After meeting with Liz, my thesis finally took on an intriguing direction. As I was explaining my fascination with the idea of collecting mental maps to record the difference between people’s perceptions of their communities versus the physical realities, Liz brought in a term I had never heard of before, but had experienced throughout my […]
ENVS 400: Capstone
These posts contain my thoughts and reflections throughout the two semester process of researching, writing, and creating my capstone.
Exploring New Avenues
It almost feels like deja vu beginning the process of settling on a thesis topic, since just two years ago we were going through a similarly hectic process of creating our concentration. Each time I’m asked to come up with a somewhat long-term project in my ENVS classes, I find myself scrambling to find something […]

