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
  "Creation of a Prediction Map to Locate Areas of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Underground Pipelines " (Nordenstam/ Smardon)
• SeoHyun Park
  "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)