Theses/Dissertations from 2023
The Effect of Religiosity, Partisanship, and Identity-Seeking Behavior on Political Engagement, Jackson Giammattei
Autism, the Least Restrictive Environment, and Special Education Faculty Stress and Burnout, Carly Elisabeth Mattice
Liberty through the looking-glass: Comparative democratic backsliding in response to the French Revolution (1789-1806), Michael Rosenbaum
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
Senatorial Partisanship Affects Racial Disparity in Federal Criminal Sentencing Outcomes: How the Federal Judicial Appointment Process Predicts Levels of Racial Bias, Abigail Olivia Strauzer
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Possession vs. Progression: The Relationship Between Copyright Law and Sample-Based Hip-Hop, Owen Foley
Revisiting Realignment Theory: Transformation in Suburban and Rural America from 2008 to 2020, Nathaniel Hutton
U.S. Monetary Policy As a Hegemonic Tool In Emerging Markets, William Martin
Convergence and Hegemony: The United States and China in the 21st Century, Daniel Wilcox
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Digital Yuan and the BeiDou Satellite System: China’s Increasing Structural Power in an Interdependent World, Marina Angelopoulos
Election Administration: The Effect of Race on Election Technology Implementation and Advancement in the United States, Danielle Blaustein
The Future of Artificial Intelligence in the Healthcare Industry, Erika Bonnist
The Plight of Social Media: An Analysis of the Effects Social Media has on Political Discourse, Kelsey Delaney
The Poetry of Revolution: The Legacy of a Written Rebellion, Eva Erickson
The Precarious and Political: Undocumented Immigrant Activism, Rights Claims, and Networks of Solidarity, Caroline Fitzgerald
Rethinking “Representative” Democracy, Tawreak Gamble-Eddington
Triumphing Over Trauma: Addressing Past Experiences and Mental Health Following Resettlement in the United States, Tyler Greenwood
President Donald J. Trump and His Attempted Politicization of the United States Military, Brian Huang
HBO’s "The Wire" and its Portrayal of Baltimore Politics, Schools, and the Judicial System in Season 4: Was it Accurate then and Does it Stand the Test of Time?, Josephine Klingeman
American Identity: The Political Consequences of Defining America Throughout the Nation’s Most Formative Moments, Cate Llewellyn
The Paradox of the War on Terror: Domestic Terrorism and White Supremacist Extremism, Marie-Amélie Morange
The Harmful Prioritization of “Sex Trafficking” in U.S. Anti-Trafficking Discourse, Spencer Pennybacker
Selma to Shelby: Voter Suppression and Its Damage to Democracy, Erika Sanders
Human Rights Activism: The Catalyst of Transitional Justice?, Kathleen Sinatra
Democracy in Peril: Examining the Resurgence of Fascism and the Radical Right in Europe, William Sirmon
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Cold War Proxy Wars: A Threat To The Unipolar World Order, A Realist View, Mikaela Buryj
Caught Between Iraq and a Hard Place: The Legacy of Governmental (Il)legitimacy and Contemporary Iraq, Daniele Durkin
High-tech Development in Late Developing States: Taiwan's Semiconductor Success, Owen Farley
Construction of Identity in Diasporic Communities: Musical Artists Performance of Caribbeanness & Latinidad, Dayrielis Noa-Guzman
Universal Healthcare: Solution or Delusion? Comparing Medicare for All, Public Option, and Business-As-Usual Models Among U.S. Democratic Presidential Candidates, Elizabeth Pinchman
"With Great Power...": Post-9/11 Politics in Superhero Comics, TV, and Film, Caroline Ristaino
No Longer the 'Exception:' An Unraveling of Global Incarceration Systems, Bridgit Sullivan
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Saudi Arabia and Iran: An Analysis of the Current Conflict from the Constructivist Perspective, Alastair Allen
The 2018 Elections: Gender, Media Representation, And Campaign Strategies, Emily Bobruff
Hope for Another Humanitarian Intervention? Rwanda, Kosovo, Libya and the Consequences of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) on Myanmar, Victoria Carter
Mexico: Neoliberalism, Popular Grievances, and the Rise of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Irving Cortes-Martinez
The Role of Regional Identities on Depolarizing Partisans, Christina Craig
What Do Women Want? The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness, Hannah Ruth Ellen
The Incidence of Intra-State Violence: An Empirical Study on Ethnicity and Values, Kevin Fitzpatrick
Make America Great Again? American Conservatism and Donald Trump, Justin Lange
Roma in the European Union: Structural Barriers to Fundamental Rights, Maria Lovetere
Representational Style and Congressional Elections: New York's 19th District in the 115th Congress, Margaret McCormick
Public Financing Of Elections In The States, Nicholas Meixsell
Maize from Sacred to Profane, Gizela Thomas
The Regime of Sex Trafficking of Women in the United States, Julia Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
American Journeys: Quest, Displacement, Escape, Gianluca Avanzato
Denying Refuge, Creating an Industry: Migrant Smuggling and the Human Cost of the Turkey-European Union Asylum Framework, Olivia Campochiaro
The Struggle for Peace: Origins of the Cold War, Joshua Meger
Cultural Tourism in East Africa: Assessing the Impacts on the Maasai and Hadza Indigenous Groups, Emma R. Parece
The Duality of Freedom: The Colony of Rhode Island’s Slave Trade Complex, Thomas Shields
Nasty Women: Television Portrayals of Societal Anxieties toward Female Leaders, Emily Sullivan
Deference to Deference: Examining the Relationship between the Courts and the Political Branches Through Judicial Deference and the Chevron Doctrine, Christopher Yao
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
What is Holding American Education Back? The Politics of Developing a Public School Curriculum on 9/11 and its Aftermath, Jacqueline Aboulafia
Evolving Perspectives of Women in Intelligence: Can Women Have It All?, Alyssa Bonesteel
The Rise of Private Military Companies and the Decline of State Power, Scott J. Ernenwein
American Patent Law: Liberal and Republican Theories of Governance, Benjamin A. Fay
A Glimpse at Teaching Leadership in America: Case Studies Illuminate the Problems, Margaret Girton
Monstrous Mothers: The Politics of Forced Mothering, Gillian Henry
An Analysis of the Nature and Tactics of Demagogues in ancient Athens and modern America, Thomas Francis Lawton
War's Children, Julie Niejadlik
The Ambiguity of Antony and Cleopatra: Interrupting Phallocentric Schemes of Objectification through the Mutual Gaze, Sydney Paluch
Invisible and Incarcerated: Women in a male dominated U.S prison system, Emily Spidle
An Evaluation of Reforms that Aim to Address Political Polarization, Alexander Spyropoulos
Breaking Down Breaking News: Television's Institutional Failures and Today's Ramifications, Emma Stein
Friend or Foe: The United States Military Bases in Okinawa South Korea and the Philippines, Caochong Zeng
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The Smiling, The Sick, The Suffereing: Snapshots of Syrian Displacement, Karlee Anna Bergendorff
Public Opinion and Regional Differences in Death Penalty Policies, Alicia Blecich
The Persistence of Patriarchy in Latin America: An Analysis of Negative and Positive Trends, Eliza Burbano
The Challenges of ISIS and the Modern Nation-State, Matthew Burton
New Refugees - Old Rules: An Analysis of Jordanian Refugee Policies and their Effects on Humanitarian Relief, Sarah Kader
The Evolution Dynamics and Trends of the Content of Chinese Exports from 1995-2011, Megan Kerbs
The Price of Democracy: Hong Kong's Identity Crisis in the Umbrella Revolution, Jen Keung
War and Women Wielding Power: Lessons from Burundi, Liberia, and Chad, Emily Myers
Unveiling Laïcité: Secularism Algerian Muslims and the Headscarf Affair in Modern France, Coleen Nugent
German and the European Migrant Crisis: An Exploration of German National Identity, Sarah Pollack
Statelessness and Human Trafficking: A Case Study of Haitian-Dominicans, Anabel Reyes-Ovalles
Voter Identification Laws: In the Name of Reform or Suppression?, Melissa Rodriguez
Diverging Approach: Railroad Regulation, the Staggers Act and Path Dependence, Henry Strangford Scherck
Sino-African Relations in the 21st Century: Consistency and Complexity, Josh Tryon
Pay for Play: O'Bannon v. NCAA and Legal Change in Collegiate Sports, Ryan Whelpley
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Maritime Piracy in the Indian Ocean, Ross Aaron
The Role of Women in Punk, Katherine Barner
The American Health Care System, Health Care Reform, and the Effects of the Affordable Care Act, Adam Becker
Power Without Agents? A Theoretical Analysis of Power in a Complex and Globalized World, Davis Cutter
America’s First Ladies: A Catalyst for Change in Female Leadership, Power and Influence or a Reinforcement of Gender Norms in American Society?, Deborah Kim Grinhaus
Understanding the Islamist Constituency:An Empirical Analysis of Turkey's 2002 Parliamentary Elections, Karl Gustav Hetzke
Principles and Policies: Comparing the Counterterrorist Strategies of United States Think Tanks in the Wake of September 11th, Malcolm Kelly
Combatting Cultures of Impunity After Insurgent Violence: Case Studies on Nepal, SriLanka, and Peru, Abigail McNamee
Russian Military Intervention in the Caucasus, Chelsea Mickel
Republican Narrative in Presidential General Election Campaigns Since 1984, Garrett Owens