Amber Ignatius, Ph.D.

• Ph.D., Geography, University of Georgia, 2015
• M.S., Geography, Florida State University, 2009
• B.S., History and Anthropology, Florida State University, 2005

Ignatius, A.R., Purucker, T., Schaeffer, B.A., Wolfe, K., Urquhart, E.A., Smith, D. 2022. Satellite-Derived Cyanobacteria Frequency and Intensity in Headwaters & Near-Dam Reservoir Surface Waters of the Southern U.S. Submitted to Science of the Total Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153568

Ignatius, A.R., Flood, M.G. 2021. Integration of Remote Sensing & Environmental Science in Placed-Based Learning. Proceedings of the ASPRS 2021 Annual Convention, March 29 - April 2. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Bethesda, Maryland. DOI:10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIV-M-3-2021-73-2021

Ignatius, A.R., Coleman, L., Kurimo-Beechuk, E., McDonald, J., Milligan, R., Mishra, D.R., Page, M. 2021. Water in Geospatial Higher Education: A Discussion of Lessons Learned. Proceedings of the 2021 Georgia Water Resources Conference. https://par.nsf.gov/biblio/10231109

Cyterski, M. Barber, C., Galvin, M., Parmar, R., Johnston, J., Smith, D., Ignatius, A.R., Prieto, L., Wolfe, K. 2020. PiSCES: Pi(scine) Stream Community Estimation System. Environmental Modelling and Software. DOI:10.1016/j.envsoft.2020.104703

Ignatius, A.R., Jones, J.W. 2018. High Resolution Water Body Mapping for SWAT Evaporative Modeling in the Upper Oconee Watershed of Georgia, USA. Hydrological Processes. DOI:10.1002/hyp.11398

Schaeffer, B.A., Bailey, S., Conmy, R., Galvin, M., Ignatius, A.R., Johnston, J.M., Parmar, R., Keith, D., Stumpf, R.P., Urquhart, E.A., Werdell, P.J., Wolfe, K., Ross, L. 2018. Mobile device application for monitoring cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms using Sentinel-3 satellite Ocean and Land Colour Instruments. Environmental Modelling and Software. DOI:10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.08.015

Sitterson, J., Knightes, C., Parmar, R., Wolfe, K., Avant, B., Ignatius, A.R., Smith, D. 2017. A Survey of Precipitation Data for Environmental Modeling. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-17/441. https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_report.cfm?dirEntryId=339606&Lab=NERL

Clark, J.M., Schaeffer, B.A., Darling, J.A., Urquhart, E.A., Johnston, J.M., Ignatius, A.R., Myer, M.H., Loftin, K.A., Werdell, P.J., Stumpf, R.P. 2017. Satellite Monitoring of Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Frequency in Recreational Waters and Drinking Water Sources. Ecological Indicators. Vol 80, 84-95. DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.04.046

Ignatius, A.R., Rasmussen, T.C. 2016. Small Reservoir Effects on Headwater Water Quality in the Rural-Urban Fringe, Georgia Piedmont, USA. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. Vol 8, 145-161. DOI:10.1016/j.ejrh.2016.08.005

Ignatius, A.R., Wolfe, K., Parmar, R., Flaishans, J., Harwell, L., Yee, S., Purucker, T., Galvin, M. 2016. Interoperable Software Development for Data Discovery, Integration, and Evaluation: Human Well Being Index (HWBI) REST API. Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software, Toulouse, France. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/iemssconference/2016/Stream-A/17

Ignatius, A.R., Jones, J.W. 2014. Small Reservoir Distribution, Rate of Construction, and Uses in the Upper and Middle Chattahoochee Basins of the Georgia Piedmont, USA, 19502010. ISPRS International Journal of GeoInformation. Vol 3(2), 460-480. DOI:10.3390/ijgi3020460

Ignatius, A.R., Stallins, T.A. 2011. Assessing Spatial Hydrological Data Integration to Characterize Geographic Trends in Small Reservoirs in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. Southeastern Geographer. Vol 51(3): 371-393. DOI:10.1353/sgo.2011.0028

Amber's favorite things about working in North Georgia are running, hiking, and enjoying the beautiful southern Blue Ridge Mountains.