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 2018
Let’s Get Growing: Exploring How Teachers Use Expository Texts in Gardening Lessons for K-1 Students, Lindsey Thomas
Exploring the Use of Predictive Analytics in Banking and Finance Decision-Making, Melanie Tummino
The Complex Humanity of Henry V, Kaitlynn Willette
The Impact of Physical Therapy on an Athletes Decision to Return to Sport, Juliette Zielinski
Theses/Projects from 2017
The Gender Wage Gap: Causes, Consequences, and Remedies, Yaveline Aly
Oral Language Interactions between Students and Teachers in One-Way and Two-Way Immersion Programs, Kristin Arnold
The Effects of a High Fat Diet and Lithium on Social and Anxiety-like Behaviors in Bipolar and Autistic Mouse Strains, Nicole L. Arruda
Judgements of Managerial Personality Affecting Employee Job Satisfaction, Makenzi Astore
Applying John Kingdon’s Three Stream Model to the Policy Idea of Universal Preschool, George Atupem
The Influence of the Renaissance on Current Teaching Methods, Marissa Balsamo
Cultural Factors Influencing Chinese Residents and Students’ Views on Solar Photovoltaic Rooftop Adoption, Ashleigh Bell
Identifying Significant Components of a Sexuality Education Program for Students with Severe Disabilities, Amanda Brennen
Cracking the Code: Redefining Text Complexity, Complicating Reading Pedagogy, Creating Lifelong Readers and Learners, Sarah Bruns
Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s Fight for Ukraine, Vitalina Buchatska
Geochemical and Petrographic Analysis of Basaltic Rocks of the Hawaiian Island: Implications for their Evolutionary Stage of Development, Autumn A. Burrell
Reconstructing Results From Voting Theory Using Linear Algebra, Brian Camara
Joining Hands: Constructing Childhood Agency in the Context of Ageism, Brittnay Churchill
A Comparison of Brick-and-Mortar and Online Last Mile Delivery Networks, Dennis Corvi
The Self and Society: Critical Reflection of Taking Root, Caitlyn Cribben
The Distortion of Drugs: War, Discrimination, and Profit, Chelsea Dagen
“Injuring Her Beauty by Study”: Women and Classical Learning in Frances Burney’s Novels, Stephanie Diehl
Birth by Portland: A Collection of Short Stories by Shay Duchaine, Shay Duchaine
The Internal Compass, Joshua Dyer
The Effects of New Public Management on Public Servant Job Satisfaction, Adam Ferreira
Accessorizing Agency: Nineteenth Century Women’s Fashion Adornments, Ashley Fongeallaz
Poetry of Body and Soul: Personhood in John Donne, Madison Forbes
Distribution of Plethodon cinereus Color Morphs in New England: 40 Years Later, Mariah Fossella
Blockchain Technology: Digitizing the Global Financial System, John Frechette
Phillis Wheatley: The Poetic Bridge Between Methodism and Romanticism, Amelia Fuss
Does a Voice Disorder Exist in Individuals with Cystic Fibrosis?, Jacquelyn Gadsby
Combined Consumption of Alcohol and a High-fat Diet: Effects on Behavior and Health in Male and Female C57B1/6J Mice, Rachel Gelineau
Women Expatriates: Where are They?, Clara Goncalves
The Influence of Rotation on Black Hole Wavefronts, Eric Grotzke
Rehabilitation or Social Isolation? The State’s Struggle with Juvenile Sex Offender Laws, Elyce C. Hall
The Private Library: Cultural Consumption and the Fashioning of Gentlemanly Character in the Long Eighteenth-Century, Corrie Ann Hughes
The Celtic Tiger and Ireland’s Cultural Identity, Brianna Hynes
High Fructose Corn Syrup Down-Regulates the Glycolysis Pathway in Apis mellifera, Michelle R. Jennette
Resisting Marriage: Defying Expectations in Three Lesbian Novels, Jennifer Jordan
The Effect of Both Per Pupil and Science Expenditure on Fifth Grade Science MCAS Scores in Three School Districts in Massachusetts, Kaitlin Kummer
Weed-to-Know Basis: The Public Opinion of Marijuana Use among College-Aged Individuals in Southeastern Massachusetts, Samantha Leandres
Transformations of the Turkish Headscarf: An Exploration of the Political Meaning, Socio-Economic Impact, Cultural Influence, and the Art and Craft of the Hijab, Kelsey Gabrielle Leuenberger
Mentally Ill, HIV-Positive, or Sexual Predator?: Determining Myths Perceived as Representative of Transgender People, Dominic C. Locantore
Love You to Death, Kaleigh Longe
An Accounting Student’s Place in the Job Market, Danya Marhamo
Metacognition and Escape in Golden Age Children’s Literature, Ashley Mastrorilli
Women’s Body Image in the Media: An Analytical Study of Recent Body Image Movements across Media Platforms, Mikayla Matheson
Objective Measurement of Sleep by Smartphone Application: Comparison with Actigraphy and Relation to Cognition, Mood, and Self-Reported Sleep, Taylor R. Maynard
Shari’a Arbitration Courts and Constitutional Democracy: A 21st Century Dilemma, Andrew McCarthy