Geography, GIS, and Sustainability
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
PhD, Ecology, Colorado State University
MA, Geography, Appalachian State University
BA, Geography, State University of New York at Geneseo
Certified Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP), number 00058136
Geographic Information Systems (GIS), landscape ecology, riparian ecosystems, land use change, physical geography, Western North America
Von Fischer, J.C., D. Cooley, S. Chamberlain, A. Gaylord, C.J. Grienbenow, S.P. Hamburg, J. Salo, R. Schumacher, D. Theobald, J. Ham. 2017. Rapid, vehicle-based identification of location and magnitude of urban natural gas pipeline leaks. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(7): 4091-4099. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b06095
Klein, P., K. Barton, J. Salo, J. Lee, T. Vowles. 2019. Conveying geographic concepts through issues-based inquiry. Handbook for Teaching and Learning Geography. Edward Elgar Publishing. UK.
Mockrin, M.H., S.E. Reed, L. Pejchar, J. Salo. 2017. Balancing housing growth and land conservation: Conservation development preserves private lands near protected areas. Landscape and Urban Planning. 157: 598-607. DOI:
Salo, J., D. Theobald, and T. Brown. 2016. Evaluation of methods for delineating potential riparian zones in semi-arid mountain regions of the Western United States. Journal of American Water Resource (JAWRA) 1-16. DOI: 10.1111/1752-1688.12414
Salo, J. and D. Theobald. 2016. A multi-scale, hierarchical model to estimate riparian zones. River Research and Applications DOI: 10.1002/rra.3019