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.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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A Case Study of Western Maine - Imagining Futures With Climate Change in Alpine Skiing, Ethan C. Baker

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Energy Efficient Development: A Comparative Life Cycle Analysis of Retrofitted and New Housing in Lewiston, Maine, Martin Carriere, Jack LaCasse, and Ned Farrington

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Legislation Should Address Substance Abuse Policy to Mitigate Homelessness Under Increasingly Extreme Climate Conditions, Anders Corey

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The Examination of the Integration of Indigenous Knowledge in International Climate Discourse within the UNFCCC, Isla Cotter

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Intergenerational Conservation for Farm and Forest Owners in Auburn, Maine: An Analysis of Carbon Credit Program Tradeoffs, Kahryn Cullenberg, Maya Karmaker, and Daisy Kettle

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Navigating Climate Change in the Gulf of Maine: An Ethnographic Portrait of the Ecological, Social, and Political Effects of Climate Change on the Maine Lobster Industry and Communities, Anne G. Jennings

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The Effects of PM2.5 from Wildfires on Educational Attainment in California, Julia H. Kindler

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Down Here, The Only Light is your Own: Environmentalism and Extraction in the Appalachian Coalfields, Bryan David Kirk

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Retelling Malaga Island, Kami J. Lambert

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South Korean Veganism(s) and the Euro-American Imagination of Korean Food, Madeleine Suejung Lee

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Development of Inclusive Food Studies Curriculum at Lewiston Middle School, Rachel Lowell, Jaimie Fairchild, and Miles Anderson

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The European Greenbelt: An Attempt at European Unity Following the Cold War, Alma N. Mackic

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Will Eating Them Beat Them? Establishing Culinary Markets for the European Green Crab, Elysse McCambley

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The Making of Fishable and Swimmable: The Ecological and Socio-Cultural Impacts of the Clean Water Act in the Androscoggin River Valley, Isabel Renee Mckinlay

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The Examination of How Intra-Community Social Identities Differ in Contexts of Coastal Flooding Adaptation and Vulnerability, Dylan Nordstrom

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A Health Assessment of Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata) Colonies in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama, Hannah Orton

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Habitat Management for High-Priority Bird Species at Woodbury Nature Sanctuary, Ruby Paarlberg, Jack Daoust, and Emma Stattelman

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Corporate Social Responsibility: Strategic Benevolence or Genuine Social Impact? An Analysis of FedEx's Governance and Sustainability Efforts, Tasker D. Peacock

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) State Legislation in the United States: Case Study Analyses in California and Texas, Lucinda Farrar Pike

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Green Toys: an analysis on toy companies through an environmental lens, Jack Mitchell Potash

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Earth's Guardian: The Crucial Role of Soil Science in Protecting Our Planet, Casey Shultis

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Beavers: How a 100 Pound Rodent Fights Climate Change and Preserves Biodiversity, Huck T. Triggs

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Use of high-frequency data to determine in-lake response to major tributary inputs under extreme storm events at Lake Auburn, Maine, Amelia E. Wallis

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Point A to Point B: Understanding Mobility Justice in Lewiston, Maine, Charlotte B. Welsh

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Unveiling Realities: Building Trans Visibility in Climate Discourse, Gianluca Yornet de Rosas

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From Local Roots to Global Networks: Unveiling the Dynamics of Global and Local Framings in the Ecovillage Movement, Stella Younkin

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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A Comparative Analysis of Groundwater Vulnerability and PFAS Contamination in Maine, Eli Boesch Dining

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An Assessment of the Environmental Effects of High-Efficiency Affordable Housing in Lewiston, Maine, Gabrielle Lorina Brewer

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Carbon Emissions: Can they be Fixed? An Economic Analysis of Carbfix Technologies for Geochemical Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), Mason Bunker

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The Impacts of Eurasian Water Milfoil presence in Maine, David Robbert Byrne

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Rooted Actants and Social-Ecological Remediation: An Analysis of Plant Agency in the Reforestation of the Monongahela National Forest, Mary Katharyn Caperton

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"The Greening of Hate": Environmentalism as a Tool of the Far Right, Sarah Chang

Sea Urchins and Kelp Forests in California, Kevin Y. Chen

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Climate Gentrification: The Case of Green Resilient Development in Boston, Eunah Choi

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Management Recommendations to Facilitate Wild and Farmed Scallop Fishery Co-existence in the Gulf of Maine, Alysse E. Cleasby

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8,000 Years of Forests in Maine: A Story Told by the Eastern Hemlock, Sugar Maple, and American Chestnut, Catherine (Cici) Conroy

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Inclusive, Accessible, and Successful: Is it Possible? ​A Case Study Analysis of How to Curate an Enduring Justice-Centered Farmers Market in Lewiston, ME​, Annie CC Conway

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Decolonizing Accounting: Reimagining ESG for a Just Transition, Alex Culver-Witt

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A New Era of ESG: Corporate Rhetorics of Energy Transparency, Olivia Margaret Demerath

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A New Era of ESG: Corporate Rhetorics of Energy Transparency, Olivia Margaret Demerath

The Danish Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Sustainable Initiatives, Innovations, & Businesses, Jenna Genthner

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A Fishery In Jeopardy: Who Is To Blame For The Decline Of Striped Bass Along The Atlantic Seaboard?, Robert Christopher Griffin

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Exploring Tensions Between Two Maine Landscapes: Toxic and Pristine, Caitlyn Elizabeth Hanley

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Invasive Changes: How species both invasive and native have changed over time, and why does that matter to Mainers?, Nicolas Philip Munk Hansen

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The Lobster and the Lobstermen or the Disentangled Right Whales? The Convergence of Species Conservation and Cultural Relativism Theory and Its Use in Understanding Conservation Initiative Disagreements Between Cultures, Sophia Ruth Hoag

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Addressing Misconceptions Surrounding Aquaculture, Andrew R. Hoffman

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Echo Park Dam Controversy: The Value of Wilderness and the Articulation of Support or Opposition, Madeline Urquhart Hogan

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From Grain to Main and Following Fish, Nathan Huynh

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Ecologies of Black Freedom, Knowledge, and Resistance: An Environmental History of the Great Dismal Swamp, 1730-1865, Caleb S. Ireland

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Why Big Business Matters in Sustainability, Amisha Kalra

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Greenwashing: Is There Performative Environmentalism at Bates?, Quinn Kieselowsky

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Mapping the Impacts of Climate Change on Mediterranean Viticulture, Zoe A. Knauss

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The Use of Domestic Wastewater as a Circulating Fluid in a Hot Dry Rock Geothermal Power Plant, Alexander T. Kovacs

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Layered Landscapes: Conservation Based Approaches to Restorative Justice in Mozambique, Megan Lacey

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Abundance of Plankton Taxa and Their Effects on the Planktonic Community in Lake Auburn., Dylan Ernest Larose

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Food Justice Imaginaries: A Critical Look at Elite and Grassroots Discourses, Claire Lim

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Understanding and Quantifying Phosphorus Transport from Septic Systems to Lake Auburn, Evan Ma

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Mitigating Air Pollution in Jakarta, Indonesia: An Evaluation of “Rendering Technical”, Trevor Forest McAuliffe

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Investigating the intersectionality between gun violence and climate change in marginalized communities, Gabrielle Sophie Meisel

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'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

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An Exploration Into Earths Carbon Threshold, Lucy Moseley

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How the Decommissioning of Offshore Oil Rigs Presents Significant Environmental Consequences for Marine Ecosystems and Global Biodiversity, John Nowak

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Lead in Our Paint & Water: Poisoning the Minds and Potential of Lewiston’s Children, Avrah Ross

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The Role of Vulnerability, Anticipation, and Narrative Structure in California’s Drought Management and Water Allocation Strategies, Sophie C. Scola

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Tackling PFAS in Maine: a Resident's Guide to "Forever Chemicals", Victoria Theodora Scott

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An Analysis on the Portland-Montreal Pipeline; Indigenous Philosophical Perspectives, Linnéa J. Selendy

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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

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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

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The Case for Climate Reparations: Implementing Compensatory Justice Measures to Amend the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, Josephine Buell Stevens

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Urban Environmental Education: Redefining Nature and Realigning Pedagogy, Clare Anne Trinity

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A Critical Environmental Justice Review of Manufactured Housing, Charles Van Damme

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Maine Tisanes: Herbal Tea Past, Present, and Future, Friedrich DB Wilcox

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RenoRide? The Biggest Little Bike-Share in the World, Isaac A. Williams

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A Case for Re-Commoning: The (De)commodification of Food in Lewiston, Maine, Sophie Worsh-Farnum

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What is The History and Future of Electric Vehicles:Globalization, Benign Competition, and Green Technology as the Key For Our Common Well-beings, Zeyu Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Sustainable Urban Living: A Cultural Take on Tokyo's Sustainability Efforts, Koharu Aoki

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An Examination of Zoos: Suffering, Domination, and More., Jasper Destefano Beardslee

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An Environmental Virtue Ethics Approach To Understanding Eco-Terrorism, Daniel S. Bileca

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The Lithium-Ion Battery: A Vulnerability Assessment of the United States Supply Chain Amidst Growing Electric Vehicle, Renewable Energy, and Consumer Electronics Markets, Jarod M. Castro

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The Nez Perce Struggle for Wild Chinook Salmon Restoration and an Exploration of Necessary Collaborations Moving Forward, Rosie Crawford

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Adopting Low-Carbon Energy Systems in Lewiston, Charles J. Cronin

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Grappling with Greenspace Inequity Through Urban Climate Change Adaptation: An Analysis of Urban Greening in Boston and Baltimore, Liza Dubinsky

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Analyzing Management Methods for Isolated Bighorn Sheep Populations: a Teton Sheep Case Study, Hayden Evans

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The Effects of Invasive Rainbow Smelt on Native Fishes in Two Wisconsin Lakes, Ian Fagan

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The Realistic and Fantasy Paradigms of Ski and Surf Film: An Analysis of Localism and Wilderness Narrative, Maximilian G. Freund

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Meatpacking, Unpacked, Wilder Geier

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Gardening Our Way to a Better Lewiston Middle School, Dianna Maria Georges

Fields of Abuse, Ronan Rhea Goulden

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The Giant Panda: Two Sides to the Face of Conservation, Jesse Hagy

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Social Taboo And New Worlds: Resilience of Identity Facing Ecological and Cultural Crisis, Andreas T. Hansen

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Growing Gardens in US Prisons: The Benefits and Limitations of Prison Horticulture Programs, Carly Harris

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Mobility Justice as a Discursive Omission: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Environmental Organizations and the Electric Vehicle Transition, Julia Henderson

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Beyond Partisanship: The Role of Social Movements in Addressing the Climate Crisis, Abby L. Holden

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The Colonization of Mountains: Comparing Settler and Indigenous Narratives of Katahdin, Daphne James

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The Effects of Aquaculture in Maine’s Coastal Communities: Indicators that Contribute to the Triple Bottom Line, Jake Bradley Jenkins

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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

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Wait...What! with Kate Loughlin, Kate Loughlin

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Climate Displacement: What does a Climate Refugee look like?, Conor M. McCoy

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Sediment Variation and Occurrence of Milky Ribbon Worm (Cerebratulus lacteus) in the Gulf of Maine, Isabel Mohammadi-Hall

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Mainstream: How to Make Almost Everyone Care About Climate Change, Jared S. Pantalony