161. A Deliberative Intervention To Increase Argument Repertoire Scores Open Access Author: Hennessy, Colin Title: A Deliberative Intervention To Increase Argument Repertoire Scores Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Argument RepertoireDeliberative FaithDeliberative & Adversarial PromptingNanotechnologyOpinion Quality File: Download Final_Thesis_for_Schreyer_Honors_College_Colin_Hennessy.pdf Thesis Supervisors: John W Gastil, Thesis SupervisorGretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor
162. The Age of Legislators and its Effect on State Debt Open Access Author: Thomas, Ethan Title: The Age of Legislators and its Effect on State Debt Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: State GovernmentPublic DebtLegislator Demographics File: Download Thesis_Final_Submission.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Bumba Mukherjee, Thesis SupervisorGretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor
163. Leave it to the States: Exploring the Wide Variation in State Minimum Wages from 2009-2021 Open Access 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 wagesstateparty controlinflationcost of livingballot accesspublic opinionunions File: Download Vangeri__Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis SupervisorMatthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor
164. Friction on First Street: An Analysis of the Factors Influencing Separate Opinion Authorship on the U.S. Supreme Court Open Access 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 CourtJudicial Behavior File: Download Steven_Irvin_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Adam Wass Nye, Thesis SupervisorGretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor
165. The Impact of the Abortion Issue on Voter Turnout Open Access Author: Collis, Mia Title: The Impact of the Abortion Issue on Voter Turnout Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Voter turnoutAbortionSalience2022 MidtermDobbsRoe File: Download Thesis_Entire_Draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis SupervisorMatthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor
166. Social Media Adoption Among 2012 Congressional and Senatorial Candidates Open Access Author: Lapetina, Madison Title: Social Media Adoption Among 2012 Congressional and Senatorial Candidates Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: political sciencepolitical campaignssocial mediasocial media adoption File: Download Lapetina_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Kevin M Munger, Thesis SupervisorGretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor
167. Analysis of Anti-Haitian Sentiments in the Dominican Republic Open Access Author: Murray, Lauren Title: Analysis of Anti-Haitian Sentiments in the Dominican Republic Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Anti-HaitianismColorismDominican RepublicBateyes File: Download THESISFINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ashton Michael Verdery, Thesis SupervisorSona N. Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor
168. Contributing Factors in the Support for Conservation Efforts Open Access Author: Smeltz, Griffin Title: Contributing Factors in the Support for Conservation Efforts Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Environmental ConservationPlace AttachmentPolitical ValuesFrequency of Outdoor RecreationEnvironmental Values File: Download Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew Justin Mowen, Thesis SupervisorSona N. Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor
169. Off to the Polls and then Down the Ballot: Are Union Members Less Likely to Roll-Off? Open Access 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: UnionsVotingRoll-offElection File: Download Carpenter_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dan Mallinson, Thesis SupervisorJuliette Tolay, Thesis Honors AdvisorGina Brelsford, Faculty Reader
170. The Effects of Legislative Ideological Polarization, Institutional Structures of State Legislatures, and State Supreme Courts on State Congressional Overrides, 2005-2018 Open Access 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 Sciencestate politicsstate legislaturestate highest court of appealscongressional overridelegislative polarization File: Download Ousey__Teresa_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Michael J Nelson, Thesis SupervisorDouglas Lemke, Thesis Honors Advisor
171. A Post-Roe Society: An Analysis of Abortion-Related Ballot Measures and Voter Turnout Open Access Author: Tunis, Emily Title: A Post-Roe Society: An Analysis of Abortion-Related Ballot Measures and Voter Turnout Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: abortionballot measurevoter turnoutsupreme courtRoe v. Wadedirect democracymidterm elections File: Download Tunis_Thesis_Updated.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Suzanna Linn, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
172. The Effectiveness of Leadership Decapitation on Al-Qaeda’s Group Operational Capacity Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Datsko, Sophia Title: The Effectiveness of Leadership Decapitation on Al-Qaeda’s Group Operational Capacity Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: al-QaedaAQAPAQIMAQISterrorismleadership decapitationdronesUnited States File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: James A Piazza, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
173. The Effects of Firearm Availability and Racial Demographics on Fatal Police Encounters Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Scott, Oscar Title: The Effects of Firearm Availability and Racial Demographics on Fatal Police Encounters Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: PolicingFirearmsCrimeRace File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Richard B Felson, Thesis SupervisorSona N. Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor
174. The Effects of Media Ownership on Editorial Endorsements for President: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis Restricted (Penn State Only) 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: medianewspapersendorsementsbiasslantpresidential endorsementshedge fundsprivate equity firminvestment companyownershipeditors File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Krishna Prasad Jayakar, Thesis SupervisorDouglas Lemke, Thesis Honors AdvisorPatrick Robert Parsons, Thesis Supervisor
175. Sparking Interest: Gender Diversity, Party Control, and Legislative Interest in Transgender Policy Open Access Author: Bachiri, Juliana Title: Sparking Interest: Gender Diversity, Party Control, and Legislative Interest in Transgender Policy Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: transgenderlegislative interestgender diversityparty control File: Download Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Suzanna Linn, Thesis SupervisorDouglas Lemke, Thesis Honors Advisor
176. How Do Social Movements Impact Gender Inequality? The Effects of the Arab Spring Protests on Women in the Middle East and North Africa Region Open Access Author: Bratton, Olivia Title: How Do Social Movements Impact Gender Inequality? The Effects of the Arab Spring Protests on Women in the Middle East and North Africa Region Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Gender InequalityArab SpringMENAWomen's RightsSocial MovementsProtest IntensityPolitical OpportunityPublic Opinion File: Download Olivia_Bratton_Thesis-_How_Do_Social_Movements_Impact_Gender_Inequality__.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Daniel Tavana, Thesis SupervisorGiancarlo Visconti, Thesis Honors Advisor
177. 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
178. 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
179. Senators & Social Media: The Effect of Twitter on Electoral Support Open Access Author: Crockett, Alianne Title: Senators & Social Media: The Effect of Twitter on Electoral Support Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: IncumbentsSenatorsTwitterXSocial MediaElectionsElectoral Support File: Download Thesis_Final_-_ACC__1_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Marie Hojnacki, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
180. Ideological Alignment in Brazil’s Legislature and its effect on Indigenous Legislation Open Access Author: Hughes, Karah Title: Ideological Alignment in Brazil’s Legislature and its effect on Indigenous Legislation Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Indigenous RightsLegislative Ideology File: Download Thesis-_Hughes__Karah.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Giancarlo Visconti, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor