Honors Scholar Theses from 2012
Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Testing of Titania-Based Aerogels for the Degradation of Volatile Organic Compounds, Dayton Thomas Horvath
Hippocampal Theta and Gamma: Effects of Aging, Environmental Change, Cholinergic Activation and Learning, Matthew D. Howe
Effort-Related Choice Behavior is Affected by Pharmacological Manipulations Associated with Depression: the Effects of Tetrabenazine, Megan Huizenga
Improved Tissue Caliper, Kenneth Ted-Luck Hung
Numerical Simulations of Chirped Excitation, Benjamin Iannitelli
Bar Graphs & Baselines: Student Perceptions of Distortions in Real World Graphs, Robert K. Janes III
Evolution of the bacteriorhodopsin gene bop in haloarchaea, Maulik Jitesh Jani
Elucidating the Mechanism of Antimigratory Activity of Cardiac Glycosides, Joshua H. Johnson
Evolution of Effect: The Numinous in Gothic and Post-Gothic Ghost Experience Literature, Ryan P. Kennedy
Short-time Compensation: Factors Leading to its Adoption and its Success in Connecticut, William Kimball
Adenosine-Dopamine Interactions in the Open Field Arena: Studies Related to Locomotion and Anxiety, Rothem Kovner
Childhood Sexual Abuse and Social Functioning: A Systematic Review of Reviews, Evan Alden LeClair
Eternal Insurance--No Boys Allowed! Understanding Gender Disparities in Church Attendance through a Study of Churches in Hartford, Connecticut, Caitlin Leffingwell
Evidence for PiT-Type (SLC20) and NaPi-II-Type (SLC34) Transporters in the Rat Choroid Plexus, Hien M. Le
Permaculture and Public Health: Mitigation of the Lifestyle Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes Through the Establishment of Permaculture Edible Forest Gardens, Brett Christopher Lehner
Changing Roles: Special Education Teachers in a Response to Intervention Model, Julia A. Leonard
Women and War: Power Play from Lysistrata to the Present, Shuyang Cynthia Luo
Kindergarten Mathematics: An Observational Study of Learning Centers in Diverse School Settings, Juliana MacSwan
Measuring Tax Aggressiveness after FIN 48: The Effect of Multinational Status, Multinational Size, and Disclosures, Audrey E. Manning
Improvements to the Forensic Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Typing, Elizabeth Montano
The black experience in postwar Germany, Jamie Christopher Morris
Electronic Circuit to Mimic the Neural Network for the Saccade Controller, Justin D. Morse
The Role of Actin Binding Proteins in Cell Motility, Elizabeth Ojukwu
Genocide in the Classroom: How transitional societies are affected by the quality of genocide education, Leah Oppenheimer
Effect of Plant-Derived Molecules on Acinetobacter baumannii Biofilm on Abiotic Surfaces, Ryan P. Pelletier
Using Music to Study: Variables that Affect a Student's Incorporation of Music in Their Academic World, Kelly Perez
Pope John Paul II’s Role in the Collapse of Poland’s Communist Regime: Examining a Religious Leader’s Impact on International Relations, Arragon Perrone
Medicare: What is in Store for Future Generations?, Karen L. Poon
Predictors of 3PQ and QuickBoard Performance in Power-Oriented Collegiate Athletes, Brendan Putney
Environmental Justice & Sociology, Brenna E. Regan
Do Physicians Contribute to Economic Growth? An Empirical Analysis, Mary Reilly
Effects of Accounting Regulations on Economic Decision-Making: A Case Study in the Film Industry, Christopher Rizzio
Effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas Across a Latitudinal Gradient, Chelsea Roy
Metallothionein Gene Dose and the Immune Response, Meaghan Roy-O-Reilly
Identifying Progenitor Cells of Heterotopic Ossification, Eileen E. Semancik
"The wicked flee when none pursueth": A Formalist Critique of Three Crime Films by Joel and Ethan Coen, Timothy Semenza
Does Gender Inequality in Education Affect Educational Outcomes?, Kevin Sheehan
Generating Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Human Fibroblast Utilizing Controlled Expression of Transcription Factors, Ju-Sung Song
Ketamine Can Disrupt Episodic Memory (Hours to Days) Consolidation: Effects of Varying Dose and Retention Intervals, Ryan Darius Tabtabai
The Effects of Rectal Temperature and Hydration Status on Perceptual Ratings in Dehydrating Males, Ethan A. Talbot
Young Black Children's Representations of the Father Figure in Low-income Households, Shawnae Shalae Thompson
Global Expansion of U.S. Fast Food Restaurants : A Case Study of McDonald's in Italy, Bejamin Weyers
Examining Pre Service Teacher Knowledge of Student Rights and Tort Liability, Alexi Wiemer
Accounting for Goodwill Pre&Post SFAS 142 and the Implications for Earnings Management, Liang Jian Wu
Commedia by Zabbo, Laura Zabbo
Honors Scholar Theses from 2011
Near Infrared Imaging System, Barbara Adu-Baffour
Characterization of Arginine-82 Mutants With Non-Native Chromophores, Vivek Alaigh
Celios Fate, Jennifer Allen
Design and Bio-production of a Nanoparticle Avian Influenza Vaccine, Kashif N. Ather
Expression of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) non-structural protein 12 in Escherichia coli, Ariann Boylan
Charlotte Brontë's Villette and Sigmund Freud's Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria: Lucy Snowe's Narrative Ambiguity as Dora's Self-Analysis, Sarah Madeline Brokaw
The Politics of Health Outcomes and Income Inequality: A Time Series Cross-Sectional Analysis of County-Level Mortality Rates in the United States, Timothy H. Callaghan
Analyzing Sexual Expression: Marriage, Prostitution, and the Law, Leah Christiani
Multiple Media Outlets for Composition, Bethany A. Ciullo
Characterizing the role of the bacterial metallothionein, SmtA, in mammalian infection, Stephanie R. Davis
Assessing Food Security Across Connecticut Towns for 2009, Kendall Erskine
The Technocratic Birthing Model as Seen in Reality Television and Its Impact on Young Women Age 18-24, Michelle Elizabeth Farber
Language-Specific Tuning of Audiovisual Integration In Early Development, Juliana Flynn
Language-Specific Tuning of Audiovisual Integration In Early Development, Juliana Flynn
The Greek Sovereign Debt Crisis and Potential Implications for other Sovereign Nations, Gregory Gambill
Residents' Perceptions of Social Interaction and Social Activity in an Affordable Assisted Living Facility, Elena Garcia
The Role of Emerging Market in Investment Portfolios, Kelly Hallinan
Development of a Phase Separation Model for a Biodiesel Reactor, Lu Han
Finding a Link between the Hormones of the Somatotropic Axis and Growth Rate of Juvenile Steller Sea Lions, Katherine Denise Hebert
Examining CAPM in Today's Markets, David R. Knox
Predictors of Elevated Depressive Symptoms in Pregnancy, Justine M. Kokoszka
Galantamine-induced tremulous jaw movements in rats: Reversal with adenosine A2A antagonists, Chelsea Elizabeth Leser
Characterization of Differentiation of Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells, Amanda C. Lopez
Quorum Sensing in Archaea, Charles Mackin
Hechiceras e Inquisidores: The Relative Lack of Severity of Witchcraft Prosecution Among Spanish Imperial Territories, Jeffrey Michael Mastrianni
Impact on Financial Statements of New Accounting Model for Leases, Wenqi Ma
The Like of Us Will Never Be Again" A Comparative Analysis of the Contributions of the Blasket Authors: Peig Sayers, Tomás O Criomhthain, and Muiris O Suilleabhain, Kelly Frances O'Donnell
Moving United States Health Care Forward, Thomas R. O'Neill
From Monsters to Victims: Vampires and Their Cultural Evolution from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century, Caitlyn Orlomoski
Endless Yarns: Interdisciplinary Creative Work in Text and Textile, Louisa Owen Sonstroem
Relative Abundance of Mitochondria Rich Cell Types in Threespine Stickleback: Interpopulation Differences and Salinity Effects, Dante Paolino
Selective Oxidations of Alcohols and Indoles Using the Oxammonium Cation, Joseph Qiu
The Health Status, Concerns, and Reform in Uruguay with an Emphasis on Health Promotion Programs Geared towards the Care and Development of the Country's Children and Adolescents, Melissa Raquel Ramírez
Biomarker Signature Classification of Various Stress Forms, Chana L. Rich
Modeling Human Immune Response to the Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria, Yevhen Rutovytskyy
Modeling Human Immune Response to the Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria, Yevhen Rutovytskyy
Motivation to Train for Creativity, Nina Sacco
Sarbanes-Oxley and Corporate Greed, Adria L. Stigliano
Prosecutorial Discretion: Do Selection Methods Matter?, Jennifer Valenti
Nutritional Labeling, Emily J. Williams
Contribution of Dietary Supplements to the Nutritional Status of College Students, Caroline Yu
Honors Scholar Theses from 2010
Conceptualizing Success in Therapeutic Wilderness Experiences: The Creation and Maintenance of Instructor-Participant Relationships, Chelsea I. Ambrozaitis
The Process of Starting a Business, Joyce Aparicio
Investigating the Diversity of Radial Glia Fates in the Rat Neocortex, Abraham William Aron
The State of the University of Connecticut Health Center, Ankeet S. Bhatt
The Framework of Trade in the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, Michael S. Bokoff
Explicit and Implicit Methods In Solving Differential Equations, Timothy Bui
Determination of the Myogenic Potential of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Rory Coleman
Hole in the Head: a Play, Accompanied by a Conspectus of Knowledge, Both Repressed and Researched, that Directly Influenced the Playwright in Her Development of a New Work, Margaret Hunter Cook
Sleep Disturbance in the Homeless Population: The Relationship between Homelessness, Sleep and Health, Megan Elizabeth Corning
Beyond Racial Precedents: Loving v. Virginia as an Appropriate Legal Model and Strategy for Same-Sex Marriage Litigation, Michael J. Csere