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 2009
The guide that never was : the Federal Writers’ Project in Schenectady, New York, Sara E. Callahan
Ideology in transition : the intellectual shift from Christian socialism to secular socialism in America, Andrew I. Camden
Modeling harmony in musical genres : a computer assisted composition system, Brian M. Card
Preparation of C₂-symmetric transition metal complexes as potential chiral catalysts, Laura M. Castellano
Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility and trace element geochemistry of the Hyde School gneiss and Rockport granite, NW Adirondack lowlands, NY, Joseph Paul Catalano
Thelō, thelō, manēnai: de la Traduction poétique d’après une étude métrique, Regina Claire Chiuminatto
Reflections of the modern women, Katherine D. Cissel
The Greco-Roman conquest of Egypt : changes and continuities in afterlife beliefs, Samantha S. Cohen
Thucydides as a model for the writings of Sallust : comparative studies, Sara M. Coleman
Hydrogen internal combustion engines : optimizing fuel tracers, Jason L. Curtis
The nature of the dionysian phenomenon : the key to unlocking Nietzsche's The birth of tragedy, Ryan C. Deck
An assessment of health education in New York City public schools, Madelyn De Leon
¿De donde somos? : el mestizaje y sus efectos en la identidad de los exiliados de la segunda generación, Madelyn De Leon
Debilitating disasters : the incorporation of mental health in the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, Christina F. Dempsey
The American student movement of the sixties and contemporary student politics, Laura M. DeNigirs
Implementing a low-cost teaching AFM for the frontiers of nanotechnology course, Thomas P. DiLaura
Effects of federal tax expenditures on renewable energy use in the U.S., Michael D. Dillon
Design of hybrid VAWT with power conversion system, Kevin P. Donovan
Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot : self-portraits and Images featuring them by Edgar Degas and Édouard Manet, Alexandra Dubodel
The impact of election news coverage on the American public, Rebecca L. Dunlop
The relationship between wages and pension plans, Samuel Elias
The investigation of flow through artificial mitral heart valves and the development of a flow simulation system, Christine Elizabeth Farrell
Through the lens of political theory : sex trafficking explored, analyzed, and confronted, Patrick McSherry Fergusson
In vivo measurements of the effects of artificially induced myocardial infarction on an amphibian heart, Rachel M. Fitz
God and man in American conservatism : the political thought of William F. Buckley, Jr., Trevor Owen Flike
Reducing prejudice In Right-Wing authoritarians : the effect of cognitive dissonance in changing social attitudes By Rose Foley., Rose Marie Foley
Welcome to Syria : annual Jesuit report of 1626 from Latin to English, Charles Richard Fontana Jr.
Social context and its effect on personnel selection decisions of high and low self-monitors, Elizabeth Anne Fortier
Social constructs : the American dream and masculinity, Jenna Brynne Frisch
“This didn’t have to happen : lethal school violence as a modern social problem, Alexandra T. Gallagher
From Hanoi to Baghdad : an analysis of mainstream press in times of foreign conflict, Cara Meghan Gallivan
Has the euro affected where Germany exports its goods?, Alexandra M. Giromini
Disordered eating patterns and behaviors in Union female first-year and fourth-year students, Amy Caron Gold
Investigating the role of a metacaspase in the mushroom fungus Schizophyllum commune, Alyssa Rachel Goldberg
Code art, Russell Graham Goldenberg
Do you buy it : is one’s stage of psychosocial development a good predictor of which route to persuasion is used?, Marisa Greenberg
Sex and culture : examining notions of cultural sensitivity in delivering comprehensive sex education, Anne Carolyn Hanson
Spinoza : a metaphysic, Michael D. Hardy
El desarrollo de los niños hispano-mexicanos a pesar de los sufrimientos del exilio español durante la niñez, Chelsea Erin Hargis
Impact of gambling establishments on white-collar crime, Chelsea Erin Hargis
Music and its emotional effects in politics : a study on September 11th, Adrienne Brenna Hart
“Bacon costs extra”, Eleanor Berkeley Hazlett
The evolution of Imperial power in the Holy Roman Empire during the Hohenstaufen Period, Jason Heinzelman
The mechanical properties of pervious rubberized concrete when exposed to freeze thaw conditions., Andrew Lawrence Heiser
Cadmium selenide nanocrystal and ruthenium polypyridine cation inclusion within laponite photovoltaic films, Steven M. Herron
The melanocortin-1 receptor gene (mc-1r) and color polymorphism in plethodon cinereus, Carly Jean Hyatt
Investigating the role of cyclic AMP signaling in mushroom development in the split gill fungus, Schizophyllum commune, Colette Elizabeth Lou Hyatt
“They can do that?” : Issues of identity, privacy, and the commercialization of facebook, Jeffrey Walker Hyde
Developmental regulation of putative phagocyte receptor genes during the asexual budding cycle of an ancestral chordate, Megan Elizabeth Kaknis
The ethical and moral issues of a legal market in human organs, Andrew Michael Kantor
Developmentally-regulated expression of caspases during cyclic blastogenesis in a colonial urochordate, Matthew David Kearney
Fordism and the demise of working class identity in the United States, Meagan Marie Keenan
Romanization in the Greek East : religious, historical and literary identity, Andrew John Kehl
Does the removal of invasive nitrogen-fixing black locust in a pine-oak community ensure a successful return to pre-invasion soil characteristics?, Kyle Charles Kesel
Friendships in college, Joanna Klausner
Rape in film : the masculine gaze, shame and the impact on female viewers, Allegra Julia Lanzara
El feminismo antes de su tiempo : escritoras estadounidenses en la Guerra Civil española, Julie La Spina
The Effects of Fire and Deer Herbivory on Oak Regeneration in an Eastern Deciduous Forest, Julie La Spina
The fathers and daughters of Ovid’s Metamorphoses mirrored in Augustan society, Jessica Ashley Latino
Creating feminine science fiction : a cixousian analysis of Ursula Le Guin, Margaret Ann Levine
America's elderly population in relation to the social systems, Margaret Joy Licht
The role of uncertainty in aggregate investment, Patricia Mary Linden
Pollinate me, Alexandra Nicolle Lindsay
The design and fabrication of a micro mechanical dragonfly, Patrick James Lingane
Political implications in rock and roll music from the Vietnam War era, Meredith Anne Lippman
Perfect pitch : the development and impact of Gerald Gardner’s witch concept, Jennifer A. Long
The role and growth of celebritization in presidential campaign coverage, Johnathan Bradford Long
Laser cooling and trapping of single krypton atoms, David Keeler Ludwig
The practical value of abandoning selfhood, David Keeler Ludwig
Generalizing subjective expected utility : Heuristic search as a model of bounded rationality, Andrew Kenneth MacKenzie
The Mediancentre-Borda rule and one-way monotonicity, Andrew Kenneth MacKenzie
Exploring state-specific policies to address the problem of rising obesity in the United States, Mallory Ann Mason
The struggle of love and sex : a study of D.H. Lawrence’s relationship to women in The Rainbow and Women In Love, Kara Mary McCabe
Detrital zircon fission track ages of the paleocene-pliocene strata of the matanuska-cook inlet basin, Southern Alaska, Douglas Matthew Merkert
American intervention in Vietnam and Iraq : an exploration of class and conflict, Brittany Bates Miller
We hailed at the twilight : a cry for America, a cry for ourselves, Michael Montesano
Sexual ambivalence : understanding race, class, gender and attitudes toward prostitution, Sharona C. Moore
A través del océano : los poemas del exilio republicano de Rafael Alberti y Pablo Neruda, Lacey Elizabeth Morgan
Construction of a biodiesel test engine to research biodiesel as an alternative fuel source, John Edward Mucci
An exploration of nostalgia, Sarah Kayla Mueller
Bellum Americanum : the neoconservative influence on US foreign policy, Sean Daniel Mulkerne
Characterization of the colocalization between lipid rafts and follicle stimulating hormone receptor using immunofluoresence confocal microscopy, Amy Melissa Nestlerode
Understanding political machines and their bosses : a study of the O’Connell machine, John William Nobrega
Enzymatic analysis of Schistocerca Americana during development, Elizabeth Teresa Nyberg
Enchanted reflections : transforming through Beauty and the Beast’s Looking Glass, Lauren Carissa Obst
Un service public, une lutte privée : la voix subversive d’un conteur Canonisé, Lauren Carissa Obst
From Victims to Victimizers: The Evolution of Modern Algerian Politics, Kaitlyn O'Connor
From victims to victimizers : the evolution of modern Algerian politics, Kaitlyn Elizabeth O'Connor
L‘Acceptation d'un Compromis de Démocratie en France pour la Promotion de Laïcité, Kaitlyn Elizabeth O’Connor
Beyond the abortion culture wars : thinking abortion rights politically with Hannah Arendt, Whitney Ogas
Disease advocacy organizations and their impact on the doctor-patient relationship, Sidney Haskell Olefson
The Hegemonic moment : why history says the U.S. and China are headed for conflict, Matthew Frederick Olsson
The Worlds of society and self in Haruki Murakami’s fiction, Jacqueline Ostrofsky
Representations of women athletes in Ancient Greece, Shannon Rachel Packer
9/11 health activism : a qualitative study, Katie Regina Pandolfo
The determinants of corruption : results from new data and instruments, Nikhil Mahesh Patel
Design and fabrication of a solar/wind hybrid power generation system, Lasantha Pradeeshan Pathirana
Put your best shoe forward : an exploration of modern fashion as a way to create self-identity and manage impressions, Ashlyn Rene Pendleton
Multi-frequency VLBI imaging of two compact symmetric radio galaxies, Thomas Mastrianni Perry