Honors Scholar Theses from 2014
Detection Methods for Small Analytes: Improvement of Novel SPR Technology Detection of Toxins and Toxicants, William B. Ollayos
Dodge, Duck, Elude, and Eschew: Fluctuations in American Public Opinion Regarding Intervention in Darfur, Libya, and Syria, Ashley E. V. Palma
Characterizing and Improving the Oral Sensations and Preference of Polyphenol-Rich Aronia Berry Juice, Jeeha Park
Heroes to Horrors: Metamorphosis as Combat Trauma in the Mythology of the West, Thomas Passarelli
Climate Change Vulnerabilities: Case Studies of the Maldives and Kenya, Katherine A. Peinhardt
Relationship Between Sensory Sensitivities and Cognitive and Adaptive Abilities in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Laura Pendergast
Implications of Divorce: Do Co-parenting Relationships Influence Individual Parent-child Relationships?, Shannon E. Perkins
The Reversal Effects of Curcumin, an Herbal Remedy, on the Impairments Induced by VMAT-2 Inhibitor Tetrabenazine, Emily Qian and Samantha E. Yohn
For-Profit Social Enterprise: Creating Value for Consumers & Society in the Face of Competition, Sarah J. Quirk
The Role of AMP-activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) in Regulating the Early Stages of Acute Pancreatitis, Mohamed Shitia
The Effect of Repeated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury on Ventricular Volume and Microglial Activation, Lillian Rose Talbot
Middle School Student Perceptions of Homework in Mathematics, Camille M. Thomas
Delegitimizing Sultanistic Regimes, One Step At a Time, Joshua Thomas
The Development of Novel Anti-folates: An Ongoing Battle Against Resistance, Nhi Tran
Mutagenesis of 8-Oxoguanine Adjacent to an Abasic site in Escherichia coli Cells Proficient or Deficient in DNA Polymerase IV, Savas T. Tsikis
Aspects of the High School Music Program and their Relationship with the College Marching Band Experience, Glen J. Ullman
A Critical Evaluation of Gender Studies in Archaeological Accounts of Etruscans, Amelia Varteresian
Monte Carlo Simulations of Atmospheric Loss by Stellar Winds from Exoplanets, Daniel Violette
Chemical Profiling and Biological Activity of Two Tunicate-Associated Marine Bacteria, Lyubina Yankova
An Examination of Correctional Nursing Competencies for Improved Patient Care, Bing Zheng
Honors Scholar Theses from 2013
Management Fee Provisions and Performance in the U.S. Mutual Fund Industry, Brett Anthony Averso
Foreign Investment and Equity Valuation Differences in Emerging Markets, Daniel N. Beardsley
Self-Medication Practices of Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: Design and Methodology, Courtney Marie Beyers
Urban Parking Economics and Land Consumption: A Case Study of New Haven, Connecticut and Cambridge, Massachusetts, Bryan P. Blanc
Factors of High-End Retail Marketing: A Study of Growth Opportunities for Clothing Retailers in the American Women’s Apparel Industry, Jeremy Trungdzu Bui
Dikar-Induced Synthetic Lethality in a Drosophila Model of CAG Repeat Diseases Does Not Result from an Expression Feedback Loop, Daniel Camacho
The Impacts of the Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) on the Feeding Ecology of Early Life Stage Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) and River Herring (Alosa pseudoharengus and A. aestivalis), Grace A. Casselberry
Exceptionalist-in-Chief: Presidents, American Exceptionalism, and U.S. Foreign Policy Since 1897, John A. Dearborn
In vitro Characterization of Avian Influenza Virus isolates with a truncated NS1 gene segment, Aaron Dick
Participatory Approaches to Purchasing Decisions within the Healthcare System, Alana Dorris
Hollow Fiber Module for Continuous Ethanol Fermentation, Leia M. Dwyer
Too Small to Forget: An Analysis of the Changing Banking Industry and the Continuing Importance of Smaller Institutions, Michael A. Flaherty
Effects of Poor Maternal Nutrition on GH, IGF-I, IGFBP-2 and -3, Insulin, and Leptin Concentrations in Pregnant Ewes, Michelle E. Forella
The Effects of Maternal Diet During Gestation on Postnatal Growth of Lambs and on Metabolic Hormones in Lambs and Ewes, Amanda R. Fox
Financial Regulation and the Crisis of 2008, Aniello Franzese
Sinking Your Teeth into Popular Culture: Why Reading Twilight Could Kill You, Carolyn Eve Friedman
The effect of landlocking on intestinal aquaporin 1 expression in Alosa pseudoharengus (alewife), Emily Funk
Senior Design Report: Workstation for Paige Librandi, Ana C. Groff
Characterizing the Role of Cortactin in Actin Pedestal Assembly by Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), Sarah E. Grout
From Demonic Possession to Conversion Disorder: A Historical Comparison, Laura Hatchman
Pharmacological Inhibition of Histone Methyltransferase G9a Affects Expression of Citron Kinase Target Genes in Neural Stem Cells, Nicholas Heliotis
Limited English Proficient Patient's Use of Family Members and Interpreters: A Pilot Study, Brittany T. Histing
Terror Unrealized: German Blunders, American Occupation Strategy, and the Failure of the Nazi Werwolf Movement, Nicholas Jon Hurley
Anxiety Symptoms in Individuals with High Functioning Autism, Jane C. Kelleher
Practicing and Preservice Teachers' Sense of Efficacy for Character Education, Carolyn Lowe
Post-Injury Calcium Chelation Rescues Skeletal Muscle Regeneration in Mice, Matthew D. Magda
A Comparative Analysis of Paleoindian and Terminal Archaic Lithic Assemblages from Southeastern Connecticut to Determine Diagnostic Debitage Attributes, Colleen McAlister
Investigations in Enhancing the Reproducibility of Implantable Amperometric Glucose Biosensors for Mass Production, Dipesh Manharbhai Patel
The Effects of Aging and Injury on the Murine Ependymal Barrier and Subventricular Zone, John J. Peters
The Carols of the Ritson Manuscript, BL Add. 5665, at Exeter Cathedral: Repertory and Context, Anastasia S. Pilato
An Investigation of Gender Differences in Pro-environmental Attitudes and Behaviors, Sonja Plavsic
Community-Centered Design: Using Applied Research to Develop a New Identity for the Windham Harm Reduction Coalition, Celia E. Poirier
A Multi-Agent, Connectionist Model of Metonymy Production, Robert J. Powers
Wild and Wonderful: Stories and Stereotypes of 19th through 21st Century West Virginia and Appalachia, Rachel Puelle
"Balanced Between Poetry and Practicality": The Agrarian Figure in Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd and Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Rebecca Puelle
Delay of Principle B in Spontaneous Speech, Kelcie Burns Reid
Newspaper Presidential Endorsements: Who Publications Support, Why Votes Change, and the Practice’s Sharp Decline, Jesse Rifkin
Seasonal and Inter-Annual Atmospheric Trends of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Groton, CT, Lauren Rothermich
Disability Literacy and Attitudes Towards Autism Spectrum Disorders, Cathryn T. Ryan
The $1.2 trillion United States tax expenditures in 2011: A Deeper look into Corporate Tax Expenditures, Chante Sommerville
Dirichlet's Theorem and Applications, Nicholas Stanford
Warsaw Uprising of 1944: A Touchstone in United States and Russian Relations, Jordan Szczygiel
The Financial Crisis of 2008: The Greatest Downturn in the U.S. Economy Since the Great Depression, Eric Vaheb
From Empire to Independence: The Curious Case of the Baltic States 1917-1922, Dovile O. Vilkauskaite
Self-Medication Practices of Undergraduate College Students: Non-Medical Prescriptive Stimulant Use, Kim M. Vo
Biophysical Characterization of Optimized Self-Assembling Protein Nanoparticles as a Malaria Vaccine, Sophia Walker
Collusion in Peer Evaluation, Suo Wang
Direct Reprogramming of Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts Into GABAergic Neurons, Nicholas J. Wasko
The Uncontrollable Increase in U.S. Disability Rolls and The Inevitable Exhaustion of The U.S. Disability System, Daniel P. White
Does the Early Bird Really Catch the Worm?: An Economic Analysis of Application Factors for Honors Students at the University of Connecticut, Mallika M. Winsor
A Pilot Test on the Role of Power in Mate Choice, Addison Zhao
Honors Scholar Theses from 2012
The Origins of Christian Society in Ancient India, Crista Nalani Anderson
Five Children's Book Covers Employing Illustrative Type, Rochelle Lynn BaRoss
Beliefs and Coping with Life Stress among UConn Students, John Paul Beninato
The Evolution of Health Insurance in America: A Look at the Past, Present, and Future of an Increasingly Dynamic Industry, Matthew Billas
Habituation Effect in Attention Modification Training for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Olivia E. Bogucki
Point of Use Water Treatment with Forward Osmosis for Emergency and Population Migration Relief, Ethan L. Butler
Professional Development Needs of Early Childhood Providers: A Focus Group Study, Cristin Caparotta
Tying the Knot: Determining the Legality of Same-Sex Marriage and the Courts’ Responsibilities in Defining the Right, Eva Cerreta
Longitudinal Changes in Pronoun Reversals in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typically Developing Children, Michelle Cheng
Examination of the Chromatin Structure of Xlr3b Using the Chromosome Conformation Capture Assay, Sarah Elise Conderino
DMFT and Its Possible Determinants in the Honduran Population, Patrick T. Cooper
Characterization of a Thermal Reservoir for Consistent and Accurate Annealing of High Sensitivity Thermoluminescence Dosimeters in Brachytherapy Dosimetry, William Patrick Donahue
Use of Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) Imaging for 3-Dimensional Ultrastructural Visualization of Muscle Repair Mechanisms, Matthew Dufner
The Post-Communist Way: Negotiating a New National Identity in Hungary, Sarah Fabian
Young Adult Cancer Survivors' Satisfaction With Interpersonal Life Changes, Kelly J. Foy
Salinity Preference of Alaskan Threespine Stickleback: Test for Divergence in Halotaxis between Ancestral and Landlocked Populations, David C. Fryxell
Monte Carlo Simulation and Risk Assessment in Capital Bugeting, Caitlin Gallagher
Growth and Expression of Halorhodopsin for Application in a Protein-Based Artificial Retina, Megan Ryan Gillespie
Nuremberg or The South African TRC: A Comparison of the Retributive and Restorative Models of Justice, Brendan Gooley
Perceived Control and Adjustment: A Comparison of Bereavement and Relationship Dissolution, Sara B. Greenberg
Farmer Suicides in Maharashtra, India: Facts, Factors, and Possible Fixes, Jennifer Guha
Education Preparation to Respond to the Needs of Homeless Children & Youth: Perceptions of School Personnel, Sarah Elizabeth Harris
Getting to the "Why": Teacher Practices that Support Mathematically Sound Student Justifications, Briana Hennessy
Honors Retention: The Persistence of Juniors and Seniors in the Honors Program Through Examination of Commitment to Completion of Honors Thesis, Amy A. Holland