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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

Author:

Kirby, Kaitlyn Elizabeth

Title:

Student Organizations as Agents of Cultural Change: An Examination of Penn State Student Organizations' Limiting Effect on Binge Drinking

Area of Honors:

Management

Keywords:

Penn State
alcohol consumption
binge drinking
student organzations
prevention efforts
environemental management strategies
social capital

File:

Download Kirby_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Forrest Scott Briscoe, Thesis Supervisor
Forrest Scott Briscoe, Thesis Supervisor
Charles C Snow, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Shaver, Robert Davis

Title:

Mass Excellence: The Making of Modern Penn State

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in History and Science, Technology and Society

Keywords:

Penn State
mass excellence
Commonwealth Campuses

File:

Download DavisShaver_FinalSHCThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Steven Walton, Thesis Supervisor
Jesse F Ballenger, Thesis Honors Advisor
Catherine Wanner, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Popovich, Marie Elizabeth

Title:

The State Of Higher Education: Tuition And Faculty Salaries

Area of Honors:

Accounting

Keywords:

tuition
faculty
faculty salaries
faculty compensation
tuition rates
tuition increases
college costs
Penn State
Big Ten
corporate university

File:

Download Popovich_Marie_TheStateofHigherEducation.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Sajay Samuel, Thesis Supervisor
Orie Edwin Barron, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bonsell, Kelsey Elizabeth

Title:

Social Media as a Dialogic Marketing Tool for Nonprofit Organizations: A Case Study on the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON)

Area of Honors:

Advertising/Public Relations

Keywords:

Nonprofit
Social Media
Facebook
Twitter
THON
Penn State
Dance Marathon
Marketing
Dialogic
Communication
Bonsell

File:

Download Bonsell_Kelsey_SocialMediaAsADialogicMarketingTool.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. George Anghelcev, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Susan Mary Strohm, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Weakland, Devin Haley

Title:

Universities in Crisis: How Crisis Communications Affect Marketing Implications

Area of Honors:

Marketing

Keywords:

crisis communications management
marketing
social media
Penn State

File:

Download Devin_Weakland_-_Final_Undergraduate_Thesis_-_Spring_2013.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Margaret Grace Meloy, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Elizabeth Bolton, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Alt, Rebecca Anne

Title:

The Rhetorical Situation and Penn State: Apologies, Emotions, and the Call for Unity

Area of Honors:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

rhetoric
rhetorical situation
Penn State
Sandusky Scandal

File:

Download Alt_THESIS_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jeremy Engels, Thesis Supervisor
Lori Ann Bedell, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Dodge, Benjamin Tyler

Title:

ClassroomsUnlocked: A software prototype for searching classroom availability in the Information Sciences and Technology Building

Area of Honors:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

ClassroomsUnlocked
software
prototype
classroom availability
IST Building
Penn State
spatiotemporal

File:

Download dodge_benjamin_classroomsunlockedasoftwareprototype.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Guoray Cai, Thesis Supervisor
Xiaolong Zhang, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Emmerling, Grace Margaret

Title:

HOMEGROWN NOURISHMENT: TOWARD PLACE-BASED DINING AT PENN STATE

Area of Honors:

Community, Environment, and Development

Keywords:

local foods
dining commons
Penn State
Food Services
local farmers

File:

Download Final_Draft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Theodore Roberts Alter, Thesis Honors Advisor
Timothy Wayne Kelsey, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Till, Jacqueline Mary

Title:

Lessons from Alumni: Public Relations Education and Curriculum

Area of Honors:

Advertising/Public Relations

Keywords:

PR education
PR curriculum
PR industry
Penn State
public relations
interview

File:

Download Jacqueline_Till_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Colleen Connolly-Ahern, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Susan Mary Strohm, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Ivanov, Egor Sergeevich

Title:

Enhanced Analysis of Solar Utility at Penn State Using Trade Space Visualization

Area of Honors:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Penn State
Solar
Energy
ATSV
SAM
Trade Space Visualization
Economics

File:

Download esi_thesis_170411__1___2_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Hosam Kadry Fathy, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Turner, Kimberlyn Laura

Title:

The Legacy of the Lion

Area of Honors:

Film-Video

Keywords:

Nittany Lion
Penn State
Mascot
Legacy
Tradition
Documentary
Film

File:

Download Kimberlyn_Turner_Thesis_Documentary.mp4Download Kimberlyn_Turner_Written_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Maura Elizabeth Shea, Thesis Supervisor
Rodney Brent Bingaman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Foose, Jacob R

Title:

TO TRANSFER OR STAY: A LOOK AT FUTURE EARNINGS OF PENN STATE STUDENTS AFTER TRANSFERS WITH A FOCUS ON LOW-INCOME AND FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

economics
transfers
college
education
Penn State
low-income
first-generation

File:

Download Jake_Foose_Final_Thesis_Spring_2018.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Purnell, Emily

Title:

IMPACT OF THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT OF 2017 ON CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO BIG TEN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

Area of Honors:

Accounting

Keywords:

tax
TCJA
athletics
fundraising
accounting
charity
donations
taxpayers
Big Ten
Penn State
football

File:

Download Purnell_Emily_TCJAOnAthletics.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Edward Rowland Jenkins, Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Samuel Burton Bonsall IV, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Van Horn, Nora

Title:

Free Speech? Exclusive Decision-Making, the Propaganda Machine, and Limited Imagination at The Pennsylvania State University, Institutional Champion of “Free Speech”

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Civic and Community Engagement and Philosophy

Keywords:

Penn State
Free Speech
Neoliberalism
Institutional Management
Propaganda
Hannah Arendt
Noam Chomsky
Frantz Fanon
Michel Foucault
George Orwell

File:

Download Van_Horn_Nora_Thesis__FINAL_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Mark Sentesy, Thesis Supervisor
Brady Bowman, Thesis Honors Advisor
Rosa A Eberly, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Noah, Matthew

Title:

NIL: Examining the College Athlete’s ability to profit from their Name, Image, and Likeness through their lens and stories

Area of Honors:

Journalism

Keywords:

NIL
College Athletics
NCAA
Sports
Journalism
Football
Penn State Athletics
Penn State
Basketball
Hockey
Gymnastics
soccer
Talent Agency
Supreme Court
Interview
Advice

File:

Download Noah__Thesis_Final_Submission_Document_-Fixed_Title_Page_1.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

John R Affleck, Thesis Supervisor
James Ford Risley, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Liu, Sihan

Title:

Shared E-Bike: Understanding the Economic Benefits and Costs on University Campuses

Area of Honors:

Energy, Business, and Finance

Keywords:

e-bike
energy
Spin
environment
Penn State
Penn State Transportation Services
e-scooter
electric bike
electric scooter
greenhouse gas emissions
GHG emissions
micro-mobility
transportation
sustainability
sustainable
university campus
rider
sharing economy
traffic congestion
value of urgency
economic benefits
economic costs
benefit
cost
benefits
costs
benefit-cost analysis
short trips
urban
student
parking
shared e-bike
driving
ride-hailing

File:

Download Thesis_E-bike.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Joel Reid Landry, Thesis Supervisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Little, Matthew

Title:

Money Talks: How Economics Affect Sports

Area of Honors:

Accounting

Keywords:

Sports
Baseball
Football
Basketball
Hockey
Competitive Advantage
Success
Payroll
Winning Percentage
Championships
Penn State
The Pennsylvania State University

File:

Download Little_Thesis_Complete.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Samuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Thesis Supervisor
Samuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Collins, Faculty Reader

Author:

Swift, Megan

Title:

The Impact of Biases on the Reportorial and Editorial Processes in American Newsrooms

Area of Honors:

Journalism

Keywords:

Journalism
Bias
New York Times
The Daily Collegian
Editor-in-Chief
Student Journalist
American Newsrooms
Media Bias
Case Studies
The Tribune-Review
Casper Star-Tribune
Houston Chronicle
Chicago Sun-Times
Illinois Answers Project
Partisan Bias
Politics
Source New Mexico
Nevada Current
Sports Illustrated
Penn State

File:

Download Swift_Megan_TheImpactofBiasesontheReportorialandEditorialProcessesinAmericanNewsrooms.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Maggie Messitt, Thesis Supervisor
John R Affleck, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Selinsky, Peter

Title:

A Flow Study of the Effects of Outlet Valve Angle in the Right Side of the 12cc Penn State Pediatric Total Artificial Heart

Area of Honors:

Biomedical Engineering

Keywords:

Penn State
Particle image velocimetry (PIV)
pediatric ventricular assist device (PVAD)
total artificial heart (TAH)
ventricular assist device (VAD)
pediatric total artificial heart (pTAH)
right side of pediatric total artificial heart (RpTAH)
fluid dynamics
blood analog
mechanical circulatory support device (MCSD)
outlet valve angle
3D flow
rotational flow
wall washing
fluid velocity
flow loop

File:

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Thesis Supervisors:

Keefe B Manning, Thesis Supervisor
Nanyin Zhang, Thesis Honors Advisor
William Joseph Weiss, Faculty Reader