Honors Theses and Capstones
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Experiential Learning versus Microcredentials: Educational Needs of Undergraduate Students and Working Professionals, Hannah Wirth
“The Real Cost of Mining: How Digging for Rare Earth Metals Could Pose a Greater Cost than EVs Can Save”, Brahim Khalil Yatim
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Multimedia of the Mind: Digital Rhetoric and Interdisciplinary Acquisition, Parker C. Ayotte
Mimicking the effect of prolactin on STAT3/STAT5 activity in breast cancer, Jennifer N. Barbuto and Sarah R. Walker
Impact of an Educational Module on Female Collegiate Athlete Knowledge Regarding the Female Athlete Triad, Cayla Marie Barretto
Can Nurses Predict Transitions of Care in Assisted Living?, Emma M. Blair
Injectable Gelatin-Silk Fibroin Composite Hydrogels for In Situ Cell Encapsulation, Ryann D. Boudreau
Occurrence of Pulmonary Arteritis with Lungworm Infections in Gray Seals from New England, 2013-2020, Jillian R. Broadhurst and Inga Sidor DVM, MS, DACVP
Reconstructing the Black Family: How the Freedmen’s Bureau Sought to Shape Black Family Structures After Emancipation, Megan R. Busby
“We Do Not Believe Him to be Sick… but Completely Worthless:” Victorian Character, Self-Mastery, and Pension Outcomes for Disabled Union Veterans, Matthew L. Castagna
Weather Effects on Stock Market Returns in the United States, Maria Virginia Chandra
Ethical Use of Beauty in Advertising, Koca Chan
Public Monuments in Changing Societies and Political Orders, Jake M. Connolly
Before and After the #MeToo Movement: Investigating how the Media Discusses Male Perpetrated Sexual Harassment, Maya Rose Coykendall
Thermally Driven Topology and the Topological Hall Effect in Chiral Magnets, Tan Dao
Evaluating the Relationship Between Confidence and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Althea M. Devereux
COVID-19’s Impact on Human Trafficking: The Invisible Industry in New Hampshire, Brittany Dunkle
Scottish Marine Renewable Energy: U.S. Approaches for Development of Wave and Tidal Technologies, Stella Kathryn Fairall
Healthcare and Substance Use Service Accessibility and Barriers for Syringe Service Program (SSP) Participants in Manchester, NH, Faith Mackenzie Farnham
An Analysis of River Channel Change Over Time in the Lamprey River, Trevor R. Fenoff
Cross-Model Parameter Estimation in Epidemiology, Julia R. Fitzgibbons
Care Ethics, Disability, and Public Policy, Piper Gibson
A Comparison of Health Habits Between Nursing and Non Nursing Majors, Reilly K. Gilmour
Are there Differences in Music Preferences Following Major Events?, Ian A. Grant
Predicting College Enrollment During A Global Crisis, Jake Colin Hewins
The Future of Auditing: An Analysis of AI Implementation in the Big Four Accounting Firms, Alexander Michael Heye
Shakespeare’s Deviation from His Predecessors: Aligning "Romeo and Juliet" with Italian Renaissance Marriage Culture, Tara Lynn Hohn
Understanding the Factors that Influence Tweet Popularity, Kyle A. Jalbert
Business Risk and Attest Service Fees: Understanding the Effect of Low Fed Interest Rates on Bank Audit Fees, Lucas Erik Jones
Engineering thermostable regulators for inducible gene expression in thermophiles, Connor M. Joyce
Nurses’ Perceptions of Caring for Patients in the Prone Position, Brianna Jean Judkins
How Can an Economic Analysis Affect the Understanding of a Court’s Decision?, Yanni N. Kakouris
Corticostriatal Pathway Inactivation and Connections to Associative Learning with Nicotine Stimulus In Rats, Anna Kalinowski
Stressful Life Events and Postpartum Depression, Madison E. Laurent
Impromptune: Symbolic Music Generation with Relative Attention Mechanisms, Connor J. Lennox
Increment and Decrement Effects in Motion Induced Blindness, Sofia C. Lombardo
Consumer Preferences of Solar Systems in Boston and Atlanta: A Choice Experiment, Sam Mabile
The Role of Caregiving Sensitivity and Play Behavior in a Children's Museum Context, Jennika M. Mannesto
Uses Unaddressed: How Social Technologies Tacitly Allow Gender-Based Violence, Brooke J. Marston
Does the emigration of skilled labor from Hungary merit being called a brain drain?, Alexa Marie Mayo
The Role of Tax Incentives on Business Location and Economic Growth, Sadie Xi Rose Mazzola
Examining the Relationship Between Confusion and Learning: A Descriptive Meta-Analysis, Dara L. McWeeney, Aaron Y. Wong, and Caitlin Mills
Roles of Non-Frankia Bacteria in Root Nodule Formation and Function in Alnus sp., Kelsey Christine Mercurio
COVID-19 and The Effects on World's Most Admired Companies, Justin P. Mooney
What is the Effect of the CAREs Act on Public Companies’ Pension Plan Contributions?, Kyle Joseph Norman
Pediatric Emergency Department Nurse’s Knowledge and Attitudes of Pediatric Fluid Resuscitation, Tannah Kimberly O'Brien; Kerry Nolte PhD, FNP-C; Denise Downey MSN, RN-BC, CPEN; Debra Lajoie JD, PhD, MSN, RN, Esq.; Allison Ivers MSN, RN, CNL; and Kathleen Sultan BSN, RN, CPEN
COVID-19’s Impact on the United States Labor Market, Sean Patrick Orr
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Issuance of Going Concern Opinions and Financial Restatements, Jessica Oswald
Expanding on the involvement of primary cilia in neurological function through observing EEG/EMG changes in different genotypic mice, Gabriella M. Palermo
Developing a Forward-Looking Strategy for the Music Industry, Matthew G. Paolucci
Factor Fiction? Identifying a Putative Toxoplasma gondii Transcriptional Complex, Julia M. Paquette
Effects of the Air Quality in Equine Stable Environments on the Respiratory Health and Allergy Response of Human Personnel: A Review, Maeve Hannah Perrin
Understanding Secret Consumer Purchases and Their Effects on Brands, Jenna M. Peterson
Individualized Coaching to Improve Pre-School Quality: Perception of Teachers and Administrators, Danielle Anna Picot
A Survey of Opportunistic Fungi in the Portsmouth, NH Region, Chloe E. Richard
PCAOB Inspection Reports and Perceived Audit Quality, Coleman Michael Russell
Presidents and the U.S. Constitution: The Executive’s Role in Interpreting the Supreme Law of the Land, Mitchell Scacchi
Living through a pandemic: A study on the social interactions of college students during COVID-19, Kristin Nicole Short
SARS-CoV-2: An Investigation on Mutagenicity and its Effects on Infectivity and Mortality, Tyler Elliott Silverwood
A Critical Review of Apraxia of Speech and Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Madison Joan Smith
Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and the Racial Multiplier: Clinical Implications and Current Attitudes, Brittney A. Spooner
Changing Representations of the Second World War: Why We Fight, Victory at Sea, and The World at War, Maiah Vorce
Member Perceptions of an Online Community-Based Program for Adults with Brain Injury, Krysten Elizabeth Walker
Income Inequality and Workplace Mobility During the COVID-19 Pandemic, John Washburn
An In-Depth Analysis of the Data Analytics Job Market, Dagny Elaine Wilkins
The Effect of Politicians, Racism, and Corporations on the Opioid Epidemic in New Hampshire, Rachel E. Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Nineteenth-Century Female Protagonists Resisting Architectural Confinement, Taylor R. Alcorn
The Cholera Crisis in Yemen: Case Studies on Vulnerability and Resilience in Sana'a, Al Hudaydah, and Ma'areb, Noor Albannein A. Al-Saad
Tick-borne Infections in New Hampshire: An Evaluation of the Diagnostic Process in a Local Patient Population, Katherine Anderson
Airline Fare Competition in the Post-Merger Era, Parker Michael Armstrong
Current Dog Breeding Practices Impacts on Health and Preservation of Purebred Dogs, Bridget E. Baker
IT Security Policy Compliance: A University Perspective, Jack D. Barnes
Identifying RPA-Dependent Epigenetic modifications influencing Arabidopsis thaliana flowering time, Emily S. Berry
An Exploration of the Use of the Fibonacci Sequence in Unrelated Mathematics Disciplines, Molly E. Boodey
The Future of Actively Managed Funds, Oliver M. Botthof
Just Post It: A Critical Discourse Analysis on Nike’s Instagram, Jillian Cataldo
Analysis of Jamie Dimon: Impact of Leadership and Culture at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Abigail Elisabeth Chapman
The Relationship Between Social Media Engagement and Psychological Well-Being in College Students at The University of New Hampshire, Emily G. D'Antonio
CSR Communication Strategies: How to Steer Away from Consumer Skepticism, Margaret M. Dauphinais
Investigating the Role of Protein Phosphatase 2A in the Salt Stress Response in Arabidopsis thaliana, Daniel J. DiRocco
Understanding the Importance and Impact of Technology in an Accounting Setting: Work Outcomes and Relationships with Clients, Megan Elwell
The Effect of University Sales Education on the First After-College Sales Job, Ilya Feldman
Analyzing the Social Media Presence of Nike, Adidas, and New Balance Using Social Listening, Sean P. Fontaine
Understanding the Importance & Impact of Technology in an Accounting Setting, Catherine Ann Francis
Impacts of Inappropriate Human Possession of Wildlife on the Animal’s Well-being, Anika Frink
A Rush of Refugees: How the United States and Canada have Responded, Tayla A. George
The Effect of Changes in Taxation on Earned Income, Kyle John Gourley
President Trump’s Manipulation of Digital Rhetoric to Maintain His Presidential Status During the 2020 Election, Elena Renee Gregory
Investigating the time scales of electromechanical motion in graphene drumheads using pump-probe spectroscopy with STM, Alana P. Gudinas
Do Trellis Systems Modify Grape's Health Beneficial Properties?, Molly Hanlon
PFAS Removals and Increases in the Effluent of Thirteen New Hampshire Wastewater Treatment Facilities Due to the Effects of Biological Treatment Processes, Zachary P. Harvell
Exploring the Gender-Based Funding Gap in the Global Angel Investing Market, Annie V. Henry
The Effect of Gender on Ethical Investing, Delaney J. Housley
UNH STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE POLICE, Angela R. Hurley
The Effects of CSR and Female Presence in Corporate Governance on Firm Tax Avoidance, Madeline Karlberg
The Effect of Pensions on Fortune 500 Companies and the Market, Ivana Korusiakova
The Transformation of Accounting Information Systems Curriculum in the Last Decade, Timothy Patrick Larkin
Data Analytics in Top Accounting Programs in the US, Amanda Y. Lee