Student Theses
Theses from 2019
Lethal Use of Force: Insights into Mental Illness, Robert A. Ryan
Developing and Validating a Fast and Accurate Method to Quantify 18 Antidepressants in Oral Fluid Samples Using SPE and LC-MSMS, Sanghee S. Shin
Themes in Global Terrorism from 2010 to 2016, Rafael Sholomov
The Role of Eyewitness Confidence and Prosecution/Defense Presentation in How Facial Composites Shape Juror Decision-Making, Rebecca E. Singh
Examining Mental Health Stigma Among Police Officers and Intended Behavior Towards People with Mental Illness, Sara Soomro
The Impact of Cannabis Use on Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Dylan James Tellez
Isolation and Support Dynamics Among Concurrent Victims of Sex Trafficking, Leslie Unger and Chitra Raghavan
Theses from 2018
Bait questions as source of misinformation in police interviews: does race or age of the suspect increase jurors' memory errors?, Matilde Ascheri
Psychopathic Traits and P3 Modulation During Simple and Complex Target Detection Tasks, Olivia Aveson
The Effects of Conceptually Driven Versus Data-Driven Encoding on Traumatic Memory Amplification, Kelsey N. Barnett
Does Mental Illness Affect Societal Perception of Sex Offenders?, Keely A. Bartram
Bumbling in the Dark: The Effect of the Dark Triad, Online Dating, and Gender on Risky Sexual Behaviors, Rebecca Boudreau
Zolpidem Facilitated Sexual Assaults: A Hair Method Validation, Danielle N. Chasworth
Analysis of synthetic opioids in postmortem blood, vitreous humor, and brain tissue, Rachel K. Chesser
Optimizing a Method for DNA Recovery while Preserving Latent Prints on Paper, Niti Dalal
Asexual People’s Experience with Microaggressions, Tamara Deutsch
Did You Just Lie to Mom and Dad? Parental and Cultural Influences on Perceptions of Lie Acceptability, Rosaura Dominguez
Understanding the Nexus between Cryptocurrencies and Transnational Crime Operations, Sarah Durrant
Identification of Animal Species by Utilization of Processed Remains, Melissa I. Gaud
The Relation between DBT Skills Training and Attitudes Towards Individuals with BPD, Kenny Gonzalez
Revolution in Crime: How Cryptocurrencies Have Changed the Criminal Landscape, Igor Groysman
Detection of in-utero ethanol exposure via EtG and EtS analysis in umbilical cord and placenta, Jennifer Hanna
Evaluation of Illumina’s ForenSeqTM Signature Prep Kit for Eye and Hair Color as well as Biogeographical Ancestry Predictions, Krupa Vijaykumar Jani
What U.S Defense Attorneys Know About Facial Composites, Marisa H. Jaross
Risk Factors Associated with Sexual Assault among Asian Immigrant Women in Massage Parlors, Daun Jung
An Improved Method for the Analysis of Fiber Evidence Using Polarized Light Microscopy, Samuel F. Kaplan
An Analysis of Self-Reported Suicide Attempts and Ideation in a National Sample of Incarcerated Sex Offenders, Kseniya Katsman
Detection of In Utero Cannabis Exposure by Umbilical Cord Analysis, JiYoung Kim
Social Media's Influence on Pre-Trial Publicity, Kelly Kondroski
Differences in Psychopathy and Associated Traits by Police Officer Rank, Rosanne Libretti
A 3D Characteristics Database of Land Engraved Areas with Known Subclass, EnTni Lin
The Y-Screen Assay: Validation and Evaluation of Subsequent STR Success, Kassandra Luyando
Violence in Prostitution, Serena Maszak
Imagination or Proof: The Use of Imagery and False Evidence in Eliciting Internalized False Confessions, Kendall McMillen
Environmental Factors Affecting Rapid Shear in Fibers from the Passage of a Bullet, Laura Molina
A Leak in the Pipeline: College in Jail from the Participants’ Perspective, Kathy Mora
Ant predation of blow flies during decomposition and its potential impact on PMI estimations, Vincent J. Nappi
The Relationship Between Right-Wing Authoritarianism & Support for Military Action Among Millennial Voters, Jessica A. Nemet
Δ-9-THC Effect on the Dopamine Transporter, Brooke E. Nielsen
‘Affluent’ Justice: The Role of SES in Sentencing Severity, Sonia Pappachan
Predicting Child Molester Typologies: Can Control Methods, Violence, and Location Predict MTC:CM3 Axis I Typology?, Gabriel R. Perez
Elaboration within Compliance: Linguistic Patterns within Coercive Control in Sex Trafficking, Jessica Pomerantz
“I’m the greatest”: Pride, Impression Management, and Denial of Coercive Control And Physical Abuse by Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence, Benjamin Reissman, Kendra Doychak M.A., Angela Crossman Ph.D., and Chitra Raghavan Ph.D.
Prior Mental Health Treatment and Mental Health Court Program Outcomes, Lauren Rubenstein
Building Test Anonymity Networks in a Cybersecurity Lab Environment, John Schriner
The Effects of Media Exposure on Perceptions of Residence Restrictions, Stephanie Simeone
The Bully and the Beast: Correlations between Psychopathic Traits and Bullying in a Sample of University Students, Nascha Streng
General Acceptance among Experts of Eyewitness Research Findings: Sources of Influence, Sneha Suresh
Investigating Attitude Change Through Psychoeducational Interventions, Elizabeth Claire Toal
Attitudes Towards Racism in KKK Forums: Denouncement, Avoidance, and Neutralization, Natasha R. Wood
Media Framing of Wrongful Convictions, Eza B. Zakirova
Individual’s Self Awareness of Mental Illness: The Effects on Implicit Bias, Microaggressions, and Racial Discrimination, Sarah Zoubaa
Theses from 2017
Inmate Death in Private and Public Prisons, Alexis Acevedo
Chemical Identification of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Herbal Incense Products, Karol F. Alvarez Heredia
Fear of Terrorism in Armenia: Anxiety, Moral Panic and the Role of the Media, Gurgen Balasanyan
A cross-cultural examination of the conformity effect when co-witnesses discuss a crime, Sungil Bang
Hindsight Bias in Clinical Decision Making, Amanda Beltrani
Histomorphology of trauma in charred and decomposed remains, Mariya Bezugly
The effect of resource quality and species interactions on the colonization behavior of the black blow fly, Phormia regina (Meigen), Melissa N. Branker
Can Implicit Post-Event Information Influence Explicit Eyewitness Memory?, Hang Sze Chau
Examination of the Dark Triad and its Association with Antisocial Behavior and Cheating in Undergraduates, Rebecca Cheiffetz
Digital Anti-Forensics: An Implementation and Examination, Stephanie Dachs
Tattoos and Criminal Behavior: An examination of the relationship between body art and crime, Daniel D. Dajani
Effects of Defendant Group Status and Inclusion of a Lesser Charge on Participant-Juror Verdict Preferences, Brittany DeCesare
Roadblocks to the Implementation of Problem-Oriented Policing in Montevideo, Federico del Castillo
Bayesian Approach to Toolmark Analysis, Antonio W. Del Valle
Attribution of Blame in Rape: The Role of Race, Alice Genna
Non-Contact Sex Offenders and Public Perception The Importance of Victim Type and Crime Location, Chelsea Gold
Cyber Security Risks in Public High Schools, Ion Goran
An Exploration of Youth Experiences in Chatrooms, Emily A. Greene-Colozzi
Study of Self-Similarity in Brain Data, Jennifer Holst
Quantitative analysis of opioids and cannabinoids in wastewater samples, Alethea Jacox
911 Dispatchers: Their Role as Evidence Collectors, Brittany P. Kassis
Optimizing A Method For Simultaneous Recovery of Proteins and DNA from Fingerprints, Steven Kranes
Psychopathy, Empathic Concern, and Emotional-Sentence Processing: An N400 ERP Study, Farren Larson
Interrogation Techniques in South Korea: What Happens in a Korean Interrogation Room?, Hyunjoo Lee
Multiple Perpetrator Sexual Assault: The Relationship Between the Number of Perpetrators, Blame Attribution, and Victim Resistance, Yi Jin Genevieve Lim
Functional Isolation: Understanding isolation in trafficking survivors, Liz Mahan
Are DHS technology grants for local police departments an effective tool against terrorism?, Erika McGinty
Do flashbulb memories transmit across generations? 9/11 as a case study, Shanique Meyler
Post-9/11 Media Coverage of Terrorism, Zachary S. Mitnik
Detection of Cathinone and Mephedrone in Plasma by LC-MS/MS Using Standard Addition Quantification Technique, Theron W. Ng-A-Qui
Does Distance Equal Length? : The Effect of Relational Closeness on Length of Sentencing in Child Sexual Abuse, Brittney Peiffer
Identification and Quantification of Cyanide and its Metabolites in Lemur Urine, Jeremy Peralta
Evaluation of a direct PCR method and the Qiagen Investigator 24plex GO! Kit for typing blood, saliva and touch DNA on multiple substrates, Angelita Pierre-Noel
Alcohol Use, Drinking Motivations, and Depression Among College Students: The Roles of Sociotropy and Autonomy, Cameron P. Pugach
Victim-Offender Relationships in Sexual Assault and Subsequent Disclosure and Reporting Styles, Amy R. Ramapuram
Details in Testimony: How Hedge Words Influence People’s Perceptions of Victim Testimony Credibility, Justine B. Rayborn
Marital Rape Perception and Impact of Force, Janelle N. Robinson
Ethics and Bias in Machine Learning: A Technical Study of What Makes Us “Good”, Ashley Nicole Shadowen
Procedural Justice and Citizen Compliance: Police Officer Demeanor and Crime Severity, Shiny Sharma
Risk and Prevalence of Personality Disorders in Sexual Offenders, Allison Sigler
Range of Detection for Proteins and DNA from Fingerprints on Fired and Unfired Cartridge Casings, Stacey-Ann R. Sterling
Treatment, Supervision, and Recidivism of Individuals Convicted of a Sex Offense in the United States: A Pilot Study, Gabriele F. Trupp
A Validation of the Detection of Barbiturates in Hair by ELISA, Alisa M. Valentino
The Divinity of Crime: How spirituality can strengthen the resilience of criminal organizations, David R. Vegvari
Retrieval-Induced Forgetting via Social Media: The Mnemonic Consequences of Posting Pictures on Instagram, Chi Lap Wong
"Why Wouldn't You Like It?": Exploring Masculine Identities in Discussions of Male Rape, Bridget Woods