Virtual Commons offers open access copies of Commonwealth and Departmental Honors Program theses and projects completed by undergraduate students who have submitted them electronically since 2013. The authors of these documents retain copyright to the intellectual property these works represent in their current form.
Theses/Projects from 2023
Relationships Between Vector Mosquitoes and Climate Change Derived from Long Term Ecological Data in the United States, Nicholas Scott
Exploring the Interaction of Minor-Groove-Binder Netropsin with DNA Using Optical Tweezers, Irbazhusain Shaikh
Aiming to Connect: Do College Students of Color Feel as Though They Belong in the Psychology Major?, Sarah Smith
How Can Consuming a Plant-Based Diet Reduce the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Postmenopausal Women?, Rebecca Stack
Understanding Quantum Field Theory and Standard Model to Explore Beyond Standard Model Physics, Alize Sucsuzer
The Process of Using Unity to Create a 2D Video Game, Sean Tammelleo
Investigation of Electron Transfer in the KshA-KshB-R286A Protein Complex from Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Elyse Tavares
The Balance of Spectacle and Empathy: Writing and Revising The Stone Skinned: a Novel, James Tickle
The Evolution of the Child Character with Learning Differences, Mary Viera
Optimizing Photosystem I and Plastocyanin Isolation to Develop a Photosystem I-Catalyst System for Photochemical Hydrogen Production, Angelina Vuong
Letting the Narrative Unfold: Black Female Storytellers of the 21st Century, Jalila Waller
Examining Psychology Majors: Perceptions, Motivations, & Goals, Madison Wetherell
Theses/Projects from 2022
Nutritional Cooking Program with Girls Inc., Taunton, MA, Chantel Almanzar
Challenges of Transitioning Back to School from Hospitalization: The Role of Child Life Specialists in Schools, Kelsey Bannen
Unlocking the Mystery of TeV J2032+4130 through VERITAS Data, Devon J. Barros
From Bridgerton to Love is Blind: Romantic Relationship Expectations Based on Consumption of Original Streaming Television, Elena Bartolomey
A Leap in the Dark: How Benjamin Disraeli’s 1867 Reform Bill Remade the Tory Party, Eric Beauregard
From Massachusetts to Ravensbrück: Betty Laurie, the United States, and the Holocaust, Delainey Bostley
The Magazine Industry: How the Internet Has Changed It All, Marissa Bradstreet
Racism in Barnstable County’s Judiciary System, Olivia Brown
Social and Self-Concepts for Students with IDD in Relation to Inclusive Programs, Maeve Carney
The Role of Surprise in Guessing Games, Justin Carpender
Exploring BIPOC Student Experiences and the Teacher’s Role in Anti-Racist Pedagogy, Elizabeth Cheesman
Higher Education Social Media: Student Perceptions of University’s COVID-19 Crisis Communication, Bailey Cormier
Dead on Arrival, Paige Couture
Comparing the US to Other Nations: Experimental Evidence on Changing Public Punitiveness, Vinny Coyle
How the Vegan Vs. Non-Vegan Diet Affects Strength Training Athletes, Kelsey Craig
Establishing the Freestyle 293 Expression System as a Tool to Generate Recombinant Apolipoprotein E in Mammalian Cells, Michaela Cunningham
But Everyone is Playing This! A Closer Look at Video Gaming and Moral Panics From 1996 Through 2006, James Damon
Strategies for Increasing Long Term Language Comprehension in English Learners, Apryl Danwah
Challenging Wrongful Convictions and the Death Penalty in Three State-Level Cases, Theresa Debrah
“I’m not just made for men”: How Online Sex Workers Manage Misogyny, Sarah Dellner
Deep Space and the Quantum Mechanical Case: A Study of Stars to the First BSU Direct Measurement of a Singular Photon, Darius Desnoes
Teaching Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen through a Series of Lesson Plans in the 21st Century, Patricia Diaz Fernandez
Review of Curriculums for English Language Learners, Hayden Doherty
What Works? A Qualitative Exploration of Play Therapy for Children in Pediatric Oncology, Caitlyn Dorsey
Exploring Materials for Carbon Capture: A Project-Based Lab for the First-Year Chemistry Course, Elise Eng
The Negative Effects of Social Media Sites on Adolescents and the Benefits of Evoking Empathy Through Reading, Lindsay Everson
Transgressing Time: Life and Death in the Portraiture of Paula Modersohn-Becker, Elizabeth Ezekiel
Evading OblivionLand, Caitlin Faria
The Foundations of Mathematics: Axiomatic Systems and Incredible Infinities, Catherine Ferris
Judged by the Cover, Jay Froio
Beauty Consumed, Erika Galvin
The Effects of Critical Literacy Theory on Listening Comprehension and Student Engagement, Jay Girvan
Exploring Experiences withContraceptive Discontinuation, Julia Giurleo
Who to Tell?: An Analysis of the Disclosure Experiences of Online Sex Workers, Michael Gomes
Sex Differences in the Anatomy of MAM E17 Treated Rats: A Developmental Model of Schizophrenia, Cassandra Hartsgrove
Over-Policing and Under-Protecting in American Cities, Margaret Hession