Burlington Theses

Asterisk (*) after year denotes honors thesis.

1983

• Susan Clark, A Study of Citizen Participation in Burlington, Vermont 1981-1983
  
• Barbara Prine, Mayor's Task Force on Energy
  
• Natalie Starr, Load Management Options and the Feasibility of Their Applications to Burlington's Small Commercial Businesses
  

1984

• Peter Fairbanks Miller, Energy Conservation in Burlington Rental Housing: A Survey of Burlington Landlords to Determine Their Perceptions of Barriers and Solutions to Increasing Investment in Energy Eff
  

1985

• Nancy Leila Vorley, Waterfront Development: A Revitalization Study of the Burlington Waterfront
• Rebecca White, The Enforcement Inadequacies of the Clean Water Act: A Case Study of the Burlington Sewage Treatment System

1987

• Cathy Girard, Water Pollution Law: An Interdisciplinary Analysis in Environmental Law and Water Quality in Burlington, Vermont
  

1988

• Robert F. Drake, The Use of Transferable Development Rights as a Means of Preserving Agricultural Lands in South Burlington, Vermont
  

• Kristin Solberg, Recent Pesticide Use in Burlington's Public Parks; Toxicological Facts and Alternative Use
  

1989

• Lauren Valenti, The Energy Crisis of the Poor: Implications of the Federal Funding Cuts to Energy Assistance Programs: A Case Study of Burlington, Vermont
  

1990

• Zoe Rothchild, Attitude and Awareness of Burlington Area Residents Regarding Food Irradiation
  

1991

• Courtney Coughlin-Maroon, Attitudes of Burlington Residents Toward Socially Conscious Investing
  
• Cindy Dabrowski, Attitude and Behavior of Burlington Area Residents Regarding Environmentally Sound Products
• Sheila E. Finn, City Hall Park, Burlington, Vermont: Does It Meet Olmsted's Criteria?
• Rebecca Heintz, Information Source Reliance and Knowledge Acquisition Concerning Acid Rain in Burlington, Vermont
• Sarah Ibershof, The Effects of Environmental Education on the Environmental Knowledge of South Burlington Children
• b>W. Craig Whiteford, Attitudes, Knowledge and Behavior of Burlington Store Managers Regarding the Use of Polystyrene as a Packing Material

1992

• Suzanne M. Faivre, Attitudes and Practices of Burlington Residents Concerning Drinking Water Quality
  
• Dianne Fellows, A Water Quality Monitoring Program for Centennial Brook Burlington, Vermont
  
• Andrea Lynn Kavanagh, An Approach to Reducing Toxic Substances Entering Lake Champlain from the City of Burlington
  
• Holly Kirsner, Attitudes and Behavior of Burlington's Commercial Sector in Reference to Compliance With the Citywide Mandatory Recycling Ordinance
  
• Steffanie Layden, A Model of Conservation for Four Site Locations of Rare, Threatened or Endangered Plant Species Found in Wetlands and Significant Natural Communities of Burlington, Vermont
  
• Kellie L. Martin-Patten, A Case Study of Wetlands Protection Through Zoning in Burlington, Vermont
  

1993

• Mark David Kirby, An Environmental Case Study: Pollution Production and Energy Consumption of the Mass Transportation System in Burlington, Vermont
  
• Jennifer E. Miller, An Analysis of the Techniques and Mechanisms Used to Preserve Open Space in Burlington, Vermont
  

1994

• Heather Bernhard, Attitudes of Burlington Residents Toward Purchasing Certified Wood Products
  
• Heidi Pauline Guldbrandsen, A Survey of Burlington Residents Regarding Their Attitudes Toward Ecofeminist-Related Issues
  
• Desiree Hertz, A Survey of Burlington Area Teachers Assessing Their Attitudes Toward the Integration of Shelburne Farms Field Trip Material Into Their Existing Curricula
  
• Brian Rod, Community Gardening in the Old North End Neighborhood of Burlington, Vermont: An Interest and Needs Assessment Survey
  

195

• * Alexandra Barton, Beliefs, Practices and Knowledge About Breastfeeding Among WIC Participants in Burlington, Vermont
  
• Carrie Brownstein, A Working Experience in Environmental Education
  
• Josh Fields, A Survey of Burlington Residents Regarding The "North 40" Urban Reserve
  
• Ryan LaBombard, A Study of Comic Strips Appearing in the Burlington Free Press, 1960-1990: The Greening of the Comics Page
  
• Danny Murphy, An Evaluation of the Tibetan Resettlement Project-Burlington
  
• Andrew Singer, Integrated Resource Planning: A Case Study of Burlington Electric Department's 1994 Intergrated Resource Plan
  
• Jeffery Tighe, A Case Study of Pedestrian Oriented Streets Comparing Church Street in Burlington, Vermont with The Main Mall in Poughkeepsie, New York
  

1996

• * James D. Brown IV, Ecological Site Planning and Design For aVermont Community Growth Center: A Case Study of Taft Corners, Williston, Vermont
• Kristin Guerriero, A Survey of Burlington Residents Regarding Their Knowledge and Attitudes Toward the Pine Street Barge Canal and CERCLA
  
• Heath Keirstead, Therapeutic Playgroups for Child Witnesses of Domestic Violence: Curriculum Development, Implementation, and Evaluation at Women Helping Battered Women in Burlington, Vermont
• Brigitte Anne Knight, Women's Heath Care Choices: Opinions of Women and Health Care Providers in Burlington, Vermont, Regarding Conventional and Holistic Health Care for Life Cycle Needs

1997

• * James R. Abbatiello, Community-Based Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: Education, Outreach and Advocacy in the Old North End of Burlingtion
  

1998

• Erik Alm, Quantification of Phosphorus from Automatic Dishwasher Effluent in South Burlington, Vermont
• Mary Boucher, Burlington Environmental Story
  
• Sarah Farichild, Burlington Environmental Story
  
• Tessa Robinson, The Toxicology of Benzine and its Presence in Burlington, Vermont
  

1999

• * Justin Francese, The Burlington To Winooski Linkage: A Case Study of Bicycle Transportation Policy and Planning in Burlington, Vermont
  
• Andre Alexander Gardner, A Quantitative Survey Measuring the Attitudes of Burlington Residents on the Ownership of Wolf Hybrids as Pets
  
• Francis Grady, Noise Pollution and a Proposed Ordinance for Mansfield Avenue, Burlington, Vermont
  
• Kristi Hanssen, Food Security in the Old North End of Burlington: Building A Community Around Food
  
• Jennifer McManus, The Redevelopment and Revitalization of the Burlington Waterfront Area, Burlington, Vermont: A Case Study Analysis of the People and Politics Involved
  
• Daniel J. Samton, Does Street Reconstruction and Related Tree Root Damage Affect all Maple Species Equally?: An Investigation into the Causes of Street Tree Decline in Burlington, Vermont

2000

• Adam Megivern, Community Involvement in the Pine Street Barge Canal

2001

• * Annie Dwight, A Clear Vision for Burlington Area Community Gardens: Collecting Gardeners' Feedback

2002

• Brooke Berger, Environmental Art Education: Building Sense of Place through Photography
• Susan Cincotti, Case Study: Exploring Non-Profit Contributions to Controlling Sprawl in Chittenden County, Vermont
• Tom Grocki, Water Quality Study of Bartlett Brook, South Burlington, Vermont
• Meredith Michalski, A Study of Nine Natural Areas in Burlington, Vermont: A Guide to Developing a Connection with the Natural World
• Julie Molinari, Circumferential Highway Effects on the Natural Environment in Chittenden County
• * Laura Pagliarulo, Green Energy: Benefits and Barriers of the Burlington Community Energy System
• Kathryn Sylvester, Environmentally Conscious Businesses in the Greater Burlington Area: Goals, Policies, Practices and the Struggles to be Green
• * Elaine Vidal, Urban Sanctuary: The Value of Natural Areas

2003

• Monique Duphily, Science Centers Enable Healthy Youth Development
• Edward Emerson, Evaluation of Unit-Based Program Options and Rate Structure: Burlington, Vermont
• Megan Flaherty, Art to Save the Air: An Artful Effort to Inspire Less Use of Vehicles in Burlington
• Susan King, Designing an Environmental Education Curriculum for the King Street Youth Center After School Program
• Justin Tietjen, Stream Restoration in Centennial Woods Natural Area

2004

• Patrick Flynn, Biodiesel Usage in Local Transport Authorities: A National Lesson for Chittenden County
  
• Morgan Hincks, Pedagogy for a Sustainable Future: Fostering Place Values with Burlington High School Students
  
• Tristan Leggett, Biodiesel Usage in Local Transport Authorities: A National Lesson for Chittenden County
  
• Beth M. Moore, Environmental Education in the State of Vermont: A Series of Ecological Lesson Plans for Eleven Natural Areas in Chittenden County, Vermont, Inspired by the Pease Mountain Internship
  
• Kat Shultz, An Assessment of the Vermont Transit Bus Barn Brownfield Redevelopment: From Community Involvement to Community Impacts

2005

• *Tom O'Dowd, Questing in Burlington: Connecting to Place with Treasure Hunts
• *Danielle Sokol, Defining Faces and Sharing Stories with Spectrum Youth

2006

• Sophie H. Bassin, In Their Shoes: Survival and Conceptions of Home Among Homeless Youth
• Allison Jed, The Design and Implementation of a Geology Focused Environmental Education Curriculum for H.O. Wheeler Elementary School in Burlington, Vermont
• Heidi Raatikainen, A Comparative Social Capital Study of Burlington Coffeehouses: Can the For-Profit Sector Contribute to Social Capital?
  
  

  2007

• Kevin Alkire, Recommended Strategies for Mitigating Stormwater Inflows onto UVM Horticultural Research Center Property
• Laura Angell Evangelista, Sailing and the City of Burlington: Building Community through a Shared Waterfront
• Chris Franske, Pedal Power for Fitness Centers
• Allie Klein, Stormwater Management in Chittenden County
• Abby Teel , Rethink, Reuse, Rejoice: Promoting Use of Recycled Materials Through the ArtCycle Aisle at Recycle North
  

  2008

• Taylor Severns,  Painting Place: Exploring Burlington Through Landscape Art
  
• Julie Czesnowski,  Burlington Legacy Project: Developing a Sustainable Community, Exploring the Vision for a Better Burlington
  
• Emily Eschner,  Gardening as Influenced by Environmental Consciousness
  
• Jonathan Kovacs,  Mapping for Permaculture: Creating Burlington’s Green Map
  

  2009

• Caitlin Arthur, An Integrated Curriculum Focused Around the Importance of Local Food Systems in Burlington, Vermont
• Daniel Belhumeur Jr., Municipal Buildings in Burlington, Vermont: An Assessment of Energy Efficiency and Bureaucracy
• Amy Doolittle, The Urban Forager: An Ethnographic Study of Dumpster Divers in Burlington, Vermont
• Laura Grabow, The Culture of Nature Within the Urban Landscape: The Church Street Marketplace
• Jessica Heman, From Farm to School: Fostering a Connection between Burlington Students and Local Food
• Blake Hoberman, Lacto-Fermentation Presentations at the Burlington Winter Farmers’ Market
• Matthew Kilcoyne, Energy Consumption Analysis of Residence at 29 Iranistan Road, Burlington, Vermont
• Christopher John Scheller, Paper Conscious Burlington Initiative
• Josh Stewart, A Complete Waste Analysis of Lawrence Barnes Elementary School in conjunction with Shelburne Farms Sustainable Schools Project
• Michael John Sullivan, Burlington Permaculture: Applying Permaculture Design to Improve Urban Sustainability in Burlington, Vermont
  
  

  2010

• Kristen Cole  –  Changing School Food in South Burlington: Taste Testing Inititative
  
• Ciara DeVozza  –  Are We there Yet?: Women’s Search for Home in a Temporary Shelter Environment
  
• Josh Ellsworth  –  A Smart Growth Assessment of Affordable Housing in Burlington, Vermont
  
• Grace Henley  –  Growing in Place: A Summer of Farming and Marketing with the New Farms for New Americans Project in Burlington, Vermont
  
• Zachary N. Lance  –  Analysis of a 100-Mile and Vegetarian Diet
  
• * Alison Schymik  –  Designing and Implementing a Recycling Program for a Not-for-Profit Furniture Bank in Acton, Massachusetts
  
• Holly Cameron Watson   –  Cultivating Education: A Service-Learning Partnership with Grow Team ONE
  

  2011

• Madeleine Brown  – Bike Plans, Budget Allocations and Biking Infrastructure: How City Governments Demonstrate Levels of Commitment to Bicycle Systems
  
• Kristen Cole  –  Changing School Food in South Burlington: Taste Testing Initiative
• James DeBiasi  –  Addressing the Interface of Urban Agriculture with Municipal Policy: A Project-Based Internship with the Urban Agriculture Task Force of Burlington
• Hillary Hutchins  –  Burlington's Legacy: Interning with the City of Burlington
  
• Jonna Jermyn  –  Production Assistant at Urban Moonshine Herbal Products Company
  
• Alex Levin  –  The Green Building Dilemma:  An Exploration of the Barriers to the Greening of Affordable Housing
  
• Stefan Lutter  –  An Investigation of Cyclist Identity and Perceptions in Burlington, Vermont
  
• Samantha Mass  – The Conscious Consumer: A Buyer's Guide to Humanely Raised Meat
  
• Elizabeth D. Quinn  –  Growing Community: A Public Outreach and Community Organizing Internship Working with Grow Team O.N.E.
• * Caroline Shepard  –  Sustainable Urban Composting: Determining Best Practices for Organic Waste Management in Burlington, Vermont
  

  2012

• Matthew Barrows – Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Local Motion and the Legacy of The Line
• Nathan Clark – Education Beyond the Classroom: A study on effective outreach strategies to get off-campus college students to recycle
• Bekah Simone Gordon – Sewing a Quilt: A Journey Into the Nature of Community and the Creation of The Vermont Family Reunion
• Ariel Hodgins – The Omnivore's Education: Empowering Consumers with Information on Vermont Commercial Beef and Chicken Production
• Kathryn Holmberg – Spring 2012 Urban Moonshine Internship: Handcrafted Organic Bitters, Tonics and Tinctures
• Alexandra Sarhanis – Sustainability at Champlain College
• Edward Sennet – Senior Capstone Internship with Common Sense Energy LLC
• * Megan F. Taylor – Bicycling Lifestyles of Women in Burlington: A Study of Gender and the Bicycle as an Agent for Mobility
• Brienne Toomey – Digging Up the Dirt: Exposing the Barriers and Challenges of Community Gardening

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