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Matthew H. Connolly

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Associate Professor

Also affiliated: Texas State University (2012); Conway School of Landscape Design (2015–2024)

4 h-index 17 pubs 51 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Matthew H. Connolly is an Associate Professor at the University of Central Arkansas whose research applies Geographic Information Science (GIScience) to human-environment interactions and water resource issues. His current projects include analyzing the spatial patterns and landscape characteristics influencing municipal water consumption, and applying geocomputational methods to water resource challenges. Connolly also investigates the fluvial geomorphology of streams in the southern Ozarks region of Arkansas. Additionally, he is involved in developing a stream morphology and beach erosion monitoring program for the southwest coast of Jamaica. His work has resulted in 17 publications, with a citation count of 45 and an h-index of 4. Connolly collaborates with several researchers at the University of Central Arkansas, including Ginny L. Adams and Yaqian He, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 17
  • Citations: 51

Positions

  • Associate Professor 2020–present
    University of Central Akansas Geography ORCID
  • Assistant Professor 2014–2020
    University of Central Arkansas Geography ORCID
  • Assistant Professor (Lecturer) 2013–2014
    University of Utah Geography ORCID
  • Doctoral Teaching Assistant 2011–2013
    Texas State University San Marcos Department of Geography Geography ORCID
  • Doctoral Instructional Assistant 2009–2011
    Texas State University San Marcos Department of Geography Geography ORCID
  • Research Assistant 2010
    Texas State University San Marcos Department of Geography Geography ORCID
  • Graduate Instructional Assistant 2007–2009
    Texas State University San Marcos Department of Geography Geography ORCID
  • Interpreter 2008
    Texas State University San Marcos Meadows Center for Water and the Environment ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Agricultural Geography and International Water Conflict: Evidence from Remotely Sensed Data (2025)
    International Studies Quarterly DOI OpenAlex
  • Environmental correlates with fish assemblage change and biotic homogenization across 40 years in an Ozark, Gravel‐Bed river basin (2024)
    Ecology Of Freshwater Fish 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Impacts of irrigation-climate interactions on irrigated soybean yields in the US Arkansas Delta from 2003 to 2017 (2023)
    Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Fish assemblage shifts in an Ozark river over 80 years amidst a mosaic of forest regeneration and persistent pasture (2022)
    Ecology Of Freshwater Fish 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Spatial Analysis of Climate Driver Impacts on Sub-Saharan African Migration Patterns in Tanzania (2022)
    IntechOpen eBooks DOI OpenAlex
  • Statistics and GIS (2018)
    The Encyclopedia of Archaeological Sciences 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • “My Friend, The Fire Ant”: A Preliminary Analysis of the Role of Fire Ants in Grapevine Health (2016)
    Papers in Applied Geography 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Management implications of spatiotemporal non-stationarity in municipal water consumption patterns and drivers (2015)
    Applied Geography 10 citations DOI OpenAlex

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