Honors Theses and Capstones
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Natural Disasters, Foreign aid and Economic Development, Valeriu Tomescu
The Ability of Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) To Detect Changes in Temperature, Vilma Vaattovaara and Winsor H. Watson III
Ultrasonic vocalizations as a predictor of resilience to intermittent swim stress-induced anxiety: An investigation of re-exposure effects, Yandan Wang, Robert C. Drugan, and Nathaniel Stafford
Attached Algae as an Indicator of Water Quality: A Study of the Viability of Genomic Taxonomic Methods, Allison R. Wood
The Ethnic Identity and Redefinition of the Galatians in the Hellenistic World, Qizhen Xie
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Effects of Proline and Glycine on the Cnidocyte Discharge of Hydra magnipapillata, Janine R. Appleton
Regulation of the Surfactant Serrawettin W2 in Serratia Sp. Strain SCBI, Rebecca E. Audette
Monstrous Muslims? Depicting Muslims in French Illuminated Manuscripts from 1200-1420, Benjamin Anthony Bertrand
Current Practices for Product Usability Testing in Web and Mobile Applications, Spencer W. Black
Harbor Security System, Timothy Jonathan Brown and Matthew Birkebak
NGOs Creatively Navigating Donor and Governmental Restrictions in the Middle East and North Africa, Jessica David
The Emergence of Assurance in Sustainability Reporting: A Stakeholder Perspective, Jessica Lyn Denoncour
"Life, Liberty..." and the Law: John Adams' political thought during the American Revolution, Kelsey Anne Diemand
A Just and Sustainable Solution to the Boat People Predicament in Australia?, Laura Rose W. Donegan
Student Health Benefits Plan Market Research and Analysis, Zachary William Doucette
Un cri dans le silence: Une analyse culturelle et littéraire de l’émergence de thèmes homosexuels dans les oeuvres de Gide et Guibert, Ryan James Evelyn
Navigating Independent Double Checks for Safer Care: A Nursing Perspective, Danielle D. Grant
Effects of age, density, and seasonality on molt pattern in the mammal genus (Peromyscus), Rebecca Catherine Graves
Phenomenology of a Toy Model Inspired by the Spontaneous Reduction of the Spectral Dimension in Quantum Gravity, Patrick A. Greene
Social Support Networks Among Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Laura Hapke
Comparing and Contrasting Social, Political, and Medical Reactions to 19th Century Cholera Epidemics in London and New York City, Lisa N. Harning
Bactericidal Surface that Enhances Integration of Biomaterials with Tissue, Shujie Hou and Alison Deyett
Waste Water Treatment in New Hampshire: Analysis of Nitrogen Treatment in the Great Bay Community, Jessica I. Kaczynski
Offshore Turbine Arrays: Numerical Modeling and Experimental Validation, Thomas Kroll, William Hall, and Ian Gagnon
Promoting Social Interaction Skills to Influence the Transition to Employment for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Jennifer Susan Lange
Dementia and Primary-Care Health Measures:Hearing, Gait, and Markers of Inflammation, Elsa Lindgren
Navegando las barreras entre el patriarcado y el poder femenino: Un análisis de la representación de la mujer en el cine español desde 1948 a 2014, Olivia Sloan Marple
A New Approach to Climate Change: A Consideration of Ancillary Benefits in Linking Regional Permit Trading Systems, William H. Meyer
An Effectiveness Review of Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act (2002), Christopher Francis Morelli
Assessing Innate Immunity in Implant Biointegration Using Surface-Treated, Microporous PDMS Scaffolds, Avery M. Normandin
Examination of the effectiveness of a one-week camp on social interaction for youth with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, Maureen Louise O'Brien
The Influence of Movie Reviews on Consumers, Jacob R. Pentheny
Toxic Cyanobacteria Aerosols: Tests of Filters for Cells, Sean R. Perry, Alexis Mack, James F. Haney, and Amanda Murby
STORIES FROM THE OLD WEST END OF BOSTON: AN ANALYSIS OF EVALUATIVE DEVICES IN ORAL NARRATIVE, Melanie N. Platt
Fungicide Resistance Genetics of Apple Scab fungus Venturia inaequalis, Alexis LT Reddel
Truffle abundance and mycophagy of small mammals in northern New England forests, Tyler J. Remick
A Growing Sin-dustry: The History and Effects of Cigarette Excise Taxation and Regulation in the United States, Devin A. Rheaume
Cultural Change in the Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern World: A Study of Interactions between the Egyptian Empire and its Neighbors, Benjamin Rideout
Literacy Exposure in Public Preschools: The Effects on Language Acquisition, Chloe Hannah Robison
Edna the Oblivious Oppressor: An Intersectional Analysis of Privilege and its Lack Thereof in The Awakening, Jessica L. Rosenthal
Laughing Out Loud: Humor Usage in Young Childhood Classrooms, Mary Frances Rossi
Gastrointestinal nematodes of Ovis aries in Eastern Cape, South Africa and an evaluation of current anthelmintic procedures, Melyssa Rowell
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Tourism Activities, Kayla Santello
The Joy of Melancholy, Madison Rosa Schaefer Ms.
Fine-Scale Plant Species Identification in a Poor Fen and Integration of Techniques and Instrumentation in a Classroom Setting, Dylan Schiff
Patient Perceptions of Bedpan Usage and Comfort Levels, Emily Kay Schlachter
The influence of extracellular-regulated kinases (ERKs) on granulosa cell fate in the bovine follicle, Nicolette M. Schwab
The Toric Approach to F-theory Model Building, Herbie L. Smith
Parental Conversation Styles and Learning Science With Preschoolers, Emily A. Stone
Use and Perception of Taboo Language in College-Age Females, Kathleen M. Uhlman
Post-Conflict Peacebuilding in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hannah Marie Waller
Carnivore Diet Identification Through Scat and Genetic Analysis in Namibia, Africa, Alicia J. Walsh
The Moderating Effects of Praise on the Relationship between Autonomy and Work Motivation, Alyssa Washakowski
The Magic of the Mouse: An Exploration of Brand Personality in The Walt Disney Company, Rachel Mary Winsor Ms.
Friendships for High School Students: With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Without, Alanna Young
Criterion-Related Validity of the Children's Occupational Performance Questionnaire, Kelsey Zukowski
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Dynamic Testing Procedures for Performance Assessment of Nuclear Fuel Rods, Travis M. Adams
A Study of the Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on the Economy of the State of New Hampshire Since 1973, Eric J. Allain
Investigating Geometric Representation in Rodents, Samantha Ann Arsenault
Developing Genetic Tools for Geobacillus, Brittany Artale
Phenol Deoxygenation over Hydrotreating Catalysts, Madelyn R B Ball
Effects of keratin filaments on ERK signaling during Fas-induced death of cervical cancer (HeLa) cells, Amanda Berger
Money Market Funds: Analyzing Reform, Paige M. Brooks
Wicked intense: the grammaticalization of wicked and other intensifiers in New Hampshire, Emma M. Brown
Accounting for Financial Instruments: Difficulties with Fair Value Measurement and Reporting, Lindsey T. Byrne
Alienation in Capitalism: Rediscovering Fulfillment, Gregory Lee Carter
Animal-Assisted Therapy: Motives and Rewards, Kailee Victoria Collins
DOMESTIC DRAMA, Tess Alexandra Congo
The Goddard Project, Cassandra DeNunzio, Robert Galli, Cameron Perl, Andrew Felicetti, Samuel Cordeiro, and Kevin Tierney
Diel vertical migration strategies of zooplankton in oligotrophic Russell Pond, New Hampshire, Kelsey Ann Dobe
AN EXAMINATION OF CHAIN RESTAURANTS EXTERIOR COLORS AND LOGO COLORS, Alyssa Mary Dupont
It's Not the Serve, But the Return, Marnee J. Dupont
Em(body)ing Autonomy: Black Women’s Bodies and Self-Liberation in the Novels of Zora Neale Hurston and Alice Walker, Caitlin Rose Riley Duttry
What Motivates Composers to Compose?, Brian Fanning
Student Attitudes Towards Drinking Behaviors, Laura Gaines
A Revision of the ant-like beetle genus Custotychus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), Sarah Danielle Geromini
Unequal Pay: The Role of Gender, Kathleen M. Gillespie
Breaking the Mold: Four Asian American women define beauty, detail identity, and deconstruct stereotypes, Allison Ginwala
Proposed Audit Reporting Changes: Considerations of Stakeholders' Perspectives, Daniel J. Gravina
Pile-Soil Interaction in Unsaturated Soil Conditions, Megan Hamilton
Segregation in United States Healthcare: From Reconstruction to Deluxe Jim Crow, Kerri L. Hunkele
The Distribution of Fitness Effects of Spontaneous Mutations in Vibrio fischeri, Chelsea K. Jones
Re-analysis of the World Data on the EMC Effect and Extrapolation to Nuclear Matter, Stacy E. Karthas
US Real Estate Investment Performance: 1983-2012, John F. Kerrigan
A Brief History of Jazz Drumming, Zachary A. King
Effects of Audible Human Disturbance on Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) Behavior in Queensland, Australia and Implications for Management, Galina Eugenia Kinsella
Bioremediation of Hydrocarbons via Geobacillus, Amanda T. Lade
Farm Business Management: A Localized Analysis of Financial Tools Utilized in Agribusiness, Abby L. Lamothe
Computationally efficient representation of statistically described material microstructure for tractable forming simulations, Nicholas Landry
Computationally efficient representation of statistically described material microstructure for tractable forming simulations, Nicholas Landry
Smart Phone Purchasing Habits among the University of New Hampshire Students, Alexa LoMonaco
Drought Sensitivity of Slash Pine and Longleaf Pine Deduced by Tree Ring Analysis, Conor Madison
THE YIELD CURVE AS A LEADING INDICATOR ACROSS COUNTRIES AND TIME: THE EUROPEAN CASE, Tuan M. Nguyen
Do Flame Retardants Promote Vitamin D Deficiency?, Audrey Petteruti
From Subject to Citizen and From Slave to Freedman: Labor Contracts at Two Moments of American Transition, Rose Julia Phipps
El uso del quechua en el Perú: Una investigación de identidad y performance cultural, Theresa A. Renker
The Cold Surrender of Midnight's Passing, Dana Marie Roach
How Teacher Beliefs About Mathematics Affect Student Beliefs About Mathematics, Kelly Smith
Instilling Diet and Exercise Confidence: Influence of Nurse Body Size, Erin Murdock Spaulding
Insights from Project FeederWatch: Changes in the abundance and occurrence of birds in New Hampshire over the past 24 years, Lee A. Sutcliffe