Dickinson College, Class of 2024
Environmental Studies Major, Educational Studies Minor
Leadership
Baird Sustainability Fellow
Outing Club Trips Manager
Wilderness Introduction to Life at Dickinson (WILD) Leader
President’s Commission on Environmental Sustainability - 2021-2022
Honors
Student Leader of the Year – 2022-2023
Phi Beta Kappa
The Delaplaine McDaniel Prize – 2021
Dean's List – every semester
Coursework
EDST 500: Critical Pedagogy and Climate Education
In Spring of 2023 I completed an independent study with Neil Leary, Director of Dickinson's Center for Sustainability Education, on critical pedagogy and climate change education. I engaged with diverse texts and interviewed nearly twenty professionals to explore the role of narrative and affect in climate change learning. My work culminated in a 40-page report synthesizing my findings. To view this work please contact me directly at claire.e.burnet@gmail.com.
ENST 303
Environmental Research Methods and Civic Engagement
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Worked with peers to research the environmental justice implications of introducing market-based climate solutions in Pennsylvania
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Interviewed experts to develop a list of best practices for meaningful community engagement for the state to adopt
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Presented findings to the DEP
ENST 218
Geographic Information Systems
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Learned the fundamentals of ArcGIS Pro and spatial analysis
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Analyzed and interpreted both vector and raster data
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Analyzed both quantitative and qualitative data to develop StoryMap on Acid Mine Drainage in Pennsylvania
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HS3098
On Questions of Rights, Responsibility, and Reparations
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Read and discussed postcolonial and philosophical texts exploring themes of race, human rights, and identity politics
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Wrote several papers putting texts in conversation with one another
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Explored how ideas around oppression and rights connect to my personal identity and sense of responsibility
EDST 260
Introduction to
Educational Research
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Learned educational research methodologies
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Conducted a literature review exploring environmental adversity, emotional literacy, and resilience in young people
SUST 490
Baird Sustainability Practicum
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Worked with the Carlisle Borough and local experts to write a report on low-maintenance greenspace management strategies
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Provided recommendations on revisions to local open space ordinances
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Honed written and verbal communication skills
