Department of
Environmental Studies
107 Marshall Hall
1 Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210
315-470-6636
Fax 315-470-6915
es-info@esf.edu
Recent Graduates
Ph.D.
2008
- April Baptiste
"Evaluating Environmental Awareness: A Case Study of the Nariva Swamp, Trinidad" (Nordenstam/ Smardon)
- Ana Menezes
"Governance of Natural Resources in Mozambique: the Artisanal Fishery" (Manno)
- Michael Pacelli
"Social and Cultural Aspects of Dioxin Risk: Factors Influencing Variation in Perception of Risk and Responsibility in Jeonju City, Korea" (Nordenstam/ Smardon)
2007/2006
- Yachun Chow
“Economic Growth and Environmental Quality – Case Study of Taiwan” (Smardon)
- Lester Facey
“Bauxite Mining in Jamaica: A Post-Independence Study of the Development of Environmental Law, Policy and Regulations” (Smardon)
2005/2004
- Deukmo Chung
“Comparison of Watershed Management of South Korea and U.S.A.: The Paldang Reservoir and the New York City Watershed” (Smardon)
- Carlos Moreno
“Adoption of Environmental Technology by Industrial Firms: A Case Study of the Application of Performance Standards and Effluent Charges in Santander, Colombia” (Bentley/ Felleman)
2003/2002
- Beverly Hansen
“Environmental Justice Implications of a Cost-Benefit Analysis Mandate in the Federal Environmental Regulatory Approval Process” (Nordenstam)
- Timm Kroger
“Exploring the Comparative Cost-Effectiveness of Economic Incentive and Command-and-Control Instruments, and of Renewable Energy Technologies in PM, Emission Control: A Case Study of Lima-Callao, Peru” (C. Hall/ Keith)
- Christos Kyrou
“Perception of Risk and conflict Intensity in an Environmental Conflict: A Case Study of Wolf Restoration in Northern New Hampshire” (Nordenstam)
- Susan Thering
“Documenting the Community Capacity Building Benefits of Participatory Community Design and Planning and Developing Indicators of Community Capacity” (Doble/ Keith)
M.S.
2008
- Amanda Meyer
"The Need for Bifocals: Incorporating Multiple Lenses to Create One Vision" (Senecah)
- Erin Page
"Above and Below Ground Characteristics of Reference and Restored Wetlands of Central New York with an Emphasis on Mycorrhizal Ecology" (Horton/Smardon)
2007/2006
- Macarena Calleja
“Non-Timber Forest Products, the Chilean Reality and the Way Ahead” (Smardon)
- Susana del Granado
"The Use of Computer Models in Collaborative Decision-Making in the Great Lakes: Two Case Studies" (Senecah)
- Jennifer Hartnagel
"The Framing of a Public Policy Debate: LNG in Long Island Sound, NY" (Senecah)
- Samantha Jones
“Poverty, Race and Inequality as Synergistically Amplifying Factors in Pediatric Asthma Among Poor and Minority Populations” (Smardon)
- David Murphy
“The Relationship Between Land-Cover and the Urban Heat Island in Northeastern Puerto Rico” (C. Hall/ M. Hall)
- Godfrey Ofezu
“Reflections of Environmental Policy and Contribution to Environmental Innovation Adoption in the Pulp and Paper Industry” (Smardon)
- Prajjwal Panday
“Quantifying Water Quality From Spatially-Derived Landscape Characteristics in the Catskill/ Delaware Watershed in New York” (M. Hall)
- Bruno Takahashi
"Social Marketing for the Environment: A Comparative Analysis of Theory and Practice" (Meisner)
- Landon Vine
“Cultivating a Spotless Ethical Identify: Adbusters Media Foundation’s 'Blackspot' Marketing Campaign and Its Impact on Consumer Discourse” (Meisner)
2005/2004
- Mamadou Chetima
“Quantitative Analysis of the Agro-Pastoral System in the Republic of Niger: Implications for Food Security Planning” (C. Hall/ Smardon)
- Amy Happ
“Media Coverage of Radical Environmental Organizations: A Case Study of the Earth Liberation Front” (Meisner)
- Hiroaki Kuramitsu
“Customary Law, Policy, and Development Aid: An Alternative for Fostering Impartial Negotiation through a Case Study of Forest Fire in Sumatra, Indonesia” (Bentley/ Smardon)
- Katherine Lillis
“Understanding the Effects of an Environment-Based Education Program on Environmental Attitudes and Awareness, Social and Academic Lives of Students Five Years Post-Program” (Meisner)
- Laura Meza
“Private Protected Areas: Emergence and Potential Implications in Chile” (Smardon)
- Flavien Owolabi
“Impacts of Water Supply Utility Privatization on Urban Households and the Environment in Benin” (Smardon)
- Sangjoon Park
“Two Essays on Environmental Regulations: The Impact of Environmental Regulations on Competitiveness in Korean Manufacturing Industries” (Senecah)
- Thanh Vo
“Free Trade, Rural Livelihoods and Sustainable Development: A Comparative Study of Corn Production in Mexico under NAFTA and Rice Production in Vietnam under New Trade Liberalization” (Manno/ Whaley)
2003/2002
- Kari Bakken
“The Influence of the Interpretation of the Multiple Use Mandate on Bureau of Land Management Recommendations for Wilderness Designation in Utah” (Keith)
- Candace Blumenfeld
“Evaluating the Wetlands Reserve Program in New York State. A Survey of Landowner Wetland Attitudes and Their Reasons for Enrollment and Withdrawal” (Smardon)
- Liliana Gutierrez-Mariscal
“Public Participation in Mexican Biosphere Reserves: A Comparative Case Study” (Felleman)
- Ana Ma
“Desperately Seeking Services: An Analysis of Characteristics, Experiences, and Factors Influencing Sense of Political Efficacy, and Awareness of Advocacy Channels of New York City Residents Who Call Local Environmental Government Agencies” (Nordenstam)
- Nancy Mayer
“The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: A Case Study in Constrained Decision Making” (Senecah)
- Jean Marc Racine
“Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Haiti: Opportunities and Limitations” (Dawson/ Smardon)
- Benjamin Rieger
“Wetland Heritage Values of the Canastota Mucklands” (Smardon)
- Dylan Wolfe
“Critical Eco-Rhetoric: Theoretical Explorations of Critical Rhetoric and Ecocentric Thought” (Meisner)
M.P.S.
2008
- Katherine Cianciotto
"Exploring the Field of Environmental Consulting: Experiences at LaBella Associates, P.C." (Moran)
- Tara Hotis
"Uncovering Wonderland: Promoting Food Security by Redefining the Landscape. A Community Gardening Experience" (Senecah)
- Amanda Stella
"Water Resources and Environmental Consulting Internship at Fuss & O'Neill" (Smardon)
2007/2006
- Rosalyn Bandy
"Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility for the Pathway to Recruiting Up and Coming Talent" (Senecah)
- Kristine Bialy-Viau
“A Professional Experience: Environmental Compliance Management Corporation Chittenango, New York ” (Manno/ Smardon)
- Heather Bradley
"Lake Tahoe Internship Experience: A Study of How Copepods are Coping Within the Aquatic Food Web" (Smardon)
- Michael Chimaliza
“Conservation Practices for the Control of NonPoint Source Water Pollution from Agricultural Areas: A Professional Experience with Natural Resources Conservation Services, New York” (Limburg/ Smardon)
- Khristopher Dodson
"Envi: Creating a Central New York Environmental Publication" (Meisner)
- Jaime Hazard
"The Role of Grassroots Organizations in Post-Katrina New Orleans: Inspiring Community Action Through Communication" (Lawler)
- Anne Hoyt
"The Fuel with a Thousand Faces: Myth-making in the Discourse of Ethanol" (Meisner)
- Jennifer Jillson
"A Summer Spent Exploring Environmental and Indian Law at Joe Heath’s Law Office" (Nordenstam)
- Eric Ripley
"My Experience at the Syracuse Environmental Finance Center: Research on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Schemes" (Smardon)
- Janet Tordesillas
“Fox River and Its Tributaries: An Internship on Watershed Resource Management” (Smardon)
- Ellen Vaughan
"A Summer Internship with the Syracuse Center of Excellence and Energy Systems" (Meisner)
2005/2004
- Christine Fennessy
“Silence, Fire and Tear Gas: Following the Fall of a Bolivian Environmentalist” (Lawler)
- Tessa Hopsicker
“The New York State Department of Transportation and the Environment: A Professional Experience” (Smardon)
- Sarah Kulpa
“Dammed If You Do: A Semester of Environmental Impact Assessment at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission” (Lawler)
- Jamie Murray
“The Monroe County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Canadaigua Lake Watershed Council: Professional Experience” (Smardon)
- Donia-Schanthal-Ziles
“Understanding Environmental Management Systems: Corporate and Academic Perspectives” (Nordenstam)
- Brian Van Allen
“Implementing Effective Public Participation in Community Development and Forest Resource Management: Lessons Learned From Three Processes” (Senecah)
2003/2002
- Elizabeth Bough
“The Oswego River Shoreline Restoration Incentive Program: Educational Program Evaluation Internship at Oswego County Environmental Management Council” (Keith)
- Keegan Cox
“Building Student Interest in Environmental Policy: An Internship and Organizational Analysis of the Student Environmental Action Coalition” (Senecah)
- Masaru Kato
“Beyond Science: In Search of an Integral Vision for The World Resources Institute” (Keith)
- Kristin Kerwin
“Public Participation in Watershed Management: An Internship with the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network, Interlaken, New York” (Meisner/ Senecah)
- Stephanie Miller
“Looking Towards New Jersey’s 2002 Future: An Experience of Environmental Research and Internship with the Regional Farm and Food Project” (Senecah)
- Susan Nixson
“GIS: Uniting Present Day Fort Stanwix and the Artifacts of its Past” (M. Hall/ Endreny)
- Kevin Porter
“A Land Planner’s Experience at the Onondaga County Park Beaver Lake Nature Center” (Felleman)
- Liza Rosen
“My Reflections on Interning at Worldwatch Institute: Inspiring Change in Today’s World” (Nordenstam)
- Bradden Rowse
“National Wildlife Policy at the Wildlife Society” (Senecah)
- Srna Sudar
“A Graduate Internship with the Planning Bureau of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation” (Felleman)
- Paul Thorn
“Professional Experience as a Geographic Information Systems Intern with the Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council” (Smardon)
- Yan Yang
“Onondaga Lake Internship with Parsons” (Keith)
