Publications

Bolded author indicates the lab director.
U Undergraduate student co-author
G Graduate student co-author

Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts

Williams, M.G, and P.P. Schmutz. 2026. Space–Time Mapping and Identification of Sea Turtle Nesting Clusters on Pensacola Beach and Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida. Southeastern Geographer, 66 (2), 152-180. https://doi.org/10.1353/sgo.0.a981639

Schmutz, P.P., & T. BriggsU, and S.R. Seals. 2025. Lagging behind: Impact of non-native gravel within a coastal dune system. Aeolian Research, 72, 100957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100957

Schmutz, P.P. and A.P. Potter. 2024. Graffiti as Community Expression at Pensacola, Florida’s Graffiti Bridge. Southeastern Geographer, 64 (4), 379-383. https://doi.org/10.1353/sgo.2024.a942020

Corkran, R.U, A.E. Potter, and P.P. Schmutz. 2023. The Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Georgia Heritage Tourism Sites. Southeastern Geographer, 63 (1), 36-53. https://doi.org/10.1353/sgo.2023.0004

Nelson, S.A.U, and P.P. Schmutz. 2021. The Utility of Using a Near-Infrared (NIR) Camera to Measure Beach Surface Moisture. Geomorphology, 391, 107895. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2021.107895

Harris, E.G, P.P. Schmutz, C. JacksonG, M. AnayaU, M. JohnsonU, and G. ChapmanU. 2020. Beach User Perception on the Economic and Ecological Importance of Sand Dunes at Pensacola Beach, Florida. Southeastern Geographer, 60 (4), 303-331. https://doi.org/10.1353/sgo.2020.0026

Gunn, A., P.P. Schmutz, M. Wanker, D.A. Edmonds, R.C. Ewing, and D.J. Jerolmack. 2020. Macroscopic flow disequilibrium over aeolian dune fields. Geophysical Research Letters, 47, e2020GL088773. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL088773

Jackson, C.G, P.P. Schmutz, M. Harwell, and C. Littles. 2020. The ecosystem service of property protection and exposure to environmental stressors in the Gulf of Mexico. Ocean and Coastal Management, 104, 105017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.105017

Schmutz, P.P., T. BriggsU, and P. Tereszkiewicz. 2019. The utility of an omni-directional photoelectronic sensor device to measure meso-scale variability in aeolian sediment transport activity. Aeolian Research, 36, 61-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2018.11.003

Technical Reports (Non-Peer-Reviewed)

Schmutz, P.P. 2021. Environmental assessment of the Captain Sams Spit and applicability of the property to accommodate a South Carolina State Park. Report # 1. South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, & Tourism.

In Review

Cox, D.G, P.P. Schmutz, and S.R. Seals. In Review (2026). Modeling Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Nesting Site Selection Probability Using Presence-Pseudo-Absence Data. Ecosphere.

Schmutz, P.P., J. Agin, UG, S.R. Seals, and P. Tereszkiewicz. In Review (2026). Wrack as Dynamic Roughness: Controls on Wind Reduction and Sediment Deposition. Aeolian Research.