Honors Scholar Theses from 2018
The Identification of Functional CLL-Associated SNPs Through PRO-seq and Transcription Factor Binding Site Analysis, Mary Accurso
Combinations of Allelopathic Crop Extracts Reduce Digitaria spp. and Setaria faberi Seed Germination, Peter Apicella and Karl Guillard
A Qualitative Study of School-Based Sexuality Education State Policies and LGBTQ+ Student Experiences in Sex Ed, Anna Babbin
Characterizing Cultivable Bacteria from Trachymyrmex septentrionalis Fungus Gardens, Hannah Beatty
Development of the Codebase for ECE Design: Smartwatch Device and App for Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Keelin J. Becker-Wheeler
Climate Change and Lyme Disease: The Science and its Applications in Education, Christen J. Bellucci
Composition and Function of the Bacterial Consortium Associated with the Accessory Nidamental Gland of the Hawaiian Bobtail Squid, Jessica Bertenshaw
Effect of Silk-Based Hydrogel Topography on Intestinal Epithelial Cell Morphology and Wound Healing In Vitro, Marisa E. Boch
Juvenile Amphibian Response to Oak and Maple Leaf Litter, Benjamin Breslau
Effort-Related Decision Making in COMT Variant Mice: Pharmacological Studies and Genetic Susceptibility to Motivational Dysfunction, Suzanne Cayer
Evaluating Itraconazole Analogues and Translesion Synthesis Inhibitors as Anti-Cancer Agents, Kelly Allison Chan
The Psychology of Baseball: How the Mental Game Impacts the Physical Game, Kiera Dalmass
Loss of Dot1L function in cartilage impairs skeletal growth, Syifa Djunaedi
THE EFFECT OF FOOD DONATIONS ON THE MICRONUTRIENT INTAKE OF SOUP KITCHEN CLIENTS, Abigail Fudge
Is Concussion-Related Sleep Disturbance Present After Return to Play in College Athletes?, Alexander Gallaer
Minimization Techniques for Symbolic Automata, Jonathan Homburg
Use of the Proof-of-Stake Algorithm for Distributed Consensus in Blockchain Protocol for Cryptocurrency, Spencer J. Hosack
Reconstitution of GABAergic Postsynapses in Host Cells, Karthik Kanamalla
Addressing Culturally Specific Mental Health Care Needs in the US: The Asian American Population, Moira Lewerk
Preservice Teachers' Referral of Students for Special Education, Annie MacLachlan
Harmonic Functions and Harmonic Measure, David McDonald
Creative Micro-Entrepreneurship in Practice: Exploring Digital Tools for Small Creative Businesses, Olivia Messina
How does Body Size Affect Zooplankton Feeding in a Low Oxygen Environment?, Jacob Mikullitz
Lattice Dynamical Origins of Structural Negative Thermal Expansion, Connor A. Occhialini
We Love Big Brother: An Analysis of the Relationship between Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four And Modern Politics in the United States and Europe, Edward Pankowski
The Tax Implications of Owning a Professional Sports Franchise, Jeff Peterson
Security Analysis of the UConn Husky One Card, Trevor Phillips
Teacher Perceptions of Arts Integration into General Education Curriculum, Molly Pines
An Unlikely Populist: Donald Trump and the Rhetoric of Elite and Minority Resentment, Jared Quigley
Social Support and Adherence to Recommendations Following ASD Diagnosis, MORGAN REISS
Friends Till Life Doth End: Litchfield Female Academy's Bonds of Friendship, Madison Savage
Effects of PiggyBac Transposable Element Derived 5 (PGBD5) in Cortical Tissue, Benjamin Shao
Thalamocortical Processing of Temporal Cues in Sounds, Kasey Smith
Investigation of Bacteria from the Trachymyrmex septentrionalis Fungus Garden for Potential Antibacterial Drug Leads, Brendan Stewart
Variables Affecting Latency of Rats Running on a Maze, Divya Subramanian
Modeling and analyzing an optogenetic system for photoactivatable protein dissociation, Anvin Thomas and James Schaff
The Effect of Idiomatic Language on Event Processing, Katrina Turick
The Path to Terrorism: The Islamic State and Its Recruitment Strategies, Laura Turner
Gender and Major Differences in Privacy Views of UConn Students, Shreya Varshney
An Exploration of the Influence of Socioeconomic Factors on School Perceptions and Future Plans in a Population of Seven-to-18-Year-Olds, Corbinian Wanner, Sharon Smith, Danielle Chenard, and Sarah Schlegel
Ecofeminism in the Speculative Fiction of Ursula K. Le Guin, Octavia Butler, and Margaret Atwood, Cara Williams
Is One Greater than Fourteen? : The Christian Right, Freedom of Religion, and Masterpiece Cakeshop, Liam Williams
Evolution of Insurance: A Telematics-Based Personal Auto Insurance Study, Yuanjing Yao
Honors Scholar Theses from 2017
Bilingual (Spanish-English) Marketing as a Catalyst for Cultural Awareness: The Effect on Parents in the Toy Market, Margo K. Bailey
The Agile Approach in Pharmaceutical Software Development, Priyal Bhargava
A Changing Industry: An Analysis of the Effects of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising on the Insurance Industry, James Bonvicini
Can You Keep it? An Examination of the Individual Health Insurance Market, Rachael Carnale
Growth and Poverty Traps: Examples from Literature, Danielle Chaloux
Mathematical Modeling of Financial Derivative Pricing, Kelly L. Cosgrove
Older Adults’ Response to Adverse Opioid Related Events: A Secondary Analysis, Sarah R. Coughlin
Institutions of Higher Education: Self-Portrayal vs. Student Experience, Rikita A. David
A Novel Time-Domain Method of Fault Diagnosis in Induction Motors, Bryan J. Davis
Ignorance Is Bliss: Emotion, Politics, and Why Whites Avoid Information About Race, Evangelina DeRosa
A Rigorous Take on Randomness: Defining 1-Randomness using Complexity, Measure Theory, and Martingales, Neil A. Dokurno
The Efforts of Trade: Commodities, World Markets, and Early American Labor, Donovan P. Fifield
Evaluation of Parenting Education for High-Risk Fathers: Relationship with a Child’s Mother as an Indicator of Paternal Involvement, Paige Forcier
Characterizing Obesity Risk in Children Receiving Healthcare in an Emergency Department, Lauren Frazzetta
Synthesis of Epoxy-Coated Silica Nanoparticles for Effective Protein Conjugation, Jared R. Furtado
Kinematics of the Lower Extremities during Fundamental Martial Arts Tricking Techniques, Kevin P. Grassie
Characterization of Novel Cannabinoid Receptor 2-Selective Agonists at the Biochemical and Cellular Levels: Leads for Therapeutic Agents, Ashley M. Hine
Patient-Derived Hydrogel as a Sacrificial Matrix for Efficient Cell Loading, Shalmli U. Joshi
The Retirement Strategy of Supreme Court Justices: An Economic Approach, Kayla M. Joyce
The Impact of Psychological Stress on Neurocognitive Functioning and Decline in HIV-Positive Adults: A Systematic Review of the Literature, Katherine Kasper
Engineering a Fluorescent Protease Sensor for in vivo Protein Detection, Thomas C. Kinard
Effect of Surface Modifying Biopolymers on Sand Cohesion, Connor H. Ligeikis
Does a Better Running Back Mean More Rushing? Game Theory and the NFL, Eric Lofquist
In the Library and Online: Social Media and Civic Discourse, Samantha A. Mairson
The Effects of Real Words on the Pronunciation of Nonwords, Jill Metzger
Targeted Germ Cell Knockdown of Xlr3 in Mus musculus, Caity Miller
The Optimization of the Microwave Synthesis and Subsequent Characterization of Sodium Tungsten Bronze (NaxWO3) Materials, Jessica Murdzek
Public Ritual Sacrifice as a Controlling Mechanism for the Aztec, Madeline Nicholson
Comparison of feather pigments in red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoenicus) between historical and modern samples, Genevieve Nuttall
A Study of Parent Perceptions of Advanced Academic Potential in the Early Grades, Jennifer L. O'Brien
Validation of a New Rapid Hybridization Buffer for Fluorescence in situ Hybridization with a Review on the Kinetics of DNA Hybridization, Christine O'Connor
Running Comes Before Winning: Explaining the Gender Differential in State Legislatures, Marissa Piccolo
Neuroscience Underlying Temporal Cue Discrimination in the Auditory Cortex, Samantha D. Rosicke
Beyond Capture: Development and Validation of a Method to Assess Body Condition in Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) Using Camera Traps, Rachel A. Smiley 6820420
Influence of Media’s Ideal-Thin on Body Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating in Women, Kayla Stypulkoski
Prevalance of Frozen Forms in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Daniel B. Wivell
Analysis of Drug Therapy Problems Identified by Community Pharmacists in Non-English Speaking Patients, Abigail Zeiner
Honors Scholar Theses from 2016
Intensive Sound Production Treatment for Apraxia of Speech: An Analysis of Error Consistency, Victoria M. Abolafia
The Effect of Sleep Quality and High Intensity Physical Activity on Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in College Students, Catherine Abraham
Shareholder Activism and Its Long Term Effects, Louis Beck
Accounting for Automobiles: GAAP vs. IFRS for Record Setting Recalls, Matthew Birtwell
Hydrogeological Conceptual Model of La Villa River Watershed, Republic of Panama, Maria G. Castrellon Romero
Kennedy's Crisis: How John F. Kennedy Used History to Prevent Armageddon, Jordan L. Cerbone
Establishment of a School Implemented Exercise Program to Prevent Injury and Promote Health among Youth: Is There a Link between Balance and Physical Health?, Samir Z. Chaudhry
Schwarzschild Spacetime and Friedmann-Lemaitre-Robertson-Walker Cosmology, Zachary Cohen
Hydration Knowledge and Personal Assessment in Collegiate Male Soccer Athletes, Abigail T. Colburn
Design of Exercise Equipment for Wheelchair Users: A Case Study in Accessibility Standards, Kate Craddock Rescsanszky
The Emergence of the Zika, Chikungunya, and Dengue Viruses in Brazil, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico, Nelson Xavier Del Pilar
The Potentiating Effects of Acetaminophen on Oxidant Air Pollutant Sensory Irritation and the Onset of Asthma, Bennett J. Doughty
The Geometry of Spacetime and its Singular Nature, Filip Dul
Predictors of Litter Pollution in Suburban Parks, Ilanna Gibson
A Preliminary Study on the Role of Enhancer of Flavonoid Production (EFP) in Flavonoid Biosynthesis, Jia Guo
Can NBA Teams Benefit from Losing?, Ryan P. Hallisey