Peer-reviewed articles
Molder, E. B., Schenkein, S. F., McConnell, A. E., Benedict, K. K., & Straub, C. L. (2022). Landsat data ecosystem case study: Actor perceptions of the use and value of Landsat. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 9, 724. (open-access) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2021.805174/full
“Alces Alces Absonus: The Discordant Moose”
Digital collage and essay included in the edited 2021 volume becoming-Feral [PDF link]
Molder, N. and Laituri, M. (2020). The Hydro-Social Cycle of an Extreme City: Tijuana, Mexico. Colorado Water 37 (1): 11-14 [web link]
Conference Presentations
“Following the research: extractivist histories of marine science in deep seabed mining”
Paper was presented at the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) conference in December 2022. [PDF link]
Reports
U.S. Geological Survey wildland fire science strategic plan, 2021–26 (2021)
As part of broader joint planning efforts among US Federal Agencies including the USGS, I analyzed interviews with various fire science professionals and decision-makers to understand information needs and preferences. My contribution, including several descriptive and analytical figures about the results, is in Appendix 1 (pp 21-30)
https://doi.org/10.3133/cir1471.
“Rockport Residents and Life After Harvey: Results from the 2019 Colorado State University Ethnographic Field School Study”
I worked as a Teaching Assistant with Dr. Kate Brown’s Ethnographic Field School in the summer of 2019. My role, in addition to supporting instruction, was to manage the collection of participatory mapping data from interviews with Rockport residents. Residents were given laminated maps of the area and asked to identify with colored paint markers where on the map they perceived different risks (storm surge, flooding from rain, wind, etc.). I digitized each map using GIS and aggregated the data to produce overall maps of risk perception. I also contributed to writing the final report. [PDF link]
Other Academic Work
Environing Technologies and “Invasion” in the Anthropocene (2023) [VIDEO]
Final video project for Philosophy / Environmental Studies 441 – Ethics for a Damaged Planet, UW-Madison, Summer 2023. The video explores the notion of “invasion” in the context of the Laurentian Great Lakes in North America and the tradeoffs between economic development and (often harmful) ecological change driven by technologies like shipping canals, locks, and barges.
[[ Sorry for the poor audio quality, it was recorded quickly on Zoom to meet a deadline and I plan to re-record it soon with added citations on the slides ]]
“Writing Through Materials, Coding, and Authoethnography” (2021)
Seminar paper written for Geography 500 – Qualitative Methods in Geography, UW-Madison, Fall 2021. The paper reviews the literature on qualitative coding methodologies used to analyze textual data from interviews, focus groups, ethnography, participant observation, etc. It focuses in particular on grounded theory and situational analysis and how these “theory-methods” incorporate coding as an analytical tool or practice. [PDF link]
Innovation, Institutions, and the Importance of Large Land Parcels: Drivers of Urban Expansion in San Diego, CA, 1986-2017.
My 2019 M.A. Thesis from the Dept. of Anthropology and Geography, Colorado State University. [Proquest link]
“Dam Removal and NEPA: Case Studies from the Elwha and Klamath Rivers”
Final paper for Dr. Courtney Shultz’s course NR 567 – Analysis of Environmental Impact, Colorado State University, Spring 2018. [PDF link]