Senior Research
Each year, many ENVS majors choose to pursue and academic interest and engage in a year of independent research. This project is undertaken with the support of a faculty advisor. Although some choose to work with an ENVS faculty member, many work with advisors in other disciplines. All past ENVS senior research projects are on file in Hibbs Library.
See photos from 2010 ENVS Senior Research Symposium
2010-2011
Halle Minshall: “An Analysis of Behavior and Signaling in the stomatopod Squilla empusa”
Advisor: Dr. Kristina Mead, Biology
Lauren Weidner
“Exploring Attitudes and Behaviors of Midwest Organic Farmers”
Advisor: Dr. Erin Henshaw, Psychology
Kaitlyn Minich
“Wildlife Conservation in the Great Lakes Region of Eastern Africa: The Importance of International Agencies”
Advisor: Dr. Sue Davis, Political Science
Thomas Schutlz
“Hydraulic Management Practices and Methods of Pollution Control: A Historical and Geographical Analysis of the Huai River Basin”
Rachel Mattingly
“Civil Society and Development in Thailand”
Advisor: Dr. John Cort, International Studies
Eric Hess
“The Construction and Promotion of British Masculinity in African Trophy Hunting Journals Produced in Southern African during the Victorian Era”
Advisor: Dr. Philip Misevich, History
2009-2010
Emily Handelman: Land Trusts: Understanding their Community Role and Use of Environmental Education
Katherine Henderson: Living Buildings: The Next Step to True Sustainability
Jessie Hogue-Morgenstern: The Relationship of Migrant Avian Frugivory and Honeysuckle (Lonicera) Management in the Fall
Suzanne Humphrey: Patrons of Protest: The Granger Movement and Agrarian Unrest in Post-Civil War Ohio
Cristin Mustillo: Brownfields, Public Health, and Environmental Justice in Ohio
Caitlin Splawski: Abiotic Effects on Species Diversity in a Newly-Created Tallgrass Prairie
Gina Weinberger: From Animal to Environmental Ethics: The Debate between Deontological and Utilitarian Theories
2008-2009
Caiti Shroering: Indigenous Rights and Human Rights in the Global Economy: Three Cases of Brazil and the United States
Meredith Atwood: A Multiyear Survey of Amphibian Demography and Habitat Distribution at a Vernal Pool
Lindsay Ehrhart: Indigenous People, National Parks, and Multinational Oil: A Case Study in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Stephanie Chan: Domination, Development and Destruction: Post-colonial Perspectives on Forest Loss in India and Indonesia
Philip Dickson: New Urbanism, Landscape Urbanism, and Proposals for the State of Ohio
Jackson Means: Hydrochory and Seed Deposition in the Dutch Fork Wetlands of Central Ohio
Emily Shaefer: Building Blocks of Organizational Culture: A Comparison of Two Leadership Training Courses
Jake Henkle: The Effects of Corporate Leadership on Green Advances in American Business
Miranda Carter: Seed Bank and Vegetation Composition in a Central Ohio Mitigation Wetland
2007-2008
Amy Kathleen Cahill - Advisor Abram Kaplan
The Writing on the Wall: A Look at Conservation Behavior in a Public Setting
The Writing on the Wall: A Look at Conservation Behavior in a Public Setting
Elizabeth Strassman - Advisor Tod Frolking
Modeling the Impact of Sustainable Agriculture and Industrial Agriculture on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen using DNDC
Modeling the Impact of Sustainable Agriculture and Industrial Agriculture on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen using DNDC
Stephen McCarty Julka - Advisor Abram Kaplan
We the People: Public Participation in Brownfield Redevelopment Decision Making
We the People: Public Participation in Brownfield Redevelopment Decision Making
Sarah Page - Advisors Kent Maynard and Susan Diduk
Is it a Cup Half Full?: Fair Trade and Coffee Cooperative in Southern Mexico
Is it a Cup Half Full?: Fair Trade and Coffee Cooperative in Southern Mexico
Simmone Benoit - Advisor Douglas Spieles
Examination of Vegetation Succession in a Recently Constructed, Central-Ohio Wetland
Examination of Vegetation Succession in a Recently Constructed, Central-Ohio Wetland
Chris Carnevale - Advisor Alan Shackelford
2006-2007
Kathryn Archibald - Advisor Andrea L. Ziegert
The Granville Farmers'Market: A Proposal for the Future
Sarah Louise Kafer - Advisor Abram Kaplan
Assessment of Genetic Variation in Cheiroglossa palmata (Ophioglossaceae) Using ISSR-PCR: Implications for Conservation
Melissa Lauren Kennedy - Advisor Douglas J. Spieles
Initial Plant Community Assembly and Soil Variation in a Central Ohio Wetland
Meredith Shea Kooi - Advisor Micaela Vivero
Impermanent Remnants: An Investigation in the Environment Through Art
Jordan Wester Mora - Advisor Douglas Spieles
Spatial Analysis of Ohio Wetland Mitigation Banks
Sarah E. Sorci - Advisor Bahram Tavakolian
Balancing Practicality and Values in Community Supported Agriculture: A Study of Member Involvement in Four Ohio CSAs
The Granville Farmers'Market: A Proposal for the Future
Sarah Louise Kafer - Advisor Abram Kaplan
Assessment of Genetic Variation in Cheiroglossa palmata (Ophioglossaceae) Using ISSR-PCR: Implications for Conservation
Melissa Lauren Kennedy - Advisor Douglas J. Spieles
Initial Plant Community Assembly and Soil Variation in a Central Ohio Wetland
Meredith Shea Kooi - Advisor Micaela Vivero
Impermanent Remnants: An Investigation in the Environment Through Art
Jordan Wester Mora - Advisor Douglas Spieles
Spatial Analysis of Ohio Wetland Mitigation Banks
Sarah E. Sorci - Advisor Bahram Tavakolian
Balancing Practicality and Values in Community Supported Agriculture: A Study of Member Involvement in Four Ohio CSAs
2005-2006
Meagan Marykatherine Coneybeer - Advisor Warren Hauk
Assessment of Genetic Variation in Cheiroglossa palmata (Ophioglossaceae) Using ISSR-PCR: Implications for Conservation
Sarah Ann Edwards - Advisor Rebecca Homan
A Survey of the Migrating Breeding Population of Spotted Salamanders at the Taylor Ochs Pond in the Denison University Biological Reserve
Cameron Grace Marlin - Advisor Bahram Tavakolian
The Political, Economic and Environmental Threats to the Survival of Nomadic Pastoralists in Mongolia
2004-2005
Lindsay Forsyth Michael - Advisor Rebecca Homan
A Survey of a Breeding Population of Spotted Salamanders and their Habitat
Gillian Poe - Advisor Harry Heft
The Effect of Simulation Type on Perception: A Study of Environmental Preference
A Survey of a Breeding Population of Spotted Salamanders and their Habitat
Gillian Poe - Advisor Harry Heft
The Effect of Simulation Type on Perception: A Study of Environmental Preference
2003-2004
Kathryn Virginia Bush - Advisors Carol Goland
Evaluating the Effect of Genetically Modified Organisms on Organic Farming: Assessing Issues, Cultivating Solutions
Alicia Marie Dunn - Advisor Carol Goland
Nourishing Change: A Study of Experience, Education and Farm to College Programs
Melanie J. Houston - Advisors John Cort
A Narrative History of Helping Hands: Garden of Hope
Andrwe Johnathon Hupp - Advisors John Cort
Human Values in the Sustainable Agricultures of the United States and Japan: Transforming a Destructive Paradigm
Adam Michael Klein - Advisors Abram Kaplan
Greening of Golf Courses: A Model for Environmentally Friendly Management
Evaluating the Effect of Genetically Modified Organisms on Organic Farming: Assessing Issues, Cultivating Solutions
Alicia Marie Dunn - Advisor Carol Goland
Nourishing Change: A Study of Experience, Education and Farm to College Programs
Melanie J. Houston - Advisors John Cort
A Narrative History of Helping Hands: Garden of Hope
Andrwe Johnathon Hupp - Advisors John Cort
Human Values in the Sustainable Agricultures of the United States and Japan: Transforming a Destructive Paradigm
Adam Michael Klein - Advisors Abram Kaplan
Greening of Golf Courses: A Model for Environmentally Friendly Management
2002-2003
Christopher John Dickey - Advisors Andrea L. Ziegert and David P.J. Przybyla
Sustainable Developmenta and Corporate Culture: Green Consideration in Corporate U.S.A.
Nina Michelle Grout - Advisor Thomas Schultz
A Rapid Ecological Assessment of the Hill Wetland Reserve in Granville, Ohio with an Emphasis on Breeding Amphibian Habitat
Diane Phillippa Skinner - Advisors Bahram Tavakolian
Land Tenure and Land Degredation: The Relationship and Consequences for Zimbabwe
Benjamin Lee Webb - Advisors Tod Frolking
An Analysis of Future Land Use Change in Licking County: An Application of an Interactive GIS-Based Planning Support System
Sustainable Developmenta and Corporate Culture: Green Consideration in Corporate U.S.A.
Nina Michelle Grout - Advisor Thomas Schultz
A Rapid Ecological Assessment of the Hill Wetland Reserve in Granville, Ohio with an Emphasis on Breeding Amphibian Habitat
Diane Phillippa Skinner - Advisors Bahram Tavakolian
Land Tenure and Land Degredation: The Relationship and Consequences for Zimbabwe
Benjamin Lee Webb - Advisors Tod Frolking
An Analysis of Future Land Use Change in Licking County: An Application of an Interactive GIS-Based Planning Support System
2001-2002
Sarah Borron - Advisor John Cort
Food, Faith, and Farming: Catholic Involvement in Sustainable Solutions for Hunger
Sarah Damrow - Advisor Sarah Hutson-Comeaux
Adventure Education and Self-Concept
Molly Flanagan - Advisor Pual A. Djupe
Environmental Interest Groups: Leadership, Membership, and the Policy Making Process
Ellen Hawkey - Advisor Abram Kaplan
Struggles, Obstacles and Success: One Community's Battle for Environmental Justice
Sarah Lechner - Advisor Carol Goland
Growing Foodsheds through Community Supported Agriculture
Ilana Schonfeld-Hicks - Advisors Harry Heft and Scott Siddall
Student Design of Study Spaces: Does Participation Make a Differences
Katherine Jeanette Soucy - Advisor Kent Maynard
Rough Waters: North and South Tensions and Environmental Education of the Galapagos Fishing Sector
Food, Faith, and Farming: Catholic Involvement in Sustainable Solutions for Hunger
Sarah Damrow - Advisor Sarah Hutson-Comeaux
Adventure Education and Self-Concept
Molly Flanagan - Advisor Pual A. Djupe
Environmental Interest Groups: Leadership, Membership, and the Policy Making Process
Ellen Hawkey - Advisor Abram Kaplan
Struggles, Obstacles and Success: One Community's Battle for Environmental Justice
Sarah Lechner - Advisor Carol Goland
Growing Foodsheds through Community Supported Agriculture
Ilana Schonfeld-Hicks - Advisors Harry Heft and Scott Siddall
Student Design of Study Spaces: Does Participation Make a Differences
Katherine Jeanette Soucy - Advisor Kent Maynard
Rough Waters: North and South Tensions and Environmental Education of the Galapagos Fishing Sector
2000-2001
Lindsay Hoffman - Advisor Carol Goland
The Social Impacts of Industrial Agriculture: A Study of Buckeye Egg Farm and Opposition in Croton, Ohio
Shannon Kishel - Advisor Abram Kaplan
Mentoring in the Garden: The Impact of Community Service Experiences on Self-efficacy
Katherine Krulia - Advisor Tod Frolking
GIS Modeling of Bathymetry and Satellite Imagery to Improve Seagrass Classification within Core Sound, North Carolina
Alissa Loeffler - Advisor Harry Heft
People and Their Spaces: A Closer Look at the Hamilton-Williams Campus Center and Slayter Student Union
Lindsay Royce - Advisor Abram Kaplan
Social Interaction and Proximity in Small-Town Neighborhoods
Lisa Ann Spicer - Adviors Frank Hassebrock and Abram Kaplan
Leadership Development in a United States Federal Organization: Do Gender Differences Exist?
The Social Impacts of Industrial Agriculture: A Study of Buckeye Egg Farm and Opposition in Croton, Ohio
Shannon Kishel - Advisor Abram Kaplan
Mentoring in the Garden: The Impact of Community Service Experiences on Self-efficacy
Katherine Krulia - Advisor Tod Frolking
GIS Modeling of Bathymetry and Satellite Imagery to Improve Seagrass Classification within Core Sound, North Carolina
Alissa Loeffler - Advisor Harry Heft
People and Their Spaces: A Closer Look at the Hamilton-Williams Campus Center and Slayter Student Union
Lindsay Royce - Advisor Abram Kaplan
Social Interaction and Proximity in Small-Town Neighborhoods
Lisa Ann Spicer - Adviors Frank Hassebrock and Abram Kaplan
Leadership Development in a United States Federal Organization: Do Gender Differences Exist?
1999-2000
Sarah Baird - Advisor William Nichols
The Agricultural Imagination
Justin Jaeger - Advisor Carol Goland
Amish Cultural Elasticity: Retaining Autonomy Through Proliferation of Amish Tourism
Brandon Ott - Advisor Laurel Kennedy
The Keepers' Role in Watershed Protection: A Voyage for the River's Edge to the Community
Robyn Shick - Advisors Carol Goland and Lynn Zimmerman
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Management: The Effect of Stakeholder Interests in Ohio Metropolitan Parks
The Agricultural Imagination
Justin Jaeger - Advisor Carol Goland
Amish Cultural Elasticity: Retaining Autonomy Through Proliferation of Amish Tourism
Brandon Ott - Advisor Laurel Kennedy
The Keepers' Role in Watershed Protection: A Voyage for the River's Edge to the Community
Robyn Shick - Advisors Carol Goland and Lynn Zimmerman
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Management: The Effect of Stakeholder Interests in Ohio Metropolitan Parks
1998-1999
Sarah Bauer - Advisor Carol Goland
Experts in Their Fields: Apple Growers' Local Knowledge and the Loss of Crop Biodiversity in Central Ohio"
Brandt Coultas - Advisor Katrina Korfmacher
Moving Industry Toward Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Owens Corning
Amanda Craft - Advisor Bahram Tavakolian
Religious Conversion and Environmental Consequence: The Impact of Missionary Work on Peasants in Chiapas Mexico
Erron Glasshoff - Advisor Karl Korfmacher
Monitoring Submerged Rooted Vegetation Using Satellite Remote Sensing With a Case Study in Core Sound, NC
Todd Gys - Advisor Harry Heft
Environmental Education Through Design: An Investigation of the Barney-Davis Hall Green Renovation
Kristen Kordet - Katrina Korfmacher
Saving the Farm, Saving the Earth: Connections Between Farmland Preservation and Sustainable Agriculture
Lindsay Mason - Advisor Abram Kaplan
Patterns for Parks: Public Participation in Design
Kara Miller - Advisor Juliana Mulroy
Flowering Plants and Land Use History of the Denison University Biological Reserve (Granville Township, Licking County, Ohio): Building a Framework for Field-based Studies
Gregory Milliken - Advisor Abram Kaplan
The Places We Live: Community Interaction and Design
Matthew Morton - Advsors Andrea Ziegert and Paul King
Pesticides, Genetic Engineering, and Sewer Sludge: Economic Implications of the Proposed National Organic Program
Michael Pistiolas - Advisor Linda Zimmerman
Public Participation in Brownfield Redevelopment: A Look at the Region V Voluntary Cleanup Programs
Hannah Smith - Advisor Tammy Lewis
Ecotourism, Environmentalism, and Elitism: A Belizean Framing Model for Community and SMO Coalition
Anna Spain - Advisor Paul King
Creating an Alternative Way of Living: Rural Development in the Dominican Republic
Anna Tuttle - Advisors Karl Korfmacher and Kevin Brown
Communication in Environmental Conflict: How Stakeholder Framing Affects Cooperation in Marion, Ohio
Shannon Varley - Advisor Carol Goland
The Organic Debate: Consumer Expectations and Knowledge of Eco-Labeled Food"
Experts in Their Fields: Apple Growers' Local Knowledge and the Loss of Crop Biodiversity in Central Ohio"
Brandt Coultas - Advisor Katrina Korfmacher
Moving Industry Toward Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Owens Corning
Amanda Craft - Advisor Bahram Tavakolian
Religious Conversion and Environmental Consequence: The Impact of Missionary Work on Peasants in Chiapas Mexico
Erron Glasshoff - Advisor Karl Korfmacher
Monitoring Submerged Rooted Vegetation Using Satellite Remote Sensing With a Case Study in Core Sound, NC
Todd Gys - Advisor Harry Heft
Environmental Education Through Design: An Investigation of the Barney-Davis Hall Green Renovation
Kristen Kordet - Katrina Korfmacher
Saving the Farm, Saving the Earth: Connections Between Farmland Preservation and Sustainable Agriculture
Lindsay Mason - Advisor Abram Kaplan
Patterns for Parks: Public Participation in Design
Kara Miller - Advisor Juliana Mulroy
Flowering Plants and Land Use History of the Denison University Biological Reserve (Granville Township, Licking County, Ohio): Building a Framework for Field-based Studies
Gregory Milliken - Advisor Abram Kaplan
The Places We Live: Community Interaction and Design
Matthew Morton - Advsors Andrea Ziegert and Paul King
Pesticides, Genetic Engineering, and Sewer Sludge: Economic Implications of the Proposed National Organic Program
Michael Pistiolas - Advisor Linda Zimmerman
Public Participation in Brownfield Redevelopment: A Look at the Region V Voluntary Cleanup Programs
Hannah Smith - Advisor Tammy Lewis
Ecotourism, Environmentalism, and Elitism: A Belizean Framing Model for Community and SMO Coalition
Anna Spain - Advisor Paul King
Creating an Alternative Way of Living: Rural Development in the Dominican Republic
Anna Tuttle - Advisors Karl Korfmacher and Kevin Brown
Communication in Environmental Conflict: How Stakeholder Framing Affects Cooperation in Marion, Ohio
Shannon Varley - Advisor Carol Goland
The Organic Debate: Consumer Expectations and Knowledge of Eco-Labeled Food"
1997-1998
Jon Franklin - Advisor Martin Ramirez
Gene Flow and Population Structure of Metepeira labyrinthea in Lake Erie Islands
Amy Garvin - Advisor Bahram Tavakolian
The World Bank and the Grameen Bank, A Comparative Study: Which Bank to Bank on for the Environments of Bangladesh
Aaron Geckle - Advisor Karl Korfmacher
Geographic Information Systems: Siting Rooftop Photovoltaics
Paula Konfal - Advisor Karl Korfmacher
"Regional Groundwater Modeling in the Denison University Biological Reserve
Jennifer McConaghie - Advisor Harry Heft
A Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Olin Science Hall
Mark Skowronski - Advisor Lynn Zimmerman
The Habitat Utilization and Nesting Ecology of the Painted Turtle (Ehrysemys picta) at the Denison University Biological Reserve
Gene Flow and Population Structure of Metepeira labyrinthea in Lake Erie Islands
Amy Garvin - Advisor Bahram Tavakolian
The World Bank and the Grameen Bank, A Comparative Study: Which Bank to Bank on for the Environments of Bangladesh
Aaron Geckle - Advisor Karl Korfmacher
Geographic Information Systems: Siting Rooftop Photovoltaics
Paula Konfal - Advisor Karl Korfmacher
"Regional Groundwater Modeling in the Denison University Biological Reserve
Jennifer McConaghie - Advisor Harry Heft
A Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Olin Science Hall
Mark Skowronski - Advisor Lynn Zimmerman
The Habitat Utilization and Nesting Ecology of the Painted Turtle (Ehrysemys picta) at the Denison University Biological Reserve
1996-1997
Emily Elsom - Advisor Tom Schultz
Inventory and Habitat Analysis of Odonata at the Denison University Biological Reserve: Lessons from the Past, Conditions at Present, and Implications for Future Monitoring and Management
Thomas M. Groeneveld - Advisor Tod Frolking
Urban Hydrological Sustainability In Columbus and Westerville, Ohio: Integrating Water Resource Development and Conservation
Melissa Hatcher - Advisor Abram Kaplan
Turning Off the Lights: Motivating Conservation Behavior Among College Students
Justicia Mick - Advisor Tom Schultz
Inventory and Habitat Assessment of Amphibian Species Assemblages at the Denison University Biological Reserve: Implications for Monitoring and Management of Biological Resources
Jacqueline Lizette Richards - Advisor Abram Kaplan
Is the Food Pyramid One of Sacrifice? Altering the Dominant Meat-Based Pattern of Food Consumption Among American Children and Adolescents
Christine Scheub - Advisor Tom Schultz
Conserving Biological Diversity Through the Lens of a Specific Taxon: An Inventory and Management Plan for the Papilionoidea of the Denison University Biological Reserve
Inventory and Habitat Analysis of Odonata at the Denison University Biological Reserve: Lessons from the Past, Conditions at Present, and Implications for Future Monitoring and Management
Thomas M. Groeneveld - Advisor Tod Frolking
Urban Hydrological Sustainability In Columbus and Westerville, Ohio: Integrating Water Resource Development and Conservation
Melissa Hatcher - Advisor Abram Kaplan
Turning Off the Lights: Motivating Conservation Behavior Among College Students
Justicia Mick - Advisor Tom Schultz
Inventory and Habitat Assessment of Amphibian Species Assemblages at the Denison University Biological Reserve: Implications for Monitoring and Management of Biological Resources
Jacqueline Lizette Richards - Advisor Abram Kaplan
Is the Food Pyramid One of Sacrifice? Altering the Dominant Meat-Based Pattern of Food Consumption Among American Children and Adolescents
Christine Scheub - Advisor Tom Schultz
Conserving Biological Diversity Through the Lens of a Specific Taxon: An Inventory and Management Plan for the Papilionoidea of the Denison University Biological Reserve
1995-1996
Sumedha Ishak De Silva - Advisor Tod Frolking
Coastal Zone Management in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka: Attaining Sustainability Through Special Area Management
J. Chad Jones - Advisor Carol Goland
The Abandonment of Pot Creek Pueblo: A GIS Evaluation in the Prehistoric Southwest
Carin Anne Miller - Advisors Carol Goland, Abram Kaplan, and Tom Schultz
Insects as Human Food in the Great Basin: An Ethnoentomological Approach
David Matthew Robertson - Advisor Carol Goland
Culture and Agriculture: The Relationship Between Amish Values and Farming Practices
Jennifer Anne Rudgers - Advisor Juliana Mulroy
The Population Dynamics and Genetics of the Winter Annual Plant, Draba Verna L.
Robyn Joy Scofield - Advisor Abram Kaplan
Kids, Cans, and Community: A New Direction in Environmental Education
Susan Amanda Studer - Bernardita Llanos
Costa Rica's Banana Boom: Assessing the Sustainability of the World's 'Most Perfect' Fruit
Christopher Thomas Timura - Bahram Tavakolian
Community-Land Interactions and Place-Attachment in Three Mayan Towns
Coastal Zone Management in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka: Attaining Sustainability Through Special Area Management
J. Chad Jones - Advisor Carol Goland
The Abandonment of Pot Creek Pueblo: A GIS Evaluation in the Prehistoric Southwest
Carin Anne Miller - Advisors Carol Goland, Abram Kaplan, and Tom Schultz
Insects as Human Food in the Great Basin: An Ethnoentomological Approach
David Matthew Robertson - Advisor Carol Goland
Culture and Agriculture: The Relationship Between Amish Values and Farming Practices
Jennifer Anne Rudgers - Advisor Juliana Mulroy
The Population Dynamics and Genetics of the Winter Annual Plant, Draba Verna L.
Robyn Joy Scofield - Advisor Abram Kaplan
Kids, Cans, and Community: A New Direction in Environmental Education
Susan Amanda Studer - Bernardita Llanos
Costa Rica's Banana Boom: Assessing the Sustainability of the World's 'Most Perfect' Fruit
Christopher Thomas Timura - Bahram Tavakolian
Community-Land Interactions and Place-Attachment in Three Mayan Towns
1994-1995
Karla Ann Aghajanian - Advisor Abram Kaplan
Sustainability and the American City: A New Synthesis
Amanda Beth Fuller - Advisor Tod Frolking
The Vegetation of Licking County, Ohio at the Time of European Settlement
Sustainability and the American City: A New Synthesis
Amanda Beth Fuller - Advisor Tod Frolking
The Vegetation of Licking County, Ohio at the Time of European Settlement