2012-2013 Honors Thesis
Name | Title of Thesis | Thesis Advisor |
Meghan Avery | The Impact of Sexual Victimization and Fifty Shades of Grey on College Students’ BDSM Sexual Behaviors | Leila Dutton |
Matthew Boczar | The Impact of Minor League Baseball Teams on Local Economies | Kevin Mongeon |
Kevin Boettger | Using Impulse Response Technology to Sonically Recreate the Tonal Characteristics of Analog Microphones | Chris Reba |
Amber Bonds | The Genetic Interactions Between RNA Polymerase II and Transcription Factor Mutations | Heather Coyle |
Thomas Brandien | Social Power and Individual Identity in Kafka’s Short Fiction | Meg Savilonis |
Joseph Brown | An Assessment of the Variability of the Ratio of DNA in Cell Free Nucleic Acids to Cellular DNA in Low Template Analysis Samples | Michael Adamowicz |
Deanna Calabrese | The Detection and Characterization of the DNA Inhibitory Agent Found in Carpet Backing and the Effect of Cleaning Solutions | Michael Adamowicz |
Timothy Callahan | Increased PCR Cycles, Post PCR Purification, and Their Effect on Low Copy Number DNA | Heather Coyle |
John Capozzo | Active Vibration Control System | Jean Nocito-Gobel |
Dana Carabillo | Synthesis, Characterization, and Thermal Reactions of Some Iridium (III) complexes containing the Ligand B, B’, B”-Triaminotreithylamine | Michael Saliby |
Victoria Carnera | A Comparative Analysis of the Sexual Offender Registries in the 50 U.S. States and Territories | Fadia Narchet |
Tess Carroll | Analysis of the Fluoride Uptake by Commercially Available Rice | Michael Saliby |
Liana Conklin | Integrity Within Law Enforcement: It’s Importance and How Departments are Retaining It | Martin O’Connor |
Sarah Dougherty | Do Victims of Acquaintance Rape Report Higher Rates of Depression? | Tracy Tamborra |
Thomas Dulovic | Teacher’s Observation of Students Utilizing the Graphic Calculator in the Classroom | Roger Fiondella |
Lori Farruggia | The Power of Place: How can interior design enhance branding in the corporate environment to foster employee creativity and productivity? | Jamie Slenker |
Elizabeth Field | Regulating “Pink Collar” Work: How Corporations Manipulated the Perception and Appearance of Female Workers to Benefit Business, 1940-1990 | Catherine Page |
Kaitlin Fish | Mutations in the Tbx5 protein, associated with Holt-Oram Syndrome, as a possible diagnosis for a stillborn fetus | Severina Haddad |
Victoria Ford | The Judicial Evaluation of Capital Punishment in America | Joshua Sandman |
Abigail Freyer | Electrospinning Silica for Use in the Thin Layer Chromatography | Nancy Savage |
Lauren Jacobson | Adverse Pancreatic Effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 Inhibitors: A Case Study and Review of the Literature | Cheryl Lyon |
Nathan Lacey | The Power of a Concept Album: The Profitability and Success Rate of a Concept Album as Compared to a Traditional Album | Victor Markiw |
Laura McLoughlin | Don’t let the Bed Bugs Bite: An Analysis of Proactive Pest Control Practices in the Lodging Industry | Juline Mills |
Brandy Morneau | Chiral Symmetry Breaking: A Biosignature for Life? | Pauline Schwartz |
Megan Penney | Use of Force in Canine Policing in Comparison to Tasers | Michael Jenkins |
Leah Persaud | Investigating the Ability of a Highly Specific DNA Nicking Endonuclease, TALE4(28)-MutHY212C Fusion Protein, to Nick Plasmid DNA | Charles Vigue |
Christopher Powers | The Detection of Illicit Drugs on Currency Bills from the Three Cities in Southern Ecuador by Ion-Trap Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry | Fred Smith |
Ashlee Racow | The Effectiveness of Mandatory Repeat Offender Sentencing Laws: A Comparative Analysis of Select States, and an Alternative Program Proposal | Michael Clark |
Adam Ragusa | Exploring Gender and Gender Roles of Men Through Subcultural behaviors and Interests Exploring Gender Roles Among Men | Jeffrey Debies-Carl |
Alessandra Rinaldi | The Analysis and Quantification of Semen in the Vaginal Vault Post Coitus | Peter Massey |
Jennie Roth | The “Listen-Ability” of Political Convention Speeches: Bringing Relevancy to the Current Evaluation System | Martha Dumas |
Kristen Schmicker | Humpback Whale (Megatera Novaeangliae) Distribution on Stellwagen Bank (New England, USA) | Paul Bartholomew |
Shaun Sintic | The Creation and Sustainment of a Nonprofit Record Label | |
Stephanie Smith | The Use of DNA Methylation to Differentiate Between Male and Female Tissues | Heather Coyle |
Dominique Stasulli | Optimizing Retrieval Techniques for DNA Extractions in Trace Evidence | Michael Adamowicz |
Morgan Streit | Creating Fingerprint Standards Using an Inkjet Printer | Harold Harris |
Jennie Stremlo | A Study in the Efficiency of Supercriticalfluid CO2 Extraction of Seed Oils for Biofuel Production | Eddie Luzik |
Kirsten Surdej | Women, Digital Retouching, and Social Cynicism: An Analysis | Jeffrey Debies-Carl |
Carrie Thomas | Detection of the Inhibitory Compound Present in Aged and Degraded Carpet Backing | Michael Adamowicz |
Samantha Tilton | Motivations for Video Game Play and Civic Engagement | Melissa Whitson |
Jonathan Voss | Mass Spectrometric Determination of Controlled Substances on Northern Ecuadorian Banknotes | Fred Smith |
Jeffrey Young | Drag Reduction Through the Use of Dimpled Patches on the UNH Supermileage Care – A CFD study | Maria-Isabel Carnasciali |
Rebekah Ziegman | Activity of Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans) Venom | Carmela Cuomo |