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Author:

Miller, Madison Suzanne

Title:

Rethinking Education on Native American History and Culture

Area of Honors:

Community, Environment, and Development

Keywords:

Native American
Diversity
Inclusion
Education Reform
History
Culture

File:

Download RethinkingEducationTHESIS.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Kaiser, Alanna Nikita

Title:

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE: AN INVESTIGATION OF SOCIAL CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FIELD

Area of Honors:

Community, Environment, and Development

Keywords:

Change
Community Development
Theory
Practice

File:

Download Kaiser_Alanna_CEDThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor
Timothy Wayne Kelsey, Faculty Reader

Author:

Ramacciotti, Francesca Adrienne

Title:

What makes Penn State students go green? Examining 'most significant change' experiences in individuals' sustainability perceptions

Area of Honors:

Environmental Resource Management

Keywords:

sustainability
most significant change
behavior
perceptions
motivation
values

File:

Download Ramacciotti_Francesca_SustainabilityPerception.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Supervisor
Robert David Shannon, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Gurklis, Alyssa Marie

Title:

Democracy, Museums, and Civil Society: Exploring the Role of Museums as Public Spaces

Area of Honors:

Community, Environment, and Development

Keywords:

democracy
museums
public space
critical pedagogy
rhetoric
public memory
informal learning
citizenship
enabling setting
narrative inquiry
power and privilege
community development

File:

Download Gurklis_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bseiso, Aya Omar

Title:

Horizontal Inequality and Political Violence

Area of Honors:

International Politics

Keywords:

Middle East and North Africa
Inequality
Political Violence
Mobilization
Collective Action
Horizontal Inequality
Palestine-Israel

File:

Download Bseiso_Aya_Thesis__17.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Scott Bennet, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Skacel, Jordyn Lindsey

Title:

Agricultural and Food Security NGO’S: Are They Making a Difference in Zimbabwe?

Area of Honors:

Community, Environment, and Development

Keywords:

Zimbabwe
Non-governmental organizations
food security
agriculture

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Leland Luther Glenna, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Herr, Kelli O

Title:

UNDERSTANDING THE ROLES AND MOTIVATIONS OF NONNATIVE PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES

Area of Honors:

Community, Environment, and Development

Keywords:

Native and Nonnative Relationships
Institutional Colonization
Storytelling
Native American
History
Culture

File:

Download Kelli_Herr_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor
Sarah Beth Shear, Faculty Reader

Author:

Brewton, Thomas Seader

Title:

A Comparative Analysis of Nicaraguan Pottery Value Chains

Area of Honors:

Community, Environment, and Development

Keywords:

value chain
marketing
Nicaragua
pottery
joint action
upgrading
supply chain
development
economic development
community

File:

Download Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor
Nicole Sheree Webster, Faculty Reader

Author:

Sontheimer, Tessa Elizabeth

Title:

The Role of Rhetoric and Framing in the 2016 Presidential Election: The Language of Voting Rights and the Environment

Area of Honors:

Community, Environment, and Development

Keywords:

cognitive linguistics
2016 presidential election
trump
hillary clinton
democracy
rhetoric
framing
metaphors

File:

Download Sontheimer_Tessa_The_Role_of_Rhetoric_and_Framing_in_the_2016_Election.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Magneson Chiles, Faculty Reader
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Hoy, Raymond

Title:

Theoretical and Empirical Modeling of Student Pro-Sustainability Dining Habits On Penn State’s Campus

Area of Honors:

Community, Environment, and Development

Keywords:

CADM
Sustainability
Dining Habits
Students
PSU
Evolutionary Economics
Institutions
Behavior Change

File:

Download RLH_thesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Timothy Wayne Kelsey, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor