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351. Adrenocorticol Levels, Reactivity, and Attunement: The Role of Religious and Social Support

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Open Access
Author:
Drake, Emily Smith
Title:
Adrenocorticol Levels, Reactivity, and Attunement: The Role of Religious and Social Support
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
religious support
social support
attunement
adrenocortisol levels
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Douglas A. Granger, Ph D, Thesis Supervisor
Douglas A. Granger, Ph D, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Honors Advisor

353. GRINDING WHEEL WEAR PREDICTION USING A DIGITAL CAMERA TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A MACHINE VISION SYSTEM

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Open Access
Author:
Cutter, Eric T
Title:
GRINDING WHEEL WEAR PREDICTION USING A DIGITAL CAMERA TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A MACHINE VISION SYSTEM
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
grinding wheel
machine vision
camera
texture
image processing
File:
Download etc127_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eric Russell Marsh, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Russell Marsh, Thesis Supervisor
Professor Matthew M Mench, Thesis Honors Advisor

354. Comparison of Continuous and Intermittent Ice Treatments After Muscle Contusion Injury Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Open Access
Author:
Fontaine, Eric Thomas
Title:
Comparison of Continuous and Intermittent Ice Treatments After Muscle Contusion Injury Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
Ice
Icing
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRI
Injury
File:
Download Comparison_of_Continuous_and_Intermittent_Ice_Treatments_After_Muscle_Contusion_Injury_Using_Magnetic_Resonance_Imaging.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Sayers John Miller III, Thesis Supervisor
Sayers John Miller III, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Nicole M Mc Brier, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Honors Advisor
Giampietro Luciano Vairo, Faculty Reader

355. "That Fals Traitour" and "Eadweardus Tyrannus": Robert I of Scotland and Edward I of England in the Imaginations of Late Medieval Chroniclers

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Open Access
Author:
Schwab, Edward T
Title:
"That Fals Traitour" and "Eadweardus Tyrannus": Robert I of Scotland and Edward I of England in the Imaginations of Late Medieval Chroniclers
Area of Honors:
Medieval Studies
Keywords:
chronicles; Scotland; England; historiography; Rob
File:
Download honorsthesisschwab.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Benjamin Thomas Hudson, Thesis Supervisor
Benjamin Thomas Hudson, Thesis Supervisor
Jeanne Elizabeth Krochalis, Faculty Reader
Benjamin Thomas Hudson, Thesis Honors Advisor

356. National Differences in Alcohol Advertising Regulation Systems: A Comparison of the United States, France and China

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Open Access
Author:
Whittet, Emily
Title:
National Differences in Alcohol Advertising Regulation Systems: A Comparison of the United States, France and China
Area of Honors:
Advertising/Public Relations
Keywords:
french advertising
alcohol advertising
advertising
international advertising
chinese advertising
u.s. advertising
File:
Download Whittet_Thesis_1.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. George Anghelcev, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. George Anghelcev, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Susan Mary Strohm, Thesis Honors Advisor

357. Financial Statement Overhaul: An Analysis of the Implementation of the Joint FASB/IASB Proposal on Financial Statement Presentation

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Open Access
Author:
Keasey, Elizabeth A.
Title:
Financial Statement Overhaul: An Analysis of the Implementation of the Joint FASB/IASB Proposal on Financial Statement Presentation
Area of Honors:
Accounting
Keywords:
financial statement presentation
convergence of financial reporting standards
File:
Download Thesis_Elizabeth_Keasey_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dan Givoly, Thesis Supervisor
Dan Givoly, Thesis Supervisor
Orie Edwin Barron, Thesis Honors Advisor

358. ATTENUATION OF MITOCHONDRIAL ZINC IMPORT THROUGH ZnT2 IN TUMORIGENIC BREAST CANCER CELLS RESULTS IN APOPTOSIS

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Open Access
Author:
Foolad, Farnaz
Title:
ATTENUATION OF MITOCHONDRIAL ZINC IMPORT THROUGH ZnT2 IN TUMORIGENIC BREAST CANCER CELLS RESULTS IN APOPTOSIS
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
zinc
breast cancer
apoptosis
znt2
File:
Download updatedthesis_FFoolad.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Shannon Leanne Kelleher, Thesis Supervisor
Shannon Leanne Kelleher, Thesis Supervisor
Rebecca L Corwin, Thesis Honors Advisor

359. Data Visualization

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Open Access
Author:
Delitsky, Fara Tracy
Title:
Data Visualization
Area of Honors:
Management Information Systems
Keywords:
data
visualization
File:
Download ThesisDelitsky.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John Jordan, Thesis Supervisor
John Jordan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

361. Sexual Violence on Our Campus: Understanding the Barriers that Prevent Penn State Undergraduates from Accessing Supportive Resources

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Open Access
Author:
Farhi, Farnaz
Title:
Sexual Violence on Our Campus: Understanding the Barriers that Prevent Penn State Undergraduates from Accessing Supportive Resources
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Women's Studies and Civic and Community Engagement
Keywords:
Penn State
Supportive Resources
Sexual Violence
File:
Download Farnaz_Farhi_SHC_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Patricia Barthalow Koch, Thesis Supervisor
Patricia Barthalow Koch, Thesis Supervisor
Carolyn Elizabeth Sachs, Thesis Honors Advisor
Nicole Sheree Webster, Thesis Honors Advisor

364. EFFECTS OF ELEVATED SALINITY ON THE MORPHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF GREEN FROG TADPOLES (LITHOBATES (RANA) CLAMITANS)

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Open Access
Author:
Samra, George
Title:
EFFECTS OF ELEVATED SALINITY ON THE MORPHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF GREEN FROG TADPOLES (LITHOBATES (RANA) CLAMITANS)
Area of Honors:
Environmental Resource Management
Keywords:
tadpole escape response salinity lithobates clamit
File:
Download George_Samra_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jacqualine Grant, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqualine Grant, Thesis Supervisor
Robert David Shannon, Thesis Honors Advisor
Margaret C Brittingham, Thesis Honors Advisor

366. MEASURING BLACK SWANS: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HIGHER-ORDER MOMENTS OF THE EQUITY RETURNS DISTRIBUTION

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Open Access
Author:
Tallman, Gregory D
Title:
MEASURING BLACK SWANS: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HIGHER-ORDER MOMENTS OF THE EQUITY RETURNS DISTRIBUTION
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
kurtosis
skewness
Gaussian
bell curve
distribution
sector
returns
Taleb
Black Swan
File:
Download ThesisTallmanFINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Olesya Grishchenko, Thesis Supervisor
Olesya Grishchenko, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

369. FUTURE IMPLICATIONS OF GPU ACCELERATION ON PRESENT CRYPTOGRAPHIC STANDARDS

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Open Access
Author:
Miller, Garrett Michael
Title:
FUTURE IMPLICATIONS OF GPU ACCELERATION ON PRESENT CRYPTOGRAPHIC STANDARDS
Area of Honors:
Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:
CPU
GPU
Cryptography
Passwords
Hashes
GPU Acceleration
RSA
ECC
MD5
SHA
WPA
WPA2
AES
CUDA
NVidia
ATI
Cloud
Distributed Computing
File:
Download GarrettMillerThesisFinal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stanley G Aungst, Thesis Supervisor
Stanley G Aungst, Thesis Supervisor
James A Leous, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Harold Cameron, Thesis Honors Advisor

371. Finite Element Modeling of Leading Edge Curl Phenomenon

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Open Access
Author:
Slota, George Michael
Title:
Finite Element Modeling of Leading Edge Curl Phenomenon
Area of Honors:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
FEM
finite element modeling
leading edge curl
curling
foreign object damage
FOD
leading edge
File:
Download GeorgeSlota_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Douglas Edward Wolfe, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Douglas Edward Wolfe, Thesis Supervisor
Lee David Coraor, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Robert Allen Kimel, Thesis Honors Advisor

372. The Effects of Combination Zoledronate and Docetaxel Therapy on Breast Cancer Colonization of Three-Dimensional Osteoblastic Tissue

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Open Access
Author:
Miller, Genevieve Nicole
Title:
The Effects of Combination Zoledronate and Docetaxel Therapy on Breast Cancer Colonization of Three-Dimensional Osteoblastic Tissue
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
breast cancer
bone metastasis
bisphosphonate
File:
Download Miller_Genevieve_Honors_Thesis_2010.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Erwin A Vogler, Thesis Supervisor
Erwin A Vogler, Thesis Supervisor
Andrea Marie Mastro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor

375. Designing A Mechanism To Inhibit Talocrural Joint Movement To Facilitate The Location Of The Subtalar Joint Axis

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Open Access
Author:
Witt, Gregory Stuart
Title:
Designing A Mechanism To Inhibit Talocrural Joint Movement To Facilitate The Location Of The Subtalar Joint Axis
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
subtalar
talocrural
subtalar axis locator
File:
Download Honors_Thesis_-_Gregory_Witt.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Supervisor
Professor Matthew M Mench, Thesis Honors Advisor

378. SURFACE MODIFICATION OF SILICA NANOPARTICLES USING SURFACE COUPLING AGENTS

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Open Access
Author:
AlJama, Hassan
Title:
SURFACE MODIFICATION OF SILICA NANOPARTICLES USING SURFACE COUPLING AGENTS
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Silica
nanopaticles
surface modifications
surface coupling agents
colloid
File:
Download Thesis-Hassan.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Supervisor
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor
Darrell Velegol, Faculty Reader

379. HIGH 
STAKES 
STANDARDIZED 
TESTING 
IN 
THE
 UNITED 
STATES:
 TRENDS, 
CONSEQUENCES, 
AND 
ISSUES

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Open Access
Author:
Smith, Heather Christine
Title:
HIGH 
STAKES 
STANDARDIZED 
TESTING 
IN 
THE
 UNITED 
STATES:
 TRENDS, 
CONSEQUENCES, 
AND 
ISSUES
Area of Honors:
Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:
standardized testing
educational reforms
No Child Left Behind
high-stakes testing
consequences
File:
Download Heather_C_Smith.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jacqueline Edmondson, Thesis Supervisor
Jacqueline Edmondson, Thesis Supervisor
Jacqueline Edmondson, Thesis Honors Advisor
John Tippeconnic, Faculty Reader

380. ASSESSMENT OF SURFACE DAMAGE OF SILICON UNDER LASER PROCESSING FOR USE IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

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Open Access
Author:
Heinrichs, Holly E
Title:
ASSESSMENT OF SURFACE DAMAGE OF SILICON UNDER LASER PROCESSING FOR USE IN PHOTOVOLTAICS
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
Laser Processing
Photovoltaics
Silicon
Schottky barrier height modifications
File:
Download ASD_Honors_Copy.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
S Ashok, Thesis Supervisor
S Ashok, Thesis Supervisor
Jun Huang, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

382. The Right to Emergency Contraception: The Reality Behind Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among College Students in Central Pennsylvania

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Open Access
Author:
Darville, Hillary Kay
Title:
The Right to Emergency Contraception: The Reality Behind Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among College Students in Central Pennsylvania
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
knowledge
attitudes
practices
contraception
File:
Download H.Darville-thesis_2011.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Supervisor
Cynthia H Chuang, Thesis Supervisor
Melina Tanya Czymoniewicz Klippel, Faculty Reader
Dr. Lori Anne Francis, Thesis Honors Advisor

385. IMPROVING VEHICLE UTILIZATION THROUGH THE USE OF DATA MINING

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Heng
Title:
IMPROVING VEHICLE UTILIZATION THROUGH THE USE OF DATA MINING
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
explorative analyses
transportation
data warehouses
File:
Download Improving_Vehicle_Utilization_through_the_use_of_Data_Mining.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Anup Sen, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

387. SYMBOLISM, DECADENCE, AND SEXUALITY IN STRAUSS’S MUSICAL RENDERING OF WILDE’S SALOME

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Open Access
Author:
Gupta, Himani
Title:
SYMBOLISM, DECADENCE, AND SEXUALITY IN STRAUSS’S MUSICAL RENDERING OF WILDE’S SALOME
Area of Honors:
Music
Keywords:
Richard Strauss
Oscar Wilde
Salome
File:
Download gupta_honors_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Charles Dowell Youmans, Thesis Supervisor
Charles Dowell Youmans, Thesis Supervisor
Taylor Aitken Greer, Faculty Reader
Charles Dowell Youmans, Thesis Honors Advisor

388. INSTRUCTING NOVEL NAMES TO A CHILD WITH DOWN SYNDROME USING PRINCIPLES OF FAST MAPPING

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Open Access
Author:
Pu, Helen
Title:
INSTRUCTING NOVEL NAMES TO A CHILD WITH DOWN SYNDROME USING PRINCIPLES OF FAST MAPPING
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
language
disambiguation
exclusion
Down syndrome
fast mapping
novel nouns
File:
Download Pu_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Krista M Wilkinson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Krista M Wilkinson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Honors Advisor

389. Effects of Economic Integration and Liberalization in Australia (1980 to Present)

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Open Access
Author:
Farooqui, Imran Ahmed
Title:
Effects of Economic Integration and Liberalization in Australia (1980 to Present)
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Australia
economics
GDP
integration
liberalization
global competitiveness
economic outlook
inflation
economic growth
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Fariborz Ghadar, Thesis Supervisor
Fariborz Ghadar, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

390. AN IDENTITY CRISIS: THE DEBATE SURROUNDING THE UNITED STATES OCCUPATION OF THE PHILIPPINES AFTER THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR

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Open Access
Author:
Vickery, Ian Claggett
Title:
AN IDENTITY CRISIS: THE DEBATE SURROUNDING THE UNITED STATES OCCUPATION OF THE PHILIPPINES AFTER THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
Spanish American War
Debate
Philippines
File:
Download VickeryHonorsThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Daniel L Letwin, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Daniel L Letwin, Thesis Supervisor
Catherine Wanner, Thesis Honors Advisor
Matthew Robert Isham, Faculty Reader

394. THE EFFECT OF HURDLE LENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF OSCILLATIONS ON HEIGHT AND RATE OF ROTATIONS IN DIVING

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Open Access
Author:
Zeises, Ilana Jessica
Title:
THE EFFECT OF HURDLE LENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF OSCILLATIONS ON HEIGHT AND RATE OF ROTATIONS IN DIVING
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Bioengineering and Kinesiology
Keywords:
diving
bioengineering
kinesiology
File:
Download ZeisesIlanathesisfinal.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Vladimir M Zatsiorsky, Thesis Supervisor
Vladimir M Zatsiorsky, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jaebum Park, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Thesis Honors Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Honors Advisor

396. PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A RECOMBINANT SMALL SUBUNIT OF THE MEMBRANE‐BOUND HYDROGENASE OF RALSTONIA EUTROPHA: TOWARD CONSTRUCTION OF A PHOTOCHEMICAL H2‐PRODUCING MODULE

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Open Access
Author:
Price, Ian Robert
Title:
PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A RECOMBINANT SMALL SUBUNIT OF THE MEMBRANE‐BOUND HYDROGENASE OF RALSTONIA EUTROPHA: TOWARD CONSTRUCTION OF A PHOTOCHEMICAL H2‐PRODUCING MODULE
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
photosystem I
molecular wire
hydrogenase
hydrogen
Ralstonia eutropha
photosynthesis
bioconjugate
File:
Download shc_thesis-ian_price_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John H Golbeck, Thesis Supervisor
John H Golbeck, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader

397. Dance-Texture Analysis and Synthesis from Motion Capture Data

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Open Access
Author:
Chiang, I-kao
Title:
Dance-Texture Analysis and Synthesis from Motion Capture Data
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Engineering Science and Computer Science
Keywords:
Texture
Dance
Synthesis
Symmetry
Motion Capture
Human Motion
File:
Download Dance-Texture_Analysis_and_Synthesis_from_Motion_Capture_Data.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Yanxi Liu, Thesis Supervisor
Yanxi Liu, Thesis Supervisor
Bernhard R Tittmann, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Jesse Louis Barlow, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

398. Implementing a Software-Defined Radio Ground Station for Satellite Communications

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Open Access
Author:
Lipnitskiy, Ilya Y
Title:
Implementing a Software-Defined Radio Ground Station for Satellite Communications
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
software-defined radio
USRP
GMSK
GFSK
modulation
digital transmission
satellite communication
Si4432
DSP
GNU Radio
File:
Download Ilya-HonorsThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sven G Bilén, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sven G Bilén, Thesis Supervisor
John Douglas Mitchell, Thesis Honors Advisor

399. Moral Hazard in the Financial Crisis of 2008

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Open Access
Author:
Brozick, John Anthony
Title:
Moral Hazard in the Financial Crisis of 2008
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
moral hazard
financial crisis
lehman brothers
bear stearns
aig
tarp
troubled assets relief program
paulson
hank paulson
henry paulson
bernanke
ben bernanke
treasury
federal reserve
government intervention
File:
Download Moral_Hazard_in_the_Financial_Crisis_of_2008_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

400. The Effect of Manual Therapy on Postural Control in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability

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Open Access
Author:
Crespo, Jennifer Alexandria
Title:
The Effect of Manual Therapy on Postural Control in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
manual therapy
chronic ankle instability
postural control
File:
Download FINAL_THESIS_Jennifer_Crespo_SP10.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Nicole M Mc Brier, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Nicole M Mc Brier, Thesis Supervisor
Sayers John Miller III, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Honors Advisor
Giampietro Luciano Vairo, Faculty Reader