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Author:

Motley, Caitlin Ann

Title:

The Effects of Medical Malpractice Legislation: Caps, Liability Insurance Premiums, and Physician Supply in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Area of Honors:

Health Policy and Administration

Keywords:

malpractice
liability insurance
physician supply
tort reform

File:

Download Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Rhonda BeLue, Thesis Supervisor
Karen Volmar, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Rhonda Be Lue, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dennis G Shea, Faculty Reader

Author:

Reiher, Christopher Anthony

Title:

Preparation of 2-(Trifluoromethyl)-2-Propenal

Area of Honors:

Chemistry

Keywords:

retrocycloaddition
trifluoromethyl
cycloaddition
dioxin

File:

Download Final_Draft-Chris_Reiher_2.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Raymond Lee Funk, Thesis Supervisor
Raymond Lee Funk, Thesis Supervisor
Kenneth S Feldman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Wang, Christine Alice

Title:

SEED DISPERSAL BY MIMUS POLYGLOTTOS AND TYRANNUS DOMINICENSIS INTO ABANDONED FARMLANDS IN PUERTO RICO

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

tyrannus
mimus
seed dispersal
forest regeneration

File:

Download Christine_Alice_Wang_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Tomás A. Carlo, Thesis Supervisor
Tomás A. Carlo, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Cyr, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Hudspath, Caleb Blaine

Title:

Molecular Identification and Diversity Assessment of Armored Scaled Insects from Southeastern United States

Area of Honors:

Biology (Behrend)

Keywords:

armored scaled insects
phylogenetic analysis
molecular identification

File:

Download Complete_thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Matthew E Gruwell, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew E Gruwell, Thesis Supervisor
Michael A Campbell, Thesis Honors Advisor
Paul Edward Barney Jr., Faculty Reader

Author:

Cogan, Cody Clair

Title:

POLYACRYLAMIDE APPLICATION TO STORMWATER TO INCREASE SEDIMENT DEPOSITION

Area of Honors:

Environmental Resource Management

Keywords:

Polyacrylamide
stormwater
sediment
deposition

File:

Download Cogan_Final_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Albert R Jarrett, Thesis Supervisor
Albert R Jarrett, Thesis Supervisor
Robert David Shannon, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Kropp, Chantal Colette

Title:

AN EVALUATION OF TELEPHONE AND INTERNET BASED METHODS FOR ASSESSING DIETARY INTAKES

Area of Honors:

Nutritional Sciences

Keywords:

assessing dietary intakes
telephone dietary intakes
internet dietary intakes
24-hour dietary recalls

File:

Download FinalDraftThesisPaperPDF.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Terryl Johnson Hartman, Thesis Supervisor
Terryl Johnson Hartman, Thesis Supervisor
Diane Crisman Mitchell, Thesis Supervisor
Rebecca L Corwin, Thesis Honors Advisor
Gordon Lee Jensen, Faculty Reader

Author:

Longacre, Christian Charles

Title:

DEVELOPMENT OF A VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBOCHARGER THRUST BEARING

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

tribology
thrust bearing
turbocharger

File:

Download Longacre_Christian_VariableGeometryThrustBearing2.pdfDownload Longacre_Christian_VariableGeometryThrustBearing.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Liming Chang, Thesis Supervisor
Liming Chang, Thesis Supervisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Comer, Carly Diana

Title:

Age- and Sex-Specific Effects of Tetrahydrobiopterin Supplementation on Peripheral Artery Stiffness

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Biology and Kinesiology

Keywords:

arterial stiffness
pressure-strain elastic modulus
brachial artery
common femoral artery
tetrahydrobiopterin

File:

Download Comer_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Nathan Proctor, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Honors Advisor
David Nathan Proctor, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Cameron, Chelsea

Title:

A TAXONOMY OF INSTRUCTIONAL REPRESENTATIONS IN HISTORY INSTRUCTION

Area of Honors:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Educational Psychology
Textbook
Verbal Representations
Nonverbal Representations
History Instruction

File:

Download Cameron_Final_Honors_Thesis_Draft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Peggy Van Meter, Thesis Supervisor
Peggy Noel Van Meter, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Rayne Audrey Sperling, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Coover, Courtney Elizabeth

Title:

THE VALUE OF EXTRACURRICULAR PARTICIPATION AMONG ADOLESCENTS: BENEFITS TO EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND

Area of Honors:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

adolescents
add health
educational aspirations

File:

Download Thesis_Final_Copy_4.20.11.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Hobart Cleveland, Thesis Supervisor
Hobart Harrington Cleveland III, Thesis Supervisor
Jennifer Lynne Crissman Ishler, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Kathryn Bancroft Hynes, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Conn, Caitlin Elizabeth

Title:

Evolution and Extinction of West Indian Skinks (Scincidae)

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

evolution
systematics
extinction

File:

Download Conn-Thesis-2011.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. S Blair Hedges, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel J Cosgrove, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Kuhns, Catherine Emily

Title:

Do differences between siblings' personal characteristics impact differences between siblings in the parent-child relationship?

Area of Honors:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

academic achievement
risky behavior
parent-child relationships
siblings
peer competence

File:

Download FINAL_DRAFT_THESIS.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Susan Marie Mc Hale, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Susan Marie Mc Hale, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Kathryn Bancroft Hynes, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mingey, Caitlin

Title:

Health Communications and Malaria: The Applicability of EPPM in Predicting Bed Net Use

Area of Honors:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

malaria
bed nets
Extended Parallel Process Model
Mozambique

File:

Download CaitlinMingeyThesisFinalVersion.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Rachel Annette Smith, Thesis Supervisor
Rachel Annette Smith, Thesis Supervisor
Lori Ann Bedell, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Balogh, Christopher F

Title:

The Examination of Factors that Affect Males' Purchase Decisions

Area of Honors:

Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management

Keywords:

purchase decisions

File:

Download Thesis_2011_Version_2.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Deborah Lee Kerstetter, Thesis Supervisor
Deborah Lee Kerstetter, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Andrew Justin Mowen, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Yuan, Chuling

Title:

THE STORY OF UNAFFORDABLE HOUSING IN CHINA

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Economics and Finance

Keywords:

filtering model
unaffordable housing
Chinese housing

File:

Download Thesis_Chuling_Yuan.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

N Edward Coulson, Thesis Supervisor
N Edward Coulson, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Hanlon, Christopher James

Title:

VERIFYING AN AUTOMATED DECISION ALGORITHM USED FOR FLIGHT DECISIONS IN THE SPARTICUS CAMPAIGN

Area of Honors:

Meteorology

Keywords:

automated decision algorithm

File:

Download chris_hanlon_honors_thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Johannes Verlinde, Thesis Supervisor
Johannes Verlinde, Thesis Supervisor
Paul Markowski, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Edwards, Christopher Pierce

Title:

Financial Market Responses to Policy Options in Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Singapore during the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

financial markets
policy options
1997 crisis
asian financial crisis
singapore
indonesia
hong kong

File:

Download THESIS_FINAL_April_18.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Bumba Mukherjee, Thesis Supervisor
Subhanan Mukherjee, Thesis Supervisor
David Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

McCready, Curran Shields

Title:

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A MODEL REDEFINED BY UNDERGRADUATE PHENOMENA AND THE PENN STATE DANCE MARATHON

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

social entrepreneurship
THON
Penn State Dance Marathon

File:

Download McCready_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Michelle Lowry, Faculty Reader
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Friedenberger, Corey W.

Title:

Design of Low-Profile Deployable Systems for University CubeSats

Area of Honors:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

deployable
deployment
boom
CubeSat
engineering design
space systems
space systems engineering
trade study
rapid prototyping
triax
OSIRIS

File:

Download friedenberger-corey-designcubesatdeployables-final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Sven G Bilén, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sven G Bilén, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Graham Melton, Faculty Reader
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Noack, Clint

Title:

Evaluating a novel approach for heavy metal leaching control in coal combustion fly ash

Area of Honors:

Environmental Systems Engineering

Keywords:

fly ash
heavy metals
environmental and health risks

File:

Download cwn5016_Final_thesis_submission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Mark Stephen Klima, Thesis Supervisor
Mark Stephen Klima, Thesis Supervisor
Mku Thaddeus Ityokumbul, Faculty Reader
Mark Stephen Klima, Thesis Honors Advisor