Derek Martin

About Derek Martin

I am a broadly trained Physical Geographer with research interests in fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, and field applications of geospatial technologies. My research spans local, regional, and international (South America) locales and has occurred across a wide range of river system types, from coastal plain blackwater rivers, to the steep headwater streams of the Southern Appalachians, to the crystal clear, swift-flowing rivers of the Ozarks, to the Andean Amazon headwaters of Peru and Ecuador. I teach Physical Geography and Quantitative Methods courses across the undergraduate and graduate curriculum, and also lead study abroad courses to the tropical Andes and the Caribbean. If you would like to learn more about my research, please click the link to my personal website.

Selected Publications

Praskievicz, S., Martin, D.J., Platt, J.R., Stephens, S. 2024. Spatial analysis of large wood storage in Coastal Plain rivers of the Southeast US. River Research and Applications, 2024; 0:1-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4415. (PDF).

Platt, J.R., Martin, D.J., Mayfield, M., Armstrong, W. 2023. Geomorphic Response to the Removal of the Ward’s Mill Dam on the Watauga River, North Carolina. Southeastern Geographer, 64(02). doi.org/10.1353/sgo.0.a918863. (PDF)

Owen, M.R., Pavlowsky, R.T., Martin, D.J. 2024. Spatial and temporal characteristics of channel disturbance zones in Big River, Southeast Missouri (1937-2018). Southeastern Geographer 64(1):30-53.

Pavlowksy, R.T., Hess, J., Martin, D.J., Dogwiler, T, Bendix. J 2023. Large wood loads in channels and on floodplains after a 500-yr flood using UAV imagery in Mark Twain National Forest, Ozark Highlands, Missouri. Geomorphology 431. DOI:10.1016/j.geomorph.2023.108672

Hostens, D.S., Dowgwiler, T., Hess, J.W., Pavlowsky, R.T., Bendix, J. Martin, D.J. 2022. Assessing the role of sUAS mission design in the accuracy of digital surface models derived from structure-from-motion photogrammetry. In: sUAS Applications in Geography. Konsoer, K, Leitner, M., Lewis, Q. (Eds.). Springer Publishing.

Recent Courses Taught

• GHY 1010 - Global Environmental Systems
• GHY 1012 - Global Change of the Biosphere
• GHY 3110 - Ecoregions and Dynamic Landforms
• GHY 3140 - Andean Mountain Geography (Study Abroad)
• GHY 3530 - Water Resources in the Tropical Andes (Study Abroad)
• GHY/PLN 3800 - Introduction to Quantitative Methods
• GHY 4820/5820 - Geographical Hydrology
• GHY 5100 - Graduate Seminar in Physical Geography: Climate Change and Water in the Andes
• GHY 5530 - Special Topics: Jamaica - Environment and Culture (Study Abroad)
• GHY 5530 - Special Topics: Grant Writing in Geography
• GHY 5800 - Advanced Quantitative Methods