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John Rogan joined the faculty as Assistant Professor in Fall 2003. Dr. Rogan received his Ph.D. (Geography) degree from the joint doctoral program at San Diego State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was funded by a research grant from NASA's Land Cover and Land Use Change Program. He received M.A. and B.A. degrees (Geography) from the University of Arizona.
John is a geographer specializing in landscape ecology, urban forestry, fire ecology, optical remote sensing and GIScience. Recent research projects have involved monitoring land cover change in California using remote sensing date, mapping wildfire burn severity in southern California and southeastern Arizona, and mapping forest types in Massachusetts using multi-season Landsat data. John is currently working on three funded research projects:
- Characterization of urban heat island dynamics in relation to canopy and impervious surface in Massachusetts Gateway Cities (Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation)
- Assessment and scoping of infrastructure and extractive industries in relation to deforestation (Climate and Land Use Alliance)
- Geographic analysis of the territorial overlap between extractive industries and livelihoods in Honduras (Oxfam America)
- Mapping Beetles, Trees, Neighborhoods, and Policies: A Multi-Scaled, Urban Ecological Assessment of the Asian Longhorned Beetle Invasion in New England (HERO) (National Science Foundation)
- Impact of Extreme Weather Events on the Forests of the Yucatán Peninsula (Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation)
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Geography, San Diego State University/ University of California, Santa Barbara, 2004
- M.A. in Geography and Regional Development, University of Arizona, 1998
- B.A. in Geography and Regional Development, University of Arizona, 1996
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Assessing the health and survivorship of trees in cities and towns throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Blackstone River Coalition Meeting
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2024
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Assessing the impact of ground solar installations on forest cover in Rhode Island and Massachusetts
2024 Land & Water Conservation Summit
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The University of Rhode Island
March
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2024
Sponsored by Audubon Society of Rhode Island
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Where has solar been developed with respect to land use?
Western Massachusetts Solar Forum
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Virtual
Tuesday, September 12 from 12-4 PM
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2024
Sponsored by UMass Clean Energy Extension
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Examining Local Climate Zones in the Context of the Urban Heat Island Effect: A case study in Worcester Massachusetts
Remote Sensing Letters
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2024
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Mapping Historical Urban Tree Canopy Change in Columbus Park Neighborhood in Worcester, Massachusetts
Arborculture and Urban Forestry
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2024
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Remote Sensing Handbook
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2024
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Society & Natural Resources
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2023
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Vol. 36
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Issue #11
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“Become a Gas Leak Detective!” Evaluating a multigenerational citizen science program for connecting distribution pipelines to energy justice
Energy Research & Social Science
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2023
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Vol. 105
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“Community Research in Worcester: Environmental Revitalization and Green Island”
Holy Cross First Year course "MONT 199N-S02 Worcester Stories/Green Island”
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Worcester, MA
March
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2023
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“Community Research in Worcester: Environmental Revitalization and Green Island”.
Co-presented with Dr. Deborah Martin to “MONT 199N-S02 Worcester Stories/Green Island” Course, Dr. Sarah Luria, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA. 20 March 2023.MONT 199N-S02 Worcester Stories/Green Island” Course, Dr. Sarah Luria, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA.
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Holy Cross
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Sponsored by College of the Holy Cross
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Awards & Grants
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Consecutive detection and characterization of fine-scale land change over highly dynamic landscapes: a case study on coastal wetlands
NASA
Aug. 1, 2024 - Aug. 5, 2026
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Planting Resilient Riparian Forests for Water Supply and Public Health in Under-Served RI Communities
US Forest Service
Jun. 30, 2022 - Jun. 30, 2024
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Multitemporal analysis and determination of mangrive cover in the coastal region of Ecuador (1999-2022)
Sustainable Shrimp (Camara Nacional de Acuacultura Ecuador)
Dec. 4, 2023 - May. 31, 2024
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Urban Greenspace and Air Quality: Demonstrating the positive influence of the Hadwen Arboretum on Local Air Quality
Clark University
Jun. 1, 2021 - Jun. 1, 2022
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Planting Trees for Improved Community Health in Two Small Low-Income Cities
USDA
Jan. 15, 2020 - May. 24, 2021
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Assessing urban heat island effects in the Clark University Hadwen Arboretum
Clark University
May. 1, 2020 - May. 3, 2021
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