1. Origins of Music Open Access Author: Hughes, Andrew Isaac Title: Origins of Music Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: musicbiomusicologyoriginslanguagesocial cohesioncommunicationadaptationist File: Download AIH_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Nina G Jablonski, Thesis SupervisorNina G Jablonski, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. The Presence of Dualism in Maori <i>Moko</i> Open Access Author: Bornemann, Erin Elisabeth Title: The Presence of Dualism in Maori <i>Moko</i> Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: tattootattooingdualismMaoriNew ZealandPolynesian Culture File: Download FinalThesiseeb5078.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Stephen Joel Beckerman, Thesis SupervisorStephen Joel Beckerman, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors AdvisorNina G Jablonski, Faculty Reader
3. EFFECTS OF ACOUSTICAL MANIPULATIONS ON PERCEPTIONS OF FEMALE VOCAL ATTRACTIVENESS AND THREAT POTENTIAL Open Access Author: Barndt, Julia Lynn Title: EFFECTS OF ACOUSTICAL MANIPULATIONS ON PERCEPTIONS OF FEMALE VOCAL ATTRACTIVENESS AND THREAT POTENTIAL Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: Female vocal attractivenessintrasexual competition File: Download J._Barndt_Thesis_-_SHC.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Andrew Puts, Thesis SupervisorDavid Andrew Puts, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. The Archaeology of Plastic Age Amerhica: A Government Report Submitted November 28, 2606 Open Access Author: Martin, Kelly Lane Title: The Archaeology of Plastic Age Amerhica: A Government Report Submitted November 28, 2606 Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: thought experimentdystopiaarchaeologyanthropologyUnited States of America File: Download Martin_Kelly_ArchaeologyofPlasticAgeAmerhica.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Lee Webster, Thesis SupervisorDavid Lee Webster, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Physical and Social Dominance in Mate Choice Open Access Author: Rotella, Michelle Anne Title: Physical and Social Dominance in Mate Choice Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: contest competitionmate choicesexual selectionevolutionevolutionary psychologyanthropology File: Download rotellafinalthesisfinal.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Andrew Puts, Thesis SupervisorDavid Andrew Puts, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Female Sexual Response: Possible Adaptive Functions of the Female Orgasm Open Access Author: Matz, Ashley Paige Title: Female Sexual Response: Possible Adaptive Functions of the Female Orgasm Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: OrgasmAdaptationLutealFollicularMate quality File: Download FemaleSexualResponse.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Andrew Puts, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. The Effects of a Manipulated Video Game Contest on Men's Mating Strategy Open Access Author: Lolla, Luke Pierce Title: The Effects of a Manipulated Video Game Contest on Men's Mating Strategy Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: mating strategiescontestsaggressionvideo games File: Download LPL_ManipulatedVideoGameContestMensMatingStrategy.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Andrew Puts, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. Exploring the Origins of Adoption in Human Evolution: A Literature Review Open Access Author: Szymanski, Alyssa Marie Title: Exploring the Origins of Adoption in Human Evolution: A Literature Review Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: adoptionoriginsevolutionkin-selectionallomotheringparental investmentintercountryreformdemographicsethics File: Download SHC_Thesis_Origins_of_Adoption_in_Human_Evolution_A_Literature_Review.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Stephen Augustus Matthews, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Mesoamerican Ethnomedicine: Ecstatic Chiron and the Use of Traditional Medicines from Ancient to Modern Times Open Access Author: Colgan, Joanna Cecelia Title: Mesoamerican Ethnomedicine: Ecstatic Chiron and the Use of Traditional Medicines from Ancient to Modern Times Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: MayaAztecentheogenshamanshamanismholistic healthhealingmedicinecuranderismoethnomedicineanthropologywellnessbiomedicine File: Download Colgan_Joanna_Mesoamerican_Ethnomedicine.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Lee Webster, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
10. The Dimensionality of the Mating Environment Predicts Male Combat and Sexual Coercion in Turtles Open Access Author: Mckinnon, Leela Title: The Dimensionality of the Mating Environment Predicts Male Combat and Sexual Coercion in Turtles Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: Contest competitiondimensionality hypothesissexual selectionsexual coercionTestudines File: Download McKinnon_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Andrew Puts, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
11. Putting our Past in Danger: How States Protect, or Fail to Protect, Archaeological Material Open Access Author: Hagman, Cortlyn Ann Title: Putting our Past in Danger: How States Protect, or Fail to Protect, Archaeological Material Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: archaeologyfederal lawstate lawlootingcollectingburialprivate propertyownership File: Download Final_Draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Lee Ann Newsom, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
12. Critical Resource Limitation and the Properties of Deadwood that Influence Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) Extractive Foraging Open Access Author: Thompson, Katharine Et Title: Critical Resource Limitation and the Properties of Deadwood that Influence Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) Extractive Foraging Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: Daubentonia madagascariensisconversationMadagascarlemurendangered File: Download THESIS4.7.pdf Thesis Supervisors: George H Perry, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors AdvisorSarah Barbara Mcclure, Faculty Reader
13. Reconstruction Perspectives: A Mosaic of Narrartives from Women with Breast Cancer about Breast Reconstruction Open Access Author: Santoro, Devon C Title: Reconstruction Perspectives: A Mosaic of Narrartives from Women with Breast Cancer about Breast Reconstruction Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: breast cancerbreast reconstructionnarrativeinterviewgenderfemininity File: Download santoro_devon_reconstructingperspectivesamosaicofnattartivesfromwomenwithbreastcanceraboutbreastreconstruction.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Patricia Lyons Johnson, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
14. Guanxi in Academia: A Study of Guanxi’s Influence between Undergraduates and their Professors Open Access Author: Yu, Sean Francis Title: Guanxi in Academia: A Study of Guanxi’s Influence between Undergraduates and their Professors Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: guanxiChinasocial connectionsnetworkingundergraduates File: Download Guanxi_in_Academia.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Mark Shriver, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors AdvisorStephen Joel Beckerman, Faculty Reader
15. A Phenomenological Review: Role Models & Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby Open Access Author: Geleskie, Helen Rose Title: A Phenomenological Review: Role Models & Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: phenomenologyfeminismembodimentempowermentwomen's sportsroller derbyrole models File: Download Geleskie_2014_-_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Lorraine Dowler, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
16. Changes in attractiveness over the menstrual cycle due in part to changes in acne and skin oiliness Open Access Author: Gorodesky, Lea Ladorna Title: Changes in attractiveness over the menstrual cycle due in part to changes in acne and skin oiliness Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: concealed ovulationestradiolprogesteroneattractivenessmenstrual cycle File: Download LLG_FinalThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Andrew Puts, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
17. Geochemical Characterization of Obsidian Subsources in Highland Guatemala Open Access Author: Carr, Sean Peter Title: Geochemical Characterization of Obsidian Subsources in Highland Guatemala Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: ObsidianGuatemalaPortable X-Ray FluorescencepXRFGeographic Information SystemsGIS File: Download carr_shc.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Kenneth Gale Hirth, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors AdvisorSarah Barbara Mcclure, Faculty Reader
18. Untapped Potential:Opportunities for collaboration with traditional health practitioners in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in South Africa Open Access Author: Busalacchi, Katherine Irene Title: Untapped Potential:Opportunities for collaboration with traditional health practitioners in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in South Africa Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: South AfricahealthHIVAIDStraditional medicineCape Town File: Download Busalacchi_Katherine_SouthAfricaSangoma.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Stephen Augustus Matthews, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
19. An Examination of Children's Wellbeing in the Late Neolithic and Bronze Age of eastern Spain Open Access Author: Lynch, Paige Ashleigh Title: An Examination of Children's Wellbeing in the Late Neolithic and Bronze Age of eastern Spain Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: Late NeolithicBronze AgeSpainchildrenpathologiesdietstable isotopesAMS radiocarbon dating File: Download Thesis_FINAL_DRAFT.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Sarah Barbara Mcclure, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
20. Forgotten Figures: The Ritual Culture and Modern Display of Mesoamerican Ceramic Figurines Open Access Author: Toombs, Hannah Claire Title: Forgotten Figures: The Ritual Culture and Modern Display of Mesoamerican Ceramic Figurines Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: Mesoamericafigurinesarchaeologymuseumsritual File: Download FINAL_THESIS_2.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Claire M Milner, Thesis SupervisorAmara Leah Solari, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
21. Gender Roles in Traditional Pottery Production Open Access Author: Rothenberger, Elizabeth Anne Title: Gender Roles in Traditional Pottery Production Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: genderpottery File: Download FINALDRAFT._roth.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Claire M Milner, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
22. Assessing seasonal dietary variability and vulnerability in the Kilombero Valley Open Access Author: Spangler, Kaitlyn Anita Title: Assessing seasonal dietary variability and vulnerability in the Kilombero Valley Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: Food securitysubsistence livelihoodsresource variabilityvulnerabilitynutritional assessment File: Download Spangler_Kaitlyn_AssessingseasonaldietaryvariabilityandvulnerabilityintheKilomberoValley.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Larry James Gorenflo, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
23. REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATRIARCHAL SOCIETIES: A CASE STUDY OF THE MINANGKABAU, MOSUO AND NAVAJO Open Access Author: Wall, Sara Diana Title: REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATRIARCHAL SOCIETIES: A CASE STUDY OF THE MINANGKABAU, MOSUO AND NAVAJO Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: Matrilineal societiesMinangkabauWestern SumatraMosuoChinaNavajoAnthropology File: Download Sara_Wall_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Rebecca Bliege Bird, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
24. Development of the Second Ossification Center in Mice Calcanei Open Access Author: Ranalli, Jamie Sara Title: Development of the Second Ossification Center in Mice Calcanei Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: pisiformcalcaneusgrowth plateossificationPrimary Center of OssificationSecondary center of Ossification File: Download Ranalli_Jamie_Development_of_the_Second_Ossification_Center_in_Mice_Calcanei.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Philip L Reno, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
25. Sustainable Behavior: Incentives, Practice, and Education Open Access Author: Drayton, Annabel Lord Title: Sustainable Behavior: Incentives, Practice, and Education Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: proenvironmentalsustainabilityconsumerhuman behaviorevolutionary behaviorcostly signaling theoryconspicuous conservation File: Download Annabel_Drayton_Thesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Rebecca Bliege Bird, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
26. THE PALENQUE POOL PROJECT: AN ENERGETIC ANALYSIS OF MONUMENTAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF AN ANCIENT MAYA STRUCTURE Open Access Author: Hermitt, Elijah Jude Title: THE PALENQUE POOL PROJECT: AN ENERGETIC ANALYSIS OF MONUMENTAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF AN ANCIENT MAYA STRUCTURE Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: mayapalenquearchaeologymesoamericaenergeticsmonumental constructionancient architecturelabor investment File: Download Elijah_Hermitt_Schreyer_thesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Kirk Dow French, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
27. Lighting up the past: an archaeological perspective on life on early 19-20th century farmsteads in central Pennsylvania Open Access Author: Ruffe, Danielle Astrid Title: Lighting up the past: an archaeological perspective on life on early 19-20th century farmsteads in central Pennsylvania Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: central Pennsylvania; farmsteads; historic archaeology File: Download Ruffe_Thesis5.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Claire M Milner, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
28. The Resilience of Shamanism among the Buriat and Tuva of Siberia Open Access Author: Doran, Kylie R Title: The Resilience of Shamanism among the Buriat and Tuva of Siberia Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: ShamanismSiberiaIndigenous RightsSoviet policiesBuriatTuva File: Download Kylie_Doran_-_Reslience_of_Shamanism2.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Catherine Wanner, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
29. The Susceptibility Complex: An Ethnographic Analysis of Social, Economic, and Political Contributions to Radicalization Efforts Open Access Author: Morris, Peyton Title: The Susceptibility Complex: An Ethnographic Analysis of Social, Economic, and Political Contributions to Radicalization Efforts Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: terrorismradicalizationnational securityanthropologyethnographic studyethnography File: Download Morris_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Eric J Fleisch, Thesis SupervisorJanina M Safran, Thesis Honors Advisor
30. Spindle Whorls as a Medium of Communication: An Exploration of Mesoamerican Spindle Whorls Open Access Author: Zahoroiko, Abigail Title: Spindle Whorls as a Medium of Communication: An Exploration of Mesoamerican Spindle Whorls Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: Spindle WhorlMesoamericaTypologyMagueyCotton File: Download Zahoroiko_Abigail_FinalSubmission.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Kirk Dow French, Thesis SupervisorDouglas Warren Bird, Thesis Honors AdvisorKenneth Gale Hirth, Thesis Honors Advisor
31. Tweeting for Tomorrow: Twitter and American Black Feminist Activism Open Access Author: Begley, Elizabeth Title: Tweeting for Tomorrow: Twitter and American Black Feminist Activism Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: Black FeminismTwitterSecond-wave FeminismFeminismAmerican Feminism#SayHerName#YouOKSis#MeTooOnline Activism File: Download Begley_Elizabeth_Tweeting_for_Tomorrow_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Mark Shriver, Thesis SupervisorDouglas Bird, Thesis Honors Advisor
32. Combining Ethnography and Spatial Sciences to Investigate the Modern Effects of People-Plant Relationships Over Time and Space Open Access Author: Ernst, Sydney Title: Combining Ethnography and Spatial Sciences to Investigate the Modern Effects of People-Plant Relationships Over Time and Space Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: human ecologyanthropologycultural anthropologyGISethnography File: Download Ernst_Sydney_FinalThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Rebecca Bliege Bird, Thesis SupervisorDouglas Bird, Thesis Honors Advisor
33. THE COST OF SWIPING RIGHT: AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL SURVEY OF COLLEGE CAMPUS ONLINE DATING PATTERNS Open Access Author: Gamel, Tori Title: THE COST OF SWIPING RIGHT: AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL SURVEY OF COLLEGE CAMPUS ONLINE DATING PATTERNS Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: surveyanthropologydating appscollege studentssexual selectionmate selectionhuman behaviorsignaling File: Download Gamel._Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Douglas Bird, Thesis SupervisorDouglas Bird, Thesis Honors AdvisorRebecca Bliege Bird, Faculty Reader
34. Linkages between Sugar and the Evolution of the Human Oral Microbiome Open Access Author: Yu, Jarod Title: Linkages between Sugar and the Evolution of the Human Oral Microbiome Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: SugarOral MicrobiomeAmylase File: Download FInal_Submission.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Laura S Weyrich, Thesis SupervisorDouglas Bird, Thesis Honors Advisor
35. An Archaeological Analysis of early Christianity along Paul’s Second Missionary Journey in Greece and Anatolia Open Access Author: Gallo, Leah Title: An Archaeological Analysis of early Christianity along Paul’s Second Missionary Journey in Greece and Anatolia Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: Early ChristianityArchaeologyGreeceAnatoliaPaulAthensCorinthMacedoniaRelicsLampsGravesTombsPaintingsLate RomanRoman EmpireEpigraphsTombstonesChristian burialsChristian SymbolsConstantineHellenismCataloguesJudaismChristian archaeologyInscriptionsAmuletsPotteryThessalonikiPhilippiColossae File: Download Master_s_Thesis_Final_Leah_Gallo.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Mark Munn, Thesis SupervisorErin Mc Kenna Hanses, Thesis Honors AdvisorKenneth Gale Hirth, Thesis SupervisorRebecca Bird, Thesis Honors Advisor
36. Who Owns the Past? Repatriation Cases and the Future of Repatriation Open Access Author: Baity, Le Mhai Title: Who Owns the Past? Repatriation Cases and the Future of Repatriation Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: Repatriationcultural propertyTurkeyNAGPRABenin BronzesMuseumsArtifactsGreeceItaly File: Download Baity_LeMhai_Who_Owns_the_Past-_Repatriation_Cases_and_the_Future_of_Repatriation.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ann Eloise Killebrew, Thesis SupervisorDouglas Bird, Thesis Honors Advisor
37. Cross River Diets: Wild Meat Diversity and Human Nutrition in a Nigerian Rainforest Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Petrick, Emma Title: Cross River Diets: Wild Meat Diversity and Human Nutrition in a Nigerian Rainforest Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: wild meatbushmeatnutritionCross River National ParkNigeriabiocultural anthropology File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Sagan Friant, Thesis SupervisorDouglas Bird, Thesis Honors Advisor
38. Mutual Aid Networks as Catalysts for Social Change in Post-Industrial Pittsburgh Open Access Author: Simon, Mallory Title: Mutual Aid Networks as Catalysts for Social Change in Post-Industrial Pittsburgh Area of Honors: Anthropology Keywords: social welfareanthropologysocial support File: Download Thesis_-_Mallory_Simon.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jacob Holland-Lulewicz, Thesis SupervisorLaurel Nichole Pearson, Thesis Honors Advisor