1. 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
2. Factors Contributing to Employee Activism Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Risser, Ashley Title: Factors Contributing to Employee Activism Area of Honors: Management Keywords: Employee ActivismEmployee VoiceCovid-19 PandemicMoral Foundations Theory (MFT)Social Network AnalysisPower Distancecare giving responsibilitiespolitical ideologypromotive voiceprohibitive voiceemployee silenceEmployee Silence File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Forrest Briscoe, Thesis SupervisorForrest Briscoe, Thesis Honors AdvisorLinda K Trevino, Faculty Reader
3. 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
4. Development of the Concept of High-Rise Hybrid Modular Construction for Vertical Mobile Home Parks Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Torquato, Thomas Title: Development of the Concept of High-Rise Hybrid Modular Construction for Vertical Mobile Home Parks Area of Honors: Civil Engineering Keywords: Vertical Mobile Home ParkMobile Home UnitsLift ProcessModelAnalyzingPrescribed Load ConditionsUnit Lift ProcessImprove Building Plot File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Ali M Memari, Thesis SupervisorS. Ilgin Guler, Thesis Honors AdvisorMariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, Faculty ReaderBenay Gursoy Toykoc, Faculty Reader
5. Titania Covered Whispering Gallery Mode Silica Micro-Resonators Using Atomic Layer Deposition Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Koons, Konnor Title: Titania Covered Whispering Gallery Mode Silica Micro-Resonators Using Atomic Layer Deposition Area of Honors: Physics Keywords: Whispering Gallery ModeAtomic Layer DepositionNanofabricationAthermalTitaniaSilica MicrospheresMicroresonators File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Sahin K Ozdemir, Thesis SupervisorRichard Wallace Robinett, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. 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
7. 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
8. Investigation of Industrial Waste Metals as Potential Catalysts for Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Synthetic and Bio-Polymers Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Kollar, Abbey Title: Investigation of Industrial Waste Metals as Potential Catalysts for Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Synthetic and Bio-Polymers Area of Honors: Chemical Engineering Keywords: Hydrothermal LiquefactionWaste-to-EnergyCatalysis File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Phillip E Savage, Thesis SupervisorDarrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. High Resolution Structure and Neutralization Mechanism of 1G1 Fab Bound to Poliovirus Type 3 Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Faust, Julia Title: High Resolution Structure and Neutralization Mechanism of 1G1 Fab Bound to Poliovirus Type 3 Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: CryoEMpoliovirusSPV3virologyneutralizing antibody1G1 Fabstructural biology File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Susan Hafenstein, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Honors Advisor
10. 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
11. Structuring a Telecommunications Company’s Supply Chain to Accommodate Future Ecommerce Trends Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Suchar, Jacob Title: Structuring a Telecommunications Company’s Supply Chain to Accommodate Future Ecommerce Trends Area of Honors: Supply Chain and Information Systems Keywords: Supply ChainE-CommerceAutomation File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis SupervisorJohn C Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor
12. Development of a Prototype Gel-Based Lung System Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Klunk, Danielle Title: Development of a Prototype Gel-Based Lung System Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: bioprintinglung on a chipmicrofluidic devicetissue engineeringcell culture File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Ibrahim Tarik Ozbolat, Thesis SupervisorJustin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors AdvisorDaniel J Hayes, Faculty Reader
13. 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
14. Assessing the Influence of Biomechanical Factors in Injury Exposure for American Sign Language (ASL) Users Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Demalis, Emily Title: Assessing the Influence of Biomechanical Factors in Injury Exposure for American Sign Language (ASL) Users Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: American Sign LanguageMotion captureBiomechanical assessmentsBallistic signingWork envelopeHand and wrist deviationsFactor analysis File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Meghan Vidt, Thesis SupervisorJian Yang, Thesis Honors AdvisorJustin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader
15. 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
16. Food Insecurity, Anxiety, and Physical Activity Among College Students, Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Jimenez Rincon, Sara Title: Food Insecurity, Anxiety, and Physical Activity Among College Students, Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Area of Honors: Nutritional Sciences Keywords: food insecurityanxietyphysical activitycollege studentsbehavioral nutritionpublic health File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Muzi Na, Thesis SupervisorAlison D Gernand, Thesis Honors Advisor
17. Detecting and Tracking Insects in the InsectEye Device Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Raju, Anand Title: Detecting and Tracking Insects in the InsectEye Device Area of Honors: Computer Engineering Keywords: TrackingDetectionNeural Networks File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis SupervisorVijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Honors AdvisorJohn Joseph Hannan, Faculty Reader
18. Potential of filamentous fungi for the biodegradation of low-density polyethylene Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Peritz, Kellien Title: Potential of filamentous fungi for the biodegradation of low-density polyethylene Area of Honors: Biorenewable Systems Keywords: Filamentous fungiPolyethyleneSEMFTIRBiodegradation File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Josephine Wee, Thesis SupervisorStephen C Chmely, Thesis Honors Advisor
19. Ambient and Mechanistic Investigations of a Novel Electrochemical Catalyst Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Filien, Leila Title: Ambient and Mechanistic Investigations of a Novel Electrochemical Catalyst Area of Honors: Chemistry Keywords: chemistryelectrochemistryelectrosynthesismechanisms File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Eric Nacsa, Thesis SupervisorBenjamin James Lear, Thesis Honors Advisor
20. A Bidirectional Analysis of the Longitudinal Relationship Between Depression and Cognitive Impairment in a Sample of Adults Aged 50 and Older Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Ransom, Abigail Title: A Bidirectional Analysis of the Longitudinal Relationship Between Depression and Cognitive Impairment in a Sample of Adults Aged 50 and Older Area of Honors: Psychology Keywords: PsychologyDepressionCognitive Impairment File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Michelle Gayle Newman, Thesis SupervisorKenneth N. Levy, Thesis Honors Advisor