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
Atlantic Zambezi Global, Dabana Intenque
Exploring LGBT Experiences with Family Planning and Reproductive Health, Isabella LaFratta
Salamander Modeling: Bridging the Gaps in Environmental Science Accessibility, Grace Leopold
Culture, Identity, & Perspectives During the Anglo-Irish Conflict, Riley Losordo
See Me: A Life of Invisibility of the LGBTQIA+ Community in Trinidad & Tobago, Cindy Mack
Assessing Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability in the Small Businesses of Bridgewater, MA, Ryan Mannett
“The Road Less Travelled”: The Longevity of Anti-Apartheid Activism in the Life of Helen Joseph (1905-1992), Sadie Marchesseault
The Constitution's Blind Spots: A Discourse Analysis of Marginalization within the United States Constitution, Ellie Martel
Children Are to be Seen and Heard, Caroline McNelis
Time Series Analysis of Major League Baseball Organizations’ Fan Attendance, Joseph Molis
“Every Man Must Play a Part”: A Character-Centered Approach to The Merchant of Venice, Megan Moore
Left out: Chronic Absenteeism in Elementary Schools, Catarina Morrissette
How Recruitment and Staffing in the Healthcare Industry has been Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic, Jake O'Neil
Narcissistic Parenting and its Effects on Parenting Styles and Child Development, Amy Palumbo
A Cross-Cultural Exploration: Global Methods of Contraception and Family Planning, Cora Pereira
Cannabidiol as a Synergist in Chemotherapy, Liam Pontes
Navigating Gifted Pathways, Ashley Rosenthal
Multilingual Students’ Language Learning in U.S. Classrooms, Monique Santos
My Name is Barbra Public Relations Campaign, Thomas Scalese
Teaching Accurate and Age-Appropriate History to Elementary Students: Teaching Third Graders about Historic Thanksgiving, Ashley Schepis
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