Browse comps and student work by academic department.
Graduated in 2009
Nick Cesarek, Economics (ECON) 2009, Estimating the demand for education
Matthew Cole, Political Science (POSC) 2009, Political evil and the limits of liberal theory
Lauren Colwell, Geology (GEOL) 2009, Evidence for differential Louisville and Emperor-Hawaiian mantle plume motion based on 40Ar/39Ar geochronology
Tiffany F. Cox, Geology (GEOL) 2009, June 2006 seismic swarm and dike emplacement beneath the Michoacan-Guanajuato volcanic field, Mexico
Tiffany F. Cox, Physics (PHYS) 2009, Molten rock: a perspective on magma genesis, magma chamber dynamics, and the effects of crystallization
Michelle K. Deeter, Political Science (POSC) 2009, Non-state actors and their effect on policy in China
John Delehanty, Religion (RELG) 2009, Metro-evangelization: faiths, religion, and social capital in American metropolitan politics
Frank M. Dolce, Psychology (PSYC) 2009, How can I read this title? The contributions of pre-lexical and sub-lexical pathways to Chinese word recognition
Katelyn Donisch, Psychology (PSYC) 2009, Using gain-framed messaging to change attitudes toward menstruation and menstrual suppression
Lacey Dorman, Psychology (PSYC) 2009, Goal urgency versus goal importance: which goals do people pursue and which goals lead to satisfaction?
Aparna Dua, Economics (ECON) 2009, How does mother's education affect child health : evidence from India
Andrea Duron, Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN) 2009, I like boys, I like sports : gender performance among female athletes
Lisa Dyson, Asian Studies (ASST) 2009, Chinese history, Uyghur identity: Chinese history education and the place for Uyghurness in modern China
Erin Feehan-Nelson, Political Science (POSC) 2009, The effects of divisive primaries on national elections
Masha Finn, Political Science/International Relations (POSI) 2009, The intelligence failure of the Yom Kippur War: how structural faults of intelligence communities intensify psychological perils of analysis
Marissa Fischer, Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN) 2009, Egbe aya efutoo mbia (The hawk never gets lost in its journey to other lands) : brain drain, transnationalism, and the migration of the Nigerian Igbo
Timothy Foran, Political Science/International Relations (POSI) 2009, Reforming an ineffective community: how organization theory can rebuild the U.S. intelligence apparatus
Aaron Fricke, Geology (GEOL) 2009, Precambrian geologic history of the Gravelly Range, southwest Montana
Lukas Fried, Physics (PHYS) 2009, The sun and its spots
Christa Frintner, Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN) 2009, Gender imbalance of fields despite equal opportunity : gender and higher education decision-making processes at Carleton College
Lisa Gaetjens, Spanish (SPAN) 2009, El uso de la revisin mtica en Seora de la miel por Fanny Buitrago
Michelle Gajewski, Economics (ECON) 2009, Are you considered eligible for health? Medicaid and its effect on state-level aggregate health measured by infant mortality rate and mortality rate
Michelle Gajewski, Political Science (POSC) 2009, Religious doctrine with a new court: what effect will a new justice have on religion in America?
Christopher Gardner, Political Science/International Relations (POSI) 2009, Economic growth and success in Sub-Saharan Africa: is politico-economic realignment enough?
Thea Garon, History (HIST) 2009, Media censorship and control, the Argentine press campaign during the Malvinas War
Kenneth Geiger, Chinese (CHIN) 2009, Jia Zhangke's The world and Still life
Kenneth Geiger, Cinema and Media Studies (CAMS) 2009, Re-made in the USA: the journey of film from Asia to Hollywood
Peter Gill, History (HIST) 2009, The politics of land reform in Nepal, 1950-1964
Charlotte Goodrich, Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN) 2009, Beyond nation-state paradigms : globalization and classic sociological theory
David E. Guild, Michael A. Sawi, Tyler L. Thorsen, Emma R. Turetsky, and Erik W. Ulberg, Computer Science (CS) 2009, Of bits and bots: the digital adventures of Alice
Rebecca Hahn, English (ENGL) 2009, Beastly desires, rational souls: women writers transforming femininity
Hope Harvey, Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN) 2009, Insisting on integration : Jefferson County, Kentucky
Sarah Hashmall, Religion (RELG) 2009, The Bhikkhuni debate in Sri Lanka
Mary A. Henke-Haney, Geology (GEOL) 2009, From formation to faucet: groundwater in Southeast Minnesota
Yusi He, Psychology (PSYC) 2009, A review of current estrogen research: implications and future directions
Theodore J. Hickey, Economics (ECON) 2009, Are we sensitive to cost? Exploring the healthcare market given price distortions
Temara Holt, Women's and Gender Studies (WGST) 2009, Learning, performing, and embodying respectability in an all girls African American Catholic school
Hannah Hosotani, Political Science (POSC) 2009, Health politics: learning from state models to create national health care reform
Juliana Houston, Psychology (PSYC) 2009, Exercise and stress reduction: testing a theory of arousal attribution
Marlea Iiams, Physics (PHYS) 2009, The physics of woodwinds
Sam Kalar, Economics (ECON) 2009, Exploring stock market bubble phenomena : an adaptation of the classic Keynesian beauty contest
Timothy D. Kane, Economics (ECON) 2009, The moral hazard of mental health parity legislation
Aaron Kaufman, Economics (ECON) 2009, Can lifestyle predict health care expenditures? Creating a forecasting model using lifestyle risk factors
Tyler Keating, Physics (PHYS) 2009, Nuclear power: basic principles and future directions
Kevin Kensler, Russian (RUSS) 2009, Aleksandr Vampilov's Last summer in Chulimsk: beyond the bounds of Chekhov
Michael Kern, Political Science/International Relations (POSI) 2009, Dangerous liaisons: dual transitions and institutional transfer in eastern Germany
Christina Knudson, Edward Kuhn, and Bassirou Sarr, Mathematics (MATH) 2009, A Bayesian spatial temporal model of ozone
Seong-chang Koh, Economics (ECON) 2009, Change in effect of wage penalty for obese Americans
Rodney Kuhl, Economics (ECON) 2009, The causes of the obesity epidemic in the United States
Heung Jin Kwon, Economics (ECON) 2009, An experimental test of the generalized Anglo-Dutch auction
Amalia Lam, History (HIST) 2009, Founded on reason and choice: Moors, mastiffs, and establishing "Britishness" through marriage in the periodical literature of the northern British Colonies
Justin LaMont, Geology (GEOL) 2009, A survey of throughgoing fractures in Upper Ordovician carbonate rocks, Goodhue County, Minnesota
Annelise Lawson, Psychology (PSYC) 2009, To burn out or fade away: the effects of the peak/end rule on prospective assessments of life quality
Alexander Leedom, Classics (CLST) 2009, The Greco-Latin Negro: a postcolonial reading of The Golden Ass
Yong Kwon Lee, Economics (ECON) 2009, Portfolios diversification and the determinants of bilateral investment flow
Thuy Le, Economics (ECON) 2009, Wrinkles in fiscal policy: an examination of the effects of aging demographics on public expenditures and revenues
Dylan Scott Linet, Geology (GEOL) 2009, The Spring Creek project series: two geology projects to be taught at the introductory level
Emily Litwin, History (HIST) 2009, Nationalism, feminism, and the women of Ireland's Revolutionary Period
David Lonoff and Daniel McDonald, Mathematics (MATH) 2009, Bijective proofs: a comprehensive exercise
Megan C. Lynn, French and Francophone Studies (FREN) 2009, L'anorexie comme un probleme social en France
Erinrose Mager, Philosophy (PHIL) 2009, Importance of the contextual framework when addressing kitsch objects and why this framework validates kitsch aesthetically and socially
Caitlin Magnusson, Cinema and Media Studies (CAMS) 2009, The animated feature film: encoding and decoding across cultures
Nora Mahlberg, Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN) 2009, A demand to be made whole : a critical examination of environmental justice movement theory and uranium contamination on the Navajo Reservation
Ayesha Mahmud, Economics (ECON) 2009, Health impact of microcredit programs : does microcredit participation have a positive impact on health-seeking behavior?
Jason Malashevich, Political Science (POSC) 2009, The great value of human intelligence
Michelle Margoles, Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN) 2009, The "Saint Louis-ism" of Mame Coumba Bang : a gendered perspective of changing perceptions and observances of a river goddess in Saint Louis, Senegal
Jessica Marks, Geology (GEOL) 2009, Using major, minor, and trace element geochemistry of melt inclusions to study magma dynamics and evolution at Augustine Volcano, Alaska
Theodore Marschall, Physics (PHYS) 2009, Superstates: Bose-Einstein condensation in the states of matter
Michael Martin, Political Science/International Relations (POSI) 2009, An inconvenient solution? An economic and political analysis of global warming policy
Brian Mason, Russian (RUSS) 2009, Oligarkhi: the development of a new cultural concept in post-Soviet Russia
Melissa Mayer, Psychology (PSYC) 2009, The interactive effects of alcohol cues, alcohol outcome expectancies, and motives fulfillment on hostile impression formation
Yael Mayer, Psychology (PSYC) 2009, An evaluation of remedial education programs using cognitive research
Caitlin McMurtry, Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN) 2009, The relationship of housing type, isolation, and hopelessness to involvement in risk behaviors among adolescents in low income neighborhoods
Nicholas Merkelson, Religion (RELG) 2009, Ritual ecstasy and the shamans of prehistory: an archaeological approach to the study of religion
Reid Merriman, Economics (ECON) 2009, The determinants of demand for dental healthcare
Amy Mixa, Economics (ECON) 2009, Determining the ideal smoking ban for the United States : a quantitative analysis of workplace, restaurant, and bar bans
Carolyn Morales, Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN) 2009, Taking the time to care : Hallmark cards and the commodification of time
Samantha Morin, Economics (ECON) 2009, Business cycles and health : how the level of development of a country affects the relationship between the strength of its economy and the health of its population
William Morrison, Political Science/International Relations (POSI) 2009, Strategic economic incentives in counterinsurgency efficacy
William Mueller, Physics (PHYS) 2009, Energetics of a hovering hummingbird
Laura Myers, Psychology (PSYC) 2009, Selective attention in bilingual students: a comparison of skills in both languages
Nicholas Netland, Political Science/International Relations (POSI) 2009, American media in Iraq and the influences of Vietnam
Elizabeth Nguyen, African/African American Studies (AFAM) 2009, Alternatives in dialogue and race
Khanh Nguyen, Economics (ECON) 2009, The effect of monetary policy and openness to trade on total factor productivity : a cross-country analysis
Blake Nicholson, Economics (ECON) 2009, The college wage premium : changing skills and market returns
Arata Niizuma, Economics (ECON) 2009, Children as an investment for parents : a study on intergenerational transfer in Malaysia
Hannah Oken-Berg, Psychology (PSYC) 2009, The Five-Factor model and food choices: personality and the foods we eat
John Olmsted, History (HIST) 2009, Poverty, the pulpit, and the polis: John Chrysostom's sermons on wealth and poverty
Amanda Otero, Religion (RELG) 2009, Guadalupe: devotion, identity, and power
Andrew Park, Economics (ECON) 2009, The internet and differences in state unemployment from 1998-2003
Paul Imon Pedtke, Economics (ECON) 2009, Construction investment, interest rates, GDP, and the S&P 500
Martha Perez, Psychology (PSYC) 2009, Dissociative symptoms, episodic memory, and a neurological basis for childhood trauma
Alexander Persaud, History (HIST) 2009, Rodney, history, and the dialectic: rethinking Walter Rodney's Marxist methodology
Sabrina M. Peterson, Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN) 2009, The Islamist movement in Saudi Arabia : an interaction of structure and culture
Robert J. Phillips, Economics (ECON) 2009, Determining the predictive power of economic and financial indicators in the US stock market
Jared P. Plotz, Economics (ECON) 2009, Reevaluating the effect of futures positions on the direction of natural gas price movements
Jeffrey Potempa, Economics (ECON) 2009, Private and public third-party punishment in a public good game
Jerome C. Potter, Cinema and Media Studies (CAMS) 2009, Telepop: a subjective composite of twentieth century American popular culture and history
Chelsea Lyn Prax, French and Francophone Studies (FREN) 2009, Criminels: la presse et les homosexuels au Mali
Erica Prochaska, History (HIST) 2009, The imperial world of Verrier Elwin
