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2. HOW MUCH DOES ETHNICITY MATTER? A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF ETHNIC DIVERSITY, PUBLIC POLICIES, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA

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Author:
Cheng, Zijun
Title:
HOW MUCH DOES ETHNICITY MATTER? A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF ETHNIC DIVERSITY, PUBLIC POLICIES, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Ethnic diversity
Economic growth
Affirmative action
File:
Download Final_Draft_Cheng.2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Edward James Green, Thesis Supervisor
Edward James Green, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

3. Female Figurines of the Cypriot Bronze Age: Aesthetic And Interpretation

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Author:
Miller, Kathleen Colby
Title:
Female Figurines of the Cypriot Bronze Age: Aesthetic And Interpretation
Area of Honors:
Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Keywords:
Cyprus
figurines
Bronze Age
aesthetic
plastic art
interpretation
cult
plank
bird-headed lady
File:
Download Miller_Kathleen_FemaleFigurinesofCyprus.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark Munn, Thesis Supervisor
Mary Lou Zimmerman Munn, Thesis Honors Advisor

7. How Generalist Interest Organizations Choose Issues: Testing Implications of Niche Theory

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Author:
Monahan, Rose Katherine
Title:
How Generalist Interest Organizations Choose Issues: Testing Implications of Niche Theory
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
niche theory
population ecology
interest groups
generalist interest groups
old bulls
the Sierra Club
Keystone XL pipeline
File:
Download Monahan_Rose-GeneralistInterestOrganizations.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Lynn Lowery, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

11. Is Interest Group Density a Function of the Population of Interest?: Using the Population Ecology Model to Test State-level Interest Groups

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Author:
Paretti, Michael
Title:
Is Interest Group Density a Function of the Population of Interest?: Using the Population Ecology Model to Test State-level Interest Groups
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
Interest
Groups
Interest Groups
Population
Population Ecology Model
Desity
File:
Download Michael_Paretti_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. David Lynn Lowery, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

12. Violence, Magic, and the Alice Plot: The Experience of Liminality in 20th Century British Fiction

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Author:
Begley, Catherine Teresa
Title:
Violence, Magic, and the Alice Plot: The Experience of Liminality in 20th Century British Fiction
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
Carrington
Carter
liminal
surrealism
violence
magic
File:
Download BEGLEY_THESIS_2012_SHC_SUBMISSION_FINAL_DRAFT.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Janet Wynne Lyon, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Honors Advisor
Emily Harrington, Faculty Reader

13. Weathering the Storm: A Comparison of Scandal Recovery watergate, Iran-contra, and The Lewinsky Affair

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Author:
Donnelly, Mia Claire
Title:
Weathering the Storm: A Comparison of Scandal Recovery watergate, Iran-contra, and The Lewinsky Affair
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
presidential scandal
scandal recovery
Nixon
Reagan
Clinton
Watergate
Iran-Contra
Lewinsky
File:
Download Donnelly_Mia_Weatheringthestorm.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John Philip Jenkins, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Wanner, Thesis Honors Advisor

14. Knowledge Versus Love: The Problems of Passion and Art in Thomas Mann's Doctor Faustus

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Author:
Green, Rachael Leigh
Title:
Knowledge Versus Love: The Problems of Passion and Art in Thomas Mann's Doctor Faustus
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
Love
Knowledge
Thomas Mann
Doctor Faustus
Prometheus
Art
Passion
File:
Download Green_Rachael_Knowledge_and_Love_in_Mann.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sanford Ray Schwartz, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jonathan Paul Eburne, Faculty Reader

16. Micro-finance, Macro-challenges: An Analysis of the Effect of Political Instability on Microfinance Operations

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Author:
Ross, Laura Elizabeth
Title:
Micro-finance, Macro-challenges: An Analysis of the Effect of Political Instability on Microfinance Operations
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
microfinance
political instability
cambodia
india
haiti
File:
Download Ross_Laura_MicrofinanceInstability_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

17. Socio-Economic Conditions of Southern and Eastern European Immigrants in the United States, 1880-1924

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Author:
Reitenauer, Owen William
Title:
Socio-Economic Conditions of Southern and Eastern European Immigrants in the United States, 1880-1924
Area of Honors:
Global Studies (Berks/Lehigh)
Keywords:
Migration; United States;
File:
Download Reitenauer_Owen_Socio-Economic_Conditions_of_European_Migrants.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Randall Arlin Fegley, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Kirwin Ray Shaffer, Faculty Reader

19. Assault in domestic violence cases: evaluating the gender, sexual orientation, and attractiveness of the initiator

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Author:
Coughlin, Lauren Marie
Title:
Assault in domestic violence cases: evaluating the gender, sexual orientation, and attractiveness of the initiator
Area of Honors:
Applied Psychology (Berks/Lehigh)
Keywords:
Domestic Abuse; Bystander Effect; Likeability; Attractiveness; J
File:
Download Lauren_Coughlin_assaultindomesticviolencecases.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Brenda L Russell, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor

23. Perceiving Women’s Anger in the Workplace: Does Racial Ethnicity or Occupational Rank Matter?

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Author:
Li, Yidi
Title:
Perceiving Women’s Anger in the Workplace: Does Racial Ethnicity or Occupational Rank Matter?
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
perceptions of women
workplace
professional women
anger
angry woman
emotional expression
stereotypes
intersectional
File:
Download Li_Yidi_final_perceivingwomensanger.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephanie A Shields, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Richard Alan Carlson, Thesis Honors Advisor

24. A Proposal for the Application of Culturally Grounded Narrative Theory and Stigma Management Communication in Exploring Help Seeking Behaviors Among Depressed College Students

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Author:
Reichert, Emily Cheryl
Title:
A Proposal for the Application of Culturally Grounded Narrative Theory and Stigma Management Communication in Exploring Help Seeking Behaviors Among Depressed College Students
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
stigma
depression
help seeking
narrative
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Reichert.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael L Hecht, Thesis Supervisor
Lori Ann Bedell, Thesis Honors Advisor

26. Neighborhood Stress and Substance Use in Disadvantaged Inner City Mothers: an Examination of Executive Functioning as a Moderator

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Author:
Kilkelly, Brian Francis
Title:
Neighborhood Stress and Substance Use in Disadvantaged Inner City Mothers: an Examination of Executive Functioning as a Moderator
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
Neighborhood stress
substance use
executive functioning
File:
Download Kilkelly_Brian_FinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sandra T Azar, Thesis Supervisor
William Ray, Thesis Honors Advisor

27. Investigating the Link Between Ethnicity and Civil War Onset: A Case Analysis of Ethnic Minority Groups in India

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Author:
Chroman, Sara Jill
Title:
Investigating the Link Between Ethnicity and Civil War Onset: A Case Analysis of Ethnic Minority Groups in India
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
Ethnicity
ELF Index
Civil War Onset
File:
Download Chroman_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Douglas William Lemke, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

30. A Comparison of the Social Contexts of Costume Books from Renaissance Venice and Nineteenth Century Paris

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Author:
Brosnan, Barbara Ann
Title:
A Comparison of the Social Contexts of Costume Books from Renaissance Venice and Nineteenth Century Paris
Area of Honors:
Art History
Keywords:
costume
clothing
renaissance
paris
venice
File:
Download barbara_brosnan.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Brian A Curran, Thesis Supervisor
Brian A Curran, Thesis Honors Advisor
Nancy Elizabeth Locke, Faculty Reader

36. Dialectical Relationships as a Prominent Role in Crisis Communication: A Penn State University Case Study

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Author:
Tupper, Ashton Michelle
Title:
Dialectical Relationships as a Prominent Role in Crisis Communication: A Penn State University Case Study
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences (Berks/Lehigh)
Keywords:
Crisis communication
Sandusky scandal
Situated Crisis Communication Theory
Dialetics
Public Relations
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Cheryl L Nicholas, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor

38. Cicero's Accuracy Concerning Epicurean Physics, Metaphysics, and Ethics

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Author:
Weiner, Nathan Adam
Title:
Cicero's Accuracy Concerning Epicurean Physics, Metaphysics, and Ethics
Area of Honors:
Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Keywords:
cicero
epicurus
epicureanism
epicurean ethics
lucretius
de natura deorum
de natura rerum
de finibus bonorum et malorum
File:
Download weiner_nathan_ciceroepicureanism.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Paul B Harvey Jr, Thesis Supervisor
Mary Lou Zimmerman Munn, Thesis Honors Advisor

39. The City by Foot: an analysis of the different paths of literary walkers in New York City

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Author:
Miller, Laura
Title:
The City by Foot: an analysis of the different paths of literary walkers in New York City
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
urban
literature
Auster
New York City
city
Kazin
Whitehead
Foer
Crane
Roth
Carpenter
File:
Download Miller_Laura_TheCityByFootFinalSubmission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Benjamin Jared Schreier, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jeffrey Nealon, Faculty Reader

41. Reflections of the Father: Mirroring in Hemingway's Garden of Eden

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Author:
Danella, Kristin T
Title:
Reflections of the Father: Mirroring in Hemingway's Garden of Eden
Area of Honors:
Letters, Arts, and Sciences (Abington)
Keywords:
Ernest Hemingway
The Garden of Eden
Mirror Images
In Our Time
Dr. Clarence E. Hemingway
Fathers and Sons
Autobiographical influences on Hemingway's writing
File:
Download Reflections_of_the_Father_-_Mirroring_in_Hemingways_GOE.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Linda Patterson Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Ellen Andrews Knodt, Thesis Honors Advisor

42. The Routinization Of Charismatic Authority: Martin Luther’s Case

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Author:
Korn, Joshua Laurence
Title:
The Routinization Of Charismatic Authority: Martin Luther’s Case
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in History and Sociology
Keywords:
Charisma
Charismatic Authority
Routinization
Martin Luther
Max Weber
Protestant Reformation
File:
Download Joshua_Korn_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Samar Farage, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Ronnie Po Chia Hsia, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Wanner, Thesis Honors Advisor

43. The Development of The Medical Specialist in The Moonstone and The Sherlock Holmes Canon

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Author:
Bober, Timothy Michael
Title:
The Development of The Medical Specialist in The Moonstone and The Sherlock Holmes Canon
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
Wilkie Collins
Arthur Conan Doyle
Moonstone
Sherlock Holmes
Foucault
Specialist
Resident Patient
Speckled Band
Creeping Man
File:
Download Bober_Timothy_moonstoneholmesspecialist.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Emily Harrington, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Honors Advisor
Robert Lougy, Faculty Reader

45. The Ideological Self: Race, Ideology and Identity in Brazil, 1964-1985

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Author:
Blair, Dana E
Title:
The Ideological Self: Race, Ideology and Identity in Brazil, 1964-1985
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Anthropology and History
Keywords:
Race
Ideology
Identity
Brazil
File:
Download Dana_Blair_TheIdeologicalSelf.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Professor Solsiree Del Moral, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Wanner, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Claire M Milner, Faculty Reader

49. 'Foolish Speech, Frequent Joking, and Naughty Chattering': Humor in the Anglo-Saxon Monastery

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Author:
Morgan, Ian Dietrich
Title:
'Foolish Speech, Frequent Joking, and Naughty Chattering': Humor in the Anglo-Saxon Monastery
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
Anglo-Saxon
Literature
Humor
Ælfric Bata
Colloquies
Gnomic Poetry
Exeter Book
Monastic
Education
File:
Download morgan_ian_humoranglosaxon.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Scott Thompson Smith, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Honors Advisor
Thomas Oliver Beebee, Faculty Reader

50. Warlords on the Path of Destruction: Understanding Power Transition Theory in Twentieth Century Northern China

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Author:
Kalikow, Evan Joseph
Title:
Warlords on the Path of Destruction: Understanding Power Transition Theory in Twentieth Century Northern China
Area of Honors:
International Politics
Keywords:
power transition theory
international relations
interstate
intrastate
war
conflict
china
warlord
warlord era
File:
Download Kalikow_Evan_warlordsonthepathofdestruction.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Douglas William Lemke, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor