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Author:

Kaplan, Amy Danielle

Title:

PUBERTAL TIMING AND COGNITIVE ABILITY IN YOUNG ADULTS: TESTING HYPOTHESES ABOUT BRAIN SENSITIVITY TO SEX HORMONES.

Area of Honors:

Psychology

Keywords:

Pubertal Timing
Cognitive Ability
Sex Hormones
Spatial Ability
Verbal Ability
Testosterone
Estrogen
Organizational Effects

File:

Download Kaplan_Complied3_4.10.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Sheri A Berenbaum, Thesis Supervisor
Kenneth N. Levy, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Foose, Kristen Nichole

Title:

Stress in Drug Detection Dogs and Their Handlers

Area of Honors:

Animal Sciences

Keywords:

dog
canine
drug
stress
cortisol

File:

Download Foose_Kristen_StressInDrugDetectionDogs.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Nancy Ann Dreschel, Thesis Supervisor
Troy Ott, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Zhu, Junqing

Title:

Reducing Electromagnetic Radiation

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

electromagnetic radiation
exposure to radiation

File:

Download Zhus_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Supervisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Chowdhury, Surjyanil

Title:

Finite Element Analysis of Microfabricated Poly(Glycerol Sebacate) Scaffolds for use in Heart Valve Tissue Engineering

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

Chowdhury
finite element
COMSOL
heart valve
tissue engineering
poly glycerol sebacate
PGS
microfabricate
scaffold
mesh

File:

Download honors_thesis_final_draft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Faculty Reader

Author:

Ashworth, Jessica Shaun

Title:

Culturally Responsive Teaching in Rwanda: An American Teacher's Challenges and Successes in Translating Theory to Practice

Area of Honors:

Elementary and Kindergarten Education (Berks/Lehigh)

Keywords:

Culturally responsive
English language learners
learning community.

File:

Download FINAL_THESIS.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Kira Baker Doyle, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mazich, Molly Moore

Title:

Isometric force entrainment depends on temporal location of visual information and signal predictability

Area of Honors:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

isometric force
entrainment
temporal location
predictability
signal
visual information

File:

Download Mazich_Molly_Isometricforceentrainment.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Karl Maxim Newell, Thesis Supervisor
Jinger S. Gottschall, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Myra, Clinton Jacob

Title:

The Role Of Irrational Exuberance In Rising Tuition Prices

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

tuition prices
higher education
decision model
tuition increases
student debt

File:

Download 1-Myra_Clinton_IrrationalExuberanceTuitionPrices.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Sajay Samuel, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Daveler, Brandon Joseph

Title:

Design and analysis of the elbow for a 30 foot tall exoskeleton

Area of Honors:

Engineering Science

Keywords:

solidworks
exoskeleton

File:

Download Daveler_Brandon_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Ivica Smid, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Charles E. Bakis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader
Conrad S Tucker, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Castro, Juan Jose

Title:

Understanding the Barriers and Development of a Venture Capital and Seed Funding Ecosystem in Ecuador

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

venture capital
seed funding
south america
Ecuador
angel investing
entrepreneurship
innovation
financing

File:

Download Juan_Jose_Castro_UnderstandingtheBarriersandDevelopmentofaVentureCapitalandSeedFundingEcosysteminEcuador.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader

Author:

Yatron, Cassandra A

Title:

A SECOND CHANCE FOR WOMEN: Sex and Gender in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Area of Honors:

English

Keywords:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
gender
queer theory
Dracula
Willow
Mina
Lucy
sexuality

File:

Download Yatron_Cassandra_Buffy.pdf

Author:

Hitz, Greg M

Title:

Building Civil Society in the Context of Long Term Violence and Displacement: Lessons from Bogotá, Colombia

Area of Honors:

Latin-American Studies

Keywords:

civil society
violence
Colombia
displacement

File:

Download Hitz_Greg_buildingcivilsoceity.pdf

Author:

Cadmus, Alexander Jay

Title:

Institutional Art Funding: the Interaction of Governmental and Private Donation

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

institutional arts
public finance
crowding effects
charitable giving

File:

Download cadmus_final_submission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Stephen Ross Yeaple, Thesis Supervisor
Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Honors Advisor
James R. Tybout, Faculty Reader

Author:

Hepler, Sarah Faith

Title:

Antecedents of Sexual Harassment by Customers: A New Approach

Area of Honors:

Psychology

Keywords:

customer sexual harassment
customer power
display rules
service with a smile
customer is always right

File:

Download Hepler_Sarah_AntecedentsofSexualHarassmentbyCustomers_v.SHCFinal.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Alicia Ann Grandey, Thesis Supervisor
William Ray, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mcgowan, Lynn Silverman

Title:

Do dietary energy sources impact melatonin circadian patterns in the horse?

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Animal Science and Immunology and Infectious Disease

Keywords:

horse
circadian rhythm
melatonin
hydroxyproline
diet
bone development

File:

Download LSM_ThesisFinalDraft3.pdf

Author:

Eshbach, Dale C

Title:

Sourcing and Procurement: A Case Study of Economic, Social, and Environmental Implications.

Area of Honors:

Supply Chain and Information Systems

Keywords:

Sourcing
Procurement
Outsourcing
Insourcing
Supply Chain Management

File:

Download Eshbach_Dale_Sourcing_and_Procurement.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Felisa Del Carmen Preciado, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

DiGregorio, Kylee Marie

Title:

Oil Extraction, Human Security and Sustainable Development: The Case of The Niger Delta

Area of Honors:

Sociology

Keywords:

Oil Extraction
Human Security
Sustainable Development
The Niger Delta

File:

Download DiGregorio_Kylee_oilextraction.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Clemente K. Abrokwaa, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Kevin J.A. Thomas, Faculty Reader

Author:

Oswald, Meryn Noel

Title:

Salome's Veils: Language, Interpretation and Translation

Area of Honors:

English

Keywords:

Salome
Oscar
Wilde
translation
interpretation
veils
language
English
French
Theatre
Drama
Symbolism
Modernism
Postmodernism
Bible
Dance
Aesthetics
Decadence

File:

Download Honors_Thesis.pdf

Author:

Kaslow, Matthew Ethan

Title:

Using Literature to Explore Sustainability: Human Values and Dispositions

Area of Honors:

English

Keywords:

sustainability
literature
chesapeake
bay
nature
environment
learning
experiential

File:

Download kaslow_matthew_literaturesustainability.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Xiaoye You, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Honors Advisor
Robert Edwin Burkholder, Faculty Reader

Author:

DiMeglio, Brittney Christine

Title:

The Effects of Environmental and Orienting Devices on the Prevalence and Severity of Delirium Superimposed on Dementia in Hospitalized Older Adults

Area of Honors:

Nursing

Keywords:

delirium
dementia
delirium superimposed on dementia
confusion
mental status
environment
environmental devices
orienting devices

File:

Download DiMeglio_Brittney_TheEffectsofEnvironmentalandOrientingDevicesonthePrevalenceandSeverityofDeliriumSuperimposedonDementiainHospitalizedOlderAdults2.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Donna Marie Fick, Thesis Supervisor
Donna Marie Fick, Thesis Honors Advisor
Rita Jablonski, Faculty Reader

Author:

Rodriguez, Victoria Rebecca

Title:

A Defense Against the Same: The History and Progression of the Introductory World Literature Course in an American University

Area of Honors:

Comparative Literature

Keywords:

world literature
globalization
CMLIT 010
pedagogy
cosmopolitanism
ethics
hegemony
polyglottism
Eurocentrism
anthology

File:

Download Legit_THE_Thesis.pdf

Author:

Legenski, Nicole Victoria

Title:

FORCE FIELDS FOR METALLIC CLUSTERS AND NANOPARTICLES

Area of Honors:

Physics

Keywords:

Density Functional Theory
Force Field
Gold
Silver
Copper

File:

Download ACTUAL_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert C Forrey, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Richard Wallace Robinett, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bobrow, Bradley Scott

Title:

Social Media Marketing: It's Effect on Business Consumer Relationships

Area of Honors:

Marketing

Keywords:

Social Media
Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Facebook
Twitter
Consumer Engagement
Traditional Marketing
Social Marketing

File:

Download Bobrow_Bradley_SocialMediaMarketing.pdf

Author:

Miller, Christopher

Title:

The Effects of Coal and Natural Gas in Pennsylvania

Area of Honors:

Community, Environment, and Development

Keywords:

coal
natural gas
Pennsylvania
hydraulic fracturing
Marcellus Shale
economy
environment

File:

Download Miller_Christopher_coalnaturalgaspennsylvania.pdf

Author:

Lathrop, Erin Elizabeth

Title:

The Effect of ph on Taste and Nicotine Consumption in B6 Adolescent Mice

Area of Honors:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

pH
nicotine
consumption
mice
drinking
taste

File:

Download Lathrop_Erin_TheEffectOfpH.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David John Vandenbergh, Thesis Supervisor
David John Vandenbergh, Thesis Honors Advisor
Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Faculty Reader

Author:

Henry, Cara Christine

Title:

Effects of Eye Gaze and Gender on Deprecating Humor

Area of Honors:

Psychology

Keywords:

humor
gender
eye gaze

File:

Download thesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Reginald Adams Jr., Thesis Supervisor
William Ray, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Rose, Hannah Marie

Title:

Evaluating the Success of the U.s. Occupation of Japan 1945-1952

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

occupation; United States; Japan

File:

Download Rose_Hannah_Evaluating_the_Success.pdf

Author:

Williams, Emily Elizabeth

Title:

Comparative Immediate Lower Extremity Performance Outcomes Among Cryotherapeutic Interventions at the Ankle

Area of Honors:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

cryotherapy
ice
ankle
balance
proprioception
functional performance

File:

Download Williams_ThesisFINAL.pdf

Author:

Coster, Elena

Title:

The Difficulties of Self-publishing in the Digital Era

Area of Honors:

English

Keywords:

Kindle
Amazon
self-publishing
creative writing

File:

Download Coster_Elena_Difficulties_in_Self_Publishing.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jeffrey Nealon, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Honors Advisor
Brian Lennon, Faculty Reader

Author:

Olock, Brittany Victoria

Title:

The Effect Of Overweight And Obesity On Adiponectin Levels And Its Association To Colon And Pancreatic Cancers

Area of Honors:

Nutritional Sciences

Keywords:

adiponectin
colon cancer
breast cancer
in vitro
cell proliferation

File:

Download Olock_Brittany_effectsofadiponectin.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Connie Jo Rogers, Thesis Supervisor
Rebecca L Corwin, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Greenberg, Courtney Paige

Title:

Self-disclosure and Privacy Gratitude Communication in Organizations

Area of Honors:

Letters, Arts, and Sciences (Abington)

Keywords:

gratitude
communication
relational dialectics
communication privacy management

File:

Download Greenberg_Courtney_selfdisclosureandprivacy.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Ross S Brinkert, Thesis Supervisor
Debra Casey, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Hudak, Amy Lauren

Title:

CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS OF THE CENTER FOR THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF DEPRESSION (CES-D) AND MATERNAL IRON DEFICIENCY WITH AND WITHOUT ANEMIA IN BANGLADESH

Area of Honors:

Nutritional Sciences

Keywords:

CES-D
maternal iron deficiency anemia and depression
infant development
Bangladesh

File:

Download Amy_L._Hudak_Final_Thesis_for_Submission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Laura E Murray-Kolb, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Ronald Albert Markle, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jill Patterson, Faculty Reader

Author:

Mackenthun, Alina Noreen

Title:

The Nature of Supply Bidding in Pennsylvania Electricity Markets

Area of Honors:

Energy, Business, and Finance

Keywords:

deregulation
electricity markets
Pennsylvania
supply bidding

File:

Download Thesis_Alina_Mackenthun_PAElectricSupplyBidding.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrew Nathan Kleit, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew Nathan Kleit, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Anastasia Shcherbakova, Faculty Reader

Author:

Witman, Colin Mitchell

Title:

Pricing Block and Index Products in the Electricity Industry

Area of Honors:

Energy, Business, and Finance

Keywords:

Block and Index
PJM
Finance
Electricity
Risk
Pricing
Forecasting

File:

Download Witman_Colin_PricingBlockAndIndexProductsInTheElectricityIndustry.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

George Spencer Young, Thesis Supervisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Dabney, Joseph Aaron

Title:

De Kooning’s Woman Paintings of the Forties and Fifties

Area of Honors:

Art History

Keywords:

Willem de Kooning
De Kooning
Abstract Expressionism
The New York School
Woman I
Chaim Soutine
Arshile Gorky
Pablo Picasso

File:

Download Final_Thesis_Submission_Joseph_Dabney.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Nancy Elizabeth Locke, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Elizabeth J Walters, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Daniels, Lynne

Title:

REHeat; Invigorating Community and Food Heritage through Culinary Performance; Renovation of 1317 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

Area of Honors:

Architecture

Keywords:

adaptive reuse
food
performance

File:

Download Daniels_Lynne_CulinaryPerformance.pdf

Author:

Halm, Emily Christine

Title:

Art Restart: Art as a Mechanism of Revitalization in Urban Neighborhoods

Area of Honors:

Architecture

Keywords:

Revitalization
Art
Restoration
Experimental Architecture
Architectural Design
Museum
Gallery
Mobile Architecture

File:

Download Halm_Emily_ArtRestart.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Darla V Lindberg, Thesis Supervisor
Christine Lee Gorby, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Park, Ju Huyn

Title:

Guiding Young ESL/EFL/Returnee Students with Multilingual Narratives

Area of Honors:

English

Keywords:

Multilingual literature
Literacy-based approach
Language and Identity
Creative writing
SLA research data.

File:

Download Park_Ju_Hyun_GuidingyoungL2studentswithmultilingualnarratives.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Celeste S Kinginger, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Honors Advisor
Meredith Christine Doran, Faculty Reader

Author:

Szekeres, Peter

Title:

A Vista of Us: A Collection of Short Stories Peter Szekeres

Area of Honors:

English

Keywords:

short story
fiction
magical realism

File:

Download Szekeres_Peter_A_Vists_of_Us.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Elizabeth Nicole Kadetsky, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Li, Ran

Title:

Applications of Asymmetric GARCH Models with Various Conditional Distributions:The Empirical Case of the NASDAQ Computer Index Daily Closing Returns

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Mathematics and Statistics

Keywords:

NASDAQ
GARCH Model
Asymmetric
Conditional Distribution

File:

Download final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jason Ryder Morton, Thesis Supervisor
David Russell Hunter, Thesis Honors Advisor
Sergei Tabachnikov, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mckee, Sean Peter

Title:

Start-up of a Pilot-scale Ecological Wastewater Treatment System: Water Quality Fluctuations as an Indicator of Ecosystem Development

Area of Honors:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

wastewater treatment
ecological engineering
biological engineering

File:

Download McKee_Final_Thesis_Edit__7-26-12_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Rachel Alice Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Shaw, Sydney E

Title:

An improved temporary immersion bioreactor design for plant tissue culture propagation

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

bioreactor
tissue culture
mass transfer

File:

Download Shaw_Sydney_BioreactorDesignTissueCulture.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Conner, Ashley Noel

Title:

Broken Homes and Criminality: The Impact of Family Disruption on Children's Delinquent Behavior

Area of Honors:

Crime, Law, and Justice

Keywords:

Juvenile delinquency
family disruption
strain theory
informal social control

File:

Download Conner_Ashley_BrokenHomesandCriminality.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Derek Allen Kreager, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Waltz, Lauren Ann

Title:

Independent On-line Information Processing in Bimanual Coordinated Movements

Area of Honors:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

motor control
bimanual coordination

File:

Download Waltz_Lauren_IndependentOnLineInformationProcessing.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert L Sainburg, Thesis Supervisor
Andrzej Przybyla, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Faculty Reader

Author:

Waters, Lee M

Title:

Comprehensive Review of the Default-mode Network and Directions for Future Research

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

Default-mode network
DMN
fMRI
PET

File:

Download Waters_Lee_reviewofdefaultmodenetwork.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Frank Gerard Hillary, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Long, Matthew Ray

Title:

The Hydrodynamics of Micro-particle Slurries in Hollow Fiber Membranes

Area of Honors:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

hydrodynamics
slurry
hollow fiber membrane
critical flux

File:

Download Thesis_HC_MatthewRLong_Final.PDF

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrew Zydney, Thesis Supervisor
Darrell Velegol, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Li, Mengfang

Title:

Effect Of Tensile Strain On The Morphology And Dielectric Property Of Pvdf Based Copolymers

Area of Honors:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

PVDF-BTFE
crystal structures
morphology
stretching
dielectric.

File:

Download SHC_Thesis__Mengfang_Li.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Qing Wang, Thesis Supervisor
Evangelos Manias, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Davidson, Andrew P

Title:

Addressing Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Secondary World Language Classroom

Area of Honors:

World Languages Education

Keywords:

autism spectrum disorders
secondary education
world languages education
special education

File:

Download AD_Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Matthew Edward Poehner, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Edward Poehner, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Theresa Hoover, Faculty Reader

Author:

Katerman, Mary Theresa

Title:

The Effect Of Music Instruction On Spatial And Mathematical Achievement: A Case Study

Area of Honors:

Music Education

Keywords:

music
education
mathematics
dyscalculia
music education

File:

Download Thesis_Katerman_pdf.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Joanne Rutkowski, Thesis Supervisor
Joanne Rutkowski, Thesis Honors Advisor
Christopher A Kiver, Faculty Reader

Author:

Guignet, Michelle Ann

Title:

Determining the role of Apc2 and interacting proteins in dendrite organization of Drosophila neurons.

Area of Honors:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

APC2
microtubule polarity
branch point localization

File:

Download GuignetFinalDraft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Sirera, Nicholas Robert

Title:

Preparation of LIDAR Point Cloud Data for Use in a ROS/Gazebo Simulation Environment

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

ROS
Gazebo
Driving Simulator
LIDAR

File:

Download Sirera_Thesis_Final_Draft_SHC_Copy.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Eric Russell Marsh, Faculty Reader