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 2016
High-stakes Standardized Testing in Schools, Samantha Destremps
Play Time Theater: A Non-Profit Children's Theatre Company, Alexander Diehl
Skewing Democracy: The Impact of State Voter ID Laws on Voter Participation, Rachel Ann Flaherty and Rachel Ann Flaherty
Improving Our Understanding Of Ocean Circulation: A Modeling Study, Nicole M. Flecchia
Molecular Measurement of Toxicity in Fish; Case Examples and Policy Implications, Jessica A. Freedman
Global Worming: A Quantitative Study about Greenhouse Gas Flux in Surface Soils Facilitated by the Anecic Earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris, Under Rising Global Temperature, Rachel Briden Frei and Jose A. Amador
Effective Coping Mechanisms for Nurses Following Patient Death, Tiffany Gagliardo
Video Campaign on Behalf of the RISPCA, Kara M. Guezze
Examining the Effectiveness of Coral Restoration Nurseries, Grace Hanson
Eating Local at URI: The Real Food Challenge, Kayleigh M. Hill
Close Reading Workshop, Nida Islam
The Effect of Past Institutional Structures on Current Economic Development Levels: The Former French African Colonies, Ana May Jerolamon
The World of The Cat's Table: Literature Through Production Design Analysis, Andrea J. Johnson
Exploratory Research into the RNA Transcripts Present within Beluga Whale Blow Samples, Hannah T. Kaplan
Metamorphosis through Modern Poetry, Emilee D. Kilburn
The Role of Cellulose Synthase-like D Genes in Tip Growth of Physcomitrella patens, Erin E. Killeavy, Arielle Chaves, and Alison Roberts
Closing the Achievement Gap: Assessing Best Practices in Rhode Island After-School Programs, Joseph Korzeb
SSRI Use in Pregnancy and Congenital Heart Defects: A Meta-Analysis of Population Based Cohort Studies, Elizabeth A. Kowalik
Investigating Oral Health Disparities in Individuals with Neurological Disorders, Julia A. Lafen
Forget The Bank: The Future is Peer-to-Peer Lending, Nicholas K. Lemieux
The Complicated Process of Disenfranchised Grief While In College, Daniella Markowski
Effects of Environmental Factors on the Abundance of Blacklegged Ticks, Jasmine L. Miller, Roger A. LeBrun, and Howard S. Ginsberg
Bleeding Keaney Blue: An Analysis of Sports Fandom and the Supporters of URI Basketball, Lia M. Moceri
Maritime Paraphernalia: Weights, Bells, and Rings, Ali Morrow
Spring 2016 Advanced Practice Nursing Forum, Alexa Munoz
Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression During Spermatogenesis, Karishma Nayak
Relationships Between Social Media Exposure & Levels of Body Dissatisfaction, Helen Nguyen and Andrea L. Paiva
Illustrations of Child Anxiety, Erica G. O'Connell
Social and Scientific Implications of Genetic Testing in the Digital Age, Yaruska A. Ordinola
Environmental Impacts on the Success of Bermuda's Inhabitants, Alyssa V. Pietraszek
Aesthetic Sport Pressures For Men Of Suicidal Minds, Keilani-Lyn R. Rudderham
Impact of Pornography Use in Adolescent Boys: Boys’ Self-Reports on Their Use of Pornography, Sarah R. Sangeado
Norm Mispercetion Among College Students at the University of Rhode Island, Kelly Serna and Lindsey R Anderson
Inequality and Financialization, Oscar C. Soons
Exercise Is Medicine, Colby A. Sousa
Intercultural Communication within a Multigenerational Afghan Family, Sarah Sultan
"Paying for Success": Structuring Reimbursement of Free Healthcare for Pre-insured Patients Using the Social Equity Bond Model, Nikkole Turgeon
Becoming a Bridge, Elizabeth Tutu
Implementation of Exercise is Medicine On Campus at URI, Gabrielle E. Tyer
Cultural Competence in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Taylor Vetrano
Predicting Depression in Older Adults: Community vs. Nursing Home, Hannah Vitello and Skye Leedahl
Nasty People: An Illustrated Guide to Understanding Sex, Sophia Weaver
Manuscripts from 2015
Risk Perception of Developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Healthcare Related Majors at the University of Rhode Island, Iman Aberra
Cultural Humility: A Lifelong Process for Professional Nurses, Jenny Adelstein
Embracing the ASSET of Cultural Identity for URI Nursing Students, Janelle Amoako
Internship Impact in Early Intervention, Morgan E. Anderson
A Survey of Horse Training in New England, Shelby C. Ashworth and W. Michael Sullivan
Examining the role of consciousness and the Absurd in suicide, Alexandra R. Azevedo
Diurnal Variation of Testosterone in Beluga Whale Blow, Renee Bakker
Phenotyping Cesa4KO Mutants in P. patens, Kristina Bischak
Herbivore Impacts on the Invasive Marine Alga Grateloupia turuturu, Emily Bishop and Carol Thornber
Herbivore Impacts on the Invasive Marine Alga Grateloupia turuturu, Emily Bishop and Carol Thornber
The Major Dilemma, Erin Bohan
Impact of Prior Healthcare Experience on Self-Reported Confidence and Competency Among Third Year Clinical Nursing Students, Conrad N. Bukoski and Jennifer Fuvich
The Woods Ate Them, Amanda J. Burgess
Pairing Technology with Effective Literacy Strategies, Alexis L. Carlson
Periodontal disease: molecular visualization through computer modeling and 3D printing, Catherine Chatowsky
The Purchasing Power of Tomorrow: An Analysis of the Buying Habits of Children Ages 6-15, Peter Collins
The dangers of the 'no pain, no gain' mentality in modern exercise., Allison B. Costa
The Psychology of Cyberbullying as Seen Through the University of Rhode Island, Meaghan Rose Costello
Is America Still Free?, Connor P. Daigle
The Square of Opposition: Innovations in Teaching Logic, Marc R. DiMartino
Significance of mentoring students in public schools: A literature review and naturalistic observation of academic & socio-emotional implications, Brittney A. Easter
Associations between family functioning and adolescent health behaviors, Megan S. Fleming
Mala Lā’au Lapa’au: Preserving the Hawaiian ‘Āina and Mo’omehue, Sandra Fogg
The Financial Lives of Low-Income Rhode Islanders: Challenges and Opportunities, Keegan Glennon
Walking Alone At Night, Amanda L. Grattan
Combating infectious diseases in aquaculture with an original probiotic product, Meagan Hamblin, Saebom Sohn, Christine Ahn Dao, Marta Gomez-Chiarri, David R. Nelson, David Worthen, and David Rowley
The autistic child: developmental diversity in the early childcare classroom., Olivia J. Harrison
Manipulating the Mass Distribution of a Golf Putter, Paul J. Hessler Jr.
Evaluation of BDE-47 and -99 lipid modulating effects in HepG2 human carcinoma cells, Eileen A. Holovac
Dysarthria: A Study of Effects on Communication, Casey Johnsen
Are Cycling and Running Comparable Metabolic Physical Activities?, Stacey L. Joubert
Marriage and Gender: A History Through Letters, Victoria Kern
Bridging the Generational Gap: Where We Were, Where We Are, and Where We are Going, Lauren E. Kidd
Persister Cell Control Mechanisms in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli, William H. Law III
Examination of Polymorphism in the Serine Proteinase Inhibitor Gene in the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica., Aine Lehane
Identifying the Education Needs and Conveying Related Information on Nutrition Topics for Pre-School Age Children by Educating Parents Through Writing and Media Communication., Melissa E. Lichtman
Chemical Warfare in Narragansett Bay: Determining the Allelopathic Effects of Ulva, Fiona P. MacKechnie, Lindsay A. Green, and Carol S. Thornber
Experts as teachers: Can we Abate the Disconnect between Expert and Student?, Bailey Mallon
The Weight of Gender, Bintou Marong
The Effects of Discrimination in Public Goods Games, Melinda Maroto
The Effects of Rhein and Thymoquinone on Obesity and Diabetes in Diet-induced Obese Mice., Emily Martell
Thriving, Not Just Surviving, on Food Stamps, Sam L. McCaughey
English National Identity in English Colonial and Imperial Literature and Undergraduate Publication Research, Megan A. Medeiros
Improving Rhode Island’s health care system: lessons from the Cuban model, Sarah R. Moffitt
The Cost of Caring: Compassion Fatigue in Hospice Nursing, Stephanie O'Neil
Cars for a Cause, Lauren Pagani
Understanding the Construction of Difference: Cultural Competency as a Tool of Consciousness and Social Justice, Kevin Pajaro
A Critical Analysis: Infusion of Social Media and Traditional Media Strategies and Tactics in the Recipe for Success for Local, Main Street USA Restaurants, Tori Partykevich
HumAn: A Cat Dissection Tutorial, Sean P. Pierel
The Role of Safety Net Clinics After the Implementation of Obamacare, Jenn Pigoga
The Theology and Agency of Love as the Substance of Kingian Non-Violent Philosophy and Activism., Matthew Quainoo
Small Business Transformation: Making Entrepreneurial Ventures Profitable, Alexis Quiterio
How has the domestication of dogs impacted native North American culture and way of life?, Mikaela E. Reisman
The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA): Breast and Ovarian Cancers, Laura Ann Riccio
The Learning Landscape: An assessment of state science standards and application in a URI Outreach Center youth education program, Sarah A. Robinson
Setting Fires: Literary Women Blazing Trails for Contemporary Women, Laura Salinas
History and Recent Advances of Stem Cell Biology and the Implications for Human Health, Hanaa Shihadeh
Cloning of the SOX2 gene from Diplosoma listerianum, Jessica M. Simonelli and Steven Q. Irvine