Honors Scholar Theses from 2025
An Instruction Manipulation of a Set for Variability Task, Erin OConnor, Maria Jose Macias Zuniga, Hannah Ferguson, Kelly Mahaffy, and Nicole Landi
The Effects of a Helmet Cooling Fan on Productivity in Healthy Males During a Simulated Work Task in the Heat, Siya Patel, Douglas Casa, and Monique Marcelino
Analysis of the Effects of Septic Leach Field Failure on Groundwater Contamination, Catherine Peng
Assessment of the 3-30-300 Standard in New London, Connecticut: GIS Analysis and Systematic Literature Review on Urban Tree Cover, Natalie Michele Reilly
Examining Loss of Imprint in F1 Hybrid Female Mice Due to X Chromosome Epimutation and the Implications for Autism, Arianna H. Roach
Investigating Undergraduate Conditioned Place Preference Utilizing Virtual Alcohol Stimuli, Nikole A. Rodriguez Torres, Robert Astur, and Jeffrey Divino
Impact of Social Motivation and Communication on Friendship and Loneliness in Autism, Rachael Roizer
Examining the Molecular Mechanisms of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists in Cancer Cell Biology, Oliver G. Sabet
Serological Evaluation for Leptospirosis on Samples Received by the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (CVMDL), Hayden R. Samuels
Instrumental Teachers and Their Musical and Pedagogical Decisions Around Gender, Caroline Shadman
Assessing Leadership in Business: A Critical Investigation of Jeff Bezos, Kyna Shah
Reimagining Heroes: The Evolving Narratives of Helen and Achilles in Feminist Greek Mythology Retellings, Elena A. Smith
Reconstructing Art and Evidence: Forensic Architecture in Institutional Settings, Makenzie Smith
From the Eyes of Latinx Children: Parental Detainment and Deportation in Picture, Middle Grade, and Young Adult Books, Hannah Spinner
Fabrication of Three-Dimensional Seaweed-Based Scaffolds and Evaluation of Cell Attachment and Viability for Cultured Meat Applications, Srishti Tandon
The Consequences of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Through the Eyes of Nurses, Yana E. Tartakovskiy
Fintech Companies vs Traditional Lenders: Who Performed Better during Recent Rate Hikes?, Jordan Terry
Signal Modeling of High Purity Germanium Detectors, Brooke Parker Thibodeau
Fostering Black Maternal Survivorship and Mothering through Initiatives to Reduce the Individualism and Racism within Biomedicine, Morgan C. Tutt
The Impact of Cocaine on Inflammatory Markers in SIM-A9 Microglial Cells, Tyler Vaglivelo
A Systematic Review of Weight Loss Interventions Among Black Postpartum Women, Jhelma Velveder Perez
Post-secondary Educational Interventions for Youth Aging out of Foster Care: A Systematic Review, Catherine Ware
The Impact of Social Media on Social Inclusion: A Case Study on Gun Violence, Ruolin Xu
The role of Myosin L in the survival of Toxoplasma gondii and the importance of MLC1 for in vitro and in vivo Myosin F motility, Victoria K. Yi
Honors Scholar Theses from 2024
Analyzing Information Cascades through Machine Learning and Data Analytics, Betul Agirman
An Exploration of Antibiotic Resistance in Zoonotic Streptococcus canis: From Susceptibility Testing to Genomic Profiling, Patricia Arceta, Robert Polkowski, Nina Francesca Soriano, Zeinab Helal, and Guillermo Risatti
Development of Vasculature Patterns in a Mouse Model of Supratentorial Ependymoma, Jackson Ayers
Intuition in Modal Epistemology: Concept-Based or Imagination-Based?, Jeremy Bachman
Use of Cre-Lox Mice as a Model for Ependymogenesis, Poorva Bagchee
Analysis of Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns in Pasteurellaceae Family Isolates: A Microbial and Molecular Investigation, Jillian Barron
UConn Baseball Reliever Lane Optimization Tool, Jason Bartholomew
Advancements in CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing: Applications and Future Implications for Sickle Cell Disease and β-Thalassemia Treatment, Swetha Battini
Immunopathogenesis of Post-Infectious Hydrocephalus, Sascha Powers Bernier
Factors Predictive of Postgraduate Residency Placement: A Systematic Review, Hazel Billings-Chiu
Measuring Soot in a Novel Configuration for Diffusion Flames Fueled by Ethylene Doped with Iso-dodecane, Christian Bjork
Reinvestigating the Role of Observational Contexts in Learning Hard Nouns, Kosta Boskovic and Sumarga Suanda
Analyzing the Impact of Implicit Bias in Pharmacy and Healthcare-Related Professions, Jessica Bylyku
Assessing Leadership in Business: A Critical Investigation of Larry Page, Josue Cabrera
The Light Scattering Properties of Amorphous Nanoparticles Formed By Poorly Soluble Drugs, Sarah Casella
Program Analysis of C for Conversion to Memory-Safe Rust, Dylan Cassidy
Archaeal Diversity in the Anna's Hummingbird Microbiome, Lauren E. Chance
In Silico Conformation Analysis of the Disordered Regions of Proteins Associated with the β-Catenin Destruction Complex and p53, Clifford Chen
Using Bivalves as an Indicator for Fecal Bacteria, Kamala Chuss
3D-Printed Microfluidic Devices for Electrochemiluminescence Detection of miRNA, Oscar Clement
Assessing Leadership in Business: A Critical Investigation of Jamie Dimon, Conner DeLaubell
The Sabellic Verbal Systems, Kaleb deMello
Testing Vivo-Morpholino Mediated Gene Knockdown of STAT6, Spi1b, and HNF4α in Adult Threespine Stickleback, Stella DiPippo
Cleaner, Green Oxidation Chemistry: Development of New Oxoammonium- and Nitroxide- Mediated Transformations, Katrina Doherty
How Does Hummock Creation in Submerging Salt Marshes Alter Nitrous Oxide Fluxes?, Juliette Doyle
An Educational Resource for Particle Identification (PID) in Experimental Particle Physics Data, Richard Dube
Comparing the Effectiveness of Different Forms of Vitamin E Supplementation (Liquid vs. Powder) on Serum Alpha-Tocopherol Concentrations in Developing Horses, Emilia Fong-Gallagher
"La Experiencia Universitaria"- Asset-based Community Needs Assessment for UConn Waterbury’s Hispanic Community, Ilene Garcia
Assessing Health Implications of Monarch Butterfly Populations and Behaviors, Kira Goldman and Kelsey E. Fisher Dr.
Exchangeability and a Model of Biological Evolution, Renee Haddad
Exploring Essentialization, Stereotyping, and Forms of Dehumanization in American Sign Language, Madeline Haefele
I Wrote This Instead of Being Productive, Timothy Hill
A UI-Enhanced Approach to Generic Web-Based Scheduling, Tyler Hinrichs
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