Master's Project Directory

Assessing Resources for Public Access at Tejon Ranch, California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Eric Hopkins, Linda Kwong, Jenny (Nguy) Low, Kirsten Tilleman, Michelle Wagner

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Client: Tejon Ranch Conservancy

UCSB - Water Action Plan

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Kathryn Cole, Rebecca Dorsey, Dane Johnson, Matthew O'Carroll, Briana Seapy, Jewel Snavely

Faculty Advisors: Derek Booth

Client: UCSB

Sustainable Microforestry: An Adaptive Management Tool for Smallholder Agroforestry Farms in Ganze District, Kenya

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Philip Curtis, Brian Lundardi, Amy Parks, Claire Phillips

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: KOMAZA

Promoting Multi-benefit Floodplain Conservation Strategies Along the Lower Santa Clara River Through the Prioritization of Agricultural Conservation Easements

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Lili Prahl, Jon Montgomery, Peter Shellenbarger, Whitney Wilkinson

Faculty Advisors: Robert Wilkinson

Client: The Nature Conservancy

Assessing On-Road Freight Emissions for Patagonia and Evaluating Low Carbon Fuel Alternatives

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: James Choe, Kosuke Fujiwara, Jeremie Hakian, Jeremy Rafter, Jacob Sultan, Derek Wiggam

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer, Brandon Kuczenski

Client: Patagonia

Ridge to Reef: Land Use, Sedimentation, and Marine Resource Vulnerability in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Brandon Doheny, Kathryn Maher, Andrew Minks, Jerermy Rude, Marlene Tyner

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne

Client: Conservation International Indonesia

An Analysis of Bioeconomic Tradeoffs in Vaquita Conservation Policies

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Jacy Brunkow, Jade Sainz, Jamie Afflerbach, Anthony Broderick, Sean Herron, Sanaz Sohrabian

Faculty Advisors: Bruce Kendall

Client: World Wildlife Fund Mexico

The Snapper Saga: An Assessment of Sector Separation on the Gulf of Mexico Recreational Red Snapper Fishery

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Jessi Doerpinghaus, Katherine Hentrich, Aristoteles Stavrinaky, Molly Troup

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson, Christopher Costello

Client: Ocean Conservancy

Mitigating Climate Change Through Tropical Forests: An Analysis of U.S. Bilateral REDD+ Finance

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Megan Byrn, Denielle Harrison, Gordon Tong, Katherine Ziemba

Faculty Advisors: Lee Hannah, David Tilman

Client: Tropical Forest Group

Analyzing a Proposed Expansion of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary System

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Carey Batha, Jenna Driscoll, Emma Freeman, Cameron Gray, Hugo Hoffman, Sarah Pierce

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Client: Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary

Assessing Management Strategies for the Artisanal Sector of the Peruvian Anchoveta Fishery

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Tracey Mangin, Matias Caillaux, Miguel Cosmelli, Jessica Fuller, Yoel Kirschner, Stephanie Thornton

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: The Nature Conservancy Peru

The Food Waste Project: Understanding Behaviors and Attitudes, Assessing Knowledge Levels, and Raising Awareness

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Holly Capell, Adam Knox, Travis Lee, Brooke Malik

Faculty Advisors: Gary Libecap

Client: Innovation Center for US Dairy

The Non-Market Value of Private Recreational Boating in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Gavin McDonald, Kiya Gornik, Ching-Cheng Lin, Nathaniel (Shengrong) Ng, Christine Quigley, Daniel Viana

Faculty Advisors: Matthew Potoski

Client: Environmental Defense Center, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Sustainable Supply Chain Management for UCSB

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Alexander Dragos, Sarah Richman, Katharine Sartorius, Eric Sutherlin

Faculty Advisors: John Melack

Client: UCSB Purchasing Department

Developing a Water Supply Optimization Strategy for the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, Improvement District No. 1

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Andrea Bailey, Jeff Kubran, Michael Merlone, Erika Michelotti, Christine Mosiak, Daron Pedroja

Faculty Advisors: Jeff Dozier

Client: Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, DUDEK

Design for Recycling Under Extended Producer Responsibility

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Megan Barker, Jonathan Chang, Anastasiya Lazareva, Justin Lichter, Todd Matson

Faculty Advisors: Sangwon Suh

Client: SIMS Metal Management

Sustainable Water Use in the Ventura River Watershed

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2013)

Group Members: Ryan Gardner, Naheed Iqbal, Austin Love, Brenda Ponton, Jake Sahl, Dan Yocum

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: Surfrider Foundation Ventura Ecosystem Program

Helping Consumers Navigate Green: Creating the Definitive Criteria for Green Consumer Products and Services Proposal: Consumers GPP (not public)

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2008)

Group Members: Douglas Mazeffa, Trevor McProud, Jeri Miller, Lena Moffit

Faculty Advisors: Magali Delmas

Client: Greenopia

Cost-Effective Strategies for Reducing CO2 Emissions from Santa Barbara's Residential Sector: Implementation of the Architecture 2030 Challenge

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2008)

Group Members: Greg Bratman, Evan Johnson, Crystal Mohr, Lindsey Taggart

Faculty Advisors: Ernst Von Weizsacker

Client: Santa Barbara Architecture 2030 Coalition

A Distributed Graduate Seminar to Analyze the Priorities, Obstacles and Opportunities That Exist for the Implementation of State Wildlife Action Plans

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2008)

Group Members: Michela Adrian, Iara Lacher, Evan Lue, Anne Middleton, Jennifer Paludi

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Client: National Council for Science and the Environment, Doris Duke Foundation