Honors Scholar Theses from 2021
The Effect of Social Comparison and Fear of Missing Out on Anxiety Symptoms in Late Adolescents, Olivia Adams
Development of Physiological Markers for Tetrabenazine-Induced Motivational Dysfunctions Using Electroencephalography in Male and Female Rats, Stephanie Akosa
Differential White Blood Cell Counting, Gregory Austin
Reeling in New Antibiotics: Synthesis and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Zinc-Binding Clavanins from Styela clava (Sea Squirt), Eduardo Badillo-Colberg
Effects of a Play-Based Intervention on Locomotor Skills and Strength Performance of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Amber Bardsley
Effects of Probiotic Supplementation on Growth and Health of Pre-Weaned Dairy Calves, Lily Bello
Une exploration du style et du message dans une sélection d’œuvres d’Annie Ernaux : L’écriture « qui ne ment pas », Maya Benson
Potential Improvements for Underwater Sound Speed Measurement Devices, Matthieu Bernier
The Effects of Poor Maternal Nutrition During Gestation on Colostrum and Milk Quality and Immunoglobulin G Concentrations in Sheep, Alexandra Bettencourt
Replacement of the Transfer Act: The Impact of Connecticut's Effort to Expedite Contaminated Site Remediation, Avery Bikerman
The Emerging Role of Pancreatic β-Cell Primary Cilia in Diabetes Mellitus, Emily Blackburn
Evaluating Quality Control Methods for Genomic Testing and Analyzation of DNA/RNA, Raabiah Chaudhry
Exploring Emotion Regulation as a Moderator of the Relationship between Benefit-Finding and Measures of Stress in Cancer Survivors, Sarah W. Chen
A Deep Learning Model for Predicting COVID-19 Transmission in Connecticut, Nathan Choi
Evaluating The Effect of Glyphosate on Host Survival and Microbiome, Sandro Cloiseau
Effects of tree felling in wetlands on the community composition and diel activity of mammals, Eve Cullerton
Meta-Network Analysis of Complex Construction Systems: Improving Project Efficiency Using Novel Computer-Based Analytic Methodology, Ethan Cummiskey
Does Anodal tDCS Over the Left Prefrontal Cortex Using the F3-RSO Montage Improve Cognitive Control?, Sydney Darling
Identificando determinantes sociales de la salud en la comunidad de Granada, España (Identifying social determinants of health in the community of Granada, Spain), Mukund Desibhatla
The Development and Evaluation of Novel DA Transport Inhibitors and their Effects on Effort-Related Motivation: A Review, Mukund Desibhatla
Synthesis and In-Vitro Voltage Sensitivity Testing of Two-Component Voltage Sensitive Dyes, Daniel Fairchild
Assessing Leadership in Business – Finance: A Critical Investigation of Jamie Dimon, Kelly Finn
Climate Change Preparedness in the Insurance Sector, Daniel Fischler
The Influence of the United States on Nuclear Laws, Michael Francomano
Molecular Markers of Climate Adaptation of Thysanoessa longicaudata (Euphausiacea) in the Arctic, Alexandra Frenzel
What the 123rd Congress Will Look Like: Examining the Gender Gap in Political Ambition of College Students, Maddison Gates
Seasonal plumage condition variation and the thermal value of the feather coats of house sparrows (Passer domesticus), Jordana MF Graveley, Margaret Rubega, and Kevin R. Burgio
Methodological and Theoretical Extensions to the TRACE Model of Spoken Word Recognition, Samantha Grubb
The Regulation of Chemokinesis by the soil amoeba, Dictyostelium Discoideum, Julia Horan
Linking Human Activities to Water Quality in Coastal New England: Past and Present, Amelia Hurst
A Picture of Hartford's Community Food Environment: An Image Recognition Approach, Evelyn Johnson
Using Citizen Science to Determine the Age of Alewife Fish, Rodchill-Paul Jules
The Effects of Infliximab on the Fibrosis Response of Three-spine Stickleback, Mita Kale
Exploring an Alternative to IPOs: Special-Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), Vaishali Kanamalla
Modeling and Monitoring of Water Quantity and Quality in Permeable Pavement Systems Using Geophysical Equipment, Abby Klimowicz
Machine learning-based recognition on Crowdsourced Food Images, Aditya kulkarni
Relating Electrode Impedance and Recording Quality in the Rat Hippocampus, Mitchel Kuperstein
Use of Antisense Oligonucleotides to Target Notch2 in Mouse Chondrocytes, Gabrielle Viviana Lanza
The Rise of Alternative Early Stage Financing Methods, Tyler Lasicki
The Impact of ASU 2016-14 on Not-for-Profit Operating Cash Flow Presentation, Grace Lauber
Effects of hippocampal inactivation with DREADDs on water maze performance, Julia Levin
Tax Efficient Supply Chains: Analysis of Multinational Corporations with Swiss Subsidiaries, David Liu
Stuck in Ireland: Representations of Purgatory in Irish Literature, Rebecca Lynn Maher
Analyzing Non-Strophic Forms through the Facets Model: The Early Compositional Style and Technique of Trey Anastasio and Phish, William Mandelbaum
Assessing Rat Behavioral Response to Novelty, Neha Mathew
The Effects of a Play-based Intervention on Imitation-based Rhythmic Drumming Performance in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Pranati Mathur
Assessing Leadership in Business – Marketing: A Critical Investigation of Reed Hastings, Nolan McAndrew
Visual Spatial Memory in Young Typical Developing Children and Children with Developmental Language Disorder: A Pilot Study, Samantha McKenna
Impact of Angiogenic and Osteogenic Factors in the Presence of Biodegradable Piezoelectric Films, Jayla Millender
The Microfinance Experiment: An Evaluation of Programs and Effectiveness in St. Louis, Maxwell Miller
Environmental Policy and Employment: The Effect of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative on the Labor Market, Kelly-Anne Moffa
Synphilin-1 and its Effects on Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease, Mirghani Mohamed
Self-management of Chronic Low Back Pain in the Hispanic Population: A Feasibility Study, Jasmeen Mohammed
The Effects of MAPK Signaling on the Development of Cerebellar Granule Cells, Kerry Morgan
Knowing China, Losing China: Discourse and Power in U.S.-China Relations, Shankara Narayanan
Math and Voting: Voting Methods, Fair Representation, and the Electoral College, Sarah Nelson
Headache and its Association with ADHD/ADD and Stimulant Medication, Claire Nitzsche
Explaining Reproductive Health Disparities: Violence in the “Colorblind” Institution of Medicine, Chineze Osakwe
The Effects of the NBA COVID Bubble on the NBA Playoffs: A Case Study for Home-Court Advantage, Michael Price
Sobolev Inequalities and Riemannian Manifolds, John Reever
Sundered: A Novel-in-Progress, Erik Renner
Evaluating Urban Parks Accessibility and Equity: A Case Study of Hartford, CT and New Haven, CT, Natalie Roach and Mara Tu
A Computational Analysis of Selective Metabolism of Bupropion by Cytochrome P450 2B6, Alyssa Santos
Planning for Every Tomorrow: Connecticut’s Past, Present, and Future Responses to Climate Change, Sarah Schechter
Changing Fashion: An Analysis of Social Media Activism Targeting the Fashion Industry, Grace Scully
The Effects of Maternal Diet During Gestation on Offspring Frame Size and Growth in Sheep, Caroline selesky
Preferred Narratives and Their Impact on Historical Memory: An Examination Through Comparison of Twentieth Century Pandemics, Renee Semple
Impact of Covid-19 on City Streets, Mihir Sharma
Detecting the Phi Meson with CLAS12, Paul Simmerling
Path Planning with Deep Neural Networks, Paul Simmerling, Brendan Sayers, and Paulo Alcantara Silva
Deconstructing Urban Sprawl: Differing Perspectives on a Pervasive Problem, Angela Simonetti
The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Women, Ava Stallone
If It Pleases the Court: The Impact of Late Night Political Comedy on Citizens’ View of the Supreme Court, Elisabeth Stankevitz
Asians and the Study Habits of Non-Asians in the United States, Sabrina Tang
Agricultural Land Usage in Mansfield, Connecticut: An Analysis of the Town’s Past and Present Agricultural Landscapes and Recent Farmland Conservation Efforts, Julia Tillinghast
The Impact of Information Shocks and Partisanship on the Evolution of COVID-19 in Connecticut, Joslin Valiyaveettil
The Impact of Crises on the Shift in Capital Flows from Active to Passive Investment Strategies, Jordan Wang
A Comparison of Medical Article Transport Approaches, Andrew White
The Association Fallacy – Fraud and Financial Reporting Quality in the Customer-Supplier Relationship, Nicholas Willett
Utility of Novel Genomic Technologies for Biomarker Identification in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Christina Yacoub
A Study of Autism in Children's Literature, Jane Yalof
Honors Scholar Theses from 2020
Study of a Putative Niche Adapting Operon in Microbes Inhabiting the Gut of Blood Digesting Animals, MARLENE ABOUAASSI
Investigation of Neoprene Medical Gloves: Analysis of Material Properties, Durability, and Bacterial Barrier Efficacy, Amanda Agui
Analyzing Competitive Balance in Professional Sport, Kevin Alwell
Remapping of Place Cells in the Dorsal and Ventral Hippocampus in Response to Environmental Change, Aditi Anam
Language Abilities as a Function of Lateralization of Language-Specific Brain Networks, Jacey Anderson
Evaluating the Effects of Muscle Force Production Strategies and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Forces (Strain) on Gait Patterns During Running, Amanda Astrologo
Neoliberal Legacies: Peru, Potatoes and the Challenges of Agricultural Reform, Emma Belliveau
Hydrolytic Degradation Study of Polyphosphazene-PLGA Blends, Riley Blumenfield
Research Methodology of Aerobic Compared to Resistance Training to Reduce Insulin Resistance in Obesity, William F. Brincheiro
Consumer Response to Green Brands vs. Traditional Brands on Digital Platforms: An Analysis Through a Series of Case Studies, Madison Busick