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51. Does United States Health Aid Work? An Examination of Health Programs Funded by the United States and their Relationship to Health Outcomes in Mexico from 1997-2015

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Open Access
Author:
Noll, Margaret
Title:
Does United States Health Aid Work? An Examination of Health Programs Funded by the United States and their Relationship to Health Outcomes in Mexico from 1997-2015
Area of Honors:
International Politics
Keywords:
Health
Foreign Aid
United States
Mexico
Foreign Policy
international politics
global health
Health aid
File:
Download Noll_Margaret_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Gary King, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

52. Investigating Differences in Oral Somatosensation and Viscosity Perception

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Open Access
Author:
Alcala, Maya Isabella
Title:
Investigating Differences in Oral Somatosensation and Viscosity Perception
Area of Honors:
Food Science
Keywords:
viscosity
oral somatosensation
point pressure
thresholds
discrimination
detection
perception
Von Frey Hair
Cochet-Bonnet
oral touch
fluid flow
mouth
maltodextrin
Just Noticeable Difference
JND
Oral Acuity
File:
Download AlcalaMaya_ThesisFinal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John E Hayes, Thesis Supervisor
Federico Miguel Harte, Thesis Honors Advisor

54. THE PRESCRIPTION STIMULANT DRUG CRISIS: A STUDY OF MISUSE AND ABUSE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

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Open Access
Author:
Sorbo, Paul Patrick
Title:
THE PRESCRIPTION STIMULANT DRUG CRISIS: A STUDY OF MISUSE AND ABUSE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
Area of Honors:
Health Policy and Administration
Keywords:
Prescription Stimulants
Misuse
Abuse
College Students
Health Policy and Administration
File:
Download Sorbo_Paul_PrescriptionStimulantsCollege.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dennis G Shea, Thesis Supervisor
Selena E Ortiz, Thesis Honors Advisor

57. After the Martial Law period: the Homeward movement and Taiwan’s struggle for democracy (1980-1992)

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Open Access
Author:
Tzou, Mi Ni
Title:
After the Martial Law period: the Homeward movement and Taiwan’s struggle for democracy (1980-1992)
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
Blacklist
Homeward Movement
White Terror
Criminal Code Article 100
The KMT
Campus Spy
Taiwan's Independence
WUFI
Martial Law
Democratic Movement
Taiwan
File:
Download Mi_Ni_Tzou_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kathlene T Baldanza, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Kathryn Elizabeth Salzer, Thesis Honors Advisor

58. Explaining Senators' Votes on Supreme Court Appointment

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Open Access
Author:
Petruzzi, Hannah Marie
Title:
Explaining Senators' Votes on Supreme Court Appointment
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
Supreme Court
Confirmation
Confirmation Politics
Partisanship
Senate Polarization
Polarization
Supreme Court Appointment
Appointment
File:
Download Petruzzi_Hannah_ExplainingSenatorsVotesOnSupremeCourtAppointment.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael J Nelson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

60. Evaluating the Relationship Between Team Cohesion and Mental Health in NCAA Athletes

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Open Access
Author:
Rothacker, Janelle
Title:
Evaluating the Relationship Between Team Cohesion and Mental Health in NCAA Athletes
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
NCAA
Mental Health
Kinesiology
Student athlete
anxiety
depression
disordered eating
eating disorder
athlete
team cohesion
sports
File:
Download Rothacker_Janelle_NCAATeamCohesionAndMentalHealth.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael Blair Evans, Thesis Supervisor
Jinger S. Gottschall, Thesis Honors Advisor

61. INTERSECTIONALITY AND ABORTION LEGISLATION: WOMEN LEGISLATORS, RACE AND 2010-2013 STATE ABORTION LAWS

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Open Access
Author:
Giotto, Gabriella Nicole
Title:
INTERSECTIONALITY AND ABORTION LEGISLATION: WOMEN LEGISLATORS, RACE AND 2010-2013 STATE ABORTION LAWS
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
Intersectionality
women
politics
abortion
state legislature
state abortion policy
women of color
race
2011
2013
United States
Black women
committee
incorporation
File:
Download GiottoFinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

62. UTILIZING QUARTERBACK PRODUCTIVITY METRICS TO ANALYZE RACIAL SALARY DISCRIMINATION AND DRAFT POTENTIAL IN THE NFL

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Open Access
Author:
Rowe, Austin Eric
Title:
UTILIZING QUARTERBACK PRODUCTIVITY METRICS TO ANALYZE RACIAL SALARY DISCRIMINATION AND DRAFT POTENTIAL IN THE NFL
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Productivity
Race
Discrimination
Salary
NFL
Sports Economics
NFL Draft
File:
Download Rowe_Austin_ProductivityNFL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jadrian James Wooten, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

63. PARTIAL CHARGE CORRELATION FUNCTION DEFINITION OF THEORETICAL BOND ORDER, AND ITS COMPUTATION FROM EFFECTIVE MINIMAL BASIS SETS

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Open Access
Author:
Bintrim, Sylvia
Title:
PARTIAL CHARGE CORRELATION FUNCTION DEFINITION OF THEORETICAL BOND ORDER, AND ITS COMPUTATION FROM EFFECTIVE MINIMAL BASIS SETS
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
covalent bond
computational chemistry
bond order
quantum chemistry
File:
Download final_Bintrim_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Gerald Knizia, Thesis Supervisor
Przemyslaw Maslak, Thesis Honors Advisor

64. CHARACTERIZATION OF GENETIC MUTATIONS IN EPIDEMIC STRAINS OF ZIKA VIRUS

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Open Access
Author:
Horan, Sean
Title:
CHARACTERIZATION OF GENETIC MUTATIONS IN EPIDEMIC STRAINS OF ZIKA VIRUS
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Zika virus
mutation
NS5 polymerase
precursor membrane protein
envelope protein
pre-epidemic strain
epidemic strain
infection
virulence
convergent evolution
File:
Download Horan_FinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joyce Jose, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Santhosh Girirajan, Thesis Honors Advisor

65. STATISTICAL MODEL FOR THE PREDICTION OF PREFRONTAL CORTEX NEURONAL SIGNALING

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Open Access
Author:
Bourcier, Alexandre Jose
Title:
STATISTICAL MODEL FOR THE PREDICTION OF PREFRONTAL CORTEX NEURONAL SIGNALING
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
Prefrontal Cortex
AUD
Anxiety Disorders
Statistical Model
Neural Signaling
Precision Medicine
File:
Download Alex_Bourcier-Final_Clean_Thesis-converted.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Nicole A Crowley, Thesis Supervisor
Helen Marie Kamens, Thesis Honors Advisor

66. Composite Spectra of Lyman-alpha Emitting Galaxies from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment

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Open Access
Author:
Mc Carron, Adam
Title:
Composite Spectra of Lyman-alpha Emitting Galaxies from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment
Area of Honors:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Keywords:
astronomy
astrophysics
extragalactic
lyman-alpha
dark energy
LAE
File:
Download McCarron_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robin Bruce Ciardullo, Thesis Supervisor
Jane Camilla Charlton, Thesis Honors Advisor

69. EFFECTS OF DYNAMIC TEXT AND SPEECH OUTPUT IN A GRAPHIC BASED AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION APP ON SUPPORTING THE TRANSITION TO LITERACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

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Open Access
Author:
Kadosh, Adi Rivka
Title:
EFFECTS OF DYNAMIC TEXT AND SPEECH OUTPUT IN A GRAPHIC BASED AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION APP ON SUPPORTING THE TRANSITION TO LITERACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Intellectual Disabilities
File:
Download Final_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jessica Gosnell Caron, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor

71. Gig-Economy Investigation: A Study of Ride-Sharing Perceptions and User Experiences

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Open Access
Author:
Morris, Ryan Eric
Title:
Gig-Economy Investigation: A Study of Ride-Sharing Perceptions and User Experiences
Area of Honors:
Business (Berks/Lehigh)
Keywords:
Gig-Economy
Ride-Sharing
Freelance Work
Sharing Economy
Perceived Risk
Perceived Usefulness
Perceived Ease of Use
File:
Download Morris_Ryan_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lolita Anna Paff, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor

73. THE NATIONALIST SOCIALIST UNDERGROUND: RISE OF RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM & ANTI-IMMIGRATION IN GERMANY

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Open Access
Author:
Rojas Medina, Daniela
Title:
THE NATIONALIST SOCIALIST UNDERGROUND: RISE OF RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM & ANTI-IMMIGRATION IN GERMANY
Area of Honors:
German
Keywords:
right-wing
politics
Germany
AfD
populism
NSU
right-wing extremism
fair-right
File:
Download Rojas_Medina_Daniela_The_National_Socialist_Underground_Rise_of_Right-wing_Extremism___Anti-immigration_in_Germany.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jens-Uwe Guettel, Thesis Supervisor
Jens-Uwe Guettel, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Matthew Richard Golder, Faculty Reader

74. Do Students Want to Dissect? A Survey of Student Opinions on the Use of Product Dissection in the Classroom

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Open Access
Author:
Riegel, Carolyn
Title:
Do Students Want to Dissect? A Survey of Student Opinions on the Use of Product Dissection in the Classroom
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
product dissection
engineering education
motivation in education
idea generation
modules in education
File:
Download CarolynRiegelThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Scarlett Rae Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

76. A SENSIBILITY STUDY OF PIPE DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR A FORCED CONVECTIVE BOILING TWO-PHASE FLOW

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Open Access
Author:
Larimer, Nicholas
Title:
A SENSIBILITY STUDY OF PIPE DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR A FORCED CONVECTIVE BOILING TWO-PHASE FLOW
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
fluids
heat transfer
two-phase flow
convective boiling
pipe flow
homogeneous equilibrium model
variable area pipe
File:
Download ThesisNicholasLarimer.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Matthew J Rau, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

77. MOSCH: A MULTI-OBJECTIVE SPATIAL CLUSTERING ALGORITHM WITH CONSTRAINT-HANDLING METHODS

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Open Access
Author:
Baksa, Bridget Marie
Title:
MOSCH: A MULTI-OBJECTIVE SPATIAL CLUSTERING ALGORITHM WITH CONSTRAINT-HANDLING METHODS
Area of Honors:
Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Data Science
Clustering
Algorithms
Information Science
Technology
NYC
CitiBike
Big Data
Software Engineering
Python
File:
Download Bridget_Baksa_-_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Abdullah Konak, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor

82. THE EFFECT OF SYMBIONT COMPETITION ON HOST-SYMBIONT SPECIFICITY IN ANIMAL-ALGAL MUTUALISMS

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Open Access
Author:
Winstead, Daniel
Title:
THE EFFECT OF SYMBIONT COMPETITION ON HOST-SYMBIONT SPECIFICITY IN ANIMAL-ALGAL MUTUALISMS
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Symbiodiniaceae
Cassiopea
mutualism
competition
Zooxanthellae
Host-symbiont specificity
Mutualism specificity
Cnidaria
File:
Download THESIS_DJW_Draft_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Todd C. LaJeunesse, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

89. Quantifying the Relationship Between Alcohol Privatization and Alcohol Related Traffic Accidents in Washington State

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Open Access
Author:
Reuther, Marissa R
Title:
Quantifying the Relationship Between Alcohol Privatization and Alcohol Related Traffic Accidents in Washington State
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
drunk driving
fatal accidents
college
alcohol
fixed effects
negative binomial
File:
Download MarissaReuther_HonorsThesisFinal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jadrian James Wooten, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

90. Tight-Binding Electron Transport in Regions with Disorder and the Dirac-Separated Infinite Square Well

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Open Access
Author:
Thornton, Stephen
Title:
Tight-Binding Electron Transport in Regions with Disorder and the Dirac-Separated Infinite Square Well
Area of Honors:
Physics
Keywords:
tight binding
condensed matter
electron transport
mathematica
File:
Download ThorntonFinalPhysicsThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jorge Osvaldo Sofo, Thesis Supervisor
Prof. Richard Wallace Robinett, Thesis Honors Advisor

91. The Integration of Refugees Into the Workforces of Sweden, Germany, and Poland Following the 2015 Migrant Crisis

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Open Access
Author:
Moran, Mary
Title:
The Integration of Refugees Into the Workforces of Sweden, Germany, and Poland Following the 2015 Migrant Crisis
Area of Honors:
Management
Keywords:
immigration
migrant
crisis
european union
international business
management
moran
mary kate moran
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Maurie Kelly, Thesis Supervisor
Srikanth Paruchuri, Thesis Honors Advisor

93. The Eagle and the Bull: United States Relations With Francoist Spain during World War II

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Open Access
Author:
Beckman, Bruce
Title:
The Eagle and the Bull: United States Relations With Francoist Spain during World War II
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
History
Spain
The United States
World War II
Diplomacy
Carlton Hayes
Bruce Beckman
Ambassador
File:
Download Beckman_Bruce_EagleBullHistory.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Anne Carver Rose, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Cathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors Advisor

95. HEAT TRANSFER EFFECTS OF NON-TRADITIONAL FILM COOLING HOLE GEOMETRIES ON COOLING EFFECTIVENESS

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Open Access
Author:
Sun, Emily J
Title:
HEAT TRANSFER EFFECTS OF NON-TRADITIONAL FILM COOLING HOLE GEOMETRIES ON COOLING EFFECTIVENESS
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
film cooling
geometry
curved meter
shaped holes
film cooling
adiabatic film cooling effectiveness
effectiveness
curved meter
bent meter
shaped hole
cross-section
File:
Download ejs5665_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen P Lynch, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephanie Stockar, Thesis Honors Advisor

96. Political Determinants of K-12 Education Spending in State Legislatures

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Open Access
Author:
Stromswold, Madison Allynn
Title:
Political Determinants of K-12 Education Spending in State Legislatures
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
State Legislatures
State Politics
Lobbying
Professionalism
Partisanship
Education Funding
K-12 Education
U.S. States
State Spending
File:
Download Stromswold_Madison_PolEdu.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eric Plutzer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

99. Development of Assistive Technologies: Improvement of a Robotic Wheelchair Safety System and Integration of a Robotic Wheelchair with Biosensing Devices

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Open Access
Author:
Baum, Taylor
Title:
Development of Assistive Technologies: Improvement of a Robotic Wheelchair Safety System and Integration of a Robotic Wheelchair with Biosensing Devices
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
assistive technology
robotic wheelchair
obstacle detection
motor neuron diseases
eyelid drive system
motion artifacts
brain-computer interfacing
File:
Download Undergraduate_Honors_Thesis__12_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Timothy Joseph Kane, Thesis Honors Advisor

100. THE LASTING IMPACT OF A CRIMINAL RECORD: EFFECTS OF ARRESTS AND INCARCERATIONS ON EMPLOYMENT STATUS

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Open Access
Author:
Schmitt, Samantha Elizabeth
Title:
THE LASTING IMPACT OF A CRIMINAL RECORD: EFFECTS OF ARRESTS AND INCARCERATIONS ON EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Area of Honors:
Sociology
Keywords:
arrest
arrests
incarceration
incarcerations
employment
out of labor force
unemployment
criminal record
ban the box
NLSY97
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
race
File:
Download Samantha_Schmitt_SHC_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Holly Nguyen, Thesis Supervisor
Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor