Honors Dissertations - Global Studies and Geography

Honors Dissertation in Global Studies and Geography

A Global Studies or Geography major who meets the current GPA requirements (a cumulative GPA of at least 3.4 and at least 3.5 in the major), may decide to write an Honors Dissertation in the senior year. The procedure for doing this is outlined in the guidelines for Honors found in a separate link on our site.

Here is a full list of our honors dissertations:

YEAR	NAME	TITLE	ADVISOR
2013	Nathan Shapiro Geography	The Migration of Lithuanian Jews to the United States, 1880 – 1918, and the Decisions Involved in the Process, Exemplified by Five Individual Migration Stories	Kari Jensen
2013	Anna Okoniewski Global Studies	Aid and its Discontents: The Paradox of Democracy Promotion and the Media in Africa	Zilkia Janer
2013	Josh Ettinger Global Studies	Child Work in an Interconnected World: Examining the Impact of Free Trade Policies on Child Labor in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Zambia	Kari Jensen
2013	Kayla Rivara Global Studies (High Honors)	Standardized Individualism: An Exploration of Attitudes on 'American Exceptionalism' and 'Global Citizenship' in American Education	Kari Jensen
2012 (Fall)	Hannah Skahill Geography	Expatriate Literature and American Culture: The Influence of Place in Literature	James E. Wiley
2012 (Fall)	Melanie Martha Geography	Tourism and the Galapagos Islands:Examining the Relationship between Ecotourism and the Local Population	James E. Wiley
2012	Etana Jacobi Global Studies (High Honors)	iGlobalization: Kodak, Apple, and the Evolution of U.S. Employment from 1960 to 2012. Winner of the Undergraduate Library Research Award	Grant Saff
2012	William Keating Geography	*The Web of Nations: The Challenges of Small Vulnerable Economies in a Globalized World*	James E. Wiley
2012	Elizabeth Robson Global Studies	*The Chesapeake: A Microcosm for Climate Change and Shift in Population*	Robert Brinkmann
2012	Anna Styles Global Studies	*Green Fashion and Identifying Factors of Greenwashing*	Robert Brinkmann
2012	James Yantis Geography (High Honors)	*Popular Movements in Public Space:* *A Geographical Analysis of Occupy Wall Street*	Kari Jensen
2011	Allison Redman Global Studies	*The Roma in Europe Today: Patterns of Discrimination*	Linda Longmire
2011	Alyssa Coco Geography	*Patterns of Sequential Occupancy and Cultural Manifestations in Lowell, Massachusetts.*	James E. Wiley
2011	Evelia Johnston Global Studies	Revitalizing the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro Through Cultural Expression.	Zilkia Janer
2011	Chelsea Whitfield Global Studies	*Finding the Right Fit:Attitudes towards Arranged Marriages and Love Marriages among Young Indians.* Winner of the Manya and Max Tenenbaum Endowed Memorial Prize in Economics (and Human Geography)	Kari Jensen
2010	Michael Carrigy Geography	*Public Transit in New York: The Past and Future of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.*	Jean-Paul Rodrigue
2010	Alex Moore Global Studies	*Cross‐Cultural Perspectives on the Creation of American Dance: 1619 – 1950. Winner of the Undergraduate Library Research Award*	Dyane Harvey
2007	Matthew Craig Geography	*The Effects of Cold Chain Logistics and Technology on Global Freight Distribution.*	Jean-Paul Rodrigue
2003	Hewan Girma Economics	*Microcredit as a Development Tool: A Case Study of Ethiopia.*	Grant Saff
2001	Chris Karampahtsis Geography	*Ecotourism in Small Developing States: A Viable Development Path?*	James E. Wiley
1999	Claire Bowler (Stanek) Geography	*Fair Housing in the United States.*	Grant Saff
1998	James Eyler Geography	*Section 8: a Government Program for Affordable Housing.*	Grant Saff

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Global Studies and Geography

Honors Dissertation in Global Studies and Geography