Lindsey Kraatz

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Academic and Professional Interests:

Sedimentary Geology, Coastal Evolution, Planetary Geology, Coastal Salt Marshes, and of course the VIMS MUDBED Project

Research, Teaching and Field Experience:

2006, Masters Thesis. Spatial Analysis Lab, University of North Carolina Wilmington. "An Assessment of Back-Barrier Marsh Change Using Historical Aerial Photography: Topsail Island, North Carolina".
2003-2005, Research Assistant. Department of Geology and Geography, University of North Carolina Wilmington.
2003-2005, Guest Lecturer. Taught several lectures of GIS applications, such as geo-rectification and digitization, as well as barrier island morphology and coastal processes at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and the University of South Florida.
2004-2005, National Science Foundation GK-12 Fellow. Taught programs in chemistry, biology, earth sciences, and marine sciences to sixth and eighth grades and served as a classroom resource for middle school teachers and students
2003, Undergraduate Thesis Project. Galbraith Marine Science Laboratory, Eckerd College. "Historical Shoreline Change of Honeymoon and Caladesi Islands, West-Central Florida". Mentor: Dr. Gregg Brooks
2002, Teaching Assistant. Department of Marine Science, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Fl. Taught and assisted Earth Structure laboratory sessions.
2000-2003, Intern/Research Assistant. Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, U.S.G.S., St. Petersburg, Fl. "The National Assessment of Shoreline Change: A GIS Compilation of Vector Shorelines and Associated Shoreline Change Data for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico". Mentors: Dr. Laura Moore and Dr, Bob Morton

Awards

Best Paper Award at the International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing's Mid-Term Symposium "Remote Sensing: From Pixels to Processes", Enschede, the Netherlands, 8-11 May, 2006
VIMS General-funded Research Assistantship 2005-present
Fulbright Finalist to the United Kingdom (2005)
National Chancellor's List (2004)
Victor A. Zullo Graduate Student Award for Outstanding Research (2004)
Eckerd College Lifetime Achievement Award (2003)

Publications / Posters / Presentation:

Halls, J. and Kraatz, L.M. 2006. A spatio-temporal assessment of back-barrier salt marsh change: a comparison of multidate aerial photography and spatial landscape indices. International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing's Mid-Term Symposium "Remote Sensing: From Pixels to Processes" Abstracts and Papers with Programs, 8-11 May , Enschede, Netherlands.
Kraatz, L.M. and J. Halls. An Assessment of Back-Barrier Marsh Change Using Historical Aerial Photography: Topsail Island, North Carolina, M.S. Thesis, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, 2006.
Kraatz, L. M.; Halls, J. N.; Leonard, L. A., 2005. An assessment of back-barrier salt marshes in southeastern North Carolina using Geographical Information Systems. Estuarine Research Federation Abstract with Programs, October 16-20 Norfolk, VA.
Kraatz, L.M., Reimer, B., Halls, J.N., and Leonard, L.A. 2005 Historical Analysis of Marsh Area Distribution in Southeastern North Carolina. Association of American Geographers Abstract with Programs, April 4-9 Denver, CO.
Kraatz, L.M. 2003. Historical Shoreline Change of Honeymoon and Caladesi Islands, West-Central Florida. Undergraduate Thesis. Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL.

Memberships, Official Position

Hobbies / Interests:

I love the outdoors. I enjoy everything from scuba diving, playing sports, camping, and traveling