Faculty Profile for Dr. Jason Julian

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Dr. Jason Julian
Professor — Dept of Geography & Environmntl Studies
ELA 383
phone: (512) 245-3201
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Dr. Jason Julian is an Environmental Geographer and Earth Systems Scientist who investigates landscape changes and environmental management across broad scales, with a focus on human-environment interactions, water resources, and protected places. Past projects have included land use effects on watershed processes and river ecosystems, modeling light availability and primary production in rivers, bio-geomorphic feedbacks in rivers, stream mitigation, and ecosystem service demands with population growth. He was a Fulbright Senior Scholar (New Zealand) and is currently a Professor at Texas State University, where he teaches courses on Water Resources, Geomorphology, and Environmental Systems.

Teaching Interests

 Water Resources
Environmental Geography
Parks & Protected Places
Geomorphology

Research Interests

 Environmental Geography: human-environment interactions; land-cover/land-use change; ecosystem services; parks & protected places; natural resource management
Water Resources: watershed science & management; river systems; water policy
Ecohydrology: bio-hydro-geomorphic feedbacks in river ecosystems; spatiotemporal trends in water quality; sustainable flows; aquatic light availability; scaling relationships
Fluvial Geomorphology: channel changes; large river-floodplain dynamics; streambank erosion

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Misiune, I., Julian, J. P., & Veteikis, D. (2021). Pull and push factors for use of urban green spaces and priorities for their ecosystem services: Case study of Vilnius, Lithuania. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126899
  • Julian, J. P. (2019). Old forts and new amenities in the Southern Plains. In Collateral Values: The Natural Capital Created by Landscapes of War (pp. 77–109). Springer.
  • Julian, J. P., Daly, G., & Weaver, R. C. (2018). University students’ social demand of a blue space and the influence of life experiences. Sustainability, 10(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/su10093178
  • Manning, A., & Julian, J. P. (2018). Ecosystem services and damage costs of federal lands: Case study of Gila National Forest, USA. Southwestern Geographer, 21, 1.
  • Castro, A., Julian, J. P., Vaughn, C. C., Martin-Mikle, C., & Quintas-Soriano, C. (2018). Ecosystem services across U.S. watersheds: a meta-analysis of studies 2000-2014. In Ecosystem Services and Global Ecology (pp. 81–101). London, UK: InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.76650

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Leadership Award, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies. January 2021 - April 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Service Award, Department of Geography, Texas State University. 2017 - 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Early Career Award, NASA New Investigator Program in Earth Science. 2013
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Fulbright Senior Scholar. 2012
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alumni Association Teaching Award of Honor, Texas State University. January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Selected Grants

  • Julian, Jason Paul (Principal), Weaver, Russell Christopher (Co-Principal). Analysis of Demand for Stream Mitigation Credits in Colorado, Meridian Institute, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $63287. (Submitted: 2017, Funded: 2017 - 2019). Grant.
  • Julian, Jason Paul (Principal), Meitzen, Kimberly Michelle, Butler, David R. Resilience and Bio-Geomorphic Systems: The 48th Annual Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, NSF-Geomorphology & Land Use Dynamics, Federal, $39250. (Funded: 2017 - 2018). Grant.
  • Julian, Jason Paul (Principal). Identification of headwater streams in arid landscapes, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $72382. (Funded: September 1, 2017 - June 30, 2019). Grant.
  • Julian, Jason Paul (Principal). Social Demand for Ecosystem Services in the Nation Fastest Growing City: San Marcos, TX, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $8000. (Funded: 2015). Grant.
  • Julian, Jason Paul (Principal). Influence of Catchment Characteristics and Land Use Change on Optical Water Quality in New Zealand Rivers, Fulbright Scholar Program, $20000. (Funded: 2012). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Editorial Review Board Member
Geographies
2020-Present
Associate Chair
Department of Geography
September 2018-August 2022
Other
Youth basketball coach, San Marcos Recreation Center
2014-2019
Officer
San Marcos High School XC Booster Club
July 2023-Present
Member
Conservation Committee - San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance
March 2018-Present