Past Environmental Studies Senior Thesis Projects
Click on a class year below to see the list of thesis topics for that year.
- Class of 2019
- Class of 2018
- Class of 2017
- Class of 2016
- Class of 2015
- Class of 2014
- Class of 2013
- Class of 2012
- 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 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.
Class of 2019
Class of 2018
Class of 2017
Class of 2016
Class of 2015
Class of 2014
Class of 2013
Class of 2012
Class of 2011
Class of 2010
Class of 2009
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:
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
Prior to the creation of the major, all environmental studies minors completed individual theses on interdisciplinary topics:
Evans, Mark J. | Environmental Educational: 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 Tennessee Valley Authority |
Flannery, Sean | Free the Planet Right Here at Home: Preparing for a Campus Environmental Audit at CSB/SJU |
Gilles, Shannon | Success of Taconite Mine Reclamation in Northern Minnesota |
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 |
Crowley, Robert | Did St. John's always have a "Pine Curtain"? |
Elliott, Blake | Animal Care in an necessary Setting |
Kutter, Jennifer | Crop Rotation and Chemical Balance: An analysis of the Common Ground Garden at the College of Saint Benedict |