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 2008

Women’s resistance in France : 1940-1945, Hilarry S. Handin

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The modernization of the American presidential contest : the unusual election of 1992, William Jefferson Clinton, and the model campaign, Stephanie A. Hargadon

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Amateur radio repeater, Daniel V. Harkenrider

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Handheld color scanner for the colorblind, David B. Harwood

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The wealth effect of the housing market, Thomas P. Haynes

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Gallic and Germanic warriors In the eyes of Julius Caesar and Cornelius Tacitus, Claire D. Hendry

The veil in modern France : a struggle between empowerment and degradation, Alison Hinkaty

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Immigration, isolation, and identity : investigating modern Moroccan Jewry, Kristin L. Hissong

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Movement, mood and magic realism : the analysis of two plays about the femicide in Juarez, Mexico, Alyssa M. Holmes

The Haitian revolution's impact on slavery in Charleston, South Carolina, Kathleen A. Hurley

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The Muslim reborn : effects of 9/11 on young American Muslims, Naazia A. Husain

Cloning and expression of Scp1 : a yeast metacaspase homolog, from Schizophyllym Commune, Syed A. Hussnain

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Ruler and compass mathematics : possibility and Impossibility, Laura C. Hutchinson

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Using delay timing to determine the predictive qualities of descending neurons in dragonflies, Elliot J. Imler

Michael Williams : the prior grounding requirement, and evidentialist concerns, Aandrew S. Jacobson

Defining the role of the putative sugar transporter Sts1 in sexual development of the mushroom Schizophyllum commune, Dionna M. Kasper

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Underlying motivations behind working out : individuals' motivations to workout and what this tells us about who they are, Hilary B. Kasprzak

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Integrated workout shoe, Peter L. Katlic

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Beyond baseball : Jackie Robinson’s commitment and contribution to the Civil Rights Movement, Meredith H. Katz

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Our names shall yet be graven deep" : nineteenth century Russian nationalism, Caroline S. Kernan

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Valence framing effect : do positively or negatively framed attitudes affect persuasion?, Michelle E. Koo

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Examining the role of galanin In cocaine reward, Anna S. Kuschpel

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To shake hands with men-stealers" : Quaker antislavery in the Colonial Period, Emily M. Laing

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A functional magnetic resonance imaging study of the effects of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy on post-traumatic stress disorder car accident patients : a pilot study, Kate E. Langwig

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The theatre as an examination of power: Combining political theory and theatre history, Richard A. Leahy

The cognitive impacts of neurodegeneration on learning and related neuronal plasticity, Samantha B. Lightcap

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The effect of strength training on cognitive functioning and brain volume in patients with early Alzheimer’s disease, Natasha N. Ludwig

Using dynamic light scattering to study the early kinetics of insulin aggregation, Bilal Mahmood

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Microfluidic shear stress measurement : liquid crystal technique, Joseph M. Martel

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Cortisol levels as a result of academic stress, Stephanie N. Mason

The effects of glucose on memory processing : differences in retention as a function of glucose ingestion, glucoregulation, and initial blood glucose levels, Jenna B. Monaster

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The economics of disease ecology : a study of lyme disease, habitat management, and cost-benefit analysis in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve, Scott G. Morlando

Popular enthisiasm and imperial power in the German empire, Brendan J. Murphy

A closer look : reassessing President Kennedy's handling of the Cuban missile crisis, Sara R. Nash

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Eliminating Improper emergency department use : identifying prescription drug seekers and reducing non-emergency use, Norman K. Nguyen

Rainwater Pico hydro system : MER 498 design report, David S. Noyes

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The stability of The Transatlantic alliance in the 21st century : the impact of the development of European Union foreign policy in comparison to American objectives, Elizabeth S. O'Connor

Portuguese Immigration to Long Island and transnational identity, 1965-1980, Carol T. O'hea

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The Gilboa Dam and its possible failure: what it means for NYC and Upstate New York, Kelly C. Owens

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Los aspectos negativos de la globalización : en textos literarios del caribe, Kelly C. Owings

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The Gilboa Dam and its possible failure : what it means for NYC and Upstate New York, Kelly C. Owings

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The effects of mood on morality : the role of self-monitoring, Victoria F. Pagano

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Medicalization of pathological gambling, Mark E. Perry

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Physicians’ attitudes towards universal health care : from Clinton’s failed health security act to the present, Stanley J. Pietrak

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Using particle induced x-ray analysis and plasma mass spectrometry to Investigate mercury emissions from anthropogenic sources, Stephen D. Po-Chedley

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Perceptions of eating disorders in relation to addiction, Brittney C. Pulley

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Relationship of frustration and quality of performance : the moderating effect of individual differences in the use of emotion regulation strategies, Jacquelyn N. Raftery

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Is there room under the big tent? : a study of black republicans and the gop’s relationship with the black community, Carla A. Reeves

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Un legago desenmascarado : el racismo interiorizado del Negro en la literatura y teatro Afrocaribeños, Carla A. Reeves

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For your entertainment only ?: the use of propaganda in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom’s cinema, Kimberly N. Rosenberger

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Probing human follicle stimulating hormone receptor interactions with caveolin, Jessica L. Rosenblum

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A case study of Britain under the Bretton Woods regime of fixed exchange rates, Brandon Rosen

The role of financial aid in a student's decision to matriculate, Jessica L. Rudin

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Major Chinese government campaigns and projects and the legacy of Maoist China, Clement C. Russell

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Uncovering the language of separation, fragmentation, and removal : reassessing misconceptions about the full inclusion debate in special education ; rearguing the validity of the practice on Constitutional and financial grounds, Matthew C. Salla

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Stained glass windows : early collected poems, Sarah K. Samson

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John Singer Sargent : expatriate, businessman, portraitist, Pauline A. Schwenk

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Democratization and American policy in the Muslim world, Nathan E. Seder

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Temporal correlation of target-selective neuron activity in the dragonfly visual system, Stephanie C. Seeman

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Analysis of the relationship between research grants and medical patents : are the number of medical patents dependent on NIH and NSF funding?, Jay H. Shah

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The impact of the internet on the doctor-patient relationship, Nirav S. Shah

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How to sucessfully integrate alternative medicine with traditional western medicine, Alyse M. Sherwin

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A more perfect Union? : educating men and women together at Union College, 1970-1980, Carol A. Shotzbarger

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Three-dimensional reconstruction of prey-capture-neuron receptive fields in dragonflies, David S. Shulman

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La marginalidad en el caribe a través de la perspectiva contemporánea de Mayra Santos-Febres, Brianne H. Sosa

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Urban education and poverty in the United States, Mark T. Sottile

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Privatization potential of the United States Postal Service, Michael R. Stabinski

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Women in Politics: A Comparative Study of Women’s Political Participation in France and the U.S., Sarah Stiles

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Femmes politiques en France : une comparaison des femmes politiques de la France et des Antilles françaises, Sarah F. Stiles

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El impacto del neoliberalismo en la sociedad Mexicana en tres textos de Víctor Hugo Rascón Banda, Jason S. Teitelbaum

Investigating and redesigning the modern lacrosse stick head, Kyle Tilley

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Fair trade coffee : an economic analysis, John A. Traver

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Phagocyte localization and function during organismal apoptosis and regeneration in botryllus schlosseri, Lea M. Vedder

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Cashing in on school : examining what aspects of the high school experience affect human capital formation, Stephen T. Walker

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The United States' reaction to the Holocaust : Henry Morgenthau Jr.’s transformation into the advocate for the European Jews, 1938-1945, Seth D. Weinberg

Determination of loading on bird feather shafts, Alex Weintraub

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Freedom, action, and politics : rethinking responsibility through the work of Hannah Arendt, Michael J. Wess

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Liberty in America : the theories, the founders, the threats, Jonathan David Wilcon

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La representación literaria del racismo y la crisis de identidad en el caribe hispano, Felisa M. Williams

Micro-mechanical modeling of aerogel under compression, XiaoLe Xie

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Richard III in history and postmodern theory, Lauren O. Youngman

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The effects of non-renewable energy reserves : price and policy, Walter C. Yund

Problems with the moral realist's position, Asha Zimmerman

Theses/Dissertations from 2007

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The synthesis and evaluation of a more highly conjugated molecular transporter, Aaron M. Almeida

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Preparation of C2 symmetric transition metal complexes as potential chiral catalysts, Lauren Jean Carlson

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Spectroscopic analysis of oxygen sensing aerogels, John Robert Ferrarone

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Synthesis and structural characterization of isotopically labeled asymmetric metal complexes : through metal coupling of NMR active nuclei, Jenna Lynn Welby

Theses/Dissertations from 2006

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α-Arylation of cyclopentanone : palladium-catalyzed coupling of enamines and aryliodides & n-acyloxazines as novel bicyclic Weinreb amides, Kristina M. Gehring

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Efficient synthesis of N9-alkylguanines : & evaluation of a more highly conjugated analog of guanidinium-rich molecular transporters using a pH dependent fluorescence assay, David E. Olson

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Synthesis and characterization of novel 1-substituted meta-terphenyls for platinum complexes, Sarah Marie Sparks

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The synthesis and characterization of a metal complex containing chemically non-equivalent axial cyanide ligands, Derek D. Waymand

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The synthesis and characterization of a metal complex containing chemically non-equivalent axial cyanide ligands, Derek D. Wayman

Theses/Dissertations from 2005

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The design, synthesis and analysis of high-affinity peptide-peptoid hybrid ligands that bind EVH1 domains & the synthesis of 1-substituted m-terphenyls that seve as N^C^C and O^C^C ligands for use in cyclometallated platinum complexes, Eric J. Dimise

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Inclusion of customized quantum dots into laponite based nanocomposites, Jennifer Rae Eliseo

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The effects of water on the physical properties of silica aerogels, Shira G. Mandel

Theses/Dissertations from 2004

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Identification of a putative caspase protein in S.Commune, Emma Ester Bendaña Flores

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Binding studies of 2-Acetylnaphthalene with native and methylated cyclodextrins using fluorescence spectroscopy : the use of gas chromatography/mass spectrophotometry to analyze organic contaminants in local waters, Amy L. Payeur

Theses/Dissertations from 2003

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The use of fluorescence to investigate the factors leading to complex formation between naphthalenes and ß-cyclodextrins, Jamie M. Iannacone

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Solution structure refinement comparing reference model NOE volumes, Maura Mahar

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Sol-gel-platform optical sensors for oxygen gas : sensor development and investigation of probe partitioning in sol-gel matrices, Desiree L. Plata