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 or here. View summarized submission instructions (PDF).
Manuscripts from 2021
Equine-assisted Services for Children with Disabilities, Mara Kleinman
I Saw the Sunrise in Their Eyes: An Endeavor in the Novel Writing Process, Jordan Laferriere
The Bloody Reality: An Analysis of Menstruation Representation and Perception in the United States from the 1940s-2010s, Aliya Linder
Health Communication Support in Baseline Health Literacy Research, Owen Manahan
Effects of a Pandemic on Supply Chain Networks, Richard Mankavech
The Journey to Reach Herd Immunity: The United State's Efforts Towards Controlling SARS-CoV-2, Natalina Mastroianni
The Journey to Reach Herd Immunity: The United State's Efforts Towards Controlling SARS-CoV-2, Natalina Mastroianni
The New Normal: Crisis and Communication In the Age of COVID-19, Evan McAlice
Rising Costs, Stagnant Prices: How Video Game Companies Truly Earn Profit, Lucas McCulloch
Taking the Pulse for URI as an Age-Friendly University, Louisa Melchionno
The Evolution of Women's Opportunities in the Workplace: A Look at the Past to Interpret the Present, Emily Milich
Climate Change and Vaccines: Distrust of Science in Politics and the Media, Natalie Montalbano
Modulating the Tumor Microenvironment to Improve Immunotherapy Treatments, Lleayem Nazario-Johnson and David Rowley
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Analyzing the Impacts of Loss of the FANCA Protein on Chromatin State, Mileena Nguyen
An Intersectional Analysis of LGBTQ+ Healthcare in the United States, Nicole Niles
Combating Public Vaccine Misinformation Through an Educational Podcast for Middle and High School Students, Vincent Nocella
Plato, Aristotle, and the Political Landscape of the Present, Tanner J. Pacheco
Examination of the Effects of Speech Disorders on Juvenile Delinquency and the Potential Benefits of Speech Therapy for Offenders, Katie Paparelli
Impact of COVID-19 Related Deaths on New Nurses in Rhode Island, Jessica Petonak
Seeing Color: America's Judicial System, Elizabeth Poulin
Tomorrow is Not Promised, Dalia Rajeh
The Association Between Type-2 Diabetes Pathophysiology & Exercise Adherence, Sydney Raymond
Early 20th Century African American Women's Suffrage Movement in Rhode Island, Katherine Riordan
“This is (still) a man’s world”: Gender Inequality in Hollywood from the Silent Era to #MeToo, Kiana Ross
Predicting and Measuring Support for Populism, Jay Rumas
Updating Soulful Girls, Hailey Ryan
Project Title: Home Birthing: Analyzing the Value of Home Births to American Mothers, Julia Santini
Particle tracking reveals Pelagic Red Crabs as indicators of climate-driven range expansion in the California Current, Elizabeth Saraf
Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on College Students through an Analysis of Oral Histories, Miranda Segalla
Peptidomimetic Inhibitors: Molecular Modeling and 3D Visualization, Sonika Tahiliani
Machine Learning Models Predicting the Prices of Houses in Boston, Sheikh-Sedat Touray
An Analysis of Forty Years of Gender Archetypes on the American Silver Screen, Xaviera I. Valencia
Comparative Gait Analysis of Transtibial Amputees versus, Charlotte Vitale
Fostering Ethical Awareness in Youth: A Technological Game, Ariana Wynn
Manuscripts from 2020
Improving Survivor Support: An Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence Intervention, Jean Amore
The World is our Oyster: Natural Products used in Medicine Today, Michaela Anelundi
Educating Youth about Relationships through Video Games, Allegra Angell and Daria Cerce
Let's Talk about Death: An Open Forum for Challenging and Changing URI’s Response to Student Bereavement, Molly Beluk
“Mortality’s Wilting Flower:” Terror Management Theory and Music in Animated Films, Lauren Bertsch
Body Image and Dance: Achieving Perfection at Any Cost, Carolyn Bollerman
Bilingualism's Effect on GPA, Siobhan Bowser
Gelatinous Zooplankton Response to Interannual Variation in Sea Surface Temperature in New Zealand, Anna Byczynski
Calf Heath and Oxidative Stress, Samantha Cardin
Exploring Gendered Attitudes Towards Time as an Economic Resource, Paige Carmichael
Human Trafficking in the United States, Amanda Centone
Supporting Student-Veterans Transitioning to College Life, Isabella Channell
Life in the Medical Field Before, During, and Projected After COVID19, Eliza Clarke
Oxidative Stress Responses in Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Kaileigh Cloutier-LeBlanc
Cyber Seniors: Creating a Framework for Program Expansion to RI High Schools, Sarah Cruz
Cyber Seniors: Creating a Framework for Program Expansion to RI High Schools, Sarah Cruz
The Culture Shock of Crisis: A Psychological Review, Melody U. DeMers
The World On Pause: A Children's Book About Living During a Pandemic, Amanda Desmarais
Marijuana Use During Pregnancy, Amanda Diehl
Year Long Water Quality Analysis of White Horn Brook, Kevin Dyer
Can We Make It? Coming-of-Age in a Covid Kitchen, Maila Erickson
Is the Establishment Clause Asymmetrical?, Sam Foer
Protistan Diversity of Benthic Habitats in Narragansett Bay, Erin S. Frates
A Review of Epigenetic (Acyl) Modifications to Histones, Ed Gallucci
Introducing IPE to URI, Julia Gervais
The Impact of Deep Brain Stimulation on Speech and Swallowing in Patients with Parkinson's Disease, Julia Gluck
'Gangstas' and Preachers: A Deeper Look into the Code of the Street and Hip-Hop and Rap Music, Alise Greco
Don't Dis My Ability, Alexis Grosso
Rethinking the Evolutionary Tree of Life using Machine Learning, Caitlin Guccione
Understanding the Varying Causes and Effects of Mass Shootings as Influenced by the Media from a Criminological and Thanatological Point of View, Hannah Marie Ilagan
Taylor Swift Can't Keep Shakin' It Off, And Neither Can We, Sophie Jackson
Investigating the Role of Student Perceptions of Research with Self-Esteem and Math Anxiety, Jessica Janus
Tackling Ocean Plastics, Gal Jennings
Metabolomic Investigation of the Putative Probiotic Bacterium Pseudoalteromonas piscicida, Victoria Johnson
Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids Versus Prescription Hearing Aids, Camille Kefor
The Impact of Unified Sports at the Collegiate Level, Kimberly Kluglein
Safe Sleep: Developmental Implications for Hospitalized Infants, Katherine Kohlsaat
The Implementation of Engineering Practices for the Research and Design of a Surfboard and Wetsuit Surf Booties, Ethan Koproski
Solitary Confinement as Protective Custody, Arielle LaCroix
U.S. War Crimes and Accountability with the International Criminal Court: A Critique, Johanna M. Leffler
Late Preterm Infants Progression of Adaptive Functioning Skills from Age 8 to 23, Kimberly L'Etoile
Socrates as a Philosophical Exemplar, Aria Mia Loberti
What Went Wrong with Economics?: Milton Friedman, Alexander Meiklejon, and the Reorientation of Freedom, Aria Mia Loberti
Growth Rates and Developmental Stages of Encapsulated Chain Catsharks and Little Skates, Alyssa Lopez
Mental Health Outcomes in Adolescent Sports: More Helpful or Harmful?, Kristen Maher
Constructing Identity: The Journey of Former Child Refugees in the U.S., Ndaya Cynthia Malambi
Plant-Based Diet: How it Affects Health, Sarah Marsland
A New Nurse Faces Her Fear of End-of-Life Care, Gabriella Massa
Overcoming Iron Stress: Genome Analyses of Marine Bacteria, Emily McDermith
The Benefits of Intramural Sports on College Students at The University of Rhode Island, Emily McVerry
Teaching Economic Risk Management through a Video Game Concept, Samantha Montella
30 Minutes of On Scene CPR in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Bridget Montle, RI EMT-C/ NREMT-A and Andrew Kettle, NRP
Brexit: Britain's Best Bad Option?, Kyle Patrick Moran
Constructing a Series of Informative Videos and Building Social Media Platforms for Save One Soul Animal Rescue League, Cassandra Munroe
Iatrophobia: How it Impacts Health, Jessica Newbury
Coming to Terms with Online Activism: Defining Impacts of New Social Movements in the Case of #MeToo, Amanda Notarantonio
Genome Sequencing Analysis of Laboratory Isolate of Francisella noatunensis subs. orientalis, Joseph Paquette
Rhetoric and International Human Rights: The Case of the Senegalese Talibés, Christopher Parisella
Helpful Hand, Lyndsay Patriquin
The Work-Life Balance of a College Student, Reilly Peloquin
Functional Studies of Ribosomal Protein bL27 of the Model Bacterium Thermus thermophilus, Mackenzie Plouffe
The Shades of Black and Brown At URI, Brianna Polanco