Philadelphia Field Project Portfolio

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Effects of large-scale retail development on poverty in West Philadelphia

Lauren Herwehe
Project Year:
2010
Graduation Year:
2010

West Philadelphia: Poverty, Transport, and SEPTA

Tim Small
BS, Geography
Project Year:
2009
Graduation Year:
2008

Parkside and Fairmont Park: Separated by More than a Road Economic problems and geographic solutions

Arielle Hesse
BA, French, Geography and Jewish Studies
Project Year:
2008
Graduation Year:
2010
Thesis Advisor:
Lakshman Yapa

An assessment of the conventional wisdom regarding urban poverty

Erin Carroll
Project Year:
2008
Graduation Year:
2009

Improving the food chain: Links among poverty, nutrition, and the university

Emily Helms
BA, Political Science
Project Year:
2008
Graduation Year:
2009

Female headed households and poverty in Philadelphia

Alisa Schockley
Project Year:
2008
Graduation Year:
2010

A Peaceful Society Starts with Peace of Mind

Kyle Dornich
B.A., Geography
Project Year:
2007

Community Health in West Philadelphia: A Disconnect Between Intent and Action

Elizabet Victoria Eppes
B.S., Biobehavioral health
Project Year:
2007

Rethinking Civics: Citizenship Education In Philadelphia’s Middle Schools

Patrick Clancy
B.A., Secondary Education
Project Year:
2007

Establishing a community credit cooperative in West Philadelphia

Keely Byrne
Project Year:
2006

Lakshman Yapa | The Department of Geography | The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences | Penn State University
The Philadelphia Field Project is sponsored by: Schreyer Honors College | Office of Undergraduate Education | Office of Educational Equity | Schreyer Institute for Innovation in Learning