Dawn VanLeeuwen

Bio

Dawn VanLeeuwen currently holds a 40% I&G appointment in the Economics, Applied Statistics & International Business department, and a 60% Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) appointment. Since arriving at NMSU in 1993, she has collaborated with a wide range of NMSU researchers, mostly in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES), and across a broad range of disciplines, resulting in more than 100 refereed journal articles, numerous presentations, and service on many graduate committees. She continues to collaborate with many excellent ACES/AES researchers and is grateful for having been included as the statistician collaborator on many interesting and important collaborative projects led by researchers in other disciplines.

Education

Ph.D., Oregon State University, 1993

Major: Statistics
Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Linear Models, Probability, Advanced Statistical Theory, Statistical Inference, Advanced Experimental Design, Sampling Methods, Multivariate Analysis, Consulting
Dissertation Title: Completeness and Sufficiency Under Normality in Mixed Model Designs

M.S., Oregon State University, 1988

Major: Highest Scholarship, Operations Research

B.S., Oregon State University, 1987

Major: Highest Scholarship, Mathematical Sciences and Mathematics

Scholarly and Creative Activity

Selected Published Intellectual Contributions

2023

Sapkota, G., Delgado, E., VanLeeuwen, D.F., Holguin, O., Flores, N., Yao, S. (2023). Dynamics of Nutrients in Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) at Different Maturity Stages, Cultivars, and Locations. HortScience, 58(2), 155-163.

2022

Fernald, A., Garduno, H.R., Gokbulak, F., VanLeeuwen, D., Cibils, A. F. (2022). Response of soil moisture to infrequent heavy defoliation of chemically thinned Juniper woodland. Rangeland Ecology and Management, 84, 108-116.

Smith, C. A., VanLeeuwen, D., Heerema, R., Sherman, J. D., Comeau, M. J., Walworth, J. L. (2022). Zinc Variability in Pecan Orchards: Implications for Leaf Sampling and Nutrient Recommendations. HortScience, 57(4), 550-557.

Nyamuryekung'e, S., Cibils, A. F., Estell, R. E., VanLeeuwen, D., Spiegal, S., Steele, C. M., Gonzalez, A. L., McIntosh, M., Gong, Q., Cao, H. (2022). Movement, activity, and landscape use patterns of heritage and commercial beef cows grazing Chihuahuan Desert rangeland. Journal of Arid Environments, 199, 104704.

Creegan, E., Flynn, R. P., Torell, G., Brewer, C. E., VanLeeuwen, D., Acharya, R., Heerema, R., Darapuneni, M. K. (2022). Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) and dairy waste stream utilization: properties and economics of on-farm windrow systems. Sustainability, 14(5), 2550.

Thapa, V. R., Ghimire, R., VanLeeuwen, D., Acosta-Martinez, V., Shukla, M. K. (2022). Response of soil organic matter to cover cropping in water-limited environments. Geoderma, 406(2), 115497.

Nyamuryekung'e, S., Cibils, A. F., Estell, R. E., McIntosh, M., VanLeeuwen, D., Steele, C. M., Gonzalez, A. L., Spiegal, S., Continanza, F. G. (2021). Foraging Behavior of Heritage versus Desert-Adapted Commercial Rangeland Beef Cows in Relation to Dam-Offspring Contact Patterns. Rangeland Ecology & Management, 74, 43-49.

Jha, G., Ulery, A. L., Lombard, K. A., VanLeeuwen, D., Brungard, C. W., Dari, B., Sihi, D. (2021). Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (PXRF) Analysis of Total Metal(loid)s and Sequential Extraction of Bioavailable Arsenic in Agricultural Soils of Animas Watershed. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 232(308), 308.

Nyamuryekung'e, S., Cibils, A. F., Estell, R. E., McIntosh, M., VanLeeuwen, D., Steele, C. M., et al. (2021). Foraging behavior and body temperature of heritage vs. commercial beef cows in relation to desert ambient heat. Journal of Arid Environments, 193(3), 10.

Dormody, T. J., Skelton, P. D., Rodriguez, G., Dubois, D. W., VanLeeuwen, D. (2021). Assessing the Impact of a Weather and Climate Curriculum on Youth Science Comprehension. Journal of Agricultural Education, 62(3), 153-166.

Atalar, F., Beyazoglui, O., Fernald, A., Burney, O., VanLeeuwen, D., Cram, D. S. (2021). A case study of runoff and sediment yield in areas subjected to different forest thinning operations in a northern New Mexico forest. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 76(4), 293-302.

Thompson, M. Y., Randall, J. J., VanLeeuwen, D., Heerema, R. (2021). Differential Expression of Key Floral Initiation Genes in Response to Plant Growth Regulator Application and Alternate Bearing in Pecan. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 146(3), 206-214.

Jha, G., Mukhopadhyay, S., Ulery, A. L., Lombard, K. A., Chakraborty, S., Weindorf, D., VanLeeuwen, D., Brungard, C. W. (2021). Agricultural Soils of the Animas River Watershed: An Elemental Spatiotemporal Analysis via Portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy after the Gold King Mine Spill. Journal of Environmental Quality, 50(3), 730-743.

Wollast, R., Klein, O., VanLeeuwen, D., Gervais, S. J., Bernard, P. (2021). Does Self-Objectification entail an opposition between appearance and competence? The Likert version of the Self-Objectification Questionnaire (LSOQ). Psychologica Belgica, 61(1), 33-45.

Wang, Y., Heerema, R., Walworth, J. L., Dungan, B., VanLeeuwen, D., Holguin, F. O. (2020). Nutraceutical properties of pecan kernels are affected by soil zinc fertilizer application. HortScience, 55(12), 2001-2007.

Heyduck, R. F., VanLeeuwen, D., Guldan, S. J. (2020). Effect of Harvest Schedule on Organic Kale Grown during the Winter in High Tunnels.

Kankarla, V., Shukla, M. K., Picchioni, G., VanLeeuwen, D., Schutte, B. J. (2020). Germination and emergence responses of alfalfa, triticale and quinoa irrigated with brackish groundwater and desalination concentrate.

Mandabach, K. H., Miller, C. A., Stringam, E. C., VanLeeuwen, D. (2020). Evaluating Student Performance in Foodservice / Culinary Laboratories: A Study of Assessment.

Dormody, T. J., Skelton, P. D., Rodriguez, G., Dubois, D. W., Dormody, T. J. (2020). Science Comprehension Retention Among Youth Agriscience Students Instructed in Weather and Climate.

Darapuneni, M. K., Lauriault, L. M., VanLeeuwen, D. M., Angadi, S. V. (2020). Irrigation strategies influenced alfalfa dry matter yield and water productivity in a semiarid subtropical environment.

Uchanski, M. E., VanLeeuwen, D., Guldan, S. J., Falk, C. L., Shukla, M. K., Enfield, J. (2020). Temperature and light characterization during winter production season in high tunnels in the southwestern United States.

Dormody, T. J., Skelton, P. D., Rodriguez, G., Dubois, D. W., VanLeeuwen, D. (2020). Lesson Worksheets: A Tool for Developing Youth Weather and Climate Science Comprehension.

Omer, M., Idowu, O. J., Ulery, A. L., VanLeeuwen, D., Guldan, S. J., Marsalis, M. A., Ghimire, R. (2020). Impacts of selected management practices on soil quality in an irrigated arid agroecosystem.

Nyamuryekunge, S., Cibils, A. F., Estell, R. E., VanLeeuwen, D., Steele, C. M., Roacho Estrada, Octavio, Rodriguez Almeida, Felipe A., Gonzalez, A. L., Spiegal, S. (2020). Do Young Calves Influence Movement Patterns of Nursing Raramuri Criollo Cows on Rangeland?.

Moran Duran, S. A., Flynn, R. P., Heerema, R., VanLeeuwen, D. (2020). Leaf Net Photosynthesis, Leaf Greenness and Shoot Lignin Content of Non-Bearing Pecan Trees at Two Nitrogen and Nickel Application Rates.

Cormier, J., Heyduck, R., Guldan, S. J., Yao, S., VanLeeuwen, D., Guzman, I. (2020). Intercropping Winter Greens between Blackberry Rows for Year-round High Tunnel Production.

Smythe, B. G., Wise, M., Cibils, A. F., VanLeeuwen, D., Summers, A. F., Fletcher, M. G., Scholljegerdes, E. J. (2019). Growth and Reproductive Performance of Rangeland Beef-Cattle as Influenced by Controlled and Uncontrolled Populations of Horn Flies (Diptera: Muscidae).

Cruz, J. J., Fernald, A., VanLeeuwen, D., Guldan, S. J., Ochoa, C. (2019). River-Ditch Flow Statistical Relationships in a Traditionally Irrigated Valley Near Taos New Mexico.

Wells, K., VanLeeuwen, D., Seevers, B. S., White, L. (2019). Impact of traditional lecture and hands-on learning on students knowledge gain in animal science classes.

Kankarla, V., Shukla, M. K., VanLeeuwen, D., Schutte, B. J., Picchioni, G. (2019). Growth, Evapotranspiration, and Ion Uptake Characteristics of Alfalfa and Triticale Irrigated with Brackish Groundwater and Desalination Concentrate.

Thompson, M. Y., Randall, J. J., Heerema, R., VanLeeuwen, D. (2019). Exogenous Plant Growth Regulators Show Promise for Management of Alternate Bearing in Pecan.

Omer, M., Idowu, O. J., Ulery, A. L., VanLeeuwen, D., Guldan, S. J. (2018). Seasonal Changes of Soil Quality Indicators in Selected Arid Cropping Systems.

Gill, S. S., Willette, S., Dungan, B., Jarvis, J. M., Schaub, T. M., VanLeeuwen, D., St Hilaire, R., Holguin, F. O. (2018). Suboptimal Temperature Acclimation Affects Kennedy Pathway Gene Expression, Lipidome and Metabolite Profile of Nannochloropsis salina during PUFA Enriched TAG Synthesis.

Griffin, E., Desmond, M. J., VanLeeuwen, D. (2018). Juvenile burrowing owl nighttime space space-use in southern New Mexico.

Gioannini, R. H., Al-Ajlouni, M., Kile, R., VanLeeuwen, D., St Hilaire, R. (2018). Plant Communities Suitable for Green Roofs in Arid Regions.

Frietze, V. D., Gioannini, R. H., Al-Ajlouni, M. G., VanLeeuwen, D., St Hilaire, R. (2018). Contrasting Urban Landscapes and Reduced Irrigation Engender Water Conservation in a Desert Environment.

VanLeeuwen, D., You, Z., Leinauer, B. (2013). Analyzing Partially Nested Designs with Irregular Nesting: A Cautionary Case Study.

VanLeeuwen, D., St. Hilaire, R., Bsoul, E. (2006). Statistical analysis of mixed model factorial experiments with missing factor combinations: The case of asynchronous cyclic drought data.

VanLeeuwen, D., Mandabach, K. H. (2002). A Note on the Reliability of Ranked Items.

VanLeeuwen, D., Dormody, T. J., Seevers, B. S. (1999). Assessing the Reliability of Student Evaluations of Teaching (SETs) with Generalizability Theory.

VanLeeuwen, D., Birkes, D. S., Seely, J. F. (1999). Balance and Orthogonality in Designs for Mixed Classification Models.

VanLeeuwen, D., Barnes, D. M., Pase, M. (1998). Generalizability Theory: A Unified Approach to Assessing the Dependability (Reliability) of Measurements in the Health Sciences.

VanLeeuwen, D., Seely, J. F., Birkes, D. S. (1998). Sufficient Conditions for Orthogonal Designs in Mixed Linear Models.

VanLeeuwen, D. (1997). A Note on the Covariance Structure in a Linear Model.

VanLeeuwen, D., Murray, L. W., Urquhart, N. S. (1996). A Mixed Model with both Fixed and Random Trend Components Across Time.

VanLeeuwen, D., Ward, C. R., Maese, G. J., McGinn, D. (1996). Analysis of a Multivariate Response Resulting from Observations Taken Over Time on Experimental Units in a Randomized Complete Block Design.

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