Honors Scholar Theses from 2021
A Deep Learning Model for Predicting COVID-19 Transmission in Connecticut, Nathan Choi
Evaluating The Effect of Glyphosate on Host Survival and Microbiome, Sandro Cloiseau
Effects of tree felling in wetlands on the community composition and diel activity of mammals, Eve Cullerton
Meta-Network Analysis of Complex Construction Systems: Improving Project Efficiency Using Novel Computer-Based Analytic Methodology, Ethan Cummiskey
Does Anodal tDCS Over the Left Prefrontal Cortex Using the F3-RSO Montage Improve Cognitive Control?, Sydney Darling
Identificando determinantes sociales de la salud en la comunidad de Granada, España (Identifying social determinants of health in the community of Granada, Spain), Mukund Desibhatla
The Development and Evaluation of Novel DA Transport Inhibitors and their Effects on Effort-Related Motivation: A Review, Mukund Desibhatla
Household Income and Air Pollution at Public Schools in the United States, Katyland Facas and Kristina Wagstrom
Synthesis and In-Vitro Voltage Sensitivity Testing of Two-Component Voltage Sensitive Dyes, Daniel Fairchild
Assessing Leadership in Business – Finance: A Critical Investigation of Jamie Dimon, Kelly Finn
Climate Change Preparedness in the Insurance Sector, Daniel Fischler
The Influence of the United States on Nuclear Laws, Michael Francomano
Molecular Markers of Climate Adaptation of Thysanoessa longicaudata (Euphausiacea) in the Arctic, Alexandra Frenzel
Salir Adelante: Exploring the Systems of Support of First-Generation Latinx College Students in Their Pursuit of Higher Education, Jenifer Gaitan
What the 123rd Congress Will Look Like: Examining the Gender Gap in Political Ambition of College Students, Maddison Gates
Seasonal plumage condition variation and the thermal value of the feather coats of house sparrows (Passer domesticus), Jordana MF Graveley, Margaret Rubega, and Kevin R. Burgio
Methodological and Theoretical Extensions to the TRACE Model of Spoken Word Recognition, Samantha Grubb
The Regulation of Chemokinesis by the soil amoeba, Dictyostelium Discoideum, Julia Horan
Linking Human Activities to Water Quality in Coastal New England: Past and Present, Amelia Hurst
A Picture of Hartford's Community Food Environment: An Image Recognition Approach, Evelyn Johnson
Using Citizen Science to Determine the Age of Alewife Fish, Rodchill-Paul Jules
The Effects of Infliximab on the Fibrosis Response of Three-spine Stickleback, Mita Kale
Exploring an Alternative to IPOs: Special-Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), Vaishali Kanamalla
Modeling and Monitoring of Water Quantity and Quality in Permeable Pavement Systems Using Geophysical Equipment, Abby Klimowicz
Machine learning-based recognition on Crowdsourced Food Images, Aditya kulkarni
Relating Electrode Impedance and Recording Quality in the Rat Hippocampus, Mitchel Kuperstein
Use of Antisense Oligonucleotides to Target Notch2 in Mouse Chondrocytes, Gabrielle Viviana Lanza
The Rise of Alternative Early Stage Financing Methods, Tyler Lasicki
The Impact of ASU 2016-14 on Not-for-Profit Operating Cash Flow Presentation, Grace Lauber
Effects of hippocampal inactivation with DREADDs on water maze performance, Julia Levin
Tax Efficient Supply Chains: Analysis of Multinational Corporations with Swiss Subsidiaries, David Liu
Stuck in Ireland: Representations of Purgatory in Irish Literature, Rebecca Lynn Maher
Analyzing Non-Strophic Forms through the Facets Model: The Early Compositional Style and Technique of Trey Anastasio and Phish, William Mandelbaum
Assessing Rat Behavioral Response to Novelty, Neha Mathew
The Effects of a Play-based Intervention on Imitation-based Rhythmic Drumming Performance in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Pranati Mathur
Assessing Leadership in Business – Marketing: A Critical Investigation of Reed Hastings, Nolan McAndrew
Visual Spatial Memory in Young Typical Developing Children and Children with Developmental Language Disorder: A Pilot Study, Samantha McKenna
Impact of Angiogenic and Osteogenic Factors in the Presence of Biodegradable Piezoelectric Films, Jayla Millender
The Microfinance Experiment: An Evaluation of Programs and Effectiveness in St. Louis, Maxwell Miller
Environmental Policy and Employment: The Effect of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative on the Labor Market, Kelly-Anne Moffa
Synphilin-1 and its Effects on Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease, Mirghani Mohamed
Self-management of Chronic Low Back Pain in the Hispanic Population: A Feasibility Study, Jasmeen Mohammed
The Effects of MAPK Signaling on the Development of Cerebellar Granule Cells, Kerry Morgan
Knowing China, Losing China: Discourse and Power in U.S.-China Relations, Shankara Narayanan
Math and Voting: Voting Methods, Fair Representation, and the Electoral College, Sarah Nelson
Headache and its Association with ADHD/ADD and Stimulant Medication, Claire Nitzsche
Explaining Reproductive Health Disparities: Violence in the “Colorblind” Institution of Medicine, Chineze Osakwe
The Effects of the NBA COVID Bubble on the NBA Playoffs: A Case Study for Home-Court Advantage, Michael Price
Sobolev Inequalities and Riemannian Manifolds, John Reever
Sundered: A Novel-in-Progress, Erik Renner
Evaluating Urban Parks Accessibility and Equity: A Case Study of Hartford, CT and New Haven, CT, Natalie Roach and Mara Tu
A Computational Analysis of Selective Metabolism of Bupropion by Cytochrome P450 2B6, Alyssa Santos
Planning for Every Tomorrow: Connecticut’s Past, Present, and Future Responses to Climate Change, Sarah Schechter
Changing Fashion: An Analysis of Social Media Activism Targeting the Fashion Industry, Grace Scully
The Effects of Maternal Diet During Gestation on Offspring Frame Size and Growth in Sheep, Caroline selesky
Preferred Narratives and Their Impact on Historical Memory: An Examination Through Comparison of Twentieth Century Pandemics, Renee Semple
Impact of Covid-19 on City Streets, Mihir Sharma
Detecting the Phi Meson with CLAS12, Paul Simmerling
Path Planning with Deep Neural Networks, Paul Simmerling, Brendan Sayers, and Paulo Alcantara Silva
Deconstructing Urban Sprawl: Differing Perspectives on a Pervasive Problem, Angela Simonetti
The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Women, Ava Stallone
If It Pleases the Court: The Impact of Late Night Political Comedy on Citizens’ View of the Supreme Court, Elisabeth Stankevitz
Asians and the Study Habits of Non-Asians in the United States, Sabrina Tang
Agricultural Land Usage in Mansfield, Connecticut: An Analysis of the Town’s Past and Present Agricultural Landscapes and Recent Farmland Conservation Efforts, Julia Tillinghast
The Impact of Information Shocks and Partisanship on the Evolution of COVID-19 in Connecticut, Joslin Valiyaveettil
The Impact of Crises on the Shift in Capital Flows from Active to Passive Investment Strategies, Jordan Wang
A Comparison of Medical Article Transport Approaches, Andrew White
The Association Fallacy – Fraud and Financial Reporting Quality in the Customer-Supplier Relationship, Nicholas Willett
Utility of Novel Genomic Technologies for Biomarker Identification in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Christina Yacoub
A Study of Autism in Children's Literature, Jane Yalof
Honors Scholar Theses from 2020
Study of a Putative Niche Adapting Operon in Microbes Inhabiting the Gut of Blood Digesting Animals, MARLENE ABOUAASSI
Investigation of Neoprene Medical Gloves: Analysis of Material Properties, Durability, and Bacterial Barrier Efficacy, Amanda Agui
Analyzing Competitive Balance in Professional Sport, Kevin Alwell
Remapping of Place Cells in the Dorsal and Ventral Hippocampus in Response to Environmental Change, Aditi Anam
Language Abilities as a Function of Lateralization of Language-Specific Brain Networks, Jacey Anderson
Evaluating the Effects of Muscle Force Production Strategies and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Forces (Strain) on Gait Patterns During Running, Amanda Astrologo
Neoliberal Legacies: Peru, Potatoes and the Challenges of Agricultural Reform, Emma Belliveau
Hydrolytic Degradation Study of Polyphosphazene-PLGA Blends, Riley Blumenfield
Research Methodology of Aerobic Compared to Resistance Training to Reduce Insulin Resistance in Obesity, William F. Brincheiro
Consumer Response to Green Brands vs. Traditional Brands on Digital Platforms: An Analysis Through a Series of Case Studies, Madison Busick
Effects of Tetrabenazine on Work Output in Rats Responding on a Novel Progressive Ratio Task: Behavioral, Pharmacological, and Electrophysiological Studies, Danielle E. Canfield
Intersectionality, Access, and Women’s Health: Engaging and Enacting a Feminist Model of Health Care, Nidhi Chawla
Flexible Box-Cox Transformation Model for Analyzing Energy Usage at UConn, Yutong Chen
Is China Stealing our Tech? A Look into the Role of Intellectual Property Rights in US-China Trade relations, Ryan Chester
Computational Analysis of a new Planar Mixing Layer Flame Configuration to study Soot Inception, Carmen Ciardiello
User Research and Real User Problems: Improving the User Experience of Online Shopping, Lauren Ciulla
Minerva and the Capitoline Triad: A History of Cultural Exchange in Italy, Garret Denaro
Greedy Coupling of 3-State Markov Chains, Mason DiCicco and Iddo Ben-Ari
The Value of Supportive Touch and Maternal Attention in Measures of Maternal Sensitivity, Jamila Douglas
Changes in the Scattering Phase Shifts for Partial Waves of Ultracold Particles at Different Energies, Kaaviyan Faezi
Mirrors of Our Own: Multiracial Representation in Children’s Picture Books, Kiana Foster-Mauro
Campus Activism: Understanding Engagement, Inspiration, and Burnout in Student Experiences, Jessica Gagnon