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7553. Substance Use Disorder within Minority Populations: The Role of Identity in Treatment and Experience

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Open Access
Author:
Onwulata, Jaimie
Title:
Substance Use Disorder within Minority Populations: The Role of Identity in Treatment and Experience
Area of Honors:
Criminal Justice
Keywords:
substance use disorder
addiction
alcohol
minority
sexual orientation
race
asian
african american
white
pacific islander
native american
public health
File:
Download Final_Schreyer_Thesis__1_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Glenn Earl Sterner, III, Thesis Supervisor
Glenn Earl Sterner, III, Thesis Honors Advisor
David Ruth, Faculty Reader
Abigail Olabisi Akande, Thesis Honors Advisor

7554. Preschool Age Children’s Frustration and Parenting Hassles Both Account for Mothers’ and Fathers’ Negative Emotional Experience during a Child Delayed Reward Task

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Open Access
Author:
Leadbeater, Jenna
Title:
Preschool Age Children’s Frustration and Parenting Hassles Both Account for Mothers’ and Fathers’ Negative Emotional Experience during a Child Delayed Reward Task
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
parent emotion
child emotion expression
negative emotion
parenting hassles
File:
Download FINAL_THESIS_--_Jenna_Leadbeater.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Pamela Marie Cole, Thesis Supervisor
Kenneth N. Levy, Thesis Honors Advisor

7555. Characterizing Antimicrobial Resistance Genes, Virulence Genes, and Plasmids in Isolates of Salmonella Dublin Obtained Via FoodNet

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Restricted (Penn State Only)
Author:
Mackley, Jasmine
Title:
Characterizing Antimicrobial Resistance Genes, Virulence Genes, and Plasmids in Isolates of Salmonella Dublin Obtained Via FoodNet
Area of Honors:
Immunology and Infectious Disease
Keywords:
Salmonella Dublin
Salmonella
FoodNet
antimicrobial resistance
One Health
microbiome
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Erika Ganda, Thesis Supervisor
Robert Paulson, Thesis Honors Advisor

7556. Investigating Use of Machine Learning-Generated Antimicrobial Peptides for Anticancer Therapy

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Open Access
Author:
Gebremichael, Hanna
Title:
Investigating Use of Machine Learning-Generated Antimicrobial Peptides for Anticancer Therapy
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPS)
Machine Learning
Drug-Resistant Tumors
Ovarian Cancer
File:
Download GEBREMICHAELTHESIS_Final2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Scott H Medina, Thesis Supervisor
Meghan Vidt, Thesis Honors Advisor
Justin Lee Brown, Faculty Reader

7557. Utilization of Alfa-Tag System for Studying Zika Virus Life Cycle In Infected Host Cells

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Open Access
Author:
Solares, Juan Rodrigo
Title:
Utilization of Alfa-Tag System for Studying Zika Virus Life Cycle In Infected Host Cells
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
Zika Virus
Alfa-Tag System
Nanobody
Molecular cloning
Confocal fluorescence microscopy
Viral Replication
Transfection
Plaque Assay
NS2A Protein
Capsid Protein
File:
Download Juan-Rodrigo_Solares_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Joyce Jose, Thesis Supervisor
Scott E. Lindner, Thesis Honors Advisor

7560. 3D Bioprinting of an Oxygen-Releasing Hard Tissue Ink for Bone Tissue Engineering

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Open Access
Author:
Nam, Uk
Title:
3D Bioprinting of an Oxygen-Releasing Hard Tissue Ink for Bone Tissue Engineering
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
Organ Transplantation
3D Bioprinting
Bioink Optimization
Oxygen-Releasing Nanoparticles
Calcium Peroxide
Polycaprolactone (PCL) Coating
Hard-tissue Ink (HT-ink)
Hydrogel Printability
Cell viability
Tissue engineering
Collagen type-1
Chitosan
Beta-glycerophosphate
Hydroxyapatite
Artificial Organs
Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells
Cell Culture
Regenerative medicine
File:
Download Yookang_Nam_SHC_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ibrahim Tarik Ozbolat, Thesis Supervisor
Zhi-Chun Lai, Thesis Honors Advisor
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor

7561. Goddesses of the Sacred Harbor: Maritime Cult, Navigation, and Identity Across the Ancient Mediterranean Sea

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Open Access
Author:
Morrisson, S
Title:
Goddesses of the Sacred Harbor: Maritime Cult, Navigation, and Identity Across the Ancient Mediterranean Sea
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Anthropology and Classics & Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Keywords:
Religion
Anthropology
Archaeology
Mediterranean
Greece
Egypt
Phoenicia
Carthage
Sailing
Sailors
Cult
History
Classics
Isis
Tanit
Aphrodite
Astarte
Maritime
Nautical
File:
Download THESIS_MORRISSON.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mathias Hanses, Thesis Supervisor
Laurel Nichole Pearson, Thesis Honors Advisor
Gonzalo Rubio, Thesis Honors Advisor

7565. Numerical Investigation of Inlet Turbulence in an Airfoil Cascade

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Open Access
Author:
Demirel, Melik
Title:
Numerical Investigation of Inlet Turbulence in an Airfoil Cascade
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Turbulence
Inlet Distortion
Boundary Layer Ingestion
Propulsion Systems
Airbreathing Propulsion
Aerospace Engineering
Navier Stokes
RANS
URANS
Turbulence Modeling
CFD
Computational Fluid Dynamics
FFT
Inlet Turbulence
Bypass Transition
Airfoil Cascade
Turbomachinery
Turbofan
Compressor
Numerical Analysis
Engine Performance
BLI
BLI Engines
Sustainable Engines
Efficient Engines
Aircraft Engine Concepts
SST k omega
Gamma Re Theta
Unsteady Simulation
Transient Simulation
STAR-CCM+
Simcenter STAR-CCM+
Inlets
Propulsion System Integration
Aerospace
Welch Spectral Density
File:
Download DEMIREL_InletTurbulence.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David K Hall, Thesis Supervisor
Kenneth Steven Brentner, Thesis Honors Advisor
James George Coder, Thesis Supervisor

7566. Synthesis of polyacrylic acid-coated zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 nanoparticles with a hydrogen sulfide donor

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Open Access
Author:
Fetzer, Isabelle
Title:
Synthesis of polyacrylic acid-coated zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 nanoparticles with a hydrogen sulfide donor
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
zeolitic imidazolate framework-8
ZIF-8
hydrogen sulfide
H2S
polyacrylic acid
anethole dithiolethione
ADT
hydrogen sulfide donor
drug delivery system
metal-organic framework
MOF
DLS
nanoparticles
File:
Download Fetzer_Isabelle_Synthesis_of_PAA-Coated_ZIF-8_NPs_with_an_H2S_Donor.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Urara Hasegawa, Thesis Supervisor
Justin Lee Brown, Thesis Honors Advisor

7567. Leveraging Computer Vision for Nutritional Monitoring: Development of an AI Food Recognition System for Kenyan School Meals

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Open Access
Author:
Gayman, Thea
Title:
Leveraging Computer Vision for Nutritional Monitoring: Development of an AI Food Recognition System for Kenyan School Meals
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Artifical Intelligence
Dietary Assessment
File:
Download TG_HonorsThesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Hughes, Thesis Supervisor
James Harold Marden, Thesis Honors Advisor

7572. The Frontlines of Recovery: A Risk Analysis of Psychedelic Treatment for PTSD in Combat Veterans

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Open Access
Author:
Purchase, Victoria
Title:
The Frontlines of Recovery: A Risk Analysis of Psychedelic Treatment for PTSD in Combat Veterans
Area of Honors:
Security and Risk Analysis
Keywords:
PTSD
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Veterans
Military
Veteran mental health
TBI
traumatic brain injury
Psychedelics
psychedelic-assisted therapy
psilocybin
LSD
Ayahuasca
MDMA
DMT
Ibogaine
Ketamine
novel drug treatments
mental health
veteran suicide
SSRI
SNRI
Combat PTSD
military mental health
File:
Download Final_Thesis.2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Nick Andrew Diehl, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Keith Hills, Thesis Honors Advisor

7573. Treatment Options and Ways to Improve Functional Communication/Quality of Life For Individuals With Parkinson's Disease

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Open Access
Author:
Kalish, Madelyn
Title:
Treatment Options and Ways to Improve Functional Communication/Quality of Life For Individuals With Parkinson's Disease
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
Parkinson's Disease
Communication disorders
LSVT LOUD
Speak Out!
hypokinetic dysarthria
treatment options
quality of life
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Anne J Olmstead, Thesis Supervisor
Chaleece Sandberg (She/Her), Thesis Honors Advisor

7574. Towards controlled alignment and actuation behavior of 3D-printed magnetoactive polymer composites

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Open Access
Author:
Strobel, Daniel
Title:
Towards controlled alignment and actuation behavior of 3D-printed magnetoactive polymer composites
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Magnetoactive Polymer Composites
Additive Manufacturing
Direct Ink Writing
Smart Materials
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Strobel.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Supervisor
Jean-Michel Mongeau, Thesis Honors Advisor

7575. Streaming video games uses and gratifications: examining the motivations for watching streams, forming relationships, and interacting on video game streaming platforms

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Open Access
Author:
Aldarweesh, Sukainah
Title:
Streaming video games uses and gratifications: examining the motivations for watching streams, forming relationships, and interacting on video game streaming platforms
Area of Honors:
Media Studies
Keywords:
Streaming video game
Uses and Gratifications Theory
PSI
PSR
File:
Download Aldarweesh-Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Supervisor
J Dumas, Thesis Honors Advisor

7577. The Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the Workplace: A Comparison between the United States and France

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Open Access
Author:
Chambers, Aryana
Title:
The Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the Workplace: A Comparison between the United States and France
Area of Honors:
Labor and Employment Relations
Keywords:
workplace inclusion
human resource management
disability
global
legislation
File:
Download The_Inclusion_of_Persons_with_Disabilities_in_the_Workplace-__A_Comparison_between_the_United_States_and_France_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Elaine Farndale, Thesis Supervisor
Christopher Cody Stephens, Thesis Honors Advisor

7580. Extracting Induced and Wave Drag from CFD Solutions using Partial-Pressure Fields: A Case Study on the ONERA M6 Wing

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Open Access
Author:
Vogel, Anja
Title:
Extracting Induced and Wave Drag from CFD Solutions using Partial-Pressure Fields: A Case Study on the ONERA M6 Wing
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
drag decomposition
aerodynamics
Partial-Pressure Field Theory
near-field analysis
induced drag
wave drag
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
lifting-line theory
Biot-Savart
File:
Download Vogel_Anja_Extracting_Induced_and_Wave_Drag_from_CFD_Solutions_using_Partial_Pressure_Fields__A_Case_Study_on_the_ONERA_M6_Wing.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Supervisor
Robert G. Melton, Thesis Honors Advisor

7581. Electric Resistance Monitoring for CO2 Leakage Detection in a CO2 Sequestration Project

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Open Access
Author:
Alzahid, Mohammed
Title:
Electric Resistance Monitoring for CO2 Leakage Detection in a CO2 Sequestration Project
Area of Honors:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
CO2
Resistivity
Sequestration
Monitoring
File:
Download Mohammed_Alzahid_Honors_Thesis_-_Final_draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eugene C Morgan, Thesis Supervisor
Eugene C Morgan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Gregory R King, Faculty Reader

7583. Implementing an Acoustic Propagation and Scattering Model for Simulating Synthetic Aperture Sonar Data

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Brownstead, John
Title:
Implementing an Acoustic Propagation and Scattering Model for Simulating Synthetic Aperture Sonar Data
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
synthetic aperture sonar
scattering
model
File:
Download JRB_Compiled_BS_Thesis_Final_Submission_to_Schreyer_4.23.2025.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Daniel C. Brown, Thesis Supervisor
Gary L. Gray, Thesis Honors Advisor
Andrea P. Arguelles, Thesis Supervisor

7584. Exploring the Connection Between Sea Level Rise, Groundwater Level, and Liquefaction in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand

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Open Access
Author:
Louw, Gabriel
Title:
Exploring the Connection Between Sea Level Rise, Groundwater Level, and Liquefaction in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Climate Change
Sea Level Rise
Liquefaction
Earthquake
Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Saltwater Intrusion
Groundwater Modeling
FEFLOW
DPCH
File:
Download Louw_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kaleigh Yost, Thesis Supervisor
Jay Regan, Thesis Honors Advisor

7585. Design of a Frequency Tuning System for a Wind Tunnel Model Tiltrotor Wing Extension for Whirl Flutter Stability Augmentation

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Open Access
Author:
Hoover, Nathaniel
Title:
Design of a Frequency Tuning System for a Wind Tunnel Model Tiltrotor Wing Extension for Whirl Flutter Stability Augmentation
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
Whirl Flutter
Tiltrotor
Tiltrotor Wing Extension
File:
Download THESIS_NathanielHoover_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jose Palacios, Thesis Supervisor
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Honors Advisor

7586. Study of Light Propagation in Scattering Media using Born Series and Modified Born Series Methods

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Open Access
Author:
Chen, Andy
Title:
Study of Light Propagation in Scattering Media using Born Series and Modified Born Series Methods
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
Helmholtz Equation
Born Series
Modified Born Series
Absorbing Boundaries
Optical Tomography
Green's Function
File:
Download Thesis_Paper.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Zhiwen Liu, Thesis Supervisor
Tim Kane, Thesis Honors Advisor

7589. Has ChatGPT Become Dumb? Assessing The Prevalence of Misinformation and AI Hallucinations in AI Responses

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Open Access
Author:
Kizhner, Alexandra
Title:
Has ChatGPT Become Dumb? Assessing The Prevalence of Misinformation and AI Hallucinations in AI Responses
Area of Honors:
Accounting
Keywords:
Large Language Models (LLMs)
AI Hallucinations
Misinformation
Disinformation
Ethical Consideration
Anthropomorphism
Model Collapse
Construct Validity
Item Response Theory (IRT)
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
File:
Download Alexandra_Kizhner_Thesis_4.08.25.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jennifer Lynn Eury, Thesis Supervisor
Samuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Thesis Honors Advisor

7590. Biosimilars are not Generics: How Entry of ‘Highly Similar’ Competitors Affects Price

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Open Access
Author:
Stein, Aiden
Title:
Biosimilars are not Generics: How Entry of ‘Highly Similar’ Competitors Affects Price
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
Biologics
Biosimilars
Entry
Prices
Competition
Pharmaceuticals
Autocorrelation
Panel Data
Driscoll-Kraay Standard Errors
File:
Download Stein__Aiden_Thesis_5-1.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Clifford Marshall, Thesis Supervisor
Karl Schurter, Thesis Supervisor
Sung Jae Jun, Thesis Honors Advisor

7591. An Examination of the Strategic, Financial, and Regulatory Dimensions of the Capital One–Discover Acquisition

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Chin, Elizabeth
Title:
An Examination of the Strategic, Financial, and Regulatory Dimensions of the Capital One–Discover Acquisition
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions
Financial Services
Antitrust Regulation
Market Concentration
Financial Analysis
Payment Networks
File:
Download Chin_Thesis_2025.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Kevin Linderman, Thesis Honors Advisor

7592. Freezing Defined Benefit Pensions: The Impact on Equity Beta and the Role of Funding Status

open_access
Open Access
Author:
Lee, Hannah
Title:
Freezing Defined Benefit Pensions: The Impact on Equity Beta and the Role of Funding Status
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
defined benefit pension
pension freeze
defined contribution
equity beta
firm risk
corporate risk
pension funding ratio
two-way fixed effects
regression
finance
economics
File:
Download Thesis_Hannah_Lee.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stefan M Lewellen, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

7593. Critical Comparison of Augustine and Thomas Aquinas's views on Temporality

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Open Access
Author:
Zappa, Anthony
Title:
Critical Comparison of Augustine and Thomas Aquinas's views on Temporality
Area of Honors:
Philosophy
Keywords:
Time
Augustine
Aquinas
Presentism
A-theory
File:
Download Zappa_Anthony_Critical_Comparison_of_Augustine_and_Thomas_Aquinas_s_views_on_Temporality_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Uygar Abaci, Thesis Supervisor
Uygar Abaci, Thesis Honors Advisor
Christopher Robert Moore, Faculty Reader

7594. Maternal Feeding Practices & The Effect on Children’s Eating Behaviors

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Open Access
Author:
Davila Menendez, Viviana
Title:
Maternal Feeding Practices & The Effect on Children’s Eating Behaviors
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
childhood obesity
parental feeding practices
susceptibility to obesity
middle childhood
eating rate
children's eating rate
child appetitive traits
maternal restrictive feeding practices
restriction
maternal restriction
energy intake
appetitive traits
child emotional overeating
emotional overeating
overeating
Child Feeding Questionnaire
Children’s Eating Behavior Questionnaire
obesity risk
high food approach
food approach
File:
Download FINAL_Thesis_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Kathleen Loralee Keller, Thesis Supervisor
Alison D Gernand, Thesis Honors Advisor

7599. Beyond the Pages: Crafting an Imaginative Classroom Library for Young Adult Minds

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Open Access
Author:
Dehmey, Abigail
Title:
Beyond the Pages: Crafting an Imaginative Classroom Library for Young Adult Minds
Area of Honors:
Secondary Education
Keywords:
Young Adult Literature
Classroom Library
Student Choice
BookTok
Digital Literacy
Access
Social Justice
Reader Identity
File:
Download Dehmey_Abigail_BeyondThePages.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Charlotte Land, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Charlotte Land, Thesis Honors Advisor
Michelle Renee Knotts, Faculty Reader