Donna A. Hartz
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Ph.D. Program
SCOB 313
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Education: |
2004 - M.A. (Geography) Arizona State University Thesis Title: A Case Study Of Suburban Development And Microclimate Variability In A Desert Urbanized Environment 2002 - B.S. (Geography) Arizona State University 2002 - B.A. (History) Arizona State University |
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Research Interests: |
Urban microclimates; biometeorology and heat-related emergency 911 calls; human comfort and adaptation |
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Publications: |
Journal Publications: Golden, J.S., D. Hartz, A. Brazel, G.Luber; and P. Phelan. 2008. A biometeorology study of climate and heat-related morbidity in Phoenix from 2001 to 2006. International Journal of Biometeorology. 52(6): 471-480. Hartz, D.A., Brazel, A. and Heisler, G. 2006. A Case Study in Resort Tourism Climatology of Phoenix, Arizona, USA. International Journal of Biometeorology. 51(1):73-83. Hartz, D.A., Prashad, L., Hedquist, B.C., Golden, J., and Brazel, A.J. 2006. Linking Satellite Images and Handheld Infrared Thermography to Observed Neighborhood Climate Conditions. Remote Sensing of Environment. 104(2): 190-200. Book: Hartz, D. and Hartz, G. Phoenix Area's Parks and Preserves. 2007. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. |
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Courses Taught: |
Graduate Teaching Associate: |
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Awards and Honors: |
2007 - Teaching Associate, School of Geographical Sciences, ASU 2006-2007 - IGERT Associate, ASU 2006 - Best Student Paper Award: Arizona History Convention 2005-2006 - IGERT Fellow 2003-2005 - Graduate College Award for Tuition 2002 - Summa Cum Laude for both B.A. and B.S. Member, Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU) Member, Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Society) |
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Recent Presentations: |
Paper Presentations: Heat Wave Vulnerability Mapping for the City of Chicago; Department Of Environment: Energy Management and Air Quality Division, City of Chicago, Teleconference presentation with city officials. April 8, 2008 The Role of Climate In Heat-Related Morbidity In Phoenix, Arizona From 2001 To 2006, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, April 2008 Research on the Role of Climate In Heat-Related Morbidity: Phoenix, Arizona (2001 To 2006) and Heat Wave Vulnerability Mapping for the City of Chicago; Department Of Environment: Energy Management and Air Quality Division, City of Chicago, Teleconference presentation with city officials. April 8, 2008 The Role of Climate In Heat-Related Morbidity In Phoenix, Arizona From 2001 To 2006, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, April 2008 Climate Conditions Associated with Heat Related Emergency Dispatches, American Meteorological Society: Seventh Symposium on the Urban Environment, September 2007 Estimating Urban Microclimate Variability at a Neighborhood Scale, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, April 2007 Shaping of an Arid City's Microclimates, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, April 2007 Estimating Urban Microclimate Variability at a Neighborhood Scale, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Southwest Region Spring 2007 Technical Meeting, March 2007 In The Face Of Urbanization: Metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona's History of Preserving Its Deserts and Mountains. Biennial Meeting of Urban History Association, October 2006 Impact of the Urban Heat Island on Frosts and Freezes in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. DA Hartz and AJ Brazel. 6th International Conference on Urban Climate. Goteborg, Sweden, June 2006. The Role of Vegetation, Density, and Sky-View Factor on the Microclimate of Tempe, Arizona, USA. 6th International Conference on Urban Climate. Goteborg, Sweden, June 2006. The Antiquities Act of 1906: Changing the Face of Arizona. Arizona History Convention: April 2006 A Case Study Of Suburban Development And Microclimate Variability In A Desert Urbanized Environment. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting; April 2005 Growth and Suburban Development: A Case Study Of Suburban Development And Microclimate Variability A case study in resort climatology of Phoenix, Arizona, USA. The McDowell Sonoran Preserve: Preserving Whose Sense Of Place? Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting; March 2004 ‘Hot' spots are not at top resorts. Arizona Nevada Academy of Science Annual Meeting: April 2003 Poster Presentations: Heat Related Morbidity: Phoenix, Arizona (2001 - 2006) CAPLTER 2008 10th Annual Poster Symposium. January 10, 2008. Tempe, AZ Impact of Urbanization on Cold Temperature Events in Metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona. 2006 LTER All Scientist Meeting, September 2006 Case study of thermographic observations of surface materials' cooling rates and neighborhood design in suburban Phoenix, Arizona. Sixth Conference on Urban Environment, American Meteorological Society: January 2006. Linking Satellite (ASTER) Images and Thermography to Observed Neighborhood Climate Conditions for Use in Urban Heat Island Research. Association of Pacific Coast Geographers Conference, October 2005. |
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Academic Service: |
2007-2008 - Secretary, ASU Student Chapter of American Society for Photogrammetry 2007 - Founding member, ASU Student Chapter of American Society for Photogrammetry 2005-2006 - Brown Bag Coordinator, Department of Geography, ASU |