UVM Theses

Asterisk (*) after year denotes honors thesis.

1989

• Paul Brill, The Impact of Environmental Music on the College Student Listeners
• Chris Romero, Hazardous Waste Management at the University of Vermont
• Peyton D. Willert, Attention to Perception: Public Relations Recommendations for the University of Vermont Natural Areas Neighbors

1990

• Julie M. Hoberman, Demographic Determinate of Environmental Attitudes Among Students at the University of Vermont

1992

• Kim Roop, Attitudes and Practices of University of Vermont Students Regarding Wildlife
• Bruce M. Vrooman Constituent-Driven Leadership: Employing Total Quality Management at the University of Vermont

1993

• Peter Georgantas, Waste Reduction Options for Restaurant and Cafeterias A Comprehensive Case Study and Proposed Solutions for the Cook Commons Dining Hall at the University of Vermont
• Katherine Welles Locke, Indices of Personal Power Among Students Enrolled in the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Vermont

1994

• * Margaret Reynolds, A Feasibility Case Study for the Development of a Therapeutic Riding Program at the University of Vermont
• David John Scully, A Survey of Student Energy Attitudes and Resource Preferences
• Karen M. Shackett, An Alumni Evaluation of the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Vermont
• William Weinbecker, Energy Audit of the Aiken Building at the University of Vermont

1995

• Peter Michael Dorfman, A Survey of Environmental Behaviors and Knowledge Among Students at the University of Vermont
• * Julia Helen Grand, Learning to Live Lightly: Creation and Evaluation of a Practical, Interdisciplinary Course for University of Vermont Students Titled "Living Self-Sufficiently"
• Gregory I. Finkel, A Survey of University of Vermont Students' Attitudes Towards the Media's Coverage of Environmental Issues
• John Davenport Russell, A Student Perspective of Leadership and Decision Making Process Regarding Issues of Academic Quality and Administrative Structure at the University of Vermont
• Madeline Lorna Scammell, The Development of Biotechnology at the University of Vermont: A Case Study
• Thomas S. Tihen, Print and Non-Print Reference Sources of Interest to Environmental Studies Students at UVM

1996

• Jennifer Hecker, Environmental Justice Knowledge and Attitudes: A Survey of Undergraduate Students at the University of Vermont
• Sky G. Lew, Energy Conservation at UVM

1997

• * Mike Donohue, Wilderness Education: The Development and Implementation of a Course at the University of Vermont
• Eleanor P. Downey, Setting the Table: An Investigation into a Student-Run Cooperative Cafe at the University of Vermont
• Sean Durkin, Socially Responsible Investment and the Banning of Anti-Personnel Weapons: University of Vermont Endowment Divestiture (CD-ROM)
  
• Scott Gustin, Knowledge and Attitudes of University of Vermont Undergraduates Concerning Human Population Pressures on the Environment
• Brook Rachel Kastelic, The Greenhouse Cooperative Cafe, A Feasibility Project

1998

• Shane Baron, Setting the Standards: A Comprehensive Manual for the University of Vermont's Outing Club Setting Standards for Their Rock and Ice Climbing Programs
• Jean-Louis Richiardone, Service Learning Through Volunteer Organizations at the University of Vermont: A Hands-on Approach to Reaching Equity, Respectful Knowledge, and Community and Social Justice

1999

• Kimberly A. Barker, Attitudes and Purchasing Practices of Undergraduate Students at the University of Vermont Regarding "Green" Products
• * Michael Marquard and Keith Stapleton, A Permaculture Design for Slade Hall

2002

• Jake Grace, Doing the Same with Less: Energy Efficiency at UVM
• * Ignatius Piedilato and Kristofer Wilfert, Survey of Rooftop Gardens of the Northeast

2003

• Erika Graham, A Green Roof Design for the University of Vermont
• Amanda Henchel and Lizzy Maltzman, Students Teaching Students: Ecopsychology
• Justin Tietjen, Stream Restoration in Centennial Woods Natural Area

2004

• Bridget R. Ashe, From Opposite Ends of Campus: The Bittersweet to Votey: A Qualitative Comparison: Are Specific Personality Types Attracted to Specific Majors?
  
• * Rachel Christensen, Planting Seeds
  
• Erin Longbothum, The Fair Trade Coffee Movement: Creating Awareness on Campus at the University of Vermont

2005

• *Emily Ann Baldauf-Wagner, Students Teaching Students, ENVS 197: Campus Sustainability
• *Jeff Gutierrez, Students Teaching Students, ENVS 197: Campus Sustainability
• *Alison Ray, The Consortium for Ecological Living Green Roof Demonstration Project: Chronicles of Design and Construction

2006

• * Hayden J. Boska, Ecopsychology: Developing and Implementing a Student Taught Course
• Joseph Trapp Campbell, The Development of a Carbon-Neutral Sports Team at the University of Vermont
• Shannon C. Duke, The Value of Environmental Education as an Approach to Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Initiatives in Local and International
• Caitlin E. Fitzpatrick, The Value of Environmental Education as an Approach to Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Initiatives in Local and International Programs
• Mallory Graves, How to Effectively Protect Natural Areas: An Assessment of Centennial Woods to Determine Appropriate Boundaries
• Kelly Hayes, International Transfer of a Student Water Quality Program: A Case Study Analysis in the Lake Yojoa Region of Honduras
• * Caitlin Loerch, Ecoliteracy in Academia: An Empirical Study of Institutional Support for an Environmental Literacy Requirement at the University of Vermont
• Melissa Martin, Greening Events on the University of Vermont Campus: An Exploration.
• Tim Nicholas, From Tourist to Traveler: Curriculum Development and Research on Intentional Travel
• Ben Sarle, The Yellow Bike Project: An Environmental Studies Initiative
• Christopher Smith, From Tourist to Traveler: Curriculum Development and Research on Intentional Travel
• Leah W. Szafranski, Creating a Website to Encourage Good Citizenship: Principles for Visitors to Centennial Woods Natural Area
  

  2007

• Kevin Alkire, Recommended Strategies for Mitigating Stormwater Inflows onto UVM Horticultural Research Center Property
• Dafna Alsheh, A Proposed Framework for an Undergraduate Curriculum in Ecological Economics
• David Nathan Anderson, Implementing an Environmental Management System for Construction and Demolition Waste
• Laura Angell Evangelista, Sailing and the City of Burlington: Building Community through a Shared Waterfront
• Chris Franske, Pedal Power for Fitness Centers
• Laura Miller, Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the UVM Fleet: An Examination of UVM Vehicle Fuel Consumption and Use of Alternative Fuel Vehicles
• Ryan Sullivan, Breadth vs. Depth at the University of Vermont
  

  2008

• Allison A. Colwell,  Reasons Why the University of Vermont Outing Club Should Incorporate Local Foods into Student Trips
  
• Branden Cote,  Lab Section Curriculum Development for Environmental Studies Two: An Inquiry into the Pedagogical Development of Undergraduate Teaching Assistants and the Art of Motivating Undergraduate Students in a Small Class Setting
  
• Kimberly Depasquale, Building the Engaged Campus: A Look at Community-Based Teaching in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
  
• Marissa Dinardo,  Community Gardening in the Dominican Republic: A Photo Documentary
  
• Nikola Janjic,  Promoting the Development of Sustainable Universities Through Clean and Renewable Energy Technologies: Opportunities for an Anaerobic Digester at the University of Vermont Dairy Farm
  
• Deborah Krug,  Building Peace: Nonviolent Environmental Conflict Resolution: Students Teaching Students Course ENVS 197 Spring 2008
  
• Luke C. Paskevich ,  A Bittersweet Landscape: A Proposed Landscape Design for the University of Vermont’s Environmental Program Building
  
• Benjamin Stewart,  A Comparative Study of Environmental Ethics in Jewish and Christian Communities at the University of Vermont
  

  2009

• *Ethan Bond-Watts, “Emergence” Environmental Art Installation
• Charlotte Chapoy, University of Vermont LEEDTMing us in the Right Direction: The Making of a Brochure to Explore UVM’s Current and Future LEEDTM Certification
• Dana Demetrio, Unlocking the Cages: An Awareness Campaign at UVM for Chimpanzees in Laboratories
• Scott Dolmat-Connell, Bikes Not Buses: Improving the Bicycle Pedestrian Network on the University of Vermont Campus
• Lyndsay Gang, Green Events in the Davis Center: An Aid for People Wishing to Green Their Davis Center Events
• Michael Kelley, Our Sustainable World: A Creative Arts Thesis
• Taylor Anne Lalemand, Building Efficiency: Strategies for the UVM Climate Action Plan
• Torrey Lyons, Designing and Developing a Comprehensive Plan for a Ride Sharing Service at the University of Vermont
• David Purcell, Greening Athletics: Understanding and Managing the Environmental Impacts of Athletics Programs in Higher Education
• Kellen Ryan, Pills or Plants?: A Baseline Study of the Popularity of Alternative Medicine at the University of Vermont and its Role in Asthma Therapy
• Basil Tsimoyianis, United in a Climate Movement: Photography and the Youth Climate Movement
  

  2010

• Keith Brunner  –  Ecological Tipping Points and World Systems Analysis: An ENVS Students-Teaching-Students Course
  
• Kayla Justine DeCarr  –  Green, Gold and Blue?: Using Ecopsychology to Take the SAD Out of UVM’s School Colors
  
• * Connor L. Gibson  –  Environmental Organizing and Effective Activism: A Students Teaching Students Course
  
• * Sarah Gruver  –  Design and Energy Consumption Model of an Efficient Earth-Sheltered Greenhouse for the George D. Aiken Forestry Sciences Laboratory
  
• Lisa Michelle Harris   –  Hands-On Sustainability: How Service-Learning Can Integrate Sustainability into Higher Education Curricula
  
• Stephanie Lyons  –  Diversity within the Environmental Field: SEEDS Program
  
• * Jessica A. Serrante  –  Environmental Organizing and Effective Activism: A Students Teaching Students Course
  
• Ben Shafer-Rickles  –  Rethinking Education Paradigms: Students-Teaching-Students Course, Spring 2010
  
• Julia Shaw  –  Thyme Out Herb Garden: Designs for U-Heights South, University of Vermont
  
• Greg Soll  –  Farm Management at the Student Run Farm Common Ground
  
• Monica Testa  –  A Post-Occupancy Evaluation of the Energy Performance of LEED Certified Buildings at the University of Vermont
  

  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
  
• Marlee Baron  –  "Let's change this B.S.!": Creating a Sustainable Beverage System at UVM
  
• * Melissa Kelly Cameron  –  Appetite for Local Fare:  An Assessment of Local Produce in UVM Dining Halls
  
• Katherine Devine  –  Stormwater Management at the University of Vermont: Mapping and Design for Campus Sustainability
  
• Andrea Hagan  –  Socially Responsible Investment of the University of Vermont's Endowment
  
• * Winter Heath  –  University of Vermont Eco-Reps: Addressing Program Visibility and Awareness on Campus
  
• Greta Moore  –  A Landscape Design to Manage Stormwater at the University of Vermont's Environmental Program Building, The Bittersweet
  

  2012

• Julia Breul – In Transition Towards Sustainability: Internship with the University of Vermont's Clean Energy Fund and Office of Sustainability
• Katelyn Bushueff – Exploring Sustainable, Experiential Education in an Academic Setting: An Internship with the Greenhouse RLC
• Nathan Clark – Education Beyond the Classroom: A study on effective outreach strategies to get off-campus college students to recycle
• * Sara Cleaver – What's the Catch?: An Analysis of Seafood Sustainability at the University of Vermont
• Christina Economou – Internship with UVM's GreenHouse RLC: Organizing an Education for Sustainability Course for GreenHouse Students, Working with GreenHouse Staff and Managing a Seminar Series
• * Samantha Ethridge – ENVS 197 Students Teaching Students: Hunger, Leadership and Social Change
• * Catherine Gannascoli – Hunger, Leadership and Social Change: A Students Teaching Students Course
• Kelsey Head – From Drop to Drain: Sustainability Education Curriculum through the UVM Watershed Alliance
• Matthew S. Holleb – A Study in Law: Environmental Law and the Student Legal Services
• * 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
• Bridgette Moore – Digging in the Dirt and Growing Connections: Understanding Early Childhood Connections to Nature Through the Design and Implementation of a Children's Garden for the University of Vermont Children's Center
• * Samantha Morgan – The Meat of the Matter: Exploring the Relationship between Environmental Ethics and the Food Choices of Environmental Studies Majors at the University of Vermont
• Mary Sage Clinton Napolitan – A Permaculture Design for the Bittersweet
• * Avery Pittman – Gender, Power, Action: Ecofeminism For Collective Liberation: A Students-Teaching-Students Course at the University of Vermont
• * Abbe Schnibbe – Gender, Power, Action: Ecofeminism For Collective Liberation: A Students-Teaching-Students Course at the University of Vermont
• Cayla Tepper – Alternative Models for Community: A Students-Teaching-Students Course
  
  

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