Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Non-Market Food Practices Do Things Markets Cannot: Why Vermonters Produce and Distribute Food That's Not For Sale, Sam Bliss, PhD
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Riparian Buffer Establishment Using Different Management Techniques, Stever H. Bartlett, MS
Paleolimnological Data Synthesis To Assess Long-Term Ecological Change In Vermont Lakes, Ismar Biberovic, MS
Forest Management Tradeoffs: Examining Relationships Between Timber Harvest, Carbon Sequestration and Storage, Bioenergy, and Wildlife, Michelle L. Brown, PhD
Imaginaries of the Great Outdoors: Comparing Facebook Postings Across Resource Places, Frances Hoag, MS
Farmer Attitudes Toward Conservation and Government in Vermont's Lake Champlain Basin, Katherine Anne Longfield, MS
Drivers of Soil Organic Carbon in Rich Northern Hardwood Forests, Sophia Rebecca Marinace, MS
Exploring The Abiotic And Biotic Drivers Of Leaf Litter And Wood Decomposition In Response To Changing Climates And Associated Adaptive Management Regimes In Northeastern Forests, Paulina Murray, MS
Forest Management In The Context Of Global Change: Impacts Of Disturbance, Adaptive Management, And Invasive Species On Northeastern Forests, Jennifer Santoro, PhD
Iron and Phosphorus Cycling in a Changing Arctic Watershed, Frederick William Sutor, MS
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
GHGs from BMPS: Examining the Factors that Mediate Soilborne Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural Best Management Practices, Sarah Brickman, MS
Embracing Uncertainty, Ambiguity, And Complexity In Agriculture, Science, And Policy, Benjamin Timothy Dube, PhD
Multi-Scale Assessment of Gully Erosion at Road Drainage Outlets, Emma Louise Estabrook, MS
Assessing Recovery and Reuse of Nutrients Using Grid-Based Spatial Modeling: A Case Study of Sri Lanka, Maya Fein-Cole, MS
Assessing Assumptions and Applying Cosmogenic Nuclide Methods to Earth Surface Processes, Christopher T. Halsted, PhD
Short- And Long-Term Impacts Of Forest Management In Response To The Invasive Emerald Ash Borer In New England Forests, Hanusia Higgins, MS
Soil Invertebrates In Agriculture: Assessing Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity Impacts, And Farmer Perceptions, Eva Kinnebrew, PhD
Design of green stormwater infrastructure in cold climates: Material selection, phosphorus dynamics, and road salt effects, Marcos Lucianus Kubow, MS
Climate Adaptive Forest Management in the Northeastern US: Social and Ecological Motivations, Barriers, and Responses of Rural and Urban Foresters, Teresa McGann, MS
Drivers And Controls On Soil Carbon Storage In Temperate Forest Soils, Adam Noel, PhD
Management for Amphibians in Complex Ecosystems, Lindsey Pekurny, MS
Revealing the Direct and Indirect Effects of Climate Change on Soil Nutrient Dynamics and Forage Resources in Mountain Ecosystems, Kenna Elizabeth Rewcastle, PhD
Implications Of Population Genetics And Physiological Responses On The Conservation Of Moose (alces Alces Americana), Elias Rosenblatt, PhD
A Global Understanding Of The Factors Facilitating Plant Invasions., R. Kirsten Tyler, PhD
Phosphorus Dynamics In Restored Riparian Wetlands On Former Agricultural Land In Vermont, Adrian Robert Hendrick Wiegman, PhD
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Food-Energy-Water Nexus, Embodied Injustices, And Transboundary Sustainability, Sonya Ahamed, PhD
Shaping Soil: Examining Relationships Between Agriculture And Climate Change, Lindsay Barbieri, PhD
Modeling Moose Habitat Use And Fitness Consequences Of Habitat Selection In Vermont, Usa, Joshua Alexander Blouin, MS
The Impacts Of Asian Longhorned Beetle On Forests In Southern New England, Olivia Fay Box, MS
Implications Of Attitudes On Environmental Challenges: Understanding The Human Dimensions Of Invasive Insects In New England Landowners, Ariana Margarita Cano Gomez, PhD
Forest Development And Regeneration Dynamics In The Context Of Global Change And Associated Adaptation Strategies, Peter Clark, PhD
“The Soul is Symphonic”: Lessons on Practicing Music as Ecological Philosophy from Hildegard of Bingen, Daniel Cottle, MS
Science Communication Across Diverse Ways of Knowing and Collaboration in a Landscape-Scale Natural Resource Governance Network, Marcella M. Dent, MS
Assessing chemical and biological recovery from acid rain deposition in montane Vermont lakes, Sydney Diamond, MS
Estimating Floodplain Storage And Prioritizing Floodplain Reconnection In The Northern Lake Champlain Basin In Vermont, Stephanie Drago, MS
Evaluating the distributional equity of ecosystem services under land use and climate change scenarios, Jesse David Gourevitch, PhD
Movements, habitat use, and abundance of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in Lake Champlain, Lisa K. Izzo, PhD
Informing Adaptation Strategies for Northeastern Pitch Pine Barrens in the Context of Mesophication and Southern Pine Beetle Impacts, Elizabeth-Ann Jamison, MS
Investigating spatial and temporal variability of environmental and biological controls on riparian soil denitrification, Brittany Victoria Lancellotti, PhD
Developing An Adaptive Resource Management Framework For Sustainable Cashmere Production In Mongolia, Elisabeth Lohre, MS
How And Why Do People Value Nature? An Examination Of Nonmaterial Aspects Of Human-Nature Interactions., Tatiana Marquina, PhD
An International Pilot Study of Volunteer Stream Monitoring Groups: The Role of Place Attachment in Volunteer Motivations, Rachel Pierson, MS
Upcycling Dairy Manure Fine Solids Captured By Dissolved Air Flotation As Part Of A Phosphorus Recovery And Reuse Strategy, Katherine Keith Porterfield, MS
Coastal resilience at the nexus of food, energy, and water: an interdisciplinary perspective for resilience planning, Kristin Raub, PhD
Environmental Justice In Vermont’s Vulnerable Communities, Qing Ren, PhD
The Feasibility of Over-Summer Snow Storage at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Craftsbury VT, Hannah Sarah Weiss, MS
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Effects Of Winter Ticks And Internal Parasites On Moose Survival And Fecundity In Vermont, Usa, Jacob Richard DeBow, MS
Factors Affecting The Adoption Of Automated Wood Pellet Heating Systems In The Northeastern US And Implications For The Transition To Renewable Energy, Laura Edling, PhD
Planning For People In Communities And Outdoor Recreation Places: Fostering Community Cohesion, Shaping Place Meanings, And Exploring Imaginaries, Yumiko Jakobcic, PhD
The Environmental Microbiome In A Changing World: Microbial Processes And Biogeochemistry, Stephanie Juice, PhD
Energy Justice, Just Transitions, And Renewable Energy Policies: Examining Energy Transitions In The State Of Vermont, Walter Keady, MS
Examining Place Meanings in the Social Media of the U.S. National Park Service, Camille Marcotte, MS
Pacific Northwest To New England: Exploring The Intersections Of Invasive Ecology, Forest Management, And Alternative Energy, Alexandra N. Neidermeier, MS
Predicting Wildlife Distributions And Resilience Under Alternative Futures, Schuyler Pearman-Gillman, PhD
Enabling Innovation In The Energy System Transition, Bonnie Wylie Pratt, PhD
Long-Term Dynamics And Silviculture Of Northern Hardwood Forests In The Northeast United States, Nicole Rogers, PhD
Quantifying the health benefits of nature contact in cities across the US, Aaron J. Schwartz, PhD
Electric Grid Decarbonization Pathways: Landscape Impacts, Policy Interactions, and the Need for Cooperation, Austin Wesley Thomas, PhD
Growth Evaluation And Standardized Assessment Of Juvenile Lake Trout In Lake Champlain, Pascal Dylan Wilkins, MS
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
A Socio-Ecological Revolution in Monetary Theory: An Argument for, the Development of, and an Application of Ecological Monetary Theory, Joe Allen Ament, PhD
Tools for landscape-scale automated acoustic monitoring to characterize wildlife occurrence dynamics, Cathleen Michelle Balantic, PhD
Residual Soil Phosphorus in Tropical Oxisols: An Opportunity to Enhance Fertilizer Use Efficiency?, Lauren Bomeisl, MS
Increasing Private Contributions To Environmental Goods With Behavioral Insights, Hilary Byerly Flint, PhD
Mitigating Gaseous Nitrogen and Carbon Losses from Northeastern Agricultural Soils via Alternative Soil Management Practices, Kyle Michael Dittmer, MS
Uncovering the Drivers of Non-Native Plant Invasions Using Ecological Data Synthesis, Marina Golivets, PhD
Governing Water Quality Limits In Agricultural Watersheds, Courtney Ryder Hammond Wagner, PhD
Cisco Science: Using Omics To Answer A Range Of Key Questions, Hannah Lachance, MS
Future Forest Composition Under A Changing Climate And Adaptive Forest Management In Southeastern Vermont, Usa, Matthias Taylor Nevins, MS
Physicochemical Properties of Residuals from Anaerobic Digestion of Dairy Manure and Food Waste: Nutrient Cycling Implications and Opportunities for Edible Mushroom Cultivation, Brendan J. O'Brien, MS
Evaluation of Mysis partial diel vertical migration, Brian Patrick O'Malley, PhD
An Analysis Of Energy Transitions At Different Scales: Fossil Fuel Divestment In Higher Education And Individual Behavior, Elizabeth Palchak, PhD
Patterns, Processes, And Scale: An Evaluation Of Ecological And Biogeochemical Functions Across An Arctic Stream Network, Samuel P. Parker, PhD
Ecosystem Function Along an Elevational Gradient in Vermont, Emily Page Piche, MS
Climate Change And Land Use/cover Change Impacts On Watershed Hydrology, Nutrient Dynamics – A Case Study In Missisquoi River Watershed, Linyuan Shang, PhD
Characterizing The Management Practices And Decision-Making Processes Of Winter Maintenance Companies In The Lake Champlain Basin, Holden Smith Sparacino, MS
Evaluating Climate And Environmental Drivers Of Tree Species’ Growth Within The Northern Forest, Rebecca Stern, PhD
Shining light on the storm: Using high-frequency optical water quality sensors to characterize and interpret storm nutrient and carbon dynamics among contrasting land uses, Matthew CH Vaughan, PhD
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
A Human Side Of The Smart Grid: Behavior-Based Energy Efficiency From Renters Using Real-Time Feedback And Competitive Performance-Based Incentives, Daniel Fredman, PhD
Remote Sensing Methods and Applications for Detecting Change in Forest Ecosystems, David James Gudex-Cross, PhD
Pharmaceutical Waste in Vermont: Results from a Survey on Purchasing, Use & Disposal, Christine Hart, MS
Evaluating The Impacts Of Southern Pine Beetle On Pitch Pine Forest Dynamics In A Newly Invaded Region, Molly Heuss, MS
No Farm Is An Island: Pollinators And Pollination In Agricultural Landscapes, Charles C. Nicholson, PhD
Cityscape connections: National Park Service relevance and resilience in urban areas, Elizabeth Eleanor Perry, PhD
Comparing website presentations of "nature" across Vermont ski areas and adjacent rural communities, Margaux Anna-Elizabeth Reckard, MS
Applying Bayesian Belief Network To Understand Public Perception On Green Stormwater Infrastructures In Vermont, Qing REN, MS
Land Use, Power, and Knowledge at the Northern Resource Frontier: Mining, Public Engagement, and Contentious Land Imaginaries in Bristol Bay and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Jonathan Tollefson, MS
Conservation of Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in Vermont, USA, Keri B. Watson, PhD
Governing Environmental and Economic Flows in Regional Food Systems, Michael Bishop Wironen, PhD
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Using Multiple Methodologies to Understand within Species Variability of Adelges and Pineus (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha), Tav Aronowitz, MS
Estimating Landscape Quality And Genetic Structure Of Recovering American Marten Populations In The Northeastern United States, Cody Michael Aylward, MS
Designing for Economic Success: A 50-State Analysis of the Genuine Progress Indicator, Mairi-Jane Venesky Fox, PhD
Regeneration responses to management for old-growth characteristics in northern hardwood-conifer forests, Aviva Joy Gottesman, MS
Exploration Of New Methods In Long Distance Transportation Data Collection And Tourism Travel In Vermont, Benjamin Kaufman, MS
Quantifying tree response to alterations in pollution deposition and climate change in the northeastern US, Alexandra M. Kosiba, PhD
Early Feeding In Lake Trout Fry (salvelinus Namaycush) As A Mechanism For Ameliorating Thiamine Deficiency Complex, Carrie L. Kozel, MS
Emission Permits as a Monetary Policy Tool: Is it Feasible? Is it Ethical?, Tracey McCowen, PhD
What’s In Your Body Of Water? Reducing The Psychological Distance Of Pharmaceutical Pollution Through Metaphor In Risk Communication, Alexandra Z. Millarhouse, MS
Assessing Community Dynamics and Colonization Patterns of Tritatoma dimidiata and Other Biotic Factors Associated with Chagas Disease Prevalence in Central America, Lucia Consuelo Orantes, PhD