Thesis in EEP

Honors and Senior Theses in EEP

 Have you thought about writing a thesis? If requirements are met, you can enroll in:

You can also apply for research funding for your thesis in the Student Initiated Portal of SPUR.

You may start the honors thesis process anytime you have an idea and a potential professor or graduate student as an advisor. The Honors requirement is two semesters of honors and you can choose how to take those two semesters In EEP Honors we would recommend you start the senior thesis and or honors'  process after or in the semester you are taking EEP 118. Having that class opens up empirical approaches in theses research questions and methods with policy implications!

Formulating a Research Question, Data Empirical Strategies is the way t get started talking with your potential adviser.

ARE Link to Data sets and Papers in our subject library page.

Check out the writing services at the Student Learning Center

A Sample of EEP Alumni Honors' Thesis

  • Scott Kaplan. 2014. "Alternative Crop Adoption: A Study from Cote d'Ivoire," Mentor: David Zilberman, ARE.
  • Natalie Mezaki. 2017. "Using Econometrics to Test the Effects of Environmental Injustice on Performance in School" Mentor: Brian Wright, ARE.
  • Sophie Andrews. 2018. "Temperature Response in U.S. Electricity Demand, an Investigation into Adaptive Preferences," Mentor: James Sallee, ARE. Melis Medalist.
  • Ryan Saraie. 2018. "Impacts of the California Solar Initiative on Solar Energy Adoption" Mentor: Meredith Fowlie. Melis Medalist.
  • Tyler Jacobson. 2019. "Estimating Willingness to Pay for Cleaner Air." Mentors: David Card, Economics; Sofia B. Villas-Boas, ARE. Melis Medalist.
  • Kipper Berven. 2020. "The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act's Impact on Groundwater Withdrawal in the Sacramento Hydrologic Region." Mentors: Sofia B. Villas-Boas, ARE; Ellen Bruno, ARE.
  • Ryan Andresen, 2020. "Does Drought Surcharge Pricing Induce Water Conservation?" Mentor: Sofia Villas-Boas, ARE.
  • Xinyue Gao, 2020. "Analysis of Factors Influencing Organic Consumption Among Young Adults in California" Mentor: Sofia Villas-Boas, ARE.
  • Ariana Jessa, 2020. "Exploring Climate Change Adaptation Pathways for the Guna Yala in San Blas, Panama." Mentor: Sofia Villas-Boas, ARE.
  • Jerry Zhu, 2020. "A State on Fire: Effect of California Wildfire on Perceived Risks and Home Values." Mentor: Sofia Villas-Boas, ARE. Melis Medalist.
  • Yanling Liu, 2020. "Bioplastic (Petrochemical Plastic Substitutes): Price Burden and Path to Cost Reduction." Mentor: Brian Wright, ARE.
  • Yeeun Moon, 2021. "Has Drug Production in Mexico Contributed to Deforestation?" Mentor: James Sayre, ARE. Melis Medalist.
  • Jackie Copfer, 2021. "Impact of COVID-19 Outbreaks at US Meat Packing Plants on Consumer Preferences for Safe Essential Worker Conditions: Evidence from Discrete Choice Analysis." Mentor: Sofia Villas-Boas, ARE.
  • Nica Campbell, 2021. "The COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on Consumers' Environmental Consciousness and Food Choices in California," Mentor: Sofia Villas-Boas ARE.
  • Ellie Kroskrity, 2022. Examining the Impact of Native American Welfare Policies on Socioeconomic Well-Being: Evidence from the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Mentor: Sofia Villas-Boas, ARE.
  • Tilak Misner, 2022. The impact of corporate emission disclosures on emission reductions. Mentor: Katherine Wagner, ARE.
  • Mark Braun, 2022. Pollution and Fatal Traffic Accidents in California from 1999-2019. Mentor: Sofia Villas-Boas, ARE.