Undergraduate Review

The Undergraduate Review, published yearly, showcases student research and creative work done as part of a class or under the mentorship of Bridgewater State University faculty. The goal is to disseminate this outstanding scholarship to a local, regional, and national audience.

List of Papers (Total 568)

Singing the Moly Blues: The Direct Use of Molybdenum Clusters as a Precursor to the Development of Molybdenum Blue Glazes

Cobalt is currently the most commonly used blue colorant for ceramic glazes, however due to its toxicity in powder form there is a need for an alternative. Molybdenum, more specifically molybdenum oxide, is one alternative that has shown promise. This research is aimed at the direct incorporation of reduced molybdenum clusters into the glaze matrix. Two compounds have been...

Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: Implementation and Utilization of EMDR as a Treatment for Trauma

Trauma is a pervasive global issue that affects both children and adults. It is officially defined in the most recent Diagnostic Manual as an event that threatens death or serious injury, and that elicits a response of fear, helplessness, or horror (American Psychiatric Association, 2002). Other respected definitions include a “sudden, unexpected, overwhelmingly intense emotional...

Solar and Topographical Breeding Habitat Preferences of Two Damselflies Calopteryx aequabilis and Calopteryx maculata

As the global climate changes many species are forced to adapt, but if the climate changes beyond their tolerance levels they can face extinction1. Scientists need to work fast in order to mitigate these extinctions. Using field observations of species’ habitats coupled with the use of geographic information systems (GIS), researchers can model the locations of ideal habitats...

Effects of Land Cover Variability on Evapotranspiration in the Llanganuco Valley

A process-based understanding of the effect land cover has on evapotranspiration (ET) in alpine valleys is lacking. It is conventionally assumed that ET is a negligible part of the water cycle in the Peruvian Andes, a critical source of water for the local inhabitants, due to lack of precipitation during the 6-month dry season and high humidity during the 6-month wet season...

Life History Parameters of the Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaengliae) in the Waters of the Gulf of Maine for the 2007 Feeding Season

The humpback whale (Megaptera novaengliae) is an endangered species of baleen whale that feeds in the waters of the Gulf of Maine during the spring, summer and fall. The worldwide population of humpback whales ranges from 60,000 to 80,000 individuals and the population within the Gulf of Maine is estimated between 9,000 to 11,000. Humpback whales are a large baleen whale that...

Moral Lessons for Muggles: Aristotelian Virtue and Friendship in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series

The appeal of the Harry Potter series for adults is often attributed to its ability to speak to fundamental questions of human existence. Here, Edmund Kern finds a Stoic moral teaching as Harry employs his reason to balance his desires against the demands of the world. The problem with this argument is that it misses the centrality of friendship to Rowling’s account of virtue...

Faculty Advisor's Note

By Laura McAlinden, Published on 01/01/09

Clara Schumann: A One-Woman Musical Dynamo

By Jean Cabral, Published on 01/01/08

Reading the Gardner: Viewership, Readership, and Public Art

By Nicole Williams, Published on 01/01/08

My Paradise

By Jun Yang, Published on 01/01/08

How to Write an Editorial

By Gary Lowell, Published on 01/01/08

Marching Band

By Stephanie Santos, Published on 01/01/08

Two Worlds

By Blair Gulinello, Published on 01/01/08

In Technology We Trust

By Courtney Parece, Published on 01/01/08

A Mother’s Courage

By Jeremy Bragg, Published on 01/01/08

Fish to Fry

By Aimee Rochon, Published on 01/01/08

Trust Us…We’re the FBI

By Benjamin Shimp, Published on 01/01/08

Turning Tides

By Alex Perry, Published on 01/01/08

Ethnicity and Accountability: Recent American Fiction

By Stephanie Lawrence, Published on 01/01/08