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.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Comparative Study on Urban and Suburban Art Education, Estevan Jose Puerto Jr
Use of Interactive Notebooks in the Parenting Classroom, Kimberly A. Schildwaster
A Forensic Investigation into the Possible Origins of Three Human Skeletons, Jefferson P. Sinnott
The Impact of Macroeconomic Factors on the Price of Gold, Yunhao Sun
pH Sensitivity of Connexin 50 Hemichannels: H95 and Beyond, Leah Volk
The Stamp Act: Revolutionary Resistance in New York, Ryan L. Wagner
Impact of Online Shopping on Shopping Malls, Xaioxing Yan
Spatial Analysis of Air Particulate Pollution Distributions and Its Relation to Real Property Value in Beijing, China, Yingyu Zhang
Impact of Falling Oil Prices on US Economic Conditions in Both the Short Run and the Medium Run, Aye Mya Thant Zin
Theses from 2017
Immunological Strategies to Study GRP170 in Caenorhabditis elegans, Raven P. Baxter-Christian
“I am the Handmaid of the Lord”: The Spiritual Development of Mary Ward Amidst English Catholic Clerical Crisis, 1585 – 1630, Alyson Borowczyk
Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) Trophic Position and Movement Patterns in the Lower Niagara River, NY, Eric Bruestle
Histories Become Fiction: Variations on the Literary Case Study, Megan C. Cole
Has Social Security Been Effective?, Matthew V. Danwin
Experiences of Soviet Women Combatants During World War II, Michelle De Jesus Reyes
Magical Realism and Film: A Look at Midnight’s Children, Jeff Floss
An Evaluation of the Emerald Shiner (Notropis atherinoides) as a Bioindicator of Urban Water Pollution in the Upper Niagara River, Rebecca J. Johnson
Literature Review of Project Based Learning, Katelyn Kwietniewski
Examining Elementary Teachers’ Attitudes toward the Teacher Ranking System in China, Siyuan Liu
The Introductory Geoscience Experience: A Study of Undergraduate Attitudes and Engagement at SUNY Buffalo State, Heather J. McCarthy
Consequences of Information Asymmetry on Corporate Risk Management, Howard J. Merrill III
Characterizing the Influence of Gap Junction Communication on Cell Volume Dynamics, Bona Mu
Behavioral Economics and the Effects of Psychology on the Stock Market, Justin L. Nagy
The Mediating Impact of Student Self-Efficacy: An Examination of Vocational and Academic Perceptions Among Students in Living-Learning Communities, Michael Palumbo
Scottish Emigration to British North America 1770-1783: The First Phase of Scottish Highland Diaspora, Beth Pryor
The Impact of Money Supply and Electronic Money: Empirical Evidence from Central Bank in China, Rui Qin
Stock Market Wealth impact on Consumption Expenditure, Ramberto Jr. Sosa Cueto
The French Way: Henry James and the British Theater, Jeremy D. Williams
Theses from 2016
Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrazole-Substituted Tetraazamacrocyclic Ligands for Potential Applications as Contrast Enhancement Agents in Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Kayleigh M. Bemisderfer
Pyrazole Pendant Tetraazamacrocyclic Ligands for Possible Medicinal Applications, Anjuli Bhandari
The Skin Disease Mutation Cx31L209F Induces a Calcium- and Cobalt-Sensitive Leak Current Across the Plasma Membrane, Husain A. Bneed
The Role of Performance and Gender in Hiring Decisions, Hayley Capshaw
Comparing the Quantitation of Opiates from Possible Drug Overdose Cases Using Results of Blood Analysis and Liver Analysis, Lee Ann Garozzo
An Empirical Study of Earnings of Immigrants and Native-Born Americans in the U.S. Labor Market Given Different Levels of Educational Attainment, Yuli P. Gomez Bravo
Teachers' Perceptions of Students' Creativity Characteristics, Serap Gurak-Ozdemir
Teacher Job Satisfaction in Public Schools: The Relation to the Years of Teaching Experience, Xiaoyan Gu
Land Use and Land Cover Based Habitat Analyses of Invasive Species Along the Lower Tonawanda Creek Applying Unmanned Helicopter Remote Sensing, Chenliuli Jiang
Assessment of 70 nm Citrate‒Capped Gold Nanoparticles (AuNPs) for Surface‒Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Substrate Using Rhodamine 6G, Caitlin M. Johnson
When Ink Turned into Bullets: The Effect of the Press in Buffalo, New York and the Nation along with Its Role in Igniting a Civil War, Nicole C. Kondziela
Ann Radcliffe's Superpaternal: A Study of the Supernatural in The Romance of the Forest and The Mysteries of Udolpho, Lynn Kramer
An Analysis of Morphometric Differentiation in Lake and River Populations of the Emerald Shiner, Notropis Atherinoides, John J.V. Lang
From the Classical School to Today: The Evolution of Stagnation Theories, Francis J. Lukacovic II
Economic Growth, Natural Mineral Resources and Education in Developing Countries, Kasimu J. Mayundo
Determination of Kinetic Parameters of Equilibrium Peracetic Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide to Calculate Self-Accelerating Decomposition, Ricky Mittiga
Women, the Church and Equality: The Religious Paradox, Donna M. Nowak
Forest Islands in a Sea of Urban Habitat, Michael J. Olejniczak
Portfolio Asset Allocation On a Sector Rotation Strategy Triggered by Fed's Discount Rate, Jorge Luis Orozco
Do Novel Weapons that Degrade Mycorrhizal Mutualisms Explain Invasive Species Success?, Philip L. Pinzone Mr.
Assessment of Calcein Dye Method to Observe Cell Volume Regulation, Danielle M. Precourt
An Examination in the Evolution of Iroquois Lacrosse, Christopher P. Root
Influences of Western Philosophy and Educational Thought in China and their Effects on the New Culture Movement, Anthony C. Sturniolo
It’s Complicated: Does Food Web Structure Affect Detrital Processing in Streams?, Stephen H. Tentinger
Reconsidering the Economics of Public Policy: An Institutionalist Critique of Neoclassical Welfare Economics, Ryan J. Undercoffer
Effects of Watching Feature Films in English Learning for Chinese College Students, Chun Wang
Theses from 2015
The Static Future of the International Financial System, Brad M. Agen
Analysis of the Euro and the European Monetary System and Its Effect on Greece in the Light of the European Financial Crisis, Mohamed Alinur
A New Approach to Measuring Poverty in the United States: A Household's Ability to Consume, David Ashelman
Drosophila Can Overcome the Loss of One Allele of Hsp110 by Over Expression of the Hsp110 Protein from the Other Allele, Melissa L. Boler
Incomplete Conversions: Intentions of Indigenous Idolatry in Early Colonial Latin America, Amanda Boos
Raymond E. Jackson and Segregation in the American Federation of Musicians, 1900-1944, Lance Boos
Microfabrication of Single Cell Hydrogel Array for Studying Cell Volume Regulation, Casey L. Brown
Rareness Starts Early for Disturbance-Dependent Grassland Plant Species, Matthew Candeias
The Ideal Museum vs. The Real Museum: How do Museums in Western New York Implement Preventive Conservation?, Jennifer R. Conn
Confining Country, Confining City: Real and Imaginary Places in the Work of Sam Selvon, Anthony J. DiGesare
Racial Impartiality: The Women of the Abolition Movement as Depicted in Dessa Rose and The Invention of Wings, Chelsea B. Garbe
More than Movement – Ant Seed Dispersal Inhibits Phytopathogenic Fungi, Charlene H. Gray
“A More Stainless and Splendid Name?” Contrasting the Wartime and Peacetime Strategies of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, 1757-1778, Lori Ann Holmes
Distinguishing Originality from Creativity in ADHD: An Assessment of Creative Personality, Self-Perception, and Cognitive Style among Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Adults, Jean-Pierre J. Issa
The Effect of Warming and Simulated Rainfall on Soil Microbial Community Structure and Function, Torri A. Ivancic
Expression and Characterization of Connexin31 Mutations Associated with Skin Disease and Deafness, Shahd Abdulamer Kadhim
Forest Sustainability in an Altered Landscape Requires Human Intervention, Adam C. Labatore
Distinct Physiological Roles for the Two Isoforms of the ER Chaperone GRP170 in Caenorhabditis elegans, Yuanyuan Li
An Evaluation of the Proposal to Implement a Chained Weighted CPI, David Lock
Economic Growth and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Latin America: The Impact of Human Capital, Angui D. Macham
Forensic Significance of Teal Colored Cashmere and Black Acrylic Fibers, Nicole M. Martin
“Inhumanly Beautiful”: The Aesthetics of the Nineteenth-Century Deathbed Scene, Margo Masur
Sensory History and Multisensory Museum Exhibits, Naomi Reden
Differential Regulation of the Two grp170 Paralogues of Caenorhabditis elegans, Antonio L. Rockwell
Consumer Assessment of New Creative Products Across China and the United States, Eva Teruzzi
Accommodating Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Museums, William S. Tyler
The Anglo-American Reception of Carl Schmitt from the 1930s to the Early 2000s, Benjamin T. Watkins
Theses from 2014
Revolution, Rebellion and Subversion in US History: Government and Public Response, Christie F. Andrle
Comparison of Movement Patterns in Captive-Released Eastern Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) Using Three Different Release Methods, Julie A. Boerner
A Form in the Road: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Path Toward Globalization in the Middle East, 1945-2014, Joshua P. Brotka
Rap Aesthetics and the Postmodern Imaginary, Timothy A. Collins
Salvation Through Storytelling: Examining Storytelling in Modern Children’s Literature, Devon A. Cozad
Motivation and Retention of Instrumental Music Students in a Suburban School District, Megan M. Dray
Effects of Round Goby Presence on Invertebrate and Microbial Communities in Decaying Leaf Matter of a Lake Erie Tributary Stream, Allyse M. Fischer
Quantification of trans-10-Hydroxy-2-Decenoic Acid and Adenosine in Royal Jelly Products Purchased in USA via HPLC, Sheila A. Hagerty
Feminist and Lesbian Relations in Buffalo, New York and the Nation During the 1970s, Alyssa Hickey
Conversion Factors for Dreissena spp. Biomass, Paul M. Juette
Suppression of Neurodegenerative Symptoms via Suppressor of levy Mutation in Drosophila melanogaster, William Kaputa
"God Loves All Them Feelings": Renegotiating Faith and Sexuality in The Color Purple and Angels in America, April L. OBrien
Reforming Christianity by Reforming Christians: Devotional Writings of the Late Medieval and Reformation Era, Christopher J. Quail
