Melissa Greenawalt Yelle

Melissa

Candidate, M.S. in Environmental Science & Policy
(Anticipated completion in fall 2007)

Advisor: Kerry Yurewicz
Email: melissadilla@together.net

Education:

  • B.A. in English Literature from Seton Hill College, Greensburg, PA (1997)
  • Additional coursework in Environmental Biology, Plymouth State University

Research Interests and Activities

  • Linkages between land use patterns and environmental issues
  • Water quality
  • Thesis involves sampling tributary streams throughout the Lake Waukewan watershed to establish baseline water quality data as part of the implementation of a watershed management plan to protect the drinking water supply for the Town of Meredith, NH.

Personal Interests

  • Member of the Campton Conservation Commission since September 2004
  • Cycling (road and mountain), backcountry telemark skiing, rock climbing, hiking/snowshoeing, gardening, kayaking, writing, reading