Senior Theses from 2013
Sterilized by the State: A Feminist Analysis of Eugenics, Forced Sterilization, and Reparations in North Carolina, Samantha E. Abril
An Empirical Analysis of Patents Litigation and Innovation, Garrison R. Adomian
The Impact of the Security Transaction Taxes on Stock Prices and Stock Liquidity; Evidence from the NYSE, Vedika Agarwal
Why Korean Reunification Will Be Good, Necessary, and Different From Germany, Bernadette O. Asuelime
Jorge Luis Borges y Roberto Arlt: El Mito de Buenos Aires y le Realidad de la Vida Porteña, Brian Baier
Rape as a Weapon of War: The Demystification of the German Wehrmacht During the Second World War, Alisse Baumgarten
THE POLICY AND CONSTITUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS V. SEBELIUS, Elizabeth Jean Beckett
Analyzing the Meritocratic and Functional Deficiencies of the American Political System, Maximilian K. Benard
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and The Publicity Effect, Jared E. Bernstein
The Rise and Fall of Record Labels, Ilan Bielas
Social Piracy in Colonial and Contemporary Southeast Asia, Miles T. Bird
Grand Strategy in U.S. Foreign Policy: The Carter, Bush, and Obama Doctrines, Sara M. Birkenthal
Patty Hearst: A Media Heiress Caught in Media Spectacle, Anna E. Bodi
Creative Writing Thesis: Poetry, Desmond Bonhomme
Conditional Cash Transfers and Child Health: The Case of Malawi, Ryan F. Boone
Monetary Policy, Business Cycles, and the Behavior of Small Manufacturing Firms, Philip A. Brady
'Naked’ CDS Regulation and its Impact On Price Discovery in the Credit Markets, Rodrigo Bravo Beneitez
THE EFFECT THAT HURRICANES HAVE ON UNEMPLOYMENT IN COASTAL COUNTIES IN THE UNITED STATES, Charles Brown
Electric Municipalization in the City of Boulder: Successful Greening or Path to Bankruptcy?, Kathryn C. Browning
Latinos and the California GOP: A Troubled Courtship, Hannah Burak
Corporate Social Responsibility in South Africa's Mining Industry: Redressing the Legacy of Apartheid, Madeleine Busacca
The Role of U.S. Infrastructure Investment in Strategic Asset Allocation, Michael A. Cahill
Portfolio Company Selection Criteria: Accelerators vs Venture Capitalists, Cody Chang
Reforming Affirmative Action for the Future: A Constitutional and Consequentialist Approach, Quinn Chasan
An Assessment of the Use of Coal in India's Energy Future, Dhruv M. Chopra
The 'Grand Bargain' of the 21st Century: Assessing the Adequacies and Inadequacies of the Liberal Intergovernmental Theory of European Integration in Explaining the Treaty of Lisbon, Daniel S. Christensen
BEAUTY & THE BEAST: THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN COLOURISM AND THE FEMALE ‘BROWN BEAUTY IDEAL’ IN 21ST CENTURY TRINIDAD SOCIETY, Anastasia A. Clarke
Introducing the Stability Theory in Alliance Politics: The US, Japan, and South Korea, Rachel Cone
The Effect of Pre-College Activity Participation on College Leadership, Jessica H. Dang
When Education Matters Less: Estimating the Relative Return to Education for Computer Programmers, Amanda L. daSilva
The Uncovered Interest Rate Parity at the Turn of the 20th Century, Orlan Davies
Sampling from the Hardcore Process, William C. Dodds
Omni-Channel Retail and the New Age Consumer: An Empirical Analysis of Direct-to-Consumer Channel Interaction in the Retail Industry, Alec J. Dorman
The Efficiency of Human Capital Allocation In English Professional Soccer Via The Transfer Market System, Harrison C. Doyle
Leading Agricultural Expansion in Developing Countries: Eradicating Extreme Hunger and Poverty, Sean G. Duncan
The Relationship Between Comprehensive Budgeting and Party Polarization in the U.S. Congress, Anna Eames
An Examination of the Breadth of the Coinsurance Effect: The Effect of Labor Leverage on Acquirer Returns, Matthew Ellis
New Media, An Academic Perspective, Dashiel D. Escrofani
Googling to Forget: The Cognitive Processing of Internet Search, Elizabeth T. Friede
Invisibility: A Mathematical Perspective, Austin G. Gomez
Fossil Fuel Subsidies: Impacts and Reform Strategies, Jennifer E. Good
Modernizing Oregon's Liquor Control Commission, Andrew M. Goodman
The Synthesizer: Modernist and Technological Transformations in Film Sound and Contemporary Music, Dusin J. Green
The price discounts of Chinese cross-listed companies and their variation across sectors, Tom Guo
The Philosophy of Sex and the Morality of Homosexual Conduct, Kyle C. Hansen
Non-farm Rural Employment in Latin America: Help Small Landowners Make the Transition, Isabel Harbaugh
Have Federal Sanctions Helped Failing Schools? The Impact of No Child Left Behind in Texas, Ernest W. Hayhurst
Una Propuesta de Planificación para Afrontar los Efectos del Cambio Climático en el Sector Agrícola de Jalisco, México, Isabelle A. Heilman
Franchise Relocation in the Four Major Professional Sports Leagues: An Analysis of General Trends, Mary F. Hemmelgarn
Congressional Insider Trading: An Analysis of Abnormal Returns on Common Stock Purchases of U.S. Senators 1995 - 2012, Stacie K. Hettrick
The Impact of Prior Performance on Leadership Appointment in a Merger of Equals, David A. Hirsch
Determinants of Green Power Purchases: An Analysis of the EPA's Green Power Partnership, Sean C. Houseworth
Re-evaluating the American Dream for Low-Wage Chinese Workers in Los Angeles, Priscilla Hsu
TARP and the Wall Street Reform Consumer Protection Act: An Examination of Constitutional Protection of Economic Liberties, Patricia Ingrassia
Baby GAAP, A Creditor's Solution to Financial Reporting, Ryan P. Irish
India: Subsidy State or Developmental State?, Annie Jalota
The Fullerton Tapes, Javed Jasani
The Effect of Heavy and Light Rail Transportation Systems on Car Ownership, Kyle RL Jenkins
Magic and Skepticism in Woody Allen's Films, Lauren Jessen
The Relationship between Decision Making Deficits and Drug Addiction: A Neurobiological Approach, Alex R. Johnson
The Role of Islamic Banking in Economic Growth, Katherine Johnson
Eduard Shevardnadze: The Modern Day Machiavel, Sam Katz
How do Shareholders Use Their Say-on-Pay Votes in the United States? Evidence from 2011 and 2012, Peter Kimmey
The Impact of Participatory Notes on the Indian Rupee Exchange Rate, Rohan Kothari
When and How Does Reconciliation Work? A Comparative Study of South Africa and Sri Lanka, Koffi Rene Yves Kouassi
Reexamining Originalism, Shane Kunselman
The Word Made Flesh, Tyler S. Lamon
Mass Shootings and Gun Control: Obama’s Road to Reform, Alexander M. Lane
The Consequences of Mental Illness on Labor Market Decisions, Vanessa Lanuza
Aiding the Mdg's: How Important is Development Assistance in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals, Nikhil Ledlie
Funding the Black Hole: The Ineffectiveness of the Current Retirement Plan Structure and Future Solutions, Chih Yun Lee
Applications of Fourier Analysis to Audio Signal Processing: An Investigation of Chord Detection Algorithms, Nathan Lenssen
Contemporary Women's Employment in Japan: The Effects of State-Mandated Gender Roles, Wars, and Japan, Inc., Megan Levonian
Tradition. Passio. Poesis. Retreat: Comments around “The Gallery”, Daniel B. Lipson
Sports Programs as a Vehicle to Empower Adolescent Girls in Muslim Countries, Carmen Lundell
Perspectivas Mexicanas Sobre la Política Migratoria en los Estados Unidos: Hacia un Enfoque Bilateral, Jeffrey S. Macdonald
An Economic and Political Analysis of the United Kingdom's Membership in the European Union, Robert J. MacGregor
Laughing Our Way To Revolution: A History and Analysis of African American Humor, Ralph S. Martin
Imágenes Imaginarias: La Ficción de España Bajo Francisco Franco, Joseph H. McCann IV
POPULAR MEDIA AND SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE: INTERPRETING RECENT HISTORICAL TRENDS IN INTERMARRIAGE, Rachel K. McMillan
Case Study of the 2012 Campaign Strategies: How Campaign Strategies Promote Democracy and Enrich Participation, Emily L. McNitt
Render Weight of Animation Scripts: A Framework For Identifying Performance Pain Points In Mobile Web Applications, Juan C. Medina
More Than a Bath: An Examination of Japanese Bathing Culture, Adam M. Merry
Peaceful Verses: Political Ideology in Newspaper Poetry of the War of 1812, Sydney A. Miller
Trends in Pro Forma reporting during the Great Recession, Dakota W. Mivshek
Los Derechos Económicos de Las Mujeres en Chile Bajo el Gobierno de Pinochet, Karol C. Molina-Lopez
Thailand's Hidden Labor Force: Solutions to Improve the Situation of Burmese Migrant Workers, Manassinee Moottatarn
Leveraged Buyouts and Value Creation: Examining the Performance of Reverse Leveraged Buyouts, Blake A. Morell
Heart Attack Experiences Described in Weblogs: An Analysis of Sex Differences, Stephanie R. Morley
TTranquilo Sanlucar: Discrepancies Between Rural and Urban Communities in Francoist Spain, Brooke A. Nayden
Transformational Leadership in an Era of Change: An Evaluation of Theory and Literature, Jasaswi Nayudu
Female Flights: A Contemporary Approach to Cyberfeminism, Kathryn A. Nichols