Student Scholars Recognized - Spring 2010
Library & Information Technology sponsored a Student Scholarship Reception during the 2010 Commencement Weekend on Saturday, May 22, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m., in the Bertrand Library Café Seating (main level/rear area). This reception was held to recognize Bucknell master's and honor's graduates who have completed theses.
Animal Behavior
Sean Coyne - Honors in Animal Behavior
Audience Effects in Cognitive Task Performance in Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus apella)
Anthropology
Lauren Emerson - Honors in Anthropology
Expanding Women's Worlds?: "Development," Gender, and Environment in Rural Morocco
Biology
Cierra Danko - Honors in Biology
Subcellular Localization of the Non-Structural Proteins 3C and 3CD of the Honeybee Virus Deformed Wing Virus
Karan Shah - Honors in Biology
Localization of Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) in the Brains of Apis mellifera (European Honey Bees)
Joseph Donohoe - Master of Science in Biology
Spatial Learning and Stress Response of Male Rats Prenatally Exposed to Dexamethasone
Rahul Vijay - Master of Science in Biology
Effects of Prenatal Dexamethasone on Hippocampal Serotonin 1A Receptors in Adult Male Rats
Biomedical Engineering
Samantha Clark - Honors in Biomedical Engineering
Investigation of Intraocular Pressure as a Predictor of Traumatic Eye Injuries
Chemistry
Sarah Schubert - Honors in Chemistry
Maximizing Product Formation and Minimizing Degradation: A Look at Buffering Conditions and Post-Reaction Degradation for the In-Line Jaffe Reaction with Capillary Electrophoresis
Chemical Engineering
Marc Henry - Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Solid-State Compatibilization of Immiscible Polymer Blends: Cryogenic Milling and Solid-State Shear Pulverization
Andrew Litzenberger - Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
A Microfluidic Method to Measure Diffusion in Hydrogels
David Marchese - Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Investigation of Aerosol Properties Using Environmental Atomic Force Microscopy
Brandon Smith - Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Development of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electrodes with High Conductivity and Enhanced Redox Stability
Renee Perry - Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Continuous Formation and Separation of Calcium-Alginate Capsules Containing Viable Mammalian Cells in Microfluidic Devices
Joseph Russell - Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
A General Approach towards the Synthesis of Amido-Functionalized Biodegradable Polyesters
Jeffrey Stein - Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Awaiting Title Submission
Civil Engineering
Robert Firman - Honors in Civil Engineering
Investigating the Effects of Various Crowd Characteristics on the Dynamic Properties of an Occupied Structure
Dale Statler - Honors in Civil Engineering
Using the Natural Period of a Structure as an Indicator of the Significance of Second-Order Effects
Seungcheol Yeom - Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Hydraulic Sustainability of Soil-Bentonite Cutoff Walls Subjected to Cyclic Wetting and Drying
Comparative Humanities
Caroline Benton - Honors in Comparative Humanities
"The Nightmare of Actual Identity": Franco-Algerian Literature after Liberation
Economics
Allison Janda - Honors in Economics
Impact of Various Insurance Types on Level and Appropriateness of Health Care Consumption
Tisorn Songsermsawas - Honors in Economics
Income, Trade and Pollution in Central Asia, Russia and China: An Econometric Analysis
Education
Alexandra Troxell - Honors in Education
Campus Architecture and Student Culture in American Higher Education
Melissa Bostwick - Master of Science in Education
The Relationship Between the Valence of Self-Talk Statements and Social Anxiety: An Analysis of Gender and Athletic Status
Electrical Engineering
Carson Dunbar - Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
FPGA Based Design for Accelerated Fault -Testing of Integrated Circuits
Himadri Mukhopadhyay - Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
The Resonate-and-Fire Neuron: Time Dependent and Frequently Selective Neurons in Neural Networks
English
Rachel Burris - Honors in English
Al Cheit
Andrew Cusick - Honors in English
Awaiting Title Submission
Stephanie Quinn - Honors in English
Awaiting Title Submission
Christine Reilly - Honors in English
The Blue Of
Wendy Wallace - Honors in English
Coals
Cara Maria Cambardella - Master of Arts in English
She, With a Warm Palm, the Skin Over My Spine
Courtney Firman - Master of Arts in English
Fantasy Making the Invisible Visible: Liminality in Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere and American Gods
Patrick Henry - Master of Arts in English
Goodnight, Elisabeth: Stories
Caitlin Mawhinney - Master of Arts in English
Psychological Real Estate: Fractured Female Identity in the Victorian Novel
Belinda Peterson - Master of Arts in English
Wom(b)anism: Reading Relationships Between the Community and the Womb in Sankofa, The Women of Brewster Place, and Corregidora
Elizabeth Walpole - Master of Arts in English
"Something is Missing from 124": Confronting Postmodern Absences in Toni Morrison's Beloved
Environmental Studies
Molly Burke - Honors in Environmental Studies
Agricultural Policymaking: Interest Groups and Access to Governmental Officials
Geology
Eric Lynch - Honors in Geology
Characterization of vascular cavity coatings and microscopic tube-shaped structures from Upper Cretaceous dinosaur bone: evidence of a bacterial origin for dinosaur "blood vessels"
Molly Pritz - Honors in Geology
Geochemical Modeling and Analysis of the Frac Water Used in the Hydraulic Fracturing of the Marcellus Formation, Pennsylvania
Anne Strader - Honors in Geology
Geophysical Analysis of Seasonal Montandon Gravel Ridge Water Table Fluctuation and Moisture Gradient Variation due to Storm Events
History
Joel Jones - Honors in History
Surviving the Holocaust: A Life History Study
Timothy Kahn - Honors in History
Public Monuments and the Development of Siamese Nationalism, 1908-1945
Brett Reilly - Honors in History
From "Unsuitable Ally" to Vital Parter: The Case of US-Korean Relations and The Vietnam War, 1954-1966
Fenna Wächter - Honors in History
Tarnishing the Golden Stool
Management
Lee Markison - Honors in Management
A Dynamic Approach to Stakeholder Theory: A Case Study of Labor-Management Relations at General Motors
Mathematics
Dennis Fillebrown - Honors in Mathematics
The Fundamental Gap For Hyperbolic Triangles
Aaron Meyers - Honors in Mathematics
Awaiting Title Submission
Mechanical Engineering
Susan Barnes - Honors in Mechanical Engineering
Investigation of the Design of a Bistable Micro-Chemical-Mechanical Device Utilizing Lateral Buckling
Daniel Saunders - Honors in Mechanical Engineering
Second-Generation Orthopaedic Measurement Device for in-vivo Assessment of Bone Quality
Devin Weaver - Honors in Mechanical Engineering
Design, Construction, and Validation of an Atmospheric Combustor for Alternative Fuel Studies
Neuroscience
Samantha Deffler - Honors in Neuroscience
Semantic Categorization of Unfamiliar Tunes in Older and Younger Adults
Joshua Ripple - Honors in Neuroscience
The Effects of Altered Prenatal Melatonin Signaling on Adult Behavior and Hippocampal Gene Expression of the Male Rat: A Circadioneuroendocrine-Axis Hypothesis of Psychopathology
Philosophy
Kyle Anthony - Honors in Philosophy
Aristotle and the Importance of Virtue in the Context of the Politics and the Nicomachean Ethics and its Relation to Today
Hannah Kaizer - Honors in Philosophy
Plato and Frankfurt: Two Theories of the Relations Between Love and Living Well
Physics
Conrad Moore - Honors in Physics
Closed Time-like Curves and Inertial Frame Dragging: How to Time Travel via Spacetime Rotation
Jakob Schaeffer - Honors in Physics
Vibrational Spectroscopic Monitoring of CO2-O Energy Transfer: Cooling Processes in Atmospheres of Venus & Mars
Political Science
Andrew Clarke - Honors in Political Science
The Blue Dog Coalition: Impact of a Single-Issue Caucus from the 104th to the 110th Congress
Joseph Debraggio - Honors in Political Science
Implementing The Good Friday Agreement: Overcoming Challenges and Obstacles
William Pezzolo - Honors in Political Science
Health, Justice, and Fairness
Daniel Steiman - Honors in Political Science
Does Israel Follow the Law? A Critical Analysis of Israel's Application of the International Law of Belligerent Occupation in the Occupied Territories
Psychology
Alishia Wrubleski - Honors in Psychology
Predictors of Attitudes toward Lesbians and Transgender Women in Relationships on a College Campus
Samantha Jones - Master of Science in Psychology
The Contexts of Scratching Behavior and Postconflict Behavior in Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri sciureus)
Jeannette Reid - Master of Science in Psychology
Compulsive-Like Behaviors of Typical Development: A Question of Their Nature and Continuity with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Religion
Patrick Selwood - Honors in Religion
The Catholic Doctrine of Transubstantiation: An Exposition and Defense
Sociology
Christopher Bishop - Honors in Sociology
"Hey, Hey, He Gay, He Gay . . . Okay" . . . Or Is It?: The Sociological Importance of Brüno
Theatre
Breanna Eckley - Honors in Theatre
Exploring the Life of Edith Fetherston through her Clothing
Bianca Roman - Honors in Theatre
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