NSF Biographical Sketch - Leigh, David
 

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Name: Leigh, David
Telephone: 706.542.2346 Fax: 706.542.2388
Email: dleigh@uga.edu
Organization:
Department of Geography
University of Georgia
204 Geography-Geology Building
Athens, Georgia 30602

Position at Coweeta LTER: Principal Investigator
Specialty: Quaternary Studies, Geomorphology, Geoarcheology, Environmental, and Soils

Education:
B.A., University of Colorado, Geography, 1982
M.A., University of Wisconsin, Geography, 1988
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Geography, 1991

Appointments:
Professor and Graduate Coordinator of Geography, Department of Geography, The University of Georgia 2004-Present
Associate Professor, University of Georgia, 1991-2004
RA, TA, Instructor, University of Wisconsin, 1985-1991
Geomorphologist, Center for American Archaeology, 1982-1985

Publications (Five as examples of research foci):
Leigh, D.S. 2008. Late Quaternary Climates and River Channels of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Southeastern USA. Geomorphology (in press).

Leigh, D.S. 2006. Terminal Pleistocene Braided to Meandering Transition in Rivers of the Southeastern USA. Catena 66, 155-160.

Leigh, D.S. and Webb, P.W. 2006. Holocene Erosion, Sedimentation, and Stratigraphy at Raven Fork, Southern Blue Ridge Mountains, USA. Geomorphology 78, 161-177.

Price, K. and Leigh, D.S. 2006. Stream morphological and sedimentological response to human impact in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains, USA. Geomorphology 78, 142-160.

Price, K. and Leigh, D.S. 2006. Comparative water quality of lightly and moderately impacted streams in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains, USA. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 120, 269-300.

Synergistic Activities:

1. Dr. Leigh’s research on the correlation between geomorphology and aquatic biology in the Etowah River Basin of north Georgia has stimulated considerable interest among governmental and non-governmental organizations regarding guidelines for Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) criteria for sediment in Georgia. The Etowah study is one of the few studies in the Southeast that has data correlating sediment concentrations to indices of biotic integrity, and these data are heavily relied upon to shape environmental policy in Georgia.

2. Dr. Leigh is an executive committee member of the River Basin Science and Policy Center at the University of Georgia, which helps to shape public policy regarding rivers, streams, lakes, and groundwater in Georgia.

3. Dr. Leigh teaches annual classes and graduate seminars on stream geomorphology and many of his students have applied knowledge from these classes to stream restoration activities in the Southeast.

4. Dr. Leigh serves on the Science Advisory Board for the Upper Chattahoochee River Keeper, a non-governmental outreach organization that works toward protection of water resources in north Georgia.

5. Dr. Leigh serves on the Science Advisory Board for the Soque River Watershed Organization (NGO).

6. Dr, Leigh is a current editorial board member for Southeastern Geographer.