Honors Undergraduate Theses from 2025
My Body, Your Choice: Exploring Reproductive Abuse Among Undergraduate Women In A Post-Roe America, Riley H. Alvero
The Effects of Demographic Variables on COVID-19 Attitudes Surrounding the 2020 Election, Shelby K. Dalbec
Solving the National Security Threat of the United States Drug Crisis, Anna B. Freehafer
A Case Study Of Florida: Understanding The Relationship Between Book Banning And Censorship, Cecilia D. Gonzalez Herrera
Ableism Under the Veil of Ignorance: Does Rawls Render Justice to the Disabled?, Marina T. Habib
Academic Proposals for Combating Authoritarian Populism in the United States: A Review of the Social Science Literature, Emily A. Padgett
The Impact Of Religiosity On Political Knowledge Among Youth Voters, Norah Sackett
Lost Innocence, Mateo Valdivieso
Honors Undergraduate Theses from 2024
Threats To The United States, Elyssa R. Barna
Renewing Voter Confidence In Election Outcomes: A Qualitative Examination Of Election Processes And Security Measures, Hannah Barnes
Historical Legacies & Contemporary Anti-Americanism in Latin America, Ana Bello Marín
The Battle Over Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Critical Race Theory in Florida: A Case Study on the Stop W.O.K.E. Act, Grace Anne Castelin
Poisoning The Blood Of Our Country: Donald Trump And The Rhetorical Dehumanization Of Migrants, Cy Conley
The Contribution of the White Working-class Toward Their Own Political and Economic Disenfranchisement, Dana De Castro
The Appropriation Of Isolationist Rhetoric By Populist Politicians, Hailey A. Donahue
Speed and Judgment: The Effect of Caseload on Florida’s District Courts of Appeal, Isabella C. Johnston
Bridges And Brigades: Balancing Hard And Soft Power In Global Affinity Towards China, Zachary R. Levinson
How Super PACs Supercharge Fundraising and Spending for Candidates in Presidential Primaries, Domenic Maglio
Why Do Populists (Promise To) Close Borders? Contemporary Populism And Immigration Control In Net Migration Countries, Tyler J. Rapisarda
Florida’s Most Recent Anti-transgender Political Policies and Their Effects on Transgender Adults, Jaron A. Sanchez
Preserving Paradise: A Case Study of Public Attitudes And Its Impact on the Conservation of the Indian River Lagoon Watershed, Zanielle Wells
Theses from 2023
Tort Reform in Florida: The Impact of HB837, Kara E. Burns
The Correlation Between Gender Identity, Feminist Ideology, and Opinions Concerning the Overturning of Roe v. Wade, Angelina Lan Conforti
Renewed Social Democracy: Thomas Piketty and His Critiques, Patrick T. Connors
Leaving the European Union: When Euroscepticism Meets Internal Crisis Within Member States, Isabella M. Dimesa
From Authoritarian to Democratic: A Look into South Korea's Political Evolution Through Sports and Culture, Alexandra Laguna
Democracy in Latin America, Democracy Everywhere, Jamie L. Mantilla Vale
Changing Public Opinion on Socialism, Claudette A. Medina
U.S. Party Platforms and Their Response to Racial Issues, Megan Moylan
The Impact of Countries' Leaders' Responses on COVID-19 Deaths, Kate Rumisek
Post, Share, Like: The Role of Facebook in the Russo-Ukrainian War, Hannah Michelle Snyder
Selma: A Filmic Description of History, Hunter L. Tierman
Theses from 2022
Spies, Sanctions, and Single-Party States: How American Sanctions Influence Intelligence Operations, Anthony J. Anta
An Analysis on Education as a Fundamental Right Guaranteed by the Constitution, Emily Bracht
Comparative Studies of Gender-Based Violence in Mexico and Central America, Daniela M. Buduen
Explaining Nikki Fried's 2018 Victory for Florida Agricultural Commissioner, Caitlin Concannon
A Comparative Analysis of the People's Republic of China and Its Treatment of Uyghur Muslims and Nazi Germany and Its Treatment of the Jewish People, Jordan R. Ellis
Voting Trends in Immigrant Women To The United States, Enia Levis
Sport, Masculinity, Race and Nation: A Case of Fandom and the Football Industry, Paula Andreina Natera Benitez
The Effects of the Internet on Political Participation and Polarization, Tyler A. Roderick
COVID-19: Views on Seriousness, Handling/Response, and Behaviors of Undergraduate Students at the University of Central Florida, Shemuwel H.I Russ
Worker Cooperatives And Globalization: A Case Study Of Fagor Electrodométicos Utilizing Game Theory, Bradley C. Williams
The Cost, Politics and Controversy of Human Space Flight in Nigeria or How to Put the First African Astronaut into Space, Desiree Winns
Theses from 2021
Authoritarian Regime Resiliency in the Middle East: A Comparative Case Study of Syria and Jordan, Mohammed Al Awwad
A Woman of Power: The Leadership of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Hannah F. Anton
Examining the Role of Protests in South Korean Democratization, Abigail J. Bass
Influences of Public Opinion Concerning Abortion, Enya A. Brackins
The Australian Paradox: Politics of an Energy Transition, Lindsay H. Bushing
The Rise and Fall of Puerto Rico: How Politico-Legal Failures Led to an Experiment's Demise, Sebastián J. Delgado Suárez
The Persistence and Disproportionate Impact of Felon Disenfranchisement, Rebecca Jaffe
The Referendum for Independence in Catalonia and Newspaper Coverage: The Importance of Regional and Political Factors, Sofia N. Julien
Domestic Migrant Workers in Lebanon: Between Precarity and Resiliency, Jasmine L. Masri
A Right to a Pollution-free Environment Through the Right to Life, Natalie S. Mousa
Strategic Culture and Cyber Strategy, Andrew S. Olejarski
Populism's Historical and Contemporary Manifestations, Horacio Pla
Disease and Democracy: Understanding the Impact of Disease Burden on Civil Liberties and Civil Society in sub-Saharan Africa, Abigail E. Reynolds
Technology or Taboo?: An Analysis of Emerging Technology Weapons and Weapon Taboos, Mia R. Wilson
Theses from 2020
Public Opinion on Intellectual Property, Danielle K. Buckles
Más Que Cubano: Linked Fate, Transnationalism, and Generational Differences among Cuban Immigrants, Bryan Cruz
Corruption and Anti-corruption Agencies: Assessing Peruvian Agencies' Effectiveness, Kia R. Del Solar
The Lasting Legacy of Chemical Weapons in Iraqi Kurdistan, Jenna L. Dovydaitis
Middle Eastern and Western Leaders Speeches on Counterterrorism, Ranya Eid
Comparing Domestic Human Trafficking Policy of States Party to the Palermo Protocol, Siera N. M. Himmerich
The Welfare State in the Twentieth Century: A Case Study of the Swedish Public Pension System, Oumaima Jaayfer
The Party Decides, or Does It?: An In-depth Analysis of the 2020 Presidential Primaries and the Democratic Party's Influence, Emma Trittin
Obergefell v. Hodges: Majority Opinion got the Analysis Wrong, but the Answer Right, Rumor Watts
The Electoral College and the Winner Takes All System, Cheyenne Young
Theses from 2019
An Analysis of Obstacles to Peace Between Iran and Israel, Emily M. Aspinwall
What Explains Legislator Support for Traditional Public School Education in Florida, Tiffaney M. Green
Chinese Economic Development and its Global Implications, Robert T. Hill
Florida's Rising Tide: Income Inequality Effects by County, Alyson E. Johnson
The Psychological Basis of Threat Perception and its Effect on the Use of Force by US Presidents, Collin J. Kazazis
The Nuclear Taboo: A Real Effect on Public Perception?, Cody Marlin Kennedy
Governments' Adoption of Native Cryptocurrency: A Case Study of Iran, Russia, and Venezuela, Rose Mahdavieh
Pro-Government Militias and the Legacy of Military Rule in Latin America, Alexander Mendelsohn
Female Militarization and Women's Rights: A Case Study of the Peshmerga and YPJ, Margaret Morgan
When to Strike: Exploring the Variables That Lead To Successful Decapitation Strikes, Renzo Pierres
21st Century Engagement Among UCF Students: Exploring Metrics & Platforms, Daniel N. Robles Duprey
Anti-LGBT Backlash and the Shifting Public Opinion on LGBT Rights in Contemporary Russia: A Case Study, Sean T. Skillings
The Florida 2004 Minimum Wage Amendment and Variance in County Support, Brittany Wilson
European Migration and the Far-right: 2011-2017, Lauren Wilson
Theses from 2018
When the Clocks Strike Thirteen: Political Repression in Modern America (1990-2015), Faiza Begani
The Political Development of Central Florida's I-4 Corridor from 1944 to 2016, Ethan M. Conkwright
Explaining Variance in Crime Rates Among Florida Counties, Philip M. DiSpirito
Florida Nonpartisan Trial Court Elections: An Analysis of Voter Turnout and Ballot Roll-Off, Shannon L. Fagan
How Defendant Characteristics Affect Sentencing and Conviction in the US, Payton Kuenzli
Government and the Intelligence Community: A Case Study on Russia and the United States Government's Effect on Intelligence Systems, Jessica M. Lago
Why Do Women and Children Join Insurgencies? A Comparative Study of the PKK and the FARC, Stephanie Melendez
Explaining the Difference in Support for President Trump and Senator Rubio in the 2016 Election in Florida, Florencia Miguez Devesa
NATO Enlargement: Poland, The Baltics, Ukraine and Georgia, Christopher M. Radcliffe
The Effect of Unemployment on Democratic Warfare, Andres Rakower
The Implications of Domestic Party Ideologies on Refugee Policy: A Case Study of Bangladesh and the Rohingya, Samuel S. Schiffer
Differences in Vote Margin of Candidates in the Florida Legislature, Meghan L. Stevens
Peace Development in East Asia: China, Japan, and South Korea, Yihui Tang
IRGC and Iranian Soft and Hard Power Influence Within the Middle East, Daryl F. Urbina