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1. Living Walls: Varieties, Benefits and Global Distribution

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Author:
DiLauro, Alyce Anne
Title:
Living Walls: Varieties, Benefits and Global Distribution
Area of Honors:
Elective Area of Honors - Science, Technology, and Society
Keywords:
Living walls
Green roofs
Environmental and Social benefits
Penn State 2009 Solar Decathlon
Google Earth
File:
Download DiLauro_A_Thesis_Living_Walls.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Laura Guertin, Thesis Supervisor
Laura Guertin, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew Scott Lau, Faculty Reader
Laura Guertin, Thesis Honors Advisor

3. This is where I live: Photovoice as perspective on adolescent rural identity

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Open Access
Author:
Hemming, Anthony James
Title:
This is where I live: Photovoice as perspective on adolescent rural identity
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
adolescent
photovoice
image elicitation
qualitative
communication
rural
rurality
identity
File:
Download Anthony_James_Hemming_Thesis_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael L Hecht, Thesis Supervisor
Michael L Hecht, Thesis Supervisor
Michelle E Day, Thesis Supervisor
Lori Ann Bedell, Thesis Honors Advisor

5. VIOLENT VIKINGS, GENTLE HORSEMEN: THE HORSE CULTURE AND PRACTICE OF HORSEMANSHIP IN VIKING AGE SCANDINAVIA

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Author:
Miller, Andrea Leigh
Title:
VIOLENT VIKINGS, GENTLE HORSEMEN: THE HORSE CULTURE AND PRACTICE OF HORSEMANSHIP IN VIKING AGE SCANDINAVIA
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
Scandinavian Horsemanship
File:
Download Andrea_Miller_final_thesis_in_pdf.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Benjamin Thomas Hudson, Thesis Supervisor
Benjamin Thomas Hudson, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Wanner, Thesis Honors Advisor

7. SHIFTING WORLD VIEWS: SAUDI STUDENTS LIVING AND STUDYING ABROAD

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Author:
Al Thowaini, Assma M
Title:
SHIFTING WORLD VIEWS: SAUDI STUDENTS LIVING AND STUDYING ABROAD
Area of Honors:
Teaching English as a Second Language
Keywords:
Saudi
study abroad
identity
views
English
foreign language education
File:
Download SHIFTING_WORLD_VIEWS_Assma_Al_Thowaini.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Karen E Johnson, Thesis Supervisor
Karen E Johnson, Thesis Supervisor
Joan Kelly Hall, Thesis Honors Advisor
Susan G Strauss, Faculty Reader
Celeste S Kinginger, Faculty Reader

8. The Relationship Between Acculturation and Subjective Well-Being in an Asian-American Sample

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Open Access
Author:
Baker, Allison Margaret
Title:
The Relationship Between Acculturation and Subjective Well-Being in an Asian-American Sample
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
acculturation
well-being
Asian-American
Asian
culture
positive psychology
File:
Download final_thesis_BAKER.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jose Angel Soto, Ph.D., Thesis Supervisor
Jose Angel Soto, Ph.D., Thesis Supervisor
Kenneth N. Levy, Thesis Honors Advisor

11. “IS THERE STILL SOMETHING HAPPENING HERE?”: THE IMPACT OF HISTORICAL ACTIVIST CAMPUS SUB-CULTURES ON CONTEMPORARY STUDENT PROTEST, 1998-2008

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Author:
Gromis, Ashley Renee
Title:
“IS THERE STILL SOMETHING HAPPENING HERE?”: THE IMPACT OF HISTORICAL ACTIVIST CAMPUS SUB-CULTURES ON CONTEMPORARY STUDENT PROTEST, 1998-2008
Area of Honors:
Sociology
Keywords:
student protest
activist sub-cultures
File:
Download final_thesis_agromis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John David Mccarthy, Thesis Supervisor
John David Mccarthy, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor

14. THE EFFECT OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

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Author:
O'Malley, Bridget
Title:
THE EFFECT OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
The United Nations
China
environmental policy
File:
Download BridgetOMalleyHonorsThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eric Robert Hayot, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Robert Hayot, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

15. Doctor on the Warpath: How the Second World War Made Theodor Seuss Geisel

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Open Access
Author:
Gatto, Brandon Elliott
Title:
Doctor on the Warpath: How the Second World War Made Theodor Seuss Geisel
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
Theodor Seuss Geisel
Dr. Seuss
Yertle the Turtle
Horton Hears a Who!
The Sneetches
The Butter Battle Book
Second World War
World War II
File:
Download Doctor_on_the_Warpath.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sanford Ray Schwartz, Thesis Supervisor
Sanford Ray Schwartz, Thesis Supervisor
Janet Wynne Lyon, Thesis Honors Advisor
Daniel Dean Hade, Faculty Reader

17. Teacher Feedback and Student Revision: A Study on Written Feedback from a Sociocultural Perspective

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Open Access
Author:
Al Thowaini, Buthainah M
Title:
Teacher Feedback and Student Revision: A Study on Written Feedback from a Sociocultural Perspective
Area of Honors:
Applied Linguistics
Keywords:
revision strategies
Corrective Feedback
Writing instruction
File:
Download BM_Al_Thowaini_Teacher__Feedback__and_Student_Revision_Thesis_May_2010.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Suresh Canagarajah, Thesis Supervisor
Suresh Canagarajah, Thesis Supervisor
Joan Kelly Hall, Thesis Honors Advisor

18. The Effects of Worry on Discrepancy Between Reported Interpersonal Problems in Friendship Dyads

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Open Access
Author:
Pasay, Brittany
Title:
The Effects of Worry on Discrepancy Between Reported Interpersonal Problems in Friendship Dyads
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
worry
friendship
interpersonal problems
dyads
estimation
discrepancy
File:
Download honorsthesisfinal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michelle Gayle Newman, Thesis Supervisor
Michelle Gayle Newman, Thesis Supervisor
Jeanette N Cleveland, Thesis Honors Advisor

19. THE EFFECT OF THE PASSAGE OF TIME ON THE PERCEPTION OF HURTFUL MESSAGES WITHIN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS

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Author:
Better Romero, Carolina Alexandra
Title:
THE EFFECT OF THE PASSAGE OF TIME ON THE PERCEPTION OF HURTFUL MESSAGES WITHIN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
hurtful messages
romantic relationships
time
perception of hurt
File:
Download THESIS_SHC.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Denise Haunani Solomon, Thesis Supervisor
Denise Haunani Solomon, Thesis Supervisor
Lori Ann Bedell, Thesis Honors Advisor

20. The Literature of Triumph: Reflections on an English Seminar Experience

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Open Access
Author:
Peters, Carrie A
Title:
The Literature of Triumph: Reflections on an English Seminar Experience
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Civic and Community Engagement and Religious Studies
Keywords:
english seminar
social justice
literature
high school class
File:
Download this_had_better_be_it_omg.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Nicole Sheree Webster, Thesis Supervisor
Nicole Sheree Webster, Thesis Supervisor
On Cho Ng, Thesis Honors Advisor
Anne Carver Rose, Faculty Reader
Jeremy Cohen, Faculty Reader
Nicole Sheree Webster, Thesis Honors Advisor

21. Authenticity and Community in the Postmodern Spectacle: Lollapalooza as Alternative Representation

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Open Access
Author:
Smith, Creig Allen
Title:
Authenticity and Community in the Postmodern Spectacle: Lollapalooza as Alternative Representation
Area of Honors:
Media Studies
Keywords:
music festival
authenticity
community
postmodernism
File:
Download THESIS_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Charles Elavsky, Thesis Supervisor
Charles Elavsky, Thesis Supervisor
Jeanne Lynn Hall, Thesis Honors Advisor
Matthew Jackson, Faculty Reader

22. Mediator Training Theory and Practice: Mediation Unit of the Office of the Attorney General, Bureau of Consumer Complaints

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Author:
Rowe, Catherine Elizabeth
Title:
Mediator Training Theory and Practice: Mediation Unit of the Office of the Attorney General, Bureau of Consumer Complaints
Area of Honors:
Labor and Employment Relations
Keywords:
Mediation
Training
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Handbook
Program
File:
Download THESIS_ROWE_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark Sebastian Anner, Thesis Supervisor
Mark Sebastian Anner, Thesis Supervisor
Paul Clark, Faculty Reader
Mark Sebastian Anner, Thesis Honors Advisor

23. Fertility Transition and Stalling in the Face of Socioeconomic Progress and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Author:
Varner, Catherine Elaine
Title:
Fertility Transition and Stalling in the Face of Socioeconomic Progress and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
fertility
HIV/AIDS
sub-Saharan Africa
demographic transition
development
File:
Download Varner-Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Honors Advisor

28. The 'Who' of the Cigar Making Industry: Gender, Ethnicity, & Place-Traditions, 1757-1900

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Author:
Rosenfeld, Christine
Title:
The 'Who' of the Cigar Making Industry: Gender, Ethnicity, & Place-Traditions, 1757-1900
Area of Honors:
Geography
Keywords:
cigars
gender
ethnicity
demographics
Census
Seville
Ybor City
Key West
Cuba
Detroit
File:
Download ChristineRosenfeldThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Deryck William Holdsworth, Thesis Supervisor
Deryck William Holdsworth, Thesis Supervisor
Roger Michael Downs, Thesis Honors Advisor

31. An Exploration of Motherhood and Sexuality in Late-Twentieth Century African-American Literature

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Author:
MacNealy, Courtney Shane
Title:
An Exploration of Motherhood and Sexuality in Late-Twentieth Century African-American Literature
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
Toni Morrison
Sula
womanhood
motherhood
sexuality
Moynihan Report
File:
Download MacNealy_Courtney_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Christopher Dean Castiglia, Thesis Supervisor
Christopher Dean Castiglia, Thesis Supervisor
Janet Wynne Lyon, Thesis Honors Advisor
Janet Wynne Lyon, Faculty Reader

32. READING WORDS IN SENTENCE CONTEXT IN THE FIRST OR SECOND LANGUAGE: The effects of semantic constraint and cross-language ambiguity in modulating reading performance

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Author:
Ting, Caitlin Yeh-Shan
Title:
READING WORDS IN SENTENCE CONTEXT IN THE FIRST OR SECOND LANGUAGE: The effects of semantic constraint and cross-language ambiguity in modulating reading performance
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
sentence processing
bilingualism
constraint effect
cognate facilitation
File:
Download Ting_Completed_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Judith Fran Kroll, Thesis Supervisor
Judith Fran Kroll, Thesis Supervisor
Paola Eulalia Dussias, Thesis Supervisor
David A. Rosenbaum, Thesis Honors Advisor
John Lipski, Thesis Honors Advisor

35. DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFERENCES IN MATHEMATICAL LEARNING AIDED BY EMBODIMENT THROUGH GESTURE

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Author:
Wilson, Danielle Jill
Title:
DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFERENCES IN MATHEMATICAL LEARNING AIDED BY EMBODIMENT THROUGH GESTURE
Area of Honors:
Psychology (Behrend)
Keywords:
developmental
Math
Embodiment
Gesture
File:
Download DanielleWilsonFinalSchreyerThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Victoria A Kazmerski, Thesis Supervisor
Victoria A Kazmerski, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Dawn Blasko, Faculty Reader
Charisse Nixon, Faculty Reader
Victoria A Kazmerski, Thesis Honors Advisor

36. Faith as Rational Narrative Paradigm in C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity

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Open Access
Author:
Kenniston, Dillon Michael Russell
Title:
Faith as Rational Narrative Paradigm in C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences (Berks/Lehigh)
Keywords:
Lewis
Christianity
narrative
paradigm
faith
File:
Download Thesis_Final_sub.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Rachel Friedman And Dr. Weaver Santaniello, Thesis Supervisor
Rachel Friedman, Thesis Supervisor
Donna Santaniello, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor

37. Subjectivity, Language, and Loneliness in the Poetry of John Ashbery: A Social Reading

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Open Access
Author:
Hillier, David Nathan
Title:
Subjectivity, Language, and Loneliness in the Poetry of John Ashbery: A Social Reading
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
Ashbery
Avant-Garde
McCarthy
Subjectivity
Solipsism
Social
The Tennis Court Oath
Three Poems
File:
Download Honors_Thesis_-_D.N.H..pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark Stewart Morrisson, Thesis Supervisor
Mark Stewart Morrisson, Thesis Supervisor
Janet Wynne Lyon, Thesis Honors Advisor

40. The Meaning of "Diet:" A Cross-Cultural Comparison between American and Italian Food Cultures and Links to Obesity

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Open Access
Author:
Zahuranec, Diana
Title:
The Meaning of "Diet:" A Cross-Cultural Comparison between American and Italian Food Cultures and Links to Obesity
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
food culture
obesity
interviews
history
industrialized food
food industry
diet
lifestyle
quality
quantity
Mediterranean diet
anthropological
File:
Download Zahuranec_D_Thesis_AmerItalCultures.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dorothy Ann Blair, Thesis Supervisor
Dorothy Ann Blair, Thesis Supervisor
Rebecca L Corwin, Thesis Honors Advisor

42. Morningness/Eveningness Trait as a Possible Predisposing Factor in Students Selecting their College Major

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Open Access
Author:
Berlin, Emily A
Title:
Morningness/Eveningness Trait as a Possible Predisposing Factor in Students Selecting their College Major
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
circadian rhythms
morningness
eveningness
college major selection
File:
Download BERLIN_FINAL_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Frederick Martin Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Frederick Martin Brown, Thesis Supervisor
David A. Rosenbaum, Thesis Honors Advisor

45. "That Fals Traitour" and "Eadweardus Tyrannus": Robert I of Scotland and Edward I of England in the Imaginations of Late Medieval Chroniclers

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Author:
Schwab, Edward T
Title:
"That Fals Traitour" and "Eadweardus Tyrannus": Robert I of Scotland and Edward I of England in the Imaginations of Late Medieval Chroniclers
Area of Honors:
Medieval Studies
Keywords:
chronicles; Scotland; England; historiography; Rob
File:
Download honorsthesisschwab.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Benjamin Thomas Hudson, Thesis Supervisor
Benjamin Thomas Hudson, Thesis Supervisor
Jeanne Elizabeth Krochalis, Faculty Reader
Benjamin Thomas Hudson, Thesis Honors Advisor

46. National Differences in Alcohol Advertising Regulation Systems: A Comparison of the United States, France and China

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Open Access
Author:
Whittet, Emily
Title:
National Differences in Alcohol Advertising Regulation Systems: A Comparison of the United States, France and China
Area of Honors:
Advertising/Public Relations
Keywords:
french advertising
alcohol advertising
advertising
international advertising
chinese advertising
u.s. advertising
File:
Download Whittet_Thesis_1.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. George Anghelcev, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. George Anghelcev, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Susan Mary Strohm, Thesis Honors Advisor

47. Sexual Violence on Our Campus: Understanding the Barriers that Prevent Penn State Undergraduates from Accessing Supportive Resources

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Open Access
Author:
Farhi, Farnaz
Title:
Sexual Violence on Our Campus: Understanding the Barriers that Prevent Penn State Undergraduates from Accessing Supportive Resources
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Women's Studies and Civic and Community Engagement
Keywords:
Penn State
Supportive Resources
Sexual Violence
File:
Download Farnaz_Farhi_SHC_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Patricia Barthalow Koch, Thesis Supervisor
Patricia Barthalow Koch, Thesis Supervisor
Carolyn Elizabeth Sachs, Thesis Honors Advisor
Nicole Sheree Webster, Thesis Honors Advisor