Cohort 1
Darryl Acker-Carter – Master’s thesis: “Advancing Technology for Restoration: An investigation of the Solar Oysters Production System”.
Darryl Acker-Carter’s Master’s Thesis PDF
Chris Blume – Master’s thesis: “Chiroptera [Bat] Species as Biomonitors of Heavy Metal Distribution in Baltimore City”.
Jessica Diaz – Master’s thesis: “Oyster Gardening in the Baltimore Harbor: Quantifying Oyster Growth & Influencing Factors”.
Jessica Diaz Master’s Thesis PDF
Natalia Figueredo Botello – Master’s thesis: “Baltimore City’s Participation in the Zero Waste Movement: Who Knows What About It and Who Has Access to It?”.
Anna McClain – Master’s thesis: “Investigating septic system impacts on a rural subwatershed using fluorescent dissolved organic matter and contaminants of emerging concern”.
Anna McClain Master’s Thesis PDF
Cohort 2
Rylee Wernoch successfully defended her Master’s thesis, titled “Improving Institutional Partnerships For Environmental Science And Stewardship: A Case Study Between The Smithsonian And Black Churches In Baltimore” on March 29th, 2024!
Rylee Wernoch Thesis Defense Presentation PDF (Google Drive link)
Wernoch Thesis Defense Presentation (1) (PDF download)
Rylee Wernoch Thesis Defense Presentation Recording (Google Drive link)
Autumn Powell successfully defended her Master’s thesis, titled “A State That Leaves No One Behind? Erasure of Native People in Maryland & how this limits inclusive environmental action”, on April 3rd, 2024!
Ally Kido successfully defended her Master’s thesis, titled “Phytoplankton-Removal Ecosystem Services of a Native Mussel in an Urban Estuary”, on April 4th, 2024!
Ally Kido Thesis Defense Presentation PDF (Google Drive link)
Allyson Kido 2024.04.04_MS_Thesis_ICARE (PDF download)
Ally Kido Thesis Defense Presentation Recording (Google Drive link)
Aiman Raza successfully defended her Master’s thesis, titled “Using Environmental DNA to Study Brook Trout Populations in the Headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay”, on April 4th, 2024!
Aiman Raza Thesis Defense Presentation PDF (Google Drive link)
Aiman Raza Thesis Defense Presentation (PDF download)
Molly Finch successfully defended her Master’s thesis, titled “Planting Money. Exploring the Implications of Federal & State Environmental Justice Policy in Relation to Funding for Green Space Projects in Baltimore Neighborhoods”, on April 12th, 2024!
Molly Finch Thesis Defense Presentation PDF (Google Drive link)
MFINCH_ThesisDefense_20240412_Slides (PDF Download)