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Author:

Roth, Jacob

Title:

Advice and Consent: Exploring the Role of Nominee Qualifications in the U.S. Senate Confirmation Process for Circuit Courts of Appeals Judges Between the 107th and 117th Congresses

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Judges
United States Senate
U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals
Nominations
Qualifications

File:

Download Honors_Thesis_Jacob_Roth.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael J Nelson, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Talbot, Jada

Title:

The Effect of TikTok on Political Extremism in the United States

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Political polarization
tiktok
social media
political extremism

File:

Download Thesisfinal.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Amy Sentementes, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Nguyen, David

Title:

Why Does the United States Continue to Engage in Endless Wars?

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

War
Vietnam
Afghanistan
United States
Congress
Executive
President
Pentagon Papers

File:

Download Nguyen_new.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Roseanne Mc Manus, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Cihanowyz, Emma

Title:

The Politics of Menstrual Equity in State Legislatures

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Menstrual Equity
State Politics
Women in Legislatures
Women in Politics
Women's Issue Legislation

File:

Download Cihanowyz-_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Erin Allyson Heidt-Forsythe, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Brooks, Lauren

Title:

Individual-Level Determinants of Political Ideology

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Political Ideology
Government Intervention
Religiosity
Education
Gender Gap
Income
Age
Economic Conservatism

File:

Download Brooks_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Supervisor
Sona N. Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Clancy, Catherine

Title:

Isolated from the Vote: The Relationship Between the Mental Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Voter Turnout in the 2020 Presidential Election

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

voting
voting turnout
mental health
loneliness
covid-19

File:

Download Clancy_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Eric Plutzer, Thesis Supervisor
Sona N. Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Flanders, Mackenzie

Title:

When Do Partisans Defect from Norm Violators?

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

In-group
Group Norms
Political Psychology
Political Identity
Collective Narcissism
Affective Polarization

File:

Download Flanders_Mackenzie_When_Do_Partisans_Defect_from_Norm_Violators_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Peter K Hatemi, Thesis Supervisor
Sona N. Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Myers, Nicole

Title:

The Impact of Media Consumption on Policy Extremity

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

political science
political opinions

File:

Download Myers_N.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Ray Block, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Smith, Ethan

Title:

A House Divided: Future Prospects of European Unification

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

European Union
Integration
Unification
EU

File:

Download A_House_Divided__Future_Prospects_of_European_Unification__4_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Douglas Lemke, Thesis Supervisor
Sona N. Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Peters, Caroline

Title:

Can States Share More Than Just Borders? An Examination of Policy Diffusion of Sentencing Legislation

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

policy diffusion
sentencing reform

File:

Download Peters_thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael J Nelson, Thesis Supervisor
Sona N. Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Hennessy, Colin

Title:

A Deliberative Intervention To Increase Argument Repertoire Scores

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Argument Repertoire
Deliberative Faith
Deliberative & Adversarial Prompting
Nanotechnology
Opinion Quality

File:

Download Final_Thesis_for_Schreyer_Honors_College_Colin_Hennessy.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

John W Gastil, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Thomas, Ethan

Title:

The Age of Legislators and its Effect on State Debt

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

State Government
Public Debt
Legislator Demographics

File:

Download Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Bumba Mukherjee, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Vangeri, Cassidy

Title:

Leave it to the States: Exploring the Wide Variation in State Minimum Wages from 2009-2021

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

minimum wages
state
party control
inflation
cost of living
ballot access
public opinion
unions

File:

Download Vangeri__Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Irvin, Steven

Title:

Friction on First Street: An Analysis of the Factors Influencing Separate Opinion Authorship on the U.S. Supreme Court

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Supreme Court
Judicial Behavior

File:

Download Steven_Irvin_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Adam Wass Nye, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Collis, Mia

Title:

The Impact of the Abortion Issue on Voter Turnout

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Voter turnout
Abortion
Salience
2022 Midterm
Dobbs
Roe

File:

Download Thesis_Entire_Draft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Lapetina, Madison

Title:

Social Media Adoption Among 2012 Congressional and Senatorial Candidates

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

political science
political campaigns
social media
social media adoption

File:

Download Lapetina_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Kevin M Munger, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Murray, Lauren

Title:

Analysis of Anti-Haitian Sentiments in the Dominican Republic

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Anti-Haitianism
Colorism
Dominican Republic
Bateyes

File:

Download THESISFINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Ashton Michael Verdery, Thesis Supervisor
Sona N. Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Smeltz, Griffin

Title:

Contributing Factors in the Support for Conservation Efforts

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Environmental Conservation
Place Attachment
Political Values
Frequency of Outdoor Recreation
Environmental Values

File:

Download Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrew Justin Mowen, Thesis Supervisor
Sona N. Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Carpenter, Ryan

Title:

Off to the Polls and then Down the Ballot: Are Union Members Less Likely to Roll-Off?

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Unions
Voting
Roll-off
Election

File:

Download Carpenter_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dan Mallinson, Thesis Supervisor
Juliette Tolay, Thesis Honors Advisor
Gina Brelsford, Faculty Reader

Author:

Ousey, Teresa

Title:

The Effects of Legislative Ideological Polarization, Institutional Structures of State Legislatures, and State Supreme Courts on State Congressional Overrides, 2005-2018

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Political Science
state politics
state legislature
state highest court of appeals
congressional override
legislative polarization

File:

Download Ousey__Teresa_Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael J Nelson, Thesis Supervisor
Douglas Lemke, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Tunis, Emily

Title:

A Post-Roe Society: An Analysis of Abortion-Related Ballot Measures and Voter Turnout

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

abortion
ballot measure
voter turnout
supreme court
Roe v. Wade
direct democracy
midterm elections

File:

Download Tunis_Thesis_Updated.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Suzanna Linn, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Datsko, Sophia

Title:

The Effectiveness of Leadership Decapitation on Al-Qaeda’s Group Operational Capacity

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

al-Qaeda
AQAP
AQIM
AQIS
terrorism
leadership decapitation
drones
United States

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

James A Piazza, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Scott, Oscar

Title:

The Effects of Firearm Availability and Racial Demographics on Fatal Police Encounters

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Policing
Firearms
Crime
Race

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Richard B Felson, Thesis Supervisor
Sona N. Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Riddle, Lilly

Title:

The Effects of Media Ownership on Editorial Endorsements for President: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

media
newspapers
endorsements
bias
slant
presidential endorsements
hedge funds
private equity firm
investment company
ownership
editors

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Krishna Prasad Jayakar, Thesis Supervisor
Douglas Lemke, Thesis Honors Advisor
Patrick Robert Parsons, Thesis Supervisor