1. Immigration, Social Welfare, and Populism in the Swedish Case After 1930s Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Vine, Mae Title: Immigration, Social Welfare, and Populism in the Swedish Case After 1930s Area of Honors: History Keywords: immigrationSwedensocial welfarepopulismSweden DemocratsEuropean migration crisisfar-right File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Tobias Heinrich Albert Brinkmann, Thesis SupervisorCathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. The Tower that Can’t Be Completed: The Impact of Language Differences on Civil Conflict Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Aronson, Lillian Title: The Tower that Can’t Be Completed: The Impact of Language Differences on Civil Conflict Area of Honors: International Politics Keywords: civil conflictethnicityethnic differenceslanguagereligion File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Douglas Lemke, Thesis SupervisorMatthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. The Post-WWI Partition of the Ottoman Empire: How Great Britain and France Carved Out the Modern State Order in the Fertile Crescent Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Anavkar, Ishaan Title: The Post-WWI Partition of the Ottoman Empire: How Great Britain and France Carved Out the Modern State Order in the Fertile Crescent Area of Honors: History Keywords: PartitionOttoman EmpireFirst World WarGreat BritainFranceState CreationFertile CrescentSyriaLebanonIraq File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Lior Betzalel Sternfeld, Thesis SupervisorCathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Between the Lines: A Hip Hop Autoethnography Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Shott, G Michael Title: Between the Lines: A Hip Hop Autoethnography Area of Honors: Communication Arts and Sciences (Berks/Lehigh) Keywords: AutoethnographyHip HopWhitenessLiminalityIntersectionalityYouth File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Cheryl L Nicholas, Thesis SupervisorSandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. From Modern to Contemporary: Feminism in Japanese Literature Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Fine, Shannon Title: From Modern to Contemporary: Feminism in Japanese Literature Area of Honors: Japanese Keywords: JapanFeminismJapanese FeminismHiratsuka RaichoSeitoKirino NatsuoOutTakeuchi NaokoSailor Moon File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Charlotte Diane Eubanks, Thesis SupervisorJonathan Eran Abel, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Sharing Destiny: The Forgotten Slaves of Mauritania Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Kraft, Sebastien Title: Sharing Destiny: The Forgotten Slaves of Mauritania Area of Honors: Journalism Keywords: DocumentaryAfricaDemocracySlaveryPoliticsMauritaniaFreedomEthnicityStruggleCaste System File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Maura Shea, Thesis SupervisorRussell Frank, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. The Efficacy of the Opioid Epidemic’s Preventative Policies: A Comparative Study Between the Financial Relationships of Big Pharma and the Integrity of Public Health Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Moyer, Kathryn Title: The Efficacy of the Opioid Epidemic’s Preventative Policies: A Comparative Study Between the Financial Relationships of Big Pharma and the Integrity of Public Health Area of Honors: Global and International Studies Keywords: InterviewsMethodology File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Howard Smith, Thesis SupervisorJonathan Eran Abel, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. Beating Vegas By Predicting The 2022 NCAA Mens Division I College Basketball Tournament Using Neural Networks Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Bixler, Brian Title: Beating Vegas By Predicting The 2022 NCAA Mens Division I College Basketball Tournament Using Neural Networks Area of Honors: Mathematics Keywords: SportsbettingSportsBettingDeep Neural NetworkDNNNCAACollegeBasketballAlgorithmPython File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Jessica Maral Conway, Thesis SupervisorLudmil Tomov Zikatanov, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. 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
10. Class of 18: A Feature Screenplay Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Forge, Lex Title: Class of 18: A Feature Screenplay Area of Honors: Film Production Keywords: ScreenplayFilmNarrativeScreenwritingFeatureHorrorComedySlasherMovie File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Rod Bingaman, Thesis SupervisorRod Bingaman, Thesis Honors AdvisorMaura Shea, Faculty Reader
11. Identifying an MNase Sensitive Particle associated with Rap1 Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Pitts, Cass Title: Identifying an MNase Sensitive Particle associated with Rap1 Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: ChromatinNucleosome displacing factorsRap1SAGABudding yeastGene regulation File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Lu Bai, Thesis SupervisorJoseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
12. Democracy in Diverse Communities: Group Threat, Solidarity, and Political Participation Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Samarth, Taran Title: Democracy in Diverse Communities: Group Threat, Solidarity, and Political Participation Area of Honors: Sociology Keywords: group conflictdemocracyparticipationdiversitysolidarity File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Daniel Joseph Della Posta, Thesis SupervisorStacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor
13. 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
14. A Woman's Touch: The Impact of Women's Participation and Positive Gender Ideology on Terrorist Organizations in Africa Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Howarth, Kate Title: A Woman's Touch: The Impact of Women's Participation and Positive Gender Ideology on Terrorist Organizations in Africa Area of Honors: International Politics Keywords: terrorismwomenfemale terrorismfemale participationgender ideologyterrorist organizationsAfricaforced recruitmentsuicide bombingideological recruitment File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: James A Piazza, Thesis SupervisorMatthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor
15. An Analysis of Theoretical Best Practices of Sexual Assault Prevention Campaigns in the United States and France Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Adetiba, Kay Title: An Analysis of Theoretical Best Practices of Sexual Assault Prevention Campaigns in the United States and France Area of Honors: Communication Arts and Sciences Keywords: rapeconsentpersuasion theorymedia dependency theoryRapeconsentpersuasion theorymedia dependency theory File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Tara Lurae Traeder, Thesis SupervisorMary High, Thesis Honors Advisor
16. Understanding Racial Disparities in Female Body Weight Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Cramer, Helen Title: Understanding Racial Disparities in Female Body Weight Area of Honors: Sociology Keywords: racial/disparitiesobesitybody weightsocioeconomic statusracial disparitiesobesitybody weightsocioeconomic status File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Michelle Lynn Frisco, Thesis SupervisorStacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor
17. Of the Heron, Of the Tern: Deep Mapping Colonial Waterbirds Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Fay, Nicolas Title: Of the Heron, Of the Tern: Deep Mapping Colonial Waterbirds Area of Honors: Professional Writing (Berks/Lehigh) Keywords: Great Blue HeronCommon TernCreative NonfictionField ScienceVisual Art File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Sandy Feinstein, Thesis SupervisorSandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors AdvisorBryan Wang, Faculty Reader
18. Notifying the Local Community About the State College Food Bank's Upcoming Location Change Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Feldman, Julia Title: Notifying the Local Community About the State College Food Bank's Upcoming Location Change Area of Honors: Advertising/Public Relations Keywords: public relations campaigncommunication campaigncommunity resourcerelocationlocal communityState College Food Bank File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Holly Overton, Thesis SupervisorHolly Overton, Thesis Honors AdvisorTara Danz Wyckoff, Faculty Reader
19. 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
20. Military Family Dynamic and Multicultural Identity of Korean American Children Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Rocker, Juntae Title: Military Family Dynamic and Multicultural Identity of Korean American Children Area of Honors: Interdisciplinary in Asian Studies and Korean Keywords: U.S. MilitaryAsian AmericanKorean AmericanMulticultural IdentityMixed-Race File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Jooyeon Rhee, Thesis SupervisorJooyeon Rhee, Thesis Honors AdvisorRan Zwigenberg, Faculty ReaderSoo-Yong Byun, Faculty Reader