The Honors Program Theses series publishes theses written by students completing the Honors Degree Program at Rollins College. Graduates of the Program receive a distinct and separate undergraduate degree, Artium Baccalaureus Honoris, the Honors Bachelor of Arts Degree.

Print copies of Honors Program Theses dating prior to 2014 are available in the Rollins College Archives, and can be found through Olin Library's online catalog: http://www.rollins.edu/library/find/findbooks.html.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Trump-Era Immigration Politics and Preventive Health: HPV Vaccination Ambivalence Among Latinx Immigrants in Florida, Silvana Montanola

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The Origins of Phantom Partials in the Piano, Lauren M. Neldner

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Against Monetary Functionalism: a Social Ontology of Money, James Payne

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The Effects of Dance on People with Disabilities, Heidi Po

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Black Historical Erasure: A Critical Comparative Analysis in Rosewood and Ocoee, Christelle Ram

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A State Divided: The Reality of Education in Maine, Gabrielle Raymond

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Decolonizing Climate Discourse and Legitimating Indigenous Wisdom: Toward an Ecosystemic Episteme, Caitlin Robison

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Framing Sports’ Corporate Social Responsibility: U.S. Women’s Vs. Men’s Soccer Leagues, Paul Schattschneider

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Algerian Women's Waistcoats - The Ghlila and Frimla: Readjusting the Lens on the Early French Colonial Era in Algeria (1830-1870), Morgan Snoap

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A Numerical Approach to Modeling Submoons and Investigating Stability Regions, Josephine Spiegelberg

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Complete Bipartite Graph Embeddings on Orientable Surfaces Using Cayley Maps, Madeline Spies

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Trade and Power Transition Wars, Conor Sullivan

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Programas de estudios en el extranjero: maximizar las aptitudes interculturales, Shannon Sullivan

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Religious Culture of the Crusader Kingdoms, Veronica Eva Szoke

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“And Some, I Assume, Are Good People:” Examining the Impact of Donald Trump’s Presidency on the Lived Experiences of Latinx Teens, Mary Vickers

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The Physical Interactions of KLP-4 & The Effects of Microtubule Acetylation, Lindsey Wright

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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An investigation of clarinet playing using a sensor-equipped mouthpiece, Camille Adkison

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Guns and God: Exploring the Relationship between Christianity and Firearms, Frances Asbury

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Treatment and Evolution of Digital Rights: A Comparative Analysis of China, Russia, the United States, and Germany, Karina Barbesino

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Mentalized Affect, Self-Acceptance, and Self-Criticism, Elizabeth Berry

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[HER], Fiona Campbell

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Caesarean Birth in A Social Context: A Content Analysis of Childbirth Narratives, Marissa Cobuzio

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Examining Paul Verlaine’s Poetry Through Two Musical Lenses: Gabriel Fauré and Claude Debussy, Alexia Della Valle

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The Transferable Skills of YouTubers and How They May Benefit Aspiring Entrepreneurs, Michael Dennis

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The Role of KLP-4 in Regulating Cholinergic Signaling in vivo, Catherine Deuchler

At Risk and Homeless in the United States: How Women and LGBTQ+ Individuals Experience Homelessness, Lya Dominguez

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The Use of State-Sponsored Torture for National Security: A Debate on the Permissibility of Torture in the Name of Public Safety, Matthew Fisher

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Gender and Singing in the American Classroom, Amanda Franklin

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Inevitably Dying: The Role of Ideological Legacy-Derived Death Anxieties in Subverting Mortality Salience, Christina Fuleihan

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The Art of Caring: Increasing Empathy Through Conversation, Joy Harlynking

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A Critical Review of the Best Practices for Displaced Students in Orange County Public Schools, Nicole Hubert

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in defense of Grass Grows: a play about mental illness, Amanda Grace Hughes

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Globalization and Social Spending: Lessons for India, Ansh Jain

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“LIQUID SUNSHINE, or SOMETHING ELSE,” a play by Kalli Anne Joslin, Kalli Joslin

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Making Your Vote Worth More: The Impact of Electoral Rules on Voters' Behaviors in Ireland, the Netherlands, and the U.S., Skylar Knight

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CAR T Cells As A Patentable Therapeutic, McKenzie List

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Conservation of Function and Structure in Staphylococcal family of Rsa sRNAs, Luke Parsley

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The Role of CodY in Hydrogen Peroxide Tolerance and Biofilm Formation of Streptococcus mutans, Kaitlin M. Rioux and Brandaliz Santiago-Narvaez

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Preparation of Functional Nanocomposites from Layered Zirconium Phosphates, Erin Snyder and Brian Mosby

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Identification of Proteins Interacting with Zebrafish Miro Orthologs in the Yeast Two-Hybrid System, Yiran Tao

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"I couldn't play with anyone that day... I'm so frustrated": Making Meaning Out of Frustrating Experiences in Early Childhood, Megan Welliver

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Power, Punk, and Performance: A Critical Analysis of Hooligan Laws in Russia, Noelle Wurst

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Identification of Novel Tyrosinase Inhibitors, Amanda Ames

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COIN doctrine for the 21st century GWOT: Improvements for battling Al Qaeda in the Western Sahel, Caleb Archuleta

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Modeling Public Opinion, Arden Baxter

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Predictive Analytics in the Criminal Justice System: Media Depictions and Framing, Kar Mun Cheng

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Mauritian Literature versus the Cambridge International Education System, Iman Gareeboo

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EBV and Human miRNAs Co-Target NF-κB Activators TRAF6 and BIRC3, Callahan Katrak

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“It’s Not Easy Being Green”: Predictors of Pro-Environmental Behaviors Among College Students, Morgan Laner

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Hablando del Autismo: Autism Coverage in South America, Silvia Luengo

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Modern Mysticism: A Collection of Short Stories, Morgan McConnell

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Gender Bias in Higher Education: A Case Study of Rollins College, Zoe Mitchell

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The Art and Science of Listening, Sara Nelson

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Let’s Escape into the Music: A Cross-Generational Oral History of Orlando LGBTQ+ Spaces, Hannah Powell

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In Defense of the Broader Application of Virtual Queues, Evan Rapone

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The Lives of Undocumented Latina Migrants: An Intersectional Analysis of Gender, Nationality, and Migration Status in the United States, SaraJane Renfroe

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A Mixed-Method Examination of Patient Perceptions of Ideal Physician Behavior and Overall Quality of Care, MEGAN ROUSE

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Detection of Local Steroidogenic Enzyme Gene Expression in Brown Anoles, Ada Spahija

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Three Damn Letters, Katherine Ammon

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Quran & Capitalism: The Compliance of Income Share Agreements with Shari'ah, Kamil Fadel

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A Serengeti Land Ethic: Deconstructing Environmental Dualism in a Critical Ecosystem, Kristyn Gorton

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Epstein-Barr Viral microRNAs Target The NF-kappaB Pathway, Divya Kolakada

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Synthesis of a 1,2,4-substituted imidazole for a Fragment-Based Drug Discovery Library, Tyler Lafferty

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Climate Change Crisis: Prescribing Alternative Economic Policy Using An Austrian Framework, Elina N. McGill

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Examining Renewable Energy and Economic Growth: Evidence from 22 OECD Countries, David Neitzel

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Brand Hate and Brand Forgiveness - A Dynamic Analysis, Alexandra Sampedro

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Caffeine used as a Tracer of Wastewater Contamination in South Florida, Stephanie Spence

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Laughing in the Face of Oppression: The Nature of Political Satire Under Different Types of Political Regimes, Victoria Villavicencio Pérez

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The Impact of Globalization on the Perceptions and Practices of Menstruation among Indigenous Women in Peru, Meghan Wallace

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Bitter taste preference and psychopathy: A partial replication of Sagioglou and Greitemeyer, 2016, Lauren A. Waymire

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Sorting Through the Rubbish: A Case Study of Rollins College Recycling, Courtney W. Banker

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Interleukin-4 Promotes the M2 Phenotype in Macrophages, Patrick Beane

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Through the Grapevine: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Rape and Retaliation on a College Campus, Hanna E. Cody

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Narcissistic Differences in Christian and Nonreligious Individuals, Sarah J. Dubebdorff and Andrew Luchner

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NK cells expand and interact with K562-mb15-41BBL plasma membrane particles, but not with K562-mb15-41BBL cells, Ryan H. Lindstrom

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Synthesis of photoactive biocompatible gold nanoparticles with mixed monolayers, Ibrahim Musri

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The Corporatization of Justice: Clashes Between International Arbitration and National Environmental Regulations, Scott Novak

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“Hot Moms”: Sexual Objectification and Motherhood, Danae Nunez

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The role of cyclic nucleotide gated channels, retrograde IFT rate change, and chemical concentration in the olfactory habituation of C. elegans, Michaela A. O'Driscoll

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YouTube Money: The Impact of Brand Management on Online Video Companies, Samantha Perry

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Assessing Risk and Resilience Factors for Early Childhood Development, Danielle Rioux

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Three Rationalities: An exploration of three views on rationality in Economics, Martin Smith Sanders IV

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Understanding Mental Toughness and Stress: The Role of Cortisol, Alexis K. Satterwhite Ms.

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Quantifying the locomotion of C. elegans and their response to photo stimulation, Ian Seddon

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Quality of Life and Athletic Participation Assessment in Children and Adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease, Kayla Stuckey

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The Search for Agency: Female Sexual Desire in U.S. Sex Education and Coming-of-Age Cinema, McKenzi A. Vanderberg

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Influential factors in encouraging or dissuading Orlando businesses to seek LEED certification, Katrina M. Zdanowicz

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Copyrights and Creativity: The Affects of Copyrights on Fairy Tales, Dina Arouri

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Violent Sex Versus Sexual Violence: Constructing a Consensual Moral Framework, Katherine A. Barnekow

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Further description of hybridization in the sea stars Asterias rubens and Asterias forbesi through the application of species-specific genetic markers, Callie Bateson

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The Curse of the V: Contemporary Feminist Movements and Performative Dichotomies in the Plays of Caryl Churchill, Meredith A. Connelly

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Synthesis of Photoactive Gold Nanoparticles for Photodynamic Therapy, Mutya Cruz

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For Your Viewing (Dis)Pleasure: Investigating Power, Bodies, and Objectification Through Performance-Based Video Art, Alice E. Johnson

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The Political Correlates of Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Winter Park, FL, Ariella Lvov

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Analysis of the Embedded Cortisol Signature in the Nail of Canis lupus familiaris, Zoe Mack

Historical, Ethical, and Chemical Perspectives of Rational Drug Design, Megan Paige Single

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Use of Rhetoric in 1960's Protest Music: A Case Study of Bob Dylan's Music, Colleen Wilkowski

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Energetic Costs of Aggression in the Northern Cardinal, Sarah K. Wright

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Defining the Creator: Competing Cosmological Narratives & Conceptions of the Sculptor, Zachary Baldwin

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Trafficking in Nepal: An Exploratory look at the Process and Effectiveness of Rehabilitation and Reintegration Facilities for Sexually Exploited Women in Nepal, Mary Mackenna Bowles