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 2009

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A 3-dimensional model of bryophyte canopy light interaction, Zachary M. Portman

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The Wingman : self-spotting bench press, Christopher Michael Potts

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A pedagogical tool for usability science, Nickolas Roddy Potvin

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Impact of payer status on utilization of ambulatory and hospital services, Fariha H. Ramay

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The District of Columbia v. Heller litigation campaign, Kevin Joseph Rautenstrauch

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The case for studying religious truth claims In public education, Lucia Burleigh Reed

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The influence of carbon nanotubes in softball bats, Michelle Jessica Rogers

Waves and wetsuits : the serious games of New England surfing, Monica Grace Rowett

Using an ultrasound to detect vibrations in musical instruments and the human voice, Kathleen Marie Rucci

Synthesis and characterization of a new C₂ -symmetric chiral catalyst, Linah Natsai Rusere

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Spirituality alteration following dance classes : does dance increase one’s level of spirituality?, Nozomi Sakata

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Sustainable building, David Lansdale Sanders

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A critique of Edward’s Said’s Theory of Orientalism : based on the works of Sir Richard Francis Burton and C.F. Volney, Nathaniel Gabriel Saslow

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Including children with disabilities in mainstream classrooms : opinions of future parents, Amy Lynn Scheck

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Extended program notes, Alexander Berkman Horowitz Schlosberg

Cloning and expression of a metacaspase gene from the mushroom-producing fungus Schizophyllum commune, Evan R. Schloss

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Changed light : a poetry collection, Erin Leigh Schumaker

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Going all in : a terror management perspective on risk-taking and gambling, James Aren Schwabach

Interpreting the other though three stages of intellect in Harry Potter, Karen Ruth Selchick

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How do different tax structures affect economic growth?, Ryan Robert Selvidio

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Suggested planes : steel sculptures, Megan Marie Sesil

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A new cold war? : a game theoretical analysis of Chinese and Venezuelan trade, Jacob Baer Shaffren

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Disability management in the corporate workplace, Amar S. Shah

The high price of low interest rates : an empirical investigation of the claim that “too low” interest rates contributed to the current financial crisis, Lindsey Anne Shelley

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Modifying the mechanical strength of aerogels, Matthew Adam Sherman

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An energy audit of Beuth House and Richmond Hall, Jordan Lynn Silletti

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Destruction, contribution, and rejection : Soviet Jewish life during World War II and the immediate post-war period, Henry Sire

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The history and social theory behind the transformation of German universities from mid 19th century through post World War II East and West Germany, Beth Diane Solomon

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Corpulent commercials : the response of television food advertisements to the childhood obesity crisis in the United States, Tamar Soroker

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Growing Cricket in Tasmania: A Cross-Cultural Comparison, Elizabeth Ann Stanford

Lactate metabolism in the jumping muscle of the American locust (Schistocerca americana), Elizabeth Ann Stanford

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Self-monitoring and theory of mind in three-, four-, and five-year-olds, Emily Charlotte Stempler

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Doctors and the health care crisis : why don’t we ask the experts?, Jeremy Michael Taglieri

Water supply and distribution system for Boru Village, Ethiopia, Tehtena B. Tenaw

Anthropogenic destruction, Brace Griffith Thompson

Nanomorphology studies of Poly(3,4-ethylene-dioxythiophene) In organic-inorganic photovoltaic devices, Michael Roy Topka

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Effects of self-monitoring on susceptibility to active and passive peer pressure to date during early adolescence, Vanessa Gale Tyler

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“Extending the area of freedom” : the influence of American exceptionalism and manifest destiny on the United States’ geographic and political expansion, Michael Samuel Vassallo

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Childhood obesity : integrating the individual and public health perspectives, Monica Lynn Vielkind

Drawing out the devil : an examination of Milton’s satan, sin, and death through Freudian and Jungian analysis, Christina M. Vincent

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The effect of methotrexate on the cortisol levels relative to adrenocorticotropic hormone levels in rheumatoid arthritis patients in relation to clinical efficacy, Halley Paresh Vora

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Sex guilt and persuasion, Elise Ann Wakeland

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The Bush Administration’s Torture Policy: Outright Disregard for the Rule of Law and Human Rights, Lyndsay Wehrum

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Academic stress in first year college students : adverse affects on mental health and the relationship to salivary cortisol concentrations, Tatum Alexandra Weishaupt

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Sketches of life : a collection of short works, Wesley Raymond Whitaker

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The medicalization of maternity care in the United States : a social analysis, Amelia Patten Whitney

Functionalization of cadmium selenide nanocrystals with Aniline ligands and inclusion in polyaniline composites for application in a photovoltaic device, Ursula Jane Willimas

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Democracy in the United States : was it ever meant to be?, Alexander M. Wolf

Theses/Dissertations from 2008

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Cultural and medical implications of ayurvedic medicine in Kerala, India, Mary Abraham

Women's rights in third world countries : the challenges women's organizations face in Fiji and the U.S.–Mexican border, Carly Aimi

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United States foreign policy and the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan : the role of the U.S. Department of State in policy making, Gregory T. Anastasio

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The changing concept of the Roman Imperium from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages, Giancarlo Annese

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Effects of gravidity on jump performance in the American Locust (Schistocerca americana), Kaitlin M. Arntzen

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HIV in Africa : examining the determinants that affect the prevalence of the virus, Ilya Aspis

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Evidence of pools as refugia in a healthy Connecticut River., Kerry E. Bannon

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Calibrating recent sedimentary sequences from the proximal basin of a large glacially fed lake with hydroclimate data, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska., Samuel K. Basta

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Mexican immigration to the U.S. : dynamics, debates, and the tradgedy of the non-citizen, Benjamin J. Bauer

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The evolution and migration of the Trojan legend from Greece to Rome, Allison M. Baum

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The media and body image : does lifetime media exposure affect body satisfaction after exposure to a thin ideal?, Rachel A. Bennett

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"But if I were pope" : Thomas More and English anticlericalism in the context of his public career, Andrew P. Bigness

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An Introduction to the mathematical formalization of quantum mechanics, Richard J. Bonventre

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Photoproduction of neutral mesons from hydrogen and helium targets in CLAS, Richard J. Bonventre

Uncovering the democratic bias within political coverage at six of America’s top newspapers, Dylan Breslin-Barnhart

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Engaging China in the Twenty-First Century: An Analysis of U.S.-China Relations and Recommendations for the Future, Lilly Briger

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Image processing techniques applied to the analysis of chiral features in nanoscale images, Benjamin R. Bunes

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A modern day slavery : sex trafficking and the U.S./Mexico relationship, Stephanie N. Cannuli

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Women in the New York State Court System: A Report on Domestic Relations Law, Kaitlin Canty

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JSMATH equation editor : a study in equation editor design, Dana Edmund Cartwright

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Tourism Trends and Patterns: What are the Determining Factors?, Courtney Chais

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The impact of sexual orientation on the comfort levels in interracial relationships, Jeffrey M. Chao

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The role of college bullying : does it exist?, Cara O. Charles

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Live free or die : women who choose death in twentieth-century American literature and film, Carly B. Chasin

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The role of health in determining economic growth rates in Sub-Saharan Africa, Mohamed B. Chaudary

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"Changing the story" : a study of the portrayal of women in twentieth-century Irish literature, Rebecca A. Chawner

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A study of Gaussian integers, Steve Cohen

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The development and radicalization of Sayyid Qutb’s Ideological Discourse, John C. Costello

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"The other white monks" : the Minor Houses" of Cistercian Yorkshire reexamined, Heather Cunningham

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Generation of quasi-polynomial functions to count ties, Ronghua Dai

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Derramamiento de sangre en el caribe : una guerra racial en la Isla de Española, Jennifer F. Dalenta

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The Quest for Identity: Human Rights in the Aftermath of El Proceso in Argentina, Jennifer F. Dalenta

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The progression of media in the Arab world : a study of al-Jazeera and al-Jazeera English, Aaron S. Davidowitz

Tattooing human nature : a cross-cultural study of ancient Western world and East Asian tattooing, Shannon Marie Davi

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Quantum dots as fret donors in molecular beacons, Olga Davydenko

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The creation of a welcoming engaging destination : how to wed the people of Schenectady to their city, Joshua C. Debartolo

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Factors affecting support of a mental health parity bill, Danna M. DeBlasio

The role of palmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1 (ppt1) on embryonic neural development in drosophila melanogaster, Cassandra L. Denefrio

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Non-photorealistic fire, Michael R. Donovan

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Growth within an instar reduces jumping performance In American locusts (schistocerca Americana), Bridget M. Duffy

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Public opinion, politics, and global warming, Linnea E. Edwardson

L'évolution du désastre : l'histoire riche des risques naturels aux Antilles françaises et les dégâts culturels et economiques qui menacent la Martinique, Erica D. Erlanger

Reconstruction of Sitka, Alaska temperatures (AD 1569-1991) based on eight Gulf of Alaska tree-ring chronologies, Erica D. Erlanger

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The gender-power hierarchy of the Gods in Homer’s Iliad, Kenneth J. Falcon

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Years of lead : Italian terrorism from 1969-1984, Anthony H. Fine

Sayyid Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani and Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan : two Islamic responses to Western domination, William F. Fitzsimons

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Test of activated carbon to reduce the impact of Alliaria petiolata on growth of native tree seedlings, Emily E. Follansbee

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Bush, Clinton and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict : a reasessment of what it means to be pro-Israel, Eric J. Garofano

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Saladin : sinner or saint : an examination of the sultan’s image through the ages, Eric J. Garofano

Terraforming Mars, Michael E. Gillin

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Characterizing changes in the Harding Icefield and three mountain glaciers through the 20th century, Kara Gillivan

La resistance des femmes en France : 1940-1945, Hilarry S. Handin