Sustainability and Social Justice

Sustainability and Social Justice

 

In the Sustainability and Social Justice department (formerly IDCE - International Development, Community and Environment up until 2024), we strive for a more just and sustainable world. We embrace the complexity of urgent social, political, and ecological problems and seek to approach these challenges through multidisciplinary teaching and learning, collaborative scholarship, and innovation.

We offer master’s degrees in Community Development & Planning, Environmental Science & Policy, International Development, and Geographic Information Science. Our degree programs are organized around nine cross-cutting concentrations, for example ‘Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation’, ‘Refugees, Forced Migration and Belonging’ and ‘Gender and Development’.

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from 2016

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Land Change Modeling: Summer 2015 Internship with Clark Labs, Xiaoyang Kong

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Masters of Science in Environmental Science and Policy Portfolio, Annalise B. Kukor

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The Future of Transportation Alternative Fuel Vehicle Policies In China and United States, JIyi Lai

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLICY MASTER’S PORTFOLIO, Nathaniel K. Lapides

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MOBILE HEALTH AND ITS ROLE IN ADDRESSING MATERNAL HEALTH IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, Tarikwa M. Leveille

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REMOTE SENSING SPECIALIST SUMMER INTERNSHIP AT GEOADAPTIVE LLC., Zehan Li

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SITES PRIORITIZATION OF COMMERCIAL SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS USING GIS RESOURCES IN MASSACHUSETTS, Zifeng Li

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Estimation of the instantaneous downward surface shortwave radiation using MODIS data in Lhasa for all-sky conditions, Xu Lu

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Natural Disasters Aren't the Problem: Poverty and Environmental Degradation in Rural Coastal Tanzania, Sarah R. Martin

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COMPARATIVE ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENTS AND PARTENSHIP POTENTIAL FOR SEKOU POU NANM-YO AND ASIRANS COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER, Lauren M. Mawe

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THE ETHICS OF CARE AND REFUGEE EDUCATION: PROMOTING CARING ENVRIONMENTS IN U.S. URBAN SCHOOLS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE MINORS, Tina Meetran

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INADEQUACY OF BENIN'S AND SENEGAL'S EDUCATION SYSTEMS TO LOCAL AND GLOBAL JOB MARKETS: PATHWAYS FORWARD; INPUTS OF THE INDIAN AND CHINESE EDUCATION SYSTEMS., Kpedetin Mignanwande

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The Political Economy of Wasted Food Policies in the United States and European Union: A Multi-Scale Analysis, Rebecca Miller

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Shareholder Advocacy In Corporate Elections: Case Studies In Proxy Voting Websites For Retail Investors, Robin Miller

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The Sustainable Development Goals: Promoting Education for Utility or Transformation?, Radhika Mitter

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Changes in Floristic Composition in the State Forests in Worcester County (Massachusetts) Over 34 Years, Flor A. Monroe

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Fostering Household Energy Saving Behavior and Socialization of Smart Grid Technologies: Outcomes of a Utility Smart Grid Program, Josephine W. Munene Ms

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When reality crashes the Imagination: experiences of young Qurbojoog (foreign raised) Somalis in Somaliland, Amina Musa

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A Study That Critically Engages Secondary Language Acquisition And How It Relates To Immigrants Developing Cultural Competence, Susan Alecia Nelson

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Summer 2015 Internship: Enterprise GIS Support for the National Audubon Society, Monica Noon

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Redefining The Impact of Public-Access Media in Worcester, MA, Anthony Ortiz

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Gender Disparity and UN Peacekeeping Missions: The Case of Nepalese Peacekeepers, Aakriti Pandey

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AidData GIS International Fellowship: Ghana West-Africa, Jason N. Ready

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Supporting Mentor Competency At African Community Education, Kelsey Renner

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AN ANALYSIS OF THE INTERCULTURAL BILINGUAL EDUCATION (IBE) OF THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON, Rubi Rojas vASQUEZ

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Stay Woke: Creating a Path Towards Critical Consciousness and Self-Awareness, Florcy Romero

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Cloud-based Land Change Modeler Application: Summer Internship with Clark Labs, Lei Rong

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Urban Synagogues-Changing Relationship with Tikkun Olam, Rena Schuman Stoler

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Institutional Memory of the Nivonim Program at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin, Robin (Aviva) Schwartz

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Climate Change Instability and Gender Vulnerability in Nepal: A Case Study on the Himalayan Region, Akriti Sharma

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An Integrated Strategy for Strengthening Worcester's Regional Food System: Key Roles for Education and Information, Joel Simonson

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GREEN BUILDING RETROFITS IN A CORPORATE SETTING, Edward M. Snook Jr.

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Environmental Conservation as an Instrument of National Political Economy: Culture, Livelihoods, and territorial rights of the Emberá of Panama, Sara M. Taylor

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Textron Systems, Geospatial Solutions Technical Writing Internship, Casia L. Terenzoni Ms.

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GIS Professional Portfolio for William Thoman, William M. Thoman

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Innovations in City-Level Climate Policy: Building Energy Efficiency and Retrofitting Programs in C40 cities, Benjamin Tweed

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Breaking the Legacy: Recognizing and prosecuting sexual violence as a violation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Miranda L. Weinstein

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Evaluating Home Lending Patterns for Discrimination in Worcester, MA, Curtis B. Wiemann

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The Effect of Athletic Stadiums on Communities, with a Focus on Housing, Dominique Wilkins

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Social entrepreneurship as a response to the energy crisis, climate change and women’s inequality in developing countries: Women managed solar cooker production business in Rural Haiti, Lelani S. Williams

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Creating value in the voluntary carbon market: opportunities for small-scale coffee producers in Latin America to access carbon capital., Ruby Woodside

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Web Application Development for Election Polling Places in the City of Worcester Area: Summer Internship with the City of Worcester, Shuhong Yan

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The Gendered Politics of Natural Resource Management: Gender Mainstreaming in UN-REDD+ Programs in Latin America, Hannah Yore

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WORKING AT TDS TELECOM THIS SUMMER: CAD TO GIS TRANSFORM AND CREATING ARCGIS TOOLS BY USING PYTHON SCRIPTS, Zhen Yuan

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(Between the Streets) In Worcester : Redefining Professional Education in Community Development to Cultivate Empathy Through a Community Theatrical Framework, Chiu Yi Hannah Yukon

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PARK MANAGEMENT GIS INTERN IN NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF PARK & RECREATION, Dongjun Zhou 3125032

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GIS and Coastal Basemap Research Summer Internship with Clark Labs, Zhuoyue Zhou and Po Hu

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Development of a Decision Support System for Post Mining Land Use on Abandoned Surface Coal Mines in Appalachia, Matthew Zimmerman

from 2015

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Examining the Effectiveness of an Online Community of Practice: The New Tactics Program, Frances Mary Rashmi Boehnlein

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GIS AND DATABASE MANAGEMENT: SUMMER 2014 INTERNSHIP WITH THE TOWN OF ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS, Heather Marie Cormier

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Energy Poverty and Justice: Using Renewable Energy in Marginalized Countries to Overcome Climate Change and Support Human Development, Drema Khraibani

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Resident Advisors React: Autoethnographic Reflections on High-Intensity Situations, Brenna A. Merrill

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Trilogy of Violence: Religion, Culture and Identity The Abused Muslim Woman in the Age of Secular Modernity, Hasnaa T. Mokhtar

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AN ORGANIZATONAL APPROACH TO MEAURSING THE IMPACT OF MENTORING ON MENTORS: A RESEARCH STUDY WITH BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS/METROWEST, Shala Murray

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THE “ART OF RENT”: PAINTERS, TOURISTS, AND CHANGE IN SAN JUAN LA LAGUNA, GUATEMALA, Laura Riddering

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Cyanobacteria Monitoring in the Charles River Lower Basin: Water Quality Assessment and Implications for Future Practice 2006-2014, Anjana Tamrakar

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Aquaculture and Coastal Habitats Mapping of Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia: Summer Internship with Clark Labs, Xiao Xiao

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MONITORING INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES: SUMMER INTERNSHIP AT HABITAT WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, BELMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, Holly M. Zanoni

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GIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: SUMMER INTERNSHIP WITH CLARK LABS, Zikang Zhou