In Press – Doherty, P., Qinghua, G., Liu, Y., Wieczorek, J. & Doke, J. (2011) “Georeferencing Incidents from Locality Descriptions and its Applications: a Case Study from Yosemite National Park Search and Rescue.” Transactions in GIS 15(6): 775-792.

“Analysis of Lost Person Behavior within Yosemite National Park” – 10th Annual GIS Day @ KU, November 2011

“Preliminary Analysis of Search and Rescue Incidents in Yosemite National Park” - 2010 Great Plains Rocky Mountain Division of AAG Annual Meeting Poster Presentation

Doke, Jared and Paul J. Doherty. “Analysis of Standard Search Perimeters Utilized During Search and Rescue Incidents in Yosemite National Park” – 2011 Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Applied Geography Specialty Group Student Paper Competition

I am interested in lost person behavior and the role of GIS during search and rescue operations. I am currently working on my thesis in which I am analyzing lost person behavior in Yosemite National Park and creating a GIS model based on demographics and last seen point to assist during searches for lost/missing persons.