Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Career Influences of Environmental Education Field Experiences, Lacey Day
Improving Science Literacy Using Photographic Documentation of Laboratory Activities, Mary Radus
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Food Justice and Urban Agriculture: Using City Spaces to Foster Equity, Jessica Giese
Observing the Impact of Environmental Science Exploration and Discovery on the Social-Emotional Learning of 2nd Grade Students, Laura Sammis
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Environmental Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Margaret Janz
Connecting At-risk Youth To Place: Using Restorative Practices To Improve Learner Awareness Of Local Climate Change, Ariel Johnson
Evaluating The Cultural Responsiveness Of Language, Strategies And Visuals In Social Emotional Curriculum, Julia Pedersen
Minnesota School Forest Program: An Evaluation and Exploration of Implementations, Madisson Weier
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
How can a local government implement environmental education for immigrant communities that live in apartment buildings?, Kirsten Wahlberg
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Collegebound: Assessment of an Outdoor Orientation Program, Kyle Rauch
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Why Is Invasive Species Education Important, Alexandra Crofts
Can Engagement In The Natural Environment Reduce Stress In Gifted Students, Elizabeth Gluck
Getting More Young Children Outdoors By Supporting And Encouraging Their Teachers, April Greibrok
The Relationship Between Frequent Field Trips to a Local Community Nature Center and Elementary Aged Youth's Positive Sense of Place, Ashley Hansen
Will An Environmental Focused Genius Hour Affect Students’ Attitudes Toward The Environment?, Claire Opsahl
Invading Minnesota: A Middle School Invasive Species Curriculum, Ashley Schultz
Exploring Multi-Sensory Curriculum Development: Grades 3-5 Science In A Virtual Environment, TeriLynn Stackhouse
Children’s Connectedness To Nature And Parental Influence: A Mixed Methods Survey, Meredith Yue
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Teaching Outside To Engage Student Learning, Juliane t. Chapman
What Is The Impact Of Effective Questioning And Critical, Relevant Conversations On Sixth Grade Science Students’ Agentic Engagement?, Corrie L. Christensen
Reducing Your Water Footprint: An Activity Packet On Water Conservation For Young Children, Mallory A. Colegrove
How Can Education Improve The Recycling Behaviors And Attitudes Of Middle School Students, Sara Flanagan
Student-Led Farmers Market: Engaging, Real-World Experience And Nutrition Education That Prepares Students For A Successful Professional Life After High School, Rebecca A. Hennessey
Connecting Environmental Stewardship, Youth Development, And Community Engagement, Through A Student-Centered Pollinator Curriculum, Elizabeth Huerta Ortiz
Student Engagement With Nature When Using Nature Journals and IPads, Xeng Jasiczek
The Impact Of Informal Education On Formal Education In Science A Symbiotic Relationship, Colin Johnson
Curriculum Development And Analysis To Encourage Positive Environmental Attitudes In High School Students, Matthew Johnston
Auto-Ethnography: My Environmental Educational Journey And What Is Society Doing Or Not Doing To Environmentally Educate Its Citizenry?, Bruce S. Kessler
Science Interactive Notebooks: A Case Study On Learning In High School Students, Autumn A. Mollet
Case Studies Of Nature-Based Preschool Models In The Midwest, Janelle Dawn Phillips
Environmental Stewardship: Protecting Our Planet’s Future, Barbara Pierce
How Does Experience-Based Learning Impact Students’ Decisions To Perform Sustainable Actions?, Andrew J. Pierson
Building Capacity: How A Local Government Agency Can Support Partners In Offering Environmental Education For Youth, Alisa Reckinger
How Do You Empower At Risk Students To Become Active Citizens About The Environment, Through The Design And Implementation Of An Urban Environmental Science Curriculum Within An Alternative Education Setting?, Stephen N. Szczodroski
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Does Service-Learning in Environmental Science Develop Awareness of Environmental Issues and Inspire Stewardship and Sustainable Practices?, Kelly Rae Dreier
Plate Waste Trends of 5th-8th Grade Students at a Residential Environmental Learning Center, Colleen K. Foehrenbacher
The Impacts Of Classroom Stem¬-Themed Environmental Investigations On Middle School Environmental Literacy, Megan Alece Heitkamp
Developing an Educational Toolkit for Caregivers of Six-To-Eighteen-Month-Olds Mixing Developmental Milestones and Outdoor Education, Jessica K. Hillstrom
Student Use of Cell/Smartphones Integrated in a Field-Based Science Curriculum, Cynthia Ann Hougo
Case Studies of Innovative Science Teacher Professional Development Programming at Biological Field Stations, Sarah Rose Johnson
The History and Development of Food Cooperatives as Diverse and Inclusive Centers for Food and Environmental Education, Brian David Larson
Claims, Evidence and Reasoning: A Framework for Evidence-Based Writing on the subject of Evolution, Tami Lynn Limberg
A Nature Adventure Chapter Book for Early Readers and How it Can Influence Children's Interest in and Desire to Explore the Natural World, Keith Marshall
High School Water Quality Curriculum for Rural and Urban Areas, James David Mesik
Nature Experiences and Ecoliteracy: The Effect of PlaceBased Education Experiences, Adventure and Outdoor Education Experiences and Undirected Nature Experiences on EcoLiteracy, Beth Anne Moonstone
Professionals Reflect on the Under Representation of Visitors of Color in Wilderness Areas, Jessica Iris Ostrov
Benefits Provided To American Indian Youth Through Gidaakiimanaaniwigamig Stem Camps, Kyra Jo Paitrick
How does composting at school change the way middle school students perceive their ability to positively impact the earth?, Katie Lynn Pangborn
The Impacts of an Experiential-Based Learning Opportunity, Allison Ronglien
How an Experience in Nature Affects Ecoliteracy of High School Students, Megan Johanna Schimek
Increased Connection to Nature and Development of Ecological Identity in the Illinois Master Naturalist Program, Laura Sjoquist
Utilizing the Next Generation Science Standards as a Framework to Create a Climate Change Curriculum, Jenna Totz
How Do We Educate Children That Live in a Water Rich Environment About the Need for Water Conservation?, Theresa Marie Vermeersch
The Relationship Between Agriculture And The Environment, Elise Nicole Volz
Teaching Environmental Education to Elementary Aged Home School Students at Nature Centers: An Analysis of Best Practices, Ronald P. Wodtke
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Improving Number Sense in High School Students through Science Instruction, Melanie Martha Bristor
Increasing Student Awareness and Stewardship of Nature Through Literature and Storytelling, Krisann Marie Bunnell
Consumer Based Social Marketing to Effect Environmental Change Using a Municipal Curbside Recycling Program, Brooke Butler
A 1:1 iPad program and its effect on academic achievement, Jane Marie Cornell
Food Waste and Behavior Change Through Project-Based Learning, Patrick Cary Crawford
How Context and Story Matter in Science Instruction, Christopher Johnson Evavold
Environmental Education in Pre-K Child Care Settings, Kathryn Allison Galloway-Thoele
Impacting Science Observation Skills Through Drawing Training, Andrew Keith Hale
Growing in This Place: A Place-based Guide to Edible Wild Plants and Wildcrafting in Minnesota, Kelly Shaun Knott
Exploring the Effectiveness of an Ecoadventure trip as an Environmental Education Tool, Cliff Joseph Langley
Teaching Renewable Energy in High School Physics, Lauren Sylvia Lindelof-Leith
Using Toolkit Activities to Reduce Household Food Waste, Nancy Lo
How Can the Relationship Between Climate Change and the Coast Redwood Forest Be Incorporated into Fifth and Sixth Grade Environmental Education Programs?, Dorea Eve Martin
Water! Water! Everywhere, Except Las Vegas, Jeffrey Peters
Variables in the Introduction of the Species, Streptocephalus sealii, Spinytail Fairy Shrimp into a Local Seasonal Wetland, Jane Anne Porterfield
Nature Walks and Journaling to Connect Children With Nature and Increase Knowledge of the Local Environment, Stephanie Ann Spinazola
Using Technology and Phenology to Increase Students’ Observation Skills, Sondra Tokarczyk
Successful characteristics and motivations for farmers to participate in a small farmers’ market: A case study of a small Minnesota farmers market., Josephine Marie Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
How can teachers improve the science performance and skills of diverse elementary students?, Betty Jo Bishop
Comparing high school aged students’ environmental knowledge, attitudes and behaviors before and after a wilderness trip, Thomas Alexander Borrell
Earthworms in our community, Allison E. Crowell
The effects of a single-gender classroom on global climate change education, Carl E. Dyar
Outdoor experiences and science achievement, Jill Gysberg
Exhibit evaluation: using Q methodology to gauge visitor interest, Matthew B. Hansen
Environmental literacy assessment tool developed for the Audubon Center of the North Woods, located in Sandstone, Minnesota, Jessica G. Harguth
The Challenges of Feral Cat Management: A Case Study on Population Control Methods, Jodi Lynn Hendrickson
Minnesota’s Community Supported Agriculture, Alexandra Jeanne Hiniker
How youth farm affects the mental health of participants, Claire Frances Hughes
Increasing accessibility to environmental education: providing online environmental education for high school students, Julie Ann Johnson
Facilitating Meaningful Learning Experiences for Middle School Students in Short, Single Visits to an Educational Farm, Tara Laidlaw
What it means to eat well in America: a history and happenstances of the American diet, Benjamin M. Lucca
Single-Serving Education: Measuring the Efficacy of Field Trip Educators, Elissa Erin Mallory
Ways to increase the effectiveness of public environmental education messages, Michael M. Mesch
Addressing environmental racism with activism for environmental justice, Meghan K. Miller
Techniques for examining gray wolf visitation rates to white-tailed deer fawns, Aaron W. Morris
Fundamental forces of nature with experiments and the environmental impacts, Kiumarce Mortezaee
Incorporating a Supplemental Lesson into Curriculum about Educating Children on the Dangers of Antibacterial Hand Soaps, Elizabeth Rebecca Nguyen
The environmental and economical affects of sulfide mining in Northern Minnesota, Adam E. Pelot
So you built a LEED certified science museum, now what?: examining how science and natural history museums turn sustainable buildings into educational opportunities, Michael Sheldon Sanders
Combining environmental education and STEM to influence opinions, interest, and locus of control in middle school students, Angela Virginia Schilling
Using Science Notebooks to Facilitate Growth of Science Process Skills, Jessica Mary Simon
Northern Wisconsin educators and Wisconsin’s American Indian history, culture and tribal sovereignty social study curriculum requirements, Susan Lee Solterman