Student Scholars Recognized - Spring 2011
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
Eileen Kennedy - Master of Science
Color Variation in Museum Specimens of Birds: Effects of Stress, Pigmentation, and Duration of Storage
Krause Casey - Honors in Animal Behavior
Impulse Control and Cooperation in Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus apella)
Biology
Allison Mayhew - Honors in Biology
Microbial community analysis of Lake Chillisquaque, a small water system in Central Pennsylvania
John Tomtishen - Honors in Cell Biology/Biochemistry
Tegument Protein Subcellular Localization of Human Cytomegalovirus
Katie Dry - Master of Science
The Overexpression of Homeotic Complex Gene Ultrabithorax in the Post-Embryonic Neuronal Lineages of the Ventral Nervous System in Drosophila Melanogaster
Bradley Rhodes - Master of Science
The Role of Olfactory Cues in the Sequential Radiation of a Gall-Boring Beetle
Chemistry
James Berstler - Master of Science
Purification and Preliminary Characterization of the TM0727 Protein from Thermotoga maritima
Neferterneken Francis - Master of Arts
Zinc Compounds as Models for Zinc Metalloenzymes
Christopher Heist - Master of Science
Microscopic and Spectroscopic Methods for Probing the Clay Water Interface
Tara Pedersen - Master of Science
Vibrational Relaxation of N2O (v2) by Atomic Oxygen Measured by Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy
Jenna Yehl - Master of Science
Hydrodynamic Characterization of Bile Salt Host-Guest Complexes by Pulsed Field Gradient NMR Spectroscopy
Chemical Engineering
Laura Cook - Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Investigation of the Hygroscopic and Morphological Properties of Atmospheric Aerosols
Stephanie Evans - Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Modeling Small Molecule Elution From a Hydrogel using a Microfluidic Technique
Alexander Fielding - Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Characterization of Biodegradable Polymer Nanocomposites Fabricated via Solid-State Processing
Ian Hasson - Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
An Investigation of Two Ceramic Electron Conductors for Use in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anodes
Jeffrey Stein - Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
The Repairing of Misconceptions through the Use of Inquiry-Based Activities
Janet Tesfai - Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Continuous, Passive Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Emulsion Separation Within Microfluidic and Millifluidic Devices
Jeweliet Yost - Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Synthesis and Surface Modification of CdSe and CdS Quantum Dots Exhibiting High Quantum Yield
Civil Engineering
Matthew McKeehan - Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Chemical Compatibility of Soil-Bentonite Cutoff Wall Backfills Containing Modified Bentonites
Classics
Paul Brazinski - Honors in Classics
The Little Metropolis: Religion, Politics, & Spolia
Comparative Humanities
Harriette McSwain - Honors in Comparative Humanities
The Resonance of Beauty
Computer Science
Andrew Hallagan - Honors in Computer Science
The Design of XML-Based Model and Experiment Description Languages for Network Simulation
Bryan Ward - Honors in Computer Science
A Framework for the Automation of Discrete-Event Simulation Experiments
Economics
Ava Ginsberg - Honors in Economics
Comparative Study of Informal Health Care Networks and Elderly Health Status in Argentina and Cuba
Tracy Lum - Honors in Economics
Mobile goes global: The effect of cell phones on economic growth and development
Andrew Rath - Honors in Economics
La Sojización: "The Soyization" of the Argentine Countryside in the Province of Santa Fe
Ian Sikora - Honors in Economics
Effectively Engaging with a Dragon: Examining the Nature and Impact of the Most Recent Decade of Sino-African Multilateral Realtions
Education
Jarret Warshaw - Master of Science in Education
I Want to Be My Own Person: the Meaning-Making and Psychosocial Processes of Legacy Students at Bucknell University
Amanda Lorson - Master of Science in Education
The Effect of Grade Point Average on Undergraduates' Understanding of Heat Transfer
Brooke Young - Master of Science in Education
An Examination of the STARS-PAC Anxiety Intervention Program and its Effect on Decreasing Social and Test Anxiety
Jeffrey Ogden - Master of Science in Education
Public Speaking Anxiety, Test Anxiety, and Academic Achievement in Undergraduate Students
Sarah Nelson - Master of Science in Education
Effect of Participant Gender, Professor Gender, and Activity Interventions on the Understanding of Concepts in Thermodynamics
Shelby Radcliffe - Master of Science in Education
A Study of Alumni Engagement and Its Relationship to Giving Behaviors
Nadir Sharif - Master of Science in Education
Perceptions of Social Mobility in Community College Scholars at Bucknell University
Meghan Starr - Master of Science in Education
The Relationship between Parenting Styles, Learning Autonomy, Learning Autonomy, and Scholastic Achievement in Undergraduate College Students
Heather Vining - Master of Science in Education
Increasing Participation in the Classroom for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Kelli Kuzo - Master of Science in Education
Teacher Resistance to School-Based Consultation with the School Psychologist: an Analysis According to School Level and Model of Identification for Special Education Services
Electrical Engineering
William Woods- Honors in Electrical Engineering
Detecting Improvised Explosive Devices Via Forward Looking Ground Penetrating Radar
Zafrullah Kamar - Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering
3CAM - A Novel Ternary Content Addressable Memory Using Three-Valued Logic
Juliana Su - Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Design and Development of an FPGA-based Distributed Computing Processing Platform
English
Allison Clymer - Honors in English
The Pressures of History: Shakespearean Performance and Interpretation
Kathryn Davis - Honors in English
So Very Far Away
Robert Dinucci - Honors in English
The Body of Margaret Atwood: Sex Work and Prostitution within Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Oryx and Crake, and The Year of the Flood
Megan Holahan - Honors in English
Burning Skies: A Novella
Mary Hood - Honors in English
What Lies Beneath
Gina Malara - Honors in English
The Insufficient Void: The Problem of an Earthly Paradise in Wuthering Heights and Dracula
Maia Pineda - Honors in English
Spinning Song
Anna Ryan - Honors in English
The Atlantic and Everything After
Lindsay Sfekas - Honors in English
Searching for Hope in Samuel Beckett, Edward Albee, and Sam Shepard
Emily Anderson - Master of Arts
The Lily and the Lotus: Notes on Translation
Lindsey Pollock - Master of Arts
Form as Three Questions
Geography
Nicholas Gonsalves - Honors in Geography
A Vegetation Reconstruction of Union County, Pennsylvania During the Early Historical Period (1755-1855)
Geology
Cullen Kortyna - Honors in Geology
Awaiting Submission
History
Sarah Block - Honors in History
Stratified Boston: The Brahmins, the Irish and the Boston Police Strike of 1919
Benjamin DiCamillo - Honors in History
The Failure of Silence and the Manipulation of Memory: How Spain's Pact of Oblivion has Failed to Rid the Country of its Troubled Past
Molly Shoener - Honors in History
An Ethical History of Photography in Combat and of Combat Photography in the United States during World War II
Management
Brooke Stokes - Honors in Management
Quality Control in the Healthcare Industry: An Analysis of Surgery Turnover Times
Mathematics
Ariel Kniss - Honors in Mathematics
Dynamics of Spatial Game Theory Networks with Novel Modifications
Ryan Ward - Honors in Mathematics
Equality of P-Partition Generating Functions
Mechanical Engineering
Jacob Riglin - Honors in Mechanical Engineering
Performance Characteristics of Airlift Pumps with Vortex Induced by Tangential Fluid Injection
John Stevenson - Honors in Mechanical Engineering
Design of a Liquid Fuel Injector for Alternative Fuel Studies in an Atmospheric Model Gas Turbine Combustor
Michael Volpe - Honors in Mechanical Engineering
Development of Measurement Methods for Testing of Hydrokinetic Devices to Evaluate the Environmental Effect on Local Substrate
Benjamin Bouffard - Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Corrosion Characteristics And Mechanical Properties Of Aluminum Coatings Applied By The Cold Spray Process
Shane Cohen - Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Assessing Commonality and Differentiation for Packaging-Family Planning with Application to Medication Labels
Christian Hubicki - Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Energy-Economical Heuristically Based Control of Compass Gait Walking on Stochastically Varying Terrain
Alexander Paxson - Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
An Experimental Evaluation of the Performance of a Vortex-Driven Air Lift Pump
Wade Pierce - Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Combustion of Biogas in a Gas Turbine Simulation
Music
Nicholas Horner - Honors in Music
Awaiting Submission
Neuroscience
Amanda Child - Honors in Neuroscience
Metamemory judgments for familiar and unfamiliar tunes
Alper Dincer - Honors in Neuroscience
The Role of Broad-Complex in Determining Neuronal Composition in the Drosophila Brain
Philosophy
Jonathan Drake - Honors in Philosophy
Saving morality: Why we cannot, and why we must
Political Science
David Palmer - Honors in Political Science
The Tea Party and Social Movements
Psychology
Allyson Hopper - Honors in Psychology
Do College Women Facilitate the Sexual Assault of Their Same-Gender Peers?
Leigh Bryant - Honors in Psychology
Personality Factors of Women Participating in College Athletics
Angela Chouinard - Honors in Psychology
Lexical Development in Adult Beginning Second Language Learners
Lauren Cotter - Honors in Psychology
Self-Perceived Attractiveness and Its Influence on the Halo Effect and the Similar-to Me Effect
Kelsey Lisle - Honors in Psychology
Identifying the Negative Stigma Associated with Having a Learning Disability
Megan Malone - Honors in Psychology
The Effects of Emotions and Distraction on Attention During a Perceptual Task
Kelsey Malone - Honors in Psychology
Gender Differences in Emotional Responses to Hooking Up
Jennifer Shukusky - Honors in Psychology
Relationships Past and Present
Catherine Siegel - Honors in Psychology
Group Stereotypes and The Self: How Social Status and Interaction Expectation Affect Self-Stereotyping
Brooke Campbell - Master of Science
Hooking Up, Alcohol Consumption, and Sexual Assault: Differentially Risky Behaviors
Jamie Vanartsdalen - Master of Science
Mate Expulsions in Females Across the Menstrual Cycle
Theatre
Stephanie Walters - Honors in Theatre
Learning My Lessons: Research, Rehearsal, and Reflection on the Greats
Investigation of the Design of a Bistable Micro-Chemical-Mechanical Device Utilizing Lateral Buckling
