Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Submissions from 2024
Integrating Creative Writing and Dance - A Reflective Collection, Grace Becker
The Influence of School Policies on Black Students' Mental Health, Ama Ogyaa Boateng
Sinfonia Concertante in E, Braden Cutright-Head
The Effect of Ions on the Adsorption of SO2 On a Water Nanoparticle, Nathaniel W. Gillispie
In the Eyes of the Beholders: Understanding Public Perceptions of Dungeons and Dragons and Its Players Using Visual Media, Mallory Hardesty
Analysis of Protein-Protein Interactions Between Legionella Pneumophilia Effectors, Briana Harness
The Protective Role of Melanin Within the Teleost Inner Ear, Gabriel Heckerman
Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment and Dye Trace of War Fork River in Daniel Boone National Forest, Will Hemenover
Mental Health Portrayals in Video Games and Their Impacts: Horror Games and their Reliance on the Mentally Ill, Jordan Hightower
Two Stories, One War: Arturo Barea, George Orwell, and the Spanish Civil War, Autumn Howard
Exploring Storytelling in Dance: A Comprehensive Analysis of Choreography, Sophia Jones
I Am Gay and Catholic: An Analysis of Identity Integration in LGBTQ+ Members Converting to Catholicism, Maria Julian
Purpose Makes Practice: Testing the Efficacy of a Proposed Framework for Teaching Self-Regulation Skills in the Violin Lesson, Hannah Kabrick
Biophilic Design and Its Effects on Mental and Physical Health, Alexandria Lahman
Lumina: Illuminating the World of Holistic Beverage Branding with Switchel, Lily Lang
Lipid Genetics In Pregnant Women: Maneuvering the Challenges of Using Degraded Samples, Kylee Meece
The Marketable Me: A Personal Branding Exploration, Amanda Prichard
Visualizing Communication Disorders Through Art, Adriana Reyes
Effect of Dietary Flavonoids on Growth in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Vivian Rivera
Food Accessibility Struggles for College Students with Dietary Restrictions, Ella Schleuning
Advocating for Tap Dance Through the Study of Tap Dance Pedagogy, Lindsey Simpson
Patterns of Genetic Structure in Spiders Beetles, Naiya Sims
What Explains American Perceptions of Russia and China?, Shane Stryker
Submissions from 2023
America, the Beautiful: How American Cosmetics Companies Advertised Femininity in the 1950s, Bridget Beavin
Rosalie Edge and the Modern Environmental Movement, Elizabeth Claire Coleman
Taiwanese Women In and Out of the Workforce: Perceptions of Working Mothers and Their Roles, Josie Coyle
Object Recognition with Deep Neural Networks in Low-End Systems, Lillian Davis
Growth and Survival of Amphibians Exposed to Road Salt and Glyphosate-Based Herbicide, Jerica Eaton
Analysis of a Cathepsin Protease in Normal Development and Tumor Metastasis in Drosophila melanogaster, Lindsey Fannin
Defamiliarizied Gender in the Works of Hayao Miyazaki, Jolie Finley
Bluegrass Backstory: Connecting People to Local History Through Podcasting, David Hunter Hartlage
Masculinity, Femininity, & Dignity: Examining the Relationship Between Gender Expression and Respect, Ashton Lyvers
Creating Community in a Space of Strangers: Sea Shanties in Theatre, Cassandra Merena
Blues Narrative: Blues People, COVID-19, and Civil Unrest, Lamont P. Pearley
A Study Of Public Opinion: The Importance Of Mental Illness Diagnosis and Perceptions of Recidivism on Parole Eligibility, Emily Pedigo
Completing and Improving the Collection of Data for Carbon Reporting, Madeline Petty
Examining the Impact of Holistic Practices on LGBTQIA+ Wellness, Airelle Railley
Terror Management Theory and Legislation: An Analysis of How Patterns Evolve and Change, Elizabeth Roth
Diagnosed by Dr. Hollywood: The media’s on-screen depictions of mental illness & scripting the public’s perceptions, Grace Salloum
Simulating the Machine Translation of Low-Resource Languages by Designing a Translator Between English and an Artificially Constructed Language, Michaela Snyder
TeloPortWrapper: A New Tool for Understanding the Dynamic World of Fungal Telomere Ends, Trey Stansfield
ChAos, Damon Stone
The Impact of Track and Field to the Youth Refugee Community: A Case-Study Analyzing Sense of Belonging and Integration to a New Community, Rafael Teodoro da Silva
Building Coleus Academy, Janessa Unseld
Improving Diagnostic Outcomes for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders Within the Hispanic Community in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Bethany Waddey
Comparison of Groundwater Chemistry And Associated Biodiversity of Sulfidic Karst Habitats in Southcentral Kentucky, Kendall Wheeler
Novel Application of Graphene Oxide in Conjunction with DNA Binding dCas9 for Detecting Antibiotic Resistance Genes, Langley Williams
The Reality of Bipolar Disorder: A Dance Film to Bring Awareness to the Misconceptions of Mental Health, Julia Woolums
Submissions from 2022
#ChurchToo: The Movement Created to Expose the Toxicity of Gender Roles and Purity Culture in Modern Day United States Evangelicalism, Grace Alexieff
Inflammatory Response to Sleep Fragmentation in Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth Muscle Tissues in Female Mice, Patton Allen
The Isolation and Characterization of Bacteriophage Hasitha, Gillian Brown
Will the Real News Reporters Please Stand Up?: A Study of Bias in the Media, Hannah Claussen
A Pilot Study: An Evaluation of Accessibility of Resources for Parents of d/Deaf/Hoh Children in KY/TN, Amara Danturthi
Development of Scent Detection and Categorization Algorithm Using Gas Chromatography and Machine Learning, Alex Driehaus
Rurality and Its Effects on Prenatal Care in Southcentral Kentucky, Kylee Eilers
Assessing Deportations: The Factors that Influence U.S. Deportations and Their Public Perceptions, Madelynn Einhorn
Encouraging Little People’s Big Questions: An Elementary School Teacher’s Guide to Encouraging Philosophical Inquiry in Decision Making, Morgan Flanagan
The Role of Dichloro(ethylenediamine) Platinum II in Altering Cellular Iron and Copper Transport, Megan Hall
Antitype: An Exploration of Self and Poetry, Faith Harris
Kentuckians' Perception of the Environment and Use of Outdoor Public Spaces, Grace Herrmann
Modifiable Maternal Factors and Their Relationship to Postpartum Depression, Kat Howard
Say It Like You Mean It: Linguistic Components of Social Media Corporate Apologies and their Effects on Consumer Outcomes, Laurel Johnston
Understanding the Mental and Emotional Impacts of Being a Caregiver of Socially Isolated Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Chloe Kerrick
Servant Leadership and Adult Volunteers in the Boy Scouts of America, Andrew Koontz
Progress in the Bluegrass: An Analysis of Grassroots Organizing in Kentucky Post 1970, Brooklyn Lile
Understanding Public Support for Foreign Aid: A Cross-National Analysis, Erika Manning
No-Knock Warrants: Unlawfully Legitimate, Isabel Pergande
Changes in the Zooplankton Community in Barren River Lake (South Central KY) Between 2008 and 2020, Laurel Philpott
Promoting a Walk/Run Event to Expand Services for Individuals with Disabilities, McKenzie Rodgers
Comparison of Effects of Sleep Fragmentation on Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine IL-1β of Male and Female Adult Mice, Manzar Rzayeva
Does "Good" Mean White?: Understanding the Complexities of Refugee Resettlement in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Molly Shaddix
A Critical Biography of John Algeo: From Historical Linguist to Dialectologist, Lindy Sipes
Kids, Culture, and Queerness: The Progression of LGBTQ+ Representation in Children's Media, Sarah Stevens
Electing to Take on Risk: Political Uncertainty, Midterm Elections, and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns, John Thornhill
Crossmodal Perception of Object Shape: A Study on the Effect of Modal Order on Successful Shape Recognition, Ashlyn Vale
Submissions from 2021
The Financial Reality of a Career in Veterinary Medicine for Kentucky Residents, Shelby Ackermann
Antibiotic Resistant Gene Concentrations in Bacteria in Groundwater from Agricultural Waste, Koji Barnaby
Pathways to Self-Governance and Success: An Exploratory Study of Community Gardens in Louisville, Kentucky, Amanda Beavin
Wind Tunnel Data Acquisition System Development Using LabVIEW, Riley Bishop
Dung Beetle (Scarabaeinae) Diversity of the Highest Elevation in West Africa: The Nimba Mountain Range, Jacob Bowen
Effective Community Engagement Programs in Contemporary Concert Dance Companies, Emily Caldwell
Drought in the Breadbasket of America and the Influence of Oceanic Teleconnections, Grace Campbell
From the Volga to the Mississippi: African Americans and the Soviet Experiment, Daniel Candee
Examining Audience Receptivity to Theatre Across Various Technological Mediums, Chingyi "AC" Chan
Hallucinogenic and Sedative Drug Treatment and its Impact on Mental Health Nursing, Meredith Cherry
Autism and the Foster Care System in Kentucky, Caroline Clark
Enhancing WKU Sustainable Food Systems through Education and Local Agriculture Development, Chloe Cooper
Maiden, Martyr, Sinner, and Saint: Performing the Narratives of Joan of Arc, Emma Cox
The Effect of School Return During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children’s Physical and Mental Health, Kaitlynn Craig
Informing Sustainable Urban Forestry Policy with Carbon Sequestration Analysis, Ellen Danford