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7502. The Effects of Differing Species of Bacillus on Arabidopsis thaliana thaliana in High Salinity Environments

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Open Access
Author:
Dobbins, Elizabeth
Title:
The Effects of Differing Species of Bacillus on Arabidopsis thaliana thaliana in High Salinity Environments
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Biotechnology and Plant Sciences
Keywords:
Salinity
PGPR
Bacillus
Biotechnology
Plant Science
Arabidopsis
File:
Download E.Dob_Honors_Thesis_Master.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Beatrice Sirakaya, Thesis Supervisor
Lorraine C Santy, Thesis Honors Advisor
Surinder Chopra, Thesis Honors Advisor

7504. Replacing Pharmacy Benefit Managers: Exploring Reconstructing The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

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Open Access
Author:
Merola, Megan
Title:
Replacing Pharmacy Benefit Managers: Exploring Reconstructing The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
Pharmacy Benefit Manager
PBM
Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
Vertical Integration
Rebate
Spread Pricing
File:
Download Megan_Merola_Thesis_2025.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Kevin Linderman, Thesis Honors Advisor

7505. An Exploration of Digital Privacy Topics in K-12 Computer Science Education Standards Across the United States

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Open Access
Author:
Bhide, Ashnaa
Title:
An Exploration of Digital Privacy Topics in K-12 Computer Science Education Standards Across the United States
Area of Honors:
Cybersecurity Analytics & Operations
Keywords:
K-12
Data Privacy
Cybersecurity
Education Standards
Digital Citizenship
Computer Science
Education
Policies and Governance
Artificial Intelligence
File:
Download Bhide_Ashnaa_Thesis_2025.pdfDownload Dataset.xlsx.zip
Thesis Supervisors:
Priya Kumar, Thesis Supervisor
Nick Giacobe, Thesis Honors Advisor

7507. Timing and Nature of Early Alcohol Use's Role in Current Drinking Behaviors of Young Adults

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Open Access
Author:
Baughman, Blake
Title:
Timing and Nature of Early Alcohol Use's Role in Current Drinking Behaviors of Young Adults
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
alcohol
alcohol use disorder
adolescent
drinking
bing drinking
AUD
TAC
File:
Download Baughman_Blake_Timing_and_Nature_of_Early_Alcohol_Use_s_Role_in_Current_Drinking_Behaviors_of_Young_Adults.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael A Russell, Thesis Supervisor
C. Guilherme Becker, Thesis Honors Advisor

7509. Navigating Risk and Resilience: The Relationship Between Learning Disabilities, Special Education Programs, and Delinquent Behavior

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Open Access
Author:
Stein, Sarah
Title:
Navigating Risk and Resilience: The Relationship Between Learning Disabilities, Special Education Programs, and Delinquent Behavior
Area of Honors:
Criminology
Keywords:
ADHD
Autism
Delinquency
Learning Disability
Special Education
Suspension
Impulsivity
Externalizing Behaviors
Gender
Peer Delinquency
File:
Download Navigating_Risk_and_Resilience-The_Relationship_Between_Learning_Disabilities__Special_Education_Programs__and_Delinquent_Behavior.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David M Ramey, Thesis Supervisor
Gary J Adler, Jr., Thesis Honors Advisor

7510. Enhancing Inter-material Bond Strength in 3D Printing using a Custom Adhesive Application Toolhead

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Open Access
Author:
Sacherich, Adam
Title:
Enhancing Inter-material Bond Strength in 3D Printing using a Custom Adhesive Application Toolhead
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering (Behrend)
Keywords:
Additive Manufacturing
Multi-material
Klipper
Adhesive
Toolhead
Lap-shear
3D Printing
FDM
FFF
File:
Download AdamSacherichSchreyerThesis25.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Seyed Hamid Reza Sanei, Thesis Supervisor
Adam Scott Hollinger, Thesis Honors Advisor

7512. Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Ultrasound Localization Microscopy: A Simulation Framework for Blood Flow Imaging

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Open Access
Author:
El Mantawi, Amr
Title:
Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Ultrasound Localization Microscopy: A Simulation Framework for Blood Flow Imaging
Area of Honors:
Computer Engineering
Keywords:
ULtrasound
ULM
Physics Informed Neural Network
PINN
Simulation
Blood Flow
File:
Download Amr_El_Mantawi_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mohamed Khaled Almekkawy, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Collins, Thesis Honors Advisor

7514. Broadband Noise Sources for Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing Vehicle Rotor Designs

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Open Access
Author:
Modi, Prem
Title:
Broadband Noise Sources for Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing Vehicle Rotor Designs
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
eVTOL
Acoustics
Broadband Noise
OASPL
Rotors
Design
Aerospace Engineering
Tip-Mach Number
Number of Blades
Hub Radius
File:
Download BROADBAND_NOISE_SOURCES_FOR_ELECTRIC_VERTICAL_TAKE-OFF_AND_LANDING_VEHICLE_ROTOR_DESIGNS__PREM_MANOJ_MODI_-_SPRING_2025_-_SCHREYER_HONORS_COLLEGE_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Supervisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Honors Advisor
Puneet Singla, Faculty Reader

7516. The Polarity Problem: Analyzing the Effect of Party Systems on Affective Polarization

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Open Access
Author:
Schmidt, Cassandra
Title:
The Polarity Problem: Analyzing the Effect of Party Systems on Affective Polarization
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
Affective Polarization
Two-Party System
Polarization
Party System
United States
Leader Affective Polarization
Party Affective Polarization
Partisan
File:
Download Cassandra_Schmidt-_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joseph Wright, Thesis Supervisor
Sona N. Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor

7517. Review and Study of Microplastic Research with an Emphasis on Microplastic Release from Plastic Food Storage Containers

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Open Access
Author:
Persch, Marley
Title:
Review and Study of Microplastic Research with an Emphasis on Microplastic Release from Plastic Food Storage Containers
Area of Honors:
Polymer Engineering and Science
Keywords:
Microplastic
Literature Review
Microplastic Characterization
Plastic
Plastic Container
Plastic Food Storage Container
Microplastic Quantification
Microplastic Health Impacts
File:
Download Marley_s_Final_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Gamini Mendis, Thesis Supervisor
Gamini Mendis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Xiaoshi Zhang, Faculty Reader

7518. Optimization of a 4D In-Vitro MRI Flow Loop for Mock Aneurysm Testing

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Open Access
Author:
Shea, Ashley
Title:
Optimization of a 4D In-Vitro MRI Flow Loop for Mock Aneurysm Testing
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
intracranial aneurysm
model aneurysm geometry
4D MRI flow loop
mock circulatory flow loop
magnetic resonance imaging
pulsatile flow
damping
pneumatics
File:
Download Optimization_of_a_4D_In-Vitro_MRI_Flow_Loop_for_Mock_Aneurysm_Testing.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Melissa Brindise, Thesis Supervisor
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Thesis Honors Advisor

7519. Pronouncing the Impossible: Illicit Sequences as a Result of Phonetic Reduction in Spanish Casual Speech

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Open Access
Author:
Milner, Katherine
Title:
Pronouncing the Impossible: Illicit Sequences as a Result of Phonetic Reduction in Spanish Casual Speech
Area of Honors:
Linguistics
Keywords:
phonetic reduction
phonotactics
speech perception
perceptual repair
prothesis
File:
Download Milner_Katherine_Pronouncing-the-Impossible-Illicit-Sequences-as-a-Result-of-Phonetic-Reduction-in-Spanish-Casual-Speech.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Matthew Thomas Carlson, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Travis Putnam, Thesis Honors Advisor

7522. A Comprehensive Catalog of Impulsive Solar Energetic Electron (SEE) Events in Solar Flares: Preliminary Release Time and Event Characterization

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Author:
Wickline, Mallory
Title:
A Comprehensive Catalog of Impulsive Solar Energetic Electron (SEE) Events in Solar Flares: Preliminary Release Time and Event Characterization
Area of Honors:
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Keywords:
solar flares
space weather
solar energetic electron (SEE) events
energetic particles
heliophysics
solar physics
Solar Orbiter
high energy solar physics
particle acceleration
particle transport
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
William A Bristow, Thesis Supervisor
Raymond Gabriel Najjar, Jr., Thesis Honors Advisor

7523. The Ghost of Violence: The Irish Republican Army's Impact on Contemporary Ireland and Northern Ireland

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Open Access
Author:
Safford, Noah
Title:
The Ghost of Violence: The Irish Republican Army's Impact on Contemporary Ireland and Northern Ireland
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
Ireland
Terrorism
The Troubles
The IRA
The PIRA
The Gaelic Revival
Anglo-Irish Relations
File:
Download NoahSafford_GhostoftheIRA_Thesis2025.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Tamir Sorek, Thesis Supervisor
Cathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors Advisor

7524. Consciousness and Artificial Intelligence: Why Large Language Models Can Never Be Conscious

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Open Access
Author:
Khandelwal, Abhimanyu
Title:
Consciousness and Artificial Intelligence: Why Large Language Models Can Never Be Conscious
Area of Honors:
Philosophy
Keywords:
Consciousness
philosophy of mind
artificial intelligence
large language models
panpsychism
materialism
dualism
File:
Download Abhimanyu_Khandelwal_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Paula Droege, Thesis Supervisor
Uygar Abaci, Thesis Honors Advisor

7526. Nero’s Domus Aurea: A Reevaluation of Imperial and Divine Propaganda

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Open Access
Author:
Fobes, Keegan
Title:
Nero’s Domus Aurea: A Reevaluation of Imperial and Divine Propaganda
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
Nero
Domus Aurea
Golden House
Golden Palace
Ancient Rome
Roman Empire
Imperial Propaganda
Divine Propaganda
Propagandic Art
Neronian Propaganda
Julio-Claudian Dynasty
Flavian Dynasty
Year of the Four Emperors
Propaganda
Archaeology
File:
Download Fobes_Keegan_NerosDomusAurea.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Thomas Christopher Lawrence, Thesis Supervisor
Cathleen Denise Cahill, Thesis Honors Advisor

7528. What's More Real Than A Screen?: How Cronenberg's Artifice Exposes The False Promise of Immediacy In The Culture Industry

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Open Access
Author:
Shastry, Annika
Title:
What's More Real Than A Screen?: How Cronenberg's Artifice Exposes The False Promise of Immediacy In The Culture Industry
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
David Cronenberg
Theodor Adorno
Max Horkheimer
The Culture Industry
Remediation
Immediacy
Hypermediacy
Film Studies
Critical Theory
Media Studies
File:
Download Annika_Shastry_Finished_Honors_Thesis_-_What_s_More_Real_Than_a_Screen.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Matt Tierney, Thesis Supervisor
Matt Tierney, Thesis Honors Advisor
Kevin Michael Bell, Faculty Reader

7529. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Sorghum Derived Flavonoids as a Megaselia Halterata Management Strategy

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Open Access
Author:
Diarra, Fatima
Title:
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Sorghum Derived Flavonoids as a Megaselia Halterata Management Strategy
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Flavonoid
Megaselia Halterata
File:
Download Flavonoids_to_control_M._halterata.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael S. Wolfin, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Honors Advisor

7530. Safe and Efficient Transportation of Medical Training Devices: Analyzing Risk and Cost Factors

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Open Access
Author:
Mast, Joseph
Title:
Safe and Efficient Transportation of Medical Training Devices: Analyzing Risk and Cost Factors
Area of Honors:
Industrial Engineering
Keywords:
Optimization
Decision Theory
Risk-Based Design
Medical Devices and Equipment
Optimization
Decision Theory
Risk-Based Design
Medical Devices and Equipment
File:
Download SAFE_AND_EFFICIENT_TRANSPORATION_OF_MEDICAL_TRAINING_DEVICES_ANALYZING_RISK_AND_COST_FACTORS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Scarlett Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor

7532. Consumer Protection vs. Overregulation: Costs and Benefits of The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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Open Access
Author:
Devarakonda, Sanjana
Title:
Consumer Protection vs. Overregulation: Costs and Benefits of The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
CFPB
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Federal Agencies
Policy
Cost Benefit
File:
Download Devarakonda_Thesis_2025.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis Honors Advisor

7533. English Language Learning in Central Pennsylvania: Impact of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act

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Open Access
Author:
Janac, Catelyn
Title:
English Language Learning in Central Pennsylvania: Impact of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act
Area of Honors:
Applied Linguistics
Keywords:
immigrant integration
WIOA
adult education
English Learners
narratives
immigration policy
File:
Download Janac_Thesis_2025.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sharon Smith Childs, Thesis Supervisor
Sharon Smith Childs, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jason Jon Litzenberg, Faculty Reader

7535. Understanding the role of adversity and emotion regulation on preservice teachers’ attitude towards trauma informed education

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Open Access
Author:
Zhou, Lingyun
Title:
Understanding the role of adversity and emotion regulation on preservice teachers’ attitude towards trauma informed education
Area of Honors:
Education and Public Policy
Keywords:
Educational Psychology
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Emotion Regulation
Trauma-Informed Education
File:
Download Lingyun_Zhou_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Carlomagno Del Carmen Panlilio, Thesis Supervisor
Carlomagno Del Carmen Panlilio, Thesis Honors Advisor
Matthew T Mc Crudden, Faculty Reader

7538. A Legal Analysis of Industry Accountability in Safeguarding North American Water Quality from Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Contamination

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Open Access
Author:
Alamia, James
Title:
A Legal Analysis of Industry Accountability in Safeguarding North American Water Quality from Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Contamination
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Environmental Engineering and Global and International Studies
Keywords:
PFAS
water quality
industry accountability
North America
law and policy
agriculture
bioaccumulation
environment
File:
Download Alamia_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jamison Edward Colburn, Thesis Supervisor
Jonathan Eran Abel, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jay Regan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Esther Gomez, Thesis Honors Advisor

7539. Porosity Compaction And Mean Effective Stress: Revised Pore Pressure And Fracture Gradient Analysis Through Well Logs

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Author:
Alsadoon, Shahad
Title:
Porosity Compaction And Mean Effective Stress: Revised Pore Pressure And Fracture Gradient Analysis Through Well Logs
Area of Honors:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
PPFG
geopressure
poroelasticity
fracture gradient
pore pressure
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Amin Mehrabian, Thesis Supervisor
Eugene C Morgan, Thesis Honors Advisor

7540. Food Insecurity in the Flagship City: Access to Food in the 16501 Zip Code

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Open Access
Author:
Diplacido, Sophia
Title:
Food Insecurity in the Flagship City: Access to Food in the 16501 Zip Code
Area of Honors:
Psychology (Behrend)
Keywords:
food insecurity
mixed method research
reflexive thematic analysis
food systems
case study
File:
Download Sophia_DiPlacido_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Melanie D. Hetzel-Riggin, Thesis Supervisor
Shariffah Rahah Sheik Dawood, Thesis Honors Advisor
Michael Rutter, Faculty Reader

7542. Colloidal Synthesis and Post-Synthetic Modification of High Entropy Alloy Nanocrystals

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Restricted (Penn State Only)
Author:
Tsai, Aaron
Title:
Colloidal Synthesis and Post-Synthetic Modification of High Entropy Alloy Nanocrystals
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
Nanocrystals
High entropy
Cation exchange
Seeded growth
Inorganic synthesis
Colloids
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis Supervisor
David D Boehr, Thesis Honors Advisor
Julie L Fenton, Faculty Reader

7543. Influence of Offender and Victim Characteristics on Conformity to the Sentencing Guidelines for Sexual Offenses

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Open Access
Author:
Wilkinson, Gaia
Title:
Influence of Offender and Victim Characteristics on Conformity to the Sentencing Guidelines for Sexual Offenses
Area of Honors:
Criminology
Keywords:
conformity to the sentencing guidelines
sentencing guidelines
judicial discretion
sexual offenses
offender characteristics
crimes against minors
race
gender
age
victim age
File:
Download Wilkinson_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Gary J Adler, Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Steven Andrew Haas, Thesis Honors Advisor

7544. A Study of the Effects of New York Bail Reform on Pre-Trial Recidivism Using Propensity Score Matching and Stratification

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Author:
Keats, Mara
Title:
A Study of the Effects of New York Bail Reform on Pre-Trial Recidivism Using Propensity Score Matching and Stratification
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Bail Reform
Propensity Score
Criminal Justice
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Ewout Verriest, Thesis Supervisor
James R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor

7546. Assessing the psychological and behavioral effects of war on university students: A comparative study of conflict-affiliated and non-affiliated groups

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Open Access
Author:
Latsanych, Igor
Title:
Assessing the psychological and behavioral effects of war on university students: A comparative study of conflict-affiliated and non-affiliated groups
Area of Honors:
International Politics
Keywords:
Psychological effects of war
International conflict
Geopolitics
Student Impact
International students
File:
Download Igor_Latsaych_-_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Bracken, Thesis Supervisor
Sona N. Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor