2008 - present
The Honors Project is a research project for which eligible students apply during their junior year and complete in their senior year. A successfully completed thesis project leads to the awarding of the bachelor of arts degree with the notation "honors," "high honors" or "highest honors" in the student's major subject. Each student is asked to archive his or her project in Smith ScholarWorks for access and preservation.
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Honors Projects and Theses from 2019
Impact of temperature shocks on the economy of India, Anuska Jain
Tracking magma evolution using strontium isotopes in plagioclase antecrysts in the Cuillin Center, Scotland, Sofia Jean Johnson
An exploration of class and capitalism at the turn of the 19th century through archaeology at MacLeish Field Station, Gwendolyn Ruth Jones
Investigating the role of slit signaling during diencephalon development in zebrafish, Cassie Lynne Kemmler
Once and future, Lily E. Kiewra
Synthesis and characterization of protein-polymer conjugates for receptor-specific cellular internalization, Julia S. Kim
Blood diamonds and kosher ham sandwiches : the politics of the Kimberley certification scheme, Sarah Marie Kolick
V410 x-ray 6 : a multi-wavelength study of transition disk properties at the substellar boundary, Olena Komarova
Lies, labor and luck : comparing lying behavior in real-effort and luck tasks, Oumayma Koulouh
Choreographing crucifixion : Good Friday ritual in late medieval England and its mystical consequence, Abigail Dorothea Kromminga
Posthuman : the interfaced "I", Maddy Frances Kulke
L'atleta donna in Italia : dal fascismo ai giorni nostri, Jane F. Kuntz
United & divided : distinctions in polarization between political elites and the public, Pamela Nancy Larkin
Analysis of pre-extinction archaeocyathan reefs of the lower Cambrian Harkless formation, southwest Nevada, Olivia Renton Leadbetter
Narrative medicine in Victorian novels : how fictional doctors understand the medical profession, Sarah Yelin Lee
Gender and temporality : a study of Virginia Woolf and Ali Smith, Eloise R. Lindblom
Investigating the application of graph clustering algorithms in network neuroscience, Tingshan Liu
Refining the application of a proxy carbon price for Smith College, Zhuoran Li
Identity and representation in the All-State circuit : a critical inquiry of American high school concert band repertoire, Cas Ford Martin
A tale of two Italys : immigration, economics, and the rise of the Italian far-right, Hannah Louise Mathews
Microbial metazoan interaction and the generation of microbial fabrics, Molly Megan
Creating consciousness : technology and characterization at Walt Disney Animated Studios and Pixar Animated Studios, Alison Shay Meneghetti
Domestic violence begets Black women's incarceration : Marissa Alexander's 20-year sentence for non-fatal self-defense, Michaella Mentu
Trafficking in multiracialist politics : American visual culture in the 21st century, Nichola W. Metzger
"Transmuee me senti toute" : queer transgender perspectives on the works of Chrstine de Pizan, T. Miller
Hydrogel formation via photocontrolled ring opening reactions of poly(2-alkenyl azlactone)s with photocaged primary amines, Autumn M. Mineo
Detection of a putative Brugia malayi POU-homeodomain transcription factor binding to its congate promoter, Hafsa Mohamud Mire
The effect of an anabolic steroid on the proteome of developing muscle cells, Emily Ann Morris
Engineering proteins for receptor-mediated transport across the blood-brain barrier, Naomi Murata
The association between stress, body composition and diet quality among UMass students, Insia Naqvi
The abundance of animals in lower Cambrian carbonates of the western United States : ǂb the effects of the archaeocyath extinction on benthic communities, Rhiannon Zoe Nolan
The role of bioelectrics during early embryonic development in Danio rerio, Andrea Gabrielle Olivera
Examining the genome content and life cycles of Arcellinid testate amoebae : on the hunt for silicon transporter homologs, Emma Gabrielle Östlund-Sholars
Effects of aging and omega-3 fatty acid diet on medical gastrocnemius muscle proteome, Marguerite Aurora Pacheco
The effects of humanitarianism and cold war media on American international adoption, Eden X. Phillips
Computing principal lines of curvature on polyhedra, Zoë Camille Riell
Them what brung you : a full length play, Tanya Ritchie
Designing a telepresence robot for the classroom, Macarena Alejandra Rojas Bustamante
Elucidating the potential symbiotic relationships between ciliates and bacteria, Simran Sahni
Other words for the otherworld : the artist and madness in Nabokov's American novels, Julia B. Smith
Embodied toxicity in the plasticene : BPA, BPS and the political ecology of endocrine disruption, Athena Maria Sofides
Backwards in high heels : gender and candidate priorities in the 2018 elections, Emma Louise Stewart
Disrupting notions : ameliorating romantic jealousy through compersion, Maryellen Stohlman-Vanderveen
Modeling the effects of meteorin on the development of Zebrafish : a gene association model for autism spectrum disorder, Raegan Dae Stokes
La Reina, la Loca : the medieval 'madness' of Queen Juana I., Erin A. Sulla
Imagining the family : neoliberalism and welfare's end in the United States, Rebecca Claire Tibbitts
Priming ambiguous images : ǂb are facial expressions special?, Elizabeth Grace Van Winkle
Optimizing collection purification and characterization of salivary dopamine and its metabolites as biomarkers for Parkinson's disease, Josselyn Sofia Vergara Cobos
Perceiving meaning, Alina S. Wang
Grains of wheat, Abigail Claire Weaver
Modern benthic foraminifera of Carbla Beach, Shark Bay, Western Australia: population ecology and taphonomy, Daniel Eli Wood
A method for verifying RNA integrity in mosquito nucleic acid extraction, Bethlehem Asnakew Yigzaw
Design of a controllable turntable for an FPGA-based image processing system, Yuqing Zhu
Honors Projects and Theses from 2018
Exploring the origin, diversity, and phylogeny of cultivated lettuce (Lactuca sativa), Youngjoo Ahn
Reelin in autism spectrum disorders : an investigation of reelin-disabled signaling in zebrafish neurogenesis and disease, Katrina G. Anderson
"Brave new world" : envisioning sites of queer futurity and resistance in The tempest, Marianna Eleftheria Apostolakis
Effects of mineral weathering and acid mine drainage on Pco2 in Davis Mine Brook and Maxwell Brook Watersheds, Rowe, Ma., Casey L. Armanetti
Conjugating viral antigens to tumor-targeting proteins toward a novel immunotherapy, Samantha Rose Baierl
Sex and species differences in spinal motor neuron androgen receptor expression in frogs, Aditi Ramya Balasubramanian
Chan-Lam aerobic methylation of phenols, Mairead Elizabeth Bartlett
The construction of a noise eater utilizing a PID controller and subsequent modifications using neural networks, Isabelle Elise Bunge
Don't take it at face value : a case study on facial expressivity, emotional coherence, and posttraumatic stress disorder, Julianna Rose Calabrese
The site specificity of oxidation on water etched Si(100) surface, Xinyuan Chen
Graph-based matching for word spotting in handwritten documents, Ji Won Chung
An analysis of citizenship status as a tool to regulate migrant labor streams, Celeste M. Clerk
The YWCA and US imperialism in the Philippines : whiteness, racialized affect, and anti-Black stereotypes, Illaria R. Dana
Characterization of proteins engineered to bind mesothelin for targeted cancer therapy, Daniela Amoakohene Deny
Design of a small unmanned aircraft for surveying of agriculture, Annick Jade Dewald
Design of an arduino-based proportional-integral-derivative controller to automate pH control, Keqin Ding
Navigating of microtubule obstacles by ensembles of dynein, Amalia Rose Driller-Colangelo
Physician attitudes in treating commercial sex workers, Sarah Eleanor Evans
Negotiating LGBTQ+ identity at a historically women's college, Jessica Elianna Feinberg
Eyes wide shut : the intersectional effects of gender and race of target photos on African American men and women's recognition memory, Jada Rene Flint
Expression cloning and analysis of a putative Brugia malayi POU-homeodomain transcription factor, Nicole Frumento
Telling fortunes and cutting purses : the Romani in Rome : early seventeenth century art, theater and society, Madeleine Gaines Greaves
Cannibalism in Blepharisma americanum : a genome comparison, Bethaney Gulla-Devaney
Using organocarbonates as safer electrophilic reagents, Bezawit Sirak Habtesellassie
An ecosystem analysis of legacy heavy metal contamination in central New Hampshire : regional atmospheric deposition versus localized impacts from historic mining, Emma Elizabeth Harnisch
Functionalization of neurolenins isolated from Neurolaena lobata, Peyton Higgins
Novel verb learning via overheard speech : a study of transitive, intransitive, and dative verbs, Emily Kathleen Jackson
A treatment for Huntington's disease : dance movement therapy through the lens of predictive processing and Choreographic analysis of Active inference, Aubrey Sperling Johnson
The teratogenic effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on craniofacial development, Emilie Suzanne Jones
I am supermentsh : searching for the Jew in the superhero comic book, Hannah Sophia Lavine Kass
Korean Shakespeares : formation and disintegration of the traditional family, Hee Young Kim
The what and the why of wh-movement in the child's grammar : a new perspective through epistemic and deontic modality, Jessica Ann Kotfila
Impacts of infrastructure spending on interstate migration : empirical evidence over eleven years, Natalia Janina Kreciglowa
Mothering her memories : original script and directing notes, Zoe Rose Kriegler-Wenk
Sacral king to Augural emperor : divination and Roman transformations from Numa to Augustus, Katherine Margaret Krygowski
A novel quantitative PCR assay for the detection of Ross River virus, Rebecca Anne Kuzma
Using the small molecule nobiletin to modulate circadian rhythms in human cancer cells and mice, Caroline Elisabeth Labriola
Design and fabrication of a rotomolder machine, Shaneil Joy Lafayette
Characterizing 2,6 Di-sec-Butylphenol and 2,6 Di-tert-Butylphenol modulation of GABAa receptor currents, Madison Page Leet
Immigration and voting patterns : evidence from the U.S. presidential and congressional elections, Katherine Rose Lemiesz
#InstagramObsessed : the effects of Instagram on self-objectification, Sophia Hui Yu Liu
Tools for understanding taxicab and e-hail services use in New York City, Wencong Li
Gaps and Rings in an ALMA Survey of Disks in the Taurus Star-Forming Region, Feng Long, Paola Pinilla, Gregory J. Herczeg, Daniel Harsono, Giovanni Dipierro, Ilaria Pascucci, Nathan Hendler, Marco Tazzari, Enrico Ragusa, Colette Salyk, Suzan Edwards, Giuseppe Lodato, Gerrit van de Plas, Doug Johnstone, Yao Liu, Yann Boehler, Sylvie Cabrit, Carlo F. Manara, Francois Menard, Gijs D. Mulders, Brunella Nisini, William J. Fischer, Elisabetta Rigliaco, Andrea Banzatti, Henning Avenhaus, and Michael Gully-Santiago
Micromixer : a benchtop polymer mixer, Emily Matz
Between Russia and the United States : concepts and conflicts of Jewish citizenship in the early twentieth century, Emily Alyse Mazza