Honors Scholar Theses from 2024
The First Draft Genome of Cold-Water Octocoral Anthothela grandiflora, the Great Flowerbud Coral, Laurel Humphrey
Identifying Novel Upstream Regulators of the Hippo Pathway: Forward Genetic Screen in Drosophila Melanogaster, Akshara Iyer
Use of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) in Simulating Components of a Water Pump, Andre Jin
Abortion Hostility and the Earned Income Tax Credit, Beatrix Jordan
Non-Conformity as Queerness: The Phenomenology of Gender Identity Beyond the Binary, Gretl Josselyn
A Contextual Analysis of Life Stories From Older Adults Participating in a Telephone Reminiscence Program, Eliana Likorama
Self-Reported Access to Oral Health Care and Perception of Oral Health from 2011-2020, Taylor Lordo
Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Predicting Patient Pain Outcomes Later in Life, Melissa Lowry
Regarding the Gender Gap: Interrogating McArthur’s Hypothesis on Dyslexia, Anxiety, and Inattention, Caroline Lynch
Characterization of Platinum on Carbon Nanoparticles Selectively Coated with Titanium Nitride (TiN), Matthew Maramo
BIM Coordination Post Pandemic, Zachary Marshall
The Impact of Eggs on Inflammatory and Immune Profiles in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Clara Martin
From Pace to Place: Can Marathon Finishing Times Predict Regional Origins?, Isabella McClure
Lipopolysaccharide Immune Challenge Stress Biomarkers in Livestock: A Review, Mimosa Medeiros
Psychosocial Factors Associated with Substance Use Vulnerability in Black Americans, Aanya Mehta
Injustice: Parental Betrayal and the Exploitation of Child Murder in the United States, Isabella Merlini
Are objects oriented towards your dominant hand easier to recognize?, Lauren A. Miller
Visions of Our Future: A Manifesto for Environmentalist Cinema in the Climate Era, Daniel Milovic
Implementation of Explainable AI for Bearing Fault Classification, Mohammad Mundiwala
Collisional Damping in Plasmonic Wakefield Accelerators, Maxime Pindrys
Understanding the Role of Minor Intron Splicing in Spermatogenesis, Jade Rosado, Kazumasa Takemoto, and Rahul Kanadia
Early Career Teachers’ Readiness to Teach Students with Exceptionalities, Delaney Schiefen
A Cytoarchitectural Analysis of the Rat Amygdala in Ultrathin Serial Sections, Katrina Schneider
Impact of Blender Type on Tribocharging in Pharmaceutical Powders using Surface Modified V-Blender, Ami Shah
Molecular Mechanisms of Sensory Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 Infection: A Comprehensive Literature Review, Maha Siddiqui
Hilbert Reciprocity over Number Fields, Dillon Snyder
Financial Stability and Instability in a Musical Career: A Statistical and Sociological Analysis, Elizabeth Stassen
Persuasion as a Function of Celebrity, Argument Complexity, and Need for Cognition, Stratton Stave, Blair T. Johnson Dr., Lisset Martinez-Berman, and Matthew B. Jané
The Association between Aerobic Exercise and Changes in HDL Quality Induced by Egg Consumption – A Post-hoc Analysis of a Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Dietary Intervention Study, Rachael Woodruff and Catherine J. Andersen
Identifying key evolving residues that drive CID/CAL1 incompatibility in Drosophila Species, Hayden Yuan and Barbara Mellone
Investigating Effects of Co-culturing with Vibrio fischeri on Secondary Metabolite Production of Hawaiian Bobtail Squid Symbionts, Mariam A. Zedan
Honors Scholar Theses from 2023
Local Field Potentials in the Male Rat Nucleus Accumbens During Effort-Based Behavior, Celine Aliko, John Salamone, and Alev Ecevitoglu
What Makes a Salesman: Death of a Salesman and the Politics of Adaptation, Thomas Alvarez
Healthcare Experiences by Race, Sex, and Weight Status in a Sample of Low Wage Workers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Michael Ampofo
Cenabis Bene: A Culinary Odyssey through Apicius, Kathryn Atkinson
A DNA-Peptide Crosslink (DpC) Increases Mutagenicity in SOS-Induced Escherichia coli, Alessandra Bassani
Cues Guiding Postnatal Neuron Migration in Mouse and Human, Sarah Bellizzi
In Vitro Model for Traumatic Brain Injuries and Clinical Applications, Brendan Braatz
A Systematic Literature Review of Telehealth for Health Equity in Pediatric and Women's Health Care: Promise vs Reality, Sharanya Chandu
Automatic Identification of Jetting Behavior in 3D Printing with Binary Classification and Anomaly Detection, Alexander Chandy
Control and Design of a Passive Solar Lumber Drying Kiln, Peter Chardavoyne
Genetic Implications of Language Acquisition, Marissa Renee Ciccarini
Mission Statements and the Online Presence of Children's Choruses: A Content Analysis, Emily Dell'Orfano
Changes in Vascularization in a Murine Model of Supratentorial Ependymoma, Vinayaka Desai
Longitudinal Assessment of Pharmacy Student Attitudes Towards Mental Illness, Jessica Dillon
Contribution of Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation to Nutrient Adequacy Status in Peri- and Postmenopausal Women, Joseph Drossman
Paleoenvironments in Late Pleistocene Sicily, Danielle C. Falci
Pandemic Impacts on Women’s Mental Health: A Literature Review, Wenqi Gong
Oncolytic Virus Immunotherapy: Development and Potential for Cancer Treatment, Olivia Guinness
Instilling Parental Confidence Through Text-linked Educational Modules at 6 and 24 Weeks, Rachel Hage
Stringency in Occupational Licensing Requirements: Explanations and Effects, Nicholas Hall
The Impact of Adolescent Maternal Age on Neonatal Outcomes and Neurodevelopment, Sarah Hanna
The Intersection of Herbicide Policy, Exposure, and Health at the University of Connecticut, Katherine Hayward
Optimal Stopping and Related Topics, Jackson Scott Hebner
Development of ToM in Autistic Youth: The Potential Impact of Language, Jaydel Hernandez
Comparison of Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Between Human Ependymoma and Mouse Models of Human Ependymoma, Emily Hutchinson
Selfish Genetic Elements in Actinobacteriophages, Catherine Jennings
Quantitative Analysis of the Proteomic Selectivity of Acidic Reductive Alkylation of Peptides, Connor Jewell
The Dreamwalker: A Novella in Progress, Camryn Johnson
Investigating sexual dimorphism in lateral hypothalamic melanin-concentrating hormone neuron subpopulations, Mahitha Juttu
Light Sheet Microscopy Incubation Design and Control Scheme, Venkatanathan Kidambi
Assessing Leadership in Business: A Critical Investigation of Susan Wojcicki, Audrey Kiesling
A Review of Staphylococcus aureus Pathogenesis, Global Impact, and the Rise of Antibiotic-Resistant Clones, Anders Kleinbeck
A Virtual Reality Conditioned Place Preference in Undergraduates with Nicotine Use, Lukas Klin
The Role of Oral Microbiota in the Causation of Colorectal Cancer Thomas Ko, Thomas Ko
Possible Effects of Sexual Health Education on Health Behaviors and Indicators, Chloe Lafosse
Assessing the effects of Pergolide on the motivational aspects of depression in rats using operant conditioning, Theresa Marciano
A Composer's Perspective on the Clarinet Concerto, Sarah Marze
Assessing Leadership in Business: A Critical Investigation of Elon Musk, Agnieszka Miklaszewicz
From Hope to Hazard: the Millstone Plant and Nuclear Power in Connecticut, Riley Morrill
The Use of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Educational Settings, Jasmine Morris
Acute Kidney Injury in the Elderly, Zachary Palanza
An Empirical Study of Machine Learning Techniques for Accurate Stock Price Forecasting, Daniel Paliulis and Hari Patchigolla
The Contribution of Self-Compassion to Anxiety and Mood in Daily Life, Yamini Pant
Understanding the Relationship Between B chromosomes and Nondisjunction in Drosophila melanogaster, Ayushi Patel
Assessing Leadership in Business: A Critical Investigation of Mary Barra, Krisha Patel
Modeling Accuracy Matters: Aligning Molecular Dynamics with 2D NMR Derived NOE Restraints, Milan Patel
Monitoring PM2.5 Pollution In The North End Of Hartford, CT, Jocelyn Phung and Kristina Wagstrom
Exploring the Viability of Gold Jewelry as a Diversifying and Safe-Haven Investment, Monica Pydipati
The Effect of DB1976 on the Fibrotic Response in Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus), Saif Quraishi
21st Century Political Agronomy: Between Collapse and Apocalypse in the Capitalist World System, Harrison Raskin
Exploring the Effects of Christian Worldviews on Heart Rate, Stress, and Adjustment After Loss in Bereaved Individuals, Emma Radini Ratnavel
UConn Baseball Batting Order Optimization, Gavin Rublewski and Gavin Rublewski
Elucidating the Impact of SOS-response Timing in on Escherichia coli Survival Following Treatment with Fluoroquinolone Topoisomerase Inhibitors, Stephanie Schofield
Living and Dying in 'Cancer Alley': Using Human Rights Law and Environmental Justice to Create a Litigation Framework for Marginalized Communities, Neeharika Sistu
Exploration of Salivary-omics Analyses for Stress Biomarker Monitoring, Ashanthi Snell
Feasibility Study for a Continuous Mansfield Hollow State Park Multi-Use Path, Owen P. Spangler
Assessing Leadership in Business: A Critical Investigation of Warren Buffett, Jack Tubridy
Effects of Tempering Temperature on Gas Turbine Fan Cases, Seth Utter
Designing a mHealth App-Based Intervention to Address the Harm Reduction Needs of Malaysian Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Who Engage in Chemsex: Findings from a Qualitative Study, Christopher Uyar, Francesca Maviglia, Jeffery Wickersham, Antoine Khati, Olivia Kennedy, Nicholas Copenhaver, Mohd Akbar Ab Halim, Wan Mohd Ikhtiaruddin, Isklander Azwa, Kamal Gautam, and Roman Shrestha
Ethical Considerations of Clinical Research in Emergency Care Settings: A Review, Adith Velavan
Assessing Leadership in Business: A Critical Investigation of Steve Ballmer, Brendan White
The Relationship Between Reading Anxiety and General Anxiety in 7-10-year-old Children With Reading Difficulties, Bo Dehm Wicklund