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 2024
A Qualitative Study of In-School Support for LGBTQ+ Students, Sara N. Barry
Nonlinear Rogue wave Generation for All-Optical Switching in Optical Fibers and Photonic Integrated Circuits, Samuel Alexander Bechtold
Optical Tweezers Explorations: DNA-Mitoxantrone Interactions at 20pN, Heléna Kathryn Beeloo
New Quantum Information Science Study at BSU: A Theoretical Study and Research Towards PIC Generation of Entangled Photons, Peyton Brown
Behavioral, Physiological, and Circadian Effects of Constant Light on Bling C3H/HeN and C3H/HeJ, Samantha G. Burke
Case Study of Gun Control Policies of Four Northeastern States, Cassandra Lynn Cantwell
An Exploration of Forgiveness in Social Work Practice, Allison Carter
Assessing the Need for a Mental Health Task Force for Aviation Science Students at Bridgewater State University, Cooper Castellone
The Math Guidebook For Educators: Exploring Multiple Ways Students Interact With Math, Reilly Clark
Delving Deeper: Advancements in Complex Jewelry Techniques, Merna Elnesr
Then and Now: Comparing the Representations of Gender, Race, and Class in Rom-Coms from the 1990s to Today, Madeline Goldberg
The Media’s Representation of Female Athletes During Drug Scandals, Cassandra Leigh Lavigne
Continuing Bonds Experiences of Bereaved Adults Within the Context of the Pandemic, Benjamin Lyons
The Distillers’ and Cattle Feeders’ Trust, Divisions in the United States Whiskey Industry, and the War Fought Over Massive Copper Worms, 1865-1895, Phoebe V. Matthy
The Rubidium Magneto-Optical Trap: Designing a Robust System For Measurement & Control, Thomas Melody
Largeness and Accessibility of Sparse Sets, Oscar Quester
Decolonizing 20th Century Consumerism: Analyzing the Role of Advertising in Amauta, Sam Roberts
“People See Us Homeless People As a Burden To Them” – Linda: Understanding Victimization and Offending Among Homeless Women, Alexandra J. Schloesser
Nike Omni Sense Swim Guardian Googles, Dallas Silva-Dunn
Human Rights in the News, Joseph Thorpe
Theses/Projects from 2023
The Role of Caregivers in Shelters for Women Experiencing Homelessness: A Victimological Approach, Paulina Aguilar Delgado
Mental Health & Homelessness, Lucy Alimamy
Olivia Rodrigo and the Twenty-First Century Personal Brand, Edina Alix
Women in the Cuban Revolution: Where's the Change?, Sierra Beaulac
Middleton’s The Witch Costume Design, Sceviour Brianna
Peer Mentoring Program for Psychology Major Students: A Promising Prospect, Nadia Calderon
Human Capital Flight Impact on the Greek Economy Post the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, Andrew Cook
A Song of Ivory and Steel: Suppressive Empowerment in Game of Thrones, Cassandra Couto
LGBTQ Literature in the High School English Language Arts Classroom: A Rationale for a Unit Plan on Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin, Jenivieve D'Andrea
Juan Crow: A Discriminatory Past with Contemporary Consequences against Mexican Americans, Alicia Delaney
Ivy House and Other Stories: A Collection of Horror, Vanessa Deltufo
Read This Book!: Defending Multicultural Literature from Recent Censorship, Chloe Devine
How International Student Teaching Benefits a Classroom, Kasey Donahue
The Impact of Age and Race on Impressions of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims, Shaelyn Donovan
An Exposition from Four-Vector to Quantum Field Theory, Weverton Dos Santos Alves
Student Perception of Crime and The Role of School Resource Officers, Olivia Dunn
Women’s Desire: A Journey from Pleasing to Sexual Fulfillment, Erin Eichinger
The Benefits of Drama Therapy with Children and Adolescents, Rebecca Gallant
The Relationship Between Social Media Usage During the Covid-19 Pandemic, and Its Effect on the Youth Voter Turnout in the 2020 General Election, Mary Gilmartin
Smile For the Camera: Patterns of Mammal Abundance in Great Hill Forest Through Four Years of Camera Trapping, Alexander Gonatas
Use of Social Media During The Covid-19 Pandemic of 2020, Aliya Goncalves Almeida
Exploring the Connection: The Scale of Time and Effort Within American Baked Goods, Grace Guindon
“In each class I went to, there were people that I was able to talk to”: Sense of Belonging in STEM Linked-Learning Communities, Shannon Hafey
Computing an Image of Objects Hiding Behind a Black Hole, Shannon Harding
Exploring Inmate Health in Prisons: Health Issues, Interventions, and Suggestions to Improve Care, Jenna Healy
Mental Illness and Creativity in the Selected Poetry of Robert Lowell and Anne Sexton, Nicholas Huard
Witnessing Torture: Staged Violence, Spectatorship and the Theatre of Political Imprisonment, Kyle Imbeau