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2. Filling Pantries, Filling Lives: Food Banks and Food (In)Security in Houston

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Author:
Mastropieri, Antoinette Marie
Title:
Filling Pantries, Filling Lives: Food Banks and Food (In)Security in Houston
Area of Honors:
Geography
Keywords:
Food
security
insecurity
food bank
Houston
Texas
File:
Download Mastropieri_Antoinette_FillingPantriesFillingLives.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Roger Michael Downs, Thesis Supervisor
Roger Michael Downs, Thesis Honors Advisor
Deryck William Holdsworth, Faculty Reader

8. Unity through Division: Reconsidering Civic Education in the United States

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Open Access
Author:
Mccaulley, Errin Todd
Title:
Unity through Division: Reconsidering Civic Education in the United States
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
civic education
education
objectivism
political theory
philosophy
File:
Download 1-McCaulley_Errin_UnitythroughDivisionReconsideringCivicEducationintheUnitedStates.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Daniel Dileo, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Laura Rotunno, Thesis Honors Advisor

13. Unconventional Natural Gas Development in Pennsylvania: Impacts and Ethics

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Open Access
Author:
Romania, Megan Joann
Title:
Unconventional Natural Gas Development in Pennsylvania: Impacts and Ethics
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Community, Environment, and Development and Philosophy
Keywords:
Unconventional Natural Gas Development
Pennsylvania
Ethics
Utilitarianism
Deontology
Socioeconomic
Health
File:
Download RomaniaFinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Vincent M Colapietro, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor
Emily Rolfe Grosholz, Faculty Reader

14. Beating a Small Town Goliath: A Social History of Citizen Resistance to Wal-mart Development

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Open Access
Author:
Wynosky, Kevin Joseph
Title:
Beating a Small Town Goliath: A Social History of Citizen Resistance to Wal-mart Development
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
Wal-Mart
Land Use
Zoning
Development
Social Activism
Citizen Resistance
Social Elitism
File:
Download wynosky_kevin_beatingasmalltowngoliath.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Gary Scott Cross, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael James Milligan, Thesis Honors Advisor

15. Museums as Public Memory Texts: A Comparison of Holocaust Museum Narratives and their Implications

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Open Access
Author:
Boscia, Nina Theresa
Title:
Museums as Public Memory Texts: A Comparison of Holocaust Museum Narratives and their Implications
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
Holocaust
Museum
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Memory
Rhetoric
File:
Download Nina_Boscia-_Final_Thesis_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen Howard Browne, Thesis Supervisor
Lori Ann Bedell, Thesis Honors Advisor

17. Perceptions of the Glass Ceiling: An Assessment of Penn State Students' Opinion on Gender and Racial Barriers in Higher Level Career Positions

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Open Access
Author:
Donovan, Kimberly Jane
Title:
Perceptions of the Glass Ceiling: An Assessment of Penn State Students' Opinion on Gender and Racial Barriers in Higher Level Career Positions
Area of Honors:
Crime, Law, and Justice
Keywords:
Key words: glass ceiling
gender
race
work
family
File:
Download finalthesis_420.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Laurie Katherine Scheuble, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

19. An Evaluation of the Relationship Between Oil Dependence and Regime Stability in the Middle East

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Open Access
Author:
Boyce, Mary Joanna
Title:
An Evaluation of the Relationship Between Oil Dependence and Regime Stability in the Middle East
Area of Honors:
International Politics
Keywords:
oil
middle east
politics
regime
stability
durability
rentier states
petropolitics
resource curse
File:
Download 1-boyce_mary_oilmiddleeaststability.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James A Piazza, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

20. Antagonist and Environment: The Duality of Giacomo Leopardi's Nature

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Open Access
Author:
Rambo, Grace Caroline
Title:
Antagonist and Environment: The Duality of Giacomo Leopardi's Nature
Area of Honors:
Italian
Keywords:
Giacomo Leopardi
ecocriticism
Romanticism
nature
William Wordsworth
anthropocentrism
ecofeminism
File:
Download Rambo_Grace_FinalSubmission_GiacomoLeopardiNature.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Maria Rosa Truglio, Thesis Supervisor
Maria Rosa Truglio, Thesis Honors Advisor
Sherry Lynnette Roush, Faculty Reader

22. Processing Based Assessment of Language and its Relation to Theory of Mind in Preschoolers

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Open Access
Author:
Lamb, Margaret Anne
Title:
Processing Based Assessment of Language and its Relation to Theory of Mind in Preschoolers
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
theory of mind
bilingual
executive function
File:
Download Lamb_Margaret_Processing_Based_Assessment_of_Language_and_its_Relation_to_Theory_of_Mind_in_Preschoolers.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Ingrid Maria Blood, Thesis Honors Advisor

23. Inanimate Casualties: An Analysis of Cultural Heritage Destruction and Looting During the Syrian Civil War and its Reoccuring Ties in Conflict

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Open Access
Author:
Pangarkar, Reema Rajeev
Title:
Inanimate Casualties: An Analysis of Cultural Heritage Destruction and Looting During the Syrian Civil War and its Reoccuring Ties in Conflict
Area of Honors:
Art History
Keywords:
Cultural Heritage
Destruction
Looting
Syria
Iraq
Conflict
File:
Download Thesis_A12_final_and_formatted.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ann Eloise Killebrew, Thesis Supervisor
Brian A Curran, Thesis Honors Advisor
Mary Lou Zimmerman Munn, Thesis Honors Advisor

25. Civil War, Guerrilla Warfare, and Terrorism: Understanding Non-state Political Violence Through the Philippines’ Moro Conflict

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Open Access
Author:
Chen, Robert Y
Title:
Civil War, Guerrilla Warfare, and Terrorism: Understanding Non-state Political Violence Through the Philippines’ Moro Conflict
Area of Honors:
International Politics
Keywords:
non-state political conflict
terrorism
civil war
non-state actor
de facto state
moro islamic liberation
philippines
File:
Download Bobby_Chen_-_Thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Douglas William Lemke, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

28. Has America Learned Its Lesson? The Treatment of Modern Veterans Compared to Vietnam Veterans

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Open Access
Author:
Ropp, Danielle Elizabeth
Title:
Has America Learned Its Lesson? The Treatment of Modern Veterans Compared to Vietnam Veterans
Area of Honors:
History (Behrend)
Keywords:
Veterans
Iraq War
Afghanistan War
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
File:
Download Ropp_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Leigh Ann Bedal, Thesis Supervisor
Leigh Ann Bedal, Thesis Honors Advisor
Richard Aquila, Faculty Reader

29. Issues Of Land Registration In Rural Latin America: the Case Of The Guatemalan Construction Company, Cassa

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Open Access
Author:
Lenze, Michelle Firing
Title:
Issues Of Land Registration In Rural Latin America: the Case Of The Guatemalan Construction Company, Cassa
Area of Honors:
Geography
Keywords:
Land Tenure
Guatemala
Latin America
CASSA
File:
Download Lenze_Thesis_IssuesofLandRegistrationinRuralGuatemala.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Susan Walker Friedman, Thesis Supervisor
Roger Michael Downs, Thesis Honors Advisor

30. Economic Crises and Financial Regulation Throughout the History of the United States

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Open Access
Author:
Mumenthaler, Rachel-paige
Title:
Economic Crises and Financial Regulation Throughout the History of the United States
Area of Honors:
International Politics
Keywords:
International Political Economy
Economics
Financial Regulation
Economic Crises
2007 Financial Crisis
Campaign Finance
File:
Download Mumenthaler_Rachel-Paige_Thesis_3.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Packer, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

31. The Rise and Fall of the Preemptive Presidency: The Great Recession and Barack Obama

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Open Access
Author:
Fraimow, Marisa Cara
Title:
The Rise and Fall of the Preemptive Presidency: The Great Recession and Barack Obama
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
Preemptive Presidency
Presidential Ethos
2008 Economic Crisis
Great Recession
Narratives
Crisis Management
File:
Download Fraimow_Marisa_PreemptivePresidency.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kirtley Hasketh Wilson, Thesis Supervisor
Lori Ann Bedell, Thesis Honors Advisor

38. Let's Talk About Sex (education): explaining State Variation In Sex Education Standards And Their Impact On University Sexual Assault Rates

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Open Access
Author:
Mccleery, Melissa Katherine
Title:
Let's Talk About Sex (education): explaining State Variation In Sex Education Standards And Their Impact On University Sexual Assault Rates
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
Sex education
sex ed
sexual assault
rape
higher ed
women's studies
higher education
File:
Download FINAL_McCleery_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

39. The Use of Path Dependence to Explain Representations of United States Industrialism in Mexico in Diego Rivera's Murals

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Open Access
Author:
Ferrari, Mary A
Title:
The Use of Path Dependence to Explain Representations of United States Industrialism in Mexico in Diego Rivera's Murals
Area of Honors:
Spanish
Keywords:
murals
path dependence theory
mexican art
diego rivera
u.s. industry
File:
Download Mary_A_Ferrari_thesis_final_draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John Andres Ochoa, Thesis Supervisor
John Lipski, Thesis Honors Advisor

40. Implications of Socioeconomic Status on Parental Internal State Language Use with Children

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Open Access
Author:
Brett, Catherine Alyssa
Title:
Implications of Socioeconomic Status on Parental Internal State Language Use with Children
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
internal state language
socioeconomic status
SES
social-emotional development
File:
Download Brett_Catherine_Implications_of_Socioeconomic_Status_on_Parental_Internal_State_Language_Use_with_Children.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Alysia Yvonne Blandon, Thesis Supervisor
Cynthia L Huang Pollock, Thesis Honors Advisor

44. Caught Between Two Transitions: How Electoral Volatility and Economic Voting Affected the Democratization of Central Eastern Europe

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Open Access
Author:
Rogers, Benjamin Harrison
Title:
Caught Between Two Transitions: How Electoral Volatility and Economic Voting Affected the Democratization of Central Eastern Europe
Area of Honors:
International Politics
Keywords:
Eastern Europe
Electoral Volatility
Comparative Politics
Economic Voting
Communism
European Union
File:
Download 1-Rogers_Benjamin_CaughtBetweenTwoTransitions.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sona Nadenichek Golder, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

45. Transformative Relationships and Empowerment

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Open Access
Author:
Ford, Ebony Latasha
Title:
Transformative Relationships and Empowerment
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
mentor
empowerment
transformative relationships
self-efficacy
community activism
power
social justice
role model
File:
Download Ford_Ebony_Transformative_Relationships_and_Empowerment.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Marinda Kathryn Harrell Levy, Thesis Supervisor
Kimberly Blockett, Thesis Honors Advisor
Pauline Bernadette Guerin, Faculty Reader

47. Media Within a Movement: the Vossische Zeitung's Coverage of the Eugenics Movement in Weimar Germany, 1919-1933

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Open Access
Author:
Marcucci, Keirstyn Nicole
Title:
Media Within a Movement: the Vossische Zeitung's Coverage of the Eugenics Movement in Weimar Germany, 1919-1933
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
Eugenics
Germany
Weimar Germany
Race-Hygiene
Eugenics Movement
Vossische Zeitung
File:
Download Thesis_final_submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Greg Eghigian, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael James Milligan, Thesis Honors Advisor

48. The Diffusion of Same-sex Marriage in the United States: An Empirical Assessment of Explanatory Factors and Differing Methods

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Open Access
Author:
Gest, Caitlin Masterson
Title:
The Diffusion of Same-sex Marriage in the United States: An Empirical Assessment of Explanatory Factors and Differing Methods
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
LGBT rights
Same-sex marriage
Policy diffusion
United States
State-level policy
State legislature
Judiciary
File:
Download GestFinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Lynn Lowery, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Honors Advisor

50. Dominating Discourse: An Evaluation of the Rhetoric and Public Relations Effectiveness of the ObamaCare Campaign Versus the Anti-ObamaCare Campaign

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Open Access
Author:
Dungan, Fallon Anne
Title:
Dominating Discourse: An Evaluation of the Rhetoric and Public Relations Effectiveness of the ObamaCare Campaign Versus the Anti-ObamaCare Campaign
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
ObamaCare
Healthcare
public relations
rhetoric
health care
File:
Download Dungan_Fallon__Dominating_Discourse-_An_Evaluation_of_the_Rhetoric_and_Public_Relations_Effectiveness_of_the_Obamacare_Campaign_Versus_the_Anti-Obamacare_Campaign.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Marcy Lynne North, Faculty Reader