The Kearse awards recognize students who have written the most outstanding research papers or projects in areas of study in the College of Liberal Arts. There is one faculty-nominated awardee from each COLA department. Henry J. and Mary Geirin Kearse, lifelong advocates of education, endowed the award.

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Documents from 2023

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Plato and the Re-formation of Myth in Greek Society, Johann Alvarado Quispe

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Advertisement Critique, Mateo Bentley

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An Analysis of and Response to Current U.S. Immigration Policy, Venita D'Angelo

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Violent Inertia, Damien D'Arcy

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I am Not a White Man in a Labcoat: The Normalization of Identity in Academic Writing, Raina Freeman

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The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: Policy Analysis, Lehna Kitzel

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Industrial Organization of Lockheed Martin: An Analysis, Tyler McGuire

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Climate Anxiety: The Emotional Impact of Climate Change, Willow M. Rose

Documents from 2009

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Auditory attention and its effect on change blindness, Rebecca Brown

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"Wino" one buys from North Dakota: A Pilot study examining the relationship between product origin and the self-reported perceptions of values and taste, Ashley Cole

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Effect of the 2007 Heavy-Duty Highway Rule on pH Levels of Surface Waters in New York State, Bryan Comer

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A Philosophical analysis of our moral obligations to future generations as a core dimension of sustainability ethics, Lauren Courtney

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Poems by Will Dollinger, William Dollinger

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Public finance in legalized gambling, Benjamin Gardner

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The Meat of the matter: masculinity, homosexuality, and 1950’s beefcake, Alice Goldfuss

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Kearse Awards 2009, Suzanne Graney and Peter Ferran

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The War on Drugs, David Jakubiec, Andrew Kilcer, and William Sager

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IDK my BFF Jill: The social phenomenon of text messaging and its effect on interpersonal communication, Lea Khavari

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The Dangers of must see TV, Abigail Kohler

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The Jerry Rescue memorial, Matthew LeStrange

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What goes up must come down?: The Carter Administration and the battle against inflation, 1977-1981, Christopher Lominac

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Nice guys finish last, Robert Mizelle

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Digital television: Beyond better pictures, Lynda Redden

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Why Seek Forgiveness? Using Expectancy, Instrumentality, and Valence Theory, Deborah Runke

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Visual realism and Walker Evans, Adam Ryan

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Globalization of internet policies, Katherine Sullivan

Documents from 2008

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It's our secret, Jessica Bryant and John Roche

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Keeping pace in a global economy: Pennsylvania's perspective, Stephen Byers and Thomas Hopkins

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Historical professional deaf players in the major leagues of baseball, Lori Craig and Rebecca Edwards

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Six unusual class members, Allison Crane and Lisa Hermsen

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Women of Rochester Institute of Technology during the Arts and Crafts movement, Jenny Hung and Tina Lent

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Kearse Awards 2007-2008 - Full Papers, Christine Kray, Coon Anne, and Glenn J. Krist

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Absurdity, Cate Leonard and Katie Terezakis

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The Consumer generation: Advertising's youngest audience, Rob LiVolsi and Andy Perry

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''Don't worry, Everything will be just fine:" Caucasian and Indian women coping with pulmonary hypertension and the implications of computer-mediated support groups in coping, Smita Menon and Bruce Austin

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Just like their parents? A comparative study of automobile purchase motivations for two age-cohorts: Generation Y and the Baby Boomers, Jessica Sica-Lieber and Bruce Austin

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Childhood & adolescence, Kathleen Steinkirchner and Kirsten Condry

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The Politics of cyborgs, Daniel Sydney and Deborah Blizzard

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Validating barriers for implementing renewable energy technology in National Parks along the East Coast, Joseph Torrillo and James Winebrake

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Childhood & adolescence, Jonathan Winkle and Kirsten Condry

Documents from 2007

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Worse Than Death, Matthew Campbell

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Writing Portfolio, Karen Casilio

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Kearse Student Writing Awards 2007, Anne Coon, Glenn Kist, and Ivan Kenneally

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A la carte television: Friend or foe?, Michael Dudley and Bruce Austin

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A Macroeconomic Policy Analysis of the First Presidency of George W. Bush, Luiz Freitas

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Why the Beatles got Revolution right: An analysis of the effectiveness of nonviolent action in Latin America, Eric Goldman and Spencer Meredith

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A Tendency to Incite: Applying Kenneth Burke's Pentad to Cohen v. California, Corinne Griffiths

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Lady Buffalo, Stephanie Hofner

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Environmental economic tensions evidenced by Allegheny Energy, Inc.'s 10-K filing, Daniel C. Irwin and Jeffrey Wagner

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Civil liberties in wartime: The Debate concerning torture, Amy Jerrett and Joseph Fornieri

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Liberal education and its discontents, Ivan Kenneally

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Self-portrait as the allegory of painting (La Pittura), Maureen Lester and Tina Lent

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Gender Differences for Speed and Accuracy in the Judgment of the Six Basic Emotions, Samantha Lumbert and Andrew Herbert

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Measuring the effects of viewing plastic surgery reality television programs upon college students' self-esteem and body-image satisfaction, Katherine Robert and Bruce Austin

Documents from 2006

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English as a global language - Nomination only, James Fleming

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The Gender of a College of Science Laboratory Bench, Lauren Ford

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The Mind and Creations of Adolf Wolfli, Kara Howard

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A Daydream, Adam Merah

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The American Boeing and the European Airbus: Competition for aviation technology and markets - Nomination only, Pellegrino Nazzaro

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Seminar: Art and intentions, Caitlin O'Donnell and Jesus Aguilar

Dove: Campaign for True Beauty, Katherine Robert

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Memorandum for: The President, Nicholas Snodgrass

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Life is just a bowl full of strawberries and milk - Nomination only, Katie Terezakis

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Self-regulation, laws, and costs in the chemical industry: An Analysis of Union Carbide Corp.'s Form 10-K - Nomination only, Jeffrey Wagner

Documents from 2005

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Clues from Darwin, Morgan Bida

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Product placement in film and television, Michael Bovard and J Murray

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Professional tennis players as endorsers in Tennis Magazine: A content analysis of advertisements over 40 years, Rachel Pikus and Bruce Austin