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Theses from 2023
LiDAR Monitoring of Annual and Storm-Driven Episodic Erosion at Rainsford Island, Alan H. Bartels
The Plastic Cycle: Atmospheric Deposition on Nantucket Island and an Analysis of Children’s Art in Plastic Education, Nicholas Vency Warner
Theses from 2022
Rebounding Seal and Shark Populations on Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Management Preferences of Three Stakeholder Groups, Rachel M. Bratton
The Role of Cultural Values in Coastal Community Priorities, Lily M. Green
Quantifying Morphological Change of the Nauset Barrier System, Cape Cod, MA, Michael P. Low
Using System Dynamics to Understand Couples Human and Natural Systems: Harmful Algal Blooms in the Lower Charles River, Jennifer S. Lyon-Mackie
Participatory Science in Boston Harbor: Bridging Research and Outreach, Anne E. O'Connell
Theses from 2021
Bioaccumulation Potential of Chlorpyrifos in Hyalella Azteca: Implications for the San Francisco Bay Delta Watershed, Nabilah Nadhirah Ahmad Johanif
Theses from 2020
Same Stone, Different Outcomes: Marine Communities on Engineered vs. Natural Rock Shores, Lucy Anne Dando Lockwood
Polystyrene Beads as a Vector from Contamination of Gemfibrozil in the Bay Scallop (Argopecten Irradians), Charles R. Major
Urban Parks Reimagined: Utilizing City Parks for Stormwater Drainage During Flash Flood Events, Stephan A. Maranian
Accounting for Equity in Climate Adaptation Planning: A Quantitative Assessment of Co-Benefits for Green Infrastructure, Hannah M. Stroud
Listening to Greater Boston's Climate Change Concerns, Anna I. Valdez
The Occurrence of Compound Events in Rhode Island and their Associated Damage Costs, Erika D. Welch
Theses from 2019
Physical, Chemical, and Biological Assessment of Dam Removal and Land Use Land Cover Affects in the Mill River System, Massachusetts, Delilah M. Bethel
Climate Change Impacts on Phosphorus Loads in the Upper and Middle Charles River Watershed with HSPF Modeling, Meagan Riley
Theses from 2018
A View from Within: Notes and Insight from an Institutional Ethnography of The National Commission for Natural Protected Areas in Tulum, Mexico, Maxwell J. Martin
A Geographical Vulnerability Analysis of Urban Open Spaces in Boston to Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding and their Potential Role in Resiliency Planning, Emily A. Moothart
An Acoustic Monitoring Method for Assessing River Dolphin Presence and Changes in the Context of Anthropogenic Development, Charles A. Muirhead
Theses from 2017
Targeting the Digestive Gland in the Analysis of 4-Nonylphenol and 17α-Ethinyl Estradiol from the Tissues of Mytilus Edulis L., Brian J. Duphily
Establishment of Baseline Physical, Chemical, and Biological Stream Conditions at a Passive Cranberry Bog Restoration, Edgar Franck
Assessing Risk of Aboveground Storage Tanks to Sea Level Rise and Coastal Inundation along Chelsea Creek– An Application of a Transdisciplinary Framework, Avery P. Palardy
Theses from 2016
Path Analysis of Hierarchical Drivers On Water Quality in the Charles River Watershed Tributaries, Massachusetts, Laurissa C. Gulich
The Behavioral Endocrinology of Cold-Stunned Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles, Lauren I. Laskey
Tracking the Flood – Gaining a New Perspective on Flood Management in Boston Using Socio-Hydrology, Zachary G. Mertz
Theses from 2014
Coastal Change Analysis of Lovells Island Using High Resolution Ground Based LiDAR Imagery, Jennifer K. Ly
Theses from 2013
The Application of Geographic Information Technology and Ground-Penetrating Radar in the Study of the Evolution of the Charles River Basin, Lars E. Anderas
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Release of Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) by Aurelia Aurita and Mucus Blob Flux, Rachel A. Dicker
Theses from 2010
The Role of Sulfur in Biomineralization: Argopecten Irradians and the Impact of Ocean Acidification, Bryanna Joy Broadaway
Theses from 2009
Rainsford Island Shoreline Evolution Study (RISES), Christopher V. Maio