Honors Projects
Macalester College Honors Program is facilitated by the Dean of Academic Programs. The program is designed to enable seniors with demonstrated ability to undertake substantial independent work that culminates in a project of exceptionally high quality. The Geography Department participates in the honors program. Eligibility requirements, application procedures and specific project expectations for the geography department are outlined on this page. Students interested in pursuing an Honors Project are encouraged to consult with their academic advisor early in their junior year.
Recent Honors Projects include:
Submissions from 2009
Refugees, HIV/AIDS and Access to Medical Care: A Case Study of Cairo Egypt, Anna Popinchalk
NOTE: Popinchalk won the Association of American Geographer's Africa Specialty Group Student Paper Award for work.
“The Bus Stops Here”: Place-making and Transit Justice Issues in the Metro Transit
Bus System, Megan Macpherson
A Homeowner’s Last Gasp: Examining the Redemption Process in Hennepin County, Minnesota, Mike Samuelson
At Risk? Exploring the relationship between HIV-related knowledge and risky behavior in young females in Jamaica, Christine Chung
NOTE: Chung won the AAG Health & Medical Geography Specialty Group Student Paper Award for her work.
Empowerment Zone Designation and Community Economic Development in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, Eli Popuch
Submissions from 2008
Small-Hold Alternatives for Land Redistribution Projects in the Western Cape, South Africa: A Case Study, Megan Grinde
Agricultural Transformation and Livelihood Struggles in South Africa's Western Cape, Michaela B. Palchick
Submissions from 2007
The Influence of Ethnicity and Nationalism on Soviet and Post-Soviet Urbanization in Tallinn, Estonia and Kazan, Russia, Curran F. Hughes
Modern, Indigenous, Woman: Female Agriculturalists, Sustainability, and Development in the Highlands of Ecuador, Clare H. Jacky
Resisting Agricultural Assimilation: The Political Ecology of Hmong Growers in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Region, Laura M. Kerr
Farming on the Fringes: Changes in Agriculture, Land Use and Livelihoods in Peri-Urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sara C. Nelson
Submissions from 2006
Repopulation as Revitalization? Condominiums in St.Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, Fay L. Cleaveland
Intersecting Global and Local: Spatial Analysis of Ethnicities of Asian Businesses in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metro Area, Grace Emiko Guthe
Food Security in Urban America: A model based on Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, Joel Larson
Submissions from 2005
Mapalester:Powerful, East-to-Use GIS Software Under Development, Brent Hecht
Agricultural Subsidies and the Doha Round: A Historic Breakthrough?, Samuel T. Ledermann
The Geography of Organic Farming in Minnesota and Wisconsin, Andrew C. Riely
Unrecognized Potential along Twin Cities Commercial Corridors, Paul Singh
Geographic Factors as Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Eastern Europe's Transitioning Economies, Jovana Trkulja
Visit the Macalester College Ditigal Commons for more Macalester Honors Projects.
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