Undergraduate thesis building on Feagan's (2007) analysis of ideas of community and place, and Kloppenburg et al.'s (1996) concept of foodsheds, and a modified form of drive-time polygons, termed 'marketsheds' that demarcate the consumer-draw area for farmers' markets. Specifically, the research analyzes the spatial distribution of local food communities in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex (DFW) in Texas and links the foodshed concept to elements of community and sense of place. Two questions guide this study: 1) What are the characteristics of the DFW local foods movement? 2) How do local food producers create and conceptualize community and place?

Presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing the Apple company and the success of their retail stores.

Poster presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on tuberculosis (TB) and environmental and individual indicators.

Presentation for the 2010 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing retreating glaciers of the Himalayas and a case study of the Gangotri Glacier using 1990-2009 satellite images.

This paper discusses research on the spatial and temporal variation of the Gangotri Glacier, one of the largest glaciers in the Himalayas. The authors discuss how this influences the River Ganges and, consequently, the people of the Indian subcontinent.

Presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing two zooarchaeological case studies from the Northern Rio Grande region of New Mexico.

Presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing a study of Alzheimer's disease in Texas counties.

This paper discusses research on the geography of HIV in Dallas County, Texas from 1999 to 2003.

Presentation for the 2006 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the geography of HIV in Dallas County, Texas from 1999-2003.

This paper discusses research on the geography of cerebrovascular disease (CVD) in Texas.

Presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the spatial distribution of CVD mortality rates in Texas counties from 1999-2003.

Poster presentation for the 2006 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on dissolved lithium concentrations and the spatial distribution of suicide mortality rates in Texas counties from 1980-1998.

This paper discusses dissolved lithium concentrations and the spatial distribution of suicide mortality rates in Texas counties from 1980 to 1998.

This paper discusses research on lignite deposits and kidney and renal pelvic cancers in Texas from 1980 to 1998. This study also probes the role of such factors as race, gender, and socioeconomic status on mortality rates for these cancers.

Presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on lignite deposits and kidney and renal pelvic cancers in Texas from 1980-1998.

This paper discusses research on HIV/AIDS morbidity in youth and teens, age 13-24, in Texas counties. Using case data provided by the Texas State Department of Health Services, this paper seeks to understand the spatial distribution of HIV/AIDS morbidity among youths and teens and the variables that are significantly related to the disease.

Presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on HIV/AIDS morbidity in youth and teens, age 13-24, in Texas counties.

Presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing poverty and HIV/AIDS in East Texas.

This paper discusses research on poverty and HIV/AIDS in East Texas.

This paper discusses research on the geography of viral hepatitis C in Texas from 1992-1999. This study examines the relationship between viral hepatitis C (HCV), race, gender, and population density in Texas counties.

Presentation for the 2006 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the geography of viral hepatitis C in Texas from 1992-1999.

Presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on pediatric and maternal HIV in Texas border counties and urban areas.

This paper examines the geography of pediatric HIV, HIV in women, and age at diagnosis of women in the Dallas Fort-Worth metroplex, Houston-Galveston Area, and the colonias of Texas-Mexico border counties using the human ecology model.

Presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on tuberculosis (TB) rates among Hispanics in Tarrant County, Texas.