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1. Characterizing the impacts of ornithine decarboxylase, spermidine synthase, and spermine synthase on polyamine pathway regulation and cell metabolism changes in Drosophila melanogaster

Open Access
Author:
Morales, Tahj
Title:
Characterizing the impacts of ornithine decarboxylase, spermidine synthase, and spermine synthase on polyamine pathway regulation and cell metabolism changes in Drosophila melanogaster
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Shannon Lyn Nowotarski, Thesis Supervisor
  • Sandy Feinstein, Honors Advisor

2. Comparative Analysis Between SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2: Genomic Similarity, Spike Protein Homology, and Government Funding as it Relates to Vaccine Development

Open Access
Author:
Foresman, Bridget
Title:
Comparative Analysis Between SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2: Genomic Similarity, Spike Protein Homology, and Government Funding as it Relates to Vaccine Development
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Joel E Segel, Thesis Supervisor
  • Teh-Hui Kao, Honors Advisor

3. Determining the Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles on the Fuel Economy of Surrounding Traffic Using Traffic Simulators

Open Access
Author:
Katibi, Faisal
Title:
Determining the Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles on the Fuel Economy of Surrounding Traffic Using Traffic Simulators
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
  • Bo Cheng, Honors Advisor

4. Does Safe Touches improve second-grade student’s knowledge of safe and unsafe touches and lead to maintenance of this knowledge over time?

Open Access
Author:
Lipson, Lauren
Title:
Does Safe Touches improve second-grade student’s knowledge of safe and unsafe touches and lead to maintenance of this knowledge over time?
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Jennie G Noll, Thesis Supervisor
  • Alyssa Ann Gamaldo, Honors Advisor

5. Exploring associations between acute dairy cheese consumption and inflammatory plasma cytokine levels as related to microvascular function

Open Access
Author:
Singh, Pritika
Title:
Exploring associations between acute dairy cheese consumption and inflammatory plasma cytokine levels as related to microvascular function
Area of Honors:
Biology
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Lacy Marie Alexander, Thesis Supervisor
  • Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Honors Advisor

6. How Wildfires are Affecting the Insurance Market in California

Open Access
Author:
Ogunrombi, Ayooluwatomiwa
Title:
How Wildfires are Affecting the Insurance Market in California
Area of Honors:
Statistics
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Dennis Keith Pearl, Thesis Supervisor
  • Ethan Xingyuan Fang, Honors Advisor

7. "A Hotel-Within-A-Hotel Concept"

Open Access
Author:
Feder, Catherine
Title:
"A Hotel-Within-A-Hotel Concept"
Area of Honors:
Hospitality Management
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • John W. O'Neill, Thesis Supervisor
  • Michael J Tews, Jr., Honors Advisor

8. 3D Concrete Printing of Pedestrian Arch Bridges

Open Access
Author:
Scheidler, Justin
Title:
3D Concrete Printing of Pedestrian Arch Bridges
Area of Honors:
Civil Engineering
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Ali M Memari, Thesis Supervisor
  • Sukran Ilgin Guler, Honors Advisor

9. 3D Printing of Barium Titanate Using the Direct Ink Writing (DIW) Technique

Open Access
Author:
Barsom, Karim
Title:
3D Printing of Barium Titanate Using the Direct Ink Writing (DIW) Technique
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Supervisor
  • Bo Cheng, Honors Advisor

10. A Bioinformatic Analysis of Globin-Coupled Sensor Signalling in Pectobacterium Carotovorum

Open Access
Author:
Jordache, Lydia
Title:
A Bioinformatic Analysis of Globin-Coupled Sensor Signalling in Pectobacterium Carotovorum
Area of Honors:
Microbiology
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Emily E Weinert, Thesis Supervisor
  • Lorraine C Santy, Honors Advisor

11. A Broadway Musical’s Leading Man: Forgiveness, Benefits, and Ease

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Author:
Cole, Aidan
Title:
A Broadway Musical’s Leading Man: Forgiveness, Benefits, and Ease
Area of Honors:
Theatre
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Gwendolyn E Walker, Thesis Supervisor
  • Raymond Sage, Honors Advisor

12. A Case Study Analysis of the International Monetary Fund’s Effect on Low-Income Residents of Eastern and Southern European Nations

Open Access
Author:
Finnicum, Nicholas
Title:
A Case Study Analysis of the International Monetary Fund’s Effect on Low-Income Residents of Eastern and Southern European Nations
Area of Honors:
Finance
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • James R. Tybout, Thesis Supervisor
  • Brian Spangler Davis, Honors Advisor

13. A Comparative Study: Student Rental Rates v Non-Student Rental Rates in College Towns

Open Access
Author:
Harries, Kaitlyn
Title:
A Comparative Study: Student Rental Rates v Non-Student Rental Rates in College Towns
Area of Honors:
Risk Management
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Mallory Marie Meehan, Thesis Supervisor
  • Brent William Ambrose, Honors Advisor

14. A Comparison of Compositional Style within Luciano Berio’s Arrangement of Johannes Brahms’s Opus 120, No. 1, Sonata in F Minor for Clarinet or Viola

Open Access
Author:
Rothermel, Samuel
Title:
A Comparison of Compositional Style within Luciano Berio’s Arrangement of Johannes Brahms’s Opus 120, No. 1, Sonata in F Minor for Clarinet or Viola
Area of Honors:
Music
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Charles Dowell Youmans, Thesis Supervisor
  • Charles Dowell Youmans, Honors Advisor
  • Eric John Mckee, Faculty Reader

15. A Comprehensive Analysis of Unresolved Issues and Resource Management in Serverless Computing Environments

Open Access
Author:
Arora, Saksham
Title:
A Comprehensive Analysis of Unresolved Issues and Resource Management in Serverless Computing Environments
Area of Honors:
Computer Science
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Bhuvan Narendra Urgaonkar, Thesis Supervisor
  • Danfeng Zhang, Honors Advisor

16. A Control Theoretic Framework For Accurate Tracking Of A Satellite In An Unknown Environment

Open Access
Author:
Mc Shane, Richard
Title:
A Control Theoretic Framework For Accurate Tracking Of A Satellite In An Unknown Environment
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Puneet Singla, Thesis Supervisor
  • Kenneth Steven Brentner, Honors Advisor

17. A Cost-Effective Autonomous Zero-Turn Mower for Orchards

Open Access
Author:
Pagan, Michael
Title:
A Cost-Effective Autonomous Zero-Turn Mower for Orchards
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Thesis Supervisor
  • Bo Cheng, Honors Advisor

18. A Cure for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Activation of Gpr44 with CyPGs

Open Access
Author:
Arner, Brooke
Title:
A Cure for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Activation of Gpr44 with CyPGs
Area of Honors:
Immunology and Infectious Disease
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Kumble Sandeep Prabhu, Thesis Supervisor
  • Pamela Hankey Giblin, Honors Advisor

19. A Customizable Prosthetic Hand Design Powered by Soft Linear Actuators

Open Access
Author:
Logan, Shawn
Title:
A Customizable Prosthetic Hand Design Powered by Soft Linear Actuators
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering (Behrend)
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Yi Wu, Thesis Supervisor
  • Oladipo Onipede, Jr., Honors Advisor

20. A History of Stress Erythropoiesis: Past, Present, and Future

Open Access
Author:
Keane II, Andrew
Title:
A History of Stress Erythropoiesis: Past, Present, and Future
Area of Honors:
Immunology and Infectious Disease
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Robert Paulson, Thesis Supervisor
  • Pamela Hankey Giblin, Honors Advisor

21. A Hybrid Model of Convolutional Neural Network and Gradient Boosting

Open Access
Author:
Huang, Ruijie
Title:
A Hybrid Model of Convolutional Neural Network and Gradient Boosting
Area of Honors:
Statistics
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Prabhani Kuruppumullage Don, Thesis Supervisor
  • Ethan Xingyuan Fang, Honors Advisor

22. A Low-Cost Kit for the Purification of a Mannan-Binding Lectin Preventing HIV Transmission

Open Access
Author:
Krum, David
Title:
A Low-Cost Kit for the Purification of a Mannan-Binding Lectin Preventing HIV Transmission
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Wayne Roger Curtis, Thesis Supervisor
  • Wayne Roger Curtis, Honors Advisor
  • Amir Sheikhi, Faculty Reader

23. A Mapping Methodology for Exploring Environmental Injustice: The Case of Pennsylvania

Open Access
Author:
Hernandez, Nebraska Aaron
Title:
A Mapping Methodology for Exploring Environmental Injustice: The Case of Pennsylvania
Area of Honors:
Geography
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Roger Michael Downs, Thesis Supervisor
  • Roger Michael Downs, Honors Advisor
  • Fritz Connor Kessler, Faculty Reader

24. A Math and Statistics Approach to Go

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Author:
Ren, Qingze
Title:
A Math and Statistics Approach to Go
Area of Honors:
Mathematics
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Boris V Kalinin, Thesis Supervisor
  • Sergei Tabachnikov, Honors Advisor

25. A Mathematical Approach to Splitting Two Fried Eggs

Open Access
Author:
Bromberg, David Marvin
Title:
A Mathematical Approach to Splitting Two Fried Eggs
Area of Honors:
Mathematics
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Wenrui Hao, Thesis Supervisor
  • Ludmil Tomov Zikatanov, Honors Advisor

26. A Multivariate Analysis of the Deterrent Effects of Sanctions and Post-Release Supervision

Open Access
Author:
Caristo, Christina
Title:
A Multivariate Analysis of the Deterrent Effects of Sanctions and Post-Release Supervision
Area of Honors:
Criminology
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Thomas Anthony Loughran, IV, Thesis Supervisor
  • Stacy Silver, Honors Advisor

27. A PLAN for Tackling the Locust Crisis in East Africa: Harnessing Spatiotemporal Deep Models for Locust Movement Forecasting

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Author:
Gluck, Jared Paul
Title:
A PLAN for Tackling the Locust Crisis in East Africa: Harnessing Spatiotemporal Deep Models for Locust Movement Forecasting
Area of Honors:
Computer Science
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Amulya Yadav, Thesis Supervisor
  • Jesse Louis Barlow, Honors Advisor

28. A Relook and Retest of the Rainy Day Hedged Portfolio

Open Access
Author:
Phillips, Josephine
Title:
A Relook and Retest of the Rainy Day Hedged Portfolio
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Stephen Lenkey, Thesis Supervisor
  • Brian Spangler Davis, Honors Advisor
  • Stefan M Lewellen, Faculty Reader

29. A Review of Cultured Meat as an Emerging Market in the Protein Diversification Industry

Open Access
Author:
Tietjens, Nora M
Title:
A Review of Cultured Meat as an Emerging Market in the Protein Diversification Industry
Area of Honors:
Food Science
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Josephine Wee, Thesis Supervisor
  • Christopher Matthew Sigler, Honors Advisor

30. A Search for Breathing of the Broad-Line Region of Quasars

Open Access
Author:
Kauma, Katherine
Title:
A Search for Breathing of the Broad-Line Region of Quasars
Area of Honors:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Michael Eracleous, Thesis Supervisor
  • Jane Camilla Charlton, Honors Advisor

31. A Strategy to Combine Two Battery Packs to Extend the Driving Range of an Electric 2009 Saturn Vue

Open Access
Author:
Srinivasan, Aneesh Kumar
Title:
A Strategy to Combine Two Battery Packs to Extend the Driving Range of an Electric 2009 Saturn Vue
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Gary Neal, Thesis Supervisor
  • Timothy Joseph Kane, Honors Advisor

32. A Study of Doping Strategies for Neuromorphic Applications

Open Access
Author:
Gong, Yan
Title:
A Study of Doping Strategies for Neuromorphic Applications
Area of Honors:
Engineering Science
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Saptarshi Das, Thesis Supervisor
  • Francesco Costanzo, Honors Advisor

33. A THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF SARCASM

Open Access
Author:
Soddano, Josephine
Title:
A THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF SARCASM
Area of Honors:
Linguistics
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Deborah Chisholm Morton, Thesis Supervisor
  • John Lipski, Honors Advisor

34. A Zooarchaeological Study of Animal Sacrifice in the Bronze and Iron Age Southern Levant

Open Access
Author:
Scott, Marissa
Title:
A Zooarchaeological Study of Animal Sacrifice in the Bronze and Iron Age Southern Levant
Area of Honors:
Archaeological Science
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Jose Mariano Capriles Flores, Thesis Supervisor
  • Douglas Bird, Honors Advisor
  • Ann Eloise Killebrew, Thesis Supervisor

35. A new training method for neural network in solving PDEs

Open Access
Author:
Liang, Fei
Title:
A new training method for neural network in solving PDEs
Area of Honors:
Mathematics
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Xiantao Li, Thesis Supervisor
  • Xiantao Li, Honors Advisor
  • Wenrui Hao, Faculty Reader

36. A systematic literature review of the ERP patterns of children with specific language impairment during sentence processing tasks

Open Access
Author:
Tecco, Emily
Title:
A systematic literature review of the ERP patterns of children with specific language impairment during sentence processing tasks
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Carol Anne Miller, Thesis Supervisor
  • Carol Anne Miller, Honors Advisor
  • Chaleece Sandberg, Faculty Reader

37. Abortion Activists, Worldviews, and Attitude Expression: A Twitter Analysis

Open Access
Author:
Przybylinski, Brooke
Title:
Abortion Activists, Worldviews, and Attitude Expression: A Twitter Analysis
Area of Honors:
Social Data Analytics
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Supervisor
  • Matthew Richard Golder, Honors Advisor

38. Accounting Students' Perceptions of Online Learning

Open Access
Author:
Kravitz, Aaron
Title:
Accounting Students' Perceptions of Online Learning
Area of Honors:
Accounting
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Scott Collins, Thesis Supervisor
  • Orie Edwin Barron, Honors Advisor

39. Addressing Overfitting Issues with Deep Learning Model for Video Action Recognition

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Author:
Muralidhar, Shivran
Title:
Addressing Overfitting Issues with Deep Learning Model for Video Action Recognition
Area of Honors:
Computer Engineering
Keywords:
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Supervisor
  • Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Honors Advisor
  • John Morgan Sampson, Faculty Reader

40. Adolescent Social Stress Alters Morphine Behaviors in C57BL/6J Mice, but not BALB/cJ Mice.

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Author:
Peat, Aidan
Title:
Adolescent Social Stress Alters Morphine Behaviors in C57BL/6J Mice, but not BALB/cJ Mice.
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Helen Marie Kamens, Thesis Supervisor
  • Helen Marie Kamens, Honors Advisor
  • Sonia Angele Cavigelli, Faculty Reader

41. African IGOs and Democracy

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Author:
Nwodim, Uchenna
Title:
African IGOs and Democracy
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Gregory J Kruczek, Thesis Supervisor
  • Gretchen G Casper, Honors Advisor

42. Alcohol-Related Consequences Among Racial and Ethnic Minority First-Year College Students

Open Access
Author:
Plisiewicz, Alexa
Title:
Alcohol-Related Consequences Among Racial and Ethnic Minority First-Year College Students
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Robert J Turrisi, Thesis Supervisor
  • Helen Marie Kamens, Honors Advisor

43. All People

Open Access
Author:
Thompson, Bryce
Title:
All People
Area of Honors:
Creative Writing (Behrend)
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Thomas Noyes, Thesis Supervisor
  • Thomas Noyes, Honors Advisor
  • Craig Andrew Warren, Faculty Reader
  • Aimee Pogson, Faculty Reader

44. Amazon China and Alibaba's Chinese B2B eCommerce Competition: Does the Distribution Network becomes a Determinant Factor?

Open Access
Author:
Xu, Wanxuan
Title:
Amazon China and Alibaba's Chinese B2B eCommerce Competition: Does the Distribution Network becomes a Determinant Factor?
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Karl Edward Schurter, Thesis Supervisor
  • Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Honors Advisor

45. Ambiguous Sentence Processing and the Effect of Referential Context in Spanish-English Bilinguals

Open Access
Author:
Mc Fadden, Colleen
Title:
Ambiguous Sentence Processing and the Effect of Referential Context in Spanish-English Bilinguals
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Paola Eulalia Dussias, Thesis Supervisor
  • Carol Anne Miller, Honors Advisor

46. American Sign Language in Hybrid/Fully Remote Learning: Impact on Student Presence and Presentation

Open Access
Author:
Snyder, Carly
Title:
American Sign Language in Hybrid/Fully Remote Learning: Impact on Student Presence and Presentation
Area of Honors:
Secondary Education
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Michelle Renee Knotts, Thesis Supervisor
  • Michelle Renee Knotts, Honors Advisor
  • Sommar Ane Chilton, Faculty Reader
  • Charlotte L Land, Faculty Reader

47. An Analysis of the Career Plateaus in Accounting

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Author:
Ficarra, Victor
Title:
An Analysis of the Career Plateaus in Accounting
Area of Honors:
Business
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Ronnie Godshalk, Thesis Supervisor
  • Hans Schmidt, Honors Advisor

48. An Analysis of the Perception and Production of Deaf Accented Speech

Open Access
Author:
Gleba, Grace
Title:
An Analysis of the Perception and Production of Deaf Accented Speech
Area of Honors:
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Anne J Olmstead, Thesis Supervisor
  • Carol Anne Miller, Honors Advisor

49. An Analysis of the United States’ Response to Securing Personal Protective Equipment Amidst COVID-19

Open Access
Author:
Strobel, Jacqueline
Title:
An Analysis of the United States’ Response to Securing Personal Protective Equipment Amidst COVID-19
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
  • John C Spychalski, Honors Advisor

50. An Empirical Investigation of Social Capital and International Migration: The Role of Language, Culture and Diasporas

Open Access
Author:
Shea, Nicholas
Title:
An Empirical Investigation of Social Capital and International Migration: The Role of Language, Culture and Diasporas
Area of Honors:
Economics
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Supervisor
  • Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Honors Advisor

51. An Enhancer-Based Deep Learning Approach for Studying Viral Regulation

Open Access
Author:
Cooper, Rachel
Title:
An Enhancer-Based Deep Learning Approach for Studying Viral Regulation
Area of Honors:
Computer Science
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Shaun Mahony, Thesis Supervisor
  • John Joseph Hannan, Honors Advisor

52. An Examination of Leveraged Buyouts and Its Application to Sprouts Farmers Market

Open Access
Author:
Vipperla, Swati
Title:
An Examination of Leveraged Buyouts and Its Application to Sprouts Farmers Market
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
  • Brian Spangler Davis, Honors Advisor
  • Mihail Velikov, Faculty Reader

53. An Examination of Probabilistic Equilibria in the El Farol Bar Game

Open Access
Author:
Perlin, Eitan
Title:
An Examination of Probabilistic Equilibria in the El Farol Bar Game
Area of Honors:
Mathematics
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Andrew Leonard Belmonte, Thesis Supervisor
  • Leonid N Vaserstein, Honors Advisor

54. An Examination of the Creation of the United States Senate and its Intended Role within the American Republic

Open Access
Author:
Port, Noah
Title:
An Examination of the Creation of the United States Senate and its Intended Role within the American Republic
Area of Honors:
History
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Jacob F. Lee, Thesis Supervisor
  • Cathleen Denise Cahill, Honors Advisor

55. An Exploration of Ancient Kinases and a Meta-Analysis of the Modern Use of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in the Literature

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Author:
Abello, Kerry
Title:
An Exploration of Ancient Kinases and a Meta-Analysis of the Modern Use of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in the Literature
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Justin R Pritchard, Thesis Supervisor
  • Justin Lee Brown, Honors Advisor

56. An Improved Algorithm for Autonomous Vehicle Velocity Profile Calculation

Open Access
Author:
Parsons, Jonathan
Title:
An Improved Algorithm for Autonomous Vehicle Velocity Profile Calculation
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Sean N Brennan, Thesis Supervisor
  • Jean-Michel Mongeau, Honors Advisor

57. An Investigation Into the Application of Coarse-Grain Modelling Methods to Solvents in the Bulk Phase

Open Access
Author:
Zele, Joseph
Title:
An Investigation Into the Application of Coarse-Grain Modelling Methods to Solvents in the Bulk Phase
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • William George Noid, Thesis Supervisor
  • Wayne Roger Curtis, Honors Advisor

58. An Investigation of the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Vote Switching From 2008 to 2012

Open Access
Author:
Lamb, Sophie
Title:
An Investigation of the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Vote Switching From 2008 to 2012
Area of Honors:
International Politics
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Suzanna Linn, Thesis Supervisor
  • Michael Barth Berkman, Honors Advisor

59. An attentional bias to threat: Event related potentials in EEG studies of children with anxiety

Open Access
Author:
Downs, Madison
Title:
An attentional bias to threat: Event related potentials in EEG studies of children with anxiety
Area of Honors:
Psychology
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Cynthia L Huang-Pollock, Thesis Supervisor
  • Jeff M Love, Honors Advisor
  • Jeff M Love, Faculty Reader

60. Analysis of Agricultural Waste Briquettes as a Sustainable Charcoal Substitute in Kenyan Markets

Open Access
Author:
Yuan, Xiaochen
Title:
Analysis of Agricultural Waste Briquettes as a Sustainable Charcoal Substitute in Kenyan Markets
Area of Honors:
Elective Area of Honors - Engineering Design
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • John Gershenson, Thesis Supervisor
  • Darrell Velegol, Honors Advisor

61. Analysis of Automation in the Fast Fashion Supply Chain

Open Access
Author:
Blackford, Grace
Title:
Analysis of Automation in the Fast Fashion Supply Chain
Area of Honors:
Project and Supply Chain Management
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Richard Peng, Thesis Supervisor
  • Peerasit Patanakul, Honors Advisor

62. Analysis of Flux and Pressure Behavior during Single Pass Tangential Flow Filtration of Monoclonal Antibody Solutions

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Author:
Lipinski, Ann Marie
Title:
Analysis of Flux and Pressure Behavior during Single Pass Tangential Flow Filtration of Monoclonal Antibody Solutions
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Andrew Zydney, Thesis Supervisor
  • Michael John Janik, Honors Advisor

63. Analysis of Food Bank across Texas Counties and Community Food Security

Open Access
Author:
Garcia, Norma
Title:
Analysis of Food Bank across Texas Counties and Community Food Security
Area of Honors:
Political Science
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Brian H. King, Thesis Supervisor
  • Michael Barth Berkman, Honors Advisor

64. Analysis of Gender Portrayal in Sports Media and its Effect on Athlete Body Image

Open Access
Author:
Hart, Carly
Title:
Analysis of Gender Portrayal in Sports Media and its Effect on Athlete Body Image
Area of Honors:
Advertising/Public Relations
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Stephanie Madden, Thesis Supervisor
  • Ann Marie Major, Honors Advisor

65. Analysis of WEKA Data Mining Techniques for Opioid Overdose Victim Database

Open Access
Author:
Pilewski, Jack
Title:
Analysis of WEKA Data Mining Techniques for Opioid Overdose Victim Database
Area of Honors:
Letters, Arts, and Sciences (Abington)
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Sabahattin Gokhan Ozden, Thesis Supervisor
  • Dr. David E Ruth, Honors Advisor

66. Analyzing Medicare Advantage Plan Quality with Respect to Market Concentration

Open Access
Author:
Ryan, Avery
Title:
Analyzing Medicare Advantage Plan Quality with Respect to Market Concentration
Area of Honors:
Actuarial Science
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Steven L Putterman, Thesis Supervisor
  • Steven L Putterman, Honors Advisor
  • Lisa Lipowski Posey, Faculty Reader

67. Analyzing Social Justice Teaching in Elementary Curriculum and Teacher Implementation in a White, Rural, Working Class School District

Open Access
Author:
Jensen, Emily
Title:
Analyzing Social Justice Teaching in Elementary Curriculum and Teacher Implementation in a White, Rural, Working Class School District
Area of Honors:
Elementary and Early Childhood Education
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Allison Sterling Henward, Thesis Supervisor
  • Amy C Crosson, Honors Advisor

68. Analyzing the Implementation of TPMS Lattices in Non-Pneumatic Tire Design

Open Access
Author:
Vitagliano, Nicolas
Title:
Analyzing the Implementation of TPMS Lattices in Non-Pneumatic Tire Design
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Thesis Supervisor
  • Bo Cheng, Honors Advisor

69. Analyzing the Ways Companies Can Incentivize Consumers to Initiate the Returns Process Within Closed Loop Supply Chains

Open Access
Author:
Rego, Gabrielle
Title:
Analyzing the Ways Companies Can Incentivize Consumers to Initiate the Returns Process Within Closed Loop Supply Chains
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
  • John C Spychalski, Honors Advisor

70. Analyzing the evolution of the vaccine development process after the H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic of 2009 to understand the process used to develop the COVID-19 vaccine

Open Access
Author:
Dahal, Sabina
Title:
Analyzing the evolution of the vaccine development process after the H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic of 2009 to understand the process used to develop the COVID-19 vaccine
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Nik Tsotakos, Thesis Supervisor
  • Sairam V Rudrabhatla, Honors Advisor

71. And I Will Say Your Name: A Novella

Open Access
Author:
Moats, Katie
Title:
And I Will Say Your Name: A Novella
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • William James Cobb, Thesis Supervisor
  • Christopher Gervais Reed, Honors Advisor

72. And the Oscar Goes to... (An Application and Comparison of Models Used to Predict the Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture)

Open Access
Author:
Slayton, Joshua
Title:
And the Oscar Goes to... (An Application and Comparison of Models Used to Predict the Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture)
Area of Honors:
Statistics
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Michael Rutter, Thesis Supervisor
  • Michael Rutter, Honors Advisor
  • Terry Mark Blakney, Faculty Reader

73. Application of Bayesian Probability Model in the Sports Industry

Open Access
Author:
Kirk, Avery
Title:
Application of Bayesian Probability Model in the Sports Industry
Area of Honors:
Mathematics
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Jason Ryder Morton, Thesis Supervisor
  • Leonid N Vaserstein, Honors Advisor

74. Assessing Parent Knowledge and Use of Protective Behaviors Protecting Their Children from Child Sexual Abuse 

Open Access
Author:
Melchior, Mia
Title:
Assessing Parent Knowledge and Use of Protective Behaviors Protecting Their Children from Child Sexual Abuse 
Area of Honors:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Kate Guastaferro, Thesis Supervisor
  • Alyssa Ann Gamaldo, Honors Advisor

75. Assessing Social Relationships of Children with Cerebral Palsy in Rural Areas: Family Perceptions

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Author:
Tucker, Israel
Title:
Assessing Social Relationships of Children with Cerebral Palsy in Rural Areas: Family Perceptions
Area of Honors:
Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Keywords:
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Maryanne Mong Cramer, Thesis Supervisor
  • Laura Rotunno, Honors Advisor

76. Assessing the Correlation Between Children’s Selection of Ideal Portions for Common Foods and Parental Feeding Practices

Open Access
Author:
Guinee, Caitlin
Title:
Assessing the Correlation Between Children’s Selection of Ideal Portions for Common Foods and Parental Feeding Practices
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Kathleen Loralee Keller, Thesis Supervisor
  • Alison D Gernand, Honors Advisor

77. Assessing the Riskiness of Auto Drivers Through Psychological Factors

Open Access
Author:
Coleman, Alexis
Title:
Assessing the Riskiness of Auto Drivers Through Psychological Factors
Area of Honors:
Actuarial Science
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis Supervisor
  • Steven L Putterman, Honors Advisor

78. Assessment of Group Learning in Traditional and Online Instructional Formats in a Landscape Contracting Program

Open Access
Author:
Yaeger, Jessica
Title:
Assessment of Group Learning in Traditional and Online Instructional Formats in a Landscape Contracting Program
Area of Honors:
Landscape Contracting
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Margaret Crowley Hoffman, Thesis Supervisor
  • Dennis R Decoteau, Honors Advisor

79. Associations Between Smartphone Screen Time, Sedentary Behavior, and Physical Activity in Young Adults

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Author:
Faust, Abigail
Title:
Associations Between Smartphone Screen Time, Sedentary Behavior, and Physical Activity in Young Adults
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • David E Conroy, Thesis Supervisor
  • Lacy Marie Alexander, Honors Advisor

80. Attention Based Human Action Recognition Model

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Author:
Shen, Tianyi
Title:
Attention Based Human Action Recognition Model
Area of Honors:
Computer Engineering
Keywords:
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Supervisor
  • John Morgan Sampson, Honors Advisor

81. Autofocus of phase-constrast images of yeast cells using machine learning

Open Access
Author:
Yan, April Yujie
Title:
Autofocus of phase-constrast images of yeast cells using machine learning
Area of Honors:
Physics
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Lu Bai, Thesis Supervisor
  • Richard Wallace Robinett, Honors Advisor

82. Automated Analysis of Information Flow Enforcement in PHP Program

Open Access
Author:
Scott, Paul
Title:
Automated Analysis of Information Flow Enforcement in PHP Program
Area of Honors:
Computer Science
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Danfeng Zhang, Thesis Supervisor
  • Rebecca Jane Passonneau, Honors Advisor

83. Autopilot Design for the Takeoff and Landing of a Tailwheel Airplane

Open Access
Author:
Allred, Gracelyne
Title:
Autopilot Design for the Takeoff and Landing of a Tailwheel Airplane
Area of Honors:
Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Supervisor
  • Mark David Maughmer, Honors Advisor
  • Sven Schmitz, Faculty Reader

84. Barriers to men seeking health care after sexual violence: A systematic review

Open Access
Author:
Duffy, Sarah
Title:
Barriers to men seeking health care after sexual violence: A systematic review
Area of Honors:
Nursing
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Jocelyn Anderson, Thesis Supervisor
  • Susan Jayne Loeb, Honors Advisor

85. Best Practices for Contingency Planning after COVID-19: An Application in the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Industry

Open Access
Author:
Ackerman, Jeffrey
Title:
Best Practices for Contingency Planning after COVID-19: An Application in the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Industry
Area of Honors:
Supply Chain and Information Systems
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
  • John C Spychalski, Honors Advisor

86. Biomolecular Materials Emulate Short-Term Synaptic Plasticity for Signal Processing

Open Access
Author:
Almatar, Ahmed
Title:
Biomolecular Materials Emulate Short-Term Synaptic Plasticity for Signal Processing
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Joseph Najem, Thesis Supervisor
  • Jean-Michel Mongeau, Honors Advisor

87. Biophysical Investigation of Fluorous Protein Dispersion

Open Access
Author:
Eldor, Tomer
Title:
Biophysical Investigation of Fluorous Protein Dispersion
Area of Honors:
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Scott H Medina, Thesis Supervisor
  • Jian Yang, Honors Advisor

88. Burning Rates of HAN and HAN-Methanol at High Pressures

Open Access
Author:
Bugay, Ezekiel
Title:
Burning Rates of HAN and HAN-Methanol at High Pressures
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Richard A Yetter, Thesis Supervisor
  • Jean-Michel Mongeau, Honors Advisor

89. CRIME OF AGGRESSION & RELEVANCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY IN CONFLICT OF KASHMIR

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Author:
Ponnala, Srishti
Title:
CRIME OF AGGRESSION & RELEVANCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY IN CONFLICT OF KASHMIR
Area of Honors:
Global and International Studies
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Howard Smith, Thesis Supervisor
  • Jonathan Eran Abel, Honors Advisor

90. Can Professional Skepticism be Taught to Undergraduate Auditing Students?

Open Access
Author:
Mertz, Dominic
Title:
Can Professional Skepticism be Taught to Undergraduate Auditing Students?
Area of Honors:
Accounting
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Patricia A Patrick, Thesis Supervisor
  • Samuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Honors Advisor

91. Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Factors among Hispanic/Latino Immigrant Farmworkers in the United States: A Scoping Review

Open Access
Author:
Ashraf, Naiha
Title:
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Factors among Hispanic/Latino Immigrant Farmworkers in the United States: A Scoping Review
Area of Honors:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Shedra Amy Snipes, Thesis Supervisor
  • Helen Marie Kamens, Honors Advisor

92. Categorizing Synthetic Aperture Sonar Imagery Using Pre-Trained Neural Networks and Artificial Data

Open Access
Author:
Ahmed, Raiid
Title:
Categorizing Synthetic Aperture Sonar Imagery Using Pre-Trained Neural Networks and Artificial Data
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Daniel C Brown, Jr., Thesis Supervisor
  • Bo Cheng, Honors Advisor

93. Celebrities Personal Brand Analysis

Open Access
Author:
Josowitz, Torey
Title:
Celebrities Personal Brand Analysis
Area of Honors:
Marketing
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Jennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Supervisor
  • Jennifer Chang Coupland, Honors Advisor
  • Eunice Kim, Faculty Reader

94. Changes In Implied Correlation Through Time: Exchange Traded Funds and Their Underlying Assets

Open Access
Author:
Sottile, Thomas
Title:
Changes In Implied Correlation Through Time: Exchange Traded Funds and Their Underlying Assets
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • David Haushalter, Thesis Supervisor
  • Brian Spangler Davis, Honors Advisor

95. Characterization of Radioactive Backgrounds for the Snowball Dark Matter Detector

Open Access
Author:
Ratvasky, Rachel
Title:
Characterization of Radioactive Backgrounds for the Snowball Dark Matter Detector
Area of Honors:
Physics
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Maria Del Carmen Carmona Benitez, Thesis Supervisor
  • Richard Wallace Robinett, Honors Advisor

96. Characterizing Superconducting Qubits Using Pulse-level Control

Open Access
Author:
Mc Millan, Marquis
Title:
Characterizing Superconducting Qubits Using Pulse-level Control
Area of Honors:
Physics
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Nitin Samarth, Thesis Supervisor
  • Richard Wallace Robinett, Honors Advisor

97. Characterizing an Early-Warning Search for Binary Neutron Stars in the Presence of Non-Stationary Noise

Open Access
Author:
Heckman, Collin
Title:
Characterizing an Early-Warning Search for Binary Neutron Stars in the Presence of Non-Stationary Noise
Area of Honors:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Chad Richard Hanna, Thesis Supervisor
  • William Nielsen Brandt, Honors Advisor

98. Characterizing the Degradation of Cellulose by Combinations of Cellulolytic Enzymes

Open Access
Author:
Starr, Thomas
Title:
Characterizing the Degradation of Cellulose by Combinations of Cellulolytic Enzymes
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
File:
Thesis Supervisors:
  • Charles T Anderson, Thesis Supervisor
  • Teh-Hui Kao, Honors Advisor

99. Choosing What We Worship

Open Access
Author:
Schneible, Steven R
Title:
Choosing What We Worship
Area of Honors:
English
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Kevin Michael Bell, Thesis Supervisor
  • Christopher Gervais Reed, Honors Advisor

100. Citizens United: Judicial Rhetoric and Corporate Constitutional Rights

Open Access
Author:
Fleming, Meghan
Title:
Citizens United: Judicial Rhetoric and Corporate Constitutional Rights
Area of Honors:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
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Thesis Supervisors:
  • Margaret M Michels, Thesis Supervisor
  • Mary High, Honors Advisor