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
21. Like We Belong Nowhere Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Dressler, Margaret Title: Like We Belong Nowhere Area of Honors: English Keywords: IdentityHomeSelfComing of AgeRootlessnessThird Culture KidNonfictionMemoir File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Julia Spicher Kasdorf, Thesis SupervisorClaire Mary Colebrook, Thesis Honors Advisor
22. Chemogenetically Induced Activation of Cortical Somatostatin Interneurons Results in Enhanced Pyramidal Neuron Activity in Rodent Models Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Hutsell, Alexander Title: Chemogenetically Induced Activation of Cortical Somatostatin Interneurons Results in Enhanced Pyramidal Neuron Activity in Rodent Models Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: Chronic StressChemogenetic ManipulationPrelimbic Cortexmedial prefrontal cortexSomatostatin InterneuronsPyramidal CellsInhibition and Excitation in the brain File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Bernhard Luscher, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Honors Advisor
23. The Power of an Object Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Abernethy, Regan Title: The Power of an Object Area of Honors: History Keywords: PlunderlootingobjectlegislationUNESCOUNIDORITElgin marblesBritainGreece File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Cathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors AdvisorKathryn Elizabeth Salzer, Thesis Supervisor
24. The Effects of Media Ownership on Editorial Endorsements for President: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Riddle, Lilly Title: The Effects of Media Ownership on Editorial Endorsements for President: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: medianewspapersendorsementsbiasslantpresidential endorsementshedge fundsprivate equity firminvestment companyownershipeditors File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Krishna Prasad Jayakar, Thesis SupervisorDouglas Lemke, Thesis Honors AdvisorPatrick Robert Parsons, Thesis Supervisor
25. Peer Effects on Environmentally Conscious Behaviour Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Harvey, Emma Title: Peer Effects on Environmentally Conscious Behaviour Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Peer effectsenvironment File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Daniel Brent, Thesis SupervisorJames R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor