Honors Theses are submitted to the University of Richmond in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the distinction of Honors within particular disciplines. The nature of each thesis depends upon the norms of the particular academic discipline and/or department. Most are open access; some have been embargoed or are restricted indefinitely per the request of the author. If you are an author and would like to change the availability of your work, please contact
.Theses from 2025
The Impact of Remittances on Children’s Educational Outcomes: The Case of India, Neha Reddy Kalwala
Les Femmes dans le Monde Médical, Emma Kane
Losing Control: Evaluative Access and the Limits of Attributability In Angela Smith’s Theory of Moral Responsibility, Henry Kissam
An Ethical Defense of Puberty Blockers as Gender Affirming Care for Adolescents, Alexander Konigsberg
A Cross-Taxa Comparison of Avian Telomere Dynamics, Age, and Lifespan, Benjamin Konigsberg
Substrate Complexity is not Correlated with Skin Pattern Complexity in Callistoctopus Furvus, Emily Lekas
Contributors and Consequences of Avoidant Automatic Thoughts with ADHD, Zirou Liang
Economic Impact of the U.S. and U.N. Sanctions, Maksim Likho
Comparing Spatial Interfaces of the Tower of London Task, Paean Luby
Isolation and identification of active antimicrobial compounds in Alcaligenes and Chromobacterium strains, Hannah Lwin
Sodium-Proton Exchanger Activity Is Required for Zebrafish Larval Tail Fin Regeneration, Anush Margaryan
Biophysical Characterization of Thermophilic Branched-Chain Amino Acid Periplasmic Binding Protein from Thermotoga maritima, Sky Marsicano
Gender Differences in Externalized and Internalized Responses to Interpersonal Insult, Alicia Martinez
NolinNPC: The Natural Products Collection Database, Parisa Mershon
The Politics of Doomsday: Institutional Faith and Individualism in Apocalyptic Fiction Films, Avery Moore
Surveying the Neural Cellular Landscape in Wild and Laboratory Rats: Neuronal and Glial Profiles, Aditya Narayanan
Ritt’s Theorem and the Chebyshev Polynomials, Eric Neuhaus
Tracking the Evolution of Crossings in Memristive Hysteresis Responses, Eric Neuhaus
Adaptation Challenges in Scene-Specific Visual Search for Individuals with ASD, Carmen Ovalle
Left Turn? Progressive Caucus Characteristics & Influence in the 117th Congress, John C. Paschold
Ni soumises, ni sauvées : La quête de l’identité féminine dans la nouvelle vague du film de banlieue, Rachael Ruth
“For here I am, maybe a walking contradiction”: The Womb as a Site of Control and Agency in Morrison and Erdrich, Katherine Schultz
Intradistrict Inequality: Examining Educational Opportunity in Richmond Elementary Schools, Tara Sheehan
Novel and Efficient Synthesis of 3,4-Diaryl N-Unsubstituted Pyrroles from Chalcones: Optimizing Cyclization Using DEAM Reagent, Anna M. Shklyarevsky
The Assizes of Romania: Feudal Law and the Latin East, Caleb Silvergleid
Hegemony and Homophobia Drive Conservative Men’s Heightened Endorsement of Adverse Relationship Conflict Responses, Abigail Smith
Naked & Hungry, Bella Stevens
Race and Age: How Can Your Identities Change How People See You?, Kumiko Sulla
Psilocybin and the Child Mind: Clinical Implications for Self-Repair and Psychological Resilience, Isabella Flôr Tomé
Evaluating Factors of Coach Compensation in NCAA Division I FBS College Football, Ethan Vest
From Surviving to Thriving: Sense of Belonging and Imposter Syndrome in College Students With PTSD, Amaree Walker
The Time Course of Template Acquisition and Application in Categorical Search, Yining Wang
A Multi-Scale Compartmental Model for Glucose Regulation and Diabetes Treatment, Andrew M. Watts
Fouling-Resistant Voltammetric Xylazine Sensors for Detection of the Street Drug “Tranq”, Ann Holland Wemple
Ruthenium Complexes as Photoactivated Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Lung Cancer, Auden Wilson
Madame de Pompadour: Power and Influence at Versailles 1745-1764, Lauren Wilson
Leptospirosis Infection Risk Posed by Urban Rats Living in Richmond, Lydia Wood
Types of Community-Based Learning on Students’ Sense of Purpose, Lauren Yim
Healing on Their Own Terms: Self-Guided Attuning and Mental Health Among Chinese “youth”, Ziran (Ted) Zhou
The Fragility of Belonging: Interpersonal and Institutional Factors Shaping Student Experiences in Higher Education, Ziran (Ted) Zhou
The Intersection of Race, Poverty, and Mental Health: Understanding Disparities and Exploring Solutions in School-Based Services, Halle Zweibel
Theses from 2024
Power Dynamics and Female Autonomy in Enemies-to-Lovers Novels, Julia Abbott
Modeling the Opioid Crisis in Virginia: A Differential Equations Model Assessing the Impact of Medication-Assisted Treatment on the Addicted Population, Maniha Zehra Akram
Computational Study of PregaS and PS Binding to the GluN2A LBD and the GluN1/GluN2A Dimer Interface, Ismar Alickovic
(Re)Constructing Race: How Essentialist Beliefs Shape Social Justice Support, Abbey Alvarado
Dative Bonding in Quasimetallatranes Containing Group 15 Donors and M = Si, Ge, Sn, and Pb Acceptors, Aamy A. Bakry
Unpredictable Positive Experience Response (UPER) Training in Male and Female Rats: Effects on cognition, emotional resilience, and neuroplasticity markers, Eve M. Barringer
Combatting Rightwing Extremism: Punks, Skinheads, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Robert Ware Bentley
Structural phylogenetics of A family DNA polymerases, Yagmur Bingul
Heterocycles as Peptide-Based Cleavable Linkers, John Blobe
Shifting Grounds: Movement and Continuity in Mustang, Nepal, Lauren Carter
Cultural Health Capital and the Organ Transplantation Waitlist, Gracejit Chahal
The Value of Prison Education: Evaluating the Impact of Education Through Desistance, Cheryl Chan
Epistemic Spaces and Fields: A New Framework for Social Epistemology Applied to the Internet, Zizhe Cheng
Examining Differences in Information Processing: A Case Study in Higher Education, Sofi Conway
Exploration of Sulfonamides and Benzothiazoles as Peptide-Based Cleavable Linkers, Abigail Dalton
The Impacts of Identity on Perceptions of Safety on a Predominately White Campus, Rebecca DelRosso
The Continuous Flow Synthesis of Polyfunctionalized Pyrroles, Kinglsey Dwomoh
Assessing Human Influence on Ranavirus Infections in Vulnerable Native Turtle Species, Parker Ernst
To Kill with Kindness: The Ills of Overfeeding Others in Tsitsi Dangarembga’s Nervous Conditions, Makena Gitobu
Black Lives Matter: Is It Political?, Caroline O. Glaser
Assessing Evolution of Reproduction Traits along Seasonal Transitions and Latitudinal Gradients in an Invasive Species of Fruit Fly, Zaprionus Indianus, Ansleigh Gunter
Taylor, Genealogy, History, Peter Hawes
Divided Discourse: Analyzing Abortion Rhetoric in the 2016 Presidential Debates, Ella Hayes
The Effect of Housing Burden and Access to Affordable Housing on Abortion Rates, Isabelle Huggard
#Booktok: Social Media’s Influence on Literature, Madison Hyatt
Trading Perspectives: The Impact of Gender in Shaping National Trade Policies, Katherine Kwiatkowski
Immigration Level and its Impact on the United States Labor Market Tightness, Khai Quy La
The Effect of the Expanded Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit on Maternal Labor Supply, Abby Letocha
Examining Variability in and Contextual Predictors of College Student Belonging, Yangyue Li
Departure from Magical Realism: Female Agency in Latin American Post-Boom Literature, Nicole Darian Llacza Morazzani
Escaping the Gilded Cage: American Journalists Navigating the Soviet Union, 1980-1991, Madeleine Long
The Effect of Solvent Identity and Hydride-Donor on the Reduction of CO2 into Useful Fuels, Abigail McEntire
Longitudinal Associations Between Peer Victimization and School Belonging in Elementary-Aged Children, Bridget E. McGuiness
Defending the Role of a Principle of Proportionality in Just Punishment, Emma Mecklenburg
Incorporation of an unnatural amino acid (pBpf) into MEMO1 protein for studying protein-protein interactions, Sonia Mecorapaj
Examining the Link between Autistic Personality Traits and Processing of Metonymy, Miranda Moe
Exploring the Impact of Public Health Messaging on Maternal Health Engagement in the US: A Focus on Racial Disparities and Persuasive Evidence; by Shelby Mokricky; April 29, 2024, Shelby A. Mokricky
Sigma Hole Trends Across d-block Metal Halides, Nam Huy Pham
Black and Blue All Over: Whose Lives Matter?, Bella Purvis
An Investigation of the Correlation between Polymer Solution Entanglement and Electrospun Polycaprolactone Fiber Mechanics, Manasa Sujatha Rajeev
Continuous Flow Synthesis of Polysubstituted Pyrroles, Evelyn Ramirez
A Closer Look at the Female Disadvantage and Advantage in Leadership, Eve Ridenhour
CD46 is a Protein Receptor for Human Adenovirus Type 64, Alexander Michael Robertson
Caught Between Legality and Illegality: The Haunting Status of Migration in the Before, During, and After, Kristin Santana
The Impact of U.S. News and World Report College Rankings on Prospective Students’ Decisions and Enrollment Outcomes, Camilla Schneider
Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles and Halogen Bond Interactions with Neonicotinoid Pesticides, Molly McCuen “Mackey” Sherard
CD46 Isoforms and Viral Receptor for Adenovirus Type 64D, Corina Stasiak
Opioid Policy Solutions: Administrative Law, Legislation, and Constitutional Reform, Trevin Stevens
The Shadow of Empire: Gothic Aemulatio Imperii in Sixth Century Spain, William Tune
La Perception et La Représentation du Corps des Femmes Africaines par rapport à La Colonisation Française, Mofiyinfoluwa Tunji-Ekundayo
The effects of parasitoid wasps on the intra- and interspecific competition of Zaprionus indianus, Camille R. Walsh-Antzak
Examination of Urban Spatial Structure after COVID Based on Hedonic Price Model, Shaoting Wen
Development of a Diaryl Oxazole-Based Cleavable Linker for Peptides, Evan Wolff
Les perceptions françaises de la technologie racontées à travers le temps avec Jacques Tati, Agnès Varda, JR et Michel Serres, Na'Dyah Wynn
Prototypicality and Need to Belong: How One’s Standing in the Group Affects Parochial Cooperation, Huidi Yuan
CD46 interaction with adenovirus type 64, a causative agent for viral pink eye, Hanglin (Henry) Zhu