Senior Independent Study Theses from 2024
Burning Up: An Investigation into Perceptions of Messages on Social Media about Urban Heat Islands, Garrett Anderson
Department: Communication Studies; Environmental Studies
Zines Unearthed: Affirming Identity, Navigating Community and Communicating Emotions Within Queer Rural Zines., Rae Blankemeyer
Department: Environmental Studies
Small Scale, Big Impact: The Power of Local Food Systems in Repairing Food Literacy and the Consumer-Producer Divide, Claire Brennan
Department: Environmental Studies
The Ripple Effect of Volunteerism: Examining Its Reach and Impact on Conservation Organizations, Alena Card
Department: Environmental Studies
Consuming our Future: The Ideology of Contemporary Fossil Capitalism and Related Ethical Concerns, Colin Curnow
Department: Environmental Studies; Philosophy
The Impact of Soil Depth on Current Knowledge of The Effects of No-till and Other Tillage Methods on Soil Carbon Levels, Duncan Hardy
Department: Environmental Studies
Exploring the Alternative: Subverted Means of Connecting with the Environment, Zoë Jurkowski
Department: Environmental Studies
Investigating the Influence of Pond Size and Water Quality on Water Bird Visitation at the William J. Robertson Nature Preserve, Carolyn Klein
Department: Environmental Studies
Analysis of the Harvesting Trends of Pacific Bluefin Tuna to Determine Sustainability Efforts of the Fishing Industry in Japan, Alyssa Lubba
Department: Environmental Studies
Evaluating Effective Components of Educational Environmental Signage for Application at the William J. Robertson Nature Preserve, Oliver Snow
Department: Environmental Studies
The Risk Society: Understood Through Review of Large Volume Petroleum Tank Fires, Jacob Van Der Hyde
Department: Environmental Studies
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2023
Brownfield Meets the Bees' Needs: The William J. Robertson Nature Preserve Provides a Safe Haven for Solitary Native Bees, Ash Arons
Department: Environmental Studies
Evaluation of the Use of Raphinus Sativus and Neem as Pest Management Strategies for Diabrotica Undecimpunctata Howardii in the Crop Species Cucurbita Pepo Subspecies Pepo, Owen C. Barnard
Department: Environmental Studies
"Damn Daniel" to Genesis: An Analysis of Songs about Select Environmental Events, Gabriele R. Gajdos
Department: Environmental Studies
Dying for Groceries: Food Deserts and Mortality Rates in Chicago, Helena Janczak
Department: Environmental Studies
Together, We Can Everything: The Social Outcomes of Cohousing Communities in Denmark, Alice K. Markey
Department: Environmental Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Passing on Seeds and the Past: Conservation of Heirloom Vegetable Varieties in Tokyo, Japan, Natsumi Miki
Department: Environmental Studies
Greening our Cities: The Power of Constructed Wetlands and Rain Gardens in Wastewater Management, Jackeb-Eligah M. Milan
Department: Environmental Studies
Traditional/Local Ecological Knowledge and Its Role in Building Socio Ecological Resilience in the Context of Displaced Communities, Temuul Munkhtur
Department: Environmental Studies
A Home for People and Planet: Assessing the Feasibility of Sustainable Affordable Housing by Designing a Proof-of-Concept, Jennifer Teare Mynard
Department: Art and Art History; Environmental Studies
Alternative Ways to Understanding: Promoting Community Food Sovereignty Through Value-Driven Education, Brendan Ortiz
Department: Environmental Studies
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2022
Lake Erie And The Economy: Harmful Algae Blooms And Property Values, Sarah Brunot
Department: Environmental Studies
Left In The Ashes: An Examination Of The Valley Of The Ashes In The Great Gatsby, Mei Carter
Department: Environmental Studies
Microplastics As Carrier Of Pahs Released From Oil Spills: Measuring Ingestion And Bioaccumulation Rates In Copepods, Manasi Desai
Department: Environmental Studies
Deep Roots In Eroding Soil: Building Decolonial Resilience Amidst Climate Violence And Displacement In A Louisiana Bayou Indigenous Community, Lia McGrath Kahan
Department: Environmental Studies
The Hidden Agents Of Sustainability: Latina Women At The Forefront Of Carrying Out Food Sustainability In Latinx Households, Daniela Manzo
Department: Environmental Studies
Postive, Negative, And Apocalyptic Climate Messages: In Affecting Attitudes And Possible Future Behaviors Toward Sharks, Truong "School" Nguyen
Department: Communication Studies; Environmental Studies
What’s Cooking?: Research And Physical Application Of Natrual Building And Regenerative Design, Elizabeth Olson
Department: Environmental Studies
"The Order Of Nature": Applying Alfred North Whitehead’s Process Philosophy To A Holistic Environmental Approach For The Western World, Lucas J. Stengl
Department: Environmental Studies
Farmers' Markets And The Food System: The Small Farmer's Dilemma, Nick S. Wyckoff
Department: Environmental Studies
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2021
Educating For Hope: Building Climate Change Resilience in the Middle School Classroom, Cambry J. Baker
Department: Environmental Studies
"May I Have a Seed.... From Your Pocket?": A Reflection on Food Sovereignty and Collective Thriving in Conversation with Appalachian Seedsavers, Arden Boyd
Department: Environmental Studies
Cultivating Connection: Assessing the Impact of Experiential Agriculture on Undergraduate Students, Gillian R. Desonier-Lewis
Department: Environmental Studies
How Floral Resource Composition and Sampling Method Help Us to Assess Bee Community Diversity in a Peri-Urban Landscape, Miyauna Monique Nicole Incarnato
Department: Environmental Studies
Political Identity Rules: Support of Renewable Energy Jobs and Attitudes on Soil Conservation in Northeastern Ohio, Leah H. Jorn
Department: Environmental Studies
Play Spaces for children with ODD: How Nature Playgrounds can benefit a community, Drake W. Pence
Department: Environmental Studies
Why Give a Dam? Exploring the impacts of Castor canadensis Inundation on Benthic Macroinvertebrate Populations and on the Perceptions of Biologists who Work with Them, Wiley O. Phelps
Department: Environmental Studies
Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities Suggest No Till Agricultural Practices Can Improve Great Lakes Aquatic Ecosystem Health, Dylan P. Phillipson
Department: Environmental Studies
Mycoremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Relation to Urban Agriculture and Food Deserts: A Review, Emma Russell
Department: Environmental Studies
Woo Girls Connect: A Designed Mentoring Program and Guidebook for Middle School Girls, Madison L. Whitman
Department: Environmental Studies
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2020
Get the Lead Out: Evaluating the influence of heavy metal contaminated soils on urban agriculture, Ava Chamberlain
Department: Environmental Studies
The Palm Oil Industry - Destructive or Sustainable? Defining Sustainable Palm Oil, Henry Epling
Department: Environmental Studies
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2019
Save the Sea Turtles: A Qualitative Analysis of the Influential Factors in the Development of Environmental Concern for Sea Turtle Conservation, Alexander C. Montalbano
Department: Environmental Studies
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2018
Drone Brood Removal: A Bee-Utiful Form of Varroa Control and Source of Edible Insect Protein, Bridget A. Gross
Department: Environmental Studies
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2017
The Role of Labels in Valuation and Consumer Purchasing Decisions, Emily H. Foley
Department: Business Economics; Environmental Studies
Novel Synthesis of Difluorene Bisintercalators via Direct Amidation Using Swellable Organically Modified Silica (SOMS) and Employment of the CAN1 Forward Mutation Assay to Assess Mutagenicity, Hannah M. Hicks
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Environmental Studies
Environmental and Epistemic Injustice in Ironbound, Stephany M. Rivera
Department: Environmental Studies; Philosophy
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2016
Explaining Strength of the Renewable Energy Policies of the EU: From a European Integration Theory Perspective, Aaron Levy
Department: Political Science; Environmental Studies
Art Making as an Ecofeminist Exercise in Understanding Species Extinction and Animal Farming, Adrian Rowan
Department: Art and Art History; Environmental Studies
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2015
A Comparative Assessment of Venlafaxine Degradation in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge, Shauntia Cobb
Department: Biology; Chemistry; Environmental Studies
Buzzkill: Beekeepers’ Understanding of the Environment through the lens of Colony Collapse Disorder, Margaret E. New
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Environmental Studies
Melville in the Anthropocene: The Ecological Ethics of Moby-Dick, Jesse H. Tiffen
Department: English; Environmental Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2014
Breaking Ground: The New Farmers' Movement in the United States, Ellen Baird
Department: Environmental Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Cultivating Champions of Sustainability: an Analysis of Sustainability Education and Civic Agriculture, Alexander Haas
Department: Environmental Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
“Is Television Media Influencing the Knowledge and Perception of an Urban Audience about Agriculture and Farmers?": A Quantitative and Qualitative Audience Study of Agriculture Based TV Show, Soil and Men in Heart(SMH), Nileema H. Khan
Department: Communication Studies; Environmental Studies
Becoming Home: Shaped by the Seasons, Whitney E. Siders
Department: English; Environmental Studies