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Theses from 2021
Major Problems: Choice of Major by Transgender College Students, Lux K. Barton , '21
Biophysical and Structural Studies on Telomeric G-Quadruplexes from Tetrahymena thermophila, Dana Beseiso , '21
How about that extension? Biomechanical roles of spines in crustacean nauplii, Emily N. Branam , '21
The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol and Critical Pedagogy: Foundations for Critical Practice with English Learners, Gabriel Brossy de Dios , '21
Sharpening new scissors: Designing a CRISPR-Cas9 construct for inducible and interchangeable HSATII expression in Tig-1 fibroblasts, Andrew Y. Cheng , '21
Virus-Like Particles Enable Low Levels of CRISPR-Cas9-Mediated Homology-Directed Repair, Noah C. Cheng , '21
Ocean acidification modulates the impact of fluoxetine on larval behaviors of non-target organisms, Veronica A. Chua , '21
Cognitive, Sociocultural, and Ecological Approaches to Support English Learners (ELs) via Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL), R. Orah Cohen , '21
All Aboard, Oliver Board: A Look into the Motivations of Oliver Scholars Board Members, Hope-Elizabeth Darris , '21
How can classroom practices support the development of students’ voices, particularly Black student’s voices in writing?, Kadiata Diallo , '21
Art Education: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Combining Literacy Learning and Artistic Processes, Liya Harris-Harrell , '21
Raciolinguistic socialization and subversion at a predominantly white institution, Momoka Keicho , '21
Kinetics Studies on Isomerization and Unimolecular Decay Processes of the Criegee Intermediate, Methacrolein (MACR) Oxide, Hyun Kyung Lee , '21
A Mechanistic Study: O–H Bond Activation by Tripodal Tris(nitroxide) Aluminum and Gallium Complexes, Mika L. Maenaga , '21
Foul: A Critique of Collegiate Athletics, Recruitment, and Admissions, Pempho Moyo , '21
Pushout, Persistence, Pullback, and Resistance: The Unnecessarily Complicated Experiences of Women of Color in STEM, Edna A. Olvera , '21
Climate Change Education through a Social Justice Framework: A necessary first step towards solving the climate crisis, Leah Owen-Oliner , '22
The Hidden Curriculum of Silence: How implicitly transmitted values in U.S. schools silence immigrant ESL students and perpetuate low social capital, Katherine E. Phillips , '21
Synthesis and Characterization of α-diimine Complexes of Aluminum, Judah B. Raab , '21
Not Just Teaching How: Supporting a Culture Shift in STEM Education, Miryam Ramirez Velazquez , '21
Mitotic rounding drives Ciona robusta pre-cardiac cell asymmetric division and cardiac cell fate specification through influencing polarized FGFR redistribution, Twan W. Sia , '21
Reclaiming Civics: Negotiating Priorities for Civic Education Pedagogy, Skylar Thoma , '21
Exploration of Left-Right Asymmetric Gene Expression within Ciona robusta, Cameron R. Tumey , '21
Talking the Talk:” Mathematical Language, Linguistic Bias, and The Delusion of Meritocracy in the Study and Practice of Mathematics, Gene T. Witkowski , '21
Theses from 2020
Quantitative Analysis of Silver Nanoparticle Dissolution Kinetics in Complex Matrices Using Point-of-Use and End-of-Use Models, Daniel J. Boehmler , '20
Structural Characterization of Two Glycan-Recognizing Antibodies Against the HIV-1 Env Glycoprotein, Naomi S. Bronkema , '20
A Hip Hop Episteme: Understanding Hip Hop Culture’s Ways of Knowing and Expressing Knowledge through Time Travel and Traditional African and Afro-Diasporic Spirituality, Brandon N. Ekweonu , '20
Characterization of Influenza A Virus full length matrix protein 1 (M1) in order to probe M1-M2 interaction, Elizabeth A. Erler , '20
Multiple Anti-Predatory Behaviors in Red-Tailed Monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius) Groups Reveal Distinct Landscapes of Fear, Lillian J. Fornof , '20
Purification of DNA Origami Nanostructures Using Capillary Electrophoresis, Janan Hui , '20
Characterizing the NF-κB pathway of the innate immune system in the sea anemone Exaiptasia pallida, Maria V. Ingersoll , '20
Biophysical and Structural Characterization of Non-Canonical DNA Structures, Linda Yingqi Lin , '20
Development of Electroanalytical Techniques to Quantify Silver Nanoparticle Dissolution, Aggregation, and Release Kinetics, Zachary J. O'Dell , '20
RNA Phase Separation in Cancer: Investigating HSATII RNA folding and function, Jack D. Rubien , '20
Moderately elevated corticosterone levels increase mate choosiness in female Cope’s gray treefrogs without impacting sexual proceptivity or preferences, Stewart C. Silver , '20
Gut Microbiota Composition is Correlated to Host Hummingbird Protein Requirements, Ryan C. Stanton , '20
Theses from 2019
LDA Clustering on the #STEM Dataset: Applications of Unsupervised Text Mining to Education, Byron Biney , '19
Comparison of the cardiopharyngeal gene regulatory networks in Corella inflata and Ciona robusta provides insights into developmental systems drift, William N. Colgan , '19
"She Sneezed and the Germs Went Onto Him!": Children's Conception of Probabilistic Causality in Illness, Seetha Davis , '19
Monitoring Silver Nanoparticle Aggregation In situ by Integrating Particle Impact Voltammetry and UV-Vis Spectroscopy, Laela Ezra , '19
Creative Resistance: Minority Students Transform Negative Stereotypes into Drivers of Academic Success, Elizabeth Flores , '19
Diastereoselective Synthesis of Cyclopentenes via RhII-Catalyzed C-H Insertion Directed by a Planar Chiral N-Oxazolidinoyl Iron(0) Tricarbonyl Diene Complex, Benjamin G. Hejna , '19
Diastereoselective Cyclizations of Enantiopure Planar Chiral N-Oxazolidinoyl Diene Iron(0) Tricarbonyl Complexes, Colin C. Howell , '19
Structural Studies of DNA Repeats Implicated in Cancer, Deondre Jordan , '19
Understanding the Racial Achievement Gap: How Social-Historical Perspectives Win Over Scientific Perspectives, Cedric L. Lary , '19
Analysis of an Early Intermediate Antibody from a Broadly Neutralizing Antibody Lineage and Its Interaction with HIV Envelope, Julia W. Morriss , '19
"Our situation is 180 degrees different": Resettled Refugees' Understanding of Citizenship, Formal Schooling, and Agency, Ava Shafiei , '19
Synthesis and Characterization of a Family of Novel Aluminum Complexes of Nitroxide-Based Redox-Active Ligands, Mackinsey A. Smith , '19
Identifying TIR domains and protein-protein interactions in the sea anemone Aiptasia pallida, Serena W. Sung-Clarke , '19
Identification of Candidate Human Satellite II RNA Binding Proteins in a Human Cancer Cell Line, Anthony J. Velleca , '19
Site-Directed Spin Label EPR Studies of the Interaction Between the Influenza A Proteins (M1 and M2) Involved in Viral Assembly, Abigail J. Wong-Rolle , '19
Synthesis and Characterization of Tripodal Tris(nitroxide) Aluminum, Gallium, and Indium Complexes, Audra J. Woodside , '19
Characterizing mutant intermediate Fabs to probe affinity maturation in the HIV-1 CH103 broadly neutralizing antibody lineage, Jeffrey O. Zhou , '19
Theses from 2018
Aquí no hay protestas: Activism Against Gender-Based Violence in Cuba, Jasmine Anouna , '18
From the Margins to the Center: Queer and trans teachers of color in K-12 Public School, Esteban Cabrera-Duran , '18
Political or AP®olitical? AP Economics teachers, neoliberalism, and the political classroom, Min Cheng , '18
Retention STEMs From Inclusion: Experiences Navigating Diverse Identities Among Eight Undergraduate Women in STEM, Cal Dobbs , '18
Spectroscopic and Crystallographic Characterization of Enantiopure Planar Chiral N-Oxazolidinoyl Diene Iron (O) Tricarbonyl complexes For Use in Diastereoselective Synthesis, Nathan W. Dow , '18
Los Angeles County: Housing Policy Effects on the Opportunity Gap for Latinx Students, Abigail Gomez , '18
Socioeconomic Predictors of Recognition and Recall Memory in Infants, Ashley Greaves , '18
Amantadine Membrane Partitioning and Induced Conformational Changes in the Influenza A M2 Protein, Aaron N. Holmes , '18
Compañeras en Acción: Female Teenage Activism in the Chilean Student Movement, Meghan Kelly , '18
Investigations of the Quorum Sensing Repressor LsrR from Escherichia coli and Salmonella Typhimurium and the Putative AI-2 Receptor LsrB from Clostridium antoethanogenum, Elijah N. Kissman , '18
The Burdens They Carry: How Black College Students Resist and Internalize Received Messages about Race and Racism, Lydia E. Koku , '18
The Hidden Gems of 218: The importance of contextualized learning for student and teacher's growth, Joshua Medel , '18
Pitch Measurements in a Chiral Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystal: Temperature and Dopant Concentration Dependence of the Pitch, Timothy Ogolla , '18
Investigations of the Putative AI-2 Receptor Protein LsrB from Thermobacillus composti and Truncations of the Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium LsrE Protein, Nicholas E. Petty , '18
Investigating Noncanonical DNA Structures as Anti-Cancer Drug Targets, Barrett M. Powell , '18
Conformation and Directionality of the Influenza A M2 Protein Domain Essential to Viral Replication, Hayley E. Raymond , '18
Cultivating More Planetary Peacemakers, Healers, and Caretakers: Inspiring an Ecological Identity through Informal Environmental Education, Bridget Scott , '18
Theses from 2017
EPR Studies of Curvature-Dependent Conformational Equilibrium in Full-Length Influenza A M2 Protein, D. Stuart Arbuckle Jr, '17
Wait, don't mate (yet)! Reproductive urgency, not investment underlies female choosiness in Hyla versicolor, Brandon L. Bastien , '17
The effect of alpha-lipoic acid on sickness behavior, LPS-induced fever, antioxidant capacity, and plasma reactive oxygen species in Mus musculus, Anna R. Bigney , '17
Syntactic Adaptation to Relative Clause Sentence Processing: Contributions of Experience and Memory, Elias Blinkoff , '17
Early Secretory Events are Required for Seamless Tubulogenesis and Branching Morphogenesis in Drosophila Terminal Cells, Christopher M. Bourne , '17
Curating "Safe Space": Supporting Refugee Children in the United States through the Arts, Sarah Branch , '17
Why are first-generation and newly immigrated ESL students frequently misdiagnosed with learning disabilities?, T. Ryan Burnett , '17
Math Education in the U.S.: A Discussion of History, Principles, and Practice, Kim Canzoneri , '17
Diastereoselective Transformations and Intramolecular Cyclizations of Enantiomerically Pure Planar Chiral N-Oxazolidinoyl Diene lron(O) Tricarbonyl Complexes, Sooyun Choi , '17
Lo Entiendo, But I don't Speak It: Language and Identity Shaping A Path to Higher Education (Student Affairs), Cesar A. Cruz Benítez , '17
Quantification of Escherichia coli alternate electron acceptor gene expression under aerobic conditions using a fluorescent reporter, Luke M. Eppley , '17
An Education Renovation: How Middle-Class Parents Constructed Specialized Space in a Rust Belt City, Madeleine Feldman , '17
Using Student Epistemologies of Modeling in Biology to Inform In-Class Teaching Practices, Haley Gerardi , '17
Conformational Studies of a Domain of the Influenza A M2 Protein Involved in Viral Budding and Morphology, Alice L. Herneisen , '17
Neighborhood Gentrification: Schools as Drivers of Change in West Philadelphia, Summer Johnson , '17
Investigation of AI-2 Binding to the Quorum Sensing Receptor LsrB, Meghann R. Kasal , '17
Why 'foreign' language education misses the mark: The historical undervaluing of multilingualism in U.S. schools, Heidi M. Kern , '17
SDSL-EPR of Residues 60-70 of Influenza M2 Protein Reveals Structural Properties of a Region Involved in Viral Budding, Grace Kim , '17
The role of Syx1A during branching morphogenesis and seamless tube formation in the Drosophila tracheal system, Daniel C. Lai , '17
Should I Stay or Should I Go?: Examining Undergraduates' Experiences in the Swarthmore Music Program Through the Four-Phase Model of Interest Development, Jong Seok Lee , '17
Early social experiences increase Drosophila female receptivity: Stimuli-based modulation of female mating decisions, Gurrein K. Madan , '17
Navigating White Spaces: An Analysis of the Effects of Social Class on Black Women's Experiences in College, Chinyere Odim , '17
Ion flux promotes heart and endoderm lateral asymmetry in Ciona intestinalis, Karl H. Palmquist , '17
Ethnographies Revisited: English Learners and Language Ideologies, Alondra Rosales , '17
The Role of Science Education Policy in Shaping Students' Attitudes Towards Science: A Comparative Study on Brazil, Finland, and the United States, Heitor G. Santos , '17
Supporting Transgender Students in the Biology Classroom: A Curricular Approach, Amit Schwalb , '17
Analysis of genome-wide genetic variants on liver specific gene expression and chromatin state, Julian A. Segert , '17
Exploring cyclizations of planar chiral η-4 iron(0) tricarbonyl diene complexes, Mason L. Yu , '17
Understanding the Right to Education in the Early 21st Century South African Context, Robert T. Zipp , '18