Recent Honors Theses

The Honors Thesis is an opportunity to work closely with a faculty mentor on an independent research or creative scholarly project. Students choose their projects in collaboration with a faculty mentor.

Theses can take different forms depending on the field in which they are completed. Each academic department specifies the requirements every thesis must meet for that department.

Spring 2017

Amanda Arteaga, “Precursor to the Spanish Picaresque Novel,” Honors Thesis, April 2017. Mentor: Dr. Mariela Wong

Tianna Cassano, “The Rise of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Infections in the Older Adult Population and Possible Interventions,” Honors Thesis, April 2017. Mentor: Dr. Deborah Kramer

Elisa Ferrara, “The Detrimental Effects of Zinc and Cadmium in Flora: A Consequence of Pollution,” Honors Thesis, April 2017. Mentor: Dr. Daniel Amarente

Katelyn Haggerty, “A Case Study on Linear Regression Techniques: Least Squares and Beyond,” Honors Thesis, April 2017. Mentor: Dr. Peter Luthy

Krishna Magalona, “Apathy as a Defense Mechanism, Love as the Answer,” Honors Thesis, April 2017. Mentor: Dr. Margaret Hughes

Kylee McGrane, “A Moment of Magic’s Business Plan,” Honors Thesis, April 2017. Mentor: Mr. Jonathan Rosenberg

Gabriela Mendoza, “Forms of Scrapie Propagation,” Honors Thesis, April 2017. Mentor: Dr. James Fabrizio

Mackenzie Heizer, “The State of the Literature on Return to Play (RTP) for High School Athletes After Concussion/TBI,” Honors Thesis, April 2017. Mentor: Dr. Deborah Kramer

Kristen Macatangay, “The Effect of the Flipped Classroom Method on the Retention of Information in Nursing Students,” Honors Thesis, April 2017. Mentor: Dr. Lissette Dorfman

Nicholas Meusburger, “The Demise of the Wehrmacht and the Rise of the Red Army: The Battle of Stalingrand,” Honors Thesis, April 2017. Mentor: Dr. Joseph Skelly

Christian Macahilig, “Improvised Exchanges: Jazz Music and American You Culture in the 1930s,” Honors Thesis, April 2017. Mentor: Dr. Daniel Opler

Shadi Khayyo. “The Analysis of Porphyrin Molecules for Photodynamic Research,” Honors Thesis, April 2017. Mentor: Dr. Pamela Kerrigan

Shannon Reilly, “The Impact of Hourly Rounding Upon Patient Outcomes and Patient and Nurse Satisfaction,” Honors Thesis, April 2017. Mentor: Dr. Mary DiBuono

Stephanie Rodway, “Restoration of Function in Cases of Paralysis through the Application of Brain Machine Interfaces,” Honors Thesis, April 2017. Mentor: Dr. Ana Ribeiro

Marielle Villanobos, “Vertebrate Limb Development: Specifying the Anterior-Posterior Axis,” Honors Thesis, April 2017. Mentor: Dr. James Fabrizio

Katelyn Wentworth, “Reactions of Nursing Students when Faced with Violations of the ANA Code of Ethics at the Hands of Nurse Educators,” Honors Thesis, April 2017. Mentor: Dr. Lissette Dorfman

Yra Franchesca Gabas, “Benefits of Kangaroo Mother Care and Barriers to Adopting Kangaroo Mother Care in the Nursing Point of View,” Honors Thesis, April 2017. Mentor: Dr. Deborah Kramer

Alvin Santiago, “When Caretakers Stop Caring: A Look at Compassion Fatigue and Nurses,” Honors Thesis, April 2017. Mentor: Dr. Deborah Migliore

Spring 2016

Joshua Rene P. Binag, “Executive Functioning in Mono-Literate Heritage Speakers, Bi-Literate Heritage Speakers, And Monolinguals,” Honors Thesis, April 2016. Mentor: Dr. Stephanie Berger

Colleen Broderick, “Hereditary Angioedema,” Honors Thesis, April 2016. Mentor: Dr. Joseph Molinatti

Ashley Canastra, “Muscle Regeneration: The Role of Exercise and Transcriptional Regulators,” Honors Thesis, April 2016. Mentor: Dr. James Fabrizio

Nicole-Ashley Carumba, “Social Media Influencers and Brand Integrations: An Emerging Trend in Advertising,” Honors Thesis, April 2016. Mentor: Dr. Cynthia B. Meyers

Kimberly Gomez, “Naturally Kimmy Business Plan,” Honors Thesis, April 2016. Mentor: Dr. Teresita Ramirez

Alexa Harris, “Propagation and Interaction of Pulsatory Waves of the Korteweg-de Vries Equation,” Honors Thesis, April 2016. Mentor: Dr. Victor A. Miroshnikov

Hala Innabi, “Use of Stem Cells in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 and 2,” Honors Thesis, April 2016. Mentor: Dr. James Fabrizio

Carly Jenkinson, “The Relationship Between Trauma and Attribution Style in a Diverse Undergraduate Population,” Honors Thesis, April 2016. Mentor: Dr. Sumithra Raghavan

Gabrielle Loccisano, “Memory, Fragmentation, and the Language of the Physical Body in Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s Dictee,” Honors Thesis, April 2016. Mentor: Dr. Lynne Bongiovanni

Danica Luc, “Initiating Apoptosis as a Means to Control Unrepressed Cellular Division,” Honors Thesis, April 2016. Mentor: Dr. Felix Bocchino

Diana Lulgjuraj, “A Review of the Effects of Labeling Menus with Nutritional Information On Consumers’ Food Choices,” Honors Thesis, April 2016. Mentor: Dr. Debra Migliore

Sarah Oquendo, “The Revolutionist, the Assimilist and the Reformist in Jose Rizal’s El Filibusterismo,” Honors Thesis, April 2016. Mentor: Dr. Rosita E Villagómez

Erika Pichardo, “Violence Among Everyday Women,” Honors Thesis 2016. Mentor: Dr. Alfred D’Anca

Bryan Ruiz, “Undergraduate Nursing Handoff Communication,” Honors Thesis, April 2016. Mentor: Dr. Lisette Dorfman

Karl Schmidt, “Foreign Enemy or Common Good? A Comparative Analysis of the Creation of a French and a German National Identity,” Honors Thesis, 2016. Mentor: Dr. David Aliano

Diane Souvenir, “Improving Compliance Between Patient and Healthcare Systems,” Honors Thesis, April 2016. Mentor: Dr. Melissa Moreno 

More theses are available by searching the Library’s books and databases.