Patrick A. Hesp

PERSONAL INFORMATION

R.J. Russell Professor
Department of Geography and Anthropology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-6244 ~ Fax: 225-578-4420
E-mail: pahesp@lsu.edu


EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Ph.D., University of Sydney, 1981

MA (Hons), Massey University, Palmerston North, NZ, 1976

BA, Massey University, Palmerston North, NZ, 1974

INTERESTS

Coastal Geomorphology
Aeolian Geomorphology and Dune Dynamics
Coastal Management

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

P.A. Hesp and S. Dillenburg, 2009. Geology and Geomorphology of Holocene Coastal Barriers of Brazil. Springer.

P.A. Hesp, 2002. Foredunes and Blowouts: initiation, geomorphology and dynamics. Geomorphology 48: 245-268.

P.A. Hesp, 2004. Coastal dunes in the Tropics and Temperate Regions: Location, formation, morphology and vegetation processes. In: M. Martinez and N. Psuty (editors), Coastal Dunes, Ecology and Conservation. Ecological Studies v. 171. Springer-Verlag, Berlin: 29-49.

P.A. Hesp, I. Walker, R. Davidson-Arnott, and J. Ollerhead, 2005. Flow dynamics over a vegetated foredune at Prince Edward Island, Canada. Geomorphology 65: 71-84.

I. Walker, P.A. Hesp, R. Davidson-Arnott, and J. Ollerhead, 2006. Topographic steering of alongshore flow over a vegetated foredune: Greenwich dunes, Prince Edward Island, Canada. J. Coastal Research 22 (5): 1278-1291.

P. Hesp and M. Martinez, 2007. Disturbance in coastal dune ecosystems. In: E.A. Johnson and

K. Miyanishi (Eds.), Plant Disturbance Ecology: The Process and Response. Academic Press: 215-247.

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

2009 LSU ‘Rainmaker’
2008 Editorial Board, Aeolian Research
2008. LSU ‘Rainmaker’– Top 100 research faculty
2008. LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award
2007. Richard J. Russell Professor of Geography and Anthropology, LSU.
2006. Editorial Board, Journal of Coastal Research
2001. Richard J. Russell Award by the American Association of Geographers
1998. Editorial Board, New Zealand Geographer

COURSES TAUGHT

Introductory Physical Geography
Coastal Resources and Management
Coastal and Estuarine Resources

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