Publications, Presentations & Professional Activities

Selected Publications & Presentations

• Okey, B.W. 2006. Wind Power Development: Controversy in Prince Edward County, Ontario.  Middle Atlantic & New England Council for Canadian Studies 25th Anniversary Meeting, Montreal, September 22.
• Okey, B. 2006. The Power of Wind in Prince Edward County, Ontario. Pennsylvania Canadian Studies Consortium Annual Meeting and Conference, Lock Haven, April 1.
• Okey, B.W. 2005. Book Review. Wind Power in View: Energy Landscapes in a Crowded World by Martin J. Pasqualetti, Paul Gipe, and Robert W. Righter (editors). The Pennsylvania Geographer 43(2):124-126.
• Moss, M.R., and Okey, B.W. 2004. A landscape-ecological appraisal of the diversity and relevance of cultural landscapes. In R.H.G. Jongman (editor), The New Dimensions of the European Landscape, pp. 219-236. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. PDF
• Okey, B.W. 2004. WebCT as a Forum for American and Canadian Undergraduates. Illustrated poster, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, March 17.
• Medley, K.E., Butalla, C.M. and Okey, B.W. 2003. Historical changes in forest cover and land ownership in a Midwestern U.S. landscape. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 93:104-120. PDF
• Okey, B. 2002. Book Review. Lake Erie Rehabilitated: Controlling Cultural Eutrophication, 1960s-1990s by William McGucken. The Pennsylvania Geographer XL:187-189.
• Okey, B.W. 2002. Watershed Associations: Motivating the Grass Roots for Ecosystem Health. Healthy Ecosystems, Healthy People conference sponsored by the International Society for Ecosystem Health, Washington, D.C., June 8-9.
• Okey, B.W. and Wichert, G. 2001. Fish Community Composition in Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Stream Sites of Southern Ontario. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, New York, February 28.

Thesis Chair

• Kuzemchak, M. 2007. Application of Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program Data to the Siting of Wind Energy Facilities. Master of Science in Geography Thesis. Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Thesis Commitees

• Bright, H. 2007. The Effect of Streambank Fencing on Agriculturally Impacted Streams in Two Western Pennsylvania Watersheds. Master of Science in Geography Thesis. Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
• Aker, J. 2004. Spatial Analysis of Garlic Mustard in an Upland Forest Community. Master of Science in Geography Thesis. Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
• Wicker, S. 2003. Voices from Beyond: Culture and Society as Reflected in Catholic and Protestant Gravemarkers of Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Master of Arts in Geography Thesis. Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Other Activities

• President, AWARE (Aultman Watershed Association for Restoring the Environment)
  Article: The Geography of Restoring Aultmans Run in Indiana County
  Article: Watershed will scrub away Aultman Run iron
• Co-Director, Pennsylvania Canadian Studies Consortium
• Faculty Adviser, ECO (Environmentally Conscious Organization) IUP student organization.
• Faculty Adviser, Gamma Theta Upsilon (geography honorary)