Honors Scholar Theses from 2019
Decentralization and the Provision of Public Services: A Case Study of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Mishaal Afteb
Cooperation or Conflict: Using Alliance Theory to Explain the Current Gulf Cooperation Council Crisis, Pierre Aguirre
Seeing Eye to Eye: A Machine Learning Approach to Automated Saccade Analysis, Maigh Attre
DepressionGNN: Depression Prediction using Graph Neural Network on Smartphone and Wearable Sensors, Param Bidja
The Effect of SOX 404(b) on Large Non-Accelerated Filers’ Earnings Per Share Rounding Behavior, David Bigos
A Robust Delivery System for RNA Therapeutics, Suleyman Bozal
Combinatorial Optimization: Introductory Problems and Methods, Erin Brownell
An Analysis of Abdominal Stability Following Hyperthermic Exercise in Euhydrated and Dehydrated Conditions, Carli Ceckanowicz
Utilizing Blockchain Trade Finance to Promote Financial Inclusion, Bryce Ciccaglione
Lattices in Cryptography, Andy Guo
Deicing Salts Influence Ranavirus Outbreaks in Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) Tadpoles, Sarah Jacobson
Presidential Power Couples: Does a Strong First Lady Correlate with a Strong President?, Misha Jethwa
Watching Grass Grow: How Soil Moisture Affects Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizae and Growth in Little Bluestem, Laura M. Jones
Make History Accessible: The Case for YouTube, Rohit Kandala
Treasure Hunters, Adventurers, Sport Divers, and Archaeologists: Influences on Early Underwater Archaeology, Henry Kennell
Screening and Diagnosing Spinal Muscular Atrophy by use of Buccal Swabs: a Validation Study using ddPCR, Anna Mackay
Smartphone Ecological Momentary Assessment: Adherence, Stress, and Sleep Study, David Massabni
The Impact of Musical Experience on Learning Non-native Speech Sounds, Brenna McNamee
The Signaling Pathways of Metallothionein-Mediated Chemotaxis in Breast Cancer, Jennifer Messina
School Policy Evaluated with Time-Reversible Markov Chain, Trajan Murphy and Iddo Ben-Ari
Quantifying Expression of Interneuron Subtype Markers for Dlx-2 Transfected NG2 Cells, Timothy Nolan
Connecticut Waterfront Property Premium in Areas with Flood Risk, Conor O'Donnell
Shootings and Their Effect on Stock Price and Volume in the Firearm Manufacturing Industry, Conor O'Donnell
Modeling of Vapor Sorption in Nanoparticle Chemiresistors, Alexandra Oliveira
Fast Optimization Algorithm for Linear Regression Models with Sparsity-Inducing Penalties, Saket Pandit
Analyzing the Mindsets and Behaviors of Introductory Physics Students through the Lens of Intellectual Humility, Meagan Sundstrom
Holocaust Education in Connecticut: The Passing and Implementation of Senate Bill No. 452, Shira Tall
Determining Defense: Bureaucracy, Threat and Missile Defense, Emilyn Tuomala
Observing the Political and Economic State of South Africa Through the Lens of the Principal-Agent Problem, Justin Vampatella
Honors Scholar Theses from 2018
The Identification of Functional CLL-Associated SNPs Through PRO-seq and Transcription Factor Binding Site Analysis, Mary Accurso
The USH2A Gene: An Analysis of Ultrasonic Vocalizations in a Mouse Model of Usher Syndrome Type 2, Kiana R. Akhundzadeh
Lucian's Imagines: A Student Reader, and Pro Imaginibus: a Translation, Jesse Amar
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
Early Phonological Awareness as a Predictor of Reading Fluency: An MRI Study, Katherine Foley
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
Maternal Immune Activation (MIA) in Mice: A Study to Phenotype ASD-Related Communication Behaviors and Analyze Maternal Health Outcomes in the US, Komalpreet Gulati
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
The Impact of Net Neutrality and Additional Regulations on the Future of the Internet of Things in the United States, Radhika Kanaskar
Revision as Resistance: Fanfiction as an Empowering Community for Female and Queer Fans, Diana Koehm
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
Self-Perceived Success of First-Generation College-Going Latinx Students, Sarah Mongillo
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
Assisted Switched Reluctance Machines, Amy Robinson
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
Community Support Systems for Reentering Young Adults, Samantha Staffin
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