Yanli Zhang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, GPS,
GIS Programming, Environmental Modelling, Water Resources Management
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, 2006, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, MA.
Dissertation: Development and Validation of a Watershed Forest Management Information System
Bachelor of Engineering, 1993, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
Major: Forestry and Wood Working Machinery
PROFESSIONAL, TEACHING, AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University
9/2015 - Present: Associate Professor
1/2009 - 8/5015: Assistant Professor
GeoTREE Center, Department of Geography, University of Northern Iowa
8/2007 - 1/2009: Visitng Assistant Professor
9/2006 - 8/2007: Post Doctoral Research Associate
Deptartment of Natural Resources Conservation, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
1/2002 - 8/2006: Research Assistant
International Cooperation Department, Beijing Forestry University
7/1993 - 12/2001: Program Management Officer
PUBLICATIONS (LAST FIVE YEARS)
Hung, I. K., Unger, D., Zhang, Y., Williams, J., Grogan, J., Coble, D., & Yeiser, J. 2016. Forest Landscape Change in East Texas: 1974–2009. Southeastern Naturalist, 15(sp9), 1-15.
Unger, D., S. Schwab, R. Jacques, Y. Zhang, I. Hung, and D. Kulhavy, 2016. Evaluating interactive transect area assessments hands-on instruction for natural resource undergraduate students. Higher Education Studies 6(4): 90-99
Unger, D., D. Kulhavy, I. Hung, and Y. Zhang. 2016. Accuracy Assessment of Pictometry® Height Measurements Stratified by Cardinal Direction and Image Magnification Factor. International Journal of Geospatial and Environmental Research: 3(1):4, http://dc.uwm.edu/ijger/vol3/iss1/
Kulhavy, D, D. Unger, I. Hung and Y. Zhang. 2016. Comparison of AR. Drone quadricopter video and the visual CTLA method for urban tree hazard rating. Journal of Forestry, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/jof.15-005
Kulhavy, D, D. Unger, Y. Zhang, P. Bedford, and I. Hung. 2016. Comparing Remotely Sensed Pictometry® Web Based Slope Distance Estimates with In Situ Total Station and Tape Slope Distance Estimates. International Journal of Geospatial and Environmental Research: 3(1):3
Zhang, Y., M.W. McBroom, B.P. Oswald, and W. Conway. 2014. Visual Traverse: an open source Python program to assess, post-process and visualize polygon data. J. of Surveying Engineering, under review
Zhang, Y. and P.K. Barten. 2014. Forest road evaluation: terrain analysis to identify sediment source areas. J of Forestry, under review.
Unger, D.R., I. Hung, Y. Zhang, and D.L. Kulhavy. 2014. Evaluating GPS effectiveness for natural resource professionals: integrating undergraduate students in the decision making process. J. of Studies in Education. 4(4): 30-44 DOI: 10.5296/jse.v4i4.6389
McBroom, M.W., M. Ringer, and Y. Zhang. 2014. In stream woody debris and riparian forest characteristics in the Sabine River, Texas. Southeastern Naturalist, 13(5): 1-14
Unger, D.R., D.L. Kulhavy, I. Hung, and Y. Zhang. 2014. Quantifying natural resources using field-based instruction and hand-on applications. J. of Studies in Education, 4(2):1-14
Zhang, Y., H. Li, M. McBroom and S. Bullard. 2013. A spatial analysis of the forestry industry in East Texas, Annals of GIS, 19(3): 187-193 DOI: 10.1080/19475683.2013.806357
Unger, D.R, I. Hung ,Y. Zhang, J. Parker, D. Kulhavy, and D. Coble. 2013. Accuracy assessment of perimeter and area calculations using consumer-grade Global Positioning Systems (GPS) units in southern forests. Southern J. of Applied Forestry, 37(4): 208-215
McBroom, M.W., T.N. Thomas, and Y. Zhang. 2012. Soil erosion and surface water quality impacts of natural gas development in east Texas, USA. Water, 4(4):944-958 DOI:10.3390/w4040944
DeGroote P. J., S.R. Larson, Y. Zhang, R. Sugumaran. 2012. Application of geospatial technologies for understanding and predicting vector populations and vector-borne disease incidence, Geography Compass, 6(11): 645-659 DOI: 10.1111/gec3.12003
TEACHING EXPERIENCE AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
GIS 201/GEO 220: Introduction of GIS
GIS 301: GIS application
GIS 395: GIS database management
GIS 400/500: GIS programming
GIS 464/564: GIS for water resources
FOR 223: Surveying and mapping
FOR 323: Land measurement
OFF-CAMPUS CONSULTING, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES, SPECIAL HONORS (LAST FIVE YEARS)
The stewardship of public lands: politics and the Yellowstone ecosystem, American Association of State Colleges and Universities (2014)
Faculty Learning Community VI: mentored undergraduate scholarship, SFA Office of High Impact Practices (2013-2014)
Texas GIS Forum Hacker’s Sandbox, Texas Water Development Board and Texas Natural Resources Information System, Austin (2013)
Memberships and Involvement:
Society of American Foresters (SAF)
International Association of Hydrological Sciences
ESRI Forestry Group
Association
The New York Water Environment Association (previous)
Xi Sigma Pi (Forestry Honor Society), 2005 at UMass-Amherst
Served as a peer reviewer:
Applied Engineering in Agriculture
Journal of Environmental Management
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Journal of Environmental Informatics
International Journal of Geographical Information Science
Remote Sensing of Environment
Journal of Environmental Quality
Stochastic Environmental Research & Risk Assessment
Annals of GIS
The Extractive Industries and Society
Water Environmental Research
Hydrological Sciences Journal
Reviewed Hydrology and Floodplain Analysis for Pearson Higher Education.
Reviewed Getting Started with Geographic Information System, 5th edition for Pearson Higher education (2011)