seminar Series (oral presentation by Snider and Hess, January) -- NCSU Forestry & Environmental Resources Seminar Series (oral presentation by Rosenfeld, January) -- NCSU Zoology Seminar Series (oral presentation by Leidner, February) -- International Association for Landscape Ecology Annual Meeting, Syracuse, NY (oral presentation by Hess, March)
2004	56. Rubino, M., S. Snider, R. Bartel, G.R. Hess, A. Leidner, T. Ricketts, & K. Rosenfeld. Indicator Taxa at Multiple Scales. World Wildlife Fund, Conservation Sciences Program, Washington DC (November, oral presentation). 55. --, C. A. Drew, K.A. Eschelbach, J.M. Favreau, F.H. Koch, and M.J. Rubino. Crayons, Focal Species, & Inventories: Evaluating Conservation Planning Tools in North Carolina, USA. UNC-Chapel Hill Ecology Series Seminar (April, invited oral presentation). 54. --, C. A. Drew, K.A. Eschelbach, J.M. Favreau, F.H. Koch, and M.J. Rubino. Crayons, Focal Species, & Inventories: Evaluating Conservation Planning Tools in North Carolina, USA. World Wildlife Fund, Conservation Sciences Program, Washington DC (June, invited oral presentation).
2003	53. Vidra, R., G.R. Hess, & T. Shear. Can we design urban forest corridors to resist invasion by exotic plant species? Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA (August, poster presented by Vidra). 52. Hull, J., C. Moorman, & G.R. Hess. Can urban greenways provide high quality avian habitat? International Association for Landscape Ecology North American Annual Meeting, Banf, Canada (April, poster presentation by Hull). 51. Novotny, K., G.R. Hess., & C. Moorman. Mammalian predator response to greenway width and landscape context. International Association for Landscape Ecology North American Annual Meeting, Banf, Canada (April, poster presentation by Novotny). 50. --, C. A. Drew, K.A. Eschelbach, J.M. Favreau, F.H. Koch, and M.J. Rubino. Crayons, Focal Species, & Inventories: Evaluating Conservation Planning Tools in North Carolina, USA. Wildlife Society Meeting, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (April, oral presentation by Drew). 46-49. --, C. A. Drew, K.A. Eschelbach, J.M. Favreau, F.H. Koch, and M.J. Rubino. Crayons, Focal Species, & Inventories: Evaluating Conservation Planning Tools in North Carolina, USA. -- International Association for Landscape Ecology World Congress, Darwin, NT, Australia (talk). -- CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems Seminar Series, Canberra, ACT, Australia (invited talk). -- Australian National University, Canberra, Australia (invited talk). -- CSIRO, Perth, WA, Australia (invited talk).
2002	45. Cheshire, H.M. and --. From Pixels to Planning: Using Remote Sensing and GIS for Wildlife Habitat Assessment. GIS Live. Raleigh, NC (invited talk). 44. --, R.C. Bode, T.J. King, M.J. Rubino. Regional planning for wildlife using a focal species approach. Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting. Canterbury, England (talk). 43. --, R.C. Bode, T.J. King, M.J. Rubino, A. Bailey, J. Norwalk, K. Potter, J. Scott, B. Shimps, M. Smith, & K. Summitt. Regional planning for wildlife using a focal species approach. International Association for Landscape Ecology Annual Meeting. Lincoln, NE (poster).
2001	42. Measuring suburban sprawl. International Association for Landscape Ecology Annual Meeting. Tempe, AZ (talk). 41. Rubino, M.J., T.J. King, and G.R. Hess. Applying GIS to focal species planning in the North Carolina Piedmont. International Association for Landscape Ecology Annual Meeting. Tempe, AZ (poster, presented by Rubino). 40. -- and others. Just what is sprawl, anyway? (initiated and moderated panel discussion). 39. --, R. Schaberg, R. Abt, S. Sherling. Trends in forest composition and size class distribution: Implications for wildlife babitat. NC Chapter, The Wildlife Society. Black Mountain, NC (invited talk). 38. King, T.J., M.J. Rubino, and G.R. Hess. Developing models to identify wildlife habitat in the North Carolina Piedmont. North Carolina Geographic Information Systems Conference. Winston-Salem, NC (poster, presented by King and Rubino).
2000	37. --. State of Open Space 2000. Durham Open Space and Trails Commission, Durham, NC (invited talk). 36. --. Forest harvest levels and wildlife habitat: Linking ecology and economics at a regional scale. Society of American Foresters. Washington, DC (talk). 35. --. Forest harvest levels and wildlife habitat: Linking ecology and economics at a regional scale. Association of Consulting Foresters. Raleigh, NC (invited talk). 34. -- and K. Dixon. State of Open Space 2000. Wake County Commissioners' Meeting, Raleigh, NC (invited talk). 33. --. Forest harvest levels and wildlife habitat: Linking ecology and economics at a regional scale. Partners in Flight Steering Committee. Raleigh, NC (invited talk). 32. --. State of Open Space 2000. Durham Sierra Club. Durham, NC (invited talk). 31. Cubbage, F. and G.R. Hess. Forest harvest levels and wildlife habitat: Linking ecology and economics at a regional scale. Forestry Department Seminar, NC State University (talk). 30. --. State of Open Space 2000. Capital Area Sierra Club / Triangle Land Conservancy Open Space Forum. Raleigh, NC (invited talk and panel moderator). 29. --, K. Dixon, and M. Woltz. State of Open Space, 2000: The Status of the Triangle's Green Infrastructure. Forestry Department Seminar, NC State University (talk). 28. Sherling, S., G. Hess, R. Schaberg, R. Abt, S. Sherling. Forest harvest levels and wildlife habitat: Linking ecology and economics at a regional scale. International Association for Landscape Ecology US Congress, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl (poster).
1999	27. --, R. Schaberg, R. Abt, S. Sherling. Evaluating wood chip mill impacts on wildlife in North Carolina's forested landscapes. International Association for Landscape Ecology World Congress, Snowmass, CO (poster). 26. Chip mills and wildlife study plan. Public education forums in Stokes and McDowell Counties (talk).
1998	25. Metapopulations and microparasites. Wildlife Disease Workshop, Trento, Italy (invited talk). 24. Building effective boards and volunteer committees. Invited panel presentation with K. Dixon, C. Crenshaw, and P. McKnight at Carolina Land Trusts Assembly, Southern Pines, NC.
1997	23. Disease in metapopulation models: implications for corridor systems. The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Snowmass, CO (invited talk). 22. Using a windbreak habitat model across broad landscapes: The effect of local landscape composition and geographic location. International Association of Landscape Ecology, Durham (poster). 21. --, A.S. Hellkamp, M.J. Munster, S.L. Peck, B. McQuaid, C.L. Campbell, S.R. Shafer. A framework for assessing the condition of agricultural lands. Third Annual EMAP Symposium, Albany, NY (poster, presented by Shafer).
1996	20. Linking extinction to connectivity and habitat destruction in metapopulation models. Zoology Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh (talk). 19. One if by land, two if by space: an approach to landscape-scale natural resource monitoring. Forestry Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh (talk).
1995	18. -- and J.M. Bay. A regional assessment of the suitability of windbreaks as breeding bird habitat. International Association of Landscape Ecology, Minneapolis (poster). 17. Disease in metapopulations: Implications for conservation. College of Forestry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh (talk). 16. -- and J.M. Bay. A regional assessment of the suitability of windbreaks as breeding bird habitat. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program Science Symposium, Research Triangle Park, NC (poster).
1994	15. Modeling disease in metapopulations: Implications for conservation. Ecological Society of America, Knoxville (poster). 14. Landscape ecology in EMAP: agricultural lands as an example. Air and Waste Management Association, Cincinnati, Ohio (talk). 13. Hellkamp, A.S., G.R. Hess, S.L. Peck, and C.L. Campbell. EMAP-Agroecosystems: Designing a report card for U.S. agroecosystem health. First International Symposium on Ecosystem Health and Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario (poster). 12. Disease in metapopulation models: implications for conservation. Southeastern Mathematical and Statistical Ecology Conference, North Carolina State University, Raleigh (talk). 11. Could increased connectivity be more that we bargained for? International Association of Landscape Ecology, Tucson (poster). 10. -- and J.M. Bay. Using error matrices to improve estimates and generate confidence for measures of landscape pattern. International Association of Landscape Ecology, Tucson (poster). 9. Could increased connectivity be more that we bargained for? Biodiversity Symposium, Center for World Environment and Sustainable Development, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (poster).
1993	8. Wildlife conservation corridors and contagious disease: A cautionary note. Society for Conservation Biology, Tempe (poster). 7. Analyzing the landscape structure of the Albemarle-Pamlico Basin: Findings and frustrations. International Association of Landscape Ecology, Oak Ridge (poster). 6. Conservation corridors and contagious disease. College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina (talk). 5. Could increased connectivity be more than we bargained for? Midwest Conference for Population Biology, Lawrence, Kansas (poster). 4. Could increased connectivity be more than we bargained for? Fish and Wildlife Program Seminar, North Carolina State University (talk). 3. EMAP Agroecosystems and GIS: Promise and Peril. USDA Economic Research Service, Washington, DC (talk).
1992	2. Do conservation corridors work? The evidence and a modeling proposal. International Association of Landscape Ecology, Corvallis, Oregon (talk).
1991	1. Monitoring the ecological condition of agricultural landscapes. International Association of Landscape Ecology, Ottawa, Ontario (poster).

Other Reports

1995	6. Hellkamp, A.S. and others. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program - Agricultural Lands Pilot Field Program Report - 1993. EPA/620/R-95/004. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, DC.
1994	5. Hess, G.R. and J.M. Bay. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program Agroecosystem Resource Group - Assessing the Suitability of Windbreaks as Wildlife Habitat - 1994 Pilot Plan. EPA/620/R-94/023. U.S. EPA, Washington, DC. 4. Campbell, C.L. and others. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program - Agroecosystem Pilot Field Program Report - 1992. EPA/620/R-94/014. US EPA, Washington, DC. 3. Campbell, C.L. and others. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program - Agroecosystem Pilot Field Program Plan - 1993. EPA/620/R- 93/014. US EPA, Washington, DC.
1993	2. Heck, W.W. and others. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program Agroecosystem 1992 Pilot Plan. EPA/620/R-93/010. US EPA, Washington, DC.
1991	1. Heck, W.W. and others. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program Agroecosystem Monitoring and Research Strategy. EPA/600/4- 91/013. US EPA, Washington, DC.

Grants

2007	12. Brice, K., G.R. Hess, J. Masten. Is our land meeting the conservation goals for which it was protected. Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, $24,900 (active).
2003	11. Developing a framework for evaluating conservation plans. NCSU Internationalization Seed Grant, $2,800 (completed).
2002	10. Developing Landscape-Scale Indicators of Forested Suburban Greenways as Avian Habitat. USDA Forest Service, $30,000. (completed) 9. Moorman, C. & G.R. Hess. Avian Use of Greenways: Effects of Width, Recreational Use and Landscape Context . NCSU College of Natural Resources, $5,000 (completed).
2000	8. Development and Application of an Urban Sprawl Index for the mid-Atlantic United States, 1950-1990. US Environmental Protection Agency, $18,000 (completed). 7. National Assessment of Forest Fragmentation Indicators. USDA Forest Service, $20,000 (completed).
1999	6. Prototype for a National Assessment of Forest Fragmentation Indicators. USDA Forest Service, $19,387 (completed). 5. Landscape Ecology in the Mid-Atlantic Region (Amendment). USDA Forest Service, $30,409 (completed).
1998	4. Wildlife and Landscape Ecology in the Mid-Atlantic Region. USDA Forest Service, $76,000 (completed). 3. Landscape Ecology in the Mid-Atlantic Region. USDA Forest Service, $18,250 (completed). 2. Relating Hurricane Damage to Topography on the Hill Forest. NC State University Faculty Research and Professional Development Grant, $5,000 (completed).
1997	1. Assessing the Ecological Condition of Agricultural Landscapes in the United States. USDA Agricultural Research Service, $7,500 (completed).