Multiple abstracts are presented for academic dissertations on interdisciplinary studies in social sciences, including "Homework and Academic Achievement in Elementary School Working Paper," by Steven McMullen and David Busscher of Calvin College, "In Destitute Places: Religion, Education, and Literacy in the Mississippi Valley 1800-1850," by Barton E. Price of Florida State University, and "Folic Acid and Incidence of Birth Defects in Honduras," by Lauren Retzloff of Northern Michigan University.