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1552. Chemogenetically Induced Activation of Cortical Somatostatin Interneurons Results in Enhanced Pyramidal Neuron Activity in Rodent Models

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Author:
Hutsell, Alexander
Title:
Chemogenetically Induced Activation of Cortical Somatostatin Interneurons Results in Enhanced Pyramidal Neuron Activity in Rodent Models
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Chronic Stress
Chemogenetic Manipulation
Prelimbic Cortex
medial prefrontal cortex
Somatostatin Interneurons
Pyramidal Cells
Inhibition and Excitation in the brain
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Thesis Supervisors:
Bernhard Luscher, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Honors Advisor

1554. The Effects of Media Ownership on Editorial Endorsements for President: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis

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Author:
Riddle, Lilly
Title:
The Effects of Media Ownership on Editorial Endorsements for President: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
media
newspapers
endorsements
bias
slant
presidential endorsements
hedge funds
private equity firm
investment company
ownership
editors
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Thesis Supervisors:
Krishna Prasad Jayakar, Thesis Supervisor
Douglas Lemke, Thesis Honors Advisor
Patrick Robert Parsons, Thesis Supervisor

1557. How Do Social Movements Impact Gender Inequality? The Effects of the Arab Spring Protests on Women in the Middle East and North Africa Region

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Open Access
Author:
Bratton, Olivia
Title:
How Do Social Movements Impact Gender Inequality? The Effects of the Arab Spring Protests on Women in the Middle East and North Africa Region
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
Gender Inequality
Arab Spring
MENA
Women's Rights
Social Movements
Protest Intensity
Political Opportunity
Public Opinion
File:
Download Olivia_Bratton_Thesis-_How_Do_Social_Movements_Impact_Gender_Inequality__.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Daniel Tavana, Thesis Supervisor
Giancarlo Visconti, Thesis Honors Advisor

1559. How Perceived Madness Lets Leaders Capture the Benefits of Nuclear Superiority

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Open Access
Author:
Brauser, Benjamin
Title:
How Perceived Madness Lets Leaders Capture the Benefits of Nuclear Superiority
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
Political Science
International Relations
Nuclear Weapons
Diplomacy
Madman Theory
File:
Download Brauser_Benjamin_Madness_and_Nuclear_Superiority.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Roseanne Mc Manus, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

1560. How Humans, as the Inventors of the Negative, Utilize the Negative in Their Search for Metaphysical Answers: A Comparative Study of Kenneth Burke and St. Thomas Aquinas

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Open Access
Author:
Briselli, Julia
Title:
How Humans, as the Inventors of the Negative, Utilize the Negative in Their Search for Metaphysical Answers: A Comparative Study of Kenneth Burke and St. Thomas Aquinas
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
Kenneth Burke
Thomas Aquinas
Rhetoric
Negativity
Naming
Transcendence
Kenneth Burke
Thomas Aquinas
Rhetoric
Negativity
Naming
Transcendence
File:
Download Julia_Briselli_Final_Thesis_1.1.24.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ekaterina Haskins, Thesis Supervisor
Mary High, Thesis Honors Advisor

1561. The Opioid Crisis and Crime: Understanding the Relationship Between Opioid Dispensing Rates and Crime Rates in the United States

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Open Access
Author:
Ackerman, Catherine
Title:
The Opioid Crisis and Crime: Understanding the Relationship Between Opioid Dispensing Rates and Crime Rates in the United States
Area of Honors:
Criminology
Keywords:
Opioid Crisis
Opioid
Prescribing
Crime Rates
Dispensing Rates
Drugs/Violence Nexus
Arrest Rates
File:
Download The_Opioid_Crisis_and_Crime-Understanding_the_Relationship_Between_Opioid_Dispensing_Rates_and_Crime_Rates_in_the_United_States_-_Catherine_Ackerman.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Holly Nguyen, Thesis Supervisor
Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

1564. Arachnid Authorship: Intertextual Web-Weaving as a Reflection of Women’s Authorial Identities

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Open Access
Author:
Burns, Sydney
Title:
Arachnid Authorship: Intertextual Web-Weaving as a Reflection of Women’s Authorial Identities
Area of Honors:
English (University College)
Keywords:
women writers
feminism
early modern
textile
web
weaving
arachne
early modern women writers
renaissance
Queen Elizabeth I
Mary Queen of Scots
Esther Inglis
Isabella Whitney
Mary Sidney Herbert
Aemilia Lanyer
Mary Wroth
Margaret Cavendish
File:
Download Burns_Sydney_Arachnid_Authorship_Intertextual_Web_Weaving_as_a_Reflection_of_Women_s_Authorial_Identities.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Marcy Lynne North, Thesis Supervisor
Claire Mary Colebrook, Thesis Honors Advisor

1566. Decoding the AI Zeitgeist: A Thematic Analysis of Internet Memes About Artificial Intelligence

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Open Access
Author:
Chen, Krista
Title:
Decoding the AI Zeitgeist: A Thematic Analysis of Internet Memes About Artificial Intelligence
Area of Honors:
Advertising/Public Relations
Keywords:
internet memes
cultural attitudes
thematic analysis
artificial intelligence
File:
Download Krista_Chen_SHC_Thesis_2024.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Heather Shoenberger, Thesis Supervisor
Heather Shoenberger, Thesis Honors Advisor
Cindy Lin, Faculty Reader

1567. Stellar communication: A qualitative content analysis of space science communicators on Instagram

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Open Access
Author:
Colvin, Lauren
Title:
Stellar communication: A qualitative content analysis of space science communicators on Instagram
Area of Honors:
Advertising/Public Relations
Keywords:
Science communication
Space science
Social media
Branding
Instagram
File:
Download ColvinLauren-ThesisFinal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephanie Madden, Thesis Supervisor
Denise Sevick Bortree, Thesis Honors Advisor

1572. Who Needs To Watch Black Violence?: An Exploration of the Implications of Reenacting Black Suffering for Entertainment Purposes in Slave Films

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Open Access
Author:
Howell, Troi
Title:
Who Needs To Watch Black Violence?: An Exploration of the Implications of Reenacting Black Suffering for Entertainment Purposes in Slave Films
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
Film
Slavery
Slave Films
Depictions of Black Suffering
Implications of Filmic Reenactment
File:
Download Honors_Thesis_Final__7_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Janet Wynne Lyon, Thesis Supervisor
Claire Mary Colebrook, Thesis Honors Advisor

1574. The Lure and Lore of Atlantis: An Analysis and History of Plato's Timeless and Controversial Myth

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Open Access
Author:
Kitch, Kristen
Title:
The Lure and Lore of Atlantis: An Analysis and History of Plato's Timeless and Controversial Myth
Area of Honors:
Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Keywords:
Atlantis
Plato
Myth
Reception
File:
Download The_Lure_and_Lore_of_Atlantis_-_FINAL_Thesis__Template_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Laura Marshall, Thesis Supervisor
Gonzalo Rubio, Thesis Honors Advisor

1575. A Comparative Study of Adolescent Sexual Victimization in South Korea and the United States

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Open Access
Author:
Kim, Min
Title:
A Comparative Study of Adolescent Sexual Victimization in South Korea and the United States
Area of Honors:
Sociology
Keywords:
adolescent
sexual victimization
cross-national
South Korea
United States
File:
Download Kim_Min_A_Comparative_Study_of_Adolescent_Sexual_Victimization_in_South_Korea_and_the_United_States.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Richard B Felson, Thesis Supervisor
Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

1576. Adolescent Anxiety and the Role of Parental Support of Child Emotion Regulation during COVID-19 pandemic

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Open Access
Author:
Lee, Jihee
Title:
Adolescent Anxiety and the Role of Parental Support of Child Emotion Regulation during COVID-19 pandemic
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
adolescent
anxiety
COVID-19
Emotion regulation
Parent Support
reappraisal
expressive suppression
rumination
File:
Download Lee_Jihee_Adolescent_Anxiety_and_the_Role_of_Parental_Support_of_Emotion_Regulation_during_COVID-19_Pandemic.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sarah Myruski, Thesis Supervisor
Frank Gerard Hillary, Thesis Honors Advisor

1578. The Economic and Political Impacts of Renewable Energy Policy on Women in Sub-Saharan African Nations

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Open Access
Author:
Palkon, Carley Anne
Title:
The Economic and Political Impacts of Renewable Energy Policy on Women in Sub-Saharan African Nations
Area of Honors:
International Affairs
Keywords:
renewable energy
female political participation
female economic participation
development studies
sub-Saharan Africa
climate change
File:
Download FINAL_Palkon_Thesis__2_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Xun Cao, Thesis Supervisor
Giancarlo Visconti, Thesis Honors Advisor

1580. Bilingualism and Business: The Importance of Language in International Business

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Open Access
Author:
Pershica, Lily
Title:
Bilingualism and Business: The Importance of Language in International Business
Area of Honors:
Global and International Studies
Keywords:
International Business
Bilingualism
Global Relations
Benefits
Challenges
Market Penetration
Leadership
Expatriate
File:
Download Final_Thesis__LPershica.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lauren Halberstadt, Thesis Supervisor
Krista Brune, Thesis Honors Advisor

1581. Sextus, Mill, and Open-Minded Inquiry: Confronting America’s Epistemic Dilemma

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Open Access
Author:
Phillips, Madison
Title:
Sextus, Mill, and Open-Minded Inquiry: Confronting America’s Epistemic Dilemma
Area of Honors:
Philosophy
Keywords:
John Stuart Mill
Sextus Empiricus
ancient skepticism
free speech
political polarization
open-mindedness
civil deliberation
truth
knowledge
dissent
echo chambers
filter bubbles
freedom of thought
social media
media literacy
John Stuart Mill
Sextus Empiricus
ancient skepticism
free speech
political polarization
open-mindedness
civil deliberation
truth
knowledge
dissent
echo chambers
filter bubbles
media literacy
Internet
news media
epistemology
File:
Download PHILLIPS_FINAL_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Christopher Robert Moore, Thesis Supervisor
Brady Bowman, Thesis Honors Advisor

1584. Reading Sad Girl Literature: Understanding the Implications of an Emerging Genre through Close Readings of "Normal People" and "My Year of Rest and Relaxation"

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Open Access
Author:
Reber, Elizabeth
Title:
Reading Sad Girl Literature: Understanding the Implications of an Emerging Genre through Close Readings of "Normal People" and "My Year of Rest and Relaxation"
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
Sally Rooney
Ottessa Moshfegh
Close Reading
Sad Girl
Millennial Literature
Millennial Fiction
Millennial
Gen X
Social Media
Normal People
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Sad Girl Literature
Dissociative Feminism
Feminist Critique
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Libby_Reber.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Supervisor
Matt Tierney, Thesis Honors Advisor

1586. Exploring the Impact of Disinformation on the Internet on Both the Official and Unofficial International Relations Among States

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Open Access
Author:
Renz, Ethan
Title:
Exploring the Impact of Disinformation on the Internet on Both the Official and Unofficial International Relations Among States
Area of Honors:
Global and International Studies
Keywords:
Disinformation
International Relations
Diplomacy
Conflict
Geopolitics
File:
Download Renz_Ethan_Exploring_the_Impact_of_Disinformation_on_the_Internet_on_Both_the_Official_and_Unofficial_International_Relations_Among_States.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sommer N Mitchell, Thesis Supervisor
Krista Brune, Thesis Honors Advisor

1587. Asking Essential Questions: Recentering the Past, Unraveling Assumptions, and Envisioning a More Holistic & Realistic Food System

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Open Access
Author:
Seigworth, Jenna
Title:
Asking Essential Questions: Recentering the Past, Unraveling Assumptions, and Envisioning a More Holistic & Realistic Food System
Area of Honors:
Sustainability Leadership
Keywords:
food apartheid
food desert
retail inequality
food system
sustainable food system
alternative food movement
racial equity
social justice
food justice
food equity
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Document__Submit_SRS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sherri A Mason, Thesis Supervisor
Sherri A Mason, Thesis Honors Advisor
Molly Bernice Monahan Lang, Faculty Reader

1588. Identifying the Impact of Gender and Social Status on Perceptions of Credibility Regarding Child-Centered Advocacy Efforts on Social Media

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Open Access
Author:
Smith, Nia
Title:
Identifying the Impact of Gender and Social Status on Perceptions of Credibility Regarding Child-Centered Advocacy Efforts on Social Media
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Psychology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Keywords:
advocacy
childhood sexual abuse
gender
social status
File:
Download NLS_Revised_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jes Matsick, Thesis Supervisor
Susan Simkins, Thesis Honors Advisor
Tracy Rutler, Thesis Honors Advisor

1590. Confrontations with Absurdity and Disorder: A Comparative Analysis between Dante Alighieri’s Inferno and Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

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Open Access
Author:
Snyder, Victoria
Title:
Confrontations with Absurdity and Disorder: A Comparative Analysis between Dante Alighieri’s Inferno and Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
logic
philosophy
political thought
time
didactics
Dante
Inferno
Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
absurdity
disorder
journey
guide
allegory
identity
religion
pedagogy
Wonderland
File:
Download Confrontations_with_Absurdity_and_Disorder_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Claire Mary Colebrook, Thesis Supervisor
Claire Mary Colebrook, Thesis Honors Advisor
Matt Tierney, Faculty Reader

1591. Analysis of National Hockey League Statements and Actions Regarding Concussions and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)

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Open Access
Author:
Smichnick, Sydney
Title:
Analysis of National Hockey League Statements and Actions Regarding Concussions and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
Area of Honors:
Advertising/Public Relations
Keywords:
NHL
National Hockey League
Chronic Traumatic Encephalophathy
CTE
Concussions
File:
Download Sydney_Smichnick_-_Schreyer_Thesis_-_2024.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John R Affleck, Thesis Supervisor
Denise Sevick Bortree, Thesis Honors Advisor

1592. A Study of The Turkish Republic’s Claims to Regional Power, with a Brief Look at the Late Ottoman Period, 1870-2024

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Open Access
Author:
Sweeney, Trey
Title:
A Study of The Turkish Republic’s Claims to Regional Power, with a Brief Look at the Late Ottoman Period, 1870-2024
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
Turkey
Europe
Middle East
Kurds
Armenia
Nationalism
Ottoman Empire
World War I
World War II
Cold War
File:
Download Trey_Sweeney_Thesis_Complete.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sophie C De Schaepdrijver, Thesis Supervisor
Jacob F. Lee, Thesis Honors Advisor

1593. The Influence of Masks on Behavior and its Consequences: Panopticism and Neoliberalism in Below Deck Down Under

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Open Access
Author:
Strunk, Alexandra
Title:
The Influence of Masks on Behavior and its Consequences: Panopticism and Neoliberalism in Below Deck Down Under
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
Panopticism
Neoliberalism
Panoptic Neoliberalism
Below Deck
Below Deck Down Under
File:
Download Strunk-_Panopticism_and_Neoliberalism_in_Below_Deck_Down_Under.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Christian P Haines, Thesis Supervisor
Claire Mary Colebrook, Thesis Honors Advisor

1594. B*tch Better Have My Money: The Artist Brand Impact of the Super Bowl Halftime Show

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Open Access
Author:
Tague, Kathryn
Title:
B*tch Better Have My Money: The Artist Brand Impact of the Super Bowl Halftime Show
Area of Honors:
Advertising/Public Relations
Keywords:
public relations
football
brand
pop culture
brand strategy
NFL
National Football League
The Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl Halftime Show
Rihanna
File:
Download Kathryn_Tague___Schreyer_Honors_College_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John R Affleck, Thesis Supervisor
Denise Sevick Bortree, Thesis Honors Advisor

1596. From Ur to Masada: Antiquities Policy and State Building in Palestine/Israel and Iraq, 1919-1950

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Open Access
Author:
Welp, Julia
Title:
From Ur to Masada: Antiquities Policy and State Building in Palestine/Israel and Iraq, 1919-1950
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
antiquities
antiquities policy
archaeology
Palestine
Israel
Iraq
MENA
Middle East
state building
legitimacy
British mandate
Britain
British Empire
colonialism
File:
Download Welp_Julia_From_Ur_to_Masada_Antiquities_Policy_and_State_Building_in_Palestine_Israel_and_Iraq_1919-1950.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Laura Robson, Thesis Supervisor
Jacob F. Lee, Thesis Honors Advisor

1597. Exploring Extremism: A Mixed-Methods Investigation into Online Community Engagement, Radicalization Processes, and Real-World Violence

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Open Access
Author:
Weber, Alexa
Title:
Exploring Extremism: A Mixed-Methods Investigation into Online Community Engagement, Radicalization Processes, and Real-World Violence
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
Online radicalicalization
Extremist violence
Online platforms
Radicalization
File:
Download Exploring_Extremism-_Weber__2024_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Andrew Vitek, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

1600. Public Opinion and Presidential Policymaking: Exploring the Impact of the Public’s Most Important Problems on Presidential Executive Orders between 1947 and 2021

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Wittenberg, Max
Title:
Public Opinion and Presidential Policymaking: Exploring the Impact of the Public’s Most Important Problems on Presidential Executive Orders between 1947 and 2021
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
Executive Orders
Presidency
Public Opinion
File:
Download Final_Draft__1_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael J Nelson, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor