Concise Curriculum Vitae Michael Johns Medler Spring 2012

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1 Concise Curriculum Vitae Michael Johns Medler Spring 2012 CURRENT APPOINTMENT Chair, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, Huxley College, Western Washington University. EDUCATION 1997 Ph.D. Geography, University of Arizona (Dissertation: Integrating Remote Sensing and Terrain Data in Forest Fire Modeling) 1990 MS Environmental Studies, University of Oregon 1985 BS Philosophy, University of Oregon RESEARCH INTERESTS I am a geographer primarily interested in increasing our understanding of the spatial and temporal changes that are occurring in forest and mountain ecosystems. My research also examines the interactions between humans, fire, and ecosystems. One focus of my work is pyrogeography, (or mapping and predicting the many phenomena associated with forest fire). SELECTED PREVIOUS ACADEMIC POSITIONS : Assistant Professor Rutgers Department of Geography, Rutgers University : Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Oregon : Research Assistant, Department of Geography and Regional Development, University of Arizona, with Stephen Yool Ph.D. SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES 1992: Ranger, City of Boulder Open Space, Colorado. 1991: Trail Crew, United States Park Service, Rocky Mountain National Park : Fire Fighter, United States Forest Service, McKenzie Ranger District, Oregon. SELECTED PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Association for Fire Ecology (Former President, Board Member, and Founding Editor of Fire Ecology, the Journal of the Association for Fire Ecology) Huxley College, Institute for Spatial Information and Analysis (Director)

2 SELECTED GRANTS AND AWARDS 2012, $5,000, pending, Huxley Institute for Spatial Information and Analysis, (ISIA), Development of nearshore wiki and spatial data delivery tools. USGS , $30,000, WWU bottleneck funding for TA and section assistance. 2011, $5,000, WWU Research and Sponsored Projects, Summer Research Grant. Researching the links between human evolution and fire. 2011, $310,000, WWU Classroom Improvement Project, remodel AH 14, AH 16, AH , $9,800, (ISIA), Online Map Display of Avalanche Hazards, Northwest Avalanche Center. 2011, $5,000, (ISIA), WWU Online Campus Maps, WWU. 2011, $5,000, WWU Research and Sponsored Projects, Summer Teaching Grant. Developing materials for new ESTU core course on data and information. 2010, $25,000, (ISIA) Web Maps and Volunteer Geographic Data for the Elwha Dam Removal. 2009, $1,500, Faculty Outstanding Service Award, Western Washington University. 2008, $57,000, Huxley College: Spatial Laboratory Upgrade, Student Technology Fees, WWU (Michael Medler, Stefan Freelan, Dave Knutson). 2007, $26,000, Huxley Pre-planning and Site Visits 2007, WWU Waterfront Grants Committee. 2006, $25,000, Refining the Huxley College Waterfront Proposal, Western Waterfront Grants Committee. 2006, $25,000, Huxley College: Spatial Analysis Laboratory Server, Student Technology Fees, WWU (Michael Medler, Stefan Freelan, Dave Knutson. and Jennet Collins). 2004, $23,000, (unable to accept) Fulbright Junior Lectureship in Trento Italy. Council for International Exchange of Scholars. Awarded for Spring , $70,531, Modernizing the Huxley Spatial Analysis Lab, Student Technology Fees, WWU. (With Gene Hoerauf, Stefan Freelan, and Robert Mitchell). 2000, $75,664, Cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station (Extension). Classification of forest structures and fire hazards with airborne multispectral data and TM data. (Medler sole PI). 1999, $79,900, Rutgers Departmental Initiative in Innovative Instructional Technology. (for the development of Internet-based geography labs). (With David Robinson Co-PI; Medler contributed 80% effort). PROFESSIONAL SERVICE National Association Service: , Founding Editor, Fire Ecology: The Journal of the Association for Fire Ecology , Associate Editor, Fire Ecology: The Journal of the Association for Fire Ecology , President and Board of Directors, Association for Fire Ecology 2

3 Western Washington University 2012, Reviewer, National Park Service, Pacific West Region, Vital Signs Program Many new committee duties associated with department chair duties , Committee Member, numerous Huxley Add-Hock and Search Committees , Huxley, Geography Graduate Program Committee, (Chair ) , WWU Waterfront Development Committee , Huxley College Community Affairs Committee (Chair ) SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS In Preparation Medler. M. J., et al., Spatial correlation between hominid evolution and active lava flows in the African Rift. Science. Medler, M. J., J. All, Seasonal variation in human ignition sources in the mountains of Nepal, International Journal of Wildland Fire. Medler, M. J., J. All, Spatial and temporal patterns of ignition and wildfire in Peruvian. International Journal of Wildland Fire. Medler, M. J., Spatial patterns in beer, Invited chapter in; The Geography of Beer. M. Patterson ed. Springer. New York. Winings C., M. J. Medler, Mapping alpine treeline with high resolution imagery and LiDAR data within North Cascades National Park, Washington. Remote Sensing of Environment. Kane B., M. J. Medler, Avalanche danger forecast precision consideration in an interactive web-mapping application: how much does scale matter?, Cartigraphica. Lesser, J., M. J. Medler, Efficacy of National Landfire Data for Modeling Fire at Local Scales. International Journal of Wildland fire. 3

4 Published Medler, M. J., Speculations about the effects of fire and lava flows on human evolution. Fire Ecology; the Journal of the Association for Fire Ecology. 7: Whitman, M., M. J. Medler, J. Randriamanindry, E. Rabakonandrianina. Conservation of Madagascar s granite outcrop orchids: the influence of fire and moisture. Lankesteriana 11: Medler, M. J., Pyrogeography. Chapter in; Geospatial Technologies in Environmental Management. N. Hoalst-Pullen, M. Patterson eds. Springer. New York Medler, M. J., Using GIS to Inform a Debate: Directing Wildfire Prevention Resources into the Backcountry or Near Communities, Environmental Practice. 9: Medler, M. J., Comparing Recent Fire Occurrence with Historical Fire Return Intervals in Washington's National Parks, Northwest Science. 80: Medler, M. J., P. Monetsano, D. Robinson. Examining the Relationship Between Snowfall and Wildfire Patterns in the Western United States. Physical Geography. 23: Medler, M. J., and R. Ofren. Evaluating the relationships between fire induced canopy mortality and pre-fire multispectral patterns. Geocarto International. 16: Medler, M. J. and S. R. Yool. Computer Assisted Terrain Stratification, Physical Geography. 19: Medler, M. J. and S. R. Yool. Improving Thematic Mapper Based Classification of Wildfire Induced Vegetation Mortality. Geocarto International. 12: Medler J. F. and M. J. Medler. Media Images as Environmental Policy. Chapter in; Media and Public Policy. R. Spitzer ed. Preager Inc. London. pp SELECTED INVITED TESTIMONY, LECTURERS, AND PRESENTATIONS Visualizing Avalanche Hazards, The Northwest Snow and Avalanche Summit. Seattle WA, November Visualizing Avalanche Hazards, Invited presentation, National Avalanche Center, Regional Center Meeting. Snowbird Utah, October Pyrogeography, Invited Guest Scientist Lecture, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Sioux Falls South Dakota. February

5 Fire and Human Evolution, Presidential Opening Plenary Introduction, 4th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress. Savanna Georgia, November The 20th Century fire deficit in the western U.S., Closing Plenary Session, Pacific Coast Fire Conference, San Diego California, December Tales From the Firelines: Old Faithfull s Near-Miss Adventure, Sponsored by Firefighetd United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology, at the 88 fires: Yellowstone and Beyond, Jackson WY, September Links Between Climate Change and Wildfire, Testimony Before the US House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. November Protecting Communities from Fire; Should We Fight Wildfire Over There, So We Don t Need To Fight It Here? Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago IL. Feb Represent the Association for Fire Ecology at the Second Fire Policy Summit. Washington DC. National summit meeting of fire mangers and fire scientists, February Defensible Space: A Geographic Examination of U.S. Wildfire Issues. Presented as part of the WWU Bureau for Faculty Research Speaker Series. May Defensible Space: A Geographic Examination of U.S. Wildfire Issues. Presented as part of the WWU Parents Week Speaker Series. November Policy implications of spatial analysis of historical fire patterns. Presented individually to over 20 United States senatorial offices and 5 other federal governmental offices. sponsored by The American Lands Alliance. Washington DC. September Fire behavior and fire seasonality in the Washington Cascades. Medler, M. J. K. Buford. 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology and the 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress. Orlando, FL. November Cerro Grande Fire Research. The joint Fire Science Program, PI Workshop. Phoenix AZ. March