2017-2018 Honors Thesis
| Name | Title of Thesis | Thesis Advisor |
| Ally Abdulhak | Sustainable CO2ncrete and Cement with the Application of Nano-Technology | Goli Nossini |
| Meagan Anderson | Jihadi-Inspired Attacks Within the U.S.: The Biggest Homeland Security Threat? | Vesna Markovic |
| Kyle Bartone | The Relationship Between Perceptions of Procedural Justice, the “Big Five” Personality Factors and Moral Disengagement Among Serious Juvenile Offenders | Kendell Coker |
| Aemin Becker | Belarus: The “Last Dictatorship in Europe”? An Analysis of Belarus’s Relationship with Russia and Future as a Democratic State | Olena Lennon |
| Julia Begeman | Genetic Identification of Atlantic Shrimp | R. Christopher O’Brien |
| Josalyne Beringer | The Application of STARBOND Accelerator A8 as a Catalyst for Superglue Fuming of Latent Fingerprints | Peter Massey |
| Colleen Brown | The Comparative Analysis of the Occurrence of False Positive Results Between Different Methods of Acid Phosphatase Testing | Claire Glynn |
| Audreyana Brown-Nash | A Comparison of Ozone Concentrations in Urban Cities and Their Surrounding Rural Areas | Chong Qiu |
| Melissa Capalbo | Gang Involvement, Head Injury, and Exposure to Violence: Predictors of Juvenile Reoffending | Danielle Cooper |
| Amanda Charette | The Analysis of the Components of Pre-Workout Supplements Using Portable and Lab Based Instrumentation | Peter Massey |
| Ashley Chase | Makerspaces: Hobbyists vs. Engineer | Maria-Isabel Carnasciali |
| Victoria Cone | Examining the Relationships Between Gender and Trauma Among Juveniles in Pretrial Detention | Kevin Barnes-Ceeney |
| Emily Cuseo | Geographic Origin Determination of White Tailed Deer Through Elemental Analysis of Muscle Tissue Samples Using X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy | R. Christopher O’Brien |
| Mikayla Fanto | Rape Myth Acceptance on College Campuses | Patrick McGrady |
| Caroline Frazier | The CSI Effect: Does Knowledge of the Criminal Justice System Have an Impact on Its Influence? | Michael Clark |
| Blanca Gates | Examining Youth’s Race and Exposure to Abuse as Factors Influencing Public Opinion about Juvenile Justice Policies | Danielle Cooper |
| Jordan Green | The Problem of False Confessions and Proposed Solutions | Donna Morris |
| Lina Guindy | The Investigation of Aged Semen Stains Utilizing Infrared Spectroscopy to Determine a Biological Time Clock | Alyssa Marsico |
| Katlyn Hanson | Analysis of the Mechanism for cis-trans Isomerization in Metanil Yellow | Dequan Xiao |
| Kayla Healy | Police Legitimacy: Do the Perceptions of Law Enforcement Professionals Align with Current Academic Literature? | Jonathan Kringen |
| Brianna Hill | Taphonomic Assessment of the Dissolution of Organic Remains in Nitric Acid | R. Christopher O’Brien |
| Nadine Hudson | The Role of Forensic Science and Public Health in Combatting Child Domestic Sex Exploitation: A Multi-Tiered Approach | Timothy Palmbach |
| Martina Hukel | Organizational Justice and Dialogic Legitimacy in Policing | Anne Kringen |
| Kyla Kelly | Physiological Changes of Pseudo-nitzschia pungens (Bacillariophyceae) Between Blooms | Amy Carlile |
| Cecelia Kimes | The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Failure to Apply Lessons Learned to the Present-Day Situation with the Korean Peninsula | Howard Stoffer |
| Riley Knebes | Nutrition Challenges of Female Track Athletes at the University of New Haven | Susan Campbell |
| Stephanie Kutcher | The Influence of Social Supports on Youth Violence Risk in Jamaica | Kevin Barnes-Ceeney |
| Evgenia Kvitko | Effect of Toxic Metals on the Marine Amphipod Parhyale hawaiensis | Daniel Mori |
| Nicole Langlois | Progress Toward the Total Synthesis of Cadiolide B and A Analogs | Pier Cirillo |
| Nathan Lanning | Trace Metal Analysis of Gulf of Mexico Oxygen Deficient Zones | Jean-Paul Simjouw |
| Courtney Leonard | The Study of the Role of Muscle Cell Exosomes in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cell Behavior | Christina Zito |
| Dory Lieblein | A Comparison of Portable Infrared Spectrometers, Portable Raman Spectrometers, and the NIK® Field Test for the On-Scene Analysis of Cocaine | Brooke Kammrath |
| Vincent Madar | Cold War 2.0: Applying Cold War Characteristics to Current International Affairs | Paulette Pepin |
| Jamie McGuinness | y-Hydroxybutyrate in Vitreous Fluid; Potential Use in Determination of Postmortem Interval | Robert Powers |
| Marissa Mehlrose | Assessment of Methods for Quantification of Algal Abundance | Amy Carlile |
| Amy Miller | Examination of Current and Legacy Contaminants Along the Quinnipiac River Watershed Using Sediment Extraction and Bioluminescent Yeast | Jean-Paul Simjouw |
| Gabrielle Montlouis | Detection and Tracking of Estrogenic and Toxic Substances in the Quinnipiac River | Jean-Paul Simjouw |
| Kayla Moquin | Explosives Analysis with Portable Ion-Trap Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) for Battlefield Forensics | Brook Kammrath |
| Cassidy Murphy | Face the Music: Gender Disparity in the Executive Ranks of the Contemporary Music Industry | Susan Dodes Erica Haskell |
| Natasha Muto | Determination of Population Health of Spheniscus demersus Colonies across South Africa Using Body Condition Indices | John Kelly |
| Genevieve Nelson | The Recording Studio as an Instrument | Roger Arnold |
| Brittany Palmer | Hibiscus | Jonathan Yukich |
| Casey Plummer | Parallel Synthesis of a Small Library of Bromopyrrole-amides as Potential Antibiotics or Antibiofilm Compounds | Pier Cirillo |
| Brianna Reardon | Alkaline Phosphatase for Bloodstain Age Estimation and the Impact of Diabetic Status | Claire Glynn |
| Elizabeth Rourk | The Importance of Search Engine Optimization to English Majors | Jenna Sheffield |
| Jordan Schwed | “The View from the Top” and Popular Horror: An Exploration of the Prevalence of the Horror Genre in its Contexts | Christopher Dowd |
| Michael Scoopo | Heavy Metals in Raw Organic Vegetables | Michael Saliby |
| Kaleigh Scott | Untold Acts of Bravery: Women in the Resistance During WWII | Paulette Pepin |
| Ian Soderlund | An Investigation into the Sirchie Flight Path Bracket Kit and Its Improvements over Previous Methods | Peter Valentin |
| Liana Stampalia | Music, Stress and Felines: Comparing the Behavioral Change in Felines in Response to Consonant and Dissonant Chords as well as Regular and Irregular Rhythm | Erica Haskell |
| Raeghan Steelberg | Assessment of the Correlation Between Drying Time and Width of the Peripheral Rim of Perimeter Bloodstains | David San Pietro |
| Natalie Valla | Strategic Use of Technology in High School Mathematics Classrooms | Judy Randi |
| Shaun Viasso | Use of Saffron Extract as an Antioxidant to Treat Cells and Reduce Damage Casued by Reactive Oxygen Species | Ali Senejani |
| Emma Wilson | The Effect of Thread Count on Bloodstain Patterns | Peter Valentin |
| Kellie Wiltsie | Analysis of Community Solutions Inc.’s Quality Assured and Non-Quality Assured Programs | Kento Yasuhara |