Master's Theses 1991 to 2000

2000 Master's Theses

Thesis: Design for Environment (DfE): Analysis of Driving Forces for DfE within Japanese Mobile Phone Equipment Manufacturers
Topic: Corporate Env. Policy & Industrial Ecology
Author: Yumiko Yasuda

Thesis: Analyzing the Forces Driving the Adoption of Environmental Managerial Accounting
Topic: Corporate Env. Policy & Industrial Ecology
Author: Yoko Urade

Thesis: Municipal Policymakers and Practical Gentrification Analysis
Topic: Urban Planning & Design
Author: Holly St. Clair

Thesis: Strengthening CITES: Drawing Lessons from the Trade of Neotropical Psittacines
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: Jennifer Solomon

Thesis: Electric Industry Restructuring and the Environment: An Early Assessment of the Massachusetts Experience
Topic: Energy Policy & Planning
Author: Nicole Robillard Wobus

Thesis: The Role for Pilot Schools in Boston: Models for Reform?
Topic: Environmental Education Policy
Author: Jonathan Rabinowitz

Thesis: Shareholder Activism: Advancing Social and Environmental Issues? 
Topic: Corporate Env. Policy & Industrial Ecology
Author: Anne Parry

Thesis: Reflections on Evaluation Use by Nonprofits, Funders and Evaluators
Topic: NGO Management, Policy & Planning
Author: Amy Panek

Thesis: A Study of the Impact of the New Economy on Strategic Relationships in the Nonprofit Sector
Topic: NGO Management, Policy & Planning
Author: O'Neil Outar

Thesis: Theories of Successful Neighborhood Mobilization and Potential Indicators of a Group's Success and Their Applicability to the Opposition Forces of the Greater Worcester Access Improvement Project 
Topic: Urban Planning & Design
Author: Kathleen O'Connor

Thesis: Trade Shows and Conferences: Promoting Green Procurement
Topic: Corporate Env. Policy & Industrial Ecology
Author: Dmitriy Nikolayev

Thesis: Increasing the Effectiveness of Municipal Land Use Tools Used to Encourage Affordable Housing: Lessons Learned from Five Greater Boston Communities
Topic: Housing Policy
Author:Tara Murphy

Thesis: The Availability of Organic and Locally-Grown Produce in Retail Food Stores: A Comparison between Low-Income and High-Income Areas
Topic: Public Health and Nutrition Policy & Planning
Author: Meridith Levy

Thesis: Persisting, but Not Graduating: A Study of African American Student Retention at Tufts University 
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Laurie Hurley

Thesis: "Being in Community" at Trinity Church: Organizational Transformation and the Process of Building Participation in Outreach
Topic: NGO Management, Policy & Planning
Author: Trisha Hasch

Thesis: Integrated Strategies for Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Systems in Honduras
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: Paul Guggenheim

Thesis: Understanding the Dynamics of Nonprofit Collaboration
Topic: NGO Management, Policy & Planning
Author: Tania Dobrowolski

Thesis: Achieving the Gold Standard of Water Conservation: A Case Study of Three Massachusetts Towns
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Darcy Byrne

Thesis: Recovery Plans for Endangered and Threatened Birds from the Contiguous U.S.: How Can the Scientific Basis of Recovery Criteria Be Strengthened  
Topic: Natural Resources Policy & Management
Author: Marc Bonta

Thesis: The Role of Public Participation at Superfund Sites: A Case Study - GE/Housatonic River and New Bedford Harbor
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Anitra Blanco

Thesis: Training Women for Nontraditional Occupations in Nicaragua
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: Xenia (Cuan) Barahona

Thesis: The 1996 Massachusetts Juvenile Justice Reform Act: A Policy Analysis 
Topic: Family and Child Policy
Author: Catherine (Salemi) Aikman

1999 Master's Theses

Thesis: Houses of Faith: Church-Based Social Service Programs in Somerville, Massachusetts
Topic: NGO Management, Policy & Planning
Author: Brendan Woodburn

Thesis: Selection of a Mercury Emissions Monitor: The Analytic Hierarchy Decision Process 
Topic: Air Quality and Climate Change Policy & Planning
Author: Sharon Weber

Thesis: Brownfields Development: State Policies to Promote Commercial Viability 
Topic: Toxics and Environmental Health
Author: Angela Vitulli

Thesis: Moving Beyond Neo-Colonialism: Developing Irish Entrepreneurship and National Competitive Advantage 
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: Margaret Somer

Thesis: An Assessment of the Environmental Technology Verification Program of the United States Environmental Protection Agency
Topic: Environmental Law
Author: Halley Rosen

Thesis: Defining a Framework for Sustainable Development Strategies Initiated by Local Governments
Topic: Sustainable Development
Author: Allison Quaid

Thesis: Buildout Analysis, A Tool for Analyzing Municipal Growth and Development. Case Study: A GIS Parcel-Based Residential Buildout of Brookline, Massachusetts
Topic: Community Development Policy & Planning
Author: Terry Meyer

Thesis: Costa Rican Bioprospecting Agreements in the Context of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: Elena Mateo

Thesis: Breaking through the Barriers to Sustainable Building: Insights from Building Professionals on Government Initiatives to Promote Environmentally Sound Practices
Topic: Sustainable Development
Author: Miriam Landman

Thesis: Neglecting Tomorrow: Press Coverage of the Climate Change Issue from 1992 to 1998
Topic: Air Quality and Climate Change Policy & Planning
Author: Anastasia Korleti

Thesis: The Alzheimer’s Rate Initiative 
Topic: Public Health and Nutrition Policy & Planning
Author: Michele Keefe

Thesis: Managing Lands at the Local Level: The Value of Development Agreements for Local Governments
Topic: Land Use Policy & Planning
Author: Darcy Jameson

Thesis: Cross-cultural Community Organizing: An Evolving Practice for Social Change
Topic: Community Development Policy & Planning
Author: Jill Hanley

Thesis: Improving Environmentally Preferable Purchasing: A Survey and Analysis of How State and Local Governments Assess Cleaning Products 
Topic: Public Health and Nutrition Policy & Planning
Author: Rob Guillemin

Thesis: Building a Better Bottle Bill: A Comparison of the Massachusetts and Alberta, Canada Container Redemption Systems 
Topic: Solid Waste/Pollution Prevention Policy & Planning
Author: Lena Schaye Goodwin

Thesis: Can a Sustainable Web Be Woven?: Environmental Justice, Brownfields, and Sustainable Development 
Topic: Sustainable Development 
Author: Warren Goldstein-Gelb

Thesis: The Federal Reformulated Gasoline Dilemma: Issues and Policy Options 
Topic: Air Quality and Climate Change Policy & Planning
Author: Charlene Garland

Thesis: Pollution Havens under NAFTA: A Framework for Analysis
Topic: International Policy & Planning 
Author: Kevin Gallagher

Thesis: The Multi-Objective Greenway Network: A Planning Methodology for the North Shore of Massachusetts 
Topic: Land Use Policy & Planning 
Author: Todd Ford

Thesis: Adolescent Fatherhood and Developmental Identity: An Exploratory Study of the Perceptions and Experiences of Young Fathers 
Topic: Family and Child Policy
Author: Dean Elson

Thesis: Strategies for Determining Costs and Reducing Deficits in a Nonprofit Organization 
Topic: NGO Management, Policy & Planning
Author: Linda Duffy

Thesis: Race, Representation, and Proportionality: The Theory and Practice of Cumulative voting in Post-Voting Rights Act America 
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Peter Chapman

Thesis: State Endangered Species: An Analysis of the Methods Used to List Endangered Species in the Fifty States
Topic: Natural Resources Policy & Management 
Author: Megan Callus

Thesis: Wetlands Mitigation Banking: A Complementary Approach to Providing Wetland Amenities 
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Dana Marie Bauer

Thesis: Holding Back Our Democracy: Nonprofits and Participation in the Public Policy Process
Topic: NGO Management, Policy & Planning
Author: David Arons

1998 Master's Theses

Thesis: Economic Foundations of Community-based Wildlife Conservation
Topic: Natural Resources Policy & Management
Author: Nathalie Zenny

Thesis: Women’s Sexuality Repressed, Regulated, and Denied
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Jill Wurster

Thesis: Doing Good Well: The Strategies and Challenges of Corporate Social Investment 
Topic: Corporate Env. Policy & Industrial Ecology
Author: Kristen Whelan

Thesis: Searching for Strategies to Improve Economic Development in Allen County, Ohio
Topic: Regional and State Planning
Author: Molly Weis

Thesis: Understanding the Contribution of Construction Equipment to the Ozone Problem in New England: An Evaluation of Strategies to Mitigate the Impact  
Topic: Air Quality and Climate Change Policy & Planning 
Author: Melissa Twining-Davis

Thesis: International Legal Obligations for the Management of Russian Forests
Topic: International Policy & Planning 
Author: Theodore Sweeney

Thesis: Toxicity in Cosmetics: A Need for National Safety Standards
Topic: Public Health and Nutrition Policy & Planning
Author: Shari Stern

Thesis: Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture in Massachusetts: A Local Regulatory Perspective
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Alicia Raddatz

Thesis: Banks and Urban Revitalization: A Study of the Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation and Its Effects on the Business Practices of Member Banks
Topic: Economic Development and Fiscal Policy
Author: Philip Poley

Thesis: Corporate Sponsorship of National Parks: What Is at Risk? 
Topic: Corporate Env. Policy & Industrial Ecology
Author: Lisa Pike

Thesis: Improving Regional Ecosystem-Based Planning: Lessons from the San Diego Multiple Species Conservation Planning (MSCP) Program
Topic: Natural Resources Policy & Management
Author: Gabriel Petlin

Thesis: Human Values and Environmental Disruption : An Ethical Analysis of the Debate on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals 
Topic: Toxics and Environmental Health
Author: Jennifer Patrick

Thesis: What Do Teen Mothers Want?: Including Clients’ Voices in the Evaluation of Healthy Families in Massachusetts
Topic: Family and Child Policy
Author: Carisa Olivo

Thesis: Conjunctive Water Resources Management and Watershed Planning: Implications for Instream Flow Conservation in the Western U.S. 
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: John Nordgren

Thesis: Promoting Cleaner Production: Assessing the Influence of SARA Title III 
Topic: Corporate Env. Policy & Industrial Ecology
Author: Samuel Moffett

Thesis: Campaigns to Increase Recycling Rates in Low-Participation Communities: The Use of Public Awareness Campaigns 
Topic: Solid Waste/Pollution Prevention Policy & Planning
Author: Kathi Mirza

Thesis: Mitigating the Impact from Brendale: Tribal Strategies to Regulate Reservation Land Use
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Tracey Miller

Thesis: Competitiveness Considerations for the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Standard: A Model from the QS 9000 Series  
Topic: International Policy & Planning 
Author: Parynaz Mehta

Thesis: A Multi-dimensional Approach to Neighborhood Organizing and the Anti-redlining Movement of the 1970s
Topic: Environmental Education Policy
Author: Tony Mack

Thesis: Analysis of the Role of Communication in the Successful Implementation of Northeast Diesel Roadside Pilot Testing Program
Topic: Air Quality and Climate Change Policy & Planning
Author: Reva Levin

Thesis: Relationships Among Water Supply Cost, Quantity, and Climate for the United States
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Andrea Larsen

Thesis: The National Estuary Program: Are Ecological Values Protected?
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Nicole Sioux l Kimbal

Thesis: Should Funders Require Collaboration?
Topic: Arts and Historical Preservation
Author: Debora Keller

Thesis: Protecting Resources with the Transfer of Development Rights
Topic: Land Use Policy & Planning
Author: Stacey Justus

Thesis: Reforms That Don’t Spell Relief: Implications of the Changing Nature of Welfare for Women Emerging from Violent Relationships 
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Pamela Jons

Thesis: Teachers’ Attitudes and Perceptions of African-American English: A Case Study of Chicago Elementary School Teachers 
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy 
Author: Jacquelyn Holmes

Thesis: Integrated Pollution Control in the European Union: Can It Work in the United States
Topic: Solid Waste/Pollution Prevention Policy & Planning
Author: Robert Hersh

Thesis: Intel’s Project XL: A Case Study in Regulatory Reform
Topic: Corporate Env. Policy & Industrial Ecology
Author: Eileen Gunn

Thesis: Out of the Shade: Asian Domestic Violence Advocates and Political Activism
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Gayle Goldin

Thesis: The Issue of Environmental Liability in Countries in Transition: Case Study of Russia
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: Lada Emelianova

Thesis: US-Canada Cooperative Agreements for Coastal Resource Management: An Analysis of Transboundary Partnerships
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Heather Clish

Thesis: Community-Building in Family Support Programs: A Case Study 
Topic: Family and Child Policy
Author: Donna Carvelli

Thesis: Partnerships for an Ecosystem: An Examination of Collaborative Efforts to Protect the Tidelands Region of the Connecticut River
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Kristin (Bronars) Cafaro

Thesis: The Limits of Welfare Reform
Topic: Welfare and Social Services Policy
Author: Melissa Buchanan

Thesis: Negotiating an International Agreement on Persistent Organic Pollutants 
Topic: Toxics and Environmental Health
Author: Maria Brown

Thesis: The Importation of Liquefied Natural Gas into Boston Harbor: Challenges for Risk Management
Topic: Toxics and Environmental Health
Author: Kimberly Braley

Thesis: Energy Self-Reliance for a Sustainable Future
Topic: Energy Policy & Planning
Author: Athena Bradley

Thesis: Selling the Common Wealth: Dispositions of Massachusetts Parkland for Municipal Water Supply Purposes
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: April Bowling

Thesis: Transportation Crisis in Bangkok, Thailand: Decreasing Traffic Congestion through Public Bus System Improvements
Topic: Transportation Policy & Planning
Author: Kristen D. Bishop

Thesis: Ecotourism: The Potential for Promoting Economic Development and Natural Resource Conservation in the Northeast Region of Trinidad
Topic: Natural Resources Policy & Management
Author: Judy-Ann Bennett

Thesis: Parent Involvement in the Governance of Family Support Programs: An Evaluation of Seven Massachusetts Family Centers
Topic: Family and Child Policy
Author: Fran Basche

Thesis: Talking to Teachers: Are Non-Custodial Parents in the Information Loop?
Topic: Family and Child Policy 
Author: Annie Baker Atwood

Thesis: Restoring Viability to the Massachusetts Wholesale Apple Industry: An Adaptive Challenge
Topic: Natural Resources Policy & Management
Author: Michael Alterman

1997 Master's Theses

Thesis: Teaching and Learning About Race and Racism in Graduate-Level Public Policy Programs: A Case Study
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy 
Author: Robbie Spier

Thesis: Ecosystem Management in the Mixed Ownership Mosaic of the Maine Woods: A Framework for Policy Evaluation of Management Initiatives in Maine’s Northern Forest
Topic: Natural Resources Policy & Management
Author: James Schroeder

Thesis: Myth and Reality: Cleaning the Ganges River in India  
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Payal Sampat

Thesis: Obstacles and Opportunities: Perceptions and Experiences with Toxics Use Reduction in Massachusetts Electroplating Job Shops
Topic: Toxics and Environmental Health
Author: Carol Rougvie

Thesis: The Role of Community Access Centers in Bridging the Technology Gap
Topic: Community Development Policy & Planning
Author: Susan Rose

Thesis: Dilemmas Concerning Manufacturing Employment of Jamaican Women  
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: Rhae Parkes

Thesis: Why Has the Magnuson Act Failed to Produce a Sustainable Fishery?: The Application of Heifetz’s Leadership Model for Evaluating Policy 
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Julie Newman

Thesis: Integrating Economic Development and Conservation: Forestry Management in the Dominican Republic 
Topic: International Policy & Planning 
Author: Jennifer Myers

Thesis: State Watershed Management Program: Achieving Water Quality Goals through Collaboration 
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning 
Author: Brian Murray

Thesis: Sources of Influence and Policy Failures in East Africa’s Rural Energy Sector
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: James Murphy

Thesis: Restructuring and Deregulation of the U.S. Electric Utility Industry: Opportunities and Risks for Renewable Power
Topic: Energy Policy & Planning
Author: Susan Meyer

Thesis: The Emergence of Environmental Activism in the City of Buenos Aires: Citizen’s Movement on Toxic Contamination 
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: Graciela Melitsko

Thesis: Interstate Regional Planning for Ecological Integrity in the Northern Forest of New England
Topic: Regional and State Planning
Author: Heather Lee McElroy

Thesis: Deforestation in the Northern Forests of Oaxaca, Mexico: The Role of the Agricultural Program PROCAMPO 
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: Alejandra Martin

Thesis: Nature and Cities: Techniques for Increasing Urban Biodiversity
Topic: Urban Planning & Design
Author: Brian Malcolm

Thesis: Voices of Latina Activists: The Interplay of Race and Gender
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Michelle Luera

Thesis: A Darker Shade of Green: Investigating Motives and Incentives for Companies to Participate in Environmental Initiatives
Topic: Corporate Env. Policy & Industrial Ecology
Author: Albert Liu

Thesis: Local Health Department Community Involvement Activities at a Superfund Site: A Case Study
Topic: Toxics and Environmental Health
Author: Josephine Lally

Thesis: From Confrontation to Collaboration: Relicensing the Fifteen Mile Falls Hydroelectric Facilities
Topic: Environmental Law
Author: Gabrielle Kissinger

Thesis: Application of the Massachusetts Stormwater Management Policy for Restoration of Streamflows in the Ipswich River 
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: John Hoey

Thesis: Agency Expectations of Fathers and Father Involvement in an Early Childhood Program: A Study of One Head Start Agency
Topic: Family and Child Policy
Author: Dennis Hallinan

Thesis: The California Department of Transportation Stormwater Permit: A Statewide Negotiation
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Darryl Gruen

Thesis: A Strategy to Improve the Environmental Cost and Liability Reporting of Public Companies
Topic: Corporate Env. Policy & Industrial Ecology
Author: Robert Giampe

Thesis: The Greening of Compost Quality Regulations
Topic: Solid Waste/Pollution Prevention Policy & Planning
Author: Caroline Ganley

Thesis: Balancing Act: Resolving Water Demands in the Upper Colorado River Basin 
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Kiersten Faulkner

Thesis: Collaboration in Early Childhood Education and Care: An Implementation Analysis of Two Massachusetts Communities
Topic: Environmental Education Policy
Author: Darnae Eldred

Thesis: Mercury Emissions in the Northeast- A Policy Analysis
Topic: Toxics and Environmental Health
Author: Jennifer D'Urso

Thesis: International Feminist Activism and Policy Influence: Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) and Engendering United Nations World Conferences 1990-1996
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Marian Doub

Thesis: Opportunities for the Development, Transfer, and Use of Cleaner Industrial and Energy Technologies in the LDCs: A Case Study of the Wind Energy Industry in India
Topic: Sustainable Development
Author: John DiModica

Thesis: Increasing Voter Turnout Rates with Basic Civic Instruction As Used by the League of Women Voters in the 1920s and 1930s
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Kelley Cronin

Thesis: Clustering Cancer: Women Survivors Confront the Breast Cancer Epidemic
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Nichole Cirillo

Thesis: An Exploration of Private Sector Interests in Transportation Policy
Topic: Transportation Policy & Planning
Author: Mark Chase

Thesis: The Nexus Between Multilateral Environmental Agreements and the International Trading System
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: Gabriela Boyer

Thesis: The Audubon Expedition Institute: A Study in Experiential Environmental Education
Topic: Environmental Education Policy
Author: Diane Boyd

Thesis: Rural Economic Development: Creating a Strategic Plan for Ashland, NH
Topic: Regional and State Planning
Author: Elizabeth Beeson

Thesis: Partnerships Between Nonprofits and Business: Does Cooperation Mean Compromise to the Environment?
Topic: Corporate Env. Policy & Industrial Ecology
Author: Heather Beard

Thesis: Strengthening Foundations of Hope: Framing Comprehensive Community Initiatives Within an Ecological Framework of Adolescent Development  
Topic: Community Development Policy & Planning
Author: Tracy Batchelor

1996 Master's Theses

Thesis: Drawing the Line: The use of Urban Growth Boundaries to Contain Sprawl
Topic: Land Use Policy & Planning
Author: Wanda Wilson

Thesis: Recycling in the South Bronx: Unintended Lessons 
Topic: Solid Waste/Pollution Prevention Policy & Planning
Author: Eric Weltman

Thesis: Community-Based Resource Management: Caring for the Land and Serving People
Topic: Natural Resources Policy & Management 
Author: Ellen Stein

Thesis: The History and Function of Land Trusts in the United States
Topic: Land Use Policy & Planning
Author: Sally Smyth

Thesis: A Comparative Analysis of a Traditional and an Alternative Model of Community Economic Development in the City of Gardner, Massachusetts
Topic: Urban Planning & Design
Author: Todd Shimkus

Thesis: History and Debate: Political Advocacy in National Service
Topic: Political Participation and Media Relations
Author: Thomas Shields

Thesis: Selling the Farm: Innovative Farms, Marketing Strategies, and Prospects for Sustaining Agriculture in Massachusetts’ Connecticut River Valley  
Topic: Natural Resources Policy & Management  
Author: Robin Sherman

Thesis: Environmental Impact Assessment in Practice: Case Observations on a Complex Process 
Topic: Urban Planning & Design
Author: Rebecca Ruopp

Thesis: Challenges, Education Needs, and Motivators for Community-based Conservation: A Survey of Massachusetts Conservation Commissioners
Topic:  Environmental Education Policy
Author: Cynthia Robinson

Thesis: Greening Consumer Products through Reformulation: Evaluation of Selected Strategies
Topic: Toxics and Environmental Health
Author: Grace Caner Offen

Thesis: The Urban Congregation and the Revival of the Urban Community: Overcoming Barriers to Congregation Based Organizing 
Topic: NGO Management, Policy & Planning
Author: Stephen Michon

Thesis: Vermont’s Land Use and Economic Development Planning: Has It Fostered Sustainable Development?
Topic: Sustainable Development
Author: Susan McMahon

Thesis: Humanizing Education Towards Sustainability: An Application of Freireian Pedagogy
Topic: Environmental Education Policy
Author: Rowena Jimenez

Thesis: Multi-Racial Coalitions Confronting Racism in the Political Arena: The Case Study of the Rainbow Coalition and Boston’s 1983 Mayoral Election  
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy  
Author: Hanako (Golida) Iida

Thesis: The Social Construction of Work: An Epistemological Exploration  
Topic: Employment/Job Development Policy 
Author: Martin Hughes

Thesis: In the Midst of Trauma: A Model for Supporting the Psychological Needs of Relief Workers
Topic: Public Health and Nutrition Policy & Planning
Author: Amy Horton

Thesis: Protecting Riparian Areas in New England to Reduce Agricultural Pollution  
Topic: Natural Resources Policy & Management
Author: Colleen Hickey

Thesis: Protecting the Landscape in the Southern Berkshires Bioreserve: An Institutional Framework for Ecosystem Management  
Topic: Land Use Policy & Planning
Author: Erin Heskett

Thesis: Municipal Water Resource Protection and the Taking Issue
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Jacqueline (Murphy) Geer

Thesis: Unit Pricing for Municipal Solid Waste: Obstacles to Implementation 
Topic: Solid Waste/Pollution Prevention Policy & Planning
Author: Denise Gaffey

Thesis: Electoral Activism and Progressive Coalition Building in Boston
Topic: Political Participation and Media Relations
Author: Michael Fogelberg

Thesis: Lethal Laws: Animal Testing and U.S. Environmental Health Science Policies
Topic: Toxics and Environmental Health 
Author: Alix Fano

Thesis: The Role of Intermediary Housing Organizations in Meeting Venezuela’s Low-Income Housing Needs
Topic: Housing Policy
Author: Sylvia Dohnert

Thesis: Bioprospecting Conservation Arrangements
Topic: Sustainable Development
Author: Charles Chester

Thesis: Internally Motivated Development Projects: A Potential Tool for Biodiversity Conservation Outside of Protected Areas
Topic: Sustainable Development
Author: Julia Carpenter

Thesis: Assessing Land with Conservation Easements: Lessons from Maine
Topic: Land Use Policy & Planning
Author: Rebecca Basch

Thesis: Choosing What Comes Naturally: Consumer Education for Sweet Corn Grown Using Integrated Pest Management 
Topic: Toxics and Environmental Health
Author: Susan Altman

Thesis: Triggering the Implementation of Pollution Management Policies in Developing Countries: A Proposed Program for Multilateral Agencies - Case Study: Mexico and public industrial emission inventories (Agenda 21, Chap. 19) 
Topic: Sustainable Development
Author: Jean Acquatella

1995 Master's Theses

Thesis: Managing Forest Resources: A Belizean Case Study
Topic: Natural Resources Policy & Management
Author: Jessica Wilson

Thesis: Surviving the System: Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Youth and the Child Welfare System 
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy  
Author: Kim Westheimer

Thesis: Electricity Conservation in Venezuela: Policies to Support Demand-Side Management
Topic: International Policy & Planning 
Author: Francisco Sucre

Thesis: Intermodal Transportation Planning in New York City: Political, Institutional, and Historical Roadblocks to Airport Transit Access
Topic: Transportation Policy & Planning
Author: Ethan Strell

Thesis: Developing Corporate/Public Environmental Partnerships: A Case Study on the Saugus River in Massachusetts
Topic: NGO Management, Policy & Planning
Author: Robin Snyder

Thesis: The Greening of Irish Waters: Farm Waste and Sewage Treatment Policies and the Potential for Natural Filtration
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Ellen Serrano

Thesis: Implementing a Community-Based Database for Community Empowerment
Topic: Community Development Policy & Planning
Author: Carlton Sagara

Thesis: New York City's Street Trees: Protection through Citizen Action 
Topic: Urban Planning & Design
Author: Michael Peterson

Thesis: Public Opinion on Health Care Reform: Moving the Debate Forward 
Topic: Public Health and Nutrition Policy & Planning
Author: Mia Patriarca

Thesis: A Battered Woman is Most Often a Working Woman: Corporate Social Responsibility and Domestic Violence
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Maria Nicolau

Thesis: The Fishing Crisis in New Bedford, Massachusetts: Mitigating the Social and Economic Effects of a Depleted Fishery
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Sean Nelson

Thesis: The Challenge of Managing Highly Migratory Species: Preserving Yellowfin Tuna in the Indian Ocean 
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Maggie Mooney-Seus

Thesis: Labor and Communities: The Potential for Change 
Topic: Employment/Job Development Policy
Author: Joanne McKenna

Thesis: Hanging It on the Line: Documenting Gender Violence through the Clothesline Project 
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Kate Atkinson Kaplan

Thesis: Keeping the Community in Community Health Centers: The Role of Consumer Participation
Topic: Community Development Policy & Planning
Author: Kitty Jerome

Thesis: Consider the Source: Composting for Soil Conservation and Waste Reduction in Texas  
Topic: Solid Waste/Pollution Prevention Policy & Planning  
Author: Carol Hust

Thesis: Disaster Debris Management 
Topic: Public Health and Nutrition Policy & Planning
Author: Brian Holdridge

Thesis: An Evaluation of the New Hampshire Pollution Prevention Program
Topic: Solid Waste/Pollution Prevention Policy & Planning
Author: Sue Gouchoe

Thesis: The Environmental Audit Controversy: The Need for a Qualified Privilege
Topic: Environmental Law
Author: Jay (Golida) Goldberg

Thesis: Families Without Homes: A Study of the Scattered Site Family Emergency Shelter Program 
Topic: Family and Child Policy  
Author: Joyce Gerber

Thesis: Collaborative Negotiation in Environmental Disputes: The Coachella Fringe-toed Lizard Habitat Conservation Plan
Topic: Natural Resources Policy & Management
Author: Jim Gascoigne

Thesis: Federal and State Regulations Pertaining to Soil Lead Contamination: How Do They Impact Housing Affordability? 
Topic: Housing Policy 
Author: Alisa Gardner

Thesis: How Green Is Your Money? An Evaluation of Socially Responsible Investment Research Concerning Corporate Environmental Impacts
Topic: Economic Development and Fiscal Policy
Author: Rebecca Dawson

Thesis: Latinos in the Child Welfare System: An Examination of Issues Related to Community Standards
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Gloria Cardona

Thesis: Beyond the Rhetoric of Comprehensive Watershed Management: A Government Initiative to Implement Change in the Merrimack River Watershed  
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Susannah Caffry

Thesis: A Home of Her Own: A Feminist Perspective of Homelessness
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Nancy Bristel

1994 Master's Theses

Thesis: Sustainable Natural Resource Use: Key Objectives for Newly Developing Countries
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: Laura Williamson

Thesis: Devising a Public Deposit Strategy to Combat Redlining and Fill Credit Gaps in Boston's Inner-City
Topic: Economic Development and Fiscal Policy
Author: Ken White

Thesis: Environmental Justice for Native Americans: The Case of the Penobscot Nation 
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Lori Thayer

Thesis: Clean Water Funding and Environmental Justice: A Case Study of the Boston Harbor Clean-Up 
Topic: Environmental Law  
Author: Jodi Sugerman-Brozan

Thesis: A Policy Proposal for Resource Management in the Rainforest of Madre de Dios, Peru: The Potential Use of Communal Property Rights
Topic: Natural Resources Policy & Management
Author: Diego Shoobridge

Thesis: "Just Not What It Was Cracked Up To Be": Women and Home-Based Work
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Judith Shapiro

Thesis: Chain Saws to Butter Knives: An Energy-Environmental Strategy for Ukraine    International Policy & Planning 
Topic: International Policy & Planning 
Author: Kimberly Shaknis-Seeger

Thesis: Community Involvement in Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup in the Dudley Street Neighborhood 
Topic: Toxics and Environmental Health
Author: Trish Settles

Thesis: The Role of Home Improvement Programs in Neighborhood Revitalization
Topic: Housing Policy
Author: Judith Schlosser

Thesis: Development of an Analytical Tidal Creek Discharge Model for Use in Managing Anthropogenic Nitrogen Discharged to Coastal Marine Waters via Municipal Sewage Treatment Facilities
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Roland Samimy

Thesis: Water Resources Management in Madras, India
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Osamu Saito

Thesis: Retail Competition in the Electric Utility Industry: Will DSM Survive?
Topic: Energy Policy & Planning
Author: Denise Rouleau

Thesis: A Comparative Analysis of Two Community Forestry Initiatives in Costa Rica: A Mechanism for Sustainable Development? 
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: Fiona Rotberg

Thesis: Shortcomings and Reform of Indirect Source Review in Massachusetts 
Topic: Air Quality and Climate Change Policy & Planning  
Author: Sam Reid

Thesis: Backyard Bioneering: The Movement to Bring Back Biodiversity to the Domestic Suburban Landscape  
Topic: Natural Resources Policy & Management
Author: Clark Reed

Thesis: Policy Influence for Sustainable Development: Case Studies from the Environmental Movement in Indonesia 
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: Agus Purnomo

Thesis: The Hardening of UNCED's Soft Law 
Topic: International Policy & Planning 
Author: Alfredo Munera

Thesis: Whither the Region? Whither the Community? A Nominative Evaluation of a Regional Plan for Saving Sense of Place in the Blackstone Valley
Topic: Arts and Historical Preservation
Author: Joyce Moss

Thesis: Farmland Preservation in the Garden State: Examining Tax Policy Options
Topic: Economic Development and Fiscal Policy
Author: Alison Mitchell

Thesis: Revitalizing Public Participation in U.S. Democracy: Collaborative Processes in Environmental Decision Making 
Topic: Political Participation and Media Relations
Author: Meighan Matthews

Thesis: Wetlands Protection Policy in Vietnam
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: Hue Le

Thesis: Implementing the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program in Massachusetts: Facilitating Local Compliance 
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Carol Kowalski

Thesis: Daughters of the Sisterhood
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Rebecca Kaplan

Thesis: Environmental Impacts and Social Implications of Cosmetics and the Cosmetics Industry 
Topic: Corporate Env. Policy & Industrial Ecology
Author: Edith (Callahan) Jenkins

Thesis: Environmental and Economic Aspects of Water Resource Management in England and Wales
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: Paul Jefferiss

Thesis: Shore Captains in an Unsure Time: Seven Women's Perspectives on the Future of Maine's Fishing Industry 
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy 
Author: Christine James

Thesis: Banking on the Poor in Bangladesh: The Grameen Experience  
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: Ina Chaudhury Islam

Thesis: Participatory Evaluation: A Process Toward Improving Youth Service Programs
Topic: Family and Child Policy
Author: Deva Hirsch

Thesis: Development of the FecaLOAD Watershed-based Model to Quantify Fecal Coliform Loading to Maquoit Bay, Maine
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: John Gregoire

Thesis: Community Development Loan Funds: Addressing the Economic Development and Access to Capital Needs of Lower Income Communities  
Topic: Community Development Policy & Planning
Author: Janet Grant

Thesis: Using Economic Incentives to Promote Sustainable Industrial Practices: A Case Study of the Sugar Industry in Mexico
Topic: International Policy & Planning 
Author: Ilze Gotelli

Thesis: The Quota Question  
Topic: Political Participation and Media Relations
Author: David Goode

Thesis: An Analysis of the U.S. EPA's Role in Evaluating the Impacts of Highway Projects on Air Quality: The Implications of Alternative Land Policies and Transportation Modeling Practices for the Environmental Review Process 
Topic: Air Quality and Climate Change Policy & Planning
Author: Harrison Glavan

Thesis: Federal Agriculture Policy and the Conservation of Biological Diversity
Topic: Natural Resources Policy & Management
Author: Phil Gerard

Thesis: Sustainable Development and the Salem Watershed
Topic: Sustainable Development
Author: Jane Gallagher

Thesis: The Electronic Road to Rio: Lessons from NGO Use of Computer Networks During the UNCED Preparatory Process
Topic: NGO Management, Policy & Planning
Author: Nancy Gabriel

Thesis: Measuring What Isn't: A Framework for Evaluating the Impacts of Municipal Solid Waste Source Reduction Programs  
Topic: Solid Waste/Pollution Prevention Policy & Planning
Author: Eric Friedman

Thesis: Women's Health and Public Health Policy: Disease Definition, Research Protocols, and Resource Distribution in a Gender Biased Culture
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Jacqueline Elias

Thesis: Carbon Sequestration Certificate Program Using Managed Forest Practices in Massachusetts
Topic: Air Quality and Climate Change Policy & Planning
Author: Jennifer Rooks Dolin

Thesis: Support Services for Preschool Children with Special Needs and Their Families: How Adequate Are They? 
Topic: Family and Child Policy
Author: Jane Creswell

Thesis: Transportation Planning to Support Utilitarian Bicycling
Topic: Transportation Policy & Planning
Author: Alison Conant

Thesis: Wetlands and Nonpoint Source Pollution: The Development and Implementation of Massachusetts' Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program  
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Bruce Carlisle

Thesis: Ground Level Ozone Policy: How Uncertainties Undermine Policy Goals 
Topic: Air Quality and Climate Change Policy & Planning
Author: Birgit Caliandro

Thesis: Green Light for the Green Dot? Understanding the Effects of Germany's Packaging Take-back Ordinance on Municipal Solid Waste
Topic: Solid Waste/Pollution Prevention Policy & Planning
Author: Justine Burt

Thesis: An Examination of Alternative Policies for the Management of an Uncovered Drinking Water Distribution Reservoir 
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Anita Brewer-Siljeholm

Thesis: Spreading the Word: Water Quality Information's Role in Coastal Nonpoint Source Management  
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning  
Author: Ethan Bodin

Thesis: The Experience of Head-Injured Persons with the Rehabilitation System
Topic: Welfare and Social Services Policy
Author: Ceil Blumenstock

Thesis: Beyond Consumer Culture: A Study of Revaluation and Voluntary Action 
Topic: Political Participation and Media Relations
Author: Elisa Blanchard

1993 Master's Theses

Thesis: Managing Biodiversity in Developed Areas: The Biological and Political Prospects for Preservation of the Concord Pine Barrens, Concord, New Hampshire
Topic: Natural Resources Policy & Management
Author: David VanLuven

Thesis: Black Entrepreneurship: Myths and Realities of Today, Challenges for Tomorrow
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Herb Tyson

Thesis: The Policy Costs of Women's Movement Abeyance
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy 
Author: Traci Sawyers

Thesis: Protecting Water Supplies That Cross Municipal Boundaries 
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Priscilla Ryder

Thesis: Public Access to Rivers: The Kennebec River Controversy
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning 
Author: Linda Rhines

Thesis: Islamic Voluntary Association in Egypt: A Democratic Paradox
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: David Payton

Thesis: Assessing Internal Resistance to Corporate Pollution Prevention: A Step Toward the Sustainable Corporation 
Topic: Corporate Env. Policy & Industrial Ecology 
Author: Rolf Nordstrom

Thesis: Girls with Guns: Gender and Political Violence
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Sandra Martin

Thesis: The Impact of the Partnership for Plastics Progress on Recycling
Topic: Toxics and Environmental Health
Author: Patricia Mansfield

Thesis: The Superfund Process: The Statutory, Regulatory, and Remedial Challenges Facing EPA
Topic: Environmental Law
Author: Susan Lyon

Thesis: The Mandela Referendum Campaign of 1986
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Mark Krone

Thesis: Mixed-Income Housing at Harbor Point: a 180-Degree Model 
Topic: Community Development Policy & Planning
Author: Rachel (Garshick) Kleit

Thesis: United States Child Support Enforcement Policy: An Analytic Study of the Massachusetts Implementation
Topic: Family and Child Policy
Author: Julie Kirrane

Thesis: Beyond Victims, Beyond Battering: Developing a Woman-Centered Policy Response to Domestic Violence
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Nechama Katz

Thesis: Prospects and Policies for Solar PV Technology Development
Topic: Energy Policy & Planning
Author: Daniele Guidi

Thesis: The Role of the Physician in Environmental Illness
Topic: Toxics and Environmental Health 
Author: James Greenbaum

Thesis: Exploring the Concept of Sustainability and How It Applies to Communities: The Upper St. John Valley, Maine
Topic: Economic Development and Fiscal Policy
Author: Nancy Goodman

Thesis: Strategic Planning at Centro Hispano de Chelsea: A Case Study and Assessment of the Method's Utility in a Small Nonprofit Organization
Topic: NGO Management, Policy & Planning
Author: José Fernandez

Thesis: Beyond Stereotypes: Ideology, Conflict and Dialogue in the Public Struggle over Abortion
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Tracy English

Thesis: CDCs and the City of Boston: Political Factors in Municipal Policy Innovation
Topic: Community Development Policy & Planning
Author: Paul Elwood

Thesis: The Resolution Trust Corporation and Its Affordable Housing Disposition Program: A Study in Conflicting Goals
Topic: Housing Policy
Author: Christina Duncan

Thesis: An Analysis of Superpower Summitry at Geneva, Reykjavik, and Washington
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: Maribeth Driscoll

Thesis: Out From Behind the Desk: Lessons for Women's Political Development
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Kate Dempsey

Thesis: Monitoring and Evaluation in Women's Entrepreneurial Development Programs: Assessing Social, Economic and Institutional Change
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Bronia Clifton

Thesis: Clowning Around: Using Humor for Staff Development in the Battered Women's Movement
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Robin Chase

Thesis: Improving Mass News Media Coverage of the Environment 
Topic: Political Participation and Media Relations
Author: Andrew Brengle

Thesis: The Anti-Environmental Backlash: The Wise Use Movement's Influence on River Protection in New England
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Julia Blatt

Thesis: School-Based Family Support Programs: Strengthening Families, Schools, and Communities 
Topic: Environmental Education Policy
Author: Leanne Barrett

1992 Master's Theses

Thesis: Planting Seeds: An Implementation Study of the Healthy Cities Gary (Indiana) Project
Topic: Urban Planning & Design
Author: Thomas Yuska

Thesis: Putting Enabling Shelter Strategies into Practice: A Case Study of the African Housing Fund
Topic: International Policy & Planning 
Author: Kenneth Wallace

Thesis: Community Sponsored Agriculture in Massachusetts: Status, Benefits, and Barriers
Topic: Natural Resources Policy & Management
Author: Dorothy Suput

Thesis: Gasoline Taxation: An Environmental Policy Tool 
Topic: Transportation Policy & Planning
Author: John Strickland

Thesis: Regional Groundwater Protection Initiatives: The Missing Link in the Massachusetts Groundwater Protection Scheme 
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Amy Hurst Spector

Thesis: The Pursuit of Empowerment and Why It Failed 
Topic: Community Development Policy & Planning
Author: Eric Segal

Thesis: Critical Connections: Managing Nonpoint Source Pollution in the Communities of the Peconic Estuary
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Anne Redfield

Thesis: Leadership and Community Development: A Study of Leadership and Its Impact on Development in Thai Villages
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: Apasra Pradipasena

Thesis: Relevance of Elementary Environmental Education to Urban Students in Boston and Beyond 
Topic: Environmental Education Policy
Author: Susan Murin

Thesis: Political Liberty for Whom: How and Why the Gentry Rallied Support for the Revolution, Independence, and the Constitution
Topic: Political Participation and Media Relations
Author: Merilee Mishall

Thesis: Long Term Care Reform in Massachusetts: Policy Choices and Political Dilemmas
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Michael Miller

Thesis: Development Impact Fees: An Underutilized Public Infrastructure Financing Tool
Topic: Economic Development and Fiscal Policy
Author: Peter Lowitt

Thesis: Private Troubles and Public Disputes: Mediation and Social Change
Topic: Welfare and Social Services Policy
Author: Dana Lombardi

Thesis: An Investigation into the Differences in Construction Costs of Large and Small Site Affordable Homeownership Projects in Boston
Topic: Housing Policy
Author: Sarah Lamitie

Thesis: The Impact of Regional Planning on Local Land Use Decision Making: The Cape Cod Commission
Topic: Regional and State Planning
Author: Rhett Lamb

Thesis: Down the Storm Drain to the Mystic River: Options for Reducing Stormwater Pollution in Medford, Massachusetts
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Lisa Kahn

Thesis: Environmental Education in Inner-cities: A Case of Institutional Failure
Topic: Environmental Education Policy
Author: Rhona Julien

Thesis: The Second Mortgage Scams in Boston: Roots, Ramifications and Remedies 
Topic: Economic Development and Fiscal Policy
Author: Thomas Hertz

Thesis: Regulatory Compliance with the Asbestos-in-Schools Identification and Notification Rule, Were LEAs Accountable?
Topic: Public Health and Nutrition Policy & Planning
Author: Mary Beth Carver Greenwood

Thesis: Prospects for Recycling Automotive Polymer Waste
Topic: Solid Waste/Pollution Prevention Policy & Planning
Author: Dena Gittelman

Thesis: United States Pesticide Export Policy
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: Elaine Geyer-Allely

Thesis: Relevance of Elementary Environmental Education to Urban Students in Boston and Beyond
Topic: Environmental Education Policy
Author: Susan (Murin) Feller

Thesis: Roadblocks of Reform: The Political, Institutional and Technical Obstacles to Parking Policy Reform
Topic: Transportation Policy & Planning
Author: Lucy Edmondson

Thesis: Organizing for Economic Development: Diversity and Power 
Topic: NGO Management, Policy & Planning
Author: Laura Buxbaum

Thesis: Empowerment of the African American Family through Participation in the Family Support Movement
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Kimberly Briscoe

Thesis: Ranking Environmental Hazards: An Analysis of Comparative Risk Assessment
Topic: Toxics and Environmental Health
Author: Sherry Bishko

Thesis: Getting FED: Food Security and Community Economic Development (a conceptual and contextual exploration of the lack of accessible food in the inner city)
Topic: Community Development Policy & Planning
Author: Joel Bashevkin

Thesis: The Work/Family Conflict: How Can the Workplace Change To Be More Supportive of Families?
Topic: Employment/Job Development Policy
Author: Jennifer Baily

Thesis: The Neighborhood Enterprise Division and Codman Square: A Case Study in Commercial Revitalization 
Topic:  Community Development Policy & Planning 
Author: Lucy Auster

Thesis: What Will We Do With Our Sunday Papers?
Topic: Solid Waste/Pollution Prevention Policy & Planning
Author: Ian Alper

1991 Master's Theses

Thesis: The Adoption of the Cape Cod Commission Act: Lessons Learned for Regional Planners
Topic: Regional and State Planning
Author: Sarah Woodhouse

Thesis: Commercialization: A Key Component of China's Urban Housing Reform
Topic: International Policy & Planning
Author: Li Na Wang

Thesis: The Social and Political Implications of Abortion Rights Litigation 
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy 
Author: Laura Cunningham Tyson

Thesis: Getting It All Together: Mission Statements, Assumed Democratic Theories and the Role for Volunteers within Non-Profit Organizations
Topic: Political Participation and Media Relations
Author: Wendy Swart

Thesis: Biotechnology Regulation in the United States: A Study in the Exercise of Executive Power
Topic: Toxics and Environmental Health 
Author: Leah Steinberg

Thesis: Of Trees and Men: Toward an Environmental and Labor Alliance
Topic: Energy Policy & Planning
Author: Susan Seybolt

Thesis: Power and Powerlessness in Boston's Egleston Square
Topic: Community Development Policy & Planning
Author: Jennifer Roby

Thesis: Risks to Children Exposed to Indoor Sources of Pesticides: A Case Study of Chlorpyrifos
Topic: Public Health and Nutrition Policy & Planning
Author: Andrea Raphael

Thesis: The Spirit and the Life: An Intellectual Investigation of the Theory of Nonanthropocentrism 
Topic: Natural Resources Policy & Management
Author: Markus Pinney

Thesis: Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO): New Water Pollution Control Plans for Boston Harbor's Antiquated CSO System 
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Susan Norton

Thesis: Corporate Philanthropy: Toward New Definitions and Challenges--A Case Study of Aetna Life and Casualty Company's Corporate Public Involvement
Topic: Corporate Env. Policy & Industrial Ecology
Author: David Newton

Thesis: U.S. Marine Mammal Protection and Commercial Fisheries Management: Anatomy of a Conflict
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning 
Author: Stephanie Moura

Thesis: Development in Brazil's Northwest Region: A Critical Analysis
Topic: International Policy & Planning 
Author: Victor (Taylor) Maldonado

Thesis: Domestic Violence, Southeast Asian Refugees, and the Public Health: A Qualitative Study
Topic: Race, Gender, & Elderly Policy
Author: Jonathan Lyon

Thesis: GIS Analysis for Environmental Decisions: Water Supplies and Underground Storage Tanks 
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Thomas Lamonte

Thesis: Lifting Every Voice to Sing: The Role of Government in Promoting Cultural Diversity in the Arts 
Topic: Arts and Historical Preservation
Author: Jill Johansen

Thesis: Beyond Data: Providing Communities the Right to Know, Understand, and Use Information About Hazardous Materials
Topic: Toxics and Environmental Health 
Author: Terry Greene

Thesis: The Potential Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in Colombia: The Case of Pesticide Policy
Topic: NGO Management, Policy & Planning
Author: Francisco Galan

Thesis: Agenda for Funding Art in the United States 1988-1991
Topic: Arts and Historical Preservation
Author: Mary Gage-Los

Thesis: Certified Green: An Examination of the Use of Environmental Product Labeling in the U.S. 
Topic: Public Health and Nutrition Policy & Planning
Author: Naomi Friedman

Thesis: Addressing Cumulative Impacts to Wetlands through Watershed-Based Risk Assessment and Planning: A Necessary Component of an Effective No Net Loss of Wetlands Strategy for Massachusetts
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Christy Foote-Smith

Thesis: An Assessment of the Need for Regulation of Asbestos in Public and Commercial Buildings
Topic: Public Health and Nutrition Policy & Planning
Author: Caroline Fechtelkotter

Thesis: Citizen Participation Process in the Planning of Copley Place
Topic: Urban Planning & Design 
Author: Eric Dietrich

Thesis: Citizen Participation: Its Role in Recycling Programs 
Topic: Solid Waste/Pollution Prevention Policy & Planning 
Author: Joanne Bissetta

Thesis: Predator Ecology and Management Policies: A Study of the Role of Biology in Development of Legislation
Topic: Natural Resources Policy & Management 
Author: Rosalie (Clapp) Arienti

Thesis: Macrophyte Control at Houghtons Pond
Topic: Water Resources and Fisheries Policy & Planning
Author: Paul Amrhein

Thesis: It Isn't Easy Being Green: Challenges and Strategies to Reduce Green Consumer Confusion Regarding Solid Waste
Topic: Solid Waste/Pollution Prevention Policy & Planning
Author: Peter Allison