Annette Patton

Patton, Annette

Position Type:
Faculty
Job Title:
Assistant Professor and Watershed Extension Specialist
Department:
Outreach and Engagement
Forest Engineering, Resources & Management
Office Location:
230 Peavy Forest Science Center (PFSC)
Phone Number:
541-737-6193
Email:
annette.patton@oregonstate.edu
Advising:  Graduate Major Advisor
Education
BA Geology, Whitman College
MS and Phd Geosciences, Colorado State University
Research Interests
  • Landslide and hillslope processes
  • Watershed Hydrology
  • Community-led research
My current research focuses on landslide initiation thresholds, hillslope hydrology and monitoring, and geomorphic mapping. I collaborate with local land managers, community leaders, as well as state and federal scientists to empower communities, support risk reduction, and inform land management practices.
Selected Publications:

  1. Patton, A., Luna, L., Roering, J., Jacobs, A., Korup, O., Mirus, B., 2023, Landslide initiation thresholds in data-sparse regions: Application to landslide early warning criteria in Sitka, Alaska, USA, NHESS. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-3261-2023

  2. Dixon, L., Izenberg, M., Lempert, R., Patton, A., Roering, J., 2023, Residential Landslide Insurance in Sitka, Alaska; Market Conditions and Options for Improving Availability. RAND Publication. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/PEA223-1

  3. Lempert, R., Busch, L., Brown, R., Patton, A., Turner, S., Schmidt, J., Young, T., 2023, Community-Level, Participatory Co-Design for Landslide Warning with Implications for Climate Services, Sustainability, DOI: 10.3390/su15054294.

  4. Patton, A., Roering, J., Orland, O., 2022, Debris flow initiation in postglacial terrain: Insights from shallow landslide initiation models and geomorphic mapping in Southeast Alaska, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. DOI: 10.1002/esp.5336

  5. Patton, A., Rathburn, S., Capps, D., McGrath, D., Brown, R., 2021, Ongoing landslide deformation in thawing permafrost, Denali National Park, Alaska, Geophysical Research Letters. DOI: 10.1029/2021GL092959.

  6. Chu, M., Patton, A., Roering, J., Siebert, C., Selker, J., Walter, C., Udell, C., 2021, SitkaNet: A low-cost, distributed sensor network for landslide monitoring and study, HardwareX, 9, 1:24, DOI: 10.1016/j.ohx.2021.e00191.

  7. Patton, A., Rathburn, S., Capps, D., Brown, R., Singleton, J., 2020, Lithologic, geomorphic, and permafrost controls on recent landsliding in the Alaska Range, Geosphere, 16:10, 1-16. DOI: 10.1130/GE02256.1

  8. Patton, A., Rathburn, S., Capps, D., 2019, Landslide response to climate change in permafrost regions, Geomorphology, 340, 116-128, DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.04.029.

  9. Patton, A., Rathburn, S., Bilderback, E., Lukens, C., 2018, Patterns of debris flow initiation and periglacial sediment sourcing in the Colorado Front Range, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 43, 2998-3008.

  10. Wohl, E., Rathburn, S., Chignell, S., Garrett, K., Laurel, D., Livers, B., Patton, A., Records, R., Richards, M., Schook, D., Sutfin, N., Wegener, P., 2017, Mapping longitudinal stream connectivity in the North St. Vrain Creek watershed of Colorado, Geomorphology, 277, 171-181.

Extension Title:
Watershed Extension Specialist