Theses are the culmination of honor students independent research under the guidance of faculty members and are representative of Union College's commitment to giving students the tools necessary for life-long learning.
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Stable water isotopes provide insight into the spatial variability of As and U in drinking water across the Northern Plains, Jacob Abbott
The Development and Testing of a Clean Cookstove Testbed, Emily Lazarine Abruzzese
Chronic Neck Pain in Surgeons, Alex Adams, Eliza Munns, Hannah Tokarski, and Charlie Withey
How Much Did the Rise of Energy Prices Contribute to the EUR/USD Exchange Rate Reaching Parity in 2022?, Trisha D. Agrawal
Comparing Newtonian Mechanics, Special Relativity and General Relativity for Motion Near a Mass, Aqeel Ahmed
Effective Features of Algorithm Visualization for Education, Nang Quoc An
Aerogel Window, Tingwei Ao
Retrieval Practice and Context Reinstatement, Jason M. Ayala
The Relationship Between Hospital Affiliation and Patient Welfare, Nikhil Azhagiri
Schenectady's Voices: Stories from Four BIPOC Locals Changing Their Community, Natalie Berg-Pappert
Revolutionizing Cleft Palate Repair: A Novel Approach to Head Stabilization, Nathaniel Boule, Paige Kent, Brynne Rush, and Rebecca Laventure
The Role of Nutrition in Breast and Colorectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy, Jillian Bove
The Impact of Weight and Race on Perceptions of Anorexia Nervosa, Olivia R. Brand and Catherine Walker
John F. Kennedy: Words Louder Than Actions in Newly-Independent Africa, Aidan Briney
Reducing the Cost of the Turtlebot3 Autonomous Mapping Rover, James Brouder
Interrogating Historical Trauma Through the Lens of Black and Indigenous Artists, Sophie Anne Brown
Fetal Movement Visualization to Empower Pregnant People, Jing Chen
UC SAE Baja Steering Rack Design and Analysis, Daniel Robert Choate
Fighting for a Level Playing Field: The Reality of Elite Women's Sports in Today's Modern Era, Rebecca Clayman
Seasonal Landscapes, Talia Coker
Design of a Solar Tracking System with Independent Sensing Unit, Nathan T. Constable
Temperature and Direction-changing Effects on the Agonistic Headbob Display of Anolis sagrei, Ronan Coughlin
A Blessing or a Curse: Utilization and Inclusivity in Faith-Based Organizations Servicing the Homeless, Maeve Daby
Cambiando la narrativa: análisis de la narración en organizaciones sin fines de lucro en España, Maeve Daby
Text, Taboo, and Pleasure in the Resolution of the Chaotic Narrative, Augustus D'Amore
Automated Urine Management System, Bailey DeCocco, Benjamin Weiss, and Caroline Werner
An Examination of the Effects of Family Stability on Intimate Relationships, Jacob DiIorio
Fast Matrix Multiplication and the Wedderburn-Artin Theorem, Zachary Dubinsky
Investigation of the G-Quadruplex Structure in Precursor MicroRNA, Morgan Duffany
The Portrayal of Mexican (Im)migration in Children's Literature, Kimberlyn Falcon
Optimizing an assistive Brain Computer Interface that uses Auditory Attention as Input, Leonardo M. Ferrisi
'Accepted, But Not Welcome': Why Are BIPOC Students Not Part of Greek Life at Union College?, Zoe Flessas-Finocche
Canopy Shear Layer Perturbation by Localized Height Heterogeneity, Leonardo Gagliardi
Constant Velocity Joints for the 2023 Union College Baja Racing Team Car, Ryan Gardner
Reversal of Apoptosis as a Homeostatic Mechanism in Mammalian T-lymphocytes, Maya Gempler
To Buy or Not to Buy? Investing the Impact of Verification Status on Gen Z Purchasing Decisions, Justen George
The Effect of Religiosity, Partisanship, and Identity-Seeking Behavior on Political Engagement, Jackson Giammattei
Dame sexo o vete: Cómo la adición de mujeres crean una narración heteronormativa y sexista en Fresa y Chocolate, Natalie Giordano
The Association Between Parenting Style and Birth Order in Relation to Functioning in College, Natalie Giordano
Non-Invasive, Acute Treatment of Supraventricular Tachycardia for Pediatric Patients, Abigail Goyette, Alicia Slavit, Melissa Murphy, and Sarah Zukowski
Wage Dispersion and Individual Performance: MLB Pitchers, Amanda Granato
The Effect of State Level Policies on Telehealth Usage During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Cole Hartman
Quantifying the Effects of Aerogels for Their Use in Catalytic Converters, Anna Hoffman
Prediction of Future Workload in Cloud Datacenter, Son Hong
Vouvant, Graham Kaplan
Intimate Partner Violence Among College Students: Service Utilization and Quality of College Campus Mental Health Services, Hallie Rose Katzman
Tissue Retractor for Open Ventral Hernia Surgery, Joshua Kent, Hung Pham, Conor McVey, and Melanie Baker
Evaluating the Impacts of Accent and Semantic Context on Listening Effort, Avanti Khare
The Effects of Robot Eye Gaze on Task Performance, Haley Rose Kresch
A Neural Network Approach to Inflation Nowcasting Using Google Trends, Shizhe Li
Bipartite Intrinsically Knotted Graphs with 21 Edges, Shizhe Li
Getting What You Deserve: A Philosophical and Sociological Analysis of Punishment in America, Haley Martuscello
Improving Human-Robot Interaction: Modifications of a Social Robot on Dimensions of Gender and Personality, Daniella Massa
Autism, the Least Restrictive Environment, and Special Education Faculty Stress and Burnout, Carly Elisabeth Mattice
Childhood Perceptions of Interparental Conflict Predicts College Students' Friendship Quality and Social Support, Lindsey Clare McDonald
The Russian Migration Following the Aggression in Ukraine: an analysis of the implications concerned with increasing cost of living, Armen Paul Michaelian
"Association Between Previous Mental Health Disorders and Post- COVID-19 Conditions ", Mariyam Moqbil
Strategic Management Surrounding Firm Specialization and Competitiveness in the Mobile Phone Industry: Impact of Firms' Software Contributions on Time to Market, Muhammad Talha Mushtaq
A Novel Design of the Endotracheal Tube Bite Guard and Fixation System: The Bite Hero, Luke Musselman, Jia Wei, Zoe Watson, and Kate Fein
The Effect of Payment Method on Consumer Behavior During Economic Crises, Abira Naeem
Designing and Manufacturing a Human Powered Vehicle, Andrew Nordell
The relationship between helicopter parenting and risky sexual behavior in emerging adults, Emily F. Olenik
Development of an Affordable Hybrid Golf Shaft Using Sustainable Materials, Kenyon Pelletier
Asking For It: An Examination of Victim Blaming Reasons and Correlates, Jillian S. Ramey
Where did the time go? Using time judgment tasks as a predictor for adult ADHD, Travis Joseph Rathwell
The effect of weight gain on the neuromechanics of locust jumps (Schistocerca americana), Christopher Ringer
Design of SAE Baja Portal Gearboxes with an Integrated AWD System, Devin William Rochelle
From 'cookie-pushers' to the Cold War: U.S. Foreign Service professionalization and a new foreign policy, Michael Rosenbaum
Liberty through the looking-glass: Comparative democratic backsliding in response to the French Revolution (1789-1806), Michael Rosenbaum
The Dream Thief, Isabella Russell
The Neoliberal Attack on Education: Burnout for Teachers and Increased Exposure to Student Food Insecurity Amid COVID-19 in Low-Income School Districts, Julia Callan Rybicki
Assessing the Potential Influence of Anti-Transgender Bias on Memory and Judgements, Dante Sasso
Uniform Justice? Examining the Role of the Judge Advocate General's Corps and the Military Justice System, Anna Segall
Liebau Pumping in Embryonic Hearts: A RIM-PIV Study of Liebau Impedance Pumping in an Embryonic Heart Model, Natalie Shearing
Guillermo del Toro y lo fantástico: Los monstruos y la inocencia en El espinazo del diablo y El laberinto del fauno, Natalie Jane Shearing
Families with Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Society Response, Nova Kim Shek
Automatic Play-testing of Dungeons and Dragons Combat Encounters, Fiona Shyne
Peruvian Stalagmites as Indicators of Past Climate: an investigation of MIS 8 and 9, Hailey Anne Stoltenberg
Senatorial Partisanship Affects Racial Disparity in Federal Criminal Sentencing Outcomes: How the Federal Judicial Appointment Process Predicts Levels of Racial Bias, Abigail Olivia Strauzer
Characterization of Stream Turbidity in the Catskills, New York: Insights into Environmental Controls, Christine Marie Swanson
"Effect of interest rates on firms' performance in developing European countries", Natalia Szumilo
The Effects of Alzheimer's Disease Progression on Caregivers' Mental Health, Rebecca Faith Tegiacchi
Season of Life, Jacob Titus
Effects of Gravidity on Maximal Jump Performance in the American Locust (Schistocerca americana), Dana Truini
The Design and Manufacturing of a Sustainable Composite I-Beam, Shannon Tucker
Evolving Difficulty Targeted Bouldering Routes, Daniel Tyebkhan
Assistive Robot for People with Disabilities, Bao Vo
Exploring Intimate Partner Violence Among 18-24-year-olds During COVID-19: A Clinical Perspective, Lily Walker Money
Psychological Ownership and Insecure Adult Attachment, Alina Whiteside
Hiking Tracker to Give Directions Along a Trail, Jennifer Williamson
A firm-level Analysis of Political Donations and their Impact on Firms' ESG Ratings, Andrew James Wurts
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
A Middle Way in Psychology, Katherine Arnold
Determining Optimal Frequency for Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)-Based Color Vision Assessment, Ally Atkins
Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Large Amplitude Motion in a Series of Aromatic Heterocycles, Lukas Baker