Honors Theses in Environmental Studies

 

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Honors Theses from 2024

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An Endangered Sport: Examining Sentiments of Climate Anxiety Through the Perspectives of Cross Country Skiers, Isabel J. Seay

Honors Theses from 2023

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Food and Fuel: Investigating expert perspectives on the intersection of solar development and farmland in Maine, Ellie Hankin

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Changes in Ecosystem Processes and Functional Traits over an Elevational Gradient, Tiana Issa

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The Effect of Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis) Extinction on Ecosystem Function in the Gulf of Maine Rocky Intertidal, Sophia K. Montague

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Trends in Cyanotoxin Production Potential in China Lake: an eDNA Analysis of Microcystis and Dolichospermum and the Environmental Drivers of Cyanotoxin Production, Gennifer M. Rubin

Honors Theses from 2022

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PFAS Environmental Contamination in Central Maine, Megan H. Andersen

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Growing Green: The Barriers to Sustainability in the Recreational Cannabis Industry in the State of Maine, Georgia M. Dettmann

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"It’s Just Another Thing”: Perceptions of Well Water Quality and Barriers in an Arsenic Hot Spot, Linzy Rosen

Honors Theses from 2021

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Sailors’ Perceptions of Offshore Wind Energy in the Northeastern United States, Henry Harris

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Contrasting Patterns of Nutrient Limitation in the Littoral and Pelagic Zones of Mesotrophic Maine Lakes, Grace C. Neumiller

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Visualizing the Range of Glaciers: Science, Art and Narrative, Claire E. Waichler

Honors Theses from 2020

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The Impact of Climate Change on the Migration Phenology of New England’s Anadromous River Herring and American Shad, Charles K. Cobb

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Measuring Differential Forest Growth in the Sheepscot River Headwaters with Bitemporal Lidar, Soren Denlinger

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Food System Resilience in the Face of COVID-19: A Study of Maine’s Food Sovereignty Movement, Hania M. Lincoln Lenderking

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A qualitative assessment of attitudes toward environmental-health concerns in Vietnamese -owned and -operated salons in the Greater Seattle Area, Cindy Pham Nguyen

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Projecting regions of North Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis, habitat suitability in the Gulf of Maine in 2050, Camille Ross

Honors Theses from 2019

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The Enbridge Line 3 Replacement Pipeline: Attitudes, Symbolism, and Geography, Catherine W. Fraser

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African Savannah Elephant Group Size and Behavior in the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana, Katherine S. King

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Addressing Local Food Inequity: A Youth Participatory Action Research Project in the Alternative High School in Waterville, Maine, Aanavi Patodia

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Mapping Food Access in Waterville, Maine, Katherine R. Senechal

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Historical Patterns and Future Projections of Asian Elephant Habitat Suitability, Tiffany Wu

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Developing a Predictive and Dynamic Moose-vehicle Collisions Model in Maine, Yue Yu

Honors Theses from 2018

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The Identification and Application of Generalizable Spatial Patterns of Human-Wildlife Conflict, Vivian F. Hawkinson

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Presence and Potential Sources of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Product Chemicals in Messalonskee Lake, Alyssa T. Kullberg

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Waste Reduction in Public School Cafeterias Through Sorting and Diversion: An Analysis of Three Southern Maine Schools, Jeremy P. Ravenelle

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Stable Bromine Isotope Signature of Bromoform from Enzymatic and Abiotic Formation Pathways and its Application in Identifying Sources of Environmental Bromoform in the Damariscotta River, Chengyang Wang

Honors Theses from 2017

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Temporal changes in the larval Placopecten magellanicus population in a small-scale fishery closure area in coastal Maine, USA, Jessica P. Batchelder

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A Novel Method for Determination of Ammonium Isotope Ratios with Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry, Rebecca J. Chmiel

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I Remember it Like This: Essays, Robin C. Lewis

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Shifts in Thermal Habitats in the Gulf of Maine under Climate Change: A Case Study on American Lobster, Xinyi Zheng

Honors Theses from 2016

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Analyzing Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment in Kasungu, Malawi, Andrew Currier

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Pharmaceutical and personal care products concentrations in the Belgrade Lakes: A possible threat to aquatic ecosystems and human health, Serena Haver

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Assessing LakeSmart: The Development and Effectiveness of a Lake Protection Program, Alexa A. E. Junker

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The Roles of Introduced Eucalyptus in the Conservation and Expansion of Ethiopian Orthodox Church Forests in the Northern Ethiopian Highlands, Janice Liang

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Shifting Baselines of Iconic Marine Species in the Caribbean, Samantha Lovell

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The Impact of Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals on Wildlife Conservation, Eda Reed

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The Effect of Cyanobacterium Gloeotrichia echinulata in the Belgrade Lakes, Maine, Harriet T. Rothschild

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The Historical Ecology of Queensland’s Australian Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), Emily M. Walker

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Missing the Trees for the Forest: The Socioecological Significance of Dispersed Farmland Trees in Northern Ethiopia, Jacob A. Wall

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Missing the Trees for the Forest: The Socioecological Significance of Dispersed Farmland Trees in Northern Ethiopia, Jacob A. Wall and Travis W. Reynolds

Honors Theses from 2015

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School Gardens: Cultivating a Child’s Nutritional Habits, Environmental Knowledge, and Sustainability Practices, Jeffrey Meltzer

Honors Theses from 2014

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Macroinvertebrate Community Structure and Feeding Dynamics in Three Forested Headwater Streams in Central Maine, Emily R. Arsenault

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The Impact of Dams on Nitrogen Cycling in the Messalonskee Stream, Rebecca K. Forgrave

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The Relationships between Local Food and Food Security in Maine, Erin Love

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Adaptive Co-management in the Face of Environmental Change: Invasive Green Crabs and the Soft-shell Clam Fishery in Maine, Grace O’Connor

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The Effect of Azo Textile Dyes on Gross Primary Production and Community Respiration in an Artificial Environment, Theresa L. Petzoldt

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The Historical Ecology of Sharks in New England, Elizabeth R. Schell

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The Role of Underutilized Fish in New England's Seafood System, Taylor Witkin

Honors Theses from 2013

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Metallic Mineral Mining in Maine, Kaitlyn Bernard

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Managing the Global Marine Aquarium Trade, Sarah Holmes

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Conservation Easement Policies Across New England, Virginia A. Keesler

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Factors Influencing National Park Establishment: Cases to Inform the Maine Woods, Larissa N. Lee

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Climate Change and Epizootic Shell Disease in American Lobsters (Homarus americanus): Is Maine's Most Valuable Fishery Doomed?, Michael W. Stephens Jr.

Honors Theses from 2012

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Cameras, Satellites, and Surveys: A Multi-Platform Approach to Monitoring Lake Conservation Behavior, Daniel D. Homeier

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From Pond to Pump: Microalgae as a Feedstock for Biodiesel, Anna H. Leavitt

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Reintroduction of the South China Tiger: Lessons, Assessments, and Implications, Yiyuan Qin

Honors Theses from 2011

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Biomass Energy at Colby College, Rachel E. Baron

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Zooplankton of the Belgrade Lakes: The Influence of Top-Down and Bottom-Up Forces in Family Abundance, Kimberly M. Bittler

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The One That Carries You Away: Essays, Blair S. Braverman

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State Leadership for Safer Chemicals Policy Reform: Lessons from California, Maine, Minnesota and Washington, Michelle A. Russell

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Buffernomics: Assessing Willingness to Pay for Lake Conservation on North Pond and East Pond, Sophie D. Sarkar

Honors Theses from 2010

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The Impacts of Land Use and Development Patterns on Water Quality of the Belgrade Lakes, Ian M. McCullough

Honors Theses from 2009

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Learning the Lay of Their Land: Data Recording by Maine Land Trusts, Patrick John Roche

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Factors Influencing Conservation Success or Failure in Tiger Range States, Megan C. Saunders

Honors Theses from 2008

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Effect of Observed Biological and Non-biological Movement on Human Action and Coordination, Walter L. Campbell

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Designing a Green Graduation at Colby College, Alaina J. Clark

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Separating People and Wildlife: Zoning as a Conservation Strategy for Large Carnivores, Courtney L. Larson

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Carbon Neutrality at Colby College, Jamie K. O’Connell

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Phosphorus Primer for Maine’s lakes, Lindsay B. Philips

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Using Variable Stomatal Sensitivity to CO₂ in Relict Conifers to Reconstruct Ancient Atmospheres and Predict Future Implications of Climate Change, Kerry A. Whittaker

Honors Theses from 2007

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Developing a Tool to Assess Human Health Impacts of Purchasing, Kaitlin C. Himmelmann

Honors Theses from 2006

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Modeling spatially explicit human-wildlife conflict: GIS and moose-vehicle collisions in Maine, Alexandra Jospe

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Patterns of dorm energy use and potential opportunities for dorm energy conservation at Colby College, Sarah Kelly

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Environmental awareness of Waterville Junior High School students, Jenna Morrison

Honors Theses from 2005

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Role of private owners in the conservation of exotic species, Jessica L. Beetz

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The Transboundary Implications of Wolf Reintroduction and Recovery in Maine, Brendan J. Carroll

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The Forest Service's Quest for Power and Money: Implications of a Budget-Maximizing Agency, Allison M. Stewart

Honors Theses from 2004

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Estimating the impact of state policy incentives on wind power development, Kellie K. Phelan

Honors Theses from 2002

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Local participation as a determinant of success in World Bank environmental projects: what is the evidence?, Catherine Benson

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Private forest periphery: industrial colonization of the Maine woods, Jacob Mentlik

Honors Theses from 1998

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Are NGOs the answer? Two cases of ecotourism development in Nicaragua, Liza Hillel

Honors Theses from 1988

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Use of economic instruments in biodiversity conservation projects: the sustainability of projects in the Ecuadorian Amazon, Amy Lyons