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Browsing Undergraduate Research Day 2015 by Issue Date

Browsing Undergraduate Research Day 2015 by Issue Date

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  • The moon, the creature, and the creator 
    Worth, Elizabeth (Southern New Hampshire University, 2014-04-23)
    Throughout history the story of the werewolf has been iconic and represented by the full moon. When the phase of the moon is full, typically normal people grow fangs and hair similar to a dog. Thus the symbol of the full ...
  • Banned books ban the future 
    Palmer, Megan (Southern New Hampshire University, 2015)
    This project examines book banning and curriculum decisions and the effects that both have on students. Book banning has existed since before the formation of the current education system as well as far before the current ...
  • Robot, tell me a bedtime story 
    Ryan, Steven (Southern New Hampshire University, 2015)
    This project examines the possibility of programming a humanoid robot tell a semi interactive bedtime story to a child. We interested in looking at the robot as a useful tool for some purpose, e.g. contributing to the ...
  • Analyzing Subway’s successful social media efforts 
    Bodi, Evan (Southern New Hampshire University, 2015)
    “Analyzing Subway’s Successful Social Media Efforts” is a required project for the social media and marketing communications course. This project, which began during the fall semester of 2014, involves identifying Subway’s ...
  • Color and symbol association across cultures 
    Frazier, Alicia (Southern New Hampshire University, 2015)
    This paper is a further exploration of some findings by Spector and Maurer (2011). Across six experiments they examined the association between color and letters. Testing three populations, toddlers, literate children, ...
  • Online predators 
    Grover, Jayna (Southern New Hampshire University, 2015)
    This project explores how the emergence of social media negatively affects the youth of our nation by putting them at risk for many online dangers, most importantly online sexual predators. Children who use social media ...
  • Kick butts: Tobacco-free SNHU 
    Coulombe, Mallory Denise (Southern New Hampshire University, 2015)
    The purpose of my project, “Kick Butts: Tobacco-Free SNHU,” is to provide tobacco awareness and education on campus. The main objective of this initiative is to create a positive difference whether it be informing students ...
  • The life of Mary 
    Cass, Alyssa (Southern New Hampshire University, 2015)
    Being a woman in the 19th century meant mental restriction from society, even with radical parents like William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft. Born at the bloodiest time in French history, Mary Shelley was famous before ...
  • Did Oedipus suffer from the Oedipal Complex? A psychological analysis of Oedipus in Oedipus the King 
    Bylund, Jessica (Southern New Hampshire University, 2015)
    Sophocles’ Oedipus the King is commonly known for its famous plot of Oedipus killing his father and having sexual relations with his mother. Sigmund Freud developed the Oedipal Complex in response to these events, concluding ...
  • Market research for Fresh Start Farms 
    Biggins, Corey; Welch, Kristine (Southern New Hampshire University, 2015)
    Fresh Start farms is a CSA organization that works with refugee farmers in Manchester NH. We will be surveying the organizations members. This descriptive research to assess what the experience of the CSA members has been ...
  • Dickens as a historian 
    Holland, Elizabeth (Southern New Hampshire University, 2015)
    Charles Dickens is universally noted as one of the most influential British authors of the nineteenth century. During his career he published a number of works that are today recognized as classics. Each of Dickens most ...
  • Writing a novel: Research and execution 
    Lafond, Erin (Southern New Hampshire University, 2015)
    Creating a novel is an involved and complex process necessitating research, writing, and editing. It requires ambition, discipline, and commitment. This project will include three main parts: research, the novel itself, ...
  • Proposal for a green roof 
    Heyman, Brittany A.; Weinstein, Michael; Veilleux, Benjamin; Collins, Michael (Southern New Hampshire University, 2015)
    This paper proposes the installation of a green roof system on the new residence halls to be constructed on the Southern New Hampshire University Manchester campus. Green roofs have been shown to benefit sustainable ...
  • SNHU Munchiez food truck 
    Hilts, Gabryelle; Valdez, Lenny (Southern New Hampshire University, 2015)
    Munchiez food truck began as a business plan done by three Southern New Hampshire University undergraduate students for Professor Susan Losapio during the 2014 spring semester. At the end of the semester when the class ...
  • Stories uncovered: An exploration of book covers and their effects on readers' buying habits 
    Michaud, Allison (Southern New Hampshire University, 2015)
    This project comes in two parts: an analysis of the importance of design, and a creative writing piece. Despite the popular phrase “never judge a book by its cover,” as readers people tend to do exactly that. Even though ...
  • 20th century Germany novel 
    Beebe, Eric (Southern New Hampshire University, 2015)
    I plan to research the various dimensions of life in Germany during the early 20th century, primarily during the times of the Weimar Republic and World War II. My research will pertain to—but not be confined to—developments ...
  • The all-you-need-to-know grammar guide 
    Hamilton, Sarah (Southern New Hampshire University, 2015)
    The goal of this proposal is to preface my senior thesis, which will be a Grammar Guide for SNHU students. This guide will be directed particularly at international students, and English 099 (Fundamental Writing in English) ...
  • Perceptual representations of physical properties: Grasp preparation and the relation between object size and weight on change detection 
    Douglas, Alyssa; Ripley, Dianna; Sabbagh, Katelyn (Southern New Hampshire University, 2015)
    The proposed study will examine the relationships among object weight and size, grasp preparation, handedness, and the detection of change in the perception of visually displayed objects. In a 4 X 2 factorial design, ...
  • Media, tigers, and bats, oh my: Hysteria in the media 
    Drylie, Darci; Renaud, Emily (Southern New Hampshire University, 2015)
    This research explores various news outlet coverage of breaking news. In an age when media is continuously developing and reaching larger audiences, news outlets are consistently writing to outdo one another and bring ...
  • Role-playing games 
    Undercofler, Michael (Southern New Hampshire University, 2015)
    I will be developing a role-playing/survival video game set in medieval times. The game combines many popular elements from current role-playing games, such as World of Warcraft, Runescape, and The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim. ...