This page contains non-honors theses produced by senior Environmental Studies majors. To see a list of recent honors theses from this department, please click here. For a list of all Honors Theses since 2011, click here.
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
A Comparative Analysis of Groundwater Vulnerability and PFAS Contamination in Maine, Eli Boesch Dining
An Assessment of the Environmental Effects of High-Efficiency Affordable Housing in Lewiston, Maine, Gabrielle Lorina Brewer
The Impacts of Eurasian Water Milfoil presence in Maine, David Robbert Byrne
Rooted Actants and Social-Ecological Remediation: An Analysis of Plant Agency in the Reforestation of the Monongahela National Forest, Mary Katharyn Caperton
"The Greening of Hate": Environmentalism as a Tool of the Far Right, Sarah Chang
Sea Urchins and Kelp Forests in California, Kevin Y. Chen
Climate Gentrification: The Case of Green Resilient Development in Boston, Eunah Choi
Management Recommendations to Facilitate Wild and Farmed Scallop Fishery Co-existence in the Gulf of Maine, Alysse E. Cleasby
8,000 Years of Forests in Maine: A Story Told by the Eastern Hemlock, Sugar Maple, and American Chestnut, Catherine (Cici) Conroy
A New Era of ESG: Corporate Rhetorics of Energy Transparency, Olivia Margaret Demerath
A New Era of ESG: Corporate Rhetorics of Energy Transparency, Olivia Margaret Demerath
The Danish Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Sustainable Initiatives, Innovations, & Businesses, Jenna Genthner
A Fishery In Jeopardy: Who Is To Blame For The Decline Of Striped Bass Along The Atlantic Seaboard?, Robert Christopher Griffin
Exploring Tensions Between Two Maine Landscapes: Toxic and Pristine, Caitlyn Elizabeth Hanley
Addressing Misconceptions Surrounding Aquaculture, Andrew R. Hoffman
Echo Park Dam Controversy: The Value of Wilderness and the Articulation of Support or Opposition, Madeline Urquhart Hogan
From Grain to Main and Following Fish, Nathan Huynh
Ecologies of Black Freedom, Knowledge, and Resistance: An Environmental History of the Great Dismal Swamp, 1730-1865, Caleb S. Ireland
Why Big Business Matters in Sustainability, Amisha Kalra
Greenwashing: Is There Performative Environmentalism at Bates?, Quinn Kieselowsky
Mapping the Impacts of Climate Change on Mediterranean Viticulture, Zoe A. Knauss
The Use of Domestic Wastewater as a Circulating Fluid in a Hot Dry Rock Geothermal Power Plant, Alexander T. Kovacs
Layered Landscapes: Conservation Based Approaches to Restorative Justice in Mozambique, Megan Lacey
Abundance of Plankton Taxa and Their Effects on the Planktonic Community in Lake Auburn., Dylan Ernest Larose
Food Justice Imaginaries: A Critical Look at Elite and Grassroots Discourses, Claire Lim
Understanding and Quantifying Phosphorus Transport from Septic Systems to Lake Auburn, Evan Ma
Mitigating Air Pollution in Jakarta, Indonesia: An Evaluation of “Rendering Technical”, Trevor Forest McAuliffe
Investigating the intersectionality between gun violence and climate change in marginalized communities, Gabrielle Sophie Meisel
'Take What You Need, Give What You Can': An Analysis of the Feasibility of a Community Fridge as a Means to Combat Food Insecurity in Lewiston, Maine, Annika Mirchandani
An Exploration Into Earths Carbon Threshold, Lucy Moseley
Lead in Our Paint & Water: Poisoning the Minds and Potential of Lewiston’s Children, Avrah Ross
The Role of Vulnerability, Anticipation, and Narrative Structure in California’s Drought Management and Water Allocation Strategies, Sophie C. Scola
Tackling PFAS in Maine: a Resident's Guide to "Forever Chemicals", Victoria Theodora Scott
An Analysis on the Portland-Montreal Pipeline; Indigenous Philosophical Perspectives, Linnéa J. Selendy
The Environmental Implications of War: Analysis of the Spectacular and Slow Environmental Violence Inflicted through Russia’s Deliberate Targeting and Weaponization of Ukrainian Environments, Alexander Campanile Sheikh
Constructing Temporality and Contextualizing the Passing of Time: How Native Foods Operate as Timekeepers / How the Modern American Food Market Manipulates Their Functionality, Robert Francis Sheils
The Case for Climate Reparations: Implementing Compensatory Justice Measures to Amend the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, Josephine Buell Stevens
Urban Environmental Education: Redefining Nature and Realigning Pedagogy, Clare Anne Trinity
A Critical Environmental Justice Review of Manufactured Housing, Charles Van Damme
Maine Tisanes: Herbal Tea Past, Present, and Future, Friedrich DB Wilcox
RenoRide? The Biggest Little Bike-Share in the World, Isaac A. Williams
A Case for Re-Commoning: The (De)commodification of Food in Lewiston, Maine, Sophie Worsh-Farnum
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Sustainable Urban Living: A Cultural Take on Tokyo's Sustainability Efforts, Koharu Aoki
An Examination of Zoos: Suffering, Domination, and More., Jasper Destefano Beardslee
An Environmental Virtue Ethics Approach To Understanding Eco-Terrorism, Daniel S. Bileca
The Nez Perce Struggle for Wild Chinook Salmon Restoration and an Exploration of Necessary Collaborations Moving Forward, Rosie Crawford
Adopting Low-Carbon Energy Systems in Lewiston, Charles J. Cronin
Grappling with Greenspace Inequity Through Urban Climate Change Adaptation: An Analysis of Urban Greening in Boston and Baltimore, Liza Dubinsky
Analyzing Management Methods for Isolated Bighorn Sheep Populations: a Teton Sheep Case Study, Hayden Evans
The Effects of Invasive Rainbow Smelt on Native Fishes in Two Wisconsin Lakes, Ian Fagan
The Realistic and Fantasy Paradigms of Ski and Surf Film: An Analysis of Localism and Wilderness Narrative, Maximilian G. Freund
Meatpacking, Unpacked, Wilder Geier
Gardening Our Way to a Better Lewiston Middle School, Dianna Maria Georges
Fields of Abuse, Ronan Rhea Goulden
The Giant Panda: Two Sides to the Face of Conservation, Jesse Hagy
Social Taboo And New Worlds: Resilience of Identity Facing Ecological and Cultural Crisis, Andreas T. Hansen
Growing Gardens in US Prisons: The Benefits and Limitations of Prison Horticulture Programs, Carly Harris
Mobility Justice as a Discursive Omission: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Environmental Organizations and the Electric Vehicle Transition, Julia Henderson
Beyond Partisanship: The Role of Social Movements in Addressing the Climate Crisis, Abby L. Holden
The Colonization of Mountains: Comparing Settler and Indigenous Narratives of Katahdin, Daphne James
The Effects of Aquaculture in Maine’s Coastal Communities: Indicators that Contribute to the Triple Bottom Line, Jake Bradley Jenkins
Who's in your water? an investigation into the impacts of land use and chemical water properties on the microbial inhabitants of the Basin, Chloe India Lo Faro
Wait...What! with Kate Loughlin, Kate Loughlin
Climate Displacement: What does a Climate Refugee look like?, Conor M. McCoy
Sediment Variation and Occurrence of Milky Ribbon Worm (Cerebratulus lacteus) in the Gulf of Maine, Isabel Mohammadi-Hall
Mainstream: How to Make Almost Everyone Care About Climate Change, Jared S. Pantalony
Over A Decade of Striped Bass, Nicholas H. Prawer
Exploring the RAD Framework: Management Methods that Guides the Conservation of National Parks, Henry W. Raff
Assessing Seed Mix Conservation Strategies for Pollinators in New England, Jake Ressel
Climate Change Equity Atlas of South Portland, Maine, Hart Rorick
Electric Cars: How Green Are They Really?, Griffin D. Smith
The Future of American Offshore Wind Energy: An Environmental and Economic Analysis, Oliver Wai Kui Wan
Alternative Land Access Across Maine, Hermione Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Gardening as a Response to Disaster, Mary Margaret Adams
Exploring the Potential of Biochar Production in Maine: Sequestration and Economic Viability, John K. Attenborough
Franklin Park: Imagining an Antiracist Design, Adam B. Banks
Comprehensive Planning and Food Justice in Auburn, Maine, Eliza Blood
The Long-Term Impacts of the School of Environmental Studies, Erin E. Bucki
Choosing Between Hope and Fear: A Collective Reflection on Coming of Age During the Climate Crisis, Lily I. Edelman-Gold
The Natural History of the Milky Ribbon Worm: As Told by Maine Clam Diggers, Oaklea Bullock Elfström
The Protection of Black Mesa Within the Web of Life, Dominique M. Frideger
The Role of Law in Finding Environmental Justice: How the legal system can be used by America's most disinfranchised, ryan giunta
The Impacts of Mountain Biking on the Underlying Soils at a North East Trail System, Matthew S. Hanus
ESG Investing, Nelly C. Junesand
General Motors' Transition to Electric Vehicles, Casey J. Kelley
Exploring Community Land Trusts as an Alternative to Mainstream Models of Affordable Housing and Envisioning a CLT in Lewiston, Maine, Sophie E. Landes
Aquatic Habitat In the Ogunquit River, Jacob Lawlor
Lake Metabolism in Lake Auburn: An Analysis of 2018 and 2019 events, Sarah C. MacCormick
The Production of Space within the Rural Idyll: A Case Study on Airbnb in the State of Maine, Meredith Melendy
Effects of Climate Variability on Yelloweye Rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) Bioenergetics in the California Current Ecosystem, Sophia Miller
Development Pathways in Aquaculture: Factors that Influence Consolidation of Ownership and Inhibit Success of Small-Scale Producers, Natalie R. Moon
Thinking with Mangroves: A Biocentric Approach to Conservation and Carbon Sequestration, Brady Mark Orozco-Herman
The Effects of Damming on River Herring Spawning Habitat in the Kennebec, Penobscot and St. Croix Watersheds of Maine, Tucker Kingsbury Pierce Mr