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Packaging Design in the Circular Economy: Reuse Models in Fast-Moving Consumer Goods
(2022)Multinational fast-moving consumer goods corporations such as Procter & Gamble, Unilever, and Coca-Cola are the highest producers of plastic pollution in the world, and yet take little-to-no responsibility for the waste ... -
Diabetes And The Healthcare Factory: Reimagining Type II Diabetes Care Under Value-Based Healthcare Models In The United States
(2018-05)The need for change in the United States healthcare system is apparent. The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other country, yet the quality of care has not improved. Chronic preventable diseases are a major driver ... -
Keys to Success: A Policy Roadmap for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
(2022-05)Keys to Success: A Policy Roadmap for the Fourth Industrial Revolution seeks to provide a policy guide for lawmakers at the advent of a new industrial era. Just as the Third Industrial Revolution replaced physical labor ... -
Desperately Craving Indian Food: Indian Restaurants, Cultural Commodification, and Diasporic Belonging in Dallas Fort Worth
(2021-12)In this study, I engage with the question what are the functions of Indian restaurants and their food in the South Asian diaspora? In my work, I consider Indian restaurants as cultural-economic sites, operating on the edge ... -
The Beautiful (Computer) Game: How Data Science Will Revolutionize the World's Most Popular Sport
(2021-12)Data science is taking over sports, and soccer is no different. While having lagged behind other sports in the data revolution, soccer is beginning to put an emphasis on making data-driven decisions. This thesis addresses ... -
Trust, What Makes it or Breaks it for a Product Manager?
(2021-12)Product managers work with a wide array of roles, including software engineers, designers, and business stakeholders. Together they create product improvements, features, and new innovations. As a product manager, you ... -
Political Agenda-Setting and Racial Integration in Public Schools: A Comparison of Denver Public Schools and New York City District 15
(2021-12)Although prior research has been done applying the Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET) and Multiple Streams Analysis (MSA) to political processes at the national or state level, no prior research has applied these theories ... -
Printer Proliferation: Additive Manufacturing and the Future of Nuclear Programs
(2021-12)In this thesis, I take a multi-faceted approach to evaluate the role of additive manufacturing in nuclear weapons programs. I answer three research questions: do 3D printers have the capabilities to produce parts for ... -
Enumerating Equality: A Comprehensive Analysis of Anti-Bullying Policies Protecting LGBTQIA+ Student Wellbeing
(2021-12)Bullying and harassment of queer and trans students in the K-12 public education system is still a prevalent problem that leads to negative consequences for LGBTQIA+ student wellbeing. One strategy to reduce the amount of ... -
A Cultural Iceberg: The Complexity of Mental Health and Mental Illness
(2021-12)Elements of culture consist of values, beliefs, and norms shared by a community. This cultural aspect of an individual contributes to differing viewpoints on mental health, mental illnesses, and patterns of health care ... -
The Nuclear Option: A Utopian Dream or an Apocalyptic Nightmare?
(2021-12)The Three Mile Island nuclear plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania experienced a partial meltdown on March 28, 1979. Two weeks prior, The China Syndrome, a blockbuster film that portrays a scenario eerily similar to what ... -
Teetotalitarianism: The Benevolent Stagnation of Alcoholics Anonymous
(2021-12)In examining the global expansion of Alcoholics Anonymous over the past 100 years, the author will pinpoint elements of the world's largest peer support program that have 1. helped untold millions recover from alcoholism/addiction ... -
Experimental Drug Access for Terminally-Ill Patients: A Review of the Right to Try Act
(2021-12)Early access to drugs that have not won approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a heavily debated topic across academics and subject matter experts in the United States, especially regarding ... -
Universal Jurisdiction for Syrian Cases: Path to Accountability or False Hope?
(2021-12)This thesis explores the potential utility of universal jurisdiction to prosecute atrocity crimes committed against the people of Syria by the Syrian regime and its affiliates. Entitled “Universal Jurisdiction for Syrian ... -
A Stance or a Step? Evaluating Student Organizations' Solidarity and Action
(2021-12)The university occupies a unique position as one of the oldest — and therefore the most steadfast—institutions while intending to serve a population of students who are invested in seeking change and engaging in activism. ... -
The Association Between Teen Dating Violence and Suicidal Behavior: Risk Factors, Theoretical Frameworks & Clinical Implications
(2020-05)Teenage dating violence (TDV) and suicidal behaviors are prevalent and serious issues that impact adolescents in the United States. Despite the gravity of these issues, data regarding the relationship between teenage ... -
Can I Do It: An Examination Into the Relation Between Stereotype Threat, Accountability, and Performance
(2020-05)This study aims to test whether accountability systems can mitigate the effects of stereotype threat on women. I specifically hypothesize that process accountability will mitigate the effects of stereotype threat on women, ... -
Building on a Vision: An Analysis of 103 Years of Ideological and Material Development of the University Avenue Church of Christ
(2020-05)I take a multifaceted approach to addressing the following overarching research question: How does the 103-year-old University Avenue Church of Christ come to function as it does in the present day? To address this question, ... -
Tension in the Industry: An Analysis of the Conflict Between Recording Artists and Record Labels over the Rights to Music Ownership
(2020-05)In a standard record deal, record labels require that recording artists sign over the rights to their master recordings to them as a form of repayment for investing in the artists’ careers. However, artists feel that this ... -
Got S(e)oul?: The Cultural Implications of Performing Blackness in K-pop on South Korean Youthin K-pop on South Korean Youth
(2020-05)My thesis examines the appropriation of Black culture into Korean Popular music, or K-pop, as a) a tool that is used to authenticate the performances of K-pop idols, and b) an aspect of the industry that perpetuates negative ...
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