11. The Function of Microtubule Polarity in Drosophila Dendrites Open Access Author: Parmar, Manpreet Kaur Title: The Function of Microtubule Polarity in Drosophila Dendrites Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Microtubule PolarityDendritesDrosophila melanogasterMinus-end-out microtubulePlus-end-out microtubulepolarized traffickingKap3RNAiRtnl2RNAiClass I neuronddaEmorphologyendosomesmitochondria File: Download Parmar_Manpreet_FunctionofMicrotubulePolarityinDrosophilaDendrites__Final_4-9-12_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Melissa Rolls, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Gong Chen, Faculty Reader
12. Molecular phylogeny reveals hidden diversity among Cuban blindsnakes Open Access Author: Lipp, Kelly M Title: Molecular phylogeny reveals hidden diversity among Cuban blindsnakes Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Typhlops lumbricalistyphlopidstyphlopidaescolecophidiablindsnakecryptic speciesphylogenyCuba File: Download Thesis-Completed-Kelly_Lipp.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
13. A qualitative study on first-semester Penn State women's social networks, drinking patterns, and risk for sexual assault Open Access Author: Love, Gillian Ashley Romberger Title: A qualitative study on first-semester Penn State women's social networks, drinking patterns, and risk for sexual assault Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: college transitionsocial networksdrinking patternshooking upsexual assault File: Download Love_Gillian_AQualitativeStudy.pdf.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Patricia Barthalow Koch, Thesis SupervisorDr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader
14. Effects Of Transgenic Virus Resistance On Populations Of Cucurbita Texana Open Access Author: Deveney, Troy Wilson Title: Effects Of Transgenic Virus Resistance On Populations Of Cucurbita Texana Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Cucurbita pepoErwinia tracheiphylaplant-herbivore-pathogen interactionvirus resistant transgenezucchini yellow mosaic File: Download Deveney_Final_Thesis_v2.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew George Stephenson, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
15. Comprehensive Review of the Default-mode Network and Directions for Future Research Open Access Author: Waters, Lee M Title: Comprehensive Review of the Default-mode Network and Directions for Future Research Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Default-mode networkDMNfMRIPET File: Download Waters_Lee_reviewofdefaultmodenetwork.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Frank Gerard Hillary, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
16. The Role of Drosophila Perisynaptic Glial Cells in Glutamate Regulation Open Access Author: Strauss, Alexandra Lee Title: The Role of Drosophila Perisynaptic Glial Cells in Glutamate Regulation Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: gliaDrosophilaglutamate regulation File: Download AlexStrauss_Thesisdoc.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Richard W Ordway, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
17. Leveraging Disturbance Autocorrelation to Achieve Management Goals at Minimal Cost Open Access Author: Garrison, Andrew James Title: Leveraging Disturbance Autocorrelation to Achieve Management Goals at Minimal Cost Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: AutocorrelationCompetitionDisturbanceDisturbance aspectsReciprocal-Yield LawSpecies coexistence File: Download Garrison_Andrew_leveraging_disturbance_autocorrelation.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Katriona Shea, Thesis SupervisorKatriona Shea, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader
18. Conservation of Ether-a-go-go Family Potassium Channels in Cnidarians Open Access Author: Martinson, Alexandra Sophia Title: Conservation of Ether-a-go-go Family Potassium Channels in Cnidarians Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: potassium channelelectrophysiology File: Download Alexandra_Martinson_Final_Submission.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy J Jegla, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
19. Methylation of the Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Promoter in the Mesolimbic Pathway Open Access Author: Witowski, Rachel L Title: Methylation of the Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Promoter in the Mesolimbic Pathway Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: methylationepigeneticsLINE elementsGdnfglial derived neurotrophic factornicotinedrug addiction File: Download Witowski_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David John Vandenbergh, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors AdvisorSonia Angele Cavigelli, Faculty Reader
20. Population Structure of the Cold Seep Tubeworm Seepiophila jonesi (polychaeta, Siboglinidae)in the Gulf Of Mexico Open Access Author: Huang, Chunya Title: Population Structure of the Cold Seep Tubeworm Seepiophila jonesi (polychaeta, Siboglinidae)in the Gulf Of Mexico Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: vestimentiferantubewormsGulf of Mexicopopulation geneticspopulation structureSeepiophila jonesimicrosatellites File: Download Huang_finalthesis_032614.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis SupervisorDr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. James Harold Marden, Faculty Reader