Sense of Place Theses

Asterisk (*) after year denotes honors thesis.

1996

• Jeffrey G. Aten, This Lawn is Your Lawn

1997

• * Amy Elizabeth Thomas, Fostering a Sense of Place: Native American Perspectives/Teaching Techniques as a Framework for Environmental Educators

2001

• Devon Van Pattern Meyer, Walking in Place: Place, Observation, and the Arts

2002

• Brooke Berger, Environmental Art Education: Building Sense of Place through Photography
• Suzanne Brushart, Urban Youth Restore the Herring Run
• John Kinney, Preservation in Literature: The Desert Landscape in the Prose of Edward Abbey
• Jennifer Kochmer, Bama: A Study of Aboriginal Culture and Connection to Place
• Meredith Michalski, A Study of Nine Natural Areas in Burlington, Vermont: A Guide to Developing a Connection with the Natural World
• * Elaine Vidal, Urban Sanctuary: The Value of Natural Areas

2003

• Claire Houston, The Design of a Welcome Center for Island Pond, Vermont
• Jenny Fialkoff, Place-Based Watershed Curriculum Design for Elementary Level Students Using Participatory and Experiential Learning Methods

2004

• Oriana Mae Campanelli, Vive Batey Libertad: Discovering a Sense of Place with Haitians Displaced
  
• Abigail C. Ceccolini, Hands-on Experiences: A Study on Preschool Children
  
• Morgan Hincks, Pedagogy for a Sustainable Future: Fostering Place Values with Burlington High School Students
  
• Krista Powers, Triple Buckets: A Study of the Lower Huntington Gorge Preserve, Richmond, Vermont
  
• * Caroline Zeilenga, Going Home Now: Stories for Lives and Landscapes

2005

• Amanda Cooper, Personal Exploration of Relationship with Lake George, New York, through Historical Research and Creative Writing
• *Sarah Hagerman, Back Roads, Back Yards, and Road Songs: A Novella
• Kari M. Holman, Art as an Ecological Practice: Paintings of Connectedness
  
• *Tom O'Dowd, Questing in Burlington: Connecting to Place with Treasure Hunts
• Tiffany N. Shaw, Cottongrass Fen: An Exploration of Understanding Place
• Jonathan Tomb, Exploring Wilderness and a Sense of Place in the Bristol Cliffs Wilderness Area, Bristol, Vermont

2006

• * Katie Folts, A Walk Through Time: Understanding the Adirondacks via and Interpretive Trail at Meacham Lake Campground
• Andrea E. Muhlfelder, A Critique of an Outdoor Education Natural Science Program form the Perspective of Place-Based Education
• Caroline Polly Penelope Peckenham, Sketches of Homesickness: The Intersection of Ancestry, Memory, and Place
• Lea Rose Rembisz, Local Opposition to Wind Energy Development: A Qualitative Comparison Between the Northeast Kingdom and Cape Cod
• * Gregory Rosewell, The View from Here: One Through-Hiker’s Meditations on the Long Trail
  

  2007

• Jamie Abbaticchio, Preserving Agriculture in a Changing Landscape: Education for Activism in the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
• * Emily W. Alger – Young Children in Gardens: An Investigation of Place-Making among Preschoolers
• * Elizabeth M. Callaway, Encouraging Environmental Exploration through Children’s Literature: A Children’s Book and Interactive K/1 Teachers Lesson Plan
• Robin Louise Colt, Exploring the Relationship Between Food, Farm, and Community: Students Teaching Students (STS)
• * Calley Hastings, Education for the Future: The Design and Implementation of a K-2 Place-Based Agriculture Curriculum at the Bellwether School, Williston, Vermont
• Emily Lord, Understanding Place as a Means of Connection: Place-Based Education at the Orchard School
• Andrea E. Muhlfelder, A Critique of an Outdoor Education Natural Science Program from the Perspective of Place-Based Education
• * Katherine Stinchcomb, Vermont’s Vegan Localvore: Can it be done?
• Erin Williams, "Sense of Place": Teaching Education in a Costa Rican English Class
  

  2008

• Emily W. Alger, Young Children in Gardens: An Investigation of Place-Making among Preschoolers
  
• Ali Beddoe,  Re-Constructing Community: Strength, Sense of Place and Identity Among Haitian Environmental Refugees in the Dominican Republic Communicated through Art: A Multi-Media Art Activism Project
  
• Heather Durkel,  Discovering a Sense of Place: Field Guides to Three Pittsford Trails
  
• Margaret Graciano,  Affective Landscape: Natural History, Recollections and Reflection on Shelburne Pond Natural Area
  
• Timothy Hosmer,  Land Protection at Hosmer Winery: The Landowner – Land Trust Partnership
  
• Ben Orron,  Permaculture Garden Design for Northern New England Schools
  
• Taylor Severns,  Painting Place: Exploring Burlington Through Landscape Art
  

  2009

• Olympia Bowker, Vermont in Winter: The Season of Subtle Splendor: A Photographic Documentation of Sense-of-Place in Vermont State Parks and Forests
• Madison Monty, Harvesting Hope for the Hogback: An Inquiry into Sense of Place and Transboundary Conservation
• * Sage Stout, The Migration Narratives: Creative Arts Thesis
• Timothy Woods, An Artistic Approach to Observing and Reflecting on Natural Areas: Through the Exploration of the Cape Cod Sea Shore
  

  2010

• Kathleen Carroll  –  Tree Education for Vermont Elementary Students
  
• Ciara DeVozza  –  Are We there Yet?: Women’s Search for Home in a Temporary Shelter Environment
  

  2011

• MaryJane Anderson  –  Safe Space and a Sense of Place:  A Plan for Fostering an Inclusive Community at the University of Vermont’s GreenHouse Residential Learning Community
  
• * Elijah William Sobel  –  Where the River Deepens: Exploring Place-Based Relationships through the Swimming Hole Experience
  
• Mima L. Wellington  –  The Greening of Camp Susquehannock
  

  2012

• Lesley Allison  –  Cultivating a Sustainable Youth: Farm Education Internship at Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, Vermont
• Kristen Bousquet – Pease Mountain Stewardship Program, Charlotte Central School, Fall 2011
• Olivia Bulger – Pease Mountain Stewardship Program, Charlotte Central School, Fall 2011
• Olivia Marie Fragale – Pease Mountain Stewardship Program, Charlotte Central School, Fall 2011
• Bekah Simone Gordon – Sewing a Quilt: A Journey Into the Nature of Community and the Creation of The Vermont Family Reunion
• Kelsey Head – From Drop to Drain: Sustainability Education Curriculum through the UVM Watershed Alliance
• Hannah Ohlson – Reflections on a Summer as a Naturalist at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies
• Abby R. Okoniewski – Backpack, Books, and Blue Hat: The Narratives of Winter
• * Andrew Schlesinger – Rethinking the Role of Community Gardens in Localizing Post-Oil Suburbia: A Proposal for Willowdale Community Garden in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
• Sydney Stieler – Sustainability in the Central Susquehanna Valley: An Internship with the Lewisburg Community Garden

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