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Author:

Harrison, Rachel Laura

Title:

The Effect of Amicus Curiae Briefs on the United States Supreme Court

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Amicus Curiae Brief
United States Supreme Court

File:

Download RACHEL_HARRISON_THESES_V1.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Adam Wass Nye, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Reeves, Erica Nicole

Title:

TARGETED REGULATION OF ABORTION PROVIDER LAWS: HOW BURDENSOME RESTRICTIONS IMPACT ABORTION ACCESSIBILITY

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

TRAP laws
Targeted Regulation of Abortion Provider laws
abortion access
abortion clinics
abortion rate

File:

Download Thesis_1.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Erin Allyson Heidt-Forsythe, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Purcell, Johnna Frances

Title:

Comprehensive Sexual Education Policy and Public Health Outcomes

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Sexual Education
Sexual Education Policy
State Policy

File:

Download Johnna_Purcell_Thesis_Submission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Eric Plutzer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Chassard, Luke Arthur

Title:

BOND YIELDS AND SPREADS DURING PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Bonds
Spreads
Yields
Elections
Campaigns

File:

Download Chassard_Luke_BondsandElections...pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Subhanan Mukherjee, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Velenchuk, Timofey

Title:

War and Conflict in Regime Transitioning States

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

War
Regime change
regime transition
democratization
autocratization
democratization and war
autocratization and war
eastern europe
soviet union
former soviet union
cold war
post-cold war
post cold war
conflict
MIDs
mids
mid
militarized interstate disputes
militarized interstate dispute
Romanian revolution
Tajikistani civil war
bi-polar powers
major powers

File:

Download Timofey_Velenchuk_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Douglas William Lemke, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Rohan, Emma

Title:

State Policy Impact on Market Share of Charter Schools

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

education policy
education
charter schools
public schools
K-12 education
United States
state policy

File:

Download RohanHonorsThesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Eric Plutzer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Petruzzi, Hannah Marie

Title:

Explaining Senators' Votes on Supreme Court Appointment

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Supreme Court
Confirmation
Confirmation Politics
Partisanship
Senate Polarization
Polarization
Supreme Court Appointment
Appointment

File:

Download Petruzzi_Hannah_ExplainingSenatorsVotesOnSupremeCourtAppointment.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Michael J Nelson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Giotto, Gabriella Nicole

Title:

INTERSECTIONALITY AND ABORTION LEGISLATION: WOMEN LEGISLATORS, RACE AND 2010-2013 STATE ABORTION LAWS

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Intersectionality
women
politics
abortion
state legislature
state abortion policy
women of color
race
2011
2013
United States
Black women
committee
incorporation

File:

Download GiottoFinalThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Gardner, James Michael

Title:

CHANGES IN CITY ELECTIONS AFTER A SWITCH IN FORM OF GOVERNMENT

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

City Government
Form of City Government
Local Elections
Voter Turnout

File:

Download thesis_final_draft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Faculty Reader

Author:

Stromswold, Madison Allynn

Title:

Political Determinants of K-12 Education Spending in State Legislatures

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

State Legislatures
State Politics
Lobbying
Professionalism
Partisanship
Education Funding
K-12 Education
U.S. States
State Spending

File:

Download Stromswold_Madison_PolEdu.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Eric Plutzer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Williams, Lydia

Title:

Understanding Change in Turkey's Education Policy Towards Syrian Refugee Children

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Turkey
Syrian refugees
education
policy
temporary education centers

File:

Download Lydia_Williams_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Juliette Tolay, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Woessner, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Macaluso, Kaylyn Ann

Title:

BREXIT: AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF AGE AND GENDER

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Brexit
2016 EU Referendum
United Kingdom
Age
Gender
Remain
Leave
EU
European Union
UK

File:

Download MacalusoThesisFinal.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Beeby, Thomas

Title:

EXPLORING THE LENGTH OF THE JUDICIAL CONFIRMATION PROCESS BETWEEN THE 95TH AND 114TH CONGRESS

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Judicial Confirmation Process
Supreme Court
District and Circuit Courts
Senate Polarization
Ideological Distance Between the President and Senate Majority Party
Judicial Ideology
Unified Government

File:

Download BeebyThesis-SP2019.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Amir Shawn Fairdosi, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Stem, Anthony Walton

Title:

Examining The Effect of Subconstituencies on Legislative Outcomes

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

subconstituency
Congress
agriculture

File:

Download FINAL11.11.19Stem_Anthony_Subconstituencies.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Marie Hojnacki, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Morgan, Jayde

Title:

A Transnational Study on the Connection Between Women's Empowerment and Terrorism Within States

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Women's empowerment
terrorism
abortion
transnational

File:

Download Jayde_Morgan_Senior_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James A Piazza, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Moon, Alexander

Title:

Patriotism in the United States: Measurements, Trends, and Effects from External Threats

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Political Science
Patriotism
Natural Disasters
School Shootings

File:

Download Moon_Alexander_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Peter K Hatemi, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Castoe, Jenni

Title:

Equivalency Frames in the #MeToo Era: Do They Matter?

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

media framing
equivalency frames
#MeToo movement

File:

Download JenniCastoe_SchreyerHonorsThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Eric Plutzer, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Rothenberg, Jaclyn

Title:

Family and Medical Leave: The Rhetoric of Paid Family Leave

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Paid family leave
family leave
maternity leave
paternity leave
parental leave
sick leave
political parties
women
gender
race
seniority
committee assignment
target populations
issue definition
issue framework
Family and Medical Leave

File:

Download Rothenberg_Jaclyn_Family_and_Medical_Leave_-_The_Rhetoric_of_Paid_Family_Leave.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Marie Hojnacki, Thesis Supervisor
Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bamgbose-Martins, Motunrayo

Title:

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and Congressional Productivity

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Campaign Finance
Congressional Productivity

File:

Download Bamgbose-Martins_thesis_4.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Bruce A Desmarais, Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bernstein, Andrew

Title:

politicizing the immigration courts: the effect of the trump administration on the board of immigration appeals

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

Immigration adjudication
Bureaucracy
Trump
Obama
Judicial hierarchy
Department of Justice
Board of Immigration Appeals

File:

Download Andrew_Bernstein_Final_Thesis_Draft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael J Nelson, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor