Dr. Joanne N. Halls
Associate Professor of Geography
Director, Spatial Analysis Lab
Department of Geography and Geology
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Office: DeLoach 125A, Phone: 910-962-7614
E-mail: hallsj@uncw.edu

I manage the Spatial Analysis Lab, coordinate GIScience activities at UNCW and supervise the Certificate in Geographic Information Science. For more information about GIS at UNCW check out the UNCW GIS website.

Research Areas of Interest:

My research goals are the development of geospatial technology for improving spatial modeling and spatio-temporal analysis towards developing models of natural resources, land use development and marine ecosystems. My regional area of interest is the coastal zone where I collaborate with ecologists, marine scientists, and geomorphologists to develop interdisciplinary models of the landscape.  If you are interested in pursuing graduate research feel free to send me an email with any questions you may have about opportunities here at UNCW.

Recent Publications:

Halls, Joanne N., 2008. Measuring Habitat Changes in Barrier Island Marshes: An Example from Southeastern North Carolina, USA. In, Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies for Coastal Ecosystem Assessment and Management: Principles and Applications by Xiaojan Yang (editor). Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography, pp. 391-414.

Halls, Joanne N., Courtney L. Hanby, and Laela S. Sayigh, 2006. Where are all the Dolphins? A Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Dolphins in Southeastern North Carolina. In, Papers of the Annual Applied Geography Conferences by Lisa Harrington and John Harrington (editors). Applied Geography Conferences, Inc., vol. 29, pp. 96-105.

Halls, Joanne N., 2004. The Oculina Banks Experimental Research Reserve: A Habitat Assessment Using Multi-Media and Internet GIS.  In, WorldMinds: Geographical Perspectives on 100 Problems. Edited by D. G. Janelle, B. Warf, and K. Hansen, pp. 331 - 336.

Ensign, Scott H., Joanne N. Halls, and Michael A. Mallin, 2004. Application of digital bathymetry data in an analysis of flushing times of two large estuaries. Computers and Geosciences, vol. 30 (5): 501-511.

Minton, Jason S., Joanne N. Halls, and Hiroyoshi Higuchi, 2003. Application of satellite telemetry data and land-cover imagery to cranes in Northeast Asia, Transactions in GIS, vol. 7 (4): 505-528.

Halls, Joanne N., 2003. River Run: An Interactive GIS and Dynamic Graphing Website for Decision Support and Exploratory Data Analysis of Water Quality Parameters of the Lower Cape Fear River, North Carolina. Environmental Modelling and Software, vol. 18 (6): 513-520.

Halls, Joanne N., 2002.  A Spatial Sensitivity Analysis of Land Use Characteristics and Phosphorus Levels in Small Tidal Creek Estuaries of North Carolina, USA, Journal of Coastal Research. Special Issue 36, pp. 340-351.

Halls, Joanne N., 2001. A Decision Support System of Animated Graphs, GIS, and Temporal Ecological Data to Quantify and Disseminate Water Quality Information. In, Environmental Software Systems, Volume 4: Environmental Information Indicators by David A. Swayne, Ralf Denzer, and Gerald Schimak (editors). International Federation for Information Processing, pp. 195-206.

Teaching:

Undergraduate courses:

GGY 205: Practical Methods in Geography

GGY 215: The Digital Globe (online)

GGY 328: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

GGY 386: Geography of Latin America

GGY 424: Advanced GIS

GGY 426: Environmental GIS

GGY 495: Senior Seminar

GGY 498: Internship in Geography

Graduate Courses:

GGY 520: Fundamentals of GIS

GGY 524: Advanced GIS

GGY 526: Environmental GIS

Facilities:

For more information on grant funded research see the Spatial Analysis Lab in the Department of Geography and Geology.  Also, if you have an interest in the Marine Sciences, check out UNCW's Center for Marine Sciences.

Updated: July 27, 2009

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