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• Ph.D., Geography, University of Georgia, 2015
• M.S., Geography, Florida State University, 2009
• B.S., History and Anthropology, Florida State University, 2005

Ignatius, A.R., Purucker, T., Schaeffer, B.A., Wolfe, K., Urquhart, E.A., Smith, D. 2022. Satellite-Derived Cyanobacteria Frequency and Intensity in Headwaters & Near-Dam Reservoir Surface Waters of the Southern U.S. Submitted to Science of the Total Environment. DOI:

Ignatius, A.R., Flood, M.G. 2021. Integration of Remote Sensing & Environmental Science in Placed-Based Learning. Proceedings of the ASPRS 2021 Annual Convention, March 29 - April 2. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Bethesda, Maryland. DOI:

Ignatius, A.R., Coleman, L., Kurimo-Beechuk, E., McDonald, J., Milligan, R., Mishra, D.R., Page, M. 2021. Water in Geospatial Higher Education: A Discussion of Lessons Learned. Proceedings of the 2021 Georgia Water Resources Conference.

Cyterski, M. Barber, C., Galvin, M., Parmar, R., Johnston, J., Smith, D., Ignatius, A.R., Prieto, L., Wolfe, K. 2020. PiSCES: Pi(scine) Stream Community Estimation System. Environmental Modelling and Software. DOI:

Ignatius, A.R., Jones, J.W. 2018. High Resolution Water Body Mapping for SWAT Evaporative Modeling in the Upper Oconee Watershed of Georgia, USA. Hydrological Processes. DOI:

Schaeffer, B.A., Bailey, S., Conmy, R., Galvin, M., Ignatius, A.R., Johnston, J.M., Parmar, R., Keith, D., Stumpf, R.P., Urquhart, E.A., Werdell, P.J., Wolfe, K., Ross, L. 2018. Mobile device application for monitoring cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms using Sentinel-3 satellite Ocean and Land Colour Instruments. Environmental Modelling and Software. DOI:

Sitterson, J., Knightes, C., Parmar, R., Wolfe, K., Avant, B., Ignatius, A.R., Smith, D. 2017. A Survey of Precipitation Data for Environmental Modeling. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-17/441. 

Clark, J.M., Schaeffer, B.A., Darling, J.A., Urquhart, E.A., Johnston, J.M., Ignatius, A.R., Myer, M.H., Loftin, K.A., Werdell, P.J., Stumpf, R.P. 2017. Satellite Monitoring of Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Frequency in Recreational Waters and Drinking Water Sources. Ecological Indicators. Vol 80, 84-95. DOI:

Ignatius, A.R., Rasmussen, T.C. 2016. Small Reservoir Effects on Headwater Water Quality in the Rural-Urban Fringe, Georgia Piedmont, USA. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. Vol 8, 145-161. DOI:

Ignatius, A.R., Wolfe, K., Parmar, R., Flaishans, J., Harwell, L., Yee, S., Purucker, T., Galvin, M. 2016. Interoperable Software Development for Data Discovery, Integration, and Evaluation: Human Well Being Index (HWBI) REST API. Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software, Toulouse, France.

Ignatius, A.R., Jones, J.W. 2014. Small Reservoir Distribution, Rate of Construction, and Uses in the Upper and Middle Chattahoochee Basins of the Georgia Piedmont, USA, 19502010. ISPRS International Journal of GeoInformation. Vol 3(2), 460-480. DOI:

Ignatius, A.R., Stallins, T.A. 2011. Assessing Spatial Hydrological Data Integration to Characterize Geographic Trends in Small Reservoirs in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. Southeastern Geographer. Vol 51(3): 371-393. DOI:

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