Student Scholars Recognized - Spring 2012
Library & Information Technology sponsored a Student Scholarship Reception during the 2012 Commencement Weekend on Saturday, May 19, 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
Allison Fox - Honors in Animal Behavior
A Test of Absolute Numerousness Judgments in Lion-Taled Macaques (Macaca Silenus)
Biology
Darshan Shah - Honors in Biology
Alteration in 5HT1A Receptor Activity from a Prenatal Exposure to Dexamethasone in a Stressed and Non-Stressed Adult Male Rat
Biomedical Engineering
Kelly Desharnais - Honors in Biomedical Engineering
Correlation of Pullout Force of Kirschner (K-) Wire to Other Factors Indicative of Bone Quality
Cell Biology/Biochemistry
Sarah Findeis - Honors in Cell Biology/Biochemistry
Characterization of the Internal Ribosome Entry Site from Deformed Wing Virus
Chemical Engineering
Kelly Carver - Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
The Investigation of Uniform, Monodisperse Crystalline Particles via the Evaporation of Small Droplets
Scott Paradise - Honors in Chemical Engineering
Synthesis of 1,1'-(Hexane-1,6-DIYL)BIS(5-Oxopyrrolidine-3-Carboxylic Acid) as a Precursor for a Polyanhydride for Drug Delivery and Biomedical Application
Damon Vinciguerra - Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Assessing the Validity of Brain Glucose Concentration Measurement Using Microdialysis
Doug Vogus - Honors in Chemical Engineering
Synthesis of PLA Nanoparticles with a Functionalized, Mesoporous Silica Shell for Targeted and Sustained Drug Delivery
Chemistry
Timothy Bergeron - Master of Science in Chemistry
Microwave-Assisted Phospha-Michael Reactions with Internal Alkenes
Andy Voter - Honors in Chemistry
Synthesis of Macrocyclic Polymers Using Sequential Atom Transfer Reactions
Civil Engineering
Randall Gowat - Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Secondary Collisions Revisited: Real-World Crash Characteristics and Relationship to Crash Test Criteria
Oudam Meas - Honors in Civil Engineering
Modeling Yield Surfaces of Various Structural Shapes
Nicholas Noss - Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Investigation of Human-Structure Interaction through Experimental and Analytical Studies
Brian Schultz - Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Monitoring and Modeling of the Hydraulic and Sediment Processes at In-Stream Restoration Structions in the Vicinity of a Bridge Crossing
Christine Shepherd - Honors in Civil Engineering
Compressive Strength of Curved Aluminum Cross Sections
Comparative Humanities
Natalie Chlus - Honors in Comparative Humanities
Cultural Fallout: Analysis of Representations of Trauma Suffered by Victims of Chernobyl
Devin Geary - Honors in Comparative Humanities
Transnationalism and Identity: The Concept of Community in Ghanaian Literature and Contemporary Ghanaian Culture
Ali Kint - Honors in Comparative Humanities
Ogawa Mimei's Children's Stories: a Case Study of the Rise of Childhood in the Context of Westernization and Japanese Modernization
Computer Science
Matthew Segar - Honors in Computer Science
Utilization of Probabilistic Models in Short Read Assembly from Second-Generation Sequencing
Economics
Dan Dillon - Honors in Economics
The Effects of Interstate Speed Limit Increases: Fatalities and Traffic Diversion versus Speed Spillover
Aravind Mohan - Honors in Economics
Government Influence and the Failure of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Education
Sean Fortney - Honors in Education
The Bucknell Community College Scholarship Program: a Documentary as a Performative Social Science
Jennifer Lassahn - Master of Science in Education
International Service-Learning and Development of Civic Identity: Understanding the Role of Short-Term International Service-Learning and its Influence on the Development of Civic Identity In College Students Using a Mixed Methodological Approach
Jennifer Walter - Master of Science in Education
The Impact of Gender and Pedagogy on the Development of Self-Regulated Learning Strategies in Undergraduate Engineering Classroom
English
Jacob Agner - Master of Arts
Where Stories Collide: Montage and the Short Story Cycle
Kate Berner - Honors in English
Hinterlands
Kara Cheever - Honors in English
The Tales of Bridget McGhee
Pamelia Dailey - Master of Arts
Wild Violets
Catrina Joos - Master of Arts
Writing the Unspeakable: An Ethical Approach to a Traumatized Narrative
Michael Kurban - Honors in English
The Assertion of Identity: Storytelling and Testimony in the Works of Edwidge Danticat
Erica Lange - Master of Arts
Harry Potter and the Theory of Things
David Moffat - Honors in English
Not in the Legends
Liz Yale - Honors in English
Nature, Poetry, and Liminality in the Poetry of Robert Frost
Environmental Engineering
Gordon Araujo - Master of Science in Environmental Engineering
Sudden Increase and Regrowth of Fecal Coliforms and Escherichia coli in Wastewater Biosolids after High Solids Centrifugation
Environmental Studies
Hallie Kennan - Honors in Environmental Studies
Examining Bucknell's Waste Stream
Becca Shopiro - Honors in Environmental Studies
Runoff Water Quality and Pollutant Mass Loads from Extensive Green Roofs
Geology
Erin Donaghy - Honors in Geology
Sedimentology, Depositional Age, and Provenance of Sedimentary and Volcanic Rocks Exposed along Willow Creek, Eastern Susitna Basin, South-Central Alaska: Implications for Modification of a Forearc Basin by Spreading Ridge Subduction
Lily Pfeifer - Honors in Geology
Mesoproterozoic Deposition, Regional Metamorphism and Deformation in North-Central New Mexico: Evidence from Metamorphic Monazite and Detrital Zircon Geochronology in the Picuris Mountains
History
Alex Brown - Honors in History
British Monetary Sovereignty: a Cultural Analysis
Stuart Dezenhall - Honors in History
The Evolution of Media Coverage of Historical Sports Controversies
Bithy Goodman - Honors in History
The Modernity of la Mode: a History fo the French Revolution through the Lens of Fashion, Culture, and Identity
Interdisciplinary Studies in Mathematics and Economics
Allyssa Ward - Honors in Interdisciplinary Studies in Mathematics and Economics
Behavioral Economics and Physician Behavior
International Relations
Stefan Ivanovski - Honors in International Relations
Challenges of the Cooperative Movement in Addressing Issues of Human Security in a Neoliberal World: the Case of Argentina
Mathematics
Matt Mizuhara - Honors in Mathematics
On a Problem of Burnside
David Sulon - Honors in Mathematics
Verifying Harder's Conjecture for Classical and Siegel Modular Forms
Mechanical Engineering
Adam Andersen - Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
A Method for Assessing the Sustainability of Design in Developing World Projects
Neuroscience
Anna Uehara - Honors in Neuroscience
The Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Altered Melatonin Levels on Hoppocampal Gene Expression in the Male Rat
Philosophy
Rachel Moger-Reischer - Honors in Philosophy
Knowledge in Contextt
Political Science
Kennedy Constantino - Honors in Political Science
The Effect of Weight on Perceptions of Political Candidates
Psychology
Marie Chardon - Honors in Psychology
Change in First-Year Women's Body Dissatisfaction in Relation to Drive for Thinness and Social Body Comparison
Angela Foster - Honors in Psychology
Thought-Action Fusion and Neurtalization Behavior
Sarah Heath - Master of Science in Psychology
Investigating the Role of System Justification in Mental Illness Stigma
Andrea Massa - Honors in Psychology
Attitudes and Social Factors as Predictors of Male Perpetration of Sexual Assault
Nikki Shea - Honors in Psychology
Disclosing Sexual Assault Victimization to Others
Theatre
Christina Cody - Honors in Theatre
Double Take Project: Using Applied Theatre for Campus Climate Change
Transnationalism and Identity: The Concept of Community in Ghanaian Literature and Contemporary Ghanaian Culture
