Follow

Senior Seminar Papers from 2021

PDF

I Have My Degree, Now I Want a Ring: The Link Between Educational Attainment and a Happy Marriage, Yalinel Beltre

PDF

Know Better, Do Better? Do Higher Levels of Education Predict White Democrats’ Antiracist Attitudes Relative to Action?, Riley Boyd and Riley 'Tucker' Boyd

PDF

If You’re Happy, I’m Happy. How Levels of Self-Satisfaction Affect Selfless Love, Carmen Hall

PDF

Skepticism in HealthCare: An Analyzation of Race Discrimination and Trust in Doctor's Judgement, Brandy Smith

PDF

Beyond the Bars: Formerly Incarcerated Individuals as Workers and Giving Citizens, Jordana Suriel

PDF

Atrévete a Soñar: An Examination of How Citizenship Status Influences Immigrant’s Educational Expectations, Lizbeth Torres

Senior Seminar Papers from 2020

PDF

Race, Trust & Medicine: How Innovative are Medical Innovations?, Marin Asnes

PDF

Losing My Religion (And It Doesn’t Feel So Good) How Alcohol, Drugs, and Religion Affect Hookup Enjoyment Among College Students, William Christmann

PDF

Student Misbehavior: The Role of Student-Teacher Relationships and Supportive Teachers in Reducing Racial Disparities in School Discipline, Ashley Ramsay

PDF

A Reason for the Rampage: Aggrieved Entitlement and White Masculinities, Amira Silverman

PDF

In the Eyes of God: The Role of Religion in the Lives of LGB Persons, Brandon Solis

PDF

Emotion Work at Work: The Effects of Race and Employment Status on Emotion Management in Women, Emma Vidovich

Senior Seminar Papers from 2019

PDF

The Traditional Individual in Society: A Study on Traditional Gender Roles and Mental Health, Charles Bailon

PDF

The Patterns of Women Serial Killers in a Climate of Changing Gender Norms, Lizzie Benkart

PDF

A Silver Lining: The Role of Optimism in Overcoming Poverty in Early Life, Mary Brimmer

PDF

Intergenerational Differences in Income among Asian Americans, Siqi Chen

PDF

Does the Stigma of Hooking Up Predict Sexual Assault at College?, Wanjun Chen

PDF

Does Creative Thought Really Matter? The Impact of Arts Participation on Civic Engagement, Arianna Cooper

PDF

Higher Education and Religiosity: Does College Weaken or Bolster Students' Religious Beliefs?, Chloe Eisen

PDF

Is Friendship Political in the Land of Opportunity? How Conservative Values Affect Helping Behavior towards Friends, Adele Fantasia

PDF

Legacies of American Slavery in the South: An Analysis of White Racial Resentment Towards African Americans, Rebecca Raveena Feldherr

PDF

Hiding Hate: A State-Analysis of the Relationship Between White Supremacy and Racially-Motivated Hate Crimes in the Trump Era, Mya Garcia

PDF

C's Get Degrees and Degrees lead too…Healthier Mental Health? The Effect of Cultural and Social Capital on Mental Health, Samantha Garcia

PDF

Past Your Bedtime? How Much Sleep Are First Generation Students Getting Compared to Their Peers?, Lhia Hernandez

PDF

Regulation and Reporting: A Study of Policy-Based Inhibition of Sex-Positive Cultures and Sexual Assault Reporting on College Campuses, L. Esther Hibbs

PDF

Do You Feel Important? A Comparison of White and Asian Americans’ Perception of Their Social Rank, Ally Lamb

PDF

Are All Politics Still Local? Variations in Local and National Political Participation in the United States, Madeline Chandonnet Leonardos

PDF

Finding the Origins of Musical Taste, Owen Lynch

PDF

Religiosity As a Moderator between Income and Happiness, Nkosingiphile Mabaso

PDF

The Effect of Social Class on Political Party Affiliations in the African American Community, Sindiso Mafico

PDF

American Beauty Standards: “Paling” in Comparison to the White Norm, Kristen Marrinan

PDF

Searching for Silver Linings in Foreign Grounds: Children of Immigrants and Their Quest to Post-Secondary Education, Ashley Mejia

PDF

Unwanted Sexual Behavior and Women's Sexual Agency: Gendered Experiences of Pleasure in Casual Sex, Sofia Mirtz

PDF

Women Faculty's Perceptions of Departmental Belonging Across Academic Disciplines, Samantha Olarsch

PDF

Income Differences of Mexicans Residing in the U.S., Jesus Pancho-Cuahutle

PDF

Seeing Green and Feeling Blue: The Effect of Natural Environment Exposure on Mental Health*, Gina Pryciak

PDF

Cultural Crossings: An Examination of Foreign Culture’s Effect on Support for Immigration*, Naomi Julia Roter

PDF

Social Media Usage and its Effect on Quality of Adolescent Social Relationships, Sadie Saltzman

PDF

The Influence of Chronic Illness on Mental Health: Does the Age of the Patient Matter?, Marianna Santostefano

PDF

Community Size and Environmental Spending Views: Urban, Suburban, and Rural Attitudes on Environmental Protection and Improvement, Alexa Sisitzky

PDF

Music Performance Attendance and Happiness, Byron Smith

PDF

Thank God? The Effect of Religious Attitudes and Behaviors on Emotions, Jadon Sokoll-Ward

PDF

Gendered Socialization and Racism, Kellianna Staier

PDF

A Division III Study: Does Being a Collegiate Athlete Cause Lower GPAs, While Also Causing Negative Treatment in the Classroom by Other Students?, Gabriela Tanaka

PDF

Location of Education: Impacts on Returns to Degrees for Asians, Kelly Tran

PDF

Mas Que Un Idioma: Spanish Proficiency and Attitudes Towards Immigration, Samantha Velez

PDF

The Language of the American Dream: The Effects of Immigrant Parents’ English Proficiency on the Educational Attainment of their Children, Meng Wu

PDF

An Examination of the Attitudes towards Immigration across U.S. Demographic Groups, Siyuan Yu

PDF

The Influence of Household Income, Education, Gender on Fertility Willingness in Contemporary China, Cheng Zhu

Senior Seminar Papers from 2018

PDF

The Effect of Conservative Politics on Sex Education and Teen Birth: A State-by-State Analysis of Abstinence and Contraception-focused Approaches, Isabelle Alley

PDF

Screen Time Versus Face Time: How Social Media Usage Affects Time Spent Face to Face, Kristen Donlevie

PDF

There's No Place Like Home? Understanding the Relationship Between Racial Residential Segregation and Self-Reported Health, Abigail Gramaglia

PDF

Strike More, Spend Less?: The Correlation between Opinions on Race Specific Government Spending and Feelings towards Police Use of Force, Olivia Irby

PDF

Social Media Usage: The Impact on Feelings of Depression or Loneliness, Sarah Jensen

PDF

High-Risk Behavior: Who's Engaging in It?, Rachel Licata

PDF

Post-Truth Overexposure: Media Consumption and Confidence in Institutions, Nicholas Papazian

PDF

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Social Media: Understanding the Relationship Between Facebook, Twitter, and Political Understanding, Ruby Siegel

PDF

Identity Crisis: Effect of Immigrant Replenishment on Spanish Language Use Among US-born Mexican Descendants, Ana Sosa

PDF

Birds of a Feather Succeed Together? Racial Residential Segregation and Educational Attainment, Keara Sternberg

PDF

Religious Mobility in the United States: The Effects of Income and Economic Mobility on Religious Conversion, Ruby Thompson

PDF

Do Baby Boomers Want Another Baby Boom?: A Gendered Generational Analysis of Abortion Attitudes, Dyanna Washington