1541. Democracy Works: The Impact of Labor Unions on Democratic Quality in Electoral Democracies Open Access Author: Bransfield, Daniel Title: Democracy Works: The Impact of Labor Unions on Democratic Quality in Electoral Democracies Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: labordemocracycross-country analysis File: Download Dan_Bransfield_Schreyer_Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Xun Cao, Thesis SupervisorGiancarlo Visconti, Thesis Honors Advisor
1542. How Perceived Madness Lets Leaders Capture the Benefits of Nuclear Superiority Open Access Author: Brauser, Benjamin Title: How Perceived Madness Lets Leaders Capture the Benefits of Nuclear Superiority Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Political ScienceInternational RelationsNuclear WeaponsDiplomacyMadman Theory File: Download Brauser_Benjamin_Madness_and_Nuclear_Superiority.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Roseanne Mc Manus, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
1543. How Humans, as the Inventors of the Negative, Utilize the Negative in Their Search for Metaphysical Answers: A Comparative Study of Kenneth Burke and St. Thomas Aquinas Open Access Author: Briselli, Julia Title: How Humans, as the Inventors of the Negative, Utilize the Negative in Their Search for Metaphysical Answers: A Comparative Study of Kenneth Burke and St. Thomas Aquinas Area of Honors: Communication Arts and Sciences Keywords: Kenneth BurkeThomas AquinasRhetoricNegativityNamingTranscendenceKenneth BurkeThomas AquinasRhetoricNegativityNamingTranscendence File: Download Julia_Briselli_Final_Thesis_1.1.24.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ekaterina Haskins, Thesis SupervisorMary High, Thesis Honors Advisor
1544. The Opioid Crisis and Crime: Understanding the Relationship Between Opioid Dispensing Rates and Crime Rates in the United States Open Access Author: Ackerman, Catherine Title: The Opioid Crisis and Crime: Understanding the Relationship Between Opioid Dispensing Rates and Crime Rates in the United States Area of Honors: Criminology Keywords: Opioid CrisisOpioidPrescribingCrime RatesDispensing RatesDrugs/Violence NexusArrest Rates File: Download The_Opioid_Crisis_and_Crime-Understanding_the_Relationship_Between_Opioid_Dispensing_Rates_and_Crime_Rates_in_the_United_States_-_Catherine_Ackerman.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Holly Nguyen, Thesis SupervisorStacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor
1545. “Conforming to the Nonconformative”: Goth Culture at Penn State Open Access Author: Benedetto, Courtney Title: “Conforming to the Nonconformative”: Goth Culture at Penn State Area of Honors: Journalism Keywords: GothsubcultureacceptanceGoth culturemakeupdeathmacabrenonconformityidentitycommunityinclusivity File: Download THESIS_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Russell Frank, Thesis SupervisorJohn R Affleck, Thesis Honors Advisor
1546. Problematic faves: How our morals influence our media consumption and relationships with other people. Open Access Author: Byers, Kyleigh Title: Problematic faves: How our morals influence our media consumption and relationships with other people. Area of Honors: Sociology Keywords: MoralsFriendshipPopular CultureMediaOnline Friendships File: Download Kyleigh_Byers_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Beth Montemurro, Thesis SupervisorDavid Ruth, Thesis Honors Advisor
1547. Arachnid Authorship: Intertextual Web-Weaving as a Reflection of Women’s Authorial Identities Open Access Author: Burns, Sydney Title: Arachnid Authorship: Intertextual Web-Weaving as a Reflection of Women’s Authorial Identities Area of Honors: English (University College) Keywords: women writersfeminismearly moderntextilewebweavingarachneearly modern women writersrenaissanceQueen Elizabeth IMary Queen of ScotsEsther InglisIsabella WhitneyMary Sidney HerbertAemilia LanyerMary WrothMargaret Cavendish File: Download Burns_Sydney_Arachnid_Authorship_Intertextual_Web_Weaving_as_a_Reflection_of_Women_s_Authorial_Identities.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Marcy Lynne North, Thesis SupervisorClaire Mary Colebrook, Thesis Honors Advisor
1548. The Russo-Ukrainian hybrid war as portrayed through modern ukrainian literature Open Access Author: Cheatle, Jordynn Title: The Russo-Ukrainian hybrid war as portrayed through modern ukrainian literature Area of Honors: Interdisciplinary in Comparative Literature & Global and International Studies Keywords: RussiaUkrainewarhybridpropagandainformationcirculation File: Download THESIS_FINAL_COPY.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Yuliya Ladygina, Thesis SupervisorKrista Brune, Thesis Honors Advisor
1549. Decoding the AI Zeitgeist: A Thematic Analysis of Internet Memes About Artificial Intelligence Open Access Author: Chen, Krista Title: Decoding the AI Zeitgeist: A Thematic Analysis of Internet Memes About Artificial Intelligence Area of Honors: Advertising/Public Relations Keywords: internet memescultural attitudesthematic analysisartificial intelligence File: Download Krista_Chen_SHC_Thesis_2024.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Heather Shoenberger, Thesis SupervisorHeather Shoenberger, Thesis Honors AdvisorCindy Lin, Faculty Reader
1550. Stellar communication: A qualitative content analysis of space science communicators on Instagram Open Access Author: Colvin, Lauren Title: Stellar communication: A qualitative content analysis of space science communicators on Instagram Area of Honors: Advertising/Public Relations Keywords: Science communicationSpace scienceSocial mediaBrandingInstagram File: Download ColvinLauren-ThesisFinal.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Stephanie Madden, Thesis SupervisorDenise Sevick Bortree, Thesis Honors Advisor