Consumerism

Asterisk (*) after year denotes honors thesis.

1991

• Cindy Dabrowski, Attitude and Behavior of Burlington Area Residents Regarding Environmentally Sound Products
• Marsha Kellog, Solutions for Today and Visions of Tomorrow: Can Green Labeling Uphold Bioregional Ideology?

1995

• Kirsten Frey, A Comparative Analysis of Consumers in an Urban Community in regard to Environmentally Sound Products

1999

• Kimberly A. Barker, Attitudes and Purchasing Practices of Undergraduate Students at the University of Vermont Regarding "Green" Products
• Julie R. Marcus, The Role Environmental Marketing Plays in Socially Responsible Businesses: A Case Study of the Body Shop

2002

• Kathleen N. Elliott, Converting from Conventional to Organic Coffee Cultivation: Feasibility for Costa Rica's Farmers
• * Jennifer Reinke and Anna Salzberg, The Alternative Coffee Market in Vermont
• Kathryn Sylvester, Environmentally Conscious Businesses in the Greater Burlington Area: Goals, Policies, Practices and the Struggles to be Green

2003

• Michelle M. Smith, Values and Motivators: A Market Analysis of Solar Works, Inc. Customers

2005

• Stevia Morton, Eco-Fashion: The Alternative Clothing Industry and Sustainable Means of Production of Apparel
• *Karen Persons, Media Literacy K-5 Curriculum Development at Orchard School: One Step Closer to Environmental Awareness

2006

• Kirsten Beneke, Eco-Design: Product, Furniture, Fashion: Nature Inspires Design, Design Empowers Life, Life Respects Nature
  

  2007

• * Kelsey Ballard, Voluntary Simplicity: An Examination of the Motivations and Practices Involved in Adopting a Simplified Lifestyle
• Sarah Jane P. Compton, Consumer Behavior and Organics: A Case Study of the Schwartz Norm Activation Model in Understanding Altruistic Consumer Behavior
• Kelly S. Shields, Energy Responsibility Development by Electric Utilities in their Communities
  

  2008

• Mark Brustad,  Water Wars: An Analysis of the Bottled Water Industry and a Case Study of Nestle Waters in Michigan
  

  2009

• Amy Doolittle, The Urban Forager: An Ethnographic Study of Dumpster Divers in Burlington, Vermont
• Frances Hall Lang, Challenges of Going Green: An Internship with Sweet Clover Market in Essex, Vermont
• Corey Paradis, Forging Connections: Identifying Barriers and Solutions to Local and Sustainable Food Purchasing in Vermont Institutions
• Christopher John Scheller, Paper Conscious Burlington Initiative
• Susanna Taylor, Ecofashion: The Changing Face of the Textiles Industry
  
  

  2011

• Samantha Mass  – The Conscious Consumer: A Buyer's Guide to Humanely Raised Meat
  

  2012

• Nathan Clark – Education Beyond the Classroom: A study on effective outreach strategies to get off-campus college students to recycle
• Ariel Hodgins – The Omnivore's Education: Empowering Consumers with Information on Vermont Commercial Beef and Chicken Production
• * Kazuha Kurosu – Transformative Education for Creating Sustainable Food Systems: A Mini-Course: "Yoga (yoke) of the Earth, Food and Us" at the GreenHouse residential Learning Community
  
  
  
  

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