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 2015
Shaping the Future: Igniting Change in Fashion Advertising through Graphic Design, Jessica Laudati
School Shootings and Moral Panics: Differences in Media Framing Based on Race, Class, and Socioeconomic Status, Kelly Ann Lavoie
"Spirits Unequal": Masculinity and the Sexualization and Commodification of Discourse in Bronte's Jane Eyre, Anastacia Lowe
Returning to Red Cloud's Vision: An Analysis of the History of Native American Education on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Nicholas Machado
What Carries On: Drafting, Revising, and Attention to Craft in Young Adult Fiction, Briana McDonald
A Snapshot in Time: English Reactions to the Franco-Prussian War, Andrew McGinnis
Stress Relieving Video Games: Creating a Game for the Purpose of Stress Relief and Analyzing Its Effectiveness, Nicole Mercer
The Effects of Elementary School Teachers’ Instructional Practices on the Self-Confidence of College Students with Dyslexia, Christina Miceli
Bridgewater State University Students’ Perceptions of Undocumented Immigrants, Christina Minich
An Analysis of Numerical Methods on Traffic Flow Models, Terry Mullen
The Zen of Daryl: A New Masculinity within AMC's The Walking Dead, Sarah Jane Mulvey
The Effects of Simulated Jet-lag and Running-Wheel Access on the Symptoms of Type-2 Diabetes in TallyHo/JngJ Mice, Nara F. Nascimento
Plague and Perception: The English Interpretation of Plague in Massachusetts, Sarah Peck
Film Not Found: Current Cinematic Representation of Fat Females and Scripting the Self, Amy Pistone
We Know You Want It: Perspectives on Predictive Shopping, Jessica Polaski
Police Contacts and Attitudes Toward Police: A Study of Race and Policing, Gary Portway
Dude Looks Like a Feminist!: Moral Concerns and Feminism Among Men, Renee F. Precopio
Analysis and Dynamics of Laser Models, Kassaundra Przelomski
The Effect of Stereoscopic (3D) Movies on Psychological and Physiological Experiences, Dawn M. Sarno
Humanity in Posthuman Literature: The Mind-Body Connection and the Human Experience, Teisha Seaman
Literature of the First Encounters: Using Self-Immersion in the Scholarly Study of First Encounter Texts to Develop a Fifth Grade Text Set, Angela Skrabec
On Epistemic Egalitarianism for My P-Zombie Twin: In Defense of the Phenomenal Concept Strategy, Diane Smedberg
Gateway Reads: Finding Texts that Matter to Students, Anne Smith
Re-Writing the Irish Gender Paradigm in Seamus Heaney’s "Oysters" and Eavan Boland's "How it Once Was in Our Country", Kristy Snow
Exploring Residents’ Attitudes toward Solar Photovoltaic System Adoption in China, Yaqin Sun
Investigating the Impact of Digital and Social Media on the Country Music Industry, Casey Thomas
Calculating the Shear and Divergence of Light Rays, Matthew Witherell
The Environmental Impacts of Colonialism, Lawrence Wood
A Critical Analysis of Random Response Techniques, Emanuel Zanzerkia
Theses/Projects from 2014
The Development of Body Image in Dancers: Examining Gesture's Role in Conveying Body Image, Valeria Albano
Civil Unrest and Collective Violence in France: A Historical Comparative Analysis, Kenneth Arsenault
Making the Dough and Knowing How to Spend it: Students' Understanding of Personal Finance, Anthony Bazile
Correlates of Maternal Mortality: A Cross-National Examination, Amanda Blasingame
How Judges Decide: James Wilson's Theory of Constitutional Interpretation, Geena Bournazian
Rooms Without Men, Kailey Brennan
The Folly of Erasmian Scepticism in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, James Cafferty
Chain of Command: The Barriers of Reporting Sexual Assault in the Military, Danielle Christenson
Developing a Book Buddies Curriculum for English Language Learners, Melissa M. Cieto
Relation of Personality Traits to Cognitive Impairments and Disease Severity in Parkinson's Disease, Lindsey Clark
A Modernity Paused: James Joyce, Catholicism, and the Celtic Revival in the Pre-Revolution Ireland of Dubliners, Sean Clifford
A Series of Tubes, Timothy Concannon
Mom, Dad, and Johnny, John Condry
Generation Peace: Peace Education to Unify a Globalized Society, Jocelyn Coombs
Perceptions and Misconceptions: The Relationship Between Education and Understandings of Individuals Experiencing Homelessness, Julie Cronin
Communicating Shakespeare: How High School Educators Should Approach the Great Playwright, Samantha DeFilippe
Inspiring Action through Graphic Design: An Exploration & Creation of Graphic Design to Bring About Change for Girl's Education Globally, Gabriella Diniz
Music Therapy and Communication Disabilities: Singing, Speech, and the Brain, Jennifer Drake
Coleridge, James and the Dangerous Imagination, Taylor Ferguson