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Author:

Monahan, Rose Katherine

Title:

How Generalist Interest Organizations Choose Issues: Testing Implications of Niche Theory

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

niche theory
population ecology
interest groups
generalist interest groups
old bulls
the Sierra Club
Keystone XL pipeline

File:

Download Monahan_Rose-GeneralistInterestOrganizations.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Lynn Lowery, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Kendig, Hannah Jane

Title:

Variation of Presidential Approval for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Obama
PPACA
approval rating
time series model
introduction
adoption
implementation
Supreme Court decision

File:

Download Final_Thesis__2_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Lynn Lowery, Thesis Supervisor
James A Piazza, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Swiski, Casey Elizabeth

Title:

Megan's Law Adoption Across Mid-atlantic Metropolitan Areas

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

megan's law
sex offender registration
mid-atlantic
sex crimes

File:

Download Swiski_Casey_MegansLawAdoption.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Lynn Lowery, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Hines, Lisa Carolyn

Title:

The Effect of Terrorist Attacks on Electoral Support for Extreme Right-wing Parties in Europe

Area of Honors:

International Politics

Keywords:

Terrorism
Europe
Elections
Voting

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Lynn Lowery, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Anderson, Craig Alan

Title:

The Effects of "Right-to-Work" Laws: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Labor
Unions
Right-to-Work
RTW
Oklahoma

File:

Download Anderson_Craig_Right_to_Work_Laws.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Lynn Lowery, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Baldassarre, Robert John

Title:

unconventional monetary policy: an examination of the effects of quantitative easing on the american economy

Area of Honors:

International Politics

Keywords:

Economy
International Political Economics
Quantitative Easing

File:

Download ThesisTemplateFormatted.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Lynn Lowery, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Kohl, Charlotte

Title:

Variation in the Female-male Earnings Ratio Over Time

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

wage gap
gender disparity
equal pay act
pay disparity
lilly ledbetter act

File:

Download Kohl_Charlotte_VariationInPayDisparity.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Lynn Lowery, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Frederick, Allison Leigh

Title:

Federal Gun Control Regulation and its Effect on Firearm Homicide

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

gun control
firearm
homicide
United States
United Kingdom
Australia
Canada
Interrupted Time Series
Regulation
Policy

File:

Download Frederick_Allison_federalguncontrol.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Lynn Lowery, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Holden, Nicole Marie

Title:

Dietary Guidelines and Obesity

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

obesity
USDA
dietary guidelines

File:

Download Dietary_Guidelines_and_Obesity.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Lynn Lowery, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Rogers, Harrison Fitzgerald

Title:

in defense of earmarks: can earmarks foster a more productive congress?

Area of Honors:

International Politics

Keywords:

earmarks
legislative productivity
Congress
appropriations
House
Senate
Presidency
federal
PAC contributions

File:

Download Thesis_-_Harrison_Rogers__final_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Lynn Lowery, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Faculty Reader