Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Submissions from 2015
Baby Names as a Determinant of Cultural Assimilation in the Continental and Non-Continental United States, Paige M. Harrison
The Effect of Cheese on the pH Levels in the Oral Cavity, Madison R. Hayden
Mythological Influences on Southern American Authors, Natalie L. Hayden
Multimedia Reporting: Creating Unique Content that Spans Multiple Platforms, Joshua Carl Holland
Subgingival Air Polishing in Dentistry, Chelsea T-P. Howell
Bone Stimulation Implemented Using the L-PRF Technique within the Clinical Setting in Kentucky and Tennessee, Kyndall A. Hudson
No Absolutes: A Fantasy Collection, Tiffany M. Hughes
Assessment of Estrogenic Compounds in a Wastewater Treatment Plant Influent and Effluent, Alexandra L. Hunter
Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies of Catalytic Oxidations by Manganese(III) Porphyrin and Iodobenzene Diacetate, Kawai Kwong
Flaher for Wind Ensemble, Benjamin W. Lee
Just-in-Time Management in Healthcare Operations, Jinglin Li
Burning Resources: Traditional Fuel Uses on the Mongolian Steppe, William T. Linder
Anxiety, Uncertainty, Distress Tolerance, and Eating Disorder Symptoms as Related to Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Young Adults, Mandi L. Martin
The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Leadership Emergence and Leadership Styles, Grace E. McCullough
Barriers to Care and Buyer Behavior in Relation to Oral Hygiene, Allison E. McCutchen
From Public Good to Public Disgrace: Eugenics in North Carolina, Meghan M. McGuirk
Investigation of Asymmetric Impacts on Protective Headgear, Kristina Medero
GATHER, Katie M. Meek
The Female Perception of Safety on a College Campus, Kimberly N. Miles
Dietary Overlap of Native White Bass and Introduced Yellow Bass in Barren River, Micaela L. Montgomery
Backwards in High Heels: Examining the Careers and Artistic Contributions of Fred Astaire’s Female Dance Partners, Fiona Mowbray
Heaven's Disco Dances, Savannah Leigh Osbourn
Launching and Maintaining a Wedding Photography Business, Shelley D. Owens
A Miniseries of Unfortunate Events: Realizing the Full Potential of Lemony Snicket's Book Series through Television Adaptation, Ryan T. Pait
Elliott Carter’s March: An Applicable Analysis, Troy W. Palmer
Incorporating Democratic Pedagogy Into a Traditional Classroom and the University Experience: Benefitting the Community and Country, Phillip Pearson
Applications of Latin Hypercube Sampling Scheme and Partial Rank Correlation Coefficient Analysis to Mathematical Models on Wound Healing, Hannah M. Pennington
Seeing the Sacred, Emily Potter
Fusion of Art Forms across the World: An Examination of Contemporary Dance Improvisation in England and America, Jade Primicias
The World in Transition: A Comparative Analysis of Youth Perceptions in China and America, Tyler D. Prochazka
Google's #freeandopen Campaign: Using a Documentary to Raise Awareness of Internet Regulation among University Students, Shelby N. Rice
Non-Adaptive Phentypic Plasticity: Morphology, but not Swim Speed, of Spotted Salamander Larvae is Affected by "Terrestrial" and "Aquatic" Herbicides, Mitchell Schooler
Corbicula Fluminea Food Web Ecology: An Experimental Transplant Approach in a Karst Riverine System, Autumn Smith
Is Younger Really Better? Age Differences in Emotion Perception, Kaitlyn Snyder
Public Relations Campaign Guide: The Importance of Affordable Housing, James Blake Soper
Relative Reaction Rates of the Amino Acids Cysteine, Methionine, and Histidine with Analogs of the Anti-Cancer Drug Cisplatin, Cynthia A. Tope
Opinions on Gun Control: Evidence from an Experimental Web Survey, Mallory Treece
Seed Preference Trials of Namaqua Rock Mice and Rodent Density in the Lowveld Savanna of South Africa, Whitney L. Walker
Electronic Cigarettes: A New Generation of Smoking, Claire M. Warren
The Development and Implementation of a Student Rewards System, Jon E. Warren
The Physiological Effects of a Cross Country Bike Ride on Novice Cyclists, Wade Weatherholt
A Critical Evaluation of Selective Attention Measures, Hannah K. Wilson
Where the Rocks Bleed Ink: Images of Self in Palestinian Political Cartoons, Jonathon P. Wurth
Submissions from 2014
WKU International Student Teaching Program: Professional, Cultural, and Character Impacts on In-Service and Pre-Service Teachers, Meghan F. Althauser
Better Emergency Care for the Deaf Population through Improved Communication, Noelle Anderson
Mood and Experience: Effects of Ostracism on Diathesis Activation, Rachel Archer
Hispanic Health Initiative: Creating a Sustainable Health Fair for an Immigrant Community, Chaz Arnold
Mechanochemistry: Pyrene Derivatives in the Detection of Select Metals, Hillary Asberry
Characterization of a Mutant Bacteriophage that Overcomes An Antitermination Defect in E. coli RNA, Kimberly Baugh
A New Kind of Body Project: Blogging and the American Teen Girl, Sarah E. Beach
Spatially Explicit Habitat Modeling for Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis), Rachel Beyke
Narrative Life Review and Poetry-Writing with Older Adults, Cherita M. Black
Adjusting Multiple Correlations for Regression Overfitting and Indirect Range Restriction, Charles Bolton III
Rebranding the WKU Office of Sustainability, Mary Boothe
Integrating Guided Motor Imagery and Cross Education into Rehabilitation: Scientific Review and Clinical Application, Emily Bouchard
Patriotism or Financial Stability--What Drives Young Men and Women to Join the United States Armed Forces, Hannah Brantley
Understanding the Mystery: Weighing Cessationist and Continuationist Debate of Prophecy in the Pauline Epistles, Nicholas Bratcher
Hookah: A Fun Fad or Harmful Habit?, Amy Gee Broadrick
Exploring the Intersection Between Folk and Conventional Medicine in Albany, Kentucky, Chloe J. Brown
Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study on Carlsberg, Anne Sofie Brusendorff
The Impact of the Shortage of Safe Assets on the Global Economy, Kevin Carey
Where's Jonesville? How the Destruction of Jonesville Left a Legacy of Housing Discrimination in Bowling Green, KY, George Carpenter
White Space: An Overlooked Element of Design, Samantha Coates
Viral Hollywood: How Social Media & Other Emerging Technologies Have Molded the Modern Moviegoing Landscape, Benjamin P. Conniff
Identification and Characterization of Microbial Contaminants and Associated Bacterial Viruses in Bioethanol Production Facilities to Suggest a Potential Alternative to Antibiotic Treatment, Charles Austin Coomer
International Health and Aging: Observation and Analysis of Elderly Care in Migori, Kenya, Amy Correll
I am not a tree, Ashley Coulter
Reach to Teach, April R. Cowles
A Case Study of Internationalization at Western Kentucky University, Minh Dao
Motor Control: Theory and Practical Application for the Youth Basketball Coach, Lucas R. Deckard
Correlation of Environmental Risks with the Prevalence of Essential Hypertension and Chronic Cardiac Disease in Kasigau, Kenya, Addie Dodson
A Native Cyanobacteria, Nostoc, as a Biofertilizer, Clarice Esch
Transatlantic Cooperation on Cyber Security: Data Privacy and Cybercrime, Allison Feikes
Functional and Expression Analysis of a Novel Basement Membrane Degrader in Drosophila Melanogaster, Christopher J. Fields
Dare to Care: Teaching Leadership to Gifted Students, Sarah E. Fox
The Advertising Toolbox: Principles Synthesized and Simplified, Rachael Fusting
The Effects of Statis Stretching on Measures of Gross Motor Coordination During Vigorous Physical Activity, Stephanie Gaiko
Public School Science Education and Geographically-Specific Environmental Sustainability Issues: Implications for Social Work Education, Amanda Gallion
It's a Long Story: A Collection of Short Stories, Anna Beth Gillon
Post-secondary Student's Perception of College Readiness Skills DEveloped During Secondary Education Careers, Loren Gross
The Reaction of Platinum Triamine Complex with Different DNA and Protein Complexes, Morgan Gruner
Mercury Bioaccumulation in Bat Populations in Mammoth Cave National Park: Modern, Historical, and Ancient Samples, Stephanie Hagan
Analysis of NO and NOy in the Low Atmosphere at Mammoth Cave National Park, Jessica Hall
Study of a Contemporary Diet in One Household in the Yucatan, Ericka K. Hardin
The Umoja Curriculum: Linking the African American Experience with Relationship Skills Building, Jamye Hardy
Rhetoric, Rights, and Pragmatism in the Germanies: Enlightenment Reform in Eighteenth-Century Prussia and Bavaria, Benjamin T. Harris
Visual Tension in Graphic Design, Raven Heinstein
Fearless Girl: A M-M-Memoir, Rachel Hoge
Your Faith Has Saved You: A Literary Understanding of the Relationship between Physical Healings, Faith, and Salvation in Luke-Acts, James Benjamin Hussung
Make 'Em Laugh: Examining the Role of Humor in Dance, Jordan Jones
Les Villes Jumelées: Finding Bowling Green a Francophone Sister City, Sarah Kinnicutt
For the Love of Things: An Exploration in the Art of Storytelling, Georgina Kleinhelter
Self-referencing Effects of Social Networking on Judgments in an Employment Context, Abigail Lewis
SCADA Test Bed - Water Tank System, Allison Linn