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1. CONSERVATION AND SYSTEMATICS OF HAITIAN FROGS OF THE GENUS ELEUTHERODACTYLUS

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Open Access
Author:
Liguori , Alyssa Rose
Title:
CONSERVATION AND SYSTEMATICS OF HAITIAN FROGS OF THE GENUS ELEUTHERODACTYLUS
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Eleutherodactylus
Conservation
Systematics
File:
Download ARL_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Blair Hedges, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader
Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Honors Advisor

2. FREQUENCY OF ALUYA5 INSERTION IN A REGULATORY REGION OF MICROSOMAL EPOXIDE HYDROLASE IN HUMAN DISEASED TISSUE

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Open Access
Author:
Fay , Emily Kathryn
Title:
FREQUENCY OF ALUYA5 INSERTION IN A REGULATORY REGION OF MICROSOMAL EPOXIDE HYDROLASE IN HUMAN DISEASED TISSUE
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
detoxification
bioactivation
carcinogenesis
microsomal epoxide hydrolase
Alu insertion element
Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
File:
Download EmilyFayThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Curtis John Omiecinski, Thesis Supervisor
Curtis John Omiecinski, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

3. A BAYESIAN STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF HTLV-II EVOLUTIONARY RATES IN INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS COMPARED TO ENDEMICALLY INFECTED TRIBES

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Author:
Sloane, Justin Alexander
Title:
A BAYESIAN STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF HTLV-II EVOLUTIONARY RATES IN INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS COMPARED TO ENDEMICALLY INFECTED TRIBES
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Mutation Rate
Substitution Rate
HTLV
HTLV-II
Evolutionary Rates
Virology
Statistics
Bayesian
HIV
Phylogeny
Phylogenetics
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

4. CORRELATION BETWEEN BEHAVIOR AND AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM ACTIVATION IN CHILDREN EXPOSED TO A FRUSTRATING STIMULUS

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Open Access
Author:
Tobash, Kaitlin Marie
Title:
CORRELATION BETWEEN BEHAVIOR AND AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM ACTIVATION IN CHILDREN EXPOSED TO A FRUSTRATING STIMULUS
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
frustration
autonomic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
File:
Download Tobash-_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lisa Michelle Gatzke-Kopp, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Faculty Reader

5. Antidepressant action: The roles of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, Wnt signaling, and cyclic AMP response element binding

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Open Access
Author:
Klabonski, Lauren Allison
Title:
Antidepressant action: The roles of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, Wnt signaling, and cyclic AMP response element binding
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
antidepressant
BDNF
Wnt
CREB
File:
Download Lauren_Klabonski_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader

6. Assessing the Impact of Arctic Glacial History on Walrus Genetic Structure and Diversity Through Time Using Ancient Mitochondrial DNA

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Open Access
Author:
Cousar, Michael Christopher
Title:
Assessing the Impact of Arctic Glacial History on Walrus Genetic Structure and Diversity Through Time Using Ancient Mitochondrial DNA
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
ancient DNA
mitochondrial DNA
walrus
phylogenetic analysis
molecular biology
glacial history
population genetics
File:
Download Cousar_Honors_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

7. ANALYZING MITOCHONDRIAL GENETIC DIVERSITY AND DNA DAMAGE IN ANCIENT PASSENGER PIGEON SPECIMENS FROM MUSEUMS

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Open Access
Author:
Shaw, Robert E.
Title:
ANALYZING MITOCHONDRIAL GENETIC DIVERSITY AND DNA DAMAGE IN ANCIENT PASSENGER PIGEON SPECIMENS FROM MUSEUMS
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
genetic diversity
passenger pigeon
ancient DNA
File:
Download Thesis_RobertShaw.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

8. The Function of Microtubule Polarity in Drosophila Dendrites

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Open Access
Author:
Parmar, Manpreet Kaur
Title:
The Function of Microtubule Polarity in Drosophila Dendrites
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Microtubule Polarity
Dendrites
Drosophila melanogaster
Minus-end-out microtubule
Plus-end-out microtubule
polarized trafficking
Kap3RNAi
Rtnl2RNAi
Class I neuron
ddaE
morphology
endosomes
mitochondria
File:
Download Parmar_Manpreet_FunctionofMicrotubulePolarityinDrosophilaDendrites__Final_4-9-12_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Gong Chen, Faculty Reader

10. A qualitative study on first-semester Penn State women's social networks, drinking patterns, and risk for sexual assault

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Open Access
Author:
Love, Gillian Ashley Romberger
Title:
A qualitative study on first-semester Penn State women's social networks, drinking patterns, and risk for sexual assault
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
college transition
social networks
drinking patterns
hooking up
sexual assault
File:
Download Love_Gillian_AQualitativeStudy.pdf.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Patricia Barthalow Koch, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader

11. Effects Of Transgenic Virus Resistance On Populations Of Cucurbita Texana

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Open Access
Author:
Deveney, Troy Wilson
Title:
Effects Of Transgenic Virus Resistance On Populations Of Cucurbita Texana
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Cucurbita pepo
Erwinia tracheiphyla
plant-herbivore-pathogen interaction
virus resistant transgene
zucchini yellow mosaic
File:
Download Deveney_Final_Thesis_v2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrew George Stephenson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

14. Leveraging Disturbance Autocorrelation to Achieve Management Goals at Minimal Cost

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Open Access
Author:
Garrison, Andrew James
Title:
Leveraging Disturbance Autocorrelation to Achieve Management Goals at Minimal Cost
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Autocorrelation
Competition
Disturbance
Disturbance aspects
Reciprocal-Yield Law
Species coexistence
File:
Download Garrison_Andrew_leveraging_disturbance_autocorrelation.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Katriona Shea, Thesis Supervisor
Katriona Shea, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader

16. Methylation of the Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Promoter in the Mesolimbic Pathway

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Open Access
Author:
Witowski, Rachel L
Title:
Methylation of the Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Promoter in the Mesolimbic Pathway
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
methylation
epigenetics
LINE elements
Gdnf
glial derived neurotrophic factor
nicotine
drug addiction
File:
Download Witowski_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David John Vandenbergh, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Faculty Reader

17. Population Structure of the Cold Seep Tubeworm Seepiophila jonesi (polychaeta, Siboglinidae)in the Gulf Of Mexico

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Open Access
Author:
Huang, Chunya
Title:
Population Structure of the Cold Seep Tubeworm Seepiophila jonesi (polychaeta, Siboglinidae)in the Gulf Of Mexico
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
vestimentiferan
tubeworms
Gulf of Mexico
population genetics
population structure
Seepiophila jonesi
microsatellites
File:
Download Huang_finalthesis_032614.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Faculty Reader

18. The Game Has Changed: Do Accommodations Level the Playing Field, or Alter the Sport?

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Open Access
Author:
O'brien, Sean T
Title:
The Game Has Changed: Do Accommodations Level the Playing Field, or Alter the Sport?
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
accommodations
modifications
students with special needs
education
UDL
Braille
extended time
File:
Download OBrien_Honors_Thesis_2014.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Richard Cyr, Thesis Supervisor
William Carlsen, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader
Richard Cyr, Thesis Honors Advisor

20. MOLECULAR EVOLUTIOINARY GENETICS OF THE DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA THIRD CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENTS.

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Open Access
Author:
Leopold, Ian Stuart
Title:
MOLECULAR EVOLUTIOINARY GENETICS OF THE DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA THIRD CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENTS.
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Drosophila pseudoobscura
cline
inversion mutation
third chromosome
File:
Download 2014_03_31_Leopold_Ian_Thesis_SWS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Bernhard Lüscher, Thesis Honors Advisor

21. Effects of Sequence Complementarity and Argonaute Slicing Activity on RNA-Dependent DNA Methylation in Arabidopsis

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Open Access
Author:
Page, Charles A
Title:
Effects of Sequence Complementarity and Argonaute Slicing Activity on RNA-Dependent DNA Methylation in Arabidopsis
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Biology
Plant Biology
File:
Download 2014_04_04_Page_Charlie_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

24. Lasting Impact and Recovery From the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill of a Deepwater Coral Community in the Gulf of Mexico

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Open Access
Author:
Fu, Bo
Title:
Lasting Impact and Recovery From the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill of a Deepwater Coral Community in the Gulf of Mexico
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
coral
deepwater horizon
oil
gulf of mexico
hydroid
File:
Download thesis_format__final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Charles Raymond Fisher Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

26. Competitive Advantage of an Introgressed Transgene in the Presence of Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus on the Male Function of Cucurbita pepo ssp. texana

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Open Access
Author:
Weakland, Danelle Rae
Title:
Competitive Advantage of an Introgressed Transgene in the Presence of Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus on the Male Function of Cucurbita pepo ssp. texana
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Cucurbita pepo
virus resistant transgene
Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus
competitive advantage
selective benefit
File:
Download Weakland_Complete_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrew George Stephenson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

28. Diversity of Short Sequences Among Genomes of Inversion Strains in Drosophila Pseudoobscura

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Open Access
Author:
Lee, Megan E
Title:
Diversity of Short Sequences Among Genomes of Inversion Strains in Drosophila Pseudoobscura
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Drosophila Pseudoobscura
Drosophila
inversion strains
short sequences
repeats
inversion
cline
polymorphic
motifs
File:
Download Lee_Megan_DiversityofShortSequencesofDrosophilaPseudoobscura.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Richard W Ordway, Thesis Honors Advisor

29. The origin and evolution of inversion breakpoint sequences on the third chromosome of Drosophila pseudoobscura

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Open Access
Author:
Randolph, Haley Elizabeth
Title:
The origin and evolution of inversion breakpoint sequences on the third chromosome of Drosophila pseudoobscura
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
chromosomal rearrangement
breakpoint sequence evolution
inversion mutation
paracentric inversion
Drosophila pseudoobscura
File:
Download HER_thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

31. Characterization of Neutral Sphingomyelinase in Plasma and PBMCs and the Role of Sphingolipid Enzymes in Pathology.

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Open Access
Author:
Dobson, Jennifer Lauren
Title:
Characterization of Neutral Sphingomyelinase in Plasma and PBMCs and the Role of Sphingolipid Enzymes in Pathology.
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Sphingolipid enzymes
sphingolipid pathway
neutral sphingomyelinase
Neurodegenerative diseases
psychiatric disorders
File:
Download 2016_04_06_Jenny_Thesis_FINAL_4_11.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Cyr, Thesis Honors Advisor

32. The differential effects of all-trans retinoic acid on retinoic acid receptor (RAR) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARβ/δ)-dependent signaling in the human NGP neuroblastoma cancer cell line.

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Open Access
Author:
Krevitz, Jacqueline Anne
Title:
The differential effects of all-trans retinoic acid on retinoic acid receptor (RAR) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARβ/δ)-dependent signaling in the human NGP neuroblastoma cancer cell line.
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
PPAR
neuroblastoma
ngp
retinoic acid
atra
rar
cancer
File:
Download Jacqueline_Krevitz_final_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jeffrey Maurice Peters, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

35. The Impact of Co-Infections with Medium and High Virus Virulence on the Length and Fecundity of Trichostrongylus retortaeformis

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Open Access
Author:
Hake, Emily A
Title:
The Impact of Co-Infections with Medium and High Virus Virulence on the Length and Fecundity of Trichostrongylus retortaeformis
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
myxoma
helminth
co-infection
virulence
File:
Download Hake_Emily_thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Isabella Cattadori, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

38. Genetic Analysis of Protection from Environmental Stress-Induced Degeneration: Characterization of a Loss of Function Drosophila Mutant for the Cytoplasmic RNA Exosome Component, dSKI2

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Open Access
Author:
Moon, Mackenzie Taylor
Title:
Genetic Analysis of Protection from Environmental Stress-Induced Degeneration: Characterization of a Loss of Function Drosophila Mutant for the Cytoplasmic RNA Exosome Component, dSKI2
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Drosophila melanogaster
neurodegeneration
heat shock
pele
SKI2
Ski complex
infertility
File:
Download Moon_Mackenzie_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Richard W Ordway, Thesis Supervisor
Richard W Ordway, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader

39. INVESTIGATING THE LARVAL COMPETITIVE ABILITIES OF DIFFERENT CHROMOSOMAL INVERSION PATTERNS WITHIN DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA

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Open Access
Author:
Kutz, David James
Title:
INVESTIGATING THE LARVAL COMPETITIVE ABILITIES OF DIFFERENT CHROMOSOMAL INVERSION PATTERNS WITHIN DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Inversion
polymorphism
heterogeneous environment
competitive ability
competition
File:
Download Kutz_Thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Axtell, Thesis Honors Advisor

41. Investigation of cell wall uptake, trafficking, and organization in Arabidopsis thaliana using a metabolically incorporated click reporter

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Open Access
Author:
Price, Emma Caroline
Title:
Investigation of cell wall uptake, trafficking, and organization in Arabidopsis thaliana using a metabolically incorporated click reporter
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
arabidopsis thaliana
pectin
click chemistry
CuAAC
SPAAC
fluorescence
microscopy
plant cell wall
fucose alkyne
File:
Download Price_ThesisFinal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Charles T Anderson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor