Literature Theses

Asterisk (*) after year denotes honors thesis.

• 1996 Kirsten Gellella, Lost in the Amazon and Creating and Publishing Children's Literature
• 1996 * Jenna Potash, An Examination and Analysis of the Reflection of Mechanistic and Organic World Views in Nature Writing

• 1999 * Antoine Chesaux, A Literary Analysis of the New England Fields and Woods and Sketches & Stories by Rowland E. Robinson in Order to Demonstrate the Non-material Value Robinson Espouses for Nature

• 2001 Marram Plapp, Sand, Wood, and Water: Exploring the Writing Process with Philip Gerard Creating Place-Based Nature Writing
• 2001 Aaron Walsh, Place Based Writing as Activism: A Case Study of Two Works by Rick Bass

• 2002 John Kinney, Preservation in Literature: The Desert Landscape in the Prose of Edward Abbey
• 2002 Jennifer Kochmer, Bama: A Study of Aboriginal Culture and Connection to Place
• 2002 * Elaine Vidal, Urban Sanctuary: The Value of Natural Areas

• 2003 Ian McLaughlin, Suzy and Sam Leave No Trace

• 2004 * Caroline Zeilenga, Going Home Now: Stories for Lives and Landscapes

• 2005 *Sarah Hagerman, Back Roads, Back Yards, and Road Songs: A Novella

• 2006 Caitlin Coleman, There’s Something About Trees: A Collection of Environmental Writings Highlighting the Connections Between People and Trees
• 2006 * Gregory Rosewell, The View from Here: One Through-Hiker’s Meditations on the Long Trail
• 2006 * Caitlin Scholl, Where the Mackerel Make their Home: A Novel
  
  
• 2007 * Elizabeth M. Callaway, Encouraging Environmental Exploration through Children’s Literature: A Children’s Book and Interactive K/1 Teachers Lesson Plan
• 2007 Nicholas Miller, At the Trail’s End: A Collection of Essays and Poems Based on Wilderness Adventures and Meditations on Life and the Natural World
• 2007 * Daniel Mills, Vers La Flamme: Sketches of the Seasons
  
  
• 2008 * Zachary Ewell, Motives in Mountaineering: Understanding the Culture of High Adventure
  
  
• 2009 *Sage Stout, The Migration Narratives: Creative Arts Thesis
  
  
• 2010 Hannah Beach  –  Into the Woods: Exploring Creating an Educational Children's Book
  
• 2010 * Margot Chalmers  –  Head ‘em Up and Move ‘em Out: Grazing a Path Towards a Greener Future: A Children’s Book on Sustainable Ranching
  
• 2010 * Coco O’Toole Zephir  –  Dickinson: Then and Now: A Collection of Poems Written in Emulation
  
  
• 2011 Zoe Linton  –  The Wampahoofus' Favorite Place: A Children's Book of Environmental Stewardship
  
• 2011 Melody Martin  –  Tools for Environmentally Conscious Kids: Writing a Children's Book
  

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