Welcome to the Masters Theses section of Digital Commons at Buffalo State!
The Graduate School and E.H. Butler Library post electronic copies of master’s theses written by students at Buffalo State. Theses submitted before fall 2011 are generally available only in print unless digitized by departments.
To view approved master’s theses you can Browse by Year or Search by Author.
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Theses from 2025
Comparative analysis of tax typologies and relative impact on GDP growth: Focus on Albania, Greece, Poland, Estonia, and Switzerland, Bardhyl Ahmetaj
Pollination synchrony along a Great Lakes thermal gradient, Joe Armstrong
Perceptions of AI Chatbots in Music Education, Lauren Beauchamp
The People's Ledger: Reform or Revolution?, Kostantinos R. Grigoras
The effect of Great Lake thermal gradients on pollinating Hymenoptera and Diptera, Marcus Z. Kenline
The Benefits to New York State of the Local Roads Program, Theresa Lagasse
Impacts of German yellowjacket (Vespula germanica) removal on pollinator communities in Western New York, Jonathan M. Promowicz
Exploring Mimicry and Visual Communication in Woodpeckers: A Field Study Utilizing 3D-Printed Models, Lauren M. Smith
Theses from 2024
Intra and interspecific competition via allelopathy among native and non-native plants, Mimi Byrne and Robert Warren
An Examination of the Visual and Textual Influences on the Anthology of American Folk Music, Ben Collier
POLYMERIC SUMO-2/3 CHAIN SIGNALS ARE ANTAGONISTICALLY REGULATED BY THE SUMO-TARGETED UBIQUITIN E3 LIGASE RNF4 AND THE SUMO-SPECIFIC ISOPEPTIDASE SENP6, Shaniah A. Irving M.A. and Xiang-Dong Zhang Ph.D.
The Multi-Trophic Effects of Buckthorn Removal, Amanda Jacobs
The Confessional Side of Lennon: Comparing the Lyrics of John Lennon to the School of Confessional Poetry, Brandon H. Job
“I Don’t Mind This Actually. It’s Kind Of Fun To Work On”: Project Based Assessment Following An Inquiry Based Unit In A Modern Middle School Classroom, Alexis J. McTigue
Is the Lightbulb Still-Still on?: Social Representations among Undergraduates, a Replication and Extension, Nahdira Rollins
Creation of Eco-Terrorism: A History of Actions by the Earth Frist!, Earth Liberation and Animal Liberation Front from the 1980s-2000s, Zachary Smith and Zachary C. Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Seasonal variation in condition, body lipid, reproductive investment, and diet in brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans), Matthew P. Basista, Randal Snyder, Christopher Pennuto, and Alicia Perez-Fuentetaja
Leeland Jones and Claude Clapp: Case Studies of Civil Rights in Western New York, Kaelynn Beckman
Satisfaction Assessment of Pre-Service Technology Education Programs, Austin P. Dodge
Social Sanguinity: Communal Ties and the Pursuit of Political Power in Saga Age Iceland, Sam Fearnside
Lars Gustaf Sellstedt: Art in Buffalo and the Buffalo Fine Art Academy, Shannon N. Gilmartin
Exploring the Relationship between Dreissenids and the Deep Chlorophyll Layer in the Laurentian Great Lakes, Lara E. Hargrave
The Determinants of Homeownership: Mortgage Rates, Median Household Income and Vacancy Rates, Aisha S. Mackey
The Moral Hygiene Movement in the United States, 1840s—1920s, Marissa Seib
Synthesis and Characterization of Heptamethine Indocyanine Dyes for Near-IR (NIR) Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Reporters, Daniel Weglarski
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Big Dataset on PM2.5 Air Pollution in Beijing, China, 2014 to 2018, Hutong Fan
A Comparison of M&T Bank and Citizens Bank Net Income Changes During the Coronavirus Pandemic, Alex R. Glasier
Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) seasonal diet, drift impacts, and influence on stream connectivity in Great Lakes tributary streams, Kyle R. Glenn Mr
Does Macroalgae Invasion Alter Macroinvertebrate or Macrophyte Communities in Wetland Habitats?, Alexander Krest
Regional-scale climate-induced variation in ant physiology and morphology, Daniel E. Murphy
The Significance of Abolitionism and the Underground Railroad, in the Buffalo area, 1840-1860, Timothy J. Nixon
Parent Perceptions of Elementary General Music Instruction, Hali Shepard
Native and non-native ant impacts on soil microbes, Hannah A. Stewart
Filamentous green algae (Cladophora glomerata) in near shore Lake Ontario: an investigation of tissue and water nutrient dynamics through a period of growth and decomposition., James L. Wagner Jr
Textual Persuasion: Trauma Representation in Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves, Elizabeth A. Wall
Combining historic records and multi-criteria habitat suitability analysis for the potential reintroduction of Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque) into tributaries of Lake Erie, Kylie P. Wirebach, Christopher Pennuto, and Dimitry Gorsky
Theses from 2021
Economic Growth In Haiti, Marc Arthur L. Barthelemy
Heavy Metals in ENDS Liquids: A Comparative Analysis of Products from the United States, England, Canada, and Australia, Ashleigh Coggins-Block
A Select Examination Of the Historiography Of The Causes of the War of 1812, Shiva Czuba
The Challenge of E. Pluribus Unum: Waterfront Workers During the Civil War in Buffalo, New York, Anthony E. Gil
The Cost of Crime: A Study on Human Trafficking, Kirsten Krug
An Analysis of the Impact of RMB Exchange Rate on China's Outward Foreign Direct Investment, Yuchao Li
The Great Transition: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Transitioning from Diesel Fuel Buses to Zero Emission Electric Buses for the NFTA in The Buffalo-Niagara Falls MSA, Jonathan C. Meyers
Native and non-native ant impacts on native fungi, Chloe Mokadam
A Transatlantic Conversation on Medicine and Literature, Brittani Mroz
Failoure On All Fronts: The United States Army in the First Year of the War of 1812, Gary H. Nobbs Jr.
Using Scrum to Teach Standards-Based K-12 Computer Science: A Prosepectus for a Master’s Level Methods Class at Buffalo State, Noah M. Pierce
Distinctly American: The Roots of Secessionism and Nullification in the United States, Patrick F. Ryan
Creativity, Design, and Brand in a Complex Reality: Towards an Emergent Model for Harnessing Organizational Innovation, Matei Schwartz
Shell Calcification and Growth of the Aquatic Snail Planorbella trivolvis Under Low Calcium Conditions Typical of Decalcified Northern Lakes, Shawn A. Witte
Theses from 2020
Functional Analysis of a Critical Glycine (Glycine 12) in Beta-type Connexins of Human Skin, Rasheed Bailey
Dreissena in the Great Lakes: Benthic Community Impacts and Facilitation, Sonya C. Bayba
The Gap Between Family Income and Graduation Rates, Kaylee M. Gatto
Quick Freezing-Induced AuNP Aggregates as Near-Infrared (NIR) Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Substrates, Kristopher W. Hoyt
A Brief History of the Irish and Social Mobility in Buffalo, New York from the 1830s to the 1860s, Evan B. Kennedy
Ecofeminism in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Stephanie Kroneiss
The Psychological Effects of Patriarchy and Courtship: Eighteenth Century Women’s Mentalities in Pamela and Clarissa, Peter J. LaPorta
The Estrangement of George Orwell’s Modern Man, Christopher Nightengale
Cloning and Expression of Hydra Innexin 2, a Gap Junction Protein Required for Coordinated Contraction of the Body Column, Ashley O'Brien
Crossing Borders, Crossing Genres: Utilizing Genres to Explore Literary Themes Through Genre Fiction, Michael W. Rickard II
Life History and Metabolic Responses of Daphnia magna Exposed to Effluents of Urban Origin Treated by Advanced Oxidation, Benjamin Z. Szczygiel
Incidence of antibiotic resistance and plasmid content in freshwater beach sand and water and clinical urinary tract infection Escherichia coli isolates, Robert F. White
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Constructing and Operating a Streetcar System in Buffalo, NY, Daniel Kevin Zielinski
Theses from 2019
16S rRNA analysis and toxin gene presence in Escherichia coli isolated from beach water and sand at a public beach (Erie County, NY), Jennifer D. Jackson
Economic and Demographic Determinants of the Consumption, Saving and Borrowing Behaviors of Households, Micaela Joseph
Toward a More Universal Currency: The Impact of the Clearing Mechanism on Developing Economies, Evan Ross Kaderbeck
Release of captive-raised Eastern hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) to test the success of a chytrid vaccine and new cage design, Megan C. Kocher
Missed Moments: Kodak’s Failure to Define the Consumer Market for Digital Photography, Paul T. Moon Jr
EDUCATION POLICIES AND THE EFFECT ON THE SKILLED TRADES WORK FORCE, Aaron K. Nadrowski
"Witness to the Witness": Slavery and the Writing of Disaster, Danelle Peterson
Extraction and Quantification of Cannabinoids from Chocolate-Based Products, Matthew Pothier
Does Family Income Determine A Children Future Educational Attainment Level?, Diaisha T. Richards
CORRELATING CENSUS DATA WITH BOCES ENROLLMENT DEMOGRAPHICS: A STUDY ON THE NEED FOR DEMOGRAPHIC COHESION, Dana N. Roman
Optimizing Methods for Separation of Adhesive Tape from Fabrics and Obtaining Latent Prints from Adhesive and Non-Adhesive Sides, Elizabeth Vosburgh
Theses from 2018
The Lacanian Real as Absent Cause: The Name(s)-of-the-Father, or Les Non-Dupes Errent, Garrett Busshart
The Effects of Dynamic Versus Static Depictions of Actions Using a Modified Verb Naming Therapy in Persons with Aphasia., Heather Clark
Effects of Spending on New York Counties Six Year Graduation Rate, Maxwell B. Costello
Cultural Consumption: Ideologies, Aesthetics and Economies in Marguerite Duras’s Work, Melissa Ferreira
Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance: An Examination of the Dow Jones Sustainability North American Index, Elizabeth A. Fides
Cryptocurrencies as an Alternative to Fiat Monetary Systems, David A. Georgeson
Experimental evidence that the non-native European fire ant alters invertebrate communities, Madeson C. Goodman
Full Employment, or a New Reserve Army? A Marxian Critique of the Employer of Last Resort, Michael Heubusch
Teaching Music to Immigrant and Refugee Students in American Music Classrooms, Sameerah Jabrhamdan
The Seventeenth Amendment: The United States Senate and the Transformation from Legislative Selection to Direct Popular Election, John Joseph Janora
Whose Monster? A Study in the Rise to Power of al Qaeda and the Taliban, Nicholas Kotarski
Does Debt Matter?, Luhan Li
An Analysis of Chinese Trade and FTA using Gravity Model, MINYU LIU
Beyond Christ in Concrete: Exploring Assimilation, Identity and Manual Labor in Pietro di Donato's This Woman and Three Circles of Light, Giannina A. Lucantoni
Evaluation of the Biocompatibility and Micromechanical Properties of Experimental Dental Adhesives, Hoda Moussa
Genetic Analysis of the Role of GRP170B (T14G8.3) During Toxin Induced Protein Folding Stress in Caenorhabditis elegans, Nancy T. Nsengiyumva
Reproductive Effort and Lipid Dynamics of the Emerald Shiner (Notropis atherinoides) in the Upper Niagara River, New York, Christopher A. Osborne
