Senior Seminar Papers from 2021
I Have My Degree, Now I Want a Ring: The Link Between Educational Attainment and a Happy Marriage, Yalinel Beltre
Know Better, Do Better? Do Higher Levels of Education Predict White Democrats’ Antiracist Attitudes Relative to Action?, Riley Boyd and Riley 'Tucker' Boyd
If You’re Happy, I’m Happy. How Levels of Self-Satisfaction Affect Selfless Love, Carmen Hall
Skepticism in HealthCare: An Analyzation of Race Discrimination and Trust in Doctor's Judgement, Brandy Smith
Beyond the Bars: Formerly Incarcerated Individuals as Workers and Giving Citizens, Jordana Suriel
Atrévete a Soñar: An Examination of How Citizenship Status Influences Immigrant’s Educational Expectations, Lizbeth Torres
Senior Seminar Papers from 2020
Race, Trust & Medicine: How Innovative are Medical Innovations?, Marin Asnes
Losing My Religion (And It Doesn’t Feel So Good) How Alcohol, Drugs, and Religion Affect Hookup Enjoyment Among College Students, William Christmann
A Reason for the Rampage: Aggrieved Entitlement and White Masculinities, Amira Silverman
In the Eyes of God: The Role of Religion in the Lives of LGB Persons, Brandon Solis
Emotion Work at Work: The Effects of Race and Employment Status on Emotion Management in Women, Emma Vidovich
Senior Seminar Papers from 2019
The Traditional Individual in Society: A Study on Traditional Gender Roles and Mental Health, Charles Bailon
The Patterns of Women Serial Killers in a Climate of Changing Gender Norms, Lizzie Benkart
A Silver Lining: The Role of Optimism in Overcoming Poverty in Early Life, Mary Brimmer
Intergenerational Differences in Income among Asian Americans, Siqi Chen
Does the Stigma of Hooking Up Predict Sexual Assault at College?, Wanjun Chen
Does Creative Thought Really Matter? The Impact of Arts Participation on Civic Engagement, Arianna Cooper
Higher Education and Religiosity: Does College Weaken or Bolster Students' Religious Beliefs?, Chloe Eisen
Is Friendship Political in the Land of Opportunity? How Conservative Values Affect Helping Behavior towards Friends, Adele Fantasia
Legacies of American Slavery in the South: An Analysis of White Racial Resentment Towards African Americans, Rebecca Raveena Feldherr
C's Get Degrees and Degrees lead too…Healthier Mental Health? The Effect of Cultural and Social Capital on Mental Health, Samantha Garcia
Past Your Bedtime? How Much Sleep Are First Generation Students Getting Compared to Their Peers?, Lhia Hernandez
Regulation and Reporting: A Study of Policy-Based Inhibition of Sex-Positive Cultures and Sexual Assault Reporting on College Campuses, L. Esther Hibbs
Do You Feel Important? A Comparison of White and Asian Americans’ Perception of Their Social Rank, Ally Lamb
Are All Politics Still Local? Variations in Local and National Political Participation in the United States, Madeline Chandonnet Leonardos
Finding the Origins of Musical Taste, Owen Lynch
Religiosity As a Moderator between Income and Happiness, Nkosingiphile Mabaso
The Effect of Social Class on Political Party Affiliations in the African American Community, Sindiso Mafico
American Beauty Standards: “Paling” in Comparison to the White Norm, Kristen Marrinan
Searching for Silver Linings in Foreign Grounds: Children of Immigrants and Their Quest to Post-Secondary Education, Ashley Mejia
Unwanted Sexual Behavior and Women's Sexual Agency: Gendered Experiences of Pleasure in Casual Sex, Sofia Mirtz
Women Faculty's Perceptions of Departmental Belonging Across Academic Disciplines, Samantha Olarsch
Income Differences of Mexicans Residing in the U.S., Jesus Pancho-Cuahutle
Seeing Green and Feeling Blue: The Effect of Natural Environment Exposure on Mental Health*, Gina Pryciak
Cultural Crossings: An Examination of Foreign Culture’s Effect on Support for Immigration*, Naomi Julia Roter
Social Media Usage and its Effect on Quality of Adolescent Social Relationships, Sadie Saltzman
The Influence of Chronic Illness on Mental Health: Does the Age of the Patient Matter?, Marianna Santostefano
Community Size and Environmental Spending Views: Urban, Suburban, and Rural Attitudes on Environmental Protection and Improvement, Alexa Sisitzky
Music Performance Attendance and Happiness, Byron Smith
Thank God? The Effect of Religious Attitudes and Behaviors on Emotions, Jadon Sokoll-Ward
Gendered Socialization and Racism, Kellianna Staier
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
Location of Education: Impacts on Returns to Degrees for Asians, Kelly Tran
Mas Que Un Idioma: Spanish Proficiency and Attitudes Towards Immigration, Samantha Velez
An Examination of the Attitudes towards Immigration across U.S. Demographic Groups, Siyuan Yu
The Influence of Household Income, Education, Gender on Fertility Willingness in Contemporary China, Cheng Zhu
Senior Seminar Papers from 2018
Screen Time Versus Face Time: How Social Media Usage Affects Time Spent Face to Face, Kristen Donlevie
There's No Place Like Home? Understanding the Relationship Between Racial Residential Segregation and Self-Reported Health, Abigail Gramaglia
Social Media Usage: The Impact on Feelings of Depression or Loneliness, Sarah Jensen
High-Risk Behavior: Who's Engaging in It?, Rachel Licata
Post-Truth Overexposure: Media Consumption and Confidence in Institutions, Nicholas Papazian
Birds of a Feather Succeed Together? Racial Residential Segregation and Educational Attainment, Keara Sternberg
Religious Mobility in the United States: The Effects of Income and Economic Mobility on Religious Conversion, Ruby Thompson
Do Baby Boomers Want Another Baby Boom?: A Gendered Generational Analysis of Abortion Attitudes, Dyanna Washington