Undergraduate Research
Students
Read about some of the undergraduates who have participated in research and internships:
Helen Williams '06 assisted Dr. Sharon Krefetz with her research on affordable housing in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Devon Tarmasiewicz '02 explored documents belonging to the former American Communist Party on microfilm in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C
Sarah Fineberg-Lombardi '05 compared local democracy in Cianorte, Brazil and her hometown of Portsmouth, N.H.
Dan Bresette '01 researched Congress’s role in foreign policy during the Clinton administration
Oguz Alyanak '06 (Turkey), Job Barth '07 (The Netherlands), Rahima Bensaid '06 (Morocco), Edita Mirkovic '06 (U.S.) and Narreh Ghazarian '06 discussed their participation in Clark's Model United Nations program.
Kayla Carlsen, Dunyelle Rosen, and Kayur Shah discussed their participation in the 2005 Mock Trial competitions.
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Titles
2007
Burns, Brian - Presidential Character Revisited; Adaptiveness versus Rigidity
Katcher, Benjamin - Is the War on Terrorism Compatible with Humanitarian Intervention?: Lessons From Darfur
2006
Fialkov, David - Reaching Our Democratic Potential: The Short comings of Election Law in the United States and Recommendations for Reform
Lopez Duarte, Andrea - The Future of the Free Trade Area of the Americas and Its Implications for U.S. Hegemony in Latin America
Mehra, Nivedita - Welcoming Globalization, neglecting the masses? India's struggle to reduce economic inequalities
Middlebrook, Wendy - Corporate Social & Environmental Responsibility in Peru
Williams, Helen - Can Presidential Media Relations Bridge the Expectations Gap? A Study of President George W. Bush and the War in Iraq
2005
Blake, Ashley - The Stars Were Aligned: Tracking the switch from Manager-Council to Strong Mayor Government in Hartford, Connecticut
Clark, Jocelyn - The First Lady: Her evolving role and the effect of gendered expectations on her portrayal
Xhacka, Olta - Humanitarian Intervention in the Post Cold War Era: Dilemmas of development assistance in Kosovo
2004
Cale, Branwen - A Synthesis of Human Needs and Realist Theories: Towards a New Theory of International Relations
Harris, Ian - Digital Dissent: The Independent Media and Democracy in Milosevic's Serbia and Khameini's Iran
2003
Castillo, Heather - Creating an Atmosphere for Victory: A Study of the Relationship Between Public Distrust of Government and Congressional Action Regarding the Independent Counsel Law and Campaign Finance Reform
Orlowski, Piotr - The Rise and Fall of Solidarity: Social Movement in Politics of Polish Transition to Democracy. An Analysis of the Factors that led to the decline of political power and public support of solidarity in Poland.
2002
Couture, Richard - The International Criminal Court and its Effects on State Behavior and World Order
Remage-Healey, Duncan - How and Why do the First, Fourth, and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals Differ in Ideology?
Wittman, Amanda - The Changing Role of Women Within the United Nations Secretariat, 1948-2001: From Marginalized to Mobilized
2001
Bresette, Daniel - Congressional Roles in Foreign Policymaking
Cordova, Fabiola - Seeking Real Partnership in Development: Bilateral versus Multilateral Development Aid Policies
Hamilton, Cheryl - Lessons from Lewiston:Reconceptualizing the Global Refugee Crisis
Nikiforova, Irina - Taming the Wild Animal: Government Control Over the Internet
2000
Curran, Melissa - Spring 2000 Is Scottish Independence Inevitable? A Look at the Factors that May Further Independence
Hyder, Zachary - The Lost Faith: The Impact of Television and Films on Public Perception of the American Legal System
Nadeau, Bethany - The Effects of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 on Home Health Care Agencies
Leifeld, Katrina - The Evolution of the Battered Women’s Shelter Movement
Pilgrim, Ayana - The Causes and Consequences of Color Prejudice within Communities of African Ancestry: A Comparative Analysis of Power and Privilege in the United States and Brazil
1999
Kolton, Seth - Technology and the Supreme Court: Freedom of Expression and the Right to Privacy on the Internet
1996
Abrams, Leah - Another Holocaust: The American Jews in Vietnam
McQuilkin, Scott - Race and Prosecutorial Discretion in Capital Sentencing
1995
Fetzer, Torston - The European Union and Perspectives for an Europe des Regions
Yifrah, Danielle - Track Two Approaches to Conflict Resolution: Determinants of Method
1994
Beck, Gretchen - Challenging the Independence of the Federal Reserve System
Fattahipour, Darius - The Evolution and Transformation of the Freedom of Information Act
Gernat, Rachel - Congressional Term Limits: An Empirical Study
Godrei, Farah - The Prostitution Industry Surrounding the US Military Bases in the Philippines