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53. Micro-finance, Macro-challenges: An Analysis of the Effect of Political Instability on Microfinance Operations

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Open Access
Author:
Ross, Laura Elizabeth
Title:
Micro-finance, Macro-challenges: An Analysis of the Effect of Political Instability on Microfinance Operations
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
microfinance
political instability
cambodia
india
haiti
File:
Download Ross_Laura_MicrofinanceInstability_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Gretchen G Casper, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

56. Socio-Economic Conditions of Southern and Eastern European Immigrants in the United States, 1880-1924

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Open Access
Author:
Reitenauer, Owen William
Title:
Socio-Economic Conditions of Southern and Eastern European Immigrants in the United States, 1880-1924
Area of Honors:
Global Studies (Berks/Lehigh)
Keywords:
Migration; United States;
File:
Download Reitenauer_Owen_Socio-Economic_Conditions_of_European_Migrants.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Randall Arlin Fegley, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Kirwin Ray Shaffer, Faculty Reader

57. Manufacturing: Understanding Lean and Green

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Open Access
Author:
McClurken, Matthew Steven
Title:
Manufacturing: Understanding Lean and Green
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
Lean
Manufacturing
Sustainability
Triple Bottom Line
Product Design
Life-Cycle Assessment
Energy Management
Design for Environment
File:
Download McClurken_Matthew_ManufacturingUnderstandingLeanAndGreen.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Felisa Del Carmen Preciado, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

58. An Evaluation of Grass-roots Philanthropy, With Particular Focus on THON, the Pennsylvania State University IFC/Pan-hellenic Dance Marathon

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Open Access
Author:
Marone, Victoria Ray
Title:
An Evaluation of Grass-roots Philanthropy, With Particular Focus on THON, the Pennsylvania State University IFC/Pan-hellenic Dance Marathon
Area of Honors:
Management
Keywords:
Philanthropy
Charity
Charity Navigator
File:
Download Marone_Victoria_DanceMarathon.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Augustus Colangelo, Thesis Supervisor
Srikanth Paruchuri, Thesis Honors Advisor

59. The potential of genotypically diverse cultivar mixtures for controlling aphid populations in wheat

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Open Access
Author:
Shoffner, Alexandra Victoria
Title:
The potential of genotypically diverse cultivar mixtures for controlling aphid populations in wheat
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Biology and Entomology
Keywords:
cultivar
genotypic diversity
pest
productivity
Rhopalosiphum padi L.
wheat
volatiles
File:
Download Shoffner_Alexandra_potentialofgenotypicallydiverse.pdfDownload Fig1_final.jpgDownload Fig2_final.jpgDownload Fig3_final.jpgDownload Fig4_final.jpgDownload Fig5.jpg
Thesis Supervisors:
John Frazier Tooker, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Michael Craig Saunders, Thesis Honors Advisor

60. An In Vitro Fluid Dynamic Study of a Continuous Flow Device Outlet in Relation to Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome

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Open Access
Author:
Lani, Ryan Anthony
Title:
An In Vitro Fluid Dynamic Study of a Continuous Flow Device Outlet in Relation to Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
laser Doppler velocimetry (LDV)
HeartMate II
von Willebrand factor (vWF)
ventricular assist devices (VAD)
fluid dynamics
File:
Download Lani_Ryan_An_In_Vitro_Fluid_Dynamic_Study_of_a_Continuous_Flow_Device.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
Steven Deutsch, Faculty Reader

63. Exploratory Study of Hafnium Nitride and Zirconium Nitride Formation Using Laser-sustained Plasma

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Open Access
Author:
Strait, Timmy Lee
Title:
Exploratory Study of Hafnium Nitride and Zirconium Nitride Formation Using Laser-sustained Plasma
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
hafnium nitride
zirconium nitride
laser-sustained plasma
laser plasma
nitride coatings
File:
Download Strait_Timmy_ExploratoryStudyofHafniumandZirconium.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Judith A Todd Copley, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Vladimir Semak, Faculty Reader

64. Improved Reaction Force Isolation Motor Simulation and Design

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Open Access
Author:
Gavin, Robert Edward
Title:
Improved Reaction Force Isolation Motor Simulation and Design
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
wire bonder
isolation system
MATLAB
simulation
Kulicke and Soffa
File:
Download Gavin_Robert_Thesis_FinalDraft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eric Russell Marsh, Thesis Supervisor
Barbara A. Shaw, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Sean N Brennan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

65. Analysis of Receptive and Expressive Vocabulary Test Performance in Children of Varying Language Abilities

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Open Access
Author:
Alberts, Rachel Leah
Title:
Analysis of Receptive and Expressive Vocabulary Test Performance in Children of Varying Language Abilities
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
Semantic Representation
Specific Language Impairment
PPVT
EVT
Expressive and Receptive Vocabulary
File:
Download Spring_2012_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Krista M Wilkinson, Faculty Reader

67. Synthesis of Carbon-supported Zero-valent Nanoiron from Nanoporous Silica Templates for Environmental Remediation

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Open Access
Author:
Seibel, Elizabeth Marie
Title:
Synthesis of Carbon-supported Zero-valent Nanoiron from Nanoporous Silica Templates for Environmental Remediation
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
carbon supported nanoiron
zerovalent nanoiron
environmental remediation
targeting
File:
Download Seibel_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Thomas E Mallouk, Thesis Supervisor
Przemyslaw Maslak, Thesis Honors Advisor
Christine Dolan Keating, Faculty Reader

70. The Cost of Weather Forecast Error in Electricity Prices in Southeastern Pennsylvania

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Open Access
Author:
Decuollo, Alecia Grace
Title:
The Cost of Weather Forecast Error in Electricity Prices in Southeastern Pennsylvania
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Economics and Energy, Business and Finance
Keywords:
Electricity
Forecast/Observation Weather
Energy
File:
Download DeCuollo_Alecia_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
George Spencer Young, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew Nathan Kleit, Thesis Supervisor
Jonathan P Mathews, Thesis Honors Advisor
James R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor

71. Building Digital Brand Relationships: Interactions Between Brands and Consumers

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Open Access
Author:
Kingsbury, Stephen John
Title:
Building Digital Brand Relationships: Interactions Between Brands and Consumers
Area of Honors:
Marketing
Keywords:
consumer-brand relationships
Brand Relationship Quality
self-connection
interdependence
relationship warmth
File:
Download Stephen_Kingsbury_-_Final_Undergraduate_Thesis_-_Final_Version_-_Spring_2012.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Supervisor
Margaret Grace Meloy, Faculty Reader
Jennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Honors Advisor

72. Assault in domestic violence cases: evaluating the gender, sexual orientation, and attractiveness of the initiator

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Open Access
Author:
Coughlin, Lauren Marie
Title:
Assault in domestic violence cases: evaluating the gender, sexual orientation, and attractiveness of the initiator
Area of Honors:
Applied Psychology (Berks/Lehigh)
Keywords:
Domestic Abuse; Bystander Effect; Likeability; Attractiveness; J
File:
Download Lauren_Coughlin_assaultindomesticviolencecases.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Brenda L Russell, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor

73. On Ignorance and Bliss: an analysis of the applicability of Rawlsian theory as a model for ethical decision-making in triage scenarios

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Open Access
Author:
Dungan, Rachel Elizabeth
Title:
On Ignorance and Bliss: an analysis of the applicability of Rawlsian theory as a model for ethical decision-making in triage scenarios
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
John Rawls
triage
ethical decision-making
economic game theory
File:
Download Dungan_Rachel_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Gary King, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Honors Advisor

74. Assessing the Effectiveness of Video Tutorials on Knowledge Transfer and Retention During Machining Training

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Open Access
Author:
Harder, Todd Thomas
Title:
Assessing the Effectiveness of Video Tutorials on Knowledge Transfer and Retention During Machining Training
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Retention
Machining
Tutorial
Knowledge
Audiovisual
Learning
Video Tutorial
Machining Training
File:
Download ToddHarder_AssessingVideoTutorials.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Supervisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Honors Advisor

76. The Effect of Added Carbon Dioxide on the Relationship between Chemiluminescence and Flame Heat Release in Premixed Natural Gas Combustion Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Mulvaney, Kathleen Mara
Title:
The Effect of Added Carbon Dioxide on the Relationship between Chemiluminescence and Flame Heat Release in Premixed Natural Gas Combustion Systems
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
combustion
natural gas
chemiluminescence
stationary gas turbines
exhaust gas recirculation
laminar premixed combustion
File:
Download mulvaney_senior_thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Thesis Supervisor
Barbara A. Shaw, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

78. Sequential Learning and Gesture Production in Children with Specific Language Impairment

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Open Access
Author:
Manocchio, Christina Marie
Title:
Sequential Learning and Gesture Production in Children with Specific Language Impairment
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
specific language impairment
gesture production
motor skills
sequential learning
implicit learning
communication
File:
Download ChristinaManocchio_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor
Erinn Heer Finke, Faculty Reader
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor
Erinn Heer Finke, Faculty Reader

79. Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Diagnostic Tool in the Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in Mice

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Open Access
Author:
Hobelmann, Kealan Christian
Title:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Diagnostic Tool in the Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in Mice
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
MRI
diabetic retinopathy
diabetes
radiofrequency coil
magnetic resonance imaging
File:
Download 1-Hobelmann_Kealan_DiabeticRetinopathyMRI.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Thomas Neuberger, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor

80. Investigation of Static Load Effects on Active Vibration Based Structural Health Monitoring

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Open Access
Author:
Long, Justin Allan
Title:
Investigation of Static Load Effects on Active Vibration Based Structural Health Monitoring
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
structural
health
monitoring
static
loading
aerospace
structures
airplane
helicopter
File:
Download Long_Justin_StructuralHealthMonitoring.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen Clarke Conlon, Thesis Supervisor
Dennis K Mclaughlin, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader

81. Approach Towards Transition Through Special Education and the Sociocultural Theory

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Open Access
Author:
Nero, Brianne Alyce
Title:
Approach Towards Transition Through Special Education and the Sociocultural Theory
Area of Honors:
Special Education
Keywords:
sociocultural
special education
Gee
Lindfor
Cambourne
education
theory
transition
File:
Download Brianne.Nero.thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Richard M Kubina Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Richard M Kubina Jr., Thesis Honors Advisor
Kathleen M Mckinnon, Faculty Reader

82. Cd4+ T cell help as an indirect requirement for the development of functional Cd8+ T cell memory

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Open Access
Author:
Cheung, Julie Fang
Title:
Cd4+ T cell help as an indirect requirement for the development of functional Cd8+ T cell memory
Area of Honors:
Immunology and Infectious Disease
Keywords:
CD4
CD8
T Cell
Memory
Immune system
Immunological memory
Vaccine
File:
Download THESIS_FINAL_HURRAH.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sorujit Sarkar, Thesis Supervisor
James Endres Howell, Thesis Honors Advisor

84. Perceiving Women’s Anger in the Workplace: Does Racial Ethnicity or Occupational Rank Matter?

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Yidi
Title:
Perceiving Women’s Anger in the Workplace: Does Racial Ethnicity or Occupational Rank Matter?
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
perceptions of women
workplace
professional women
anger
angry woman
emotional expression
stereotypes
intersectional
File:
Download Li_Yidi_final_perceivingwomensanger.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephanie A Shields, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Richard Alan Carlson, Thesis Honors Advisor

86. Comparison of risk-taking tendencies between White and Asian American undergraduate students

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Open Access
Author:
Yousef, Jacob M
Title:
Comparison of risk-taking tendencies between White and Asian American undergraduate students
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
Riskiness
Balloon Analogue Risk Task
Sensation Seeking
White
Asian
Resistance to Peer Influence
File:
Download yousef_jacob_riskinessinwhitesandasians.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen Jeffrey Wilson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Richard Alan Carlson, Thesis Honors Advisor

87. A Proposal for the Application of Culturally Grounded Narrative Theory and Stigma Management Communication in Exploring Help Seeking Behaviors Among Depressed College Students

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Open Access
Author:
Reichert, Emily Cheryl
Title:
A Proposal for the Application of Culturally Grounded Narrative Theory and Stigma Management Communication in Exploring Help Seeking Behaviors Among Depressed College Students
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
stigma
depression
help seeking
narrative
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Reichert.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael L Hecht, Thesis Supervisor
Lori Ann Bedell, Thesis Honors Advisor

89. Exploring the Rules of Symmetry in the Human Body through the Analysis of Asymmetric Craniosynostosis Disorders

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Open Access
Author:
Stella, Jennifer Marie
Title:
Exploring the Rules of Symmetry in the Human Body through the Analysis of Asymmetric Craniosynostosis Disorders
Area of Honors:
Anthropology
Keywords:
symmetry
asymmetry
skull
craniosynostosis
morphometrics
File:
Download Stella_Jennifer_rulesofsymmetry.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joan Therese Richtsmeier, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Michael Ryan, Thesis Honors Advisor

90. The effect of atmospheric composition on the production of hydrogen cyanide: implications for the origin of life

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Open Access
Author:
Gruen, Danielle Sarah
Title:
The effect of atmospheric composition on the production of hydrogen cyanide: implications for the origin of life
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
prebiotic chemistry
origin of life
spark discharge
hydrogen cyanide
File:
Download DanielleGruenThesis
Thesis Supervisors:
Christopher Howard House, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Blair Hedges, Thesis Honors Advisor

91. Utilization of Advisory Councils in Pennsylvania Secondary Agriculture Education Programs

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Open Access
Author:
Masser, Douglas Timothy
Title:
Utilization of Advisory Councils in Pennsylvania Secondary Agriculture Education Programs
Area of Honors:
Agricultural and Extension Education
Keywords:
advisory councils
agricultural education
File:
Download Masser_Douglas_AdvisoryCouncilsinPA.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Daniel Douglas Foster, Thesis Supervisor
Daniel Douglas Foster, Thesis Honors Advisor
John Ewing, Faculty Reader

92. The Development of Microtubule Polarity and Organelle Localization in the Dendrites of Drosophila Neurons

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Open Access
Author:
Hill, Sarah Elizabeth
Title:
The Development of Microtubule Polarity and Organelle Localization in the Dendrites of Drosophila Neurons
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Drosophila
microtubules
polarity
dendrites
ribosomes
mitochondria
Apc2
neuron
File:
Download Hill_Sarah_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Melissa Rolls, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Wendy Hanna-Rose, Faculty Reader

95. Exploring the Impact of the Antiviral Drug Ribavirin on RNA Viruses in Honey Bees and the Presence of RNA Viruses in Bees in Brazil

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Open Access
Author:
Freiberg, Michael Andrew Thompson
Title:
Exploring the Impact of the Antiviral Drug Ribavirin on RNA Viruses in Honey Bees and the Presence of RNA Viruses in Bees in Brazil
Area of Honors:
Elective Area of Honors - Entomology
Keywords:
honey bee
Apis mellifera
ribavirin
Deformed wing virus
Sacbrood virus
Black queen cell virus
Brazil
stingless bee
File:
Download Michael_Freiberg-_Honors_Thesis_May_2012.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Diana Lynn Cox Foster, Thesis Supervisor
Diana Lynn Cox Foster, Thesis Honors Advisor
Edwin George Rajotte, Faculty Reader

96. Neighborhood Stress and Substance Use in Disadvantaged Inner City Mothers: an Examination of Executive Functioning as a Moderator

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Open Access
Author:
Kilkelly, Brian Francis
Title:
Neighborhood Stress and Substance Use in Disadvantaged Inner City Mothers: an Examination of Executive Functioning as a Moderator
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
Neighborhood stress
substance use
executive functioning
File:
Download Kilkelly_Brian_FinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sandra T Azar, Thesis Supervisor
William Ray, Thesis Honors Advisor

97. The Effect of Marital Status and Having Biological Children on the Weight Perceptions of Normal Weight Women

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Open Access
Author:
Kotlarz, Kathryn Virginia
Title:
The Effect of Marital Status and Having Biological Children on the Weight Perceptions of Normal Weight Women
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
Normal Weight Women
Married
Perception
Overweight
Just Right
Birth
File:
Download Kotlarz_Schreyers_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mmartin, Thesis Supervisor
Rebecca L Corwin, Thesis Honors Advisor

98. Investigating the Link Between Ethnicity and Civil War Onset: A Case Analysis of Ethnic Minority Groups in India

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Open Access
Author:
Chroman, Sara Jill
Title:
Investigating the Link Between Ethnicity and Civil War Onset: A Case Analysis of Ethnic Minority Groups in India
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
Ethnicity
ELF Index
Civil War Onset
File:
Download Chroman_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Douglas William Lemke, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor

99. An Exploratory Case Study of Beekeeping In Kenya: The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Achieving Sustainability

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Open Access
Author:
Righter, Greta Bishop
Title:
An Exploratory Case Study of Beekeeping In Kenya: The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Achieving Sustainability
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Community, Environment, and Development and Entomology
Keywords:
beekeeping
Kenya
indigenous knowledge
international development
sustainability
precautionary principle
File:
Download Righter_Greta_BeekeepingDevelopmentKenya.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Maryann Tomasko Frazier, Thesis Supervisor
Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Michael Craig Saunders, Thesis Honors Advisor