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Author:

Pilewski, Jack

Title:

Analysis of WEKA Data Mining Techniques for Opioid Overdose Victim Database

Area of Honors:

Letters, Arts, and Sciences (Abington)

Keywords:

WEKA
Database
Opioid
Overdose
Classification
Data Model

File:

Download April_5_Submission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Sabahattin Gokhan Ozden, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. David E Ruth, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Marin, Evelyn

Title:

Neighborhood, Parent-youth Relationship, and Youth’s Family Obligations: The Implications for Latino Caregivers' Depression

Area of Honors:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

Latino Parents
Family relationships
Risk for depression
Neighborhood
Parent-child conflict
Family obligations

File:

Download Marin_Evelyn_Schreyer_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Mayra Y Bamaca-Colbert, Thesis Supervisor
Alyssa Ann Gamaldo, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Manca, Ellie

Title:

Point-of-purchase, child-friendly marketing and parental decision making

Area of Honors:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

food marketing
grocery store interventions
child-friendly marketing
point-of-purchase markeing
childhood obesity
health marketing
energy-dense foods

File:

Download EM_Undergraduate_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Supervisor
Helen Marie Kamens, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bryan, Christopher

Title:

Neural Networks for Solar Panel Maximum Power Point Tracking

Area of Honors:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

maximum power point tracking
MPPT
solar power
renewable energy
neural networks
perturb and observe

File:

Download ChristopherBryan_HonorsThesis_2020Fall.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Seth Wolpert, Thesis Supervisor
Mohammad-Reza Tofighi, Thesis Honors Advisor
Javad Khazaei, Faculty Reader

Author:

Patel, Dhairya

Title:

Effect of lncRNA on neuronal differentiation

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

RNA
Neurodevelopment
Biology

File:

Download Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Nik Tsotakos, Thesis Supervisor
Sairam V Rudrabhatla, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Wang, Elaine

Title:

Into the Waves: A Mermaid's Journey

Area of Honors:

English

Keywords:

creative
mermaids
nonfiction
fiction
hybridity

File:

Download Wang_Elaine_IntotheWaves.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Leisha J Jones, Thesis Supervisor
Christopher Gervais Reed, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Gordon, Margaret

Title:

The LGBTQ+ Experience in Public Schools: Recommendations for Decentralization of Secondary Education History Curriculum

Area of Honors:

Secondary Education

Keywords:

Pennsylvania
secondary education
LGBTQ+
pedagogy

File:

Download Gordon_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Hil Malatino, Thesis Supervisor
Scott Alan Metzger, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Heath, Mary

Title:

The Impact of LMX and Support on Adverse Mental Health Symptoms in the Workplace

Area of Honors:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

Communications
Leadership-Member Exchange Theory
Social Support
Mental Health
Workplace

File:

Download Heath_Mary_The_Impact_of_LMX_and_Support_on_Adverse_Mental_Health_Symptoms_in_the_Workplace.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Brian Manata, Thesis Supervisor
Mary High, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Feder, Catherine

Title:

"A Hotel-Within-A-Hotel Concept"

Area of Honors:

Hospitality Management

Keywords:

Hotel-Within-A-Hotel
Luxury Hotels
Emerging Concept
Differentiation
Exploratory

File:

Download Feder._Catherine._Thesis._Study._2021._.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

John W. O'Neill, Thesis Supervisor
Michael J Tews, Jr., Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Guise, Nicole R

Title:

Perceptions of STEM by Secondary Agricultural Education Teachers in Pennsylvania

Area of Honors:

Agricultural and Extension Education

Keywords:

STEM
self-efficacy
professional development
Agricultural Education

File:

Download Guise_Nicole_STEMPerceptions.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Daniel Douglas Foster, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Douglas Foster, Thesis Honors Advisor
John Ewing, Faculty Reader

Author:

Avalos, Joshua

Title:

Influential Factors in Selfie Taking while Driving Behavior

Area of Honors:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Distracted Driving
Selfie Taking while Driving
Selfie Behavior

File:

Download Influential_Factors_in_Selfie_Taking_while_Driving_Behavior.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor
Yiqi Zhang, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Ansary, Sheila

Title:

The Use of Accounting Information Systems (AIS) in Ethical Decision Making and Organizational Performance: A Literature Review

Area of Honors:

Accounting

Keywords:

Accounting information systems
ethics
ethical decision making
failure
organizational performance
internal controls

File:

Download HONORS_THESIS_Ansary_S_FINAL_sp_2021_SHC.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Roderick Lamar Lee, Thesis Supervisor
Thomas Townsend Amlie, Thesis Honors Advisor
Renee Flasher, Faculty Reader

Author:

Cole, Aidan

Title:

A Broadway Musical’s Leading Man: Forgiveness, Benefits, and Ease

Area of Honors:

Theatre

Keywords:

Leading Male
Musical Theater
Broadway

File:

Download THESIS_THEATRE_HONORS_Aidan_COLE_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Gwendolyn E Walker, Thesis Supervisor
Raymond Sage, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Siegle, Carly

Title:

Lesson Planning and Teaching with Asset-Based Pedagogies in a Secondary Mathematics Classroom

Area of Honors:

Secondary Education

Keywords:

Secondary Education
Education
Mathematics Education
Asset-Based Pedagogy
Pedagogy

File:

Download Siegle_Carly_Final_Lesson_Planning_and_Teaching_with_Asset_Based_Pedagogy.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Rose Mary Zbiek, Thesis Supervisor
Rose Mary Zbiek, Thesis Honors Advisor
Ashley Patterson, Faculty Reader

Author:

Gill, Rochaelle

Title:

Investigating the Effects of Menstrual Phase and Sleep Habits on Psychological Inventories in College-Aged Women

Area of Honors:

Letters, Arts, and Sciences (Abington)

Keywords:

menstrual cycles
sleep
psychological inventories
college-aged women

File:

Download final_thesis_version_gill.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Steven Bloomer, Thesis Supervisor
Dave Ruth, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Ciccarelli, Joshua

Title:

Using Data Mining to Detect Hate Speech on Twitter

Area of Honors:

Data Sciences

Keywords:

Machine Learning
Twitter
Data Mining
Data Science
Cyber Agression
Cyber Bullying

File:

Download Thesis_Ciccarelli_Joshua.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Anna Cinzia Squicciarini, Thesis Supervisor
John Yen, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Jois, Himavath

Title:

Evaulating Human Response to Robot-Administered Punishment

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

human-robot interaction
ethics
roboethics
authority
punishment
exoskeleton

File:

Download Jois-BS-Thesis-Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Alan Richard Wagner, Thesis Supervisor
Robert G. Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Yan, April Yujie

Title:

Autofocus of phase-constrast images of yeast cells using machine learning

Area of Honors:

Physics

Keywords:

machine learning
image processing
convolutional neural network
biophysics
microscopic autofocusing
cell imaging
focus measures

File:

Download Yujie_Yan_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Lu Bai, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Wallace Robinett, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Jaquette, Nicole

Title:

Does childhood adversity influence cortisol response to a social stressor: Evaluating participant sex as a moderator

Area of Honors:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

cortisol
biological sex
childhood adversity
sexual abuse
social stress

File:

Download Jaquette_Nicole_Honorsthesis_SP21.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Kyle Wayne Murdock, Thesis Supervisor
Helen Marie Kamens, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Singer, Holly

Title:

Locating Concentrated Flow Pathways in the Halfmoon Creek Watershed Using Computer Based Flow Analysis and Evaluating Effectiveness of Riparian Buffer Implementation

Area of Honors:

Biological Engineering

Keywords:

riparian buffers
concentrated flow pathways
Chesapeake Bay Watershed

File:

Download Singer_BE_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Heather Elise Preisendanz, Thesis Supervisor
Ali Demirci, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Neigh, Aidan

Title:

The Effect of U.S. Foreign Intervention on Civil Wars and State Failure in the Post-Cold-War

Area of Honors:

Global and International Studies

Keywords:

state failure
foreign intervention
cold war
military
united states

File:

Download THESIS_AIDAN_NEIGH_SUBMISSION.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Joseph Wright, Thesis Supervisor
Jonathan Eran Abel, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Su, Anthony

Title:

Development of an Adjoint-Based Aeroelastic Optimizer for Truss Structures in Wings

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

optimization
truss
structure
aerodynamic
gradient
adjoint

File:

Download Su_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Daning Huang, Thesis Supervisor
Robert G. Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Dobbs, Mitchell

Title:

Examining Subgroup Differences in Personality Scores: A Predictive Sample Approach

Area of Honors:

Psychology

Keywords:

Personality
Adverse Impact
Big Five
Subgroup Differences
Predictive Sample

File:

Download 00_THESIS_RESUBMIT.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Rustin David Meyer, Thesis Supervisor
Susan Mohammed, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Slayton, Joshua

Title:

And the Oscar Goes to... (An Application and Comparison of Models Used to Predict the Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture)

Area of Honors:

Statistics

Keywords:

statistics
logistic regression
decision tree
leave-one-out cross validation
oscars
academy awards
best picture
prediction
data analysis
classification
regression

File:

Download Slayton_Josh_AndTheOscarGoesTo.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael Rutter, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Rutter, Thesis Honors Advisor
Terry Mark Blakney, Faculty Reader

Author:

Azar, Marinelle

Title:

The Influence of Common Food Additives on Gut Microbiome.

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

gut microbiome
cmc

File:

Download MARINELLE_AZAR_THESIS.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrew David Patterson, Thesis Supervisor
Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Buchanan, Mason

Title:

Searching for Beyond the Standard Model Physics at the Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory

Area of Honors:

Physics

Keywords:

particle physics
astroparticle physics
particle astrophysics
physics
Pierre Auger Observatory

File:

Download Buchanan_Mason_Searching_for_Beyond_the_Standard_Model_Physics_at_the_Pierre_Auger_Cosmic_Ray_Observatory.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Miguel Alejandro Mostafa, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Wallace Robinett, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Spak, Steven

Title:

Electrochemical Cross-Coupling of N-Heteroarenes

Area of Honors:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Cross-Coupling
N-Heteroarenes
Electrocatalysis
Pharmacophores

File:

Download SPAK_THESIS_FINAL_DRAFT.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Eric Nacsa, Thesis Supervisor
Benjamin James Lear, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Tietjens, Nora M

Title:

A Review of Cultured Meat as an Emerging Market in the Protein Diversification Industry

Area of Honors:

Food Science

Keywords:

cultured meat
protein diversification
sustainability

File:

Download Tietjens_Nora_thesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Josephine Wee, Thesis Supervisor
Christopher Matthew Sigler, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Ouzomgi, Brian

Title:

Detecting Unsafety in Rust Code

Area of Honors:

Computer Science

Keywords:

Rust
Memory Unsafety
Parsing
Abstract Syntax Trees

File:

Download BRIAN_OUZOMGI_THESIS.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Gang Tan, Thesis Supervisor
John Joseph Hannan, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Tecco, Emily

Title:

A systematic literature review of the ERP patterns of children with specific language impairment during sentence processing tasks

Area of Honors:

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Keywords:

event related potentials
specific language impairment
sentence processing
children

File:

Download Tecco_Emily_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor
Chaleece Sandberg, Faculty Reader

Author:

Pizii, William

Title:

Game of Thrones and a New Face of Fantasy

Area of Honors:

English

Keywords:

Game of Thrones
Martin
Fantasy
Lord of the Rings
George R. R. Martin
Fiction
Genre Fiction
Ned Stark

File:

Download Game_of_Thrones_and_a_New_Face_of_Fantasy.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Scott Thompson Smith, Thesis Supervisor
Carla J. Mulford, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Josowitz, Torey

Title:

Celebrities Personal Brand Analysis

Area of Honors:

Marketing

Keywords:

Brand personality
Jennifer Aaker's 5 Dimmensions
personal branding
celebrity personas

File:

Download josowitz.thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Supervisor
Jennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Honors Advisor
Eunice Kim, Faculty Reader

Author:

Hsu, Jason

Title:

Development of Non-Toxic Crosslinking Methods for Polysaccharide Nanofibers

Area of Honors:

Food Science

Keywords:

Cross-Linking
Food Science
Cultured Meat
Polysaccharides

File:

Download Hsu_Jason_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Greg Ziegler, Thesis Supervisor
John Neil Coupland, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Wolfe, Erin

Title:

Examining Longitudinal Associations Between Discrimination, Acculturation, Enculturation, Biological Sex and Drinking Outcomes Among Latinx College Students

Area of Honors:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

Latinx
Alcohol Use
Discrimination
College
Acculturation
Enculturation
Biological Sex

File:

Download Wolfe_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert J Turrisi, Thesis Supervisor
Helen Marie Kamens, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Ratvasky, Rachel

Title:

Characterization of Radioactive Backgrounds for the Snowball Dark Matter Detector

Area of Honors:

Physics

Keywords:

physics
dark matter

File:

Download Ratvasky_SHC_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Maria Del Carmen Carmona Benitez, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Wallace Robinett, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Quinn, John

Title:

Performance Analysis of DE-Sigma Optimization Method

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Optimization
Particle Swarm Optimization
PSO
Differential Evolution
DE
Differential Evolution Sigma
DE Sigma

File:

Download Thesis_Quinn.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert G. Melton, Thesis Supervisor
Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Myers, Nicolas James

Title:

The Value of Political Connections after Citizens United

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

political connections
politics
Citizens United
Corporate PACs
PACs
PAC
campaign contributions
campaigns
FEC
supreme court

File:

Download The_Value_of_Political_Connections_after_CU__FINAL_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Stefan M Lewellen, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Spicher, Lucy

Title:

Human-Centered Design of 3D Printed Occupational Therapy Tools for Rural Hospitals in Kisumu County Kenya: Applying Key Desirability Factors to the Design Process

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Human-Centered Design
Humanitarian Engineering
Social Entrepreneurship
Occupational Therapy
Product Development
Front-end Design
Design for Desirability

File:

Download LSpicher_Thesis_SP21.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

John Gershenson, Thesis Supervisor
Bo Cheng, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Batra, Kyle

Title:

Scaling laws for stagnant-lid convection with a buoyant crust

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Astrobiology and Astronomy & Astrophysics

Keywords:

Stagnant-Lid
Mantle Convection
Planet Evolution
Scaling Laws
Heat Transfer
Habitability
Heat Flux
Exoplanet
Thermal Evolution
Crust
Convection

File:

Download Batra_HonorsThesisFinal.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Bradford James Foley, Thesis Supervisor
James Kasting, Thesis Honors Advisor
Steinn Sigurdsson, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Potochny, Talia

Title:

Effective Online Learning for Hard-of-Hearing Students: Guidelines for Using Zoom

Area of Honors:

Geography

Keywords:

zoom
accessibility
disabilities
hard-of-hearing
deaf
learning design
teaching
online classes

File:

Download Effective_Online_Learning_for_Hard-of-Hearing_Students-Guidelines_for_Using_Zoom.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Roger Michael Downs, Thesis Supervisor
Roger Michael Downs, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jamey A Darnell, Faculty Reader

Author:

Pei, Andrew

Title:

Moringa oleifera coated sand filters: virus removal and scale-up

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Virus filtration
clean water
sustainability
scale-up
Moringa oleifera
water purification
f-sand
MS2
molecular docking

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Stephanie Butler Velegol, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew Zydney, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Lundy, Windsor

Title:

Computational Analysis of the Structure of Hypervalent Iodine Compounds

Area of Honors:

Chemistry (Behrend)

Keywords:

Hypervalent iodine
Computational chemistry
Structural analysis
DFT

File:

Download Computational_Analysis_of_the_structure_of_HVI.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael Walter Justik, Thesis Supervisor
Alan John Jircitano, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Dukewich, John

Title:

Syntax Hightlighting For Unsafe C API Usage

Area of Honors:

Computer Science

Keywords:

syntax highlighting
static analysis tool
secure C programming

File:

Download dukewich_thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Trent Ray Jaeger, Thesis Supervisor
Danfeng Zhang, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Losco, Sarah

Title:

“My Name Holds My Identity”: Honoring Student Names in the Classroom

Area of Honors:

Secondary Education

Keywords:

names
secondary education
education
ELA
English Language Arts
English Language Learners

File:

Download Losco_Sarah__My_Name_Holds_My_Identity_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michelle Renee Knotts, Thesis Supervisor
Michelle Renee Knotts, Thesis Honors Advisor
Charlotte L Land, Faculty Reader

Author:

Eustis, Benjamin

Title:

Developments in Phosphorous Compounds as Nonflammable Additives in Different Applications

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Organophosphates
Polyphosphazenes
Lithium-ion batteries
PMMA
Flammability
Organic chemistry

File:

Download Eustis_Ben_Developments_in_Phosphorous_Compounds_as_Nonflammable_Additives_in_Different_Applications.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Harry R Allcock, Thesis Supervisor
Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Graef, James

Title:

The Public Plane & the Completion of the Lower Manhattan Expressway

Area of Honors:

Architecture

Keywords:

Nolli Map
New York City
Hudson River
Pedestrian Bridge
PATH
Public Plane
Protected Bike Lane

File:

Download James_Graef_Public_Plane_Reduced.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Darla V Lindberg, Thesis Supervisor
James Gill Cooper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Lamb, Sophie

Title:

An Investigation of the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Vote Switching From 2008 to 2012

Area of Honors:

International Politics

Keywords:

Affordable Care Act
Healthcare
Voting Patterns
2008 Presidential Election
2012 Presidential Election

File:

Download Lamb_Sophie_An_Investigation_of_the_Impact_of_the_Affordable_Care_Act_on_Vote_Switching_From_2008_to_2012.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Simon, Kaylee

Title:

Native American Ethnobotany and Toxicological Analysis of the Zanthoxylum Genus

Area of Honors:

Toxicology

Keywords:

traditional medicine
Zanthoxylum genus
chemical compounds
activity

File:

Download thesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Joshua J Kellogg, Thesis Supervisor
Gary H Perdew, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Patel, Resham

Title:

Male Legislators as Substantive Representatives of Women

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

women's issues
cosponsorship
women's representation
descriptive representation
substantive representation

File:

Download Resham_Patel__Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Susan Welch, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Elkins, Alexandra

Title:

The Current State of Kanji Learning in the Japanese Foreign Language Classroom

Area of Honors:

Japanese

Keywords:

Japanese
Foreign Language Acquisition
Kanji
Japanese Foreign Language Classroom
Asian Studies
Education

File:

Download Kanji_in_the_JFL_Classroom_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Susan G Strauss, Thesis Supervisor
Jonathan Eran Abel, Thesis Honors Advisor