The Other Student Projects collection includes undergraduate student work from various departments. All the work included has been selected by the respective professor or department to showcase work that exemplifies the class.
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2022
Decarbonizing the Massachusetts Teachers Association and Strategizing for Carbon Free Schools, Allison Wray, Maeve Morrow, and Jessica Brown
Ecosystem Services Analysis of Land Management Options for MacLeish Field Station; Comparison of Pasture, Reforestation, and Agroforestry, Rae Ettenger, Brianna Ray, and Silas Weden
Pathways to Integrating Student Projects Into Campus Planning, Jane Andrews, Francis Li, Cora Lochner, and Waleska Reyes
Proceedings of the Third Seminar on Responsible Computing, Alicia M. Grubb, Kayahma Brown, Anushree Goswami, Sophia Hager, Abby Moss, Max Spencer, Emma Vejcik, and Erin Wang
Across the Road and Beyond: Envisioning the Future of Big Night Within the Amherst Socio-Ecological System, Katie O'Dea, Isabella Viselli, and Marissa Meadows-McDonnell
A “New” Perspective on Productive Conservation: Exploring Socio-Ecological Tensions in Riparian Zone Management on Massachusetts Farms, Krystal Bagnaschi, Rosa D'Ambrosio, and Denisse Manzo Gonzalez
Climate Mitigation from U.S. Agricultural Soils: Technical Potential, Costs, and Policy Options, Lucy Metz
Evaluating Flood Risks at Smith College in Relation to Northampton, Dominique Kelly, Andria Polk, and Maya Morales
The Ecological Factor: Culvert Assessment for Replacement or Removal in Northampton, MA, Isa West, Clio Bate, and Rory Haff
Comparing physiological responses to hot and cold stress in a cnidarian–algal holobiont, Exaiptasia diaphana, Nicole Capozzi, Eyananda Ahmed, Ezra Curtis, Olivia Grandbois, Dominique Kelly, Kadin Kristjansson, Natalie Morgan, Louis Schlecker, and Rachel M. Wright
2021
Why Did the Salamander Cross the Road? Improving the Amherst Amphibian Tunnels Through Community Engagement and Physical Infrastructure, Asli Ali, Julianne Borger, Rose Callanan, and Sadie Wiese
Mitigating Carbon Emissions While Staying In Business: A Case Study of Longview Farm in Hadley, MA, Hannah Asofsky, Hannah Dillahunt, Avery Hammond, and Storm Lewis
Proceedings of the First and Second Seminar on Responsible Computing, Alicia M. Grubb, Sarah Abowitz, Maha Awaisi, Hannah Clemens, Jenna Croteau, Barb Garrison, You Jeen Ha, Winnie Mbugua, Mayeline Peña, Sarah Swihart, Ratidzo Vushe, and Suzie Xi
Can the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) Serve Everyone Who Needs It?: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Healthy Food Access in Hampden County, Sawyer Blake, Kiehl Jones, Molly Keller, and Madeline Turner
Food & Social Equity: Re-imagining FINE’s Food Access Dashboard, Sofia Romero-Campbell and Phoebe Lease
Party in the USA (Waste): Evaluating Solid Waste Hauling in Amherst, MA, Sydney A. Abraham, Madison P. Biasin, Ella V.H. Carlson, and Taylor J. Ditmar
Sustainable Packaging: College Dining Adaptations to COVID-19, Chloe Birney, Audrey Dawson, and Austin Slesinski
"We need to focus on the damn land": Land Grant Universities and Indigenous Nations in the Northeast, Maeve McCurdy, Fee Pelz-Sharpe, and Sofia Perrotto
Investigating the Feasibility of Agrivoltaics in Massachusetts, Natalie Baillargeon, Glenda Perez, and Chaia Yodaiken
2020
Smith College Bioplastics & Compost In the Age of COVID-19 and Beyond, Espy Thomson, Greta Mundt, and Claire Ruppert
Exploring Embodied Carbon within Smith College Construction: Utilizing the New Neilson Library as a Case Study, Larissa Holland, Rebecca Miller, and Lydia Sheyda
Reducing Smith College’s Dining GHG emissions: An analysis of beef and milk substitutions, Emelyn Chiang, Aidan Coffin Ness, Frances Duncan, and Kelsey Towne
A Carbon Offset Roadmap for Smith College: Establishing a New Approach, Rachel Twerdowsky and Jemara Sheely
Biodiversity in the Campus Landscape: A Meta-Evaluation of Landscape Metrics and Rating Systems, Tess Abbot, Isabel Aries, Rachael Drinker, and Sarah Evantash
Electrifying Landscape Management, Rachel Hollander, Lauren McGue, Neva Richardson, and Amanda Smith
2019
The Limits of Las Vegas: Water Wars in the Desert of the Real, Lauren V. E. McGue
Practices of (Mis)Remembering: The Modern Memory of Tituba & Po’pay, Laura Richards
2018
Effective Student Research on Smith’s Landscape: What Worked, What Didn’t, and Where We Go From Here, Sydney Noa Bobrow and Paula Ariel Martinez
Stormwater Management on Smith College Campus, Haruka Yoshida
Estimation of Smith College’s Scope 3 Emissions, Cara Dietz
Exploring the Development of a Sustainability Innovation Initiative at Smith College, Rachel Moskowitz
A Solution Based Study of Waste Practices at Smith’s Friedman Apartments, Ruth Neils, Carla Yacoub, and Meg Johnson
Experiential Learning at Smith College: Exploring Agricultural Integration, Lark Wicinas and Elsa Weintraub
Grab & Go 2.0: Assessing the Effectiveness of a New Waste Reduction Program, Meghan Suslovic
The Future of the Smith Campus Fleet: A Cart Case Study, Marina Howarth
2017
Gardening the Community: A Discussion of Japanese Knotweed Eradication Methods, Sable Liggera
Northampton Food Rescue: Gathering Resources, Connecting Communities, and Building Resilience, Alyssa Johnson-Kurts
Assessing Smith College’s Unaccounted Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Angelica Radke
Assessing the Quantity and Disciplinary Distribution of Sustainability Courses at Smith College, Sam Peikes
Pioneer Valley Goes Green: Minimizing Franklin Regional Transit Authority’s Carbon Footprint, Michelle Mei
Stakeholder Perceptions of Green Spaces: Informing the New Landscape Master Plan, Madeleine Meadows-McDonnell
2016
Macleish Mines: Geology and Historic Land Use, Emma Harnisch
Perceptions of Paradise, Katya Garcia-Israel
The Front Yard of Smith College, Danyi Zeng
The Humble History of a Grand Church, Deborah Ballam
The Smith College Campus and the Evolution of Athletics, Jane Kuntz
The Story of the Smith College Campus School, Dylan McBride
Navigating Institutional Barriers Designing First Year Sustainability Workshops, Claire Shope
Advancing the Mill River Greenway Initiative: Creating a Social and Ecological Space Along the Mill River, Julia Graham
Heating in Residences at Smith College, Laurel Bryggman
2015
24/7 Student Space, Sylvia Mosiany
An Interactive Neilson, Cara Dietz, Alyssa Graveline, and Renee Klann
A Transitional Decompression Zone, Rebecca Flores, Asrie Karma, and Morgan Mpungose
Caffeinate Neilson, Ella Prince, Maddy Kulke, Katherine Keenan, and Jess McKnight
Connecting the New Library to Smith Campus, Susannah Howard, Sabrina Ko, Insia Naqvi, Jenny Perrin, Lynne Siringo, and Mary Taylor
Creative Incubators, Alizeh Karamat, Meng Cao, and EvaMarie Olson
Education Values in the New Neilson Library Landscape, Sarah Dean, Vivian Hulsey, Taz Mueller, Laura Rosenbauer, and Zoe Zandbergen
Neilson Library Redesign, Natalie Belkov
Neilson Library Redesign, Fiona Post
Neilson Library Study Spaces, Mihn Nguyen
Neilson Library: Use of Outdoor Space, Kate Fessler, Emily McCarter, Christina Mortali, Claudio Stoll, and Fiona Twiford
Relative Impact of Moving Books to/from Offsite Storage, Jess McKnight and Dano Weisbord
Studying, Students, and Space, Smith College
User Study Space in the New Neilson, Laura Krok-Horton and Isabel Otaneda
Visual Connections A New Space For Neilson Library, Tessy Lopez and Geneva Strauss-Wise
2012
Accessible and Sustainable Food: Ambergris Caye, Belize, Elli Levy
Ambergris Caye: The Road to Clean Energy, Estefania Cervantes
A Turning Point for Waste Management in Northampton?, Ali Ankudowich, Rebekah Garder, Jaimi Inskeep, and Elizabeth Moran
Balancing Tourism and Sustainable Fisheries Management on Ambergris Caye, Sophie Mettler-Grove
Casinos: An Ecological Gamble The Environmental Implications of Allowing Resort Casinos in Massachusetts, Rebecca Chazin, Rosa Goldman, Lucy McAuliffe, and Ngozika Onuzo
Evaluating Critical Habitat and Development Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) on the Island of Ambergris Caye, Belize, Christina Goethel
Food Security on Ambergris Caye, Belize, Emily Barbour
Mapping Critical Habitat on Ambergris Caye using Geographic lnformation Systems (GIS) to provide policy recommendations to the island of Ambergris Caye, Belize, Hannah G. Hurvitt
Rainwater Catchment Systems Implemented at hotels and resorts on Ambergis Caye, Belize: Why wouldn't you invest?, Abby Dornbusch
Sustainable Solutions for Ambergris Caye: Evaluating Critical Habitat and Development Using Global Information Systems, Elizabeth Esposito
The Sustainability of the Smith Landscape, Brittany Innis, Jenna Zukswert, Courtney Faria, and Meghan Smith
The Uncertain Future of the MacLeish Field Station, Hester Garskovas, Victoria Helms, Mikaela Sanders, and Alexis Yoon
2011
Advertising Gone to the Recycling Bin? Paper Use on the Campus Center Bulletin Boards, Amy Shmania
Reduce, Reuse, and then Recycle: The Issue of Paper Use at Smith, Caitlin Kennedy
“Why Would I Want to Attend That?” Motivating Students to Attend ES&P Lectures, Kelsea Thornton
Improving Water Conservation in Smith College Housing through Environmental Education, Emily Mailloux
Invasive Species Management at MacLeish Field Station, Colleen McGaughey
Reusing Regalia: A More Economical and Ecological Choice, Tess Zinnes
Smith’s Journey into the Local Food System: Identifying the Bottlenecks, Stacie Mansen
Transforming Infrastructure: Challenging Mindsets Installing Composting Toilets on Smith Athletic Fields, Emily Gannon
Advertising Gone to the Recycling Bin? Paper Use on the Campus Center Bulletin Boards, Amy Shmania
Breaking the Bottleneck: Smith's Journey Back into the Local Food System, Ali Zipparo
Confusion About Recycling at Smith: Recommendations for Tackling Problem Areas, MacKenzie Clark
Energy Conscious Ads for Hampshire Students, Michael Skolnick
How Green is Smith?, Gerica Lee
Improving Water Conservation in Smith College Housing through Environmental Education, Emily Mailloux
Invasive Species Management at MacLeish Field Station, Colleen McGaughey
Reduce, Reuse, and then Recycle: The Issue of Paper Use at Smith, Caitlin Kennedy
Reusing Regalia: A More Economical and Ecological Choice, Tess Zinnes
Smith's Journey into the Local Food System: Identifying the Bottlenecks, Stacie Mansen