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.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Late Glacial-Holocene climate change recorded in proglacial lake sediment cores from the Huaguruncho Massif, Central Peruvian Andes, Dane O'Neil

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The Optimization of Porosity and Pore Patterning for Patient-Specific Ti-6 Al-4V Femur Implants, Stephen Paolicelli

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Comparing Stellar Populations of Galaxies across the Hubble Sequence: Reduction of PISCES Near-Infrared Images, Vaishali Parkash

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Maintaining the Mandate: China's Territorial Consolidation, MarcAnthony Parrino

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De la inseguridad a la estabilidad: como Pablo Neruda utiliza el amor y la poesia para superar el exilio, Marissa Peck

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Global Cultures Local Interpretations: A Comparison of Wearing Tattoos in Ecuador and in the United States, Marissa Peck

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Interaction of Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone Receptor with Caveolin within the cell membrane, Jordan Pereira

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Visual Communication in Anolis Lizards: Investigating the Visibility of Signals of Differing Color Against Complex Backgrounds, Carley Perez

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Navigating Education Terrain: Tracing the Black Agenda, Alvaro Peters

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Toys Don't Have a Gender: Gender Play and Aggression in a Small Co-operative Play Based Preschool, Bryn Peterson

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Destruction of Place: Policy Diffusion and Schenectady's Urban Redevelopment, Alistair Phaup

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Theorizing the Virtual Museum Experience, Megan Phippen

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Identification characterization and synthesis of Drosophila athabasca cuticular hydrocarbons, Paulina Piotrowski

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Yuppies and Bootstraps: The Impact of Gentrification on the Preservation of Community Identity and Urban Youth Culture in Somerville MA., Kathleen Portillo

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Working Hard or Hardly Working?: An Examination of Work Relief in Upstate New York 1931-1943, Maxwell Prime

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Constitutional Conflict and Judicial Supremacy: Rethinking the Authority of the Court, Jane Ramage

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Development of an Ozone Monitor and Formulation of a Multiple-Component Activity Dependent Aerosol Model for use with the Union College ElectroDynamic Balance, Isaac Ramphal

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A possible role for Adenosine Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) in regulating acetylation and detyrosination of tubulin, Sarah Rand

Attachment Style as a Moderator of Stress Effects on Cognitive Performance, Nandrianina Rarivoson

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The Effects of Soil pH on the Molting Success of Blacklegged Ticks (Ixodes scapularis): A Laboratory Experiment, Daniel Rice

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The Impact of Retirement on Subjective Well-Being, Emily Rider

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I Found It On the Internet...: The WebMD Phenomenon & the Patient-Provider Relationship, Jessica Rivetz

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The Nature Conservancy and Aquatic Invasive Species, Rachel Ross

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Concubine: A Play, Jasmine Roth and Robyn Belt

Energy Improvement Feasibility Study for the MVP Health Care Building, Benjamin Rubin

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Can Policy Spur Technological Growth?, William Sargent

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Analyzing the LEED Certification & Energy Usage of the Peter Irving Wold Center, Andrea Schwartz

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Contemporary Jewish Female Artists: Critiquing Challenging and Dismantling the Patriarchal Construction of Judaism, Cosette Shachnow

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The Impact of Electronic Health Record Implementation on the Roles of Providers and Coders, Ankur Shah

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Ecological Validity of Aerobic and Cognitive Exercise for Older Adults, Nikita Shah

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Analysis of Atmospheric Aerosols Collected in an Urban Area in Upstate NY Using Proton Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) Spectroscopy, Jeremy Smith

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Mindful Meditation and Physical Exercise: Neuropsychological Effects, Emma Stein

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Neuropsychological Outcomes of Children with Craniosynostosis, MaryKathryn Strahle

Flashbulb Memories for the Assassination of Osama bin Laden, Alexandra L. Sussman

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Labor and Individual Differences: Their Influence on Product Value Perception, Trang Thi Thuy Nguyen

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Rape In World War II Memory, Sonia Tiemann

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Changes in Spring Arrival and Fall Departure Dates of Migratory Birds as an Indication of Local Climate Change: A phenological study of New York State's Capital Region using citizen science, Olivia C. Townsend

The Post-Exercise Fate of Lactate in the American Locust, Samantha Tyler

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Minding the Gap: Analyzing the Role of Guidance Counselors in High School Ability Grouping, Marisa Underberger

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Star Formation in the NGC 5846 Group of Galaxies, Lucas Viani

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Jewish Women in the Ghettos, Concentration Camps, and Partisans During the Holocaust, Sara Vicks

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Mechanical Routes to Biocontinuous Conductive Polymer Networks for Solar Cell Applications, Erin Waterman

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La Vie de Blaise Pascal et son Heritage Mathématique et Philosophique, Katherine Weeks

The Power of Fate and Fortune in Homer’s Iliad, Vergil’s Aeneid, and Lucan’s Bellum Civile., Amanda C. Weld

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Electricity Demand-Side Management Strategies of Various Countries, Melissa Winne

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Investigating The Colocalization Of The Follicle Stimulating Hormone Receptor With Caveolin In Lipid Rafts, David Wood

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Computational Model of Pore Collapse and Densification in Aerogels under Compression, Lutao Xie

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Innovation and Finance: A Firm Level Analysis on Emerging Markets, Emily Zangrillo

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Enrollment Yield at Union College 2014, Catherine Ziac

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Government Policy and Moral Hazard in the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis, Ariana Abrams

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Elucidating the role of apoptosis during cyclical body regeneration in Botryllus schlosseri, Meredith Adamo

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The Effects of Soil pH and Composition on Blacklegged Tick Molting Success Avian Window Strike Mortality on Union College Campus, Kaleigh Ahern

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Understanding Evil: Reflections on Thought Action and Punishment, Tauseef Ahmed

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A Comparison of Developing World Educational Systems March 2013 Ethopia and Costa Rica, Kendall Allen

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Physician Satisfaction: The Role of E-mail Communication in the Practice of Medicine, Joaquin Alvarado

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Development of a Photovoltaic-Based Insolation Meter, Joshua Anderson

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Mental Illness: A History with Respect to the Care and Treatment of the Mentally Ill Law and Public Policy and the Stigma Attached to the Affliction, Raisa Anwer

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Design and Construction of an Optical Tweezers, Pavel Aprelev

Flux: An Original Rebrand, Matthew Barretto

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The Endurance of Arab Authoritarian Regimes: A Study of Jordan and Algeria, Stacey Berger

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Market Mechanisms and Price Volatility in New York Electricity Markets, Kimberly Blecich

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A Zine of One's Own: DIY and Alternative Expression among the Beats and the Riot Grrrls, Lauren Brown

Beauvoir littérale, Beauvoir lisible : à la recherche de la meilleure traduction anglaise de Simone de Beauvoir, Lauren Brown

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Studying the Material Properties of the Embryonic Chicken Heart, Kyra Burnett

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More Catholic than the Pope: An Analysis of Polish Devotion to the Catholic Church under Communism, Kathryn Burns

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Disguising Religious Ideas in Secular Clothing: The Legitimation of Religious Ideology in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate, Tess Burns

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Una perspectiva multigeneracional en la representación teatral de la familia mexicana, Abigail Calish

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The Design of a Maneuverable Rolling Robot, David Carabis

Effect of gravidity on jump performance and muscle physiology in the American locust, John Caroll

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The Effect of Electronic Medical Record Sophistication on U.S. Hospital Emergency Department Efficiency, Imran Chaudhri

Medicine in the United States: A study on Taiwan for Insight into Integrative Medicine in the United States, Victoria Chee

Sovereign Credit Rating Effects: A Focus on the European Sovereign Debt Crisis, Kyle Christine

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La representación de los niños en las obras de Jesús González Dávila, Kayleigh Clark

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De-gendering the Tragic Hero(ine): An Exploration of Female Protagonists in Tragedies of Sophocles and Shakespeare, Ceillie Clark-Keane

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Let's Talk about Sex Baby, Elizabeth Cohen

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Mutagenesis of the Caveolin Interaction Motif in Follicle Stimulating Hormone Receptor, Martin Cole

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Going to the movies The Origins of the American Cultural Experience, Phoebe Cooper

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An Examination of the Factors which Influence Private Equity, Joseph Cordrey

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EL MORTÍFERO MACHISMO: LA REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA HIPERMASCULINIDAD EN EL TEATRO MEXICANO CONTEMPORÁNEO, Laura Crowe

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Hydraulic Fracturing Wastewater: Treatment Methods for Flowback and Produced and Water, Claire Cummins

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The Impact of Marriages and Extramarital Affairs on Political Careers: A Selection of Roman Politicians and American Presidents, Shelby Cuomo

LA MUJER INDÍGENA, LA MUJER MESTIZA Y LA IDENTIDAD POST-REVOLUCIONARIA MEXICANA: UNA EXPLORACIÓN DE LAS OBRAS DE FRIDA KAHLO Y ROSARIO CASTELLANOS, Shilpa Darivemula

Vital Effects of Stable Carbon Isotopes in Freshwater Mussel Shells, Max Davidson

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The Perception of Literary Quality Differing as a Function of Authorial Gender and Emotionality, Sarah Dean

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The Effect of the Visual System and Habitat Light on the Colors of Anolis Lizard Visual Signals, Emelia Failing

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La representación de la familia en épocas de transformación: Un análisis de La carreta (1953) de René Marqués y Noche cubana (2009) de José Luis García Rodríguez, Alyssa Feldman

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Running to Lose: Gender Stereotypes in Memoirs by Geraldine Ferraro Pat Schroeder and Nancy Pelosi, Meredith Fierro

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A Cross-Country Analysis of Energy Efficient Development, Nicholas Fleagle

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MÉXICO, UNA NACIÓN EN RIESGO: LA DESCOMPOSICIÓN DE LA DINÁMICA FAMILIAR PATRIARCAL EN LAS OBRAS DE JESÚS GONZÁLEZ DÁVILA, Diana Fletcher

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Subjective Well-Being of Adolescents: Single- Versus Two-Parent Households, Diana Fletcher

Synthesis Characterization and Reactivity Studies of Transition Metal Complexes as Chemotherapeutic Agents, David Foreman

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Cellular Automata and Music: A New Representation, Richard French

Use of Cell-Permeable Variants of Trehalose for the Perseveration of Mammalian Cells, Terence Fu

Expression, Extraction, and Purification of the Metacaspase Scp3 from the Fungus Schizophyllum commune, Connor Gagliardi

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Interiors, Lauren Gifford

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Capitalism in Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece: Risk and Unethical Business, Sam Goldman

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The Roots of the U.S.-Israel Relationship: How the Cold War Tensions Played a Role in U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East, Ariel Gomberg

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REINALDO ARENAS Y LA REVOLUCIÓN CUBANA: ESCRIBIENDO AL MARGEN, Molly Greenberg

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A House Divided: The Development of the Ideological Divide of American Jewry and its Influence on the American Response to Nazi Germany 1933-1943, Daniel Gross

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Control System for a Doubly Fed Induction Generator, Nathan Haines