Assistant Professor
Columbine 2011
719.255.5146
bvogt@uccs.edu
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curriculum vitae

Education:

• PhD, Geography, Arizona State University, 2007
• MA, Geography, Arizona State University, 2000
• BS, Natural Resource Management, University of Missouri, 1992

Research Interests:

• Geomorphology - rock weathering, mountain processes
• GIScience - geographic information systems, remote sensing, geovisualization
• Geomorphometry - terrestrial 3D laser scanning, cloud-to-ground lightning / landscape interactions
• Undergraduate geography curriculum development and assessment

Research Projects:

• Exploring cloud-to-ground lightning interactions with landscape
• Mapping Late Pleistocene glacial landforms on Pikes Peak
• Understanding the role of microclimate on sandstone weathering
• Characterizing topographic change through terrestrial 3D laser scanning
• Developing and assessing applied undergraduate geography curriculum

Courses Taught:

• Environmental Systems: Landforms and Soils (GES1010)
• Digital Earth (GES2050)
• Introduction to GIS (GES4050/5050)
• Remote Sensing (GES4060/5060)
• Image Processing (GES4090/5090)
• Principles of Geomorphology (GES4310/5310/GEOL4630/5630)
• Field Studies: Silverton, Colorado (GES4460/5170)
• Sonic Landscapes: Eco Acoustic Art (HUM3990)

Awards and Honors:

• 2012 AAG Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education (EDGE) Grant Recipient
• 2010 AAG Applied Geography Specialty Group Class Exercise Award Competition winner
• 2009 CU President's Teaching and Learning Collaborative Award
• US Geological Survey On the Spot Award
• Eagle Scout
• Kodak Nomination of Excellence in Photography

Selected Publications:

• Vogt, Brandon. 2013. Colorado 14ers, Pixel by Pixel. In D. Albert, & G. Dobbs (Eds.), Emerging Methods and Multidisciplinary Applications in Geospatial Research (pp. 239-254). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. (reprint)
  
• Vogt, Brandon. 2012. Terrestrial 3d laser scanners as tools to enhance undergraduate geography curriculum. Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences 35:21-26.
  
• Vogt, Brandon. (forthcoming) Visualizing summertime lightning patterns on Colorado Fourteeners. The Professional Geographer.
  
• Vogt, Brandon, and P. Hodza. (forthcoming) Using 'Digital Earth' to expose students to GIScience. Journal of Geography.
  
• Cameron, N., E. Butterworth, D. Cerney, W. Gribb, K. Haynes, B. Hodge, R. Honea and Brandon Vogt. 2012. Applied geography education in focus: strategic panel session. International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research 3(3).
• Vogt, Brandon. 2011. Exploring cloud-to-ground lightning earth highpoint attachment geography by peak current. Earth Interactions 15:1-16.
• Vogt, Brandon. 2011. Colorado 14ers, pixel by pixel. International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research 2(2):17-33.
• Vogt, Brandon, and R. Edsall. 2010. Terrestrial laser scanning and exploratory spatial data analysis for the mapping of weathering forms on rock art panels. Geocarto International 1:1-21.

Outreach and Service:

• GE Explorer Sub-Team Member
• GES Website Designer
• GES Colloquium Series Organizer
• Mentorship Program Participant
• Pre-Collegiate Development Program Instructor
• Social Sciences Symposium Series Committee Member