1. Equivalency Frames in the #MeToo Era: Do They Matter? Open Access Author: Castoe, Jenni Title: Equivalency Frames in the #MeToo Era: Do They Matter? Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: media framingequivalency frames#MeToo movement File: Download JenniCastoe_SchreyerHonorsThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Eric Plutzer, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and Congressional Productivity Open Access Author: Bamgbose-Martins, Motunrayo Title: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and Congressional Productivity Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Campaign FinanceCongressional Productivity File: Download Bamgbose-Martins_thesis_4.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Bruce A Desmarais, Jr., Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. politicizing the immigration courts: the effect of the trump administration on the board of immigration appeals Open Access Author: Bernstein, Andrew Title: politicizing the immigration courts: the effect of the trump administration on the board of immigration appeals Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Immigration adjudicationBureaucracyTrumpObamaJudicial hierarchyDepartment of JusticeBoard of Immigration Appeals File: Download Andrew_Bernstein_Final_Thesis_Draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Michael J Nelson, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Examining the Drivers of State Legislative Efficiency, 1993-2016 Open Access Author: Griggs, Robert Jacob Title: Examining the Drivers of State Legislative Efficiency, 1993-2016 Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Legislative EfficiencyState GovernmentDivided GovernmentCompetitionPolarization File: Download Robert_J._Griggs_Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis SupervisorMatthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Media Framing and Public Opinion Effects in the Context of Medical Marijuana Legalization Open Access Author: Shelton, Patrick Title: Media Framing and Public Opinion Effects in the Context of Medical Marijuana Legalization Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: FramingMedia FramingPublic OpinionMarijuanaMedical Marijuana File: Download Media_Framing_and_Public_Opinion_Effects_in_the_Context_of_Medical_Marijuana_Legalization.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Christopher Witko, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. when non-conformity trumps partisanship: modern american populism in the 2016 primaries Open Access Author: Luke, Abigail Title: when non-conformity trumps partisanship: modern american populism in the 2016 primaries Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: populismnon-conformitydonald trumpbernie sanders2016 primaries2016 electionmodern american populism File: Download Abigail_Luke_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Peter K Hatemi, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. Intra-State Accountability Post Civil War Open Access Author: Maynard, Billi Jo Title: Intra-State Accountability Post Civil War Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: AccountabilityOutcomeProbability File: Download Thesis_Schreyer_Template__1_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew Vitek, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. Exploring the Support for Women's Issues in the 115th Congress Open Access Author: Risser, Katherine Patricia Title: Exploring the Support for Women's Issues in the 115th Congress Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Women's Issues File: Download Risser_FinalThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Susan Welch, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Hungry from Change: Framing Food Insecurity as a Climate Issue Open Access Author: Paolizzi, Katherine Title: Hungry from Change: Framing Food Insecurity as a Climate Issue Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: food insecurityfood securitypolitical sciencepublic healthnutritionclimate changesustainabilityframingissue framingsurvey research File: Download Approved_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Amy Sentementes, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
10. The Material and Psychological Effects of Executive Order 13769 Open Access Author: Walker, Mikaela Title: The Material and Psychological Effects of Executive Order 13769 Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Executive Order 13769ImmigrationInternational studentsNon-traditional security measures File: Download MGW_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Gregory J Kruczek, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
11. State Economic Development and Anti-Unionism: Examining State Union Policy Open Access Author: Oleynik, Hannah Title: State Economic Development and Anti-Unionism: Examining State Union Policy Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: unionsstate policyinterest groupseconomic developmentpartisanshippolicy diffusion File: Download oleynikthesis_final_real.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis SupervisorMatthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor
12. Social Mobility and Voter Turnout Open Access Author: Ryan, Charles Title: Social Mobility and Voter Turnout Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: social mobilityvoter turnoutcontextcontextual effectscontextual studies File: Download Ryan_Charles_SocialMobilityandVoterTurnout.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Candis Smith, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
13. Factors Influencing Change in Felony Disenfranchisement Policy Open Access Author: Wagner, Anastasia Title: Factors Influencing Change in Felony Disenfranchisement Policy Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: voting rightsstate politics File: Download Final_Thesis_Wagner.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Amy T Linch, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
14. Gender and the Jury Experience: Assessing Post-trial Political Efficacy and Civic Engagement Open Access Author: La Rosa, Annabelle Title: Gender and the Jury Experience: Assessing Post-trial Political Efficacy and Civic Engagement Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: jury civic engagement political efficacy deliberation gender File: Download Thesis_FINAL_FINAL_FINAL-2.pdf Thesis Supervisors: John W Gastil, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
15. Organizational Political Ideology, Leadership Diversity and Corporate Social Advocacy Open Access Author: Burke, Alexis Title: Organizational Political Ideology, Leadership Diversity and Corporate Social Advocacy Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Corporate Social AdvocacyFortune 100DiversityLeadershipOrganizational Political Ideology File: Download Burke_Alexis_Leadership_Diversity_Organizational_Political_Ideology_and_Firm_Engagement_in_Corporate_Social_Advocacy.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Marie Hojnacki, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
16. Analysis of Food Bank across Texas Counties and Community Food Security Open Access Author: Garcia, Norma Title: Analysis of Food Bank across Texas Counties and Community Food Security Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: community food securityfood banksfood securityfood insecurityprogram modeling File: Download Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Brian H. King, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
17. How Digital Communication Technologies Shape Protest Open Access Author: Teufel, Brendan Title: How Digital Communication Technologies Shape Protest Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: protestcampaignsuccessonset File: Download BTeufel_final_thesis_for_turn_in.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Joseph Wright, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
18. The Effect of the Big Five Personality Traits on Support for Mask Mandates Open Access Author: Hunter, Michael Title: The Effect of the Big Five Personality Traits on Support for Mask Mandates Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: PersonalityMask MandatesPolitical PsychologySurvey File: Download Thesis_Draft_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Amy Sentementes, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
19. Seat Security and Tweet Extremity: An Analysis of Congress Members’ Tweets Open Access Author: Cohen, Emma Title: Seat Security and Tweet Extremity: An Analysis of Congress Members’ Tweets Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: politicssocial mediatwitterextremecongress memberspolarization File: Download EmmaCohen_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Kevin M Munger, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
20. Accessible Public Transportation and Costs of Voting: Does Nearby Public Transportation Increase Voter Turnout? Open Access Author: Klemick, Caleb Title: Accessible Public Transportation and Costs of Voting: Does Nearby Public Transportation Increase Voter Turnout? Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: voter turnoutpublic transportationcost of votingpolitical participation File: Download CalebKlemick_HonorsThesis_FINAL2.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Eric Plutzer, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
21. An Invasive Species: Partisanship in the National Parks Open Access Author: Atanasio, Bryant Title: An Invasive Species: Partisanship in the National Parks Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: x File: Download Bryant_Atanasio_-_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Amy Sentementes, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
22. Extremism and Activism: What Motivates Right-Wing Extremist Group Activity? Open Access Author: Heebink, Kendall Title: Extremism and Activism: What Motivates Right-Wing Extremist Group Activity? Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: ExtremismExtremist GroupsActivismProtestRight-Wing ExtremismTrumpProud Boys File: Download HeebinkFinalThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Douglas Lemke, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
23. 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
24. 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
25. 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
26. 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
27. 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
28. 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
29. 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
30. Exploring Extremism: A Mixed-Methods Investigation into Online Community Engagement, Radicalization Processes, and Real-World Violence Open Access Author: Weber, Alexa Title: Exploring Extremism: A Mixed-Methods Investigation into Online Community Engagement, Radicalization Processes, and Real-World Violence Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Online radicalicalizationExtremist violenceOnline platformsRadicalization File: Download Exploring_Extremism-_Weber__2024_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew Vitek, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
31. A New Era: Social Media and the Rise of Populism Open Access Author: Woolsey, Benjamin Title: A New Era: Social Media and the Rise of Populism Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Populist attitudespopulismSocial Media File: Download Complete_Final_Draft_of_Woolsey_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Amy T Linch, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
32. Public Opinion and Presidential Policymaking: Exploring the Impact of the Public’s Most Important Problems on Presidential Executive Orders between 1947 and 2021 Open Access Author: Wittenberg, Max Title: Public Opinion and Presidential Policymaking: Exploring the Impact of the Public’s Most Important Problems on Presidential Executive Orders between 1947 and 2021 Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: Executive OrdersPresidencyPublic Opinion File: Download Final_Draft__1_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Michael J Nelson, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
33. Gendered Violence: The Effect of Religious Integration in Government Open Access Author: Gallagher, Riley Title: Gendered Violence: The Effect of Religious Integration in Government Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: religiongendered violencewomenIslam File: Download Gallagher_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Lee Ann Banaszak, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
34. The Effects of Structural and Environmental Conditions on Insurgent Organization Participation in Illicit Activities,1998-2012 Open Access Author: Staricka, Allison Title: The Effects of Structural and Environmental Conditions on Insurgent Organization Participation in Illicit Activities,1998-2012 Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: InsurgencyCrime File: Download Allison_Staricka_-_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew Vitek, Thesis SupervisorMichael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor