Lab Publications
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*Ecohydraulics Lab member (graduate student/postdoc)
**Undergraduate student
[2026]
Thenuwara*, M. N., P. B. Vien*, J. Taye*, and K. M. Kibler, (2026). Spatial variability of hydrodynamics in oyster reefs: investigating the impact of canopy density on mean and turbulent flows, Limnology & Oceanography, 71(8) e70474. doi.org/10.1002/lno.70474
Clark, R., A. Kaw, A. Dallal and K. M. Kibler (2026). IUSE: Motivation and Cognitive Engagement in Engineering Courses: Employing a Learning Management System to Present Pre-requisite Content for Classroom Preparation. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, paper # 49991. peer.asee.org/59862
Taye*, J., K. M. Kibler, M. N. Thenuwara*, and K. Barrera** (2026). Anchoring and root architecture influence hydro-morphologic mechanisms of dislodgement in Rhizophora mangle seedlings. Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface, 131(2) e2025JF008419 doi.org/10.1029/2025JF008419.
Morris, R. L. J. E. Akers, S. Casas, J. Geldard, A. Goad, M. Ghisalberti, X. M. Guo, R. Holland, H. Y. Jin, K. M. Kibler, D. Kreeger, B. S. Lanham, J. F. La Peyre, R. J. Lowe, C. E. M. Lupton, H. Nassif, W. Mather, A. W. M. Pomeroy, E. Rothermel, M. Ruszala, M. Rupasinghe, S. Rikard, R. E. Riman, R. San Nicolas, J. P. Shinn, P. Shrestha, E. L. Sparks, S. E. Swearer, J. Taye*, N. A. Temple, M. N. Thenuwara*, P. B. Vien*, Z. W. Wang, M. L. Williams, D. Bushek (2026). Reefense: Living shoreline mosaics can achieve ecological and engineering outcomes with interdisciplinary design. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 123(15) e2516197123. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2516197123
Kaw, A., R. Clark, K. M. Kibler, A. Dallal and O. Uyanik (2026). On Developing Resources for Enhancing Student Success in STEM Courses Through Pre-Class Learning and Prior Knowledge Integration. Proceedings of Southeastern Section, American Society for Engineering Education, Paper ID #49856. doi.org/10.18260/1-2--57999 peer.asee.org/57999
Thenuwara*, M., K. M. Kibler, J. Taye+, P. B. Vien* (2026). Canopy Density and Reef Hydrodynamics, HydroShare, doi.org/10.4211/hs.87178ac02a3342dcbc1d174f7a00e8c3
[2025]
Lowe, R.J., Geldard, J., Ghisalberti, M., Morris, R., Goad, A., Bryant, D., da Silva, R., Kibler, K. M., Sparks, E. and Bushek, D. (2025). Performance of hybrid oyster reefs for coastal protection: From design to implementation. In Australasian Coasts & Ports 2025 Conference (pp. 810-815). Adelaide: Engineers Australia. (Winner of Best Paper Award)
https://search.informit.org/doi/pdf/10.3316/informit.T2025112200017300202410028
Kibler, K. M., M. J. Donnelly, V. Encomio, M. Giuntoli*, M. Thenuwara*, B. Bennett*, L. Andrade-Barron*, M. Sonbol**, W. R. Seppala**, N. Ramakrishnan*, J. J. Báez, B. Orlando, I. Arpayoglou, and M. Meisenburg (2025). Living Shoreline Prioritization and Hydrodynamic Habitat Suitability Models for Restoration in the Indian River Lagoon and Lake Worth Lagoon, Florida. HydroShare, doi.org/10.4211/hs.2471f3148e5f4814a94d6dfaee2d879c
Ramakrishnan**, N. and K. M. Kibler (2025). Comparison of laser diffraction vs. composite sieve and specific gravity tests for particle size distributions across a range of soil textures. Proceedings of the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress: Cool Solutions to Hot Topics, American Society of Civil Engineers, ISBN: 9780784486184. pp. 259-271. doi.org/10.1061/9780784486184.025 (Winner of Best Student Paper Award)
Donnelly, M. J., M. Martin, C. Fleming, K. M. Kibler, L. Walters, P. Shearer, L. Jennison, E. Lin, and G. Zaragoza, Florida Statewide Coastal Restoration Guide (2025). Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. stars.library.ucf.edu/ucfscholar/1342/
Kibler, K. M., M. J. Donnelly, V. Encomio, M. Giuntoli*, M. Thenuwara*, B. Bennett*, L. Andrade-Barron*, M. Sonbol**, W. R. Seppala**, N. Ramakrishnan*, J. J. Báez, B. Orlando, I. Arpayoglou, and M. Meisenburg (2025). Locations of Outfalls in the Indian River Lagoon and Lake Worth Lagoon, Florida. stars.library.ucf.edu/shorelines/5/
Kibler, K. M., M. J. Donnelly, V. Encomio, M. Giuntoli*, M. Thenuwara*, B. Bennett*, L. Andrade-Barron*, M. Sonbol**, W. R. Seppala**, N. Ramakrishnan*, J. J. Báez, B. Orlando, I. Arpayoglou, and M. Meisenburg (2025). Seagrass Persistence in the Indian River Lagoon and Lake Worth Lagoon, Florida. stars.library.ucf.edu/shorelines/4/
Lowe, R.J., Ghisalberti, M., Geldard, J., Morris, R., Goad, A., Kibler, K. M., and Bushek, D. (2025). Reefense: performance of a modular oyster reef habitat for coastal protection applications. (2025). Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 38. doi.org/10.9753/icce.v38.structures.92
Taye*, J., K. M. Kibler, M. Thenuwara*, K. R. Barrera** (2025). Hydro-morphodynamic Data for Dislodgement of Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) Seedlings, HydroShare, doi.org/10.4211/hs.7301fca299004be58aad79c290dd7d53
[2023]
Cannon*, D. J., K. M. Kibler, J. Taye* and S.C. Medeiros (2023), Characterizing canopy complexity of natural and restored intertidal oyster reefs (Crassostrea virginica) with applications for natural and nature-based coastal infrastructure. Restoration Ecology, e13973. doi.org/10.1111/rec.13973
Kibler, K. M., L. G. Chambers, M. Beazley, K. Goos*, C. K. Nitsch, N. Young, M. Blow, N. Cheek, K. Johnsen, A. Lacoursière, A. Patel, J. Volk, P. Espinosa-Badel*, and S. G. Parker (2023). Design of Stormwater BMPs for Surface and Groundwater Protection Based on Site-Scale Soil Properties: Phase I. Florida Department of Transportation, Final Report BDV24-977-43. stars.library.ucf.edu/fdot/2/
[2022]
K. M. Kibler, C. Pilato, L. J. Walters, M. Donnelly and J. Taye*, (2022). Hydrodynamic limitations to mangrove seedling retention in sub-tropical estuaries, Sustainability, 14(14), 8605. doi.org/10.3390/su14148605
Cannon*, D. J., K. M. Kibler, V. Kitskoudis*, S. C. Medeiros, and L. J. Walters (2022). Variation of mean flow and turbulence characteristics within canopies of restored intertidal oyster reefs as a function of restoration age. Ecological Engineering, 180: 106678. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022.106678
Shokri*, M., Y. Gao, K. M. Kibler, D. B. Wang, M. J. Wightman and N. Rice* (2022). Contaminant transport from stormwater management areas to a freshwater karst spring in Florida: Results of near-surface geophysical investigations and tracer experiments. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 40, 101055. doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2022.101055
Cannon* D. J., K. M. Kibler, L. J. Walters and L. G. Chambers (2022). Hydrodynamic and biogeochemical evolution of a restored intertidal oyster (Crassostrea virginica) reef. Science of the Total Environment, 831: 154879. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154879
[2021]
Shokri*, M., K. M. Kibler, C. Hagglund**, A. Corrado**, D. B. Wang, M. Wanielista, and M. Beazley (2021). Hydraulic and nutrient removal effectiveness of vegetated filter strips (VFS) of engineered media for infiltration and treatment of contaminated roadway runoff. Journal of Environmental Management, 300, 113747. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113747
Spiering*, D.W., K. M. Kibler, V. Kitsikoudis*, M. Donnelly, and L. J. Walters (2021). Detecting hydrodynamic changes after living shoreline restoration and through an extreme event using a Before-After-Control-Impact experiment. Ecological Engineering, 169, 106306. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106306
Cannon*, D., K. M. Kibler, V. Kitsikoudis*, S. Medeiros, L. Walters, D. Spiering*, B. Nogueira* (2021). Mean flow and turbulence observations on reference and restored oyster reefs in Mosquito Lagoon - Florida from 2018-06-01 to 2018-11-15 (NCEI Accession 0225430). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi.org/10.25921/f389-7q16.
Matschullat, J., R. Monteiro Bezerra de Lima, S. F. von Fromm, G. Coimbra Martins, M. Schneider, A. Mathis, A. Plessow and K. M. Kibler (2021). Sustainable land-use alternatives in tropical rainforests – evidence from natural and social sciences, European Geologist Journal, 52 :5-20. doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5769730
Shokri*, M., Y. Gao, K. M. Kibler, N. B. Chang, and D. B. Wang (2021). Characterizing near-surface karst system under three stormwater retention basins in Silver Springs, Florida. Proceedings of the 16th Sinkhole Conference, doi.org/10.5038/9781733375313.1009
Morris, R., D. M. Bilkovic, M. Boswell, D. Bushek, J. Cebrian, J. Goff, K. M. Kibler, M. Le Peyre, G. McClenachan, J. Moody, P. Sacks, J. Shinn, E. Sparks, N. Temple, L. Walters, B. Webb, and S. Swearer, (2021). Large-scale variation in wave attenuation of oyster reef living shorelines and the influence of inundation duration, Ecological Applications, e2382. doi.org/10.1002/eap.2382
Cannon*, D. Kibler, K. M., and Kitsikoudis*, V. (2021). Hydrodynamics within canopies of Halodule wrightii: patch-scale influence of submerged aquatic vegetation to sediment suspension. Geosciences 11, 115. doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11030115
Corrado**, A., M. Shokri* and K. M. Kibler, (2021). Assessing change in runoff water parameters through road shoulder vegetated filter strips: experimental comparison of soils and engineered infiltration media. The Pegasus Review: UCF Undergraduate Research Journal, 13(2), 37-49. stars.library.ucf.edu/urj/vol13/iss2/4/
[2020]
Cannon*, D., K. M. Kibler, M. Donnelly, L. J. Walters, G. McClenachan, A. Roddenberry, and J. Phagan** (2020). Hydrodynamic habitat thresholds for mangrove vegetation on the shorelines of a microtidal estuarine lagoon, Ecological Engineering, 158, 106070. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.106070
Gao, Y., D. Libera, D. B. Wang, K. M. Kibler, and N. B. Chang, (2020). Evaluating the performance of BAM-based blanket filter on nitrate reduction in a karst spring, Journal of Hydrology, 591, 125491. doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125491
Alipour*, M. H., K. M. Kibler, and B. Alizadeh, (2020). Flow alteration by diversion hydropower in tributaries to the Salween River: a comparative analysis of two streamflow prediction methodologies. International Journal of River Basin Management, 20(1), 33–43. doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2020.1760289
Kibler, K. M., N. B. Chang, M. P. Wanielista, D. Wen, M. Shokri*, A. Valencia, E. Lustoso-Alves, and N. Rice* (2020). Optimal Design of Stormwater Basins with Bio-Sorption Activated Media (BAM) in Karst Environments – Phase II: Field Testing of BMPs. Florida Department of Transportation Final Report BDV24-977-20, March 2020. rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54605
Kibler, K. M., N. B. Chang, M. P. Wanielista, D. Wen, M. Shokri*, A. Valencia, E. Lustoso-Alves, and N. Rice* (2020). Phase II: Karst area BMP Construction with Bio-Sorption Activated Media (BAM). Florida Department of Environmental Protection Final Report NS001, March 2020.
Shokri*, M., Y. Gao, K. M. Kibler, N. B. Chang, and D. B. Wang (2020). Characterizing near-surface karst system under three stormwater retention basins in Silver Springs, Florida. Proceedings of the 16th Sinkhole Conference, doi:10.5038/9781733375313.1009.
Hagglund**, C., M. Shokri*, and K. M. Kibler (2020). Hydraulic performance of vegetated filter strips (VFS) during high-intensity runoff events, World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2020: Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater and Water Desalination and Reuse, American Society of Civil Engineers, 104-114. DOI:10.1061/9780784482988.011
Kitskoudis*, V., Kibler, K. M., and Walters, L. J. (2020). In-situ measurements of turbulent flow over intertidal natural and degraded oyster reefs in an estuarine lagoon. Ecological Engineering, 143, 105688. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2019.105688.
Kibler, K. M., M. Donnelly, D. Cannon, J. Phagan**, L. Walters, G. McClenachan, and A. Roddenberry, (2020). Developing a Shoreline Restoration Suitability Model for North Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon, Phase II. Indian River Lagoon National Estuaries Program Report IRL2018-017, March 2020. stars.library.ucf.edu/shorelines/1/
Kibler, K. M., N. B. Chang, D. B. Wang, M. P. Wanielista, M. Shokri*, D. Ordonez, Y. Gao, A. Valencia, C. Hagglund**, and A. Corrado** (2020). Innovative and Integrative Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Surface and Groundwater Protection. Florida Department of Transportation Final Report BDV24-977-25, August 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56963
Donnelly, M., K. M. Kibler, D. Cannon*, L. M. Walters, G. McClenachan, J. Phagan**, A. Roddenberry, M. Shaffer, and S. Connor (2020). Shoreline characterization survey and hydrodynamic wave model data for north Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon (Florida, USA) as observed between 20171101 and 20180630 (NCEI Accession 0219917). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0219917.
[2019]
Kibler, K. M., V. Kitskoudis*, M. Donnelly, L. J. Walters and D. W. Spiering*, (2019). Flow-vegetation interaction in a living shoreline restoration and potential effect to mangrove recruitment. Sustainability, 11, 3215; doi.org/10.3390/su11113215.
Alipour*, M. H. and K. M. Kibler, (2019). Streamflow Prediction under Extreme Data-scarcity: A Step Toward Hydrologic Process Understanding within Severely Data-limited Regions. Hydrological Sciences Journal, doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2019.1626991.
Wen, D., A. Valencia, E. Lustosa, D. Ordonez, M. Shokri*, Y. Gao, N. J. Rice*, K. M. Kibler, N. B. Chang, and M. Wanielista, (2019). Evaluation of Green Sorption Media Blanket Filters for Nitrogen Removal in a Stormwater Retention Basin at Varying Groundwater Conditions in a Karst Environment. Science of the Total Environment, 134826. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134826.
Morris, R., D. M. Bilkovic, M. Boswell, D. Bushek, J. Cebrian, J. Goff, K. M. Kibler, M. Le Peyre, G. McClenachan, J. Moody, P. Sacks, J. Shinn, E. Sparks, N. Temple, L. Walters, B. Webb, and S. Swearer, (2019). The application of oyster reefs in shoreline protection: are we over-engineering for an ecosystem engineer? Journal of Applied Ecology, 56(7), 1703-1711. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13390
[2018]
Kibler, K. M., Walters, L., Hawthorne, T. L., Chambers, L. G., Rivera, F. I. Cooke, G. S., and Donnelly M. (2018). Integrating sense of place into ecosystem restoration: a novel approach to achieve synergistic social-ecological impact. Ecology & Society, 23(4). doi.org/10.5751/ES-10542-230425
Juarez‐Lucas*, A. M., Kibler, K. M., Sayama, T., & Ohara, M. (2018). Flood risk‐benefit assessment to support management of flood‐prone lands. Journal of Flood Risk Management, e12476. doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12476
Spiering*, D. W., Kibler, K. M., and Kitskoudis*, V. (2018). Hydrodynamic change following living shoreline restoration based on a Before-After-Control-Impact experiment. Proceedings of the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers, Hydraulics and Waterways, Water Distribution Systems Analysis, and Smart Water, 54-64. DOI:/10.1061/9780784481424.006
Alipour*, M.H. and K. M. Kibler, (2018). A framework for streamflow prediction in the world's most severely data-limited regions: test of applicability and performance in a poorly-gauged region of China. Journal of Hydrology, 557: 41-54. doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2017.12.019
Kibler, K. M., D. Reinhart, A.M. Motlagh, C. Hawkins, and J. Wright. (2018). Food waste and the Food-Energy-Water nexus: A review of food waste management alternatives. Waste Management, 74:52-62. DOI:10.1016/j.wasman.2018.01.014
[2017]
Kibler, K. M. and M. H. Alipour*, (2017). Flow alteration signatures of diversion hydropower: an analysis of 32 rivers in southwestern China. Ecohydrology 10(5): e1846 DOI: 10.1002/eco.1846.
Kibler, K. M. (2017). The hydraulic size of a dam: a metric indicating potential hydrologic impact for storage and diversion. International Journal of Hydrology 1(4): 00020. DOI: 10.15406/ijh.2017.01.00020
[2016]
Juarez Lucas*, A. M., Kibler, K. M., Sayama, T., Ohara, M. (2016). Benefits of flood-prone land use and the role of coping capacity, Candaba floodplains, Philippines. Natural Hazards, 84(3): 2243–2264. DOI 10.1007/s11069-016-2551-2
Sarker*, T., K. M. Kibler, and D. Reinhart (2016). Concept Mapping of Food Waste Management Alternatives within the Food-Energy-Water Nexus. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2016, 155-163.
Dimri, A. P., R. J. Thayen, K. M. Kibler, V. P. Singh, D. D., Tullos, A. Stanton, (2016). A review of atmospheric and land surface processes with emphasis on flood generation in the Southern Himalayan rivers, Science of the Total Environment, 556: 98-115. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.206
[2015]
Juarez-Lucas*, A. M., and K. M. Kibler, (2015). Integrated Flood Management to balance flood risk, sustainable livelihoods, and ecosystem benefits: opportunities for developing countries. International Journal of River Basin Management, 14(1): 19-31.
[2014]
Kibler, K. M., R. K. Biswas*, and A. M. Juarez-Lucas*, (2014). Hydrologic data as a human right? Equitable access to information for disaster risk reduction in transboundary river basins. Water Policy, 16: 36-58.
Kibler, K. M. (2014). Minimizing geopolitically ungauged catchment area of transboundary river basins to support disaster risk reduction. Hydrology in a Changing World: Environmental and Human Dimensions. Proceedings of FRIEND-Water 2014, Montpellier, France, October 2014. IAHS Publ. 363.
Vink*, M. K., K. Takeuchi, and K. M. Kibler, (2014). A quantitative estimate of vulnerable people and evaluation of flood evacuation policy. Journal of Disaster Research, 9(5): 887-900.
Kibler, K. M. and D. D. Tullos, (2014). Reply to comment on “Cumulative biophysical impact of small and large hydropower development in Nu River, China”. Water Resources Research, 50(1): 760-761.
Kibler, K. M., D. D. Tullos, B. Tilt, A. T. Wolf, D. M. Magee, and F. Gassert, (2014). Vulnerabilities to hydropower development on the Nu River, China. Global Water Forum, UNESCO. (http://www.globalwaterforum.org/2014/06/30/vulnerabilities-to-hydropower-development-on-the-nu-river-china/)
Biswas, R. K., A. S. Yorozuya, S. J. Egashira, and K. M. Kibler (2014). Treatment of suspended sediment in near bank regions. International Summer Symposium of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Osaka, Japan.
[2013]
Kibler, K. M., and D. D. Tullos, (2013). Cumulative biophysical impact of small and large hydropower development in Nu River, China. Water Resources Research 49(6): 3104-3118.
Kibler, K. M., A. E. Skaugset, L. M. Ganio, and M. M. Huso, (2013). Influence of contemporary forest harvesting practices on headwater stream temperatures: initial response of the Hinkle Creek catchment, Pacific Northwest, USA. Journal of Forest Ecology and Management, 310: 680-691.
Tullos, D. D., E. Foster-Moore, D. Magee, B. Tilt, A. T. Wolf, E. Schmitt, K. M. Kibler, (2013). Biophysical, socioeconomic, and geopolitical vulnerabilities to hydropower development on the Nu River, China. Ecology and Society, 18(3), 16.
Kibler, K. M., Stewart, B., Besabe, P., and Chiramba, T. (2013). Background paper: Resilience to water-related disasters in a UN-Water Sustainable Development Goal. UN-Water, Geneva.
[2012]
4. Kibler, K. M., D. D. Tullos, B. Tilt, A. T. Wolf, D. M. Magee, E. Foster-Moore, and F. Gassert, (2012). Integrative Dam Assessment Model (IDAM) Documentation: Users Guide to the IDAM Methodology and a Case Study from Southwestern China. Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.
[2011]
4. Kibler, K. M., D. D. Tullos, and G. M. Kondolf, (2011). Learning from dam removal monitoring: challenges to selecting experimental design and establishing significance of outcomes. River Research and Applications 27(8): 967-975.
3. Kibler, K. M., D. D. Tullos, and G. M. Kondolf, (2011). Evolving expectations of dam removal outcomes: downstream geomorphic effects following removal of a small, gravel-filled dam. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 47(2): 408-423.
[2010]
2. Tullos, D. D., P. H. Brown, K. M. Kibler, D. Magee, B.Tilt, and A. T. Wolf, (2010). Perspectives on salience and magnitude of dam impacts for hydrodevelopment scenarios in China. Water Alternatives 3(2): 71-90.
[2007]
1. Kibler, K. M. and A. E. Skaugset, (2007). Changes in stream temperature and canopy cover following timber harvesting adjacent to non-fish bearing headwater streams. In Watershed Management to Meet Water Quality Standards and TMDLS (Total Maximum Daily Load), Proceedings of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 105-111. DOI:10.13031/2013.22483
**Undergraduate student
[2026]
Thenuwara*, M. N., P. B. Vien*, J. Taye*, and K. M. Kibler, (2026). Spatial variability of hydrodynamics in oyster reefs: investigating the impact of canopy density on mean and turbulent flows, Limnology & Oceanography, 71(8) e70474. doi.org/10.1002/lno.70474
Clark, R., A. Kaw, A. Dallal and K. M. Kibler (2026). IUSE: Motivation and Cognitive Engagement in Engineering Courses: Employing a Learning Management System to Present Pre-requisite Content for Classroom Preparation. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, paper # 49991. peer.asee.org/59862
Taye*, J., K. M. Kibler, M. N. Thenuwara*, and K. Barrera** (2026). Anchoring and root architecture influence hydro-morphologic mechanisms of dislodgement in Rhizophora mangle seedlings. Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface, 131(2) e2025JF008419 doi.org/10.1029/2025JF008419.
Morris, R. L. J. E. Akers, S. Casas, J. Geldard, A. Goad, M. Ghisalberti, X. M. Guo, R. Holland, H. Y. Jin, K. M. Kibler, D. Kreeger, B. S. Lanham, J. F. La Peyre, R. J. Lowe, C. E. M. Lupton, H. Nassif, W. Mather, A. W. M. Pomeroy, E. Rothermel, M. Ruszala, M. Rupasinghe, S. Rikard, R. E. Riman, R. San Nicolas, J. P. Shinn, P. Shrestha, E. L. Sparks, S. E. Swearer, J. Taye*, N. A. Temple, M. N. Thenuwara*, P. B. Vien*, Z. W. Wang, M. L. Williams, D. Bushek (2026). Reefense: Living shoreline mosaics can achieve ecological and engineering outcomes with interdisciplinary design. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 123(15) e2516197123. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2516197123
Kaw, A., R. Clark, K. M. Kibler, A. Dallal and O. Uyanik (2026). On Developing Resources for Enhancing Student Success in STEM Courses Through Pre-Class Learning and Prior Knowledge Integration. Proceedings of Southeastern Section, American Society for Engineering Education, Paper ID #49856. doi.org/10.18260/1-2--57999 peer.asee.org/57999
Thenuwara*, M., K. M. Kibler, J. Taye+, P. B. Vien* (2026). Canopy Density and Reef Hydrodynamics, HydroShare, doi.org/10.4211/hs.87178ac02a3342dcbc1d174f7a00e8c3
[2025]
Lowe, R.J., Geldard, J., Ghisalberti, M., Morris, R., Goad, A., Bryant, D., da Silva, R., Kibler, K. M., Sparks, E. and Bushek, D. (2025). Performance of hybrid oyster reefs for coastal protection: From design to implementation. In Australasian Coasts & Ports 2025 Conference (pp. 810-815). Adelaide: Engineers Australia. (Winner of Best Paper Award)
https://search.informit.org/doi/pdf/10.3316/informit.T2025112200017300202410028
Kibler, K. M., M. J. Donnelly, V. Encomio, M. Giuntoli*, M. Thenuwara*, B. Bennett*, L. Andrade-Barron*, M. Sonbol**, W. R. Seppala**, N. Ramakrishnan*, J. J. Báez, B. Orlando, I. Arpayoglou, and M. Meisenburg (2025). Living Shoreline Prioritization and Hydrodynamic Habitat Suitability Models for Restoration in the Indian River Lagoon and Lake Worth Lagoon, Florida. HydroShare, doi.org/10.4211/hs.2471f3148e5f4814a94d6dfaee2d879c
Ramakrishnan**, N. and K. M. Kibler (2025). Comparison of laser diffraction vs. composite sieve and specific gravity tests for particle size distributions across a range of soil textures. Proceedings of the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress: Cool Solutions to Hot Topics, American Society of Civil Engineers, ISBN: 9780784486184. pp. 259-271. doi.org/10.1061/9780784486184.025 (Winner of Best Student Paper Award)
Donnelly, M. J., M. Martin, C. Fleming, K. M. Kibler, L. Walters, P. Shearer, L. Jennison, E. Lin, and G. Zaragoza, Florida Statewide Coastal Restoration Guide (2025). Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. stars.library.ucf.edu/ucfscholar/1342/
Kibler, K. M., M. J. Donnelly, V. Encomio, M. Giuntoli*, M. Thenuwara*, B. Bennett*, L. Andrade-Barron*, M. Sonbol**, W. R. Seppala**, N. Ramakrishnan*, J. J. Báez, B. Orlando, I. Arpayoglou, and M. Meisenburg (2025). Locations of Outfalls in the Indian River Lagoon and Lake Worth Lagoon, Florida. stars.library.ucf.edu/shorelines/5/
Kibler, K. M., M. J. Donnelly, V. Encomio, M. Giuntoli*, M. Thenuwara*, B. Bennett*, L. Andrade-Barron*, M. Sonbol**, W. R. Seppala**, N. Ramakrishnan*, J. J. Báez, B. Orlando, I. Arpayoglou, and M. Meisenburg (2025). Seagrass Persistence in the Indian River Lagoon and Lake Worth Lagoon, Florida. stars.library.ucf.edu/shorelines/4/
Lowe, R.J., Ghisalberti, M., Geldard, J., Morris, R., Goad, A., Kibler, K. M., and Bushek, D. (2025). Reefense: performance of a modular oyster reef habitat for coastal protection applications. (2025). Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 38. doi.org/10.9753/icce.v38.structures.92
Taye*, J., K. M. Kibler, M. Thenuwara*, K. R. Barrera** (2025). Hydro-morphodynamic Data for Dislodgement of Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) Seedlings, HydroShare, doi.org/10.4211/hs.7301fca299004be58aad79c290dd7d53
[2023]
Cannon*, D. J., K. M. Kibler, J. Taye* and S.C. Medeiros (2023), Characterizing canopy complexity of natural and restored intertidal oyster reefs (Crassostrea virginica) with applications for natural and nature-based coastal infrastructure. Restoration Ecology, e13973. doi.org/10.1111/rec.13973
Kibler, K. M., L. G. Chambers, M. Beazley, K. Goos*, C. K. Nitsch, N. Young, M. Blow, N. Cheek, K. Johnsen, A. Lacoursière, A. Patel, J. Volk, P. Espinosa-Badel*, and S. G. Parker (2023). Design of Stormwater BMPs for Surface and Groundwater Protection Based on Site-Scale Soil Properties: Phase I. Florida Department of Transportation, Final Report BDV24-977-43. stars.library.ucf.edu/fdot/2/
[2022]
K. M. Kibler, C. Pilato, L. J. Walters, M. Donnelly and J. Taye*, (2022). Hydrodynamic limitations to mangrove seedling retention in sub-tropical estuaries, Sustainability, 14(14), 8605. doi.org/10.3390/su14148605
Cannon*, D. J., K. M. Kibler, V. Kitskoudis*, S. C. Medeiros, and L. J. Walters (2022). Variation of mean flow and turbulence characteristics within canopies of restored intertidal oyster reefs as a function of restoration age. Ecological Engineering, 180: 106678. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022.106678
Shokri*, M., Y. Gao, K. M. Kibler, D. B. Wang, M. J. Wightman and N. Rice* (2022). Contaminant transport from stormwater management areas to a freshwater karst spring in Florida: Results of near-surface geophysical investigations and tracer experiments. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 40, 101055. doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2022.101055
Cannon* D. J., K. M. Kibler, L. J. Walters and L. G. Chambers (2022). Hydrodynamic and biogeochemical evolution of a restored intertidal oyster (Crassostrea virginica) reef. Science of the Total Environment, 831: 154879. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154879
[2021]
Shokri*, M., K. M. Kibler, C. Hagglund**, A. Corrado**, D. B. Wang, M. Wanielista, and M. Beazley (2021). Hydraulic and nutrient removal effectiveness of vegetated filter strips (VFS) of engineered media for infiltration and treatment of contaminated roadway runoff. Journal of Environmental Management, 300, 113747. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113747
Spiering*, D.W., K. M. Kibler, V. Kitsikoudis*, M. Donnelly, and L. J. Walters (2021). Detecting hydrodynamic changes after living shoreline restoration and through an extreme event using a Before-After-Control-Impact experiment. Ecological Engineering, 169, 106306. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106306
Cannon*, D., K. M. Kibler, V. Kitsikoudis*, S. Medeiros, L. Walters, D. Spiering*, B. Nogueira* (2021). Mean flow and turbulence observations on reference and restored oyster reefs in Mosquito Lagoon - Florida from 2018-06-01 to 2018-11-15 (NCEI Accession 0225430). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi.org/10.25921/f389-7q16.
Matschullat, J., R. Monteiro Bezerra de Lima, S. F. von Fromm, G. Coimbra Martins, M. Schneider, A. Mathis, A. Plessow and K. M. Kibler (2021). Sustainable land-use alternatives in tropical rainforests – evidence from natural and social sciences, European Geologist Journal, 52 :5-20. doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5769730
Shokri*, M., Y. Gao, K. M. Kibler, N. B. Chang, and D. B. Wang (2021). Characterizing near-surface karst system under three stormwater retention basins in Silver Springs, Florida. Proceedings of the 16th Sinkhole Conference, doi.org/10.5038/9781733375313.1009
Morris, R., D. M. Bilkovic, M. Boswell, D. Bushek, J. Cebrian, J. Goff, K. M. Kibler, M. Le Peyre, G. McClenachan, J. Moody, P. Sacks, J. Shinn, E. Sparks, N. Temple, L. Walters, B. Webb, and S. Swearer, (2021). Large-scale variation in wave attenuation of oyster reef living shorelines and the influence of inundation duration, Ecological Applications, e2382. doi.org/10.1002/eap.2382
Cannon*, D. Kibler, K. M., and Kitsikoudis*, V. (2021). Hydrodynamics within canopies of Halodule wrightii: patch-scale influence of submerged aquatic vegetation to sediment suspension. Geosciences 11, 115. doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11030115
Corrado**, A., M. Shokri* and K. M. Kibler, (2021). Assessing change in runoff water parameters through road shoulder vegetated filter strips: experimental comparison of soils and engineered infiltration media. The Pegasus Review: UCF Undergraduate Research Journal, 13(2), 37-49. stars.library.ucf.edu/urj/vol13/iss2/4/
[2020]
Cannon*, D., K. M. Kibler, M. Donnelly, L. J. Walters, G. McClenachan, A. Roddenberry, and J. Phagan** (2020). Hydrodynamic habitat thresholds for mangrove vegetation on the shorelines of a microtidal estuarine lagoon, Ecological Engineering, 158, 106070. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.106070
Gao, Y., D. Libera, D. B. Wang, K. M. Kibler, and N. B. Chang, (2020). Evaluating the performance of BAM-based blanket filter on nitrate reduction in a karst spring, Journal of Hydrology, 591, 125491. doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125491
Alipour*, M. H., K. M. Kibler, and B. Alizadeh, (2020). Flow alteration by diversion hydropower in tributaries to the Salween River: a comparative analysis of two streamflow prediction methodologies. International Journal of River Basin Management, 20(1), 33–43. doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2020.1760289
Kibler, K. M., N. B. Chang, M. P. Wanielista, D. Wen, M. Shokri*, A. Valencia, E. Lustoso-Alves, and N. Rice* (2020). Optimal Design of Stormwater Basins with Bio-Sorption Activated Media (BAM) in Karst Environments – Phase II: Field Testing of BMPs. Florida Department of Transportation Final Report BDV24-977-20, March 2020. rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54605
Kibler, K. M., N. B. Chang, M. P. Wanielista, D. Wen, M. Shokri*, A. Valencia, E. Lustoso-Alves, and N. Rice* (2020). Phase II: Karst area BMP Construction with Bio-Sorption Activated Media (BAM). Florida Department of Environmental Protection Final Report NS001, March 2020.
Shokri*, M., Y. Gao, K. M. Kibler, N. B. Chang, and D. B. Wang (2020). Characterizing near-surface karst system under three stormwater retention basins in Silver Springs, Florida. Proceedings of the 16th Sinkhole Conference, doi:10.5038/9781733375313.1009.
Hagglund**, C., M. Shokri*, and K. M. Kibler (2020). Hydraulic performance of vegetated filter strips (VFS) during high-intensity runoff events, World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2020: Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater and Water Desalination and Reuse, American Society of Civil Engineers, 104-114. DOI:10.1061/9780784482988.011
Kitskoudis*, V., Kibler, K. M., and Walters, L. J. (2020). In-situ measurements of turbulent flow over intertidal natural and degraded oyster reefs in an estuarine lagoon. Ecological Engineering, 143, 105688. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2019.105688.
Kibler, K. M., M. Donnelly, D. Cannon, J. Phagan**, L. Walters, G. McClenachan, and A. Roddenberry, (2020). Developing a Shoreline Restoration Suitability Model for North Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon, Phase II. Indian River Lagoon National Estuaries Program Report IRL2018-017, March 2020. stars.library.ucf.edu/shorelines/1/
Kibler, K. M., N. B. Chang, D. B. Wang, M. P. Wanielista, M. Shokri*, D. Ordonez, Y. Gao, A. Valencia, C. Hagglund**, and A. Corrado** (2020). Innovative and Integrative Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Surface and Groundwater Protection. Florida Department of Transportation Final Report BDV24-977-25, August 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56963
Donnelly, M., K. M. Kibler, D. Cannon*, L. M. Walters, G. McClenachan, J. Phagan**, A. Roddenberry, M. Shaffer, and S. Connor (2020). Shoreline characterization survey and hydrodynamic wave model data for north Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon (Florida, USA) as observed between 20171101 and 20180630 (NCEI Accession 0219917). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0219917.
[2019]
Kibler, K. M., V. Kitskoudis*, M. Donnelly, L. J. Walters and D. W. Spiering*, (2019). Flow-vegetation interaction in a living shoreline restoration and potential effect to mangrove recruitment. Sustainability, 11, 3215; doi.org/10.3390/su11113215.
Alipour*, M. H. and K. M. Kibler, (2019). Streamflow Prediction under Extreme Data-scarcity: A Step Toward Hydrologic Process Understanding within Severely Data-limited Regions. Hydrological Sciences Journal, doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2019.1626991.
Wen, D., A. Valencia, E. Lustosa, D. Ordonez, M. Shokri*, Y. Gao, N. J. Rice*, K. M. Kibler, N. B. Chang, and M. Wanielista, (2019). Evaluation of Green Sorption Media Blanket Filters for Nitrogen Removal in a Stormwater Retention Basin at Varying Groundwater Conditions in a Karst Environment. Science of the Total Environment, 134826. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134826.
Morris, R., D. M. Bilkovic, M. Boswell, D. Bushek, J. Cebrian, J. Goff, K. M. Kibler, M. Le Peyre, G. McClenachan, J. Moody, P. Sacks, J. Shinn, E. Sparks, N. Temple, L. Walters, B. Webb, and S. Swearer, (2019). The application of oyster reefs in shoreline protection: are we over-engineering for an ecosystem engineer? Journal of Applied Ecology, 56(7), 1703-1711. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13390
[2018]
Kibler, K. M., Walters, L., Hawthorne, T. L., Chambers, L. G., Rivera, F. I. Cooke, G. S., and Donnelly M. (2018). Integrating sense of place into ecosystem restoration: a novel approach to achieve synergistic social-ecological impact. Ecology & Society, 23(4). doi.org/10.5751/ES-10542-230425
Juarez‐Lucas*, A. M., Kibler, K. M., Sayama, T., & Ohara, M. (2018). Flood risk‐benefit assessment to support management of flood‐prone lands. Journal of Flood Risk Management, e12476. doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12476
Spiering*, D. W., Kibler, K. M., and Kitskoudis*, V. (2018). Hydrodynamic change following living shoreline restoration based on a Before-After-Control-Impact experiment. Proceedings of the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers, Hydraulics and Waterways, Water Distribution Systems Analysis, and Smart Water, 54-64. DOI:/10.1061/9780784481424.006
Alipour*, M.H. and K. M. Kibler, (2018). A framework for streamflow prediction in the world's most severely data-limited regions: test of applicability and performance in a poorly-gauged region of China. Journal of Hydrology, 557: 41-54. doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2017.12.019
Kibler, K. M., D. Reinhart, A.M. Motlagh, C. Hawkins, and J. Wright. (2018). Food waste and the Food-Energy-Water nexus: A review of food waste management alternatives. Waste Management, 74:52-62. DOI:10.1016/j.wasman.2018.01.014
[2017]
Kibler, K. M. and M. H. Alipour*, (2017). Flow alteration signatures of diversion hydropower: an analysis of 32 rivers in southwestern China. Ecohydrology 10(5): e1846 DOI: 10.1002/eco.1846.
Kibler, K. M. (2017). The hydraulic size of a dam: a metric indicating potential hydrologic impact for storage and diversion. International Journal of Hydrology 1(4): 00020. DOI: 10.15406/ijh.2017.01.00020
[2016]
Juarez Lucas*, A. M., Kibler, K. M., Sayama, T., Ohara, M. (2016). Benefits of flood-prone land use and the role of coping capacity, Candaba floodplains, Philippines. Natural Hazards, 84(3): 2243–2264. DOI 10.1007/s11069-016-2551-2
Sarker*, T., K. M. Kibler, and D. Reinhart (2016). Concept Mapping of Food Waste Management Alternatives within the Food-Energy-Water Nexus. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2016, 155-163.
Dimri, A. P., R. J. Thayen, K. M. Kibler, V. P. Singh, D. D., Tullos, A. Stanton, (2016). A review of atmospheric and land surface processes with emphasis on flood generation in the Southern Himalayan rivers, Science of the Total Environment, 556: 98-115. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.206
[2015]
Juarez-Lucas*, A. M., and K. M. Kibler, (2015). Integrated Flood Management to balance flood risk, sustainable livelihoods, and ecosystem benefits: opportunities for developing countries. International Journal of River Basin Management, 14(1): 19-31.
[2014]
Kibler, K. M., R. K. Biswas*, and A. M. Juarez-Lucas*, (2014). Hydrologic data as a human right? Equitable access to information for disaster risk reduction in transboundary river basins. Water Policy, 16: 36-58.
Kibler, K. M. (2014). Minimizing geopolitically ungauged catchment area of transboundary river basins to support disaster risk reduction. Hydrology in a Changing World: Environmental and Human Dimensions. Proceedings of FRIEND-Water 2014, Montpellier, France, October 2014. IAHS Publ. 363.
Vink*, M. K., K. Takeuchi, and K. M. Kibler, (2014). A quantitative estimate of vulnerable people and evaluation of flood evacuation policy. Journal of Disaster Research, 9(5): 887-900.
Kibler, K. M. and D. D. Tullos, (2014). Reply to comment on “Cumulative biophysical impact of small and large hydropower development in Nu River, China”. Water Resources Research, 50(1): 760-761.
Kibler, K. M., D. D. Tullos, B. Tilt, A. T. Wolf, D. M. Magee, and F. Gassert, (2014). Vulnerabilities to hydropower development on the Nu River, China. Global Water Forum, UNESCO. (http://www.globalwaterforum.org/2014/06/30/vulnerabilities-to-hydropower-development-on-the-nu-river-china/)
Biswas, R. K., A. S. Yorozuya, S. J. Egashira, and K. M. Kibler (2014). Treatment of suspended sediment in near bank regions. International Summer Symposium of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Osaka, Japan.
[2013]
Kibler, K. M., and D. D. Tullos, (2013). Cumulative biophysical impact of small and large hydropower development in Nu River, China. Water Resources Research 49(6): 3104-3118.
Kibler, K. M., A. E. Skaugset, L. M. Ganio, and M. M. Huso, (2013). Influence of contemporary forest harvesting practices on headwater stream temperatures: initial response of the Hinkle Creek catchment, Pacific Northwest, USA. Journal of Forest Ecology and Management, 310: 680-691.
Tullos, D. D., E. Foster-Moore, D. Magee, B. Tilt, A. T. Wolf, E. Schmitt, K. M. Kibler, (2013). Biophysical, socioeconomic, and geopolitical vulnerabilities to hydropower development on the Nu River, China. Ecology and Society, 18(3), 16.
Kibler, K. M., Stewart, B., Besabe, P., and Chiramba, T. (2013). Background paper: Resilience to water-related disasters in a UN-Water Sustainable Development Goal. UN-Water, Geneva.
[2012]
4. Kibler, K. M., D. D. Tullos, B. Tilt, A. T. Wolf, D. M. Magee, E. Foster-Moore, and F. Gassert, (2012). Integrative Dam Assessment Model (IDAM) Documentation: Users Guide to the IDAM Methodology and a Case Study from Southwestern China. Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.
[2011]
4. Kibler, K. M., D. D. Tullos, and G. M. Kondolf, (2011). Learning from dam removal monitoring: challenges to selecting experimental design and establishing significance of outcomes. River Research and Applications 27(8): 967-975.
3. Kibler, K. M., D. D. Tullos, and G. M. Kondolf, (2011). Evolving expectations of dam removal outcomes: downstream geomorphic effects following removal of a small, gravel-filled dam. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 47(2): 408-423.
[2010]
2. Tullos, D. D., P. H. Brown, K. M. Kibler, D. Magee, B.Tilt, and A. T. Wolf, (2010). Perspectives on salience and magnitude of dam impacts for hydrodevelopment scenarios in China. Water Alternatives 3(2): 71-90.
[2007]
1. Kibler, K. M. and A. E. Skaugset, (2007). Changes in stream temperature and canopy cover following timber harvesting adjacent to non-fish bearing headwater streams. In Watershed Management to Meet Water Quality Standards and TMDLS (Total Maximum Daily Load), Proceedings of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 105-111. DOI:10.13031/2013.22483
