Theses from 2024
Decolonizing Spaces: A Comparative Study of Two Art Museums' Initiatives Towards Inclusivity and Representation, Kate Bacigalupo '24
A Sexual Utopia: Three Words that do not Describe College, Christina Bagin '24
Loud Cheers and Quiet Whispers: The Impact of Leadership and Gossip on a Collegiate Soccer Team’s Cohesion and Motivational Climate, Julia Rose Brous '24
Crossing Borders, Bridging Care: Examining Reproductive Healthcare Access and Health-seeking Behaviors among Migrant Women in Utica, Anusha Karki '24
Understanding the Achievement Gap: The Effects of Race and Gender on Educational Attainment and Income, Stephen Kelly '24
It’s a (Parasocial) Love Story, Baby Just Say Yes: A Procedural Exploration of the Creation and Maintenance of the Taylor Swift, Sage Lively '24
The Gender of Parenting: Parent-Child Relationships in Post-Divorce Families, Lilian MacVeagh '24
Trust Dynamics between the Unhoused and their Service Providers, Bram Mansbach '24
The Digital Persona: The Role of Strategic Self-Presentation Among Emerging Adults on Instagram, Emily McGovern '24
“We’re All Just Kids!”: A Sociological Exploration of The Meaning of Play for Individual Actors, Aising Mockler '24
“Where Does the Distinction Lie?” The Impact of Public and Private High School Resourcing on Students’ Transition to an Elite College, Melissa Morelli '24
“Consuming Identity: The Intersection of Consumer Culture and Student Identity in Elite Academia”, Olivia Morrow '24
Contested Classrooms: How Partisan Politics Shape the Discourse on Inclusive Education in Public High Schools, Raymond Ni '24
Know Thyself? Network Creation in Postgraduate Urban Environments, Jack O'Haire '24
Underground Sound, Rebecca Pomerantz '24
Primary Care Provider Practice Patterns and Perspectives in Health Provider Shortage Areas (HPSA) and non-HPSAs, Aliana Potter '24
Inside an Urban Charter School: What are Marginalized Students Learning?, Natalia Reboredo '24
Theses from 2023
Bridging the Urban/Rural Divide: The Interconnected Factors Shaping Policy Preferences, Philip Bernstein '23
Does it Mean to be Spicy Smart? Elucidating the Experiences of Students with Learning Disabilities at an Academically Rigorous College, Katherine Burnham '23
All you need is trust: How middle manager leadership practices impact the work environment of their employees, Jacqueline Cleary '23
How Did They Do It? The Path to Upward Mobility for Underprivileged African Americans, Nkosi Cooper '23
The ‘People’s Home’ for who?: How Social Distance Influence Swedish Politicians’ Views on Immigrant Groups, Melissa Corporan '23
[Always] Kiss-and-Tell: A Study of the Gendered Perceptions and Uses of Gossip for Female-Identifying Students on College Campuses, Phoebe Hatch '23
Schools: The Gender Playground An Analytic Approach to How Elementary School Children Learn About Gender, Katherine Hodulik '23
“Asian American” as a Floating Signifier: Ascribing and Redefining Racial and Ethnic Identity at PWIs, Shania Kuo '23
Friends in Hired Places: An Evaluation of Authority Mechanisms Among Peers in Higher Education Academic Resource Centers, Danny Lee '23
You are What You Wear: Clothing in College as a Means of Individual and Group Identity through a Social Constructionist Lens, Alex Markonish '23
Not So Sexy Sex Ed: How Sex Education Impacts Sexual Script Formation, Violet Newhouse '23
The World is Your Oyster, Right? A Study on the Career Aspirations of College Students and the Factors that Affect Their Decisions, Anne Tulikangas '23
Emotional Labor in Special Education Teachers, Eleanor Wefing '23
Theses from 2022
A Campus Divided: An Analysis of the Development and Practice of Social Hierarchies and Boundaries at a Private Liberal Arts College, Alexia Assimakopoulos '22
“This just isn’t my culture.”: Understanding Sexual Messages and Controlling Images in Hip Hop Through Gender and Race, Steven Campos '22
High Living: A Study of Social Predictors on College Student Marijuana Usage, Emely Chacon '22
College as the Great Equalizer: The Relationship Between Social Class and Career Preparedness, Morgan Hartranft '22
Same Organization, Different Worlds: Exploring the Process of Organizational Change in DEI Initiative Implementation at a Small Liberal Arts College, Hannah Petersen '22
Emotion Regulation Socialization: Toward a Cohesive Family Model, Katharine Roberts '22
Your Past, My Present: The Underlying Mechanisms of Persisting Racial Health Disparities, Dawun Smith '22
What Does it Mean to Shop “Green”? Exploring the Impact that Eco-Consumption has on College Students’ Self-Perceptions, Sydney Soloway '22
A Personal Approach to Navigating and Understanding Differing Perspectives on Mental Health and Help-seeking Behaviors, Brenda Torres '22
Theses from 2020
Giving and Buying: Exploring College Students’ Construction of Moral Identity Through Moral Action, Claire Curran '20
‘305 Till I Die’: A Study of Pre-Hurricane Humor in Miami, Diana Escorcia "20
Do the Formal and Informal Administrative and Faculty Practices at Elite College Force Students Question, Harden, or Change Their Political Beliefs?, Nate Goodman '20
Hangovers Don’t Last But Drunk Mems Do, So Drink Up: Sociological Explanations for Excessive Drinking in College, Sammy Johnson '20
Getting Drivers out of the Driver’s Seat: Successful Methods to Cause Mode Shift Towards Mass Transit in the United States, Marc Lincer '20
Making Do with Digital Distance: Understanding Underrepresented Minorities’ Unequal Experiences and Navigational Strategies in Predominantly White Remote Classrooms, Jahmali Iman Matthews '22
How Do We Win? Factors and Definitions of Success in Division III Athletics at a Competitive, Liberal Arts College, Annie McClanahan '20
Are You What You Eat? A Study Into Our Reasons For Eating Authentic Food, Ligia Mayte Mendoza '20
“This Isn’t Chiraq. This Is Home. This Is Us:” Media Framing in the Construction of Victimhood, Olivia Mills '20
First-Generation Nation: Analyzing the College Transition Experiences of First-Generation Students at an Elite Postsecondary Institution, Edgar Otero '20
Is the Collegiate Playing Field All That Equal?, Grace Passannante '20
Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder, but Our Eyes are Not Colorblind: White Beauty Standards’ Impact on Black and South Asian American Women, Ashley Ramcharan '20
Late to the Club: Small Group Membership and the Secondary Socialization of January Admits, Geoffrey A. Ravenhall Meinke '20
When the Tutor Is a Lady: Exploring the Gendered Dimensions of Writing Center Work, Sarah Salimi '20
Improvisation: Trust Us, This Is All Made Up!, Erica Seff '20
The Social Algorithm: Understanding Social Influence on Online Video Consumption on YouTube, Joshua Vega '20
Hidden In Plain Sight: A Sociological Exploration Into How Students with Invisible and Visible Disabilities Navigate an Able- Bodied Campus, Charlotte Wynn '20
Barbells and Boys’ Clubs: The Gendering of Space in an Ostensibly Gender-Neutral College Gym, Hannah Young '20
The Economics of Friendship: How Socioeconomic Status is Involved in Friendship Formation and Selection on Campus, Matthew Zeitler '20
Theses from 2019
The Endless Scroll: Understanding Social Media Consumption Habits Among College Students, Tatiana Bradley
Film Paper Shelter Food, Emily Buff
“Waking up White”: How White People Develop Positive Racial Attitudes in an Era of Color-Blind Racism, Jenna Columbia
Living Music: A study of the effects of ‘musicking’ on small group life at Hamilton College, Gregory Evans
Strong Men, Fragile Masculinity: An Exploration of Masculinity on Hamilton’s Campus, Sawyer Frisbie
Identity Work Among the Homeless in Utica, Mikayla Greeley
Social Support and Mental Health: Where Do We Stand?, Alanna Gushue
Hamilton’s Helpers: Understanding the Social Motivations behind Student Volunteering, Nora McEntee
School on the Brain: A Study of Academic Achievement and Collegiate Success, Gabrielle O'Brien
The Revolution Will Not Come with Flowers: What Motivates Some Greeks to Join the High-Risk, High-Cost Anarchist Movement, Christina Plakas
24/7 in a Box: Inmates’ Written Expression in Solitary Confinement versus Lower Security, Rachel Schooler
When Home Videos Leave the Home: Personal Video Practices of College Students, Geoffrey Schweller
Man Up! A Study on How Fourth Grade Boys Perform Masculinity, Victoria Stapleton
Smoke and Mirrors: A Study of Social Learning and Identity Exploration Among Young Adult Recreational Vapers, Emily Steates
“Best Friends: How Close Friendships are Formed”, Faith J. White
Hamiltonians Abroad: An analysis of individual transformation among Hamilton students who go abroad, Justin Zhu
Theses from 2018
A Study of Community College Impact on Refugee Students’ Acculturation, Alexandra Brantl '18
Role Conflict Among Black Law Enforcement in Light of the Black Lives Matter Movement, Lily Capstick '18
DTR on SNS: How college students use social networking sites to define and maintain their intimate relationships, Julia Carpenter '18
“Calm and rational” or one night of “utter chaos” and “wild fun”? Student orientations toward drinking on campus, Jessica Castellanos '18
Managing the Self in an Online World: The Divided Self, Jackie Cuddy '18
“Hey Guys, Welcome Back”: YouTube as a Cultural Phenomenon Amongst Young Women, Natasha Espinosa '18
Meaningful Work on the College Campus, Jessica Halladay '18
Challenging Whiteness: The Experiences of White Students in a Diversity Class, Sindy Liu '18
Ski Bum vs workaholic: Why Some Young Adults Participate in Traditional Markers of Adulthood while others Engage in Emerging Adulthood, Antonia Ng '18
Traversing a Foreign Culture: Understanding Students Of Color’ Experiences at a Predominantly White Institution, Kureem Nugent '18
You Are What You Eat: Uncovering the Influences of College Eating Habits, Maggie Revera '18
Listening to Reggaetón: The Construction of Panethnicity and Gendered Latinidad in Miami, FL, María Karla Saenz
Finding Work: Analysis on How Liberal Arts Graduates Obtain Employment in a Tight Labor Market, Vincent Tran '18
Conflict and Codependence: An Analysis of Town-Gown Relations in Clinton, New York, Jacob Wallace '18
“Political Polarization at Hamilton College: Analyzing Student Opinions of Hamilton’s Political Climate”, Erich Wohl '18
“Coddled Millennials”: Exploring Anxiety in College Students at an Elite Institution, Charlotte Zee '18
Theses from 2017
Living off a Prayer: Explanations of Spiritual and Religious Transformation at Hamilton College, Madeline Carlman