Student research from the Environmental Studies Department at Gettysburg College.

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2024

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Green Defense: Evaluating Potentials and Limitations in Transitioning Military Vehicles to Clean Energy, Aurora M. V. Bellingeri, Danielle M. Drumm, and Zoe S. Koutsokostas

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The Effects of Phenological Shifts on the Reproductive Success of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) and Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea) in the Gulf of Maine, Jamie W. Dinella

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How Did the Deer Cross the Road? Reducing Habitat Fragmentation and Wildlife-Vehicle Collision Deaths through Connective Conservation in the South Mountain Region, Pennsylvania, Jack B. Joiner, Emily R. Kreider, Thomas H. Manning, and Madison E. Rowell

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The Colorado Wolf Reintroduction Portrayal in News Media, Megan K. McArthur and Monica V. Ogra

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Analyzing the Ramifications of Climate Change on Mental Health, Salvatore A. Medori

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Little Island, Leah R. Nath

2023

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CUB Plastic Shipping Bag Recycling Program, Samuel M. Arkin and Ethan J. Bruemmer

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Analysis of “A Forest Under The Sea”- Studying Giant Kelp’s Benefits to Ecosystems, and Evaluating Kelp Restoration, Natalie V. Boyd

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The Carbon Footprint of Tourist Transportation in Gettysburg National Military Park, Charlie T. Cross and Justin P. Sawina

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Navigating Car Attitudes: An Analysis of Transportation Habits, Environmental Views, and Demographics, Caroline J. Jordan, Sydney E. Lucero, and Anna L. Imrie

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Vulnerability of Elevation-Restricted Endemic Birds of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Costa Rica and Panama) to Climate Change, Zhen Lui, Luis Sandoval, Lauren B. Sherman, and Andrew M. Wilson

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Rock Climbers, Public Outrage, and Deliberate Fires: An Expedition to Public Lands on the East Coast, Kat Manchester

Morphometric Analysis of Ice Scour Lakes in Iceland: A Proxy for Ice Sheet Dynamics, Halley M. Mastro, Sarah M. Principato, Ilana B. Sobel, Ívar O. Benediktsson, and Nína Aradóttir

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Analyzing the Ramifications of Climate Change on Mental Health, Salvatore A. Medori

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Carbon Sequestration Capacities of Different Land Cover Types and Climate Change, Nicole L. Melnick, Annabel Gorman, and Adam F. Warren

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Mapping for Accountability: Decolonizing Land Acknowledgment Initiatives, Salma Monani and Sarah E. Gilsoul

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Expedition to Washington State: The Pacific Crest Trail, Mt. Rainier, Okanogan-Wenatchee, and Lake Chelan, Riley J. Nolan

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Clean Water Saves Lives: Improving Clean Water Access in Yeakpee Town, Liberia, Mishael F. Ohanwadi

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An Expedition to Public Lands, Matthew B. Olsen

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Inequality of Air Quality?: A Study of Air Quality within Housing Price Brackets in Gettysburg, PA, Jess G. Schaefer, Alexis J. Jones, and Arden H. Dowd

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Roadway Characteristics and Car Accident Trends in Gettysburg, PA, Max Smith, Jake H. Kennell, and Russell H. Canova

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Individual-Level Responses to Rapid Climate Change in Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) and Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea), Kaiulani A. Sund

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An Expedition to the Public Lands: Public Lands of the Mid-Atlantic Region, Madeleine G. Ulman

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The Effects of Climate Change in Guam, Olga M. Zyzanska, Brooke R. Ashfield, and Kate E. Eulberg

2022

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Logging Impacts on Aquatic Ecosystem Quality in Michaux State Forest, Pennsylvania, Sara Baran, Timothy J. Bell, and Erick R. Seager

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Sea Level Rise and Public Perceptions of Climate Change at Otter Point Creek Estuarine Reserve, MD, Haley A. Bechtel, Meghan L. Junis, and Keylen Lucero Garcia

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Occurrence and Ecosystem Effects of Hiking Off-Trail in Michaux State Forest, Diana Biesecker, Quinn Doherty, and Kevin S. Ganjon

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The North ‘Helicoptering’ into the South: A Meta-Analysis of Parachute Science in Ecological Field Studies, Alexandros Economou-Garcia

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Indigenous Pennsylvania: Past, Present, and Future, Sarah E. Gilsoul

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Indigenous Pennsylvania: Past, Present, and Future, Sarah E. Gilsoul

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Ecosystem Service Trade-offs in Coral Reefs: A Global Analysis, Megan E. Keene

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Leveraging Land Easements for Grassland Bird Habitat Conservation, Amy N. Marigliano, Hayden E. Dubniczki, and Sarah W. Westrick

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Streamlined Subglacial Bedform Sensitivity to Bed Characteristics Across the Deglaciated Northern Hemisphere, Marion A. McKenzie, Lauren M. Simkins, Sarah M. Principato, and Santiago Munevar Garcia

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Estimating Fish Diet in Lake Turkana, Kenya, Julia G. Sharapi

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A Method for Estimating Songbird Abundance with Drones, Andrew M. Wilson, Darren Glass, Marisa A. Immordino, Precious S. Ozoh, Lauren Sherman, and McKenzie D. Somers

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Evaluating Human Pressure on Protected Areas in East Africa, Bailey M. Ytterdahl

2021

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Transportation Barriers Affecting Migrant Workers in Adams County, Pennsylvania, Anna H. Bochenek and Christopher Trilleras

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Field Study of Potential Relocation Sites for the Adams County Farmers’ Market, Patrick J. Canty and Michael S. Iodice

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Analyzing Alternative Modes of Transportation & Carbon Footprint in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Sean M. Gallagher and Paul C. Krakoviak

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Rewilding Gettysburg College, Sarah E. Gilsoul

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Masculinity, Car Culture, and Carbon Emissions, Benjamin C. Hasenkopf and Robert F. Steiner II

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Land Use as a Predictor of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) Presence on the Entebbe Coast of Lake Victoria, Uganda, Zachary Hoffman

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A Biological Assessment of Water Quality in El Placer, Ecuador: The Effect of Agriculture on Stream Health and the Quality of Historical Versus Current Drinking Water Sources, Danielle C. Kleinberg

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Place Me in Gettysburg: Relating Sexuality to Environment, Kylie R. Mandeville

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Implications of Increased SST on Sula Dactylatra in Rapa Nui Marine Park, Flavia Soctto d'Antuono and Hayden E. Dubniczki

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Greenhouse Gas Inventory of Transportation and Driving Habits at Gettysburg College, Flavia Soctto d'Antuono and Megan G. Wojnar

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Assessing and Mapping the Spatial-Temporal Change in Forest Phenology of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest using Moderate Resolution Satellite, Bailey M. Ytterdahl

2020

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Examining the Impact of Climate Change Film as an Educational Tool, Brittany Bondi, Salma Monani, Sarah M. Principato, and Christopher P. Barlett

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Canopy Cover, Impermeability, and Green Space in Pennsylvania Redlined Neighborhoods, Alyssa A. Cassini

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Evaluating Potential Effects of 2019 Australian Bushfires on Animal Species, Protected Land, and Land Cover, Alyssa J. Kaewwilai

Local Perceptions of Change in Climate and Agroecosystems in the Indian Himalayas: A Case Study of the Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) Landscape, India, Monica V. Ogra, Upma Manral, Rutherford V. Platt, Ruchi Badola, and Lincoln M. Butcher

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Climate Change Perceptions, Data, and Adaptation in the Garhwal Himalayas of India, Rutherford V. Platt, Monica V. Ogra, Natalie A. Kisak, Upma Manral, and Ruchi Badola

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Assessing the Impact of a New Inlet Created by 2012 Hurricane Sandy on the Intensity of Algae Blooms in Bellport Bay NY, Ryan A. Wagner

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Quantitative Analyses of Cirques on the Faroe Islands: Evidence for Time Transgressive Glacier Occupation, Keyleigh N. Wallick and Sarah M. Principato

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The Role and Impact of the Environment in Saving Private Ryan, Bailey M. Ytterdahl and Paul C. Krakoviak

2019

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Blue Sky Olympics: Satellite Observations of Air Quality During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Lincoln M. Butcher

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After the Fall: Legacy Effects of Biogenic Structure on Wind-Generated Ecosystem Processes Following Mussel Bed Collapse, John A. Commito, Brittany R. Jones, Mitchell A. Jones, Sondra E. Winders, and Serena Como

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Life without the Beach: Projected Sea Level Rise and its Impact on Barrier Islands Along the East Coast, USA, Cara Johnson, Gabrielle N. Kase, and Samantha B. Pfeffer

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Analysis of Flood Patterns in Adams County, Pennsylvania Utilizing Drone Technology and Computer Simulations, Alyssa J. Kaewwilai

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Reimagining Future Sustainable, Climate-Resilient Urban Design for Apia, Samoa: Developing Plans for a Developing Nation, Alyssa J. Kaewwilai

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Clearcutting in Appalachia: Impacts on Stream Water Quality in an Appalachian Watershed, Alyssa J. Kaewwilai, Hannah R. Peterson, and Abigail F. Rec

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Changes in the Greenland Ice Sheet of the Southeastern Maniitsoq Coast from 1994-2004 and 2009-2019, Alyssa J. Kaewwilai and Charlie E. Reisman

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Disappearing Act(ions): College Perceptions of Climate Change and its Impacts on Tourism, Natalie A. Kisak and Brianna M. Costira

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How the Servo Cookie Crumbles, Mackenzie E. Smith

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Comparison of Periglacial Block Fields and Talus Slopes in South-Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland, Ilana B. Sobel, Abigail F. Rec, and Sarah M. Principato

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Wolves are Wild: A Collection of Narratives About Rescued Wolves and Wolfdogs, Molly G. Vorhaus

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The Energy it Takes to Do Great Work, Keyleigh N. Wallick

2018

What Happens After Mussels Die? Biogenic Legacy Effects on Community Structure and Ecosystem Processes, John A. Commito, Brittany R. Jones, Mitchell A. Jones, Sondra E. Winders, and Serena Como

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Migrant Farmworkers' Perceptions of Pesticide Risk Exposure in Adams County, Pennsylvania: A Cultural Risk Assessment, Micaela S. G. Edelson, Salma Monani, and Rutherford V. Platt

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Autonomous Cars, Electric and Hybrid Cars, and Ridesharing: Perceptions vs. Reality, Christopher W. Eni, Charlie J. Clarke, and Danielle A. Wyatt

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The Melting ‘Crown of the Continent’: Visual History of Glacier National Park, Dori L. Gorczyca, Salma Monani, and Sarah M. Principato

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Spatial Analysis of Cirques from Three Regions of Iceland: Implications for Cirque Formation and Palaeoclimate, Heather A. Ipsen, Sarah M. Principato, Rachael E. Grube, and Jessica F. Lee

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Litter on Wheels: An Ocean Garbage Art Car, William J. LeConey and William H. Gibson

Loving Glacier National Park Online: Climate Change Communication and Virtual Place Attachment, Salma Monani, Sarah M. Principato, Dori L. Gorczyca, and Elizabeth A. Cooper

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G-Bikes: Gettysburg Bike Share, Matthew G. Palacio and Jeffrey J. Walters

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Factors Affecting Biodiversity Protection in the Mediterranean Basin, Erica L. Porta and Jesse E. Shircliff

2017

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Getting that Sinking Feeling: Analysis and Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Three National Parks along the East Coast, USA, Julia K. Deros, Amanda L. Thibault, and Amy B. true

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Geographic Variation of Cirques on Iceland: Factors Influencing Cirque Morphology, Heather A. Ipsen, Rachael E. Grube, Jessica F. Lee, and Sarah M. Principato

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Changes in the Breeding Range of the Broad-Winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) due to Habitat Fragmentation in the Northern Appalachian Region, Rachael M. Pruitt

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Investigating the Magnitude and Range of the Urban Heat Island within Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Samuel S. Thompson and Rachel A. Wilkins

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The Role of Adult Fiddler Crab Environmental Acoustic Cues and Chemical Cues in Stimulating Molting of Field-Caught Megalopae, Emily E. Waddell, Wendy Dow Piniak, Kathleen A. Reinsel, and James M. Welch

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The Feasibility of Counting Songbirds Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Andrew M. Wilson, Janine M. Barr, and Megan E. Zagorski

2016

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Fracking in Pennsylvania: A Spatial Analysis of Impacts on Land Cover and Land Use, the Viewshed, and the Audioshed, Kelly A. Collins

Separation Anxiety: Mussels Self-Organize into Similar Power-Law Clusters Regardless of Predation Threat Cues, John A. Commito, Natasha J. Gownaris, Danielle E. Haulsee, Sara E. Coleman, and Brian F. Beal

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Now Hear This! Orientation and Behavioral Responses of Hatchling Loggerhead Sea Turtles, Caretta caretta, to Environmental Acoustic Cues, Bethany Holtz

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Crafting a Campus Sustainability Action Plan: A Grassroots Approach, Jolina A. Kenney

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Crafting a Campus Sustainability Action Plan: A Grassroots Approach, Jolina A. Kenney

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Carbon, Cookstoves, and Kitchens: Case Studies of Fuelwood Use and the Potential for Ethanol Substitutability in Rural India, Vietnam, and Tanzania, Monica V. Ogra, Alyssa L. Bosold, Jessie M. Pierce, and Quinn M. Heist

Conservation-Induced Resettlement as a Driver of Land Cover Change in India: An Object-Based Trend Analysis, Rutherford V. Platt, Monica V. Ogra, Ruchi Badola, and Syed Ainul Hussain

Using GIS and Streamlined Landforms to Interpret Palaeo-Ice Flow in Northern Iceland, Sarah M. Principato, Alexis N. Moyer, Alyson G. Hampsch, and Heather A. Ipsen

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The Feasibility of Using Drones to Count Songbirds, Andrew M. Wilson, Janine M. Barr, and Megan E. Zagorski

2015

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A Feasibility Study of Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Survey Avian Abundance by Using Audio Recording, Janine M. Barr and Andrew M. Wilson

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Spatial and Temporal Relationships Between Forest Bird Declines and Prevalence of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in the Northeastern United States, Julie E. Blum and Andrew M. Wilson

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Healthy Options: A Community-Based Program to Address Food Insecurity, Amy B. Dailey, Audrey Hess, Camille Horton, Emily Constantian, Salma Monani, Betsy Wargo, Kim Davidson, and Kathy Gaskin

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Online Mapping Tools for Geolocating Amish Settlements, Andrew M. Wilson, Brian J.B. Lonabocker, and Megan E. Zagorski

2014

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Wheels on the Bus: School Transportation as a Reflection of Sprawl, Autumn C.E. Arthur, Natasha M. Eulberg, and Kevin C. O'Malley

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Analysis of Automobile Advertisements in American Magazines, Asnika Bajracharya, Lukwesa K. Morin, and Kendall H. Radovich

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The Perfect Pitch: Car Commercials in the Environment, Alyssa P. Beyer and Sara Moyer

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Recruitment Facilitation and Spatial Pattern Formation in Soft-Bottom Mussel Beds, John A. Commito, Ann E. Commito, Rutherford V. Platt, Benjamin M. Grupe, Wendy Dow Piniak, Natasha J. Gownaris, Kyle A. Reeves, and Allison M. Vissichelli

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Baltimore and the Cherry Hill Urban Garden: Tearing Down and Building Up the Physical and Imaginative Spaces of Post-Industrial Urban Food Systems, Rebecca L. Croog