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 2016
Cannibal Complex: The Western Fascination with Human Flesh Eating, Devin Bittner
Public Opinion and Regional Differences in Death Penalty Policies, Alicia Blecich
Tailoring Cadmium Selenide Nanocrystals with Mixed Ligand Systems, Charlotte Bloom
The Cult of Cultural Consumption in the United States: How Class Stratification Shapes The Social Realms of Consumer Brand Perception, Nelligan Rose Boff
Organics: Exploring the parallels Between Botany and Human Anatomy through Sculpture and Watercolor Painting, Allison Borek
The Internet, Prostitution, and Rape: Can Taking Prostitution “Indoors” Mitigate Social Harms?, Maryssa Brogis
A 3D Modeling Perspective: The Juxtaposition between Nature and Technology, Caroline Grace Brustowicz
Dress and Womanhood of Ancient Rome, Eliza Burbano
The Persistence of Patriarchy in Latin America: An Analysis of Negative and Positive Trends, Eliza Burbano
The Challenges of ISIS and the Modern Nation-State, Matthew Burton
The Legal Privileges and Punishments of the Roman Empire's Catholic Revolution, Auroa Butera
American Popular Culture, Politics, and Comedy: How Saturday Nigh Live Delivers the "News", Jillian Callanan
La epoca de #NoFilter: El impacto de los medios sociales en la imagen corporal Latina, Rebecca Calvo-Cruz
Divorce Devastates: Do State Divorce Laws Have an Effect on Women's Economic Well-Being?, Ann Cantwell
Atomic Force Microscopy of Poly(ethylane-oxide) Crystalization, Xavier Capaldi
Metamorphoses (15.178) for Violin Clarinet Cello and Piano, Max Caplan
The Effect of Posture on Classroom Participation, Janine Cerutti
The Effect of Posture on Classroom Participation, Janine Cerutti
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Domestic Violence in the Legal System: The Importance of Victim Advocates, Joanna Chalifoux
Las Madres de Plaza de Mayo y los medios sociales: La no desaparicion de los desaparecidos, Matthew Christal
Striving for Relevance in a Greying America: A Study of Aging and Care on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Maggie Close
Boudicca's Rebellion Against the Roman Empire in 60 AD, Daniel Cohen
#So White: Structural Bias and the Politics of Casting in Hollywood, Emma Katherine Conroy
Recovering Rhetoric: Latin Translations and Compositions of Political Oratory, Jenna Corcoran
Bulking up or bulging over: Motivating physical activity through framing, Lauren Crupnick
Blending Two Automatic Playlist Generation Algorithms, James Curbow
A bas l'oppression : l'emploi des films pour critiquer le systeme educatif, Stephanie DeLorenzo
A Culture of Vaginas: Representations of the Vagina in the 21st Century America, Kyra M. DeTone
Uncharted Territory: Critical Social Artistic Practices in the 21st Century, Kyra M. Detone
The Psychology of Romantic Relationships, Darby Dietrich
The "Stakeholders" of 9/11, Dana Donati
Les refugies de la mer: L'histoire la sociologie le cinema et la litterature des immigres vietnamiens apres la guerre du Vietnam(1978-1995), Kathryn Dowling
Reforming Japan: Measuring the Success of the Allied Occupation's Economic Educational and Constitutional, Gordon Duncan
A Presidential Power and Requirement: A Content Analysis of the Contemporary State of the Union Address, Peter Durkin
Confederate Monuments: Heritage or Hate?, Camile Ertel
A Microcosm of the American Public Education Crisis Surrounding Race and Income, Janey Fine
Why is Purple Star Sad? Developing and Validating a New Test of Social Intelligence, Julie Fishman
Art Deco: A Visual Articulation of Modern Urban America in the 1920s and 1930s, Danielle Frederick
Perception of Prey Distance by Visual Flight-Control Neurons in the Dragonfly, Mary Beth Gadarowski
Growth Engine: Effects of China’s Trade and Investment on the Economies of East and Southeast Asia, Xi Gao
The Medicalization of Childbirth Within the United States, Alexandria Gesing
Association of Glucocorticoid Receptor Polymorphisms with Metabolic Characteristics and Bariatric Surgery in Bariatric Patients, Sebastien Gingras
Gasoline Confined in Nano-porous Media, Matthew Giso
Constructing a Narrative of Irish Republicanism 1913 - 1921, Christopher Graff
Heat of Fusion of Primary Alcohol Confined in Nanopores, Harrisonn Griffin
An Internet of Things (IoT) Robotic Light Switch, Arsal Habib
Investigation of the Caveolin-Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone Receptor Interaction through Peptide Treatments, Timothy James Hagan
Made in America: The affects Cognitive Load Consumer Ethnocentrism and Country of Origin have on Consumer Purchasing Decisions, Hannah Halstrom
Comparative Antibacterial Activity of Cu(II) Complexes with Imidazole or Thiazole containing Ligands, Stefan N. Hamaway
Latitude Body Size and Cuticular Hydrocarbons as Factors of Desiccation Resistance in Drosophila athabasca, Taylor R. Harvey
General Relativity and Differential Geometry, Harry Hausner
Incorporation and Characterization of Optical Oxygen Sensors in Silica Aerogel Monoliths, Nathaniel Patrick Hawthorne
No Measure of Good Health: "True Stories of Mental Illness", Dorothy Hazan
Voices Trapped within the Portrait: Annetje Kool Pieter Vanderlyn and the Expectations Regarding Gender in Public and Private Spheres in a Burgeoning Nation, Abigail Hollander
Control System for 3D Printable Robotic Hand, Htoo Wai Htet
Cerium Oxide Nanomaterials for Clean Water Applications, Xi Hu
Inkjet Printing of Polyaniline Films for Clean Energy Alternatives, Yixin Hu
Cutting or Maintaining the Cord? Assessing Levels of Parental Involvement in the Lives of Emerging Adults, Kelsey Hyde
A Graph Based Departmental Spoken Dialogue System, Julia Isaac
Primality Proving Based on Eisenstein Integers, Miaoqing Jia
Chessboard for Displaying Contested Squares, Adam Johnson
Noether's Theorem: Symmetry and Conservation, Tristan Johnson
Reading Between the Lines: Verifying Mathematical Language, Tristan Johnson
Cloning Expression and Mutagenesis Investigation of S. commune Metacaspase Scp1, Brandon Jones
The Cognitive Academic and Social Effects of a Music-Based Intervention, Jakub Kaczmarzyk
New Refugees - Old Rules: An Analysis of Jordanian Refugee Policies and their Effects on Humanitarian Relief, Sarah Kader
Development and Validation of a Direct Tibial Loading Device for Mice, Sylvie Kalikoff
Sugar Consumption Alters Perception of and Response to Stress in Undergraduate Students: Understanding the "Freshmen Fifteen", Katherine M Keever
The Evolution Dynamics and Trends of the Content of Chinese Exports from 1995-2011, Megan Kerbs
The Price of Democracy: Hong Kong's Identity Crisis in the Umbrella Revolution, Jen Keung
Evaluating Advertisement Valence in the Context of Relatedness A Consumer Neuroscience Perspective, Hans Kjolhede
A Comparative Analysis of Mixed Race Marriage In Fiji and the United States, Rachel Kung
Mediating a Claims to Rights: The Role of Activism in the Successes of India's Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Vinita Kusupati
Evaluation of an In-Home Palliative Care Program's Management of Pain, Mackenzie LaPorte
Development of Single Photon Experiments Using Type-I and Type-II Spontaneous Parametric Downconversion, Andrew Laugharn
Remember the Holocaust and the Killing Fields: A comparative Study, Ilan Levine
Biological and Electrochemical Characterization of Cu (II) Complexes: Towards the Development of Anti-Cancer Metallodrugs, Adam C. Lewis
Saving Socrates: A New Socratic Portrait, Anthony LoBrace
A Critical Study of the African-American Comedic Tradition, Allison Longo
The Romanization of Romania: A Look at the Influence of the Roman Military on Romanian History and Heritage, Colleen Ann Lovely
The German Rocket Jet and the Nuclear Programs of World War II, Max Lutze
The Effects of Jumping on Grasshopper Muscle Carbohydrate Levels, Alexis MacDonald
Caesars and Corleones: Augustan Rome and The Godfather, Edythe Malara
Direction of Lead Diffusion in Geological Samples using Rutherford Backscattering Sepctrometry, Andrew McCalmont
Tubulin Post-Translational Modifications are altered by changes in Actin-Myosin Contractility in non-muscle cells, James McGee
A Study of Artistic Development from Early German Expressionism to the Artistic Industry of Today, Kathryn McKean
Democracy and Citzenship: A Counterintuitive Relationship Examined Through Ancient Athens and the Contemporary Crisis, Shivangi Mehta
L' Absurdite de Bonheur Et Hotel Trois Mures, Olivia Merchen
The Influence of Major and Minor Melodies on Affect, Cassidy Merklen
A Lineage of Black Feminist Art, Kiana Miller
Children's Perceptions of Bullying Situations: Factors Influencing Peer Interventions, Allison Minchoff
L' Obscurite' manifestee (A Manifested Obscurity), Roswald Morales
Love Shouldn't Hurt: Akrasia as an Explanation for the Perpetration of Domestic Violence, Elizabeth Murad