Environmental Science and Policy
In its Honors Program the Environmental Science and Policy program awards Honors, High Honors, or Highest Honors to student research projects. The projects listed below have been defended successfully, and a copy of the thesis deposited in Swem Library.
Key:
- Student, "Thesis" (Honors level)
Committee Chair + Other Committee Members
2019-2020
- Michael Giovanniello, "Disentanglement in a Contested Setting: Testing the Effects of Cultural Reminders on Kahan et al.'s Geoengineering Result" (Honors)
Daniel Maliniak + Ronald Rapoport, Adrian Bravo, Jamie Settle
2018-19
- Ellen Chinn,"Parcel area and distance to protected land but not complexity explain avian richness on private property in fragmented forests"
Matthias Leu + Brent Kaup, John Swaddle, Daniel Cristol - Holly Funkhouser, "Impacts of Projected Sea Level Rise on Diamondback Terrapin Nesting Habitats in Virginia"
Randolph Chambers + Donna Bilkovic, Nicolas Balascio
2017-18
- No Honors students this year
2016-17
- No Honors students this year
2015-16
- No Honors students this year
2014-15
- No Honors students this year
2013-14
- Sharon Hartzell, "Land Use Impacts on Selenium Accumulation in Vegetation and Soil" (Honors)
James Kaste + Gary Rice, Gregory Hancock
2012-13
- No Honors students this year
2011-12
- No Honors students this year
2010-11
- Lauren Edmonds, "An Evaluation of Effective Structures for Campus Sustainability Programs At Institutions of Higher Education" (Honors)
John Swaddle + Randy Chambers, David Feldman
2009-10
- No Honors students this year
2008-09
- Aubrey Miller, "The Role of the US Forest Service Amidst Change: A Framework for Effective Ecosystem Management in the Face of Climate Change" (High Honors)
Timmons Roberts + Brent Sewell, Katherine Rahman
