Senior Environmental Studies Policy Majors, 2012
Left to Right: Jill Howell, Daniel Homeier, Katie Graichen, Matthew Cheever, Olivia Kefauver, Tom Kimball
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Matthew Cheever
Report Chapter: Waste Management in Ethiopia
Hometown: Carlisle, MA
Major: Environmental Studies: Policy
Areas of Interest:Forests, Lakes, Hydrology, Glaciers
Relevant Work Experience:
Katie Graichen
Report Chapter: Lake Water Management in Three Ethiopian Rift Valley Watersheds
Hometown: Arundel, ME
Majors: Environmental Studies: Policy; Science, Technology & Society
Areas of Interest: the Ocean, Watersheds and Waterfronts, Green Building
Relevant Work Experience:
- Researcher, Fall 2010; Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies Program, Mystic, CT
- Intern, Summer 2011; Acadian Internship in Regional Conservation and Stewardship, Downeast Maine
Daniel Homeier
Report Chapter: Evaluation of Forest Cover Change Between 2005 and 2009 in Four Regional States of Ethiopia
Hometown: Sellersville, PA
Major: Environmental Studies: Policy
Areas of Interest: Domestic energy policy, resource management, carbon sequestration and forestry.
Relevant Work Experience:
- Research Assistant, Summer 2011; GIS Analysis of Land Use in the Belgrade Lakes, Colby College Environmental Studies Program
- Researcher, Spring 2011; The Effects of Forest Management on Carbon Sequestration, Buenos Aires, SFS Costa Rica
Jillian Howell
Report Chapter: Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy in Ethiopia
Hometown: Saugus, MA
Majors: Environmental Studies: Policy, Global Studies
Areas of Interest: Urban Planning, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Justice
Relevant Work Experience:
- Research Assistant, Summer 2011; Environmental Justice: Getting on the Environmental Agenda in Maine, Colby College
- Researcher, Fall 2010; The Environmental and Social Impacts of Mining in Southern Ecuador, SIT Ecuador
Olivia Kefauver
Report Chapter: How Public Institutions Facilitate or Constrain the Activities of NGOs in Ethiopia
Hometown: Yorktown Heights, NY
Major: Environmental Studies: Policy
Areas of Interest: Energy Policy, Sustainable Food Systems, Water Quality and Public Health
Relevant Work Experience:
- Intern, Summer 2011, Acadian Internship in Regional Conservation and Stewardship, Downeast Maine
- Researcher, Spring 2011, South India Term Abroad Program, Madurai, India
Thomas Kimball
Report Chapter: Livestock Production Systems and Their Environmental Implications in Ethiopia
Hometown: Washington, CT
Major: Environmental Studies:Policy
Areas of Interest: Land Conservation, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development
Relevant Work Experience:
- Volunteer for the Roxbury Land Trust 2008
