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Past Environmental Studies Senior Thesis Projects
Click on a class year below to see the list of thesis topics for that year.- Class of 2011
- Class of 2010
- Class of 2009
- Class of 2008
- Class of 2007
- Class of 2006
- Class of 2005
- Class of 2004
- Classes of 1994-2003
Since 2008, students have created posters outlining their projects as part of the formal presentation of their theses, many of which are available for viewing. To view pdf files of selected project posters, simply click on the title of the thesis project. Enlarging may be nescessary for best viewing (around 30% works nicely for standard computer screens). File sizes may be rather large (2-6 mb) and may take longer to load over slower internet connections.
Copies of individual thesis projects may be obtained by contacting the environmental studies department: envstudies@csbsju.edu.
Class of 2011
Class of 2010
Class of 2009
| Baker, Brandon | Overcoming the Barriers to Environmental Education |
| Green, Kathryn | One Farmer's Waste is Another Farmer's 'Cow Power': Methand Digestion as a Solution to Manure Management on Dairy Farms |
| Grewe, Nick | Management of the Grizzly Bear in Yellowstone National Park |
| Hammerschmidt, Alix | Fashion Forward: Shaping the Fashion Industry Through the Implementation of Sustainable Textiles |
| Haugen, Christopher | Emerald Ash Borer, the Urban Forest, and Homeowners |
| Heim, Jessica | Electronic Waste: Imporving E-waste Recycling in the U.S. |
| Ott, Matthew | Minnesota Farmers and their Customers Supporting Best-Practices for Agriculture: Integrating Grain Sorghum and Planting Cover Crops |
| Smith, John | Minnesota Urban Runoff Solutions! A analysis of cost-effectiveness for the private sector |
| Steinrueck, Matthew | The Rise of Student Computing: Impacts on Power Consumption and CO2 Emissions |
| Vetsch, Rebecca | Reducing Paper Consumption at CSB|SJU: Practices to Implement |
| Pasutti, Lynsi | Not a Commune: Cohousing Communities as Sustainable Solutions to Suburban Sprawl |
| Kamman, Patrick | Getting Down to the Meat of it: Meat consumption at CSB/SJU and its environmental concerns |
Class of 2008
Class of 2007
| Gad, Joshua | Water Wasted: Improving Water Conservation on SJU |
| Haberman, Sarah | Mandating Environmental Education in Minnesota: Securing environmental sustainability for future generations |
| Henry, Jessica | Think Globally; Eat Locally: The Local Food Movement at CSB/SJU |
| Hoaglund, Jordan | The Avon Hills Initiative |
| Hoye, Christoper | Wetland Mitigation: Is the Minnesota Mitigation Banking Program Effective? |
| Koshmrl, Mike | An Industry Afterthought: The Impacts of Oil Sands Development on the Traditional Land-Use of Northern Albertan Aboriginals |
| Mullin, Jacob | Japan and the United States: Political Culture's Influence on International Environmental Policy |
| Perry, Todd | How SJU could Benefit from an Improved Recycling Program |
| Poliseno, Jennifer | Applying the Land Ethic |
| Schwecke, Hannah | Natureless Children: The Third Frontier |
| Smith, Katie | Small Turbine Wind Power in America |
| Stephens, Allie | Economic Status and Energy Consumption Behaviors |
| Telthorst, Paul | Urban Development: A Strategy for St. Louis |
Class of 2006
| DeCosse, Justin | Source Water Protection through Conservation |
| Kostka, Kevin and Nicole Luberdal | It's Not Easy to be EE: The Challenges that Face Minnesota K-12 Environmental Education |
| Leary, Sean | Environmental Marketing: Corporate Deception Exposed by Green Truth |
| Oschwald, Zach | Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Public Health vs. Chemical Companies |
| Polasky, Sophia | The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Defining or Defying Native Interests? |
| Sieh, Elizabeth | E-Waste Recycling: Managing Electronic Waste at CSB/SJU |
| Walsh, Jason | Fish Consumption Advisories: Minnesota's outreach efforts compared to other states |
Class of 2005
Collaborative team project done by all environmental studies majors:
| Becker, Eli; Buss, Emily; Crumb, Scott; Ekelund, Luke; Hegg, Sarah; Johnson, Benjamin; Kamman, John; Lindeke, Erin; Mailander, Ann; Mittelstadt, Annamarie; Pavek, Megan; Robbins, William; Rynders, Michael; Satt, Janelle; Smith, Kathryn; Teis, Jake |
Class of 2004
Collaborative team projects done by all environmental studies majors:
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Boisen, Nick; Connolly, Kim; Coyle, Matt; Franklin, Emily; Gorrilla, Will; Guetter, Laura; Holtorf, Jenny; Johnson, Matt; LeMieur, Cody; Meierhofer, Beth; Springer, Nat; Stephenson, Jenny; Trettel, Kevin |
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Johnson, Kristen; Henry, Jessica; & Traut, Brian |
Implementation of an Improved Recycling System @ SJU |
Classes of 1994-2003
Theses done by environmental studies minors on interdisceplanary topics:
| Evans, Mark J. |
Environmental Accouting: Assessment of Environmental Liabilities |
| Haeg, Timothy R. |
Sustainable Agriculture: An Individual Learning Project |
| Leonard, Nicholas | Investigation of Water Quality at St. John's University |
| Jensen, David | Vermicomposting: An Overview and an Analysis of a Proposed Alternative Feeding Method |
| Kelly, Catherine | Energy Cost-Savings: the driving force for energy conservation at CSB |
| Kieffer, Angela | Political, Social, and Ethical Implications of Timber Industry in Oregon |
| Radabaugh, David | Biological Control of the European Corn Borer |
| Sanders, Aaron J. | Sustainable Agriculture |
| Schubert, Catherine | Agriculture in Belize |
| Fredregill, Amy w/ Ben Oleson | SJU Campus Waste Audit |
| Gonsior, Rockus | A Practicum of Water Recycling at SJU Pottery Studio |
| Larson, Kim | Wetland Protection Regulations and Mitigation |
| Moore, Molly | Underground Storage Tanks |
| Scanlan, Colleen | Practicum/Internship: SJU Pottery Studio |
| Singewald, Sean T. | Ecological Effects & Population Control of White-Tailed Deer in Central MN |
| Deutsch, Jon | Asbestos Removal: Procedures & Challenges |
| Kraus, Eric | Fisheries Management in Minnesota |
| Strobl, Matt | Sustainable Communities: The process of developing environmentally and economically smarter |
| Burr, Erik K. | Butterflies of Stearns County, Minnesota |
| Dvoracek, Andrew J. | Flea beetles: A Feasible Biological Control |
| Kyle, Matthew R. | Wellhead Protection & Community Awareness |
| Muntifering, Jeff | Captive Breeding for Species Conservation |
| Ager, John | Removal and Relocation of Branta canadensis from the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area |
| MacManus, Laura | St. John's Drinking Water |
| Panian, Anne | The Importance of Groundwater Management and Wellhead Protection in Communities such as Cold Spring, Minnesota |
| Phillips, Hope | Fire Suppression and Ecosystem Carbon Storage |
| Schultz, Dustin O. | Health, Wealth, and the Tennesse Valley Authority |
| Flannery, Sean | Free the Planet Right Here at Home: Preparing for a Campus Environmental Audit at CSB|SJU |
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Gilles, Shannon |
Success of Taconite Mine Reclamation in Northern Minnesota |
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Hoffman, Karolanne |
International Trade & the Environment |
| Virnig, Kenneth | Sustainable Agriculture: How Much Ground Does it Hold in Minnesota's Fields? |
| Barr, Jesse | Sustainability of Maple Syrup Production at Saint Johns University |
| Deering, Brian | Minnesota Wetlands: Past, Present, and Future |
| Distelrath, Elizabeth | The Benefits of a Prairie Grass, Xeriscaped Lawn |
| Dvoracek, Katie | CSB Food Waste Audit |
| Gamm, Christine | The Conversation Begins: Sustainability in Panajachel, Guatemala |
| Maza, Jennifer | Extending Environmental Education to the Urban Setting |
| Albury, Shenique | A Preliminary 10,000 year vegetation history of Collegeville, MN |
| Crever, John | The Sportsman's Impact |
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Crowley, Robert |
Did St. John's always have a "Pine Curtain"? |
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Elliott, Blake |
Animal Care in an Eductional Setting |
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Kutter, Jennifer |
Crop Rotation and Chemical Balance: An analysis of the Common Ground Garden at the College of Saint Benedict |