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 2008
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
Women’s resistance in France : 1940-1945, Hilarry S. Handin
The modernization of the American presidential contest : the unusual election of 1992, William Jefferson Clinton, and the model campaign, Stephanie A. Hargadon
Amateur radio repeater, Daniel V. Harkenrider
Handheld color scanner for the colorblind, David B. Harwood
The wealth effect of the housing market, Thomas P. Haynes
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
Immigration, isolation, and identity : investigating modern Moroccan Jewry, Kristin L. Hissong
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
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
Ruler and compass mathematics : possibility and Impossibility, Laura C. Hutchinson
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
Underlying motivations behind working out : individuals' motivations to workout and what this tells us about who they are, Hilary B. Kasprzak
Integrated workout shoe, Peter L. Katlic
Beyond baseball : Jackie Robinson’s commitment and contribution to the Civil Rights Movement, Meredith H. Katz
Our names shall yet be graven deep" : nineteenth century Russian nationalism, Caroline S. Kernan
Valence framing effect : do positively or negatively framed attitudes affect persuasion?, Michelle E. Koo
Examining the role of galanin In cocaine reward, Anna S. Kuschpel
To shake hands with men-stealers" : Quaker antislavery in the Colonial Period, Emily M. Laing
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
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
Microfluidic shear stress measurement : liquid crystal technique, Joseph M. Martel
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
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
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
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
The Gilboa Dam and its possible failure: what it means for NYC and Upstate New York, Kelly C. Owens
Los aspectos negativos de la globalización : en textos literarios del caribe, Kelly C. Owings
The Gilboa Dam and its possible failure : what it means for NYC and Upstate New York, Kelly C. Owings
The effects of mood on morality : the role of self-monitoring, Victoria F. Pagano
Medicalization of pathological gambling, Mark E. Perry
Physicians’ attitudes towards universal health care : from Clinton’s failed health security act to the present, Stanley J. Pietrak
Using particle induced x-ray analysis and plasma mass spectrometry to Investigate mercury emissions from anthropogenic sources, Stephen D. Po-Chedley
Perceptions of eating disorders in relation to addiction, Brittney C. Pulley
Relationship of frustration and quality of performance : the moderating effect of individual differences in the use of emotion regulation strategies, Jacquelyn N. Raftery
Is there room under the big tent? : a study of black republicans and the gop’s relationship with the black community, Carla A. Reeves
Un legago desenmascarado : el racismo interiorizado del Negro en la literatura y teatro Afrocaribeños, Carla A. Reeves
For your entertainment only ?: the use of propaganda in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom’s cinema, Kimberly N. Rosenberger
Probing human follicle stimulating hormone receptor interactions with caveolin, Jessica L. Rosenblum
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
Major Chinese government campaigns and projects and the legacy of Maoist China, Clement C. Russell
Stained glass windows : early collected poems, Sarah K. Samson
John Singer Sargent : expatriate, businessman, portraitist, Pauline A. Schwenk
Democratization and American policy in the Muslim world, Nathan E. Seder
Temporal correlation of target-selective neuron activity in the dragonfly visual system, Stephanie C. Seeman
The impact of the internet on the doctor-patient relationship, Nirav S. Shah
How to sucessfully integrate alternative medicine with traditional western medicine, Alyse M. Sherwin
A more perfect Union? : educating men and women together at Union College, 1970-1980, Carol A. Shotzbarger
Three-dimensional reconstruction of prey-capture-neuron receptive fields in dragonflies, David S. Shulman
La marginalidad en el caribe a través de la perspectiva contemporánea de Mayra Santos-Febres, Brianne H. Sosa
Urban education and poverty in the United States, Mark T. Sottile
Privatization potential of the United States Postal Service, Michael R. Stabinski
Women in Politics: A Comparative Study of Women’s Political Participation in France and the U.S., Sarah Stiles
Femmes politiques en France : une comparaison des femmes politiques de la France et des Antilles françaises, Sarah F. Stiles
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
Fair trade coffee : an economic analysis, John A. Traver
Phagocyte localization and function during organismal apoptosis and regeneration in botryllus schlosseri, Lea M. Vedder
Cashing in on school : examining what aspects of the high school experience affect human capital formation, Stephen T. Walker
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
Freedom, action, and politics : rethinking responsibility through the work of Hannah Arendt, Michael J. Wess
Liberty in America : the theories, the founders, the threats, Jonathan David Wilcon
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
Richard III in history and postmodern theory, Lauren O. Youngman
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
The synthesis and evaluation of a more highly conjugated molecular transporter, Aaron M. Almeida
Preparation of C2 symmetric transition metal complexes as potential chiral catalysts, Lauren Jean Carlson
Spectroscopic analysis of oxygen sensing aerogels, John Robert Ferrarone
Synthesis and structural characterization of isotopically labeled asymmetric metal complexes : through metal coupling of NMR active nuclei, Jenna Lynn Welby
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
α-Arylation of cyclopentanone : palladium-catalyzed coupling of enamines and aryliodides & n-acyloxazines as novel bicyclic Weinreb amides, Kristina M. Gehring
Synthesis and characterization of novel 1-substituted meta-terphenyls for platinum complexes, Sarah Marie Sparks
The synthesis and characterization of a metal complex containing chemically non-equivalent axial cyanide ligands, Derek D. Waymand
The synthesis and characterization of a metal complex containing chemically non-equivalent axial cyanide ligands, Derek D. Wayman
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Inclusion of customized quantum dots into laponite based nanocomposites, Jennifer Rae Eliseo
The effects of water on the physical properties of silica aerogels, Shira G. Mandel
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Identification of a putative caspase protein in S.Commune, Emma Ester Bendaña Flores
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
The use of fluorescence to investigate the factors leading to complex formation between naphthalenes and ß-cyclodextrins, Jamie M. Iannacone