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Author:

Shirley , Gabrielle Morgan

Title:

The Spoken Word of Television Sports Broadcaster Vai Sikahema

Area of Honors:

Journalism

Keywords:

journalism
sports
sports broadcasting
television
anchoring
football
NBC10

File:

Download GMS_Completed_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James Ford Risley, Thesis Supervisor
James Ford Risley, Thesis Honors Advisor
Marie Hardin, Faculty Reader

Author:

Pistner, Michelle Anne

Title:

An Empirical Analysis of Demand in Collegiate Football

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Economics and Statistics

Keywords:

Statistics
football
sports

File:

Download Pistner_thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Peter William Newberry, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
Murali Haran, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mckay, Brian Tyler

Title:

The NFL and Concussions

Area of Honors:

Communication (Behrend)

Keywords:

football
NFL
concussions

File:

Download McKay_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Inkyu Kang, Thesis Supervisor
Rodney L Troester, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Atif, Hamna

Title:

Quantifying Sub-Concussive Impacts of Division I Football Players: A Comparison of the BodiTrak System and Video Footage

Area of Honors:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Sub-Concussive Impacts
concussion
football
accelerometer
video quantification

File:

Download Atif_Hamna_QuantifyingSubconcussiveImpacts.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Semyon Slobounov, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mary Jane De Souza, 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:

Griffin, Connor

Title:

The Modern Evolution of the Sports Media Landscape and Its Impact

Area of Honors:

Journalism

Keywords:

sports
sports media
espn
politics
streaming
social media
football
basketball

File:

Download Connor_Griffin_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

John R Affleck, Thesis Supervisor
Russell Edgar Eshleman, Jr., Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Schlichtig, David

Title:

Assessing the Feasibility of NFL Sports Betting as an Alternative Investment Strategy Through Predictive Analytics

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

sports
sports betting
sports gambling
betting
gambling
predictive analytics
probit modeling
probit regression
arbitrage
financial returns
standardized returns
investment
investment strategy
NFL
football
efficient markets
market inefficiency
financial assets
asset class
odds
moneyline
statistics
sports analytics

File:

Download Schlichtig_FinalThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Samuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor