Dr. Joe Wheaton

Job Title:Assistant Professor Primary Affiliation: Department of Watershed Sciences Secondary Affiliations:

• Director of Ecogeomorphology & Topographic Analysis Lab,
• Co-Director of Intermountain Center for River Rehabilitation and Restoration
• Faculty of Ecology Center

Utah State University Watershed Sciences Department 5210 Old Main Hill, NR 210 Logan UT 84322-5210

Office: NR 360 Office Phone: 435-554-1247

Personal Website Staff Profile

Education

• Ph.D. in Geography University of Southampton School of Geography, Southampton, Hampshire, UK; Received: June 2008. (Supervisors: Professor David Sear, Dr. Steve Darby)
• M.S. Degree in Hydrologic Sciences; University of California at Davis, Davis, CA, USA; Received: June 2003. (Supervisor: Professor Greg Pasternack)
• B.S. Degree in Hydrology; University of California at Davis, Davis, CA, USA; Received: June 2002.

Research

Refer to Joe’s website for a description of Joe’s Research Interests.

Bio

Joe Wheaton is an Assistant Professor at Utah State University and a fluvial geomorphologist with over a decade of experience in river restoration, including working with beaver in restoration. Joe runs the Ecogeomorphology & Topographic Analysis Lab in Utah State University’s Department of Watershed Science and is a leader in the monitoring and modeling of riverine habitats and watersheds. He is the co-director of the Intermountain Center for River Rehabilitation & Restoration. He worked four years in consulting engineering before completing his B.S. in Hydrology (2002, UC Davis), an M.S. in Hydrologic Sciences (2003, UC Davis), and a Ph.D. in Geography (2008, University of Southampton, UK). He worked as a lecturer in Physical Geography (University of Wales 2006-08), Research Assistant Professor in Geology (Idaho State University, 2008-09) before becoming an Assistant Professor at Utah State Univeristy (2009-present) where he teaches courses on geomorphology, fluvial hydraulics, ecohydraulics, GIS, geomorphic change detection, and river restoration.

Scholarly Contributions

Refer to Joe’s website for a complete list of scholarly contributions.