Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Submissions from 2017
Evolution of the Cello in Music, Joshua Propst
Academic Freedom as a Human Right: The Problem of Confucius Institutes, Jay Todd Richey
The Validity of Submaximal Exercise Testing in Obese Women, Gabrielle Ringenberg
Evaluating the Social Behavior and Activity Patterns of Clouded Leopards (Neofelis nebulosa) at the Nashville Zoo: Research and Literature Review, Meghan Ryckeley
Shaking up Shakespeare: Teaching for the Contemporary High School English Classroom, Megan Sampson
Solving the Aperture Problem: Perception of Coherent Motion, Lindsey Shain
#ReviewBowlingGreen: Food and Attractions Guide for International Students, Kanyawee Skulsillapakorn
Prison Programming and Recidivism as a Method of Social Bond Theory: A Meta-Analysis of Research from 2000-2015, Madalyn Smith
Stitched Past, Sawyer Smith
The Retainer-Based Model of Financial Planning, Savannah Stone
Numerically Solving a System of PDEs Modeling Chronic Wounds Treated with Oxygen Therapy, Stefan Stryker
Dante and the “Dead White Dude” Dilemma: Exploring the Complexities of Diversity and Controversy in Medieval Literature, Grace Therrell
Functions, Forms, and Accessibility of English as a Second Language Courses in South-Central Kentucky, Mollie Todd
Effect Assessment of TiO2 Nanoparticles Exposure on Medicago by Monitoring Morphophysiology, Charles Towey
Taiwanese Perceptions of Refugees: Results of an Experimental Survey, Stella Treumann
Analysis of Population Structure in a California Newt (Taricha torosa) Metapopulation, Jessica Vincent
An Evidence-Based Approach to Designing Low-Income Housing Communities, Kaitlin Ward
A Wood-Powered Lawn Mower: Separating the Rules of Thumb from Engineering Design, William White
Submissions from 2016
Incorporating Exponential Functions into an Optimal Control Model for a Chronic Wound, Peter Agaba
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act in Physical Therapy, Greg Austin
Parental Sensitivity Predicted by Parent Personality and Infant Temperament, Lauren Bailes
A Classification of the Intersections Between Regions and their Topical Transitions, Kathleen Bell
The Great Divide: The Political Implications of Southern Regional Identification in Kentucky, Erika BInnix
Cultural Diversity and the Impact of Acculturation and Personal Experience on Perceptions of Suicide, Susan Breidenich
The Rise of Nuclear Energy in Arab States: Future Impacts, Brittany Broder
Toward Autonomous Multi-Rotor Indoor Aerial Vehicles, Connor Brooks
Maternal Sleep Loss During Fetal Development Alters Offspring Endocrine Responses to Stress Throughout Life, Audrey Brown
Tragedy and The Vicious: Moral Education in Aristotle’s Poetics and Future Applications to Contemporary Art, Erika Brown
Tipping The Scales: Is Right-To-Work Legislation On The Path to Prosperity?, Jessica Canada
An Assessment of Scholastic Basketball Programs: Administration, Facilities, and Support, Leah Cannady
Optimizing an Organizational Program for Halton Company, Chandler Clark
Effects of an Electronic, Motion-Activated Scarecrow on Foraging Time in Nocturnal Vertebrate Crop Pets in South Africa, Mallory Clouse
Sound Data Collection and Transmission Noise Reduction, Bradley Cockrel
Stigmatization fo HIV/AIDS: A Cross-Cultural Analysis, Jamie Doctrow
A Study of Chemistry: For Wind Ensemble, Morgan Duff
Toxicity of Platinum Containing Compounds with Variable Leaving Ligands on Cancer Cells, Brooke Duke
Immigration After McKinley: How A President’s Death Breathed Life into Immigration Policy, Carolyn Evans
The Lagging State of Renewable Energy in Kentucky, John Evans
Extracurricular Involvement and Anxiety in Relation to Suicide Ideation among College Students, Paula Floyd
How Best to Study for a Test: A Comparison of Practice Retrieval and Self-Explanation, Casey Fortney
Outcomes of Speech and Language Pilot Program for International Students, Kelly Fussman
Do Ask, Do Tell: The Exclusion of Gay Men from Universal Male Conscription in the Republic of Turkey, Barrett Greenwell
Contribution of a Putative UP Element DNA Sequence to the Activity of a Newly Identified Phage Promoter, Courtney Hamilton
Get in the Zone: A survey of Dental Professionals' Knowledge of Ozone Therapy, Emily Hannah
Cross-Cultural Comparison of Credit Transfer Practices, Lending and Financial Inclusions in North America, Europe and the Middle East, Jessica B. Henao
Transforming the WKU Office of Sustainability's Front Yard into an Edible Landscape, Alexandra Hezik
Organizational Justice and Social Media in the Employee Selection Process, Hayden Hickey
Association of Body Weight with Athletic Success and the Occurrence of Female Athlete Triad in Cross Country Athletes, Lindsey Hinken
Tutor in a Bag: Reaching Struggling Readers, Lillian Hoskinson
Testing the Effects of Professional Development on Elementary Pre-Service Teachers’ Beliefs about Mathematics Inquiry Instruction, Courtney Inabnitt
Western's New Deal: The Shaping of College Heights during The Great Depression, Sean Jacobson
Language Proficiency Benefits of an Arabic Language Immersion House, Bailey John
The Language of Fashion: Communication, Conceptual Clothing, and The Runway Performance, Jarred Johnson
Designing and Building an Automatic Chamfer Grinder, William Johnson
The Effects of Community-Building on Achievement, Motivation, and Engagement in Undergraduate Mathematics, Hannak Keith
The Debussy Problem: Debussy the Impressionist, the Neo-Impressionist, the Symbolist, Katherine Knight
A Quantitative Analysis Of Hugelkultur And Its Potential Application On Karst Rocky Desertified Areas In China, Megan Laffoon
The Effect of Prescribed Fires on Vernal Herbs, Janis LeMaster
Bethlehem Chapel: How a Place Can be Reinterpreted by Government, Maya LeMaster
Muscle Dysmorphia and Athletic Identity, Taylor McGohan
Case Study from Inside a Presidential Campaign in the 100th New Hampshire Primary: Analyzing the Hillary for New Hampshire Field Organization, Christopher McKenna
Voter Turnout in a Low Interest, Off-Year Election: A Field Experiment, Zachary Miller
Exercise to the Rescue: An Analysis of Altered Metabolic Gene Regulation Post-exercise in Lean and Obese Individuals, Brandon Mudd
Dependency Theory Reloaded: Exploring Baseball in the Dominican Republic, Sarah Nass
Predictive Abilities of Past Performance Versus Self-efficacy, Across Contexts and Goal Types, Alexandra Oldham
More than Cookies: A Study of Trends and Promising Practices in Programming for Older Girl Scouts, Jennifer Ottersbach
Student Perceptions of Services for Veterans and Military Personnel, Philip Parsons
An Engineering Approach to Industrial Research and Development of Pillows, Wesley Patterson
Fluency: A Steady Beat in the Making, Nicole Patton
Steps in Time: An Exploration of Tap Dance Education, Sara Pecina
27 Floors of Support: Effectively Advertising Campus Resources to College Students, Amanda Peerce
To Cheat or Not to Cheat: Impacts of Learning Disability Status and Impulsivity on Cheating, McKenzie Perdew
Gender Role Identification, Sexual Orientation, and Disordered Eating in Young Adults, Natalie Perkins
The Preservation of Identity: A Narrative Examination of National Parks in Kentucky, Abigail Ponder
Cases of the Mammoth Cave Bug: The Fascination of Exploration at Mammoth Cave, Dakota Pope
Olive in an Oak Grove: A Novel, Haley Quinton
Examining Patient-Centered Care through the Eyes of an Occupational Therapist, Molly R. Ray
Snapple: Integrated Advertising Campaign, Hayley Renneker
A Spatial Analysis of Settlement, Accessibility, and Quality of Life of the Burmese Refugee Population in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Matthew Riggle
The Age-Friendly Cities Project in Bowling Green: A Narrative History, Hannah Ruggles
Universities and Sustainable Food Practices: An International Comparison Along the Pacific Coast of North America, Alexandra Schulte
What Goes Up Must Not Come Down: The Tweet Retraction Process of Politicians, Paige Settles
Performance Prediction of Drying Process in Residential Clothes Dryer Using Multiphysics Modeling and Simulation, Molly Shircliff
A Targeted Approach? A Study of NGO Roles and Practices in Promoting Economic Development, Emma Shoaf
Invisible Children: The Effectiveness of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Primary Education in Central America, Megan Skaggs
Icelandic Fisheries: Scenario Planning for Climate Change, Tara Sorrels
A Multi-Wavelength Analysis of Cold Evolving Interstellar Clouds, Mary Spraggs
The Prospect of Democracy: China’s Possibility of Political Reform, Chase Thomas
The Implementation of Alternative Pain Control Methods by Dental Hygienists, Alejandra Valadez Rodriguez
The Effects of Drought on Diets of Apex Predators in the South African Lowveld Inferred by Fecal Hair Analysis, Shelby Wade
Expanding the Applicability of Raman Spectroscopy for Monitoring Photocatalytic Degradation, Franklyn Wallace
Analyzing the Regionalized Awareness of Distraction Osteogenesis, Ali Weinzapfel
CSR Reporting and the University, Corbin Wilson
Culture Shock: Understanding World Cultures through Arts Integration, Shelby Wooldridge
Submissions from 2015
Analysis of Seed Preference Trials of Red Veld Rats and Smith's Bush Squirrels and Trap Effectiveness in the Lowveld of South Africa, Brooke A. Barber
Women's Contraceptive Choices: A Look Into the Women of Warren and Allen Counties, Kentucky, Mollie M. Berger
Horses' Responses to Receiving Masterson Method™ Integrated Equine Performance Bodywork™ Treatments, Carla O. Beu