2020-2021 Honors Theses
| Name(firstnamelast) | Title of Thesis | Thesis Advisor(firstname) |
|---|---|---|
| Rachel Adler | Water Diplomacy as a Mechanism for Peace: A Game Theoretic Analysis of the Middle East | Matt Schmidt and Brian Marks |
| Samantha Alaimo | Spatial distributions and essential fish habitats of Pseudopleuronectes americanus, Paralichthys dentatus, Scophthalmus aquosus, and Hippoglossina oblonga in defined seafloor areas of the Long Island Sound based on trawl surveys | Christian Conroy |
| Samantha Annunziata | Structural Dependence of the Thermal Stability of Aminium Salts | Chong Qui |
| Brenna Arroyo | Determining Geolocation of a Letter Using Forensic Palynology | Heather Coyle |
| Madilyn Augustine | Predictors of Recidivism Among a Sample of Justice-Involved Women Participating in Women’s Mentoring Programs | Kendell Coker |
| Maria Bigos | Investigating the Use of Saligae® to Identify Expirated Blood on Various Material | Claire Glynn |
| Angela Boland | Assessing the Efficacy of Crisis Management Initiatives in Conflict Zones | Mariama Yakubu |
| Madison Boulay | Folate Receptor Expression in HPV Negative Cervical Cancer | Christina Zito |
| Trisha Brady | Amino Acid Composition Analysis as a Means to Differentiate Hair Samples from Individuals of Similar Demographics and the Effect of Hair Treatments | Alyssa Marsico |
| Krystina Braid | Patterns of Fish Diversity Among Nearshore Habitats of San Salvador, Bahamas Presentation | Roman Zajac |
| Allison Bruno | Case Studies for LDH/Lactate Interference with ADH-Based Alcohol Analysis | Robert Powers |
| Chelsea Cassidy | Effect of Sociodemographic Factors on Use and Attitude of Birth Control Among Undergraduate Students | Rachael Petitti |
| Angela Chan | Net Impact of Legalizing Sport Betting | Patrick Gourley |
| Serena Charbonneau | Analytic Study of Pageants as a Sub-Culture | Jeffrey Debies-Carl |
| Robert Choyce | An assessment of how the withdrawal of U.S. and coalition forces from Afghanistan will impact the U.S. – Taliban agreement with supporting historical analysis comparing the Decade after the Soviet Withdrawal with the current conditions in Afghanistan | Damon Petraglia |
| Rachel Clavette | European Union Integration: A Stabilizing Force for Bosnia-Herzegovina? | Matthew Schmidt |
| Miriam Cohen | Effect of Cohorts on Undeclared Students’ Sense of Belonging | Tiffany Hesser |
| Trevor Dykas | Testing the Relationship Between Levels of Sharia Law and Rates of Terrorism | Jeffrey Treistman |
| Olivia Emerson | A Comparison of State Policies on Sexual Assault Kit Submission and Testing | Anne Kringen |
| Jessica Enos | An Evaluation of Portable Quadrupole and Portable Ion-Trap Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) for the Detection and Identification of Explosives | Brooke Kammrath |
| Ezgi Erken | Staff Balance of Care and Control in Transitional Housing | Kevin Barnes-Ceeny |
| Ryan Faustini | The Application of Nanoparticle Enhanced Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy to the Forensic Examination of Gunshot Residue | Alyssa Marsico |
| Cameron Filipe | Investigation of Palatal Rugoscopy for Forensic Human Identification | Angie Ambers |
| Gianna Gambale | Quantitative Analysis of Global Protests and Terrorism from 1990-2019 | Jeffrey Treistman |
| Camille Garden | When Attraction Becomes Addiction: A Study in Video Games | Christopher Dowd |
| Douglas Gordon | Framing the COVID-19 Vaccine | Chris Haynes |
| Olivia Gould | Information Operation Campaign Proposal to Manage the Venezuelan Crisis Presentation | Charles Morgan |
| Samara Greene | Biological and Environmental Factors Affecting Cold-Stunning Rates in Sea Turtles (Chelonioidea) Along the Atlantic Coast of the United States | Christian Conroy |
| Allison Hanlon | A Global Analysis of Genetic Genealogy Use and Emergence in Forensic Investigations Presentation (Time: 00:43:19) | Claire Glynn |
| Angelique Hodge | Restorative Justice for Teen Dating Violence: A Needs Assessment | R. Lillianne Macias |
| Christine Holl | The Generational Effect of Mass Shootings on the Student Mentality Presentation | Jeffrey Debies-Carl |
| Madeline King | Evaluation of the Effect of the Humic Acid Inhibitor on Forensic Genetic Investigations of Human Skeletal Remains | Angie Ambers |
| Kerri Kingsley | The Effect of Closeness on Belief of Innocence Presentation | Jeffrey Debies-Carl |
| Alison Klein | Does the Label of Ethnicity/Race Impact Determinations of Parental Fitness, and therefore Custody Outcomes in Bi-ethnic/racial Custody Disputes? | Tracy Tamborra |
| Angelika Kyrkos | Comparison of the Value of Deciduous and Permanent Teeth in Unidentified Human Remains (UHR) Casework | Angie Ambers |
| Michael Lanzaro | Out of Mind: Undergraduate Predictors of Anxiety Symptoms Presentation | Jeffrey Debies-Carl |
| Marisa Lehner | Evaluating the Effectiveness of the United Nations in Responding to Pandemics | Howard Stoffer |
| Sarah Luppino | Public Opinion on the Insanity Plea and How Education Could Change It | Kento Yasuhara |
| Lily Manzo | The Potential for Identification and/or Exclusion of an Individual by the Human Microbiome | David San Pietro |
| Kevin McKenna | Investigating the Effect of Urea Pretreatment on Bloodstain Detection Presentation (Time: 1:15:16) | Claire Glynn |
| Brianna McPhee | The Comparison of Passive Drip Blood Stains Patterns Versus Transfer Blood Stain Patterns on Different Substrates | Peter Valentin |
| Eric Moore | The Evaluation of the Function and Efficacy of the PreCR® Repair Mix Treatment with Y-STR profiles | David San Pietro |
| Jaelynne Moore | Examining Knowledge Gained within Summer Camp Staff: A Case Study of the Seacoast Science Center Summer Camp Staff Training Program in Comparison to Other Marine Education Facilities on the East Coast Presentation | Karin Jakubowski |
| Emily Morgese | Characterization and Comparison of Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria Associated with the Rhizosphere of Spartina alterniflora at the Pleasant Point Salt Marsh Presentation | Nikolas Stasulli |
| Allison Morrissey | Differential Decomposition of Burnt and Unburnt Remains Submerged in Water | R. Christopher O’Brien |
| Elizabeth O’Neill | Cervical Cancer Exosomal microRNA and Effects on Fibroblast Activation | Christina Zito |
| Patrick O’Neill | Mental Health and Substance Use Issues in the Family: Associations with College Performance and Stress Presentation | R. Lillianne Macias |
| Micaela O’Shea | How Policy Framing Affects Support for the Paris Climate Agreement | Chris Haynes |
| Amanda Pappas | No One Should Be Above the Law: The Influence of Prosecutorial Misconduct on Wrongful Convictions | Danielle Cooper |
| Arely Parra López | Extraction of Human DNA from Soil in a Simulated Clandestine Grave | Angie Ambers |
| Starlene Parris | The Racialization of the Prison Experience | Stephanie Bonnes |
| Francesca Pimenta | Combating the Recruitment and Radicalization of Potential Terrorists: A State-Based Methods and Effectiveness Analysis for Application to Counter White Supremacy Terrorism in the USA | Robert Sanders |
| Gianna Quaglieri | Neuroscience in the Courtroom: Using Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) as a Criminal Defense | Victor Rodriguez |
| Amanda Rickett | Race and Social Class as Factors Associated with Sentence Disparities: A Survey of Potential Jurors | Maria Tcherni-Buzzeo |
| Justine Rivera | Presence of Labyrinthula sp., the causative agent of seagrass wasting disease, on San Salvador Island, the Bahamas | Amy Carlile |
| Alexandria Ross | Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) analysis of Manila Envelopes | Brooke Kammrath |
| Joseph Rubino | Perceptions of Exclusionary Discipline: A Comparative Analysis of Students, Teachers and School Resource Officers | Danielle Cooper |
| Erin Satkowski | Policing Reimagined: An Examination of Police Diversity and Training Programs Across the United States | Daniel Maxwell |
| Elizabeth Sloane | Pathways to Peer Victimization: The Impact of Childhood Adversity on Social Relationships | Melissa Whitson |
| Janine Smalling | Evaluation of DNA from Blood and Saliva Overtime Presentation (Time: 1:40:15) | Claire Glynn |
| Shelby Smith | Who is Most Likely to Stereotype the LGBTQ+ Community | Patrick McGrady |
| Emily Sommer | Police Brutality and Allegations of Excessive Use of Force: An Analysis of Commitments to Reform | John DeCarlo |
| Selena Soto | The Realities of Human Trafficking in the U.S. | Randall Horton |
| Jillian Staiti | EGFR Family Receptors in HPV Negative Cervical Cancer | Christina Zito |
| Elizabeth Stellakis | An Investigation of the Differentiation of Biological Sex of Donors Based on Raman Spectroscopy of Blood Deposits | Brooke Kammrath |
| Daniel Stott | Intimate Partner Violence against LGBT College Students: Analysis of Institutional Policies and Programming | Leila Dutton |
| Braeden Sullivan | The Effects of Deceased pH on Coccolithophore Species E. huxleyi | Jean-Paul Simjouw |
| Michaela Sullivan | Assessing the Reproducibility of Terrestrial Microplastic Analysis Using microRaman – Can Environmental Microplastics be Useful in Forensic Investigations? | Brooke Kammrath |
| Ryan Tedesco | Sounds of the Stars | Zachary Goldberg |
| Meghan Terni | Detection of miR-205 in Saliva Under Extreme Environmental Conditions | Claire Glynn |
| Bernadette Tiberi | Assessment of Epithelial Cell (DNA) Transfer to Dog/Cat Hair for Animal Cruelty Investigations | Angie Ambers and Virginia Maxwell |
| Anna Tran | Differentiation of Diatoms Present in Pool Filters Compared to Local Pond and River Water to Determine Potential Diagnosis of Drowning | Heather Miller Coyle |
| Katrina Vickery | An Evaluation of the Perceptions of Environmental Educators Towards Online Education and the Effectiveness of Various Online Teaching Formats | Tarsila Seara |
| Rivka Weinman | Seeing the Poetry: An Analysis of the Poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths | Randall Horton |
| Allison Yu | Analyzing the Effects of Lyme Disease Causing Bacteria, B. burgdorferi Infection on Cancer Associated Gene Expression in Neuroblastoma Cells | Alireza Senejani |