The Senior Honors Project allows undergraduate students to pursue independent research, scholarship, and creative work under the guidance of a faculty sponsor. It culminates in the production and presentation of the student's own substantial creative work.
To submit an electronic thesis, click the Submit Research link in the sidebar. View summarized submission instructions (PDF).
Manuscripts from 2009
Starring Mark Twain and Hank Morgan: Performance in A Connecticut Yankee, Lisa McGunigal
Analyzing the Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Programs, Victoria Miceli
Persuasion in Contemporary Presidential Campaigns, Dylan Moore
The Mechanism of Prozac: A Study in High-Tech Pedagogy, Nicholas O'Brien
War and Video Games, Nicholas A. Perry
Teaching Sustainable Education and the Energy Conservation Ethic, Pia C. Peterson
Protozoan Vaccine Candidate Homologues in Tetrahymena thermophila, Justin Schumacher
Student Interest in Genetic Testing for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Sajel Shah
Sex Trafficking and Decriminalized Prostitution in Rhode Island, Melanie Shapiro
Role of the p21 Protein in the Fanconi Anemia Pathway, Mae Shen
Postmodernism & Paradise Lost: Reconsidering Knowledge, Politics and Literature, Mary Smith
Coping with Loss: A Khmer Perspective on Guiding Children and Adolescents upon the Death of a Loved One, Sekboppa Sor
An Investigation of Cardiac Dynamics and Substrate Metabolism in an Animal Heart Failure Model, Anna Stanhewicz
French Fashion Industry: The Introduction of a Fashion Brand to the French Market, Kristen Thomas
The Evolution of Outsourcing, Michael L. Videira
Manuscripts from 2008
Opening the Aperture: Examining Images of War in the Press, Jeffrey Albanese
URI Student Bridge, Nicole Aragi
A New Voice for Chariho, Christopher Barrett
Healthy Habits: An Exploration of Family Eating Choices and Practices, Stephanie Bramley
Therapeutic Children’s Mural, Natalie Brooks
Differential Equations: A Universal Language, Bethany Caron
Promoting Locally Grown Foods in Schools through Developed Classroom Curriculum and Foodservice Educational Tools, Meredith F. Carter
A Cello Anthology, Alina R. Castro Swonger
Hip Hop is Dead: The Rhetoric of Hip Hop, Kalyana Champlain
Greenpeace, Earth First! and The Earth Liberation Front: The Progression of the Radical Environmental Movement in America, Christopher J. Covill
Native American Flute Meditation: Musical Instrument Design, Construction and Playing as Contemplative Practice, Daniel Cummings
Sparkle: What Every Teenage Girl Should Know, Alexandria D’Angelo
Midnight Dawning: A Reconciliation, Astrid Drew
A Hike Through the Forest: The Knapsack Problem in Graph Theory, Bridget K. Druken
Fighting for Another Country’s Democracy: An Analysis of Democratic Aid and Military Intervention Through the Vietnam and Iraq War, Cassandra Feeney
Assessment of Whole Grain Intake in a Population of College Students, Sarah Flinn
Building a Non-Profit Organization: Project Venue, Alanna K. Green
System Analysis of the URI Hurricane Preparedness Plan, Rebecca Harlow
Modern Leonidas: Spartan Military Culture in a Modern American Context, Samantha Henneberry
Cowboys and Shoguns: The American Western, Japanese Jidaigeki, and Cross-Cultural Exchange, Kyle Keough
Chrysalis: An Interpretation of Memory through Rhythm and Movement, Valerie Kitchin
A Foray into Food Writing: A Philosophical Approach to Contemporary Food Movements, Rebecca Long
Rendre compte de l’inconscient : Une exploration surréaliste d’expression créatrice, Emily Macaux
A Look Into Cape Verde Save Our Children: The African Way, Kristin MacDougall
A Look Into Cape Verde Save Our Children: The African Way, Kristin MacDougall
Corporate Ethics and CEO Compensation, Martin Mack
Senior Honors Recital, Mark Maguire
Gender Minority Elder Care, Yisrael Malotte-Berger
The Act of Writing a Children's Book, Alexandra Mancini
New Freedom: An Investigation into the World of Prosthetics, Jenna Marcus
Give The People What They Want, When They Want It, And They Won’t Sit All The Time: Consumer Behavior in the Online Music Market, Maxwell Mathews
Evaluating Long Term Political Consequences of Economic Restructuring Programs, James McGee
Type 1 Diabetes: A Non-Fiction Perspective/ Just a Kid: Emily’s Diabetes Story, Kristen Moody
Traditional Natural Resource Use and Development in Northeast Thailand, Christie Moulton
A Winding Rhode: An Event Planning Manual for Every Rhody Ram, Jennifer Nussinow
Novice Coach’s Guide to Coaching Novice, Catherine Pruszynski
Diagnosing David Foster Wallace, Amanda Redinger
Time Post-Hatch Caloric Value of Artemia salina, Jessie M. Sanders
World Voice: Invisible Lines & Mindfulness and Peaceful Living, Joseph A. Santiago
“Do you not know what happens to Mothers in America?”, Angela Santopietro
Characterization of the Interaction between the Fanconi Anemia (FA) D2 Protein and Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen (PCNA), Carolyn Schmiedel
Lowering Cholesterol: through the use of Plant Sterols and Stanols, Nicole St. Jean
AIDS Art: Activism on Canvas, Lucy Sumners
La Théorie de Weber et la Mentalité du Travail en France et aux États-Unis, Kristina Suorsa
Analysis of Students' Misconceptions of Research Methods in Relations to Thinking Style, Tonya Tavares
The Katrina Project, Alison Traver
The Value of Humanities Education and What Higher Education Must Do to Keep it Alive, Stephen A. Yang
Manuscripts from 2007
Rhode Island Family Court and the Best Interests of Children, Alexandra Arnold
Beliefs of Violence-Sensitive and Violence-Tolerant People, Amethyst Brell
L'Avenir de la Pharmacie: Une Comparaison des Modèles Français et Américain, Amber Castle
LIVING PROOF: The decline in Northeast Arts Education - and what can be done about it., Chris Comer
Teaching English in the Dominican Republic, Cassandra Craig
International Development Education, Adam Crawley
Hao Bu Hao: A Survival Guide for Zhejiang University, Jenna N. D’Amico
Synthesis of Polythiophenes using Oxidative Coupling, Suchismita Datta
Mechanics of Suction Generation During Feeding in Little Skates, Danielle Duquette
The Convenient Alliance: President Reagan and Pope John Paul II, Cold Warriors, Tighe P. Flatley
The Tragedy of Death in the Pursuit of Spiritual Immortality, and the Physician’s Response, Rachel Furman
Nietzsche’s Doctrine of Eternal Return, David R. Gadon
From Script to Stage: A Costume Designer’s Perspective, Laura M. Gifford
Students Sharing Feelings of Grief: An Elementary Curriculum on Loss, Kristen Gloumakoff
Darfur: Genocide in the 21st Century, Victoria Goff
Where Have All the Protest Songs Gone?, Dan Goniprow
Recruitment and Retention of Childhood Bereavement Center Facilitators, Katherine A. Guilfoyle
Music, the Non-Governmental Actor Changing Political Policy: Have We Failed the Power of Music?, Alex Hershey
Lasser Voir: Experimental Film Revealing the Dichotomy of the Mind, Valerie Kitchin
Newport Restoration Foundation’s Historic Houses of “The Point”, Jennifer Lalli
The Power of Ridicule: An Analysis of Satire, Megan LeBoeuf
The Evolution and Impact of Documentary Films, Amma Marfo
A Medical Mission: Healing Wounds, Improving Health, and Discovering Hope in Honduras, Michaela Maynard
La Mondialisation qui Menace L’identité Française et ses Relations avec le Commerce, Kelly McBrien
The Moral and Legal Aspects of Protecting Human Rights: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Intervention, Adam Mellion
A Comparison of Pyronin Y-Methyl Green Stain and Methylene Blue Stain for Somatic Cell Count in Sheep Milk, Emily Mirek and Stacey O’Donnell
The Paper Trail: Paper Use and Disposal at the University of Rhode Island, Katherine Modzelewski
Are Television News Programs Becoming Nothing More Than Infotainment?, Nicole Morell
La double vie de Baudelaire: le trouble bipolaire et la dépendance à l’opium, Kristen Murphy
The Rhode Map to Success: the Exploratory Student’s Guide to Choosing an Undergraduate Major, Kaitlin O'Hara
A Pre-Apocalyptic Masterpiece, Brad Orleck
Some Open Questions on Modulo Classes, Frank J. Palladino
Forensics: Crime Scene Investigation Case Closed, Christina Parente
Toward Salvation: Italo Calvino’s Wakeful Phenomenology, May C. Peckham
Organizing for Community Benefit: Anti-Gentrification Effort in Providence, RI, Katiuska Pérez
Communicating with Students Via E-mail: Creating No Excuse for “There’s Nothing to Do On Campus”, Jessica Rusack
Perpetuality in Print: Musing Nature in Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar, Kacey Silvia