Honors Theses 2006 to August 2020 These records are for reference only and should not be used for an official record or count by major or thesis advisor. Contact the Honors office for official records. Honors Year of Student Student's Honors Major Thesis Title (with link to Digital Commons where available) Thesis Supervisor Thesis Supervisor's Department Graduation Shams Abbas 2010 Physiology & Neurobiology Tremorogenic Effects of Cholinesterase Inhibition Salamone,John Psychological Sciences Novel Diphyllidean Cestodes from the Yellowspotted Skate, Leucoraja Lauren Abbott 2013 Biological Sciences Caira,Janine Ecology & Evolutionary Biology wallacei, off the Coast of South Africa A Facile Approach for Synthesizing Novel High Surface Area Silica Karim Abdel Jalil 2017 Physiology & Neurobiology Dixit,Chandra Chemistry Nanoparticles Adnan Abdulally 2009 Electrical Engineering Electric Car Drive Train Using Alternators as an Economic Alternative Fox,Martin Electrical & Computer Engineering Intensive Sound Production Treatment for Apraxia of Speech: An Analysis of Victoria Abolafia 2016 Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences Coelho,Carl Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences Error Consistency Study of Putative Niche Adapting Operon in Microbes Inhabiting the Gut of Marlene Abouaassi 2020A Molecular & Cell Biology Gogarten,Johann Molecular & Cell Biology Blood Digesting Animals The Effect of Sleep Quality and High Intensity Physical Activity on Catherine Abraham 2016 Allied Health Sciences Duffy,Valerie Allied Health Sciences Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in College Students Statistical Arbitrage and its Application in Quantitative Trading: Pairs Trading Brian Abrahamsen 2013 Mathematics/Actuarial Science Perry,Edward Mathematics within the S&P 100 Methodology of Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics as a Case Study in Modern Michael Abramczyk 2010A Philosophy Hiskes,Anne Philosophy Approaches to Studying Complex Systems in Science (Philosophy thesis) A Study of the Chiral Magnetic Effect Using Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics Michael Abramczyk 2010A Physics Blum,Thomas Physics (University Scholar product & Physics thesis) Charles Abrams 2019 Individualized: Exercise Physiology & Health A Review of Systematic Revies of Effects of Resistance Training in Older Adults Denegar,Craig Kinesiology From Concept to Execution: An Examination of the Costume Design Process Natalie Abreu 2011 Design & Technical Theatre Crow,Laura Dramatic Arts Through Shakespeare's "Othello" Ramsey Aburdene 2010 Finance Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Gulf Corporation Council O’Brien,Tom Finance The Identification of Functional CLL-Associated SNPs Through PRO-seq and Mary Accurso 2018 Molecular & Cell Biology Core,Leighton Molecular & Cell Biology Transcription Factor Binding Site Analysis The Role of Anxiety in Body Disturbance and Eating Pathology Among Low- Chelsea Ackerman 2013 Psychology Milan,Stephanie Psychological Sciences Income Adolescents: Are Symptoms Independent from Depressing Symptoms? Soluble Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Isoforms: Functional Roles and Center for Regenerative Medicine & Skeletal Tyler Ackley 2019 Doctor of Pharmacy Dealy,Caroline Potential Therapeutic Application in Rheumatoid Arthritis Development Investigation of Genomic Imprinting in X-linked Lymphocyte-Regulated 3b Tyler Ackley 2017 Molecular & Cell Biology O'Neill,Michael Molecular & Cell Biology (Xlr3b) Locus and its Implication in Cognition Kaitrin Acuna 2015 General Program in Art Pollataggle: An Exhibition and Photo Book D'Alleva,Anne Art & Art History Jacqueline Adam 2007 Human Development & Family Studies Transracially Adopted Children’s Identity Hunger Robinson,Joann Human Development & Family Studies Chase Adams 2016 Biological Sciences Positive Allosteric Modulation of the Cannabinoid Receptor One Kendall,Debra Pharmaceutical Science Analyzing the Effects of Downstream Antisense RNAs (daRNAs) on the Jessica Adams 2020 Molecular & Cell Biology Villafano,Leighton Molecular & Cell Biology Convergent Transcription of Coding Genes Left Out of Congress: Examining the Struggles of Republican Women in the Kyle Adams 2020 Political Science Herrnson,Paul Political Science 2018 Congressional Elections Madison Adams 2018 Molecular & Cell Biology Characterizing Fungi from Trachymyrmex septentrionalis Fungus Gardens Klassen,Jonathan Molecular & Cell Biology Patrick Adams 2017 Economics Real-Time Forecasting of the Target Federal Funds Rate Kanda,Naknoi Statistics Maryzyrene Adao 2019 Computer Science & Engineering Discussion and Analysis of The IP vs. PSPACE Problem Russell,Alexander Computer Science & Engineering Alyssa Addesso 2020 Molecular & Cell Biology A Test of Method to Create Germ-Free Zebrafish Knutie,Sarah Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Aamir Addona 2015 Mathematics/Actuarial Science The Development of Option Pricing: From Bachelier to Black-Scholes Perry,Edward Mathematics Joseph Adinolfi 2012 Journalism SBA Microloans: Impact Beyond Their Size Croteau,Maureen Journalism Zachary Adler 2020 Chemical Engineering Effect of Varying Parameters on Electrochemical Hydrogen Pumping Maric,Radenka Research Barbara Adu-Baffour 2011 Biomedical Engineering Near Infrared Imaging System Enderle,John Biomedical Engineering Chemical and Biological Triggers for the Improved Intercalation and Release of Momina Afrede 2013 Biological Sciences Glucose Oxidase (GO) in the Galleries of a-Zirconium Phosphate Nanolayers Kumar,Challa Chemistry for a Noninvasive Oral Alternative to Insulin Drug Therapies Decentralization and the Provision of Public Services: A Case Study of Khyber Mishaal Afteb 2019 Political Science Hanson,Elizabeth Political Science Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Detecting Copy Number Abberations and Loss of Heterozygocity (LOH) in a Variety of Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded (FFPE) Oncology Specimens: The Irini Agaraj 2015A Diagnostic Genetic Sciences Levy,Brynn Columbia Medical Center Cytogenetics Lab Effectiveness of OncoScan as a Diagnostic and/or Supplemental Test in Comparison to FISH Aditi Agrawal 2018 Physiology & Neurobiology Observational Learning in Rats Markus,Etan Psychological Sciences Development of a Quality Control Pipeline for 16s rRNA CCS PacBio Third- Hanako Agresta 2020 Physiology & Neurobiology Tanner,Geoffrey Physiology & Neurobiology Generation Sequencing Investigation of Neoprene Medical Gloves: Analysis of Material Properties, Amanda Agui 2020 Materials Science & Engineering Nakhmanson,Serge Material Science & Engineering Durability, and Bacterial Barrier Efficacy Carolina Aguila 2007A Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Immunotoxicity of Brominated Flame Retardants DeGuise,Sylvain Pathobiology & Veterinary Science Brian Aguilera 2019 Molecular & Cell Biology CD13 Regulates the Formation of Tunneling Nanotubes Ghosh,Mallika Center for Vascular Biology, UCHC Cooperation or Conflict: Using Alliance Theory to Explain the Current Gulf Pierre-Alexandre Aguirre 2019 Political Science Perkoski,Evan Political Science Cooperation Council Crisis Hard copies from 2020 and 2019 are not currently available due to COVID-19. You may request to view previous years at the Dodd Center archives, by special request, through Betsy Pittman. Honors Theses 2006 to August 2020 These records are for reference only and should not be used for an official record or count by major or thesis advisor. Contact the Honors office for official records. Honors Year of Student Student's Honors Major Thesis Title (with link to Digital Commons where available) Thesis Supervisor Thesis Supervisor's Department Graduation Stop! Don’t Go “Green”: Why Increased Concern Over Climate Change Hasn’t Kayla Ahmed 2018 Political Science Bayulgen,Oksan Political Science Led to Successful Activism in the U.S. Nabid Ahmed 2015 Biomedical Engineering Design of a PCR Thermal Cycler Using an Arduino Microcontroller Zheng,Guoan Biomedical Engineering The Benefits of Global Outsourcing: A Case Study of Industry Leaders and Nabihah Ahmed 2019 Accounting Hussein,Mohamed Accounting Their Outsourcing Decisions Saheeb Ahmed 2017 Physiology & Neurobiology Influence of the Social Environment on Rat Exploration of a Novel Open Field Markus,Etan Psychological Sciences The Business Cycle, Crime, and Criminal Justice Expenditure in the United Tasneem Ahmed 2017 Economics Prakash,Nishith Economics States Investigating the Influence of the Core Enhancer and Distal Regulatory Region Dinkar Ahuja 2018 Molecular & Cell Biology Goldhamer,David J. Molecular & Cell Biology on MyoD Expression in Satellite Cells The Relationship Between Cervical Spine Rotation, Neck Posture, and their Bijan Aime 2019 Exercise Science Denegar,Craig Kinesiology relationship to Shoulder Injury in Swimmers. Padmastuti Akella 2008 Physiology & Neurobiology Colocalization of HCN Channels and Pan Maguk Proteins in the Sinoatrial Node Proenza,Catherine Physiology & Neurobiology Individualized: Developmental Cognitive The USH2A Gene: An Analysis of Ultrasonic Vocalizations in a Mouse Model of Kiana Akhundzadeh 2018 Fitch,Roslyn Holly Psychological Sciences Neuroscience Usher Syndrome Type 2 Vivek Alaigh 2011 Molecular & Cell Biology Characterization of Arginine-82 Mutants with Non-Native Chromophores Birge,Robert Chemistry Is the Green Revolution Making Farmers Sick?: Agricultural Transformation Fajar Alam 2019 Molecular & Cell Biology Schensul,Stephen Community, Medicine & Health Care and Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown etiology in Sri Lanka Prince Alam 2011 Biomedical Engineering An All-Terrain Power Chair Custom Designed and Built for Nathan Lamb