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
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
Exploring the evolution of Ramsey games, Theodore McCulloch
Putting the "success" in succession : comparing dominant species in a deciduous forest isn't so "clear cut", Madeleine Ann Meadows-McDonnell
Investigating the nature of mutualisms between Rhododendron seedlings and local versus novel communities of ericoid mycorrhizal fungi, Taryn Leigh Mueller
Sedimentary redox geochemistry of the Lower Triassic Montney Formation, British Columbia, Chiza Ngachize Mwinde
American Jewish anti-Zionism : a historical and contemporary analysis, Hunter Rose Myers
Worlds beyond : follow-up observations and confirmation of K2 exoplanet candidates, Rachel Eileen O'Connor
Elucidating testate amoeba biodiversity : an analysis of Hyalosphenia spp, Angela Colleen O'Donnell
"When I need you, I shall send for you" : an analysis of Aksumite and Himyarite authority in an East Roman world, Katherine Ashley O'Hara
"Superheroes aren't born - they're built" : an exploration of the interactions between technology and humanity in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Alexandra Helen Ostrowski Schilling
No, stay : stories, Emma K. Pacchiana
Designing a proxy carbon price strategy for Smith College, Breanna Jane Parker
Ionization spectroscopy of beryllium, Carson O. Patterson
Investigating the long-term effects of human land use on soil chemistry and forest vegetation, Linda A. Patterson
Sources of dissolved constituents in a high arctic glacial meltwater stream, Molly Dennison Peek
Nonsensical language and life without meaning : absurdism in children's literature, Carolyn Jane Polis
Inflating the volume of polyhedra, Syed Zainab Aqdas Rizvi
Modeling of the potential traffic management practices at the Williamsburg Mill River Greenway construction site, Laura Mae Rosenbauer
Practicing class : disjunctures between class position and presentation in gay communities, Emily Hawley Ruppel
The aesthetics of landscape : the poetry and art of place in British romanticism, Natalie Nicole Sandstrom
"Swimming in the border" : a translation and critical analysis of Rikudah Potash's Yiddish prose in Jerusalem, Teddy H.E. Schneider
[Triangle]Scope : a new method to quantify 3D biological structures and identify differences in zebrafish forebrain development, Morgan Sarah Schwartz
The impact of bridge intrusion on the Mill River : hydraulic modelling and analysis using HEC-RAS, Maya Sleiman
Androgenic modulation of foot-flagging behavior in the Bronean rock frog (Staurois parvus), Sarah Smith
Metaphors of disability : disposability, land, and literature, Samantha Calli Stolar
The effect of bumblebee caste on individuals' response to medicinal pollen, Elyse Clarissa Stone
Love song for what my mother is too afraid to call by name : poems, Janelle Tan
Fashioning women : dress and the formation of visual types in the late eighteenth-century English popular print, Kaila K. Temple
A high precision laser refractometer for geological applications, Sophia TenHuisen
Synthesis and thermodynamic analysis of a cisplatin-modified DNA 12-mey, Sheng Tian
Synthesis of an alkyne-conjugated neurolenin derivative for use in biological click-chemistry experiments, Anisha Tyagi
Gene regulation in enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, Nhi My Van
Synthesis of protein-polymer conjugates for targeted drug delivery, Analia Jazmin Vázquez Cegla
Precision spectroscopy of beryllium, Alisha Daya Vira
Microgrid design informed by genetic algorithms, Jessica Leigh Wert
Different coasts and different hosts : investigating speciation in the seal lungworm Otostrongylus circumlitus, Kalani Marie Williams
What does your hair smell like? : identifying and modifying hair affinity for volatile molecules, Jinyi Yang
Diagnosis checker : an interactive interface for mitigating diagnostic bias in mental health care, Ji Young Yun
Fossils preserved by iron-bearing minerals in the Lower-Middle Cambrian Carrara formation, Jade Ziqiu Zhang
Honors Projects and Theses from 2017
Designing a photovoltaic array for Smith College, Eleanor Midori Adachi
The chaos axis : redefining worlds and the self in Dishonored, Meredith Bronwyn Agran
The role of gender, sexual trauma and psychopathology in predicting sexual boundary violation risk among psychotherapists, Elena Alexandra Andreopoulos
Synthesis and characterization of PEG-PVDMA hydrogels and core-crosslinked mPeg-block-PVDMA micelles for cancer therapy, Quinn Michael Anex-Ries
Welcome to be here, Julia Hawke Antinozzi
Mark me, Erin Batchelder
Development of a tandem Diels-Alder/Pauson-Khand strategy for the synthesis of tetracycles, Katherine Anne Blackford
Peer social motivation : quantifying differences in species specific social behavior using operant conditioning, Katrina Laurel Blandino
Salivary concentrations of dopamine and other constituents in Parkinson's disease, Noah Daniel Blohm
Effects of Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) decline on forest floor characteristics and macrofungal communities at two sites in western Massachusetts, Aliza M. Boles Fassler
Navigating faith in resistance : religion and spirituality in the politicization of three women activists, Alicia Mae Bowling
The interaction of adult age and executive function on emotion reactivity and recovery following a stressor, Mark Kieran William Britton
Reinventing genre, embracing otherness : queer Latina writers, Jennifer Marie Calabrese