Recent Capstone Projects by ESP Students

Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change on Water Access and the Lives of Women in Tharparkar District, Sindh Province, Pakistan: A Literature Review, 1990-2018  
Solomon, Sarah (2019-05) 
This report assesses how and why women in poor, rural communities in Tharparkar District, Sindh Province, Pakistan are disproportionately impacted by and must adapt to climate change, and how the effects on these women can ...


Enhance Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Agriculture through Farm Bill Implementation: Implementation Recommendations for the Natural Resources Conservation Service  
Ward, Alec (2019-05) 
Our current agronomic systems are responsible for over 8 percent of domestic greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), and the impacts of climate change are growing significantly over time. The Natural Resources Conservation Service ...


Pilot Study: Effects of Human Presence on Guanaco Spatial Ecology  
Feldman, Olivia (2020-05) 
The guanaco, or Lama guanicoe, plays an important role in maintaining Patagonian ecosystems: it is a main food source for apex and meso predators and its movement and grazing patterns preserve vegetation and insect ...


A Review of Hypoxia in the Chesapeake Bay Under Climate Change  
Liu, Bingqing (2020-05) 
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States, with high ecological and economic values. However, hypoxia occurs in the Chesapeake Bay every summer and threatens the ecosystem of the Bay. The seasonal ...


Can Medical Science Teach Conservation Science to Become More Effective?  
Pearson MD, Kimberley Crocker (2020-05) 
In the United States, most conservation decisions are delegated to local governments and agencies. Those decisions are made by appointed or elected officials who have minimal or no training in conservation science. Researchers ...