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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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The Effect of Religiosity, Partisanship, and Identity-Seeking Behavior on Political Engagement, Jackson Giammattei

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Autism, the Least Restrictive Environment, and Special Education Faculty Stress and Burnout, Carly Elisabeth Mattice

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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

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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

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Possession vs. Progression: The Relationship Between Copyright Law and Sample-Based Hip-Hop, Owen Foley

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Revisiting Realignment Theory: Transformation in Suburban and Rural America from 2008 to 2020, Nathaniel Hutton

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U.S. Monetary Policy As a Hegemonic Tool In Emerging Markets, William Martin

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Convergence and Hegemony: The United States and China in the 21st Century, Daniel Wilcox

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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The Digital Yuan and the BeiDou Satellite System: China’s Increasing Structural Power in an Interdependent World, Marina Angelopoulos

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Election Administration: The Effect of Race on Election Technology Implementation and Advancement in the United States, Danielle Blaustein

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The Future of Artificial Intelligence in the Healthcare Industry, Erika Bonnist

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“She Just Doesn’t Have the Presidential Look”: The Effects of Sexism on Hillary Clinton’s Loss in the 2016 Election, and How Donald Trump’s Misogynistic Brand Contributed., Kaitlyn Connor

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The Plight of Social Media: An Analysis of the Effects Social Media has on Political Discourse, Kelsey Delaney

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The Poetry of Revolution: The Legacy of a Written Rebellion, Eva Erickson

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The Precarious and Political: Undocumented Immigrant Activism, Rights Claims, and Networks of Solidarity, Caroline Fitzgerald

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Rethinking “Representative” Democracy, Tawreak Gamble-Eddington

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Triumphing Over Trauma: Addressing Past Experiences and Mental Health Following Resettlement in the United States, Tyler Greenwood

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President Donald J. Trump and His Attempted Politicization of the United States Military, Brian Huang

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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

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How to Improve Multilateral Environmental Agreements: A Case Study in Balanced Institutional Design Mechanisms in the Climate Change and Ozone Regime, Emma Lee

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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

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The Harmful Prioritization of “Sex Trafficking” in U.S. Anti-Trafficking Discourse, Spencer Pennybacker

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An Analysis of China’s Claims and Their Development of Artificial Islands in the South China Sea; Are They One Step Closer to Becoming a World Power?, John Pugliese

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Defining “Firm Nationality”; An Exploration of the Modern Firm Within the Context of United States-China Relations, Cory Sachs

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Selma to Shelby: Voter Suppression and Its Damage to Democracy, Erika Sanders

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Human Rights Activism: The Catalyst of Transitional Justice?, Kathleen Sinatra

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Democracy in Peril: Examining the Resurgence of Fascism and the Radical Right in Europe, William Sirmon

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Cold War Proxy Wars: A Threat To The Unipolar World Order, A Realist View, Mikaela Buryj

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Caught Between Iraq and a Hard Place: The Legacy of Governmental (Il)legitimacy and Contemporary Iraq, Daniele Durkin

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High-tech Development in Late Developing States: Taiwan's Semiconductor Success, Owen Farley

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Construction of Identity in Diasporic Communities: Musical Artists Performance of Caribbeanness & Latinidad, Dayrielis Noa-Guzman

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Universal Healthcare: Solution or Delusion? Comparing Medicare for All, Public Option, and Business-As-Usual Models Among U.S. Democratic Presidential Candidates, Elizabeth Pinchman

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"With Great Power...": Post-9/11 Politics in Superhero Comics, TV, and Film, Caroline Ristaino

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No Longer the 'Exception:' An Unraveling of Global Incarceration Systems, Bridgit Sullivan

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Saudi Arabia and Iran: An Analysis of the Current Conflict from the Constructivist Perspective, Alastair Allen

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The 2018 Elections: Gender, Media Representation, And Campaign Strategies, Emily Bobruff

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Hope for Another Humanitarian Intervention? Rwanda, Kosovo, Libya and the Consequences of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) on Myanmar, Victoria Carter

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Mexico: Neoliberalism, Popular Grievances, and the Rise of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Irving Cortes-Martinez

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The Role of Regional Identities on Depolarizing Partisans, Christina Craig

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What Do Women Want? The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness, Hannah Ruth Ellen

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The Incidence of Intra-State Violence: An Empirical Study on Ethnicity and Values, Kevin Fitzpatrick

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Make America Great Again? American Conservatism and Donald Trump, Justin Lange

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Roma in the European Union: Structural Barriers to Fundamental Rights, Maria Lovetere

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Representational Style and Congressional Elections: New York's 19th District in the 115th Congress, Margaret McCormick

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Public Financing Of Elections In The States, Nicholas Meixsell

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Maize from Sacred to Profane, Gizela Thomas

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The Regime of Sex Trafficking of Women in the United States, Julia Wilson

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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American Journeys: Quest, Displacement, Escape, Gianluca Avanzato

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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

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Cultural Tourism in East Africa: Assessing the Impacts on the Maasai and Hadza Indigenous Groups, Emma R. Parece

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Politics and Society in Federation Era Russia: Power Elites, Music and the Shaping and Manipulation of Culture and Identity, Hayley Ream

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The Duality of Freedom: The Colony of Rhode Island’s Slave Trade Complex, Thomas Shields

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Nasty Women: Television Portrayals of Societal Anxieties toward Female Leaders, Emily Sullivan

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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

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What is Holding American Education Back? The Politics of Developing a Public School Curriculum on 9/11 and its Aftermath, Jacqueline Aboulafia

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Evolving Perspectives of Women in Intelligence: Can Women Have It All?, Alyssa Bonesteel

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The Rise of Private Military Companies and the Decline of State Power, Scott J. Ernenwein

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American Patent Law: Liberal and Republican Theories of Governance, Benjamin A. Fay

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A Glimpse at Teaching Leadership in America: Case Studies Illuminate the Problems, Margaret Girton

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When Personal Becomes Profitable: Data Collection and the Complex Link Between Corporate and Government Surveillance and the Risk to Civil Liberties, Justin Gump

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Monstrous Mothers: The Politics of Forced Mothering, Gillian Henry

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An Analysis of the Nature and Tactics of Demagogues in ancient Athens and modern America, Thomas Francis Lawton

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War's Children, Julie Niejadlik

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The Ambiguity of Antony and Cleopatra: Interrupting Phallocentric Schemes of Objectification through the Mutual Gaze, Sydney Paluch

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Invisible and Incarcerated: Women in a male dominated U.S prison system, Emily Spidle

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An Evaluation of Reforms that Aim to Address Political Polarization, Alexander Spyropoulos

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Breaking Down Breaking News: Television's Institutional Failures and Today's Ramifications, Emma Stein

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Friend or Foe: The United States Military Bases in Okinawa South Korea and the Philippines, Caochong Zeng

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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The Smiling, The Sick, The Suffereing: Snapshots of Syrian Displacement, Karlee Anna Bergendorff

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Public Opinion and Regional Differences in Death Penalty Policies, Alicia Blecich

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The Persistence of Patriarchy in Latin America: An Analysis of Negative and Positive Trends, Eliza Burbano

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The Challenges of ISIS and the Modern Nation-State, Matthew Burton

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Cartooning for Peace? The Necessity of Political Cartooning to Democracy and Understanding the Struggle of Inclusion Exclusion and Citizenship for French Muslims, Ashley Enger

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The United States, China, and Climate Change: An Analysis of the US-China Climate Pact and its Implications for International Climate Negotiations, Joesph Fiorile

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“Can the Subaltern [e-communicate]?” Exploring the Complex Relationship between the Worldwide Web and the World’s Most Marginalized Women, Julia Hotz

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New Refugees - Old Rules: An Analysis of Jordanian Refugee Policies and their Effects on Humanitarian Relief, Sarah Kader

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The Evolution Dynamics and Trends of the Content of Chinese Exports from 1995-2011, Megan Kerbs

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The Price of Democracy: Hong Kong's Identity Crisis in the Umbrella Revolution, Jen Keung

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War and Women Wielding Power: Lessons from Burundi, Liberia, and Chad, Emily Myers

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Unveiling Laïcité: Secularism Algerian Muslims and the Headscarf Affair in Modern France, Coleen Nugent

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German and the European Migrant Crisis: An Exploration of German National Identity, Sarah Pollack

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Statelessness and Human Trafficking: A Case Study of Haitian-Dominicans, Anabel Reyes-Ovalles

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Voter Identification Laws: In the Name of Reform or Suppression?, Melissa Rodriguez

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Diverging Approach: Railroad Regulation, the Staggers Act and Path Dependence, Henry Strangford Scherck

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Sino-African Relations in the 21st Century: Consistency and Complexity, Josh Tryon

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Pay for Play: O'Bannon v. NCAA and Legal Change in Collegiate Sports, Ryan Whelpley

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Maritime Piracy in the Indian Ocean, Ross Aaron

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The Role of Women in Punk, Katherine Barner

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The American Health Care System, Health Care Reform, and the Effects of the Affordable Care Act, Adam Becker

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Power Without Agents? A Theoretical Analysis of Power in a Complex and Globalized World, Davis Cutter

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Structural Limitations to the Success of Third Parties in the American Political System: A Study of the life Cycle of the Republican Party, Louis Fierro

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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

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Understanding the Islamist Constituency:An Empirical Analysis of Turkey's 2002 Parliamentary Elections, Karl Gustav Hetzke

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Principles and Policies: Comparing the Counterterrorist Strategies of United States Think Tanks in the Wake of September 11th, Malcolm Kelly

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Combatting Cultures of Impunity After Insurgent Violence: Case Studies on Nepal, SriLanka, and Peru, Abigail McNamee

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Russian Military Intervention in the Caucasus, Chelsea Mickel

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Republican Narrative in Presidential General Election Campaigns Since 1984, Garrett Owens