Master's Project Directory

Evaluating and Improving the Ability of an Adaptive Management Framework (FISHE) to Identify and Resolve Fishery Management Challenges related to Climate Change

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Gracie White, Chase Brewster, Sara Orofino, Nathaniel Burola

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Client: Environmental Defense Fund

Evaluating Connectivity in the Northern Appalachian and Acadian Region to Improve Wildlife Mobility

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Renee Albrecht, Robert Saldivar, Jamie Miller, Rebecca Clow, Nelson Gould

Faculty Advisors: Frank Davis

Client: The Nature Conservancy

Functional Forests: The Role of California Forests in Achieving Statewide Carbon Neutrality

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Samantha Smith, AnnaClaire Marley, Ben Edwards, Kyle Monper, Max Russer

Faculty Advisors: Andrew Plantinga

Client: Joint Institute for Wood Products Innovation, California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection

Implementing Vessel Monitoring Devices in Small Scale Fisheries: Analysis of Social and Economic Enabling Conditions to Maximize Adoption

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Juan Silva, Barbara Rose Hoover, Gage Clawson, Thomas Butera, Corinna Hong

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Client: Global Fishing Watch

Assessing Agricultural Carbon Quantification Methods

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Tyler Cobian, Gizem Ilayda Dinc, Alexandra Ivina, Karan Shetty

Faculty Advisors: Kyle C. Meng

Client: Patagonia

Air Quality & Diabetes Risk in California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Hope Cupples, Angie Bouche, Yirui Zhang, Vanessa Guenther

Faculty Advisors: Ashley Larsen

Client: Sansum Diabetes Research Institute

Managing the Impacts of Environmental Education in Protected Areas: A Case Study at the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Daphne Virlar, Tess Hooper, Priscilla Hare, Robert Heim, Jessica Gomez

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Client: The Nature Conservancy

Quantifying and Managing Microplastics From Footwear Use: Outsole Loss Through Wear

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Andrea Cheung, James Fuller, Teresa Fukuda, Andrew Paterson, Tyanna Bui

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer, Patricia Holden

Client: Adidas

Whales, Vessels, and Fish: Economic Valuation of Whale Watching and Marine Spatial Planning Surrounding Dominica

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Laura Ingulsrud, Shellby Johnson, Callie Steffen, Sidney Gerst

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Client: Dominica Sperm Whale Project

Assessing Brazil’s Marine Aquaculture Potential

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Caio Della Colleta Vianna, Eva Marrero, Kirby Bartlett, Anna Calle, Sandra Fogg

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Client: World Wildlife Fund Brazil

Understanding Multiple Benefits of Managed Aquifer Recharge for the Resilience of California’s Water Supply

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Bridget Gibbons, Claire Madden, Jennifer Balmagia, Anna Perez Welter

Faculty Advisors: Scott Jasechko

Client: Environmental Defense Fund

Using Food Waste to Reduce Food Waste: Evaluating the Impacts of Sourcing Food Waste as a Raw Material for Production

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Eamon Devlin, Geoffrey Cook, Adrienne Hewitt, Yingfei Jiang, Madeline Berger

Faculty Advisors: Kelsey Jack

Client: Apeel Sciences

Evaluating the Multiple Benefits Associated with Distributed Rainwater Catchment Systems in Austin, Texas

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Kristan Culbert, Kelly Odion, Alex Brown, Madeline Gorchels

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: Pacific Institute

Climate Change Impacts to City of Santa Barbara Water Supplies

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Lydia Bleifuss, Jessica Jagdeo, Camila Bobroff, Juan Espinoza

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller, John Melack

Client: City of Santa Barbara Public Works

Creating a Region-wide Green Infrastructure Strategic Plan for Maunalua Bay

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2020)

Group Members: Natalie Dornan, Erica Johnson, Eleonore Durand, Tara Jagadeesh

Faculty Advisors: Kelly Caylor, Samantha Stevenson

Client: Mālama Maunalua

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Overhead Versus Underground Power Distribution in Southern California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2009)

Group Members: Sarah Bumby, Ekaterina Druzhinina, Rebe Feraldi, Danae Werthmann

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer

Client: Southern California Edison

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) in the Cofan Bermejo Reserve, Ecuador

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2009)

Group Members: Heather Abbey, Carolyn Ching, Tyson Eckerle, Scott Webb, Emily Welborn

Faculty Advisors: Christina (Naomi) Tague

Client: La Fundacion para la Sobrevivencia del Pueblo Cofan

Management Recommendations for Piute Ponds, Edwards Air Force Base, California

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2009)

Group Members: David Alderman, Nikki Maciejowski, Julie Randall, Robert Shirley

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Client: Edwards Air Force Base

Lowering Barriers to Alternative Management Strategies and Collaborative Fisheries Research

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2009)

Group Members: Kristine Duarte, Ashley Apel, Dave Panitz, Courtney Scarborough, Clare Shelton

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Client: Environmental Defense Fund

Cumulative Impacts of Large-scale Renewable Energy Development in the West Mojave: Effects on Habitat Quality, Physical Movement of Species, and Gene Flow

Master of Environmental Science and Management: Master's Group Project (2009)

Group Members: Lucas Bare, Tessa Bernhardt, Toby Chu, Melissa Gomez, Chris Noddings, Milena Viljoen

Faculty Advisors: Lee Hannah

Client: Professor Frank Davis