International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE)

International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE)

 

International Development, Community, and Environment
Master's Theses Collection

The International Development, Community and Environment Department has built its degree programs on more than 35 years of collective field experience in North America, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. We are pleased to share this collection of graduate student work as it represents the intellectual rigor and creative thinking of our graduate scholars dedicated to fostering environmental sustainability, social justice, and economic well-being in both the developing and developed world.

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from 2023

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Field Notes of an RPCV: Reflecting on Development and Adolescence, Marissa Kelly

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Disturbance Regimes and Management Strategies of Mountain Ash Forest Ecosystems in Victoria, Australia; A Literature Review, Zoe Plumb

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Country-Scale Crop Field Mapping for Zambia Using U-Net, Yao-Ting Yao

from 2022

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Characterization of Municipal Water Sources for the Mexico-Lerma-Cutzamala Basin Region, Ian F. Hirons

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ADDRESSING MEXICO CITY’S WATER CRISIS VIA WASTEWATER RECLAMATION IN THE MEZQUITAL VALLEY, Holden Nicholas Moore and Duncan Drapeau

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Taking the Bull by the Horns: Gender Analysis in a Cattle Project in Indonesia, Febrina Prameswari

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The Belt and Road Initiative Policy: How Chinese Policy Influences Southeast Asia and South Asia, Chendong Wang

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Is Health Literacy a Defined Risk Factor? A Literature Review of Health Literacy as it relates to Immigrant Populations in the U.S., Kelly Zdanuczyk

from 2021

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Oral Testimonies of Female Emigrants from Northern Ireland: Finding the the universal and unique stories of migration, Lisa Ahmed

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An Analysis of the Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security in the Albertine Rift of East Africa, Malcolm Jacob

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CHARACTERISTICS OF TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIATION OF NDVI IN BEIJING AND THE RELATIONSHIP WITH URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT, Wenye Liang

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Global Perspectives on Harmful Algal Blooms: Impacts and Responses, Ryan Mitchell

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Global Perspectives on Harmful Algal Blooms: Impacts and Responses, Ryan Mitchell

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EVALUATION OF EXISTING CLIMATE-CHANGE ADAPTATION PLANS FOR MUNICIPALITIES IN MEXICO: PROPOSITION OF A “SUSTAINABLE MAC-WATER FRAMEWORK” THAT CONSIDERS VULNERABILITY TO IMPACTS ON WATER RESOURCES, Tsanta Rakotoarisoa

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Urban Permaculture for Climate-Resilient Farming in Worcester, Massachusetts, Priyanka Shrestha

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Development of a Human Health-Centered Climate Resilience/Vulnerability Framework for the Mexico City Region, Alex Stever

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EVALUATING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES FROM 1979 TO 2019, TO IDENTIFY PRIORITY CONSERVATION AREAS FOR BIRDS, Qihui Wang

from 2020

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Evaluating between the lines: Problematizing voice, power, and politics in goal based and goal free evaluation methods, Buba Dicko

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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Consumable Fish & Surface Waters Near Sites Using Aqueous Film-Forming Foams: Potential Risks, Suggested Regulatory Standards and Policy Approaches for Massachusetts, TaChalla Gibeau

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Application of Autoencoders for Latent Pattern Analysis in Image Time Series, Jiena He

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Refugee Housing in Worcester: A Neighborhood Case Study of Bell Hill, Tyler Seth Maren

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Redesigning our Conception of Local Food Utilizing a Value-Based Approach, Heather Riesenberg

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Puerto Rico’s Electric Power System: An Analysis of Contemporary Failures and the Opportunity to Rebuild a More Resilient Grid, including the Development of a Utility-Scale Solar Farm on the Island Municipality of Culebra, Federico Sotomayor

from 2019

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Overcoming Recurring Crisis through Resilience: An Analysis of USAID’s Definition of Resilience, Leta Branham

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Assessing the impacts of gold mining deforestation on the giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Madre de Dios, Peru, Erica Carcelen

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ANALYZING TRENDS AND PATTERNS IN ADVERSE BIRTH OUTCOMES IN MASSACHUSETTS FROM 2000-2014, Madeleine Haynes

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Challenges to Effective Monitoring and Evaluation Systems: Lessons from Afghanistan, Qudratullah Jahid

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A study on the reflections of women and men on a women’s empowerment project: A case study of Sindhuli, Nepal, Shreyasha Khadka

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The Transformational Haze: Crisis, Shadow Economies, and Global Civil War on the Venezuela-Colombia Border, Sam Kirsch

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The Relevance and Adequacy of Youth Development as Part of the National Development Agenda: Reflection of Malawi, Siphiwe S. Komwa

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Puerto Rico's Coffee Region: A Socio-economic Profile, Carla B. Lee Ms.

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Webster Square Neighborhood Plan, Conor McCormack

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An Evaluation of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 for Land Cover Classification, Aaron Meneghini

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Sacrifices for Development or Thirst for Capital Accumulation? Case Study on the “El Diquís Hydroelectric Dam” in Costa Rica., Marco Mora

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Coastal Plastics Abatement on Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island: Stakeholder Perspectives and Lessons Learned, Paige Myatt

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Food Deserts Debunked and Decentered: From Deficit to Relational Mapping for Food Justice in Worcester, MA, Brenna Robeson

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An Analysis of United States Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning Policy and the Public Participation Process, Alexis Stabulas

from 2018

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DEGROWTH LESSONS FROM CUBA, Claire S. Bayler

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Foreclosures for Sale: Revisiting Stories of Worcester's Mortgage Crisis, A Radio Documentary, Hallie Blashfield and Beatrice Misher

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Media Analysis of City-Wide Local News Portrayals of Youth Criminality: Worcester, Massachusetts, Andrea Boffice

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Exploring Existing Innovative Education Models: A Best Practice Guide for a New School Design in Lewiston, Maine, Katie Bosse

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Haiti: The Relationship Between Political Instability and Post-Disaster Response, Ashly Brun

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Wellness and Prevention Program Sustainability Design for Clark University Athletics Department, Emily Corbett

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The Rise, Fall, and Revival of the Moviegoing Experience: The Viability of Independent Theatres in a Multiplex World, Isabel S. Cruz

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Exploring the Potential of Environmental Impact Investing for Sustainable Development: The Cases of Dominion Energy and Tesla Motors, Christopher Dibble

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Worcester Community Clean Energy Project: A Preliminary Assessment of Project Aims and Potential, Gabe J. Epstein

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What's the Vibe? Curriculum, Atmosphere, and Youth-Adult Partnerships, Jacob Folsom-Fraster

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Linking Ecotourism Livelihood Strategies to Post-Displacement Homemaking in Internally Displaced Communities in Southern Nepal, Sophia Graybill

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Ecological Sustainability within California's Improved Forest Management Carbon Offsets Program, Cory Hertog

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Centering People in the Economy: Worker Cooperatives and the Solidarity Economy in Barcelona, James Hooks

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SWOT Analysis of Comprehensive Anti-Gang Strategies (CAGS), Jenelle Howard

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THE ETM AND ALCE TESTING: SUMMER INTERNSHIP IN CLARK LABS, Wenle Jiang

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Sexual Violence Prevention Education at Clark University: A study of First Year Programming, Elyana Kadish

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Social Justice in Outdoor Experiential Education: A Literature Analysis of K-12 Outdoor Education Programs in the United States, Digby Kalert

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Underserved and Unaccompanied: LGBTQ Youth, Meeting the Intersecting Needs of Youth Homelessness and LGBTQ Identities in Worcester, MA, Molly Kellman

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Seabird Distribution and Oil & Gas Potential Along the Northern Sea Route, Russia: An Arctic Marine Conservation Case Study, Meghan Kelly

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ASSESSMENT OF DRINKING WATER/AQUIFER VULNERABILITY TO CONTAMINATION BY NATURAL MANGANESE AND ANTHROPOGENIC CHEMICALS IN THE U.S., Ryan Kelly

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Identifying Gaps in United States Federal Environmental Policy & Practice Through Greening Big Box Infrastructure, Elizabeth Kubacki

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Summer Fellowship: GIS Study of Threatened and Endangered Species in Colorado, Jeanie Lai

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CREATING WEB MAPS OF FOREST RESTORATION PLOTS AT IRACAMBI ATLANTIC RAINFOREST RESEARCH CENTER, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL, Daniel Lassila

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A Place to Call Home: The Fight for Affordable, Erin Lavitt

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An Analysis of Trade-offs: The Artisan Fair Trade Sector, Stephanie Leiderman

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Contesting the Normalization of Violence through Counter-storytelling: How a grassroots youth organization subverts the perpetuation of interpersonal and structural violence in Cape Town, South Africa, Nicole le Roux

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Examining The Effects of National Monument Establishment on Surrounding Communities, Sarah Maloney

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Mapping Energy Access in Rural Tanzania: 2017 Summer Internship with the World Resources Institute, Naramena McCray

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The United Nations Global Compact in México: Evaluation of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, Magaly Preciado

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Identifying Reasons for Attrition at the Clemente Course in the Humanities, Worcester, MA, Mollie Rayner-Haselkorn

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Queering Sexual Health: The Intersection of Sexual Health and LGBTQ Identities in Worcester, MA, Sara Richman Davidow

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Arts and Social Justice: The Role of Art Organizations in Building Community, Hannah Romig

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The Social Value of SEIU Women, Alex Rothfelder

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Networks of Isolation: The Case of Donald J. Trump, Facebook, and the Limits of Social Movement Theory, Carol L. Stimmel

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The Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center Giving Garden at Coogan Farm: A Practitioner Report on Community Gardens for Health and Regional Food Security, Emma Sutphen

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The Implementation of the Family Chaos Diversion Pilot in Worcester, Massachusetts, Nina Thacker

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Learner Persistence in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Programs, Elyse Waksman

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Commodification and Resistance: Migrant Labor in Jordan, Matthew Walleser

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Refugee Case Files as an Indicator of Housing Needs, Molly Weilbacher

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United in the Struggle: The Role of Land Titles for Communities of Internally Displaced Persons in El Salvador, Corie Welch

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Agribusiness, Food Insecurity, and Chronic Diet-Related Ailments in Worcester, MA: Toward a Nuanced Narrative, Adam Wriggins

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Building a Sense of Community: A Case Study of the Fairmount Neighborhood in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Bethany Yeo

from 2017

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HEALTHCARE AND HOMELESSNESS: How can we better service the health needs of homeless individuals? A Case Study of the City of Worcester, MA, Kali Adams

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Asset Assessment for Women: A Case Study of Imasayi Village in Ogun State, Nigeria & NGO Development: A Strategic Plan, Olamide Adeyinka

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THE PROCESS OF INTEGRATING THE SDGS IN UDAIPUR AND REFLECTIONS ON ALFA EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY, Celestina Dankwa Agyekum

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A Moment Became the Season: An Exploration of Trauma Narrative within the Community Development Context, Lydia Berry

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Inequity in Rebuilding after Disasters, Sara Brown

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The Fight Against Botanical Invaders: Summer Internship with the Montana Conservation Corps and the U.S. Forest Service, Bryan S. Buttigieg

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BE SERIOUS ABOUT DIVERSITY: EXPLORING WHY INNOVATION COMMUNITIES ARE NOT DIVERSE, Julia Carrasquel

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Public Health Applications of GIS: A Spatial Analysis of Tobacco Sales and Violations for the Worcester Division of Public Health, Thomas M. Caywood

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Barriers to Sustainable Hunting-Based Conservation of Elephants in Zimbabwe, Jessica H. Cusworth

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Atole de Maíz Azul: Building Climate-Change Resilience with Local Knowledge/Food Sovereignty in Northern New Mexico, Katherine C.R. Dixon

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TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN IN NEPAL AND THEIR VULNERABILITIES, Sushmita Diyali

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Physical and Theoretical Notions of Home: In the Context of Khmer Krom in Soc Trang and Can Tho, Vietnam, ToQuyen T. Doan

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Understanding and Addressing Governance Dysfunction and Unsustainable Development in the Illegal Gold Mining Region of Madre de Dios, Peru, Phyllis Duff

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Housing Crisis in Haiti post 2010 Earthquake, Kelley C. Eaton

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Geoscientists-In-The-Park Summer Internship Mapping Shoreline Change with the National Park Service, Michael P. Endicott

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A Summer at Azavea Working with Nonprofit Organizations: The Summer of Maps Fellowship, Sarah Gates

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Seeing Community Through the Trees: Characterizing Resident Response to Urban-Tree Planting Initiatives, Eli Goldman

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Commitment to Understanding and Understanding Commitment: Reflections and Dilemmas at the Intersection of Racial Justice and My Jewish Identity, Devra Goldstein

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Contextualized Education in Global Schools: Conceptualizing School Systems in a Global World, Loren Guerin

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Mitigating an Energy Utility Death Spiral in the United States: Applying Lessons from Germany, Eric W. Hopf, Will O'Brien, Timothy Downs, and Alistair Pim

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Learning from a Mid-Term Evaluation of FONHDAD in Haiti, Kelsey E. Hopkins