Katharine A. Owens

University of Hartford · Department of Politics Economics and International Studies

The Shore to Statehouse project supported the creation of an open-source, replicable, undergraduate experiential course on marine debris. Funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the course allowed undergraduate students in Connecticut, USA, to collect marine debris locally, then create a policy report for state legislators. H...

The Educational Network for Active Civic Transformation (ENACT) is a nationwide network that serves as a hub for the pedagogical efforts of educators in 16 different states, with the ambitious goal of having an ENACT Faculty Fellow in all 50 states. However, ENACT courses go a step further by engaging students directly in experien- tial learning ex...

Purpose This paper seeks to disseminate knowledge regarding the experiences of a student team in implementing a campus‐level sustainability initiative, outlining the strategy to measure the potential impact of this initiative. Design/methodology/approach Project design is a case study. Via interviewing and surveys, the study observed student and f...

This paper applies a two-actor, causal, deductive theory of implementation (the contextual interaction theory) to analyze 48 wetland restoration cases. The theory uses motivation, information, and power of the policy implementer and target to predict the nature of the implementation process (e.g. cooperation, obstruction, etc.). The research questi...

Introduction: Plastic waste in freshwater ecosystems is increasingly recognized as an economic, ecological, and environmental problem with potential health consequences. This article shares the results of a project to train local stakeholders to collect debris in their communities using scientific methods, then share the results with policymakers....

Social science data to understand the attitudes, behaviors, and the perceptions of stakeholders

This article includes a review of the literature on marine debris in an Indian context and introduces a replicable, scientific, and inexpensive collection method to build capacity and inform policymakers. We share baseline data resulting from ten cleanups using these methods in India. This method was introduced in a 2019 workshop to train Indian re...

This article includes a review of the literature on marine debris in an Indian context and introduces a replicable, scientific, and inexpensive collection method to build capacity and inform policymakers. We share baseline data resulting from ten cleanups using these methods in India. This method was introduced in a 2019 workshop to train Indian re...

Report created by D. K. Kakavipure & P. P. Shinde, Yadav Reeju & Ansari Hera - M.Sc. II, Gupta Pritam & Nishad Punita Dept. of Zoology, B.N.N. College, Bhiwandi 421305, University of Mumbai, MS, India

Comic-Con: Can Comics of the Constitution Enable Meaningful Learning in Political Science? – Corrigendum - Katharine A. Owens, Victor Eno, Jocelyn Abrams, Danielle Bedney

Balancing economic growth and environmental protection is a global issue that requires both scientific and economic consideration. In this study, we employed a joint production model that accounted for both favorable and unfavorable outputs to calculate the changes in pollution abatement costs (PACs) and the decomposition of SO2 emissions in China'...

This data has been gathered and shared by Dr Jaya DS and Katharine Owens, who led a cleanup here in January 2020 and led the NEIEM training.

Collected by Dr Jaya DS and Katharine Owens with NEIEM participants during the NEIEM workshop

This data has been gathered and shared by PM Mohan who took part in the 2019 NEIEM training.

This data has been gathered and shared by Dilip Kakavipure, who took part in the 2019 NEIEM training.

This data has been gathered and shared by Pranoti Khanolkar and Chinmay Khanolkar who took part in the 2019 NEIEM training.

This data has been gathered and shared by Sourav Chattopadhyay, who took part in the 2019 NEIEM training.

This data has been gathered and shared by Vineeta Hoon and Rebekah Padgett, who took part in the 2019 NEIEM training.

This data has been gathered and shared by Solomon Kiruba who took part in the 2019 NEIEM training.

Marine debris often begins as litter or waste on land. Rivers play an important role in transporting this debris from communities to ocean systems, and yet we lack data on debris in freshwater systems. This work promotes eliminating the gap in knowledge between debris in marine and freshwater systems through use of a consistent, replicable methodol...

Data from marine litter assessment an brand audit of Menamkulam Beach, Kerala, India, March 2019

This is a compilation of publicly available information about the founding members of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste. It includes net income/profit and net revenue/sales from online sources. Funds have been transferred into USD for comparability.

Our study on how viewing a comic improves knowledge of the Constitution in comparison to reading text.

Data collection, Karamana River, Kerala India, NEIEM workshop

452 respondents 18+ Survey monkey audience Perceptions about marine debris and its solutions Knowledge about marine debris Awareness about marine debris

This article explores the value and application of using comic images to teach difficult political texts. We presented either visual or textual portions of the Constitution to 71 American 18- to 22-year-olds using Survey Monkey Audience, measuring and comparing their knowledge of the Constitution before and after viewing. Respondents viewing the co...

De Alde Feanen , (see Figures 1 and 2) a 2,500 hectare wetland in the center of the Province of Friesland, is the final area in the Netherlands under discussion to potentially gain national park status. To achieve national park status, stakeholders must develop a management plan outlining how the area will meet the requirements of a national park....

Political cartoons are underutilized in classroom settings even though they can be quite effective in teaching theoretical and conceptual material and improving critical thinking skills. Examining political cartoons help students hone their analytical skills while enlivening class discussions, in part, by sparking enthusiasm. The goal of this chapt...

Purpose This research analyzes how faculty, staff, and students at one American University define the term sustainability. Design/methodology/approach The authors analyze student, staff and faculty definitions by comparing word frequency counts to a list of the 25 most frequently found words in over one hundred definitions of sustainability. Next...

UHart Survey Data Collected in 2010 and 2012 about environmental attitudes, behaviors, and information. The study population are faculty, staff, and students at the University of Hartford. This set includes definitions of sustainability.

Scholars disagree whether local decision making is inherently more democratic and sustainable than centralized governance structures. While some maintain it is, due to the incorporation of local knowledge, citizen decision makers' closeness to the issues, and the benefits of participatory democracy, others find it as susceptible to issues of corrup...

https://research.utwente.nl/files/6084898/thesis_Owens.pdf

Wetlands protection is a global goal that requires action on many levels of government, including National, State or Provincial, and municipal. Global plans and programs require a network of national and sub-national policy definition and enforcement. In the United States, for example, global and continental level strategies by necessity include co...