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Author:

Baran, Nicholas Sean

Title:

URBAN ENVIRONMENTS AND THEIR ABILITY TO SUPPORT HUMAN/NATURE RELATIONSHIPS

Area of Honors:

Landscape Architecture

Keywords:

urban
nature
landscape architecture
brilliant
insightful

File:

Download Baran_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Barry Kew, Thesis Supervisor
Barry Kew, Thesis Supervisor
Stuart Patton Echols, Thesis Honors Advisor
Kelleann Foster, Faculty Reader

Author:

Yuskavage, Timothy Peter

Title:

SHARES OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE KNOWLEDGE SECTOR AMONG METROPOLITAN AREA ECONOMIES

Area of Honors:

Geography

Keywords:

urban
agglomeration
economic geography
human capital

File:

Download YUSKAVAGE_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Rodney Allen Erickson, Thesis Supervisor
Roger Michael Downs, Thesis Honors Advisor
Rodney Allen Erickson, Thesis Supervisor
N Edward Coulson, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Miller, Laura

Title:

The City by Foot: an analysis of the different paths of literary walkers in New York City

Area of Honors:

English

Keywords:

urban
literature
Auster
New York City
city
Kazin
Whitehead
Foer
Crane
Roth
Carpenter

File:

Download Miller_Laura_TheCityByFootFinalSubmission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Benjamin Jared Schreier, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jeffrey Nealon, Faculty Reader

Author:

Wilburne, Dane R

Title:

Toward a Theory of Cities: Empirical Evidence of and a Proposed Explanation for Urban Scaling

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

cities
urban
scaling
power law
economics

File:

Download Wilburne_Dane_TowardATheoryofCities.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

N Edward Coulson, Thesis Supervisor
James R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Fisher, Amber Lynn

Title:

A Comparison of Principals' and Counselors' Definitions and Views of Bullying

Area of Honors:

Elementary and Kindergarten Education (Berks/Lehigh)

Keywords:

urban
suburban
bullying
Olweus
definition
perceptions
principals
counselors
dealing with bullying

File:

Download Bullying_Thesis__Amber_Fisher_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Bender, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bulgarelli, Daniel Ryan

Title:

Students' Perceptions of an Urban Music Education Program: Musical Offerings and Preparation for Lifelong Music-making

Area of Honors:

Music Education

Keywords:

music
music education
urban
student perception
preparation
lifelong music
music engagement

File:

Download BulgarelliDRyan-StudentPerceptions2013.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Darrin Howard Thornton, Thesis Supervisor
Ann Callistro Clements, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Betz, Dustin David

Title:

GreenTowers, LLC - Lessons Learned in the Creation of an Urban Agriculture Student Startup Company

Area of Honors:

Horticulture

Keywords:

aquaponics
urban
agriculture
startup
LLC
vertical
farming
entrepreneurship
organic
food
hydroponics
aquaculture

File:

Download Betz_Dustin_GreenTowersLLCUrbanAgricultureStudentStartup.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Kathleen Marie Kelley, Thesis Supervisor
Elizabeth Cunningham Kisenwether, Thesis Honors Advisor
Elsa Selina Sanchez, Faculty Reader
Kathleen Marie Kelley, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Schaeffer, Jordana Leigh

Title:

What Music Educators Know About Culturally Responsive Teaching

Area of Honors:

Music Education

Keywords:

urban
music education
culturally responsive teaching
social justice
community
population

File:

Download JordanaLSchaeffer_Thesis__2_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Honors Advisor
Sarah H Watts, Faculty Reader

Author:

Schanwald, Sarah

Title:

Urban vs. Rural: Comparing Ecological Worldviews of High School Students in Pennsylvania

Area of Honors:

Environmental Resource Management

Keywords:

ecological worldviews
environmental pedagogy
climate change
new ecological paradigm
curriculum
high school
environmental concern
urban
rural
worldviews
pedagogy
environment

File:

Download Schanwald_Sarah_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Douglas R Goodstein, Thesis Supervisor
Robert David Shannon, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Liu, Sihan

Title:

Shared E-Bike: Understanding the Economic Benefits and Costs on University Campuses

Area of Honors:

Energy, Business, and Finance

Keywords:

e-bike
energy
Spin
environment
Penn State
Penn State Transportation Services
e-scooter
electric bike
electric scooter
greenhouse gas emissions
GHG emissions
micro-mobility
transportation
sustainability
sustainable
university campus
rider
sharing economy
traffic congestion
value of urgency
economic benefits
economic costs
benefit
cost
benefits
costs
benefit-cost analysis
short trips
urban
student
parking
shared e-bike
driving
ride-hailing

File:

Download Thesis_E-bike.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Joel Reid Landry, Thesis Supervisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Honors Advisor