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 2017
Characterization of hard and soft corals at Mexico Rocks, Belize using underwater and aerial images, Amanda Raquel Castro
Pairwise alignment-free protein sequence clustering, Marina Kristy Cheng
Embryo-environment interactions : how PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) impact craniofacial development, Gina Lee Cho
Ethnographic Design Lab Final Report: How SmithScape Came to Be, Geena Choo, Yoon Roh, and Danyi Zeng
Identity, nation building, and sports : examining the role of national soccer teams in bolstering nationalism in Africa, Eliza Frances Cummings
Dei gratia regina : Anglo-Saxon queenship in Wessex, Liberty J. Dupuis
The nostalgic release : the French culture behind the French food Americans thought they knew, Isabelle Louise Eyman
A broad-based investigation of body size of Sciurus carolinensis in space and time, Isabella Marie Fielding
Investigating the distribution and diversity of rare endemic forest plant species in the eastern United States, Anna Elizabeth George
Design and synthesis of a novel cyclic oxazole pseudopeptide, Katherine Anne Graham-O'Regan
Simulation of excitations in shell Bose-Einstein condensates at finite temperature, Shuyao Gu
Prototyping a transportable demonstration for cut resistance, Christine Mary Hamilton
Microcosm experiments : assessing microbial community responses to food web perturbations, Doris Lizbeth Juarez
Conjugation of engineered proteins to Azlactone-functionalized polymers for drug-delivery applications, Eugenie Amjad Jumai'an
Novel intrinsic quantum designs for quantum cascade superluminescent emitters, Sara Kacmoli
Assessing the ecological relationships between Sphagnum mosses and testate amoebae in a New England peatland, Mallory Rose Kakley
Clocking multifluorescent protein expression in yeast, Emmie Marie Knobloch
Rapid effects of G1 on social behavior and preoptic area isotocin expression in male goldfish, Zoe L.C. Kohler-Boland
HSP25 interactome, Natalie Sarah Kolber
Imaging Bioturbation in Supratidal Carbonates: Non-Invasive Field Techniques Enhance Neoichnological and Zoogeomorphological Research, San Salvador, The Bahamas, Karen Kopcznski, Ilya Buynevich, H. Allen Curran, Jon Caris, and Jonathan Nyquist
Searching for signals of selection in crop genomes, Chloe Taylor Lee
The effects of change in foundational species from Tsuga canadensis to Betula lenta on soil chemistry profiles, Veida Lekakh
Quantifying reward for social partners in two vole species, Sarah Anne Lopez
Banking on metaphors : an analysis of economic metaphors in literature and economics, Evelyn Maria Mandel
Training and injury prevention for the hypermobile dancer : a means to functional and aesthetic mobility and Choreography and analysis of Confluent peripheries, Alison Georgia Marsh
The responsibilities of audiences to speakers : a speech act theory of epistemic violence, Helen Celia Mayer
Guerreras de la cancha : leveling the playing field: exploring the role of government in facilitating equal access to soccer for girls in the United States and Ecuador, Maya Nicole McCann
Locating slow slip events in Cascadia across space and time, Elias Greylin Molitors Bergman
Nanoscale cargo transport of spherical DNA origami structures by ensembles of molecular motor proteins, Jessica Marie Morgan
The role of sex and ovarian cycles in rodent behavioral and physiological variability, Kathleen Jane Moshofsky
The effect of circadian disruption and a high fat diet on arcuate microglia in C57/B6 mice, Donna L. Mosley
The isolation and derivatization of sesquiterpene lactones from Neurolaena lobata, Megan Elizabeth Neubig
Effects of accelerated UV exposure on mechanical properties of natural nylon, technora, and polyester fibers, Thuy Xuan Nguyen
Wideband acoustic imitance measurements and time domain reflectance, Jingping Nie
Engineering protein-drug conjugates for therapeutic targeting of mesothelin-positive tumors, Elsie Akinyi Odhiambo
Before and after : uncovering temporal patterns of biodiversity in microbial communities of tide pools, Abigail Angelina Onos
Rewriting absence : appropriation and identity in the art of Hung Liu, Kehinde Wiley, and Glenn Ligon, Samantha Grace Page
Exploring genome architecture, protein evolution and epigenetic processes in ciliates, Olivia A. Pilling
Queer undertakings : an ethnographic analysis of the funeral industry in transition, Vanessa A. Pius
Allüberall : the textual genesis of Mahler's "Der Abschied", Erin Caroline Pratt
The Countess of Pembroke's Cleopatra : translation and transformation in Mary Sidney's Antonie, Mary Ruth Robinson
Using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to explore development of the somatic nucleus of the extensive fragmenting ciliate chilodonella uncinata, Anna Jollyette Rogers
Para conocer a Irzubeta : una exploración de la traducción del "aire lingüistico" de Buenos Aires, Sawnie Bertran Smith
Supporting inclusion in early childhood : contextual effects on perceptions of violating in-group preference norms, Suzanne P. Stillinger
Differential potency of cyclohexanol isomers for positive modulation and inhibition of GABAa receptor currents, Varsha Subramaniam
Identification of TPX-2 promoter binding proteins in the parasite Brugia malayi : a novel approach to stage specific anthelmintic drug discovery, Amalia Rose Sweet
Opinions we loathe : speech rights on college campuses, Julie Marie Voorhes
Reactive azlactone hydrogels : fundamental characteristics and cell compatability, Megan Marie Wancura
Aesthetic men and vanishing women : Oscar Wilde's homosociality and the rejection of desire, Emma Cairns Watson
Modeling sediment transport during sluicing events in Paradise Pond, MA, Cheryl Lyn Watts
Measuring liver gene expression using in vivo bioluminescence imaging, Ivana William
Investigating genome architecture and composition in the class Litostomatea, Monica Annmarie Wilson
No John Trumbull : social, political, and cultural resonance of Hamilton: an American musical, Maria Dougherty Wood
Práticas educativas no sistema educacional Brasileiro : necessidade e perspectivas de reforma, Natassia Yahoub
Improving access to open-source data about the NYC bike sharing system (Citi Bike), Weijia Zhang
DNA-catalyst conjugates for site-selective transformations in biological sciences, Yu Zhang
Aerobic, copper catalyzed phenol methylation via the Chan-Lam coupling reaction, Yingchuan Zhu
Honors Projects and Theses from 2016
Implications for Middle Easterners and North Africans in the United States within the 2020 census, Najwa Faris Alsheikh
DNA-catalyst conjugates (DCats) for site-selective chemical transformations in complex milieus, Ana Emilia Arguello
Spatial and temporal distributions of ciliates in New England tidal ponds, Mary Elizabeth Badger
Heroes of their kind : male and female heroism in old Norse sagas, Gwendolyn Rose Baltera
Sexually stigmatized peer groups and reproductive health : a quantitative approach to management behavior, Emma Rose Beauchamp
Characterizing PAH-induced teratogenesis of the pharyngeal system during Zebrafish craniofacial development, Kathryn Soule Berg
Bottom-up and top-down controls on red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus) distribution : a possible "landscape of fear" on the forest floor, Elizabeth Mary Besozzi
Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of a cisplatin-modified DNA 9-mer, Emily Anne Boerger
"We post to give inspiration to other people" : LGBTQ young adults of color and degital spaces of empowerment, Eden Green Bonjo
How choice matters in the Mass effect series : the effect of simulated realities on our perception of alien individuals, Sydney Jean Stallings Brown
Synthesis and analysis of multi-functional polymer hydrogel biomedical materials, Anna Laura Carroll
Islam in France, radicalization, and the unintended consequences of official rhetoric and media coverage, Sarah Anne Cassidy-Seyoum
Histories, cultures, and identities : Africanist dance in America, Charnice Ometa Charmant
Modeling cytoplasmic dynein motor ensemble motility with cargo designed using DNA oragami : the effect of rigid and and segmented cargo on dynein movement, Karen Wing Lam Chau
Ethylene carbonate ethoxylation on aromatic nitrogen nucleophiles, Peishan Chen
Music in senses: 2015-2016 for voice, flute, piano, violin, saxophone, percussion, and electronics, Yunzhu Chen
a sadgurl'z republic : [is poetry enuf?] language turns to zound, Ntozake Shange, Yolandi Elvira Cruz Guerrero
An investigative study of cardiovascular abnormalities using mathematical models of the cardiovascular system and its regulatory mechanisms, Jamie Alexandra Cyr
Cultural cues and their effects on shooter bias, Emily A. Derosier
Investigating cytoplasmic dynein function using chimeric proteins to isolate subdomain mechanisms, Ria Anand Deshpande
Origin and metamorphism of xenoliths in the Cuillin Center, Isle of Skye, Scotland, Emily Abbott DiPadova
"Dangerous memories" : the Holocaust in French documentary film, Catherine Day Ellsberg
Experiments investigating retention of sodium in peatlands affected by road-salt pollution, Hannah Ruth Francis
Bangladeshi Muslim immigrant experiences in the U.S., Shabia Furkan
Reconceiving environmental justice : a Foucauldian discussion on power, green governmentality and the formation of subjects, Gabriella Veronika Grange
Effects of Withania somnifera on human glycine receptor, Elizabeth Sullivan Halpin
Copper mediated C-H methylation with methylboronic acid, Clare Elizabeth Jacobson
Multiple object tracking using convolutional neural network in wireless sensor networks, Hee Jin
Migration versus mutualism : can the small-ranged endemic plant Rhododendron catawbinse form specialized ericoid mycorrhizae with soil fungi north of its native range?, Elena Maria Karlsen-Ayala
Investigating varied reactivity in aerosol-mimicking solutions, Claire Elena Keller
Analysis of creatine kinase expression and regulation throughout C2C12 myogenesis, Arcadia June Kratkiewicz
Peas in a pod : environment and ionization in green pea galaxies, Heather Rose Kurtz
The morality of commercial surrogacy : an assessment with evidence from India, Nikila K. Lakshmanan
Sensational internationals : gender, sexuality, and foreignness in Ruth Landshoff-Yorck's Die Vielen und der Eine, Dinah Rose Lensing-Sharp