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
A DNA-Peptide Crosslink (DpC) Increases Mutagenicity in SOS-Induced Escherichia coli, Alessandra Bassani
Cues Guiding Postnatal Neuron Migration in Mouse and Human, Sarah Bellizzi
A Systematic Literature Review of Telehealth for Health Equity in Pediatric and Women's Health Care: Promise vs Reality, Sharanya Chandu
Automatic Identification of Jetting Behavior in 3D Printing with Binary Classification and Anomaly Detection, Alexander Chandy
Control and Design of a Passive Solar Lumber Drying Kiln, Peter Chardavoyne
Longitudinal Assessment of Pharmacy Student Attitudes Towards Mental Illness, Jessica Dillon
Contribution of Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation to Nutrient Adequacy Status in Peri- and Postmenopausal Women, Joseph Drossman
Paleoenvironments in Late Pleistocene Sicily, Danielle C. Falci
Oncolytic Virus Immunotherapy: Development and Potential for Cancer Treatment, Olivia Guinness
Instilling Parental Confidence Through Text-linked Educational Modules at 6 and 24 Weeks, Rachel Hage
Stringency in Occupational Licensing Requirements: Explanations and Effects, Nicholas Hall
The Intersection of Herbicide Policy, Exposure, and Health at the University of Connecticut, Katherine Hayward
Development of ToM in Autistic Youth: The Potential Impact of Language, Jaydel Hernandez
Comparison of Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Between Human Ependymoma and Mouse Models of Human Ependymoma, Emily Hutchinson
Selfish Genetic Elements in Actinobacteriophages, Catherine Jennings
Quantitative Analysis of the Proteomic Selectivity of Acidic Reductive Alkylation of Peptides, Connor Jewell
The Dreamwalker: A Novella in Progress, Camryn Johnson
Light Sheet Microscopy Incubation Design and Control Scheme, Venkatanathan Kidambi
Possible Effects of Sexual Health Education on Health Behaviors and Indicators, Chloe Lafosse
Assessing the effects of Pergolide on the motivational aspects of depression in rats using operant conditioning, Theresa Marciano
A Composer's Perspective on the Clarinet Concerto, Sarah Marze
Assessing Leadership in Business: A Critical Investigation of Elon Musk, Agnieszka Miklaszewicz
From Hope to Hazard: the Millstone Plant and Nuclear Power in Connecticut, Riley Morrill
The Use of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Educational Settings, Jasmine Morris
Acute Kidney Injury in the Elderly, Zachary Palanza
The Contribution of Self-Compassion to Anxiety and Mood in Daily Life, Yamini Pant
Understanding the Relationship Between B chromosomes and Nondisjunction in Drosophila melanogaster, Ayushi Patel
Modeling Accuracy Matters: Aligning Molecular Dynamics with 2D NMR Derived NOE Restraints, Milan Patel
Monitoring PM2.5 Pollution In The North End Of Hartford, CT, Jocelyn Phung and Kristina Wagstrom
Exploring the Viability of Gold Jewelry as a Diversifying and Safe-Haven Investment, Monica Pydipati
21st Century Political Agronomy: Between Collapse and Apocalypse in the Capitalist World System, Harrison Raskin
Exploring the Effects of Christian Worldviews on Heart Rate, Stress, and Adjustment After Loss in Bereaved Individuals, Emma Radini Ratnavel
UConn Baseball Batting Order Optimization, Gavin Rublewski and Gavin Rublewski
Elucidating the Impact of SOS-response Timing in on Escherichia coli Survival Following Treatment with Fluoroquinolone Topoisomerase Inhibitors, Stephanie Schofield
Assessing Leadership in Business: A Critical Investigation of Warren Buffett, Jack Tubridy
Effects of Tempering Temperature on Gas Turbine Fan Cases, Seth Utter
Designing a mHealth App-Based Intervention to Address the Harm Reduction Needs of Malaysian Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Who Engage in Chemsex: Findings from a Qualitative Study, Christopher Uyar, Francesca Maviglia, Jeffery Wickersham, Antoine Khati, Olivia Kennedy, Nicholas Copenhaver, Mohd Akbar Ab Halim, Wan Mohd Ikhtiaruddin, Isklander Azwa, Kamal Gautam, and Roman Shrestha
Ethical Considerations of Clinical Research in Emergency Care Settings: A Review, Adith Velavan
Assessing Leadership in Business: A Critical Investigation of Steve Ballmer, Brendan White
The Relationship Between Reading Anxiety and General Anxiety in 7-10-year-old Children With Reading Difficulties, Bo Dehm Wicklund
Breaking Down the Box Office: An Analysis of Film Profitability Factors, Zachary Wisnefsky
Probabilistic Machine Learning for Battery State of Health Prognostics, Charli Zaretsky
Honors Scholar Theses from 2022
Starved for Knowledge: The Effect of Language Deprivation and “Mainstream” Education on Deaf Accessibility to the United States Education System, Katherine Arpino
ESKAPE Pathogens: The clinical Prevalence and Molecular Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance, Anusha Attre
The Effect of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva on the Tongue, Amy Backal, Amanda Harrop, and David J. Goldhamer Dr.
The Importance of Health Anxiety and Emotional Reasoning to Understand Vaccine Hesitancy and Safety Behaviors: Implications for Public Health Campaigns in a COVID_19 Era, Samantha Ballas and Kimberli Treadwell
NICU Nurses’ Varying Levels Of and Experiences With Moral Distress While Caring For Infants With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Sarah Battaglia
Protective Effects of Caffeine via Microglia in a Rodent Model of Preterm Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury, Serena Beri
CloudBots: Autonomous Atmospheric Explorers, Akash Binoj
Associations Between Trauma History and Dimensions of Self-Concept in College Students, Francisco Carrillo-Alvarez
Fourier Acceleration in the Linear Sigma Model, Cameron Cianci
Forgotten Immigrant Voices: West Indian Immigrant Experiences and Attitudes towards Contemporary Immigration, Danielle Cross
Novel Epigenetic Therapeutics for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder, Suzannah De Almeida
As Seen on Screen: American Ambivalence Shown through Death Penalty and Vigilante Films, Lisette Donewald
The Effects of Poor Maternal Nutrition during Gestation in Sheep on the Reproductive Efficiency of the Offspring, Morgan Dougherty
“And We’re Happy, So Happy, to Be Modern Women”: Dissociative Feminism on Screen and in Literature, Michaela Elizabeth Flaherty
The Influence of Tetrabenazine on Operant Behavior and Binge-Like Eating Model in Rats, Reileigh Fleeher
Characterizing Rat Lateral Amygdala Interneurons by Colocalization of Calcium-Binding Proteins via Serial Multiplex Immunohistochemistry, Ethan Gasteyer
Headcase Regulates Growth in Response to Nutritional Status Downstream of Insulin Signaling, Thomas George
Salary Cap Efficiency: A Study of the Relationship between a NFL Quarterback’s Salary and their Team’s Performance, Prasad Gosavi
Electromagnetic Detectability of Binary Supermassive Black Holes, Kaylee Grace
Household Composition and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake and Purchases among Low Wage Workers, Salma Gudaf
Effects of Noise on Speech Perception in Children Using Cochlear Implants: A Systematic Review, Priya Gupta
Minimal Inscribed Polyforms, Jack Hanke
Asian American Discrimination Through United States History, Disease Outbreaks, and the COVID-19 Pandemic, Elizabeth He
The Stamford Experience in the Twenty-First Century: Analyzing Urban Development Conflict at the Neighborhood Level, Michael Hernandez
Punishment vs. Rehabilitation: A Discourse on American Prison Reform & Comparative Analysis to Swedish Incarceration, Lauren Hipplewitz
Affirmative Action in Higher Education: What Role does Whiteness Ideology Play?, Siyu Huang
Triggering Thermal Runaway in Lithium-ion Batteries, Chris John
Plague and Devastation in Ancient Greece: Why Mourning Matters, Hannah Kallin
Calcium Ferrite as a Semiconductor for Microbially Assisted Photocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide, Lauren King
A Case for Improved Financial Literacy Education in the United States, Nicholas Kinsella
5-axis Milling for Micro-machining of Implantable Flow Sensor, Devin Kot-Thompson
Exercise in the Heat: Perceptual Measures in Hydrated and Dehydrated Conditions, John Kromer
Plant-Based Diets and Metabolic Syndrome: Evaluating the Influence of Diet Quality, Lydia McGrath
Impact of the Quality of ESG Reporting on Profitability of Trucking and Oil Companies, Diane Meng
SEC Reporting of Cybersecurity Incidents, Michaela Morosky
Autistic Individuals May See Emotions Differently: How Gradable Adjectives Can Be Used to Determine Emotion Recognition, Devon Murphy
Correlates of Sexualized Drug Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Malaysia, Sydney Osborne
When Problems Become Solutions: Harnessing the Osteogenic Capacity of Disease-Causing Stem Cells to Repair Bone Fractures, Mehreen Pasha
Identification of Translesion Synthesis Inhibitors that Target Rev7/Rev3 Protein-Protein Interactions, Seema Patel
Defining the Role of Locus Coeruleus Noradrenergic Neurons in the Modulation of Homeostatic Feeding, Julia Paul
Regaining Effort-Based Food Motivation: The Drug Methylphenidate Reverses the Depressive Effects of Tetrabenazine in Female Rats, Deanna Pietrorazio
Performance Improvements in Inner Product Encryption, Serena Riback
Does Anodal tDCS Over the Left Prefrontal Cortex Using the C3-RSO Montage Improve Cognitive Control?, Jhoan Rodriguez