Lucas Johnson

Master's Student, Geography Program

B.A., 2002, Geography, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Email: lucas_p_johnson@yahoo.com

Research Interests

My interests are many and broad, which is what drew me to the field of Geography. My main interest lies on the human/cultural side of Geography, but I am also interested in remote sensing. My thesis deals with the Historical Geography of settlement, specifically that of two small communities, Shaw Point and East Bay, on Sand Island, Wisconsin. These communities sprang up in the mid-1870's and the last resident left the island in 1944. Sand Island is now a part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. I was attracted to these communities because of their isolation. I want to look at why people chose Sand Island, how the towns developed economically and socially, and why the communities eventually died.

Memberships

Nebraska State Historical Society, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, South Dakota State Historical Society, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing

Work Experience

Photo Editor, The Exponent, student newspaper, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Student Conservation Association, Resource Assistant, Theodore Roosevelt National Park
National Park Service, Park Ranger-Interpretation, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
National Park Service, Park Ranger-Interpretation, Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Background Information

Hobbies: Photography, Sailing, Reading
Hometown: Madison, Wisconsin