Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Submissions from 2021
How Connected Is Parenting Stress and Child Adaptability Through Child Prosocial Talk?, Lindsey Powell
Landscape Analysis and Content Strategy for COVID-19 State Response Websites, Kaitlin Price
Regression Analysis: Graduation Rate in Kentucky Public High Schools, Rebecca Price
The Role of Protective Factors for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Sexual Minorities, Kendra Rigney
Parenting Stress and Child Disruptive Behaviors: The Mediating Role of Parental Negative Talk, David Roehm
A Comparison of Bee Abundance and Species Richness in Three Managed Grassland Types, Emily Russ
Read My Hands: Evaluating the Deaf Community's Perception of Survivor Access to Mental Health Services, Liz Sandlin
The Effect of the Pura Vida Lifestyle on Mental Health in Costa Rica, Gabrielle Sledge
The Unfaithful Bride: A Musical Exploration of the Jewish Prayer Modes and Comparable Modern Instrumentation, Claire Smith
The Effect of Age on Neurological Inflammation to Acute Sleep Fragmentation in Mice, Molly Taylor
Simplification of Robotics Through Autonomous Navigation, Grant Turner
Farmers’ Markets & College Students: Shaping Our Shared Community and Bridging the Barrier with On-Campus Interaction, Emma Grace Vaughn
Ladylike: The Necessity and Neglect of Camp Followers in the Continental Army, Emma Ward
Emmie and the Enchanted Orchid: Portraying Positive Disability Representation in Children's Media, Adrianna Waters
Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and the Enneagram: A Study of the Effects of Enneagram Training on College Student Leaders, David Weafer
Atmosphere/Landscape CO2 Interactions in Mammoth Cave National Park: Hydrochemistry of Cascade River, Great Onyx Cave, Jessica Williams
Cut Song Cabaret: Performing the Replaced, Rewritten, and Recycled Songs of Musical Theatre, Claire Wilson
Effect of Acute Sleep Fragmentation Upon Inflammatory Response of Brown and White Adipose Tissue in Male Mice, Zach Wriedt
Synthetic Pathways for Potential Platinum 1,10-Phenanthroline Compounds, Jacob Young
Submissions from 2020
Evaluating Constituent Representation Among Southern Members of Congress: The Cases of Georgia and Kentucky, Mary Adams
Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems to Identify Invasive Species, Tithe Ahmed
A Look at Gene Control: Tracking the CCND1 Gene, Bryan Anders
Impact of Geographic Location and Social Determinants of Health on Lung Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates, Katherine Ashley
Mathematical Modeling of Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using Optimal Design and Mixed-Modeling Techniques, Michael Belcher
Assessing Access to Healthcare for Limited English Proficient Patients, Hannah Bergamini
A Political Perch: A Historical Analysis and Online Exhibit of the U.S. Senate Clerk's Desk, Olivia Bowers
Nice Food: A Nonprofit Food Truck, Nathan Brooks
The Consumer and Self-Service Technology, Daisy Brosi
College Women's Knowledge and Understanding of Women Health Issues: A Descriptive Study, Dana Brown
The Impact of Exercise in Spaceflight and Microgravity Environments, William Bybee
Learning to Jump Like Corbin Bleu: The Physics Behind Jump Rope, Caroline Camfield
Identifying Essential Viral Genes through Genomic Engineering, Amber Carroll
Keeping Faith: A Qualitative Study on Religiosity Among Young Catholics in Ireland, Michael A. Clements
Effects of Supplemental Whole Cottonseed on Weaned Calf Production, Zachary DeBord
The Oceans Above Us: An Augmented Reality Experience, Chris Nalani DiMeo
The Effect of Size Upon Haptic Shape Discrimination, Jessica Dukes
A Hard Row to Hoe: Suicide Among Kentucky Farmers, Olivia Eiler
The Economic Determinants of American Professional Sports Franchise Valuations, Ryan Flora
Geochemical Flux Analysis of Glacial River Runoff for Sólheimajökull, Iceland, Jessica Garrison
Assessing Biomass Fuel Consumption in Kasigau, Kenya as a Predictor of Hypertension, Conner Hounshell
Infant Temperament and Cardiac Physiology as Predictors of Infant Locomotion, Mequeil Howard
Qualitative Case Review of a Male with Down Syndrome, Mary Josephine Hoyer
Ototoxicity of Cisplatin, Pyriplatin, and Phenathriplatin in the Auditory Hybridoma Cell Line, HEI-OC1, Alexandra Johnston
An Ethnic Cultural Landscape: German Breweries and Social Institutions in Covington, Kentucky, 1860-1920, Andrew Jones
WKU Greeks Go Green: Mobilizing Community for a Cause, Claire Kaelin
Geographic and Partisan Patterns of Support for Electoral Reforms, Aubrey Kelley
The Role of Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier 1 (MPC1) in Heart Failure and Its Implications for Cardiac Recovery, Obadiah Issachar Kirk
A Comparative Analysis of Institutional Trust, Traditional Social Values, and Partisanship in East and Southeast Asia, Lucas Knight
A Study of Kindergarten Language Screening Performance Across Schools with Variable Demographic Compositions, Baylee Lackey
Female Cartographers: Historical Obstacles and Successes, Eva Llamas-Owens
Bridging the Food Gap: Founding and Sustaining a Food Recovery Network Chapter at WKU, Elaine Losekamp
Factors Contributing to Continuing Democratic Victories in Some Southern House Districts, 1994–2008, Dillon McCormick
Scotchwhisky101.com: A User-Friendly, Persona-Driven Website, William Dillon Miller
The Bird, the Oak, and the Stories that Build Us, Alicyn Newman
Morphological Correlates of Auditory Sensitivity in the Inner Ear of Two Species of Invasive Carp, Tyler Patty
Developing the Rapid Assessment of Problem Solving for Kids (RAPS-K), Emily Phillips
A Description of a Humans Knowledge using Artificial Intelligence, DJ Price
Dark Magic Part 1, Rachel Quaid
Landscape Genetics of Salamander Populations at Mammoth Cave National Park, Jackson Resser
Baudrillard and the Viral Violence of Cyber Security, Alex Rivera
The Age of the Advertorial: Incorporating Sponsored Content into the Newsroom, Hayley Robb
Novel Integrated Nano-Sensors for Analysis of Chemical Compounds in Natural Gas Applications, Taylor Robinson
Listening Back: A Podcast About Encouraging Social Change Through Theatre of the Past, Madison Rose
An Analysis of the Success of Farmers Markets in Kentucky Using Logistic Regression and Support Vector Machines, Jeron Russell
Bridging the Music Education Gap: Designing a Curriculum for Students with Autism to be Taught by Pre-Service Teachers, Josie Schultz
An Investigation on the Cover Preference of the Mountain Madtom (Noturus eleutherus), Mariah Slaughter
Side Effects and Efficacy of Isotretinoin in College Students, Brittany Smith
Brexit and the Future of Scotland, Brigid Stakelum
Rodent Seed Preference Trials of Ecologically Important Plants in Kentucky, Katelyn Thomason
Let My People Stay: A Nonprofit's Role in Immigrant Lives, Karla Villa
Creating a Social Communication Module for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Erin Walton
First Past the Poll: A Blog About Political Statistics, Bradley Wascher
Tap for the Times: A Study of Contemporary Tap Dance, Elise Wilham
The Secret Houses: A Study in Theatrical Translation from Spanish to English, Rebecca Willenbrink
A Vocation in Preservation: An Ethnographic Study of Historic Preservation and Allied Trades, Ginny Willoughby
Mentor and Mentee Ratings: Are They the Same or Different?, Brooke Zarotny
Submissions from 2019
Approaches to Parenting and Information Processing, Alyssa Berry
Natural Mummies of Northern Europe: An Exploration into the Biocultural Importance of Bog Bodies, Reilly Boone
From the Hill to the World: Increasing Diversity Abroad Through Intentional Outreach, Ar'Meishia Burrow
Analysis of Permaculture’s Water Conservation and Crop Supporting Abilities, Hannah Chaney
WKU’s Brand Personality, Nicole E. Childress
An Experimental Test of an Online Growth Mindset Intervention: Challenging College Students' Beliefs about VAK Learning Styles, Colten Collings
Synthesis and Characterization of Degradable Polymers, Christopher Collins
The Effects of Organic and Inorganic Nanoparticles on Bacterial Deactivation, Lauren Cooper
Fire and Skye: The Magic and Misadventure of Filming Traditional Music Videos in Scotland, Katie Daniels
The Antagonist of the Sino-Children, Danielle Earley
Sustainable Messaging in Film: A Survey of a College Community, Chelsea Faught
Self-Regulation: A Cross-Sectional Study of Preschool-Age Children, Sam J. Fugate
Developing TALE Proteins as a Biosensor for Detecting Pathogen Specific Double-Stranded DNA, Kathrine Gaiko
Racial Hierarchies in Latin America that Affected My Black Experience, Tiye Gardner
The Influence of Mental Illness on the Perception of Guilt, Sydney Garrison
Opioid Overdose and Unemployment in the UK, Hayden Grace
Faculty and Staff Perception of Financial Fraud in Higher Education, Stephanie Hammons
The Effect of Knowledge on Attitudes towards the US Supreme Court, Harlee Havens
A Rhetorical Analysis of President Bill Clinton's First Term Presidential Rhetoric, Ireland Hill
Why Do You Want to Teach? Interpreting STEM Pre-Service Teachers' Motivations through a Semantic Lens, Delaney Holt
Age-Related Metric Invariance of the BIS/BAS, William Hornsby
Appalachian Goodbyes, Emily Houston