Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Submissions from 2020
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
Exploring the Community Integration and Involvement of Immigrant Children in the US through Jump Rope Camps, Murray Huber
Impact of Remembering vs. Knowing on Strength of Belief in Neuromyths, Kailee Jackola
Age Differences in Attentional Capture Effects of Emotional Faces, Shelby King
Development of an Autonomous Aerial Toolset for Agricultural Applications, Terrance Life
Investigating the Change in the Out-of-Pocket Cost of Insulin Over Time, Jared Long
The Effect of Birth Order on Behavior on Behavior and Academic Performance, Maria Long
Factors that Promote Women Representation in State Legislatures, Kara Lowry
Storytelling in Contemporary Ballet, Abbey Lutts
Addicted to Drug Control: The History of American Drug Prohibition and its Consequences for Modern Psychedelic Medicine, Seth McDowell
Language Sampling Methods for Early Adolescents with Specific Language Impairment, Anna McKay
Taking Action: A Case Study Analyzing the Deficiencies and Potential Opportunities for Improvement in the Severe Weather Warning System, Carson Meredith
Factors Affecting Juvenile Drug Use in Medellín, Colombia, Kendall Miller
Mental Health Stigma in College Students by Academic Major, Kristen Miller
Modifiable Factors that Influence Infant Motor Development at 4 Months and 12 Months of Age, Lauren Miller
Clarity for Due Diligence in 401(k) Qualified Retirement Plans, Erin O'Reilly
Through Children's Eyes: Teaching Inclusivity and Understanding of Communication Disorders with Children's Books, Rachel Peavler
Rapid Assessment of Problem Solving for Kids (RAPS-K), Hannah Perdew
Communication Goals of American Universities: A Social Media Content Analysis, Travis Ryan
2019 IEEE SoutheastCon Hardware Competition: A Systems Engineering Approach, Emily Sage
Scalable Containerized Security Training Environment, Robert Sauer
Effects of Terrorism on the U.S. Stock Market: Evidence from High Frequency Data, Kyla Scanlon
Sound and Emotion: The Use of Music in the Cinematic Experience, Sarah Schulte
Maternal Health in Eastern Tanzania: Antenatal, Delivery and Postnatal Care, Christina Sego
Perception: Exploring Cognition and Consciousness Through Visual Art, Summer Shepherd
The Picnic: Fancy Farm's Homecoming, Elijah Smith
The Art of Connecting: A Collection and Study of Community-Based Arts as Restorative Practice, Hilarie Spangler
Debt Accumulation and Economic Growth in Emerging Market Economies: Is Debt Promoting or Hindering Growth?, Kelly Stone
Transcendence: An Elegy to Transgenerational Systematic Adaptation, Nicholas Struck
She's the Jazz: An Exploration of Dance and Society in the Age of the Flapper, Jillian Terry
ASME Student Design Competition, Marcus Todd
Modifications for an Overnight Camp for Children with Chronic Illnesses, Victoria Walker
The Hottest Color for the Fastest Ride: A Problem-Based Unit of Instruction for the Elementary and Middle School Science Classroom, Madison Wells
Beyond Light, Medium, and Dark: Diversity and Inclusivity in the Makeup and Beauty Industries, Adrienne Werle
Motivated to Learn: Motivational Differences in High School and University-Level Foreign Language Classroom Experiences, Roy Williams IV
When Youth Run for Office, P. Francis Wilson
Meteorological Comparison of Three Cave Systems, Matthew Wine
Public Perceptions of Angela Merkel and Other Female Politicians in Germany: A Mixed Survey Approach, Erin Woggon
The Importance of Clothing in 1960s Protest Movements, Nicole Ziege
Submissions from 2018
Project-based and Problem-based Instruction: A Literature Review, Sarah Angelle
A Kingly Trichotomy: Spirituality, Lineage, and Deeds in Beowulf and The Lord of the Rings, Lydia Anvar
Landscape Genetics of Ambystoma opacum in Mammoth Cave National Park, Haley Austin
Highway Construction or Stream Destruction: A Water Quality Analysis in the Black Warrior Basin, Walker County, Alabama, Cayla Baughn
Student Attitudes Toward Sex Offender Policies and Laws in an Era of High Profile Sex Crimes in the News, Amber Bennett
Chinese Environmental Protection Policies and Implementation, Dana Biechele-Speziale
All Is Fair in Love and War: An Exploration of the History, Tactics, and Current Status of the Guerrilla Girls, Elise Blankenship
The Role of Traditional and Cyberbullying Victimization in Predicting Emotional Difficulties in Elementary Schools, Sarah Bleam
Fostering Peace and Leadership: A Project for the Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit, Tomo Brown
Leadership Lessons from Christ and Clergy, Noah Edmonson
Vlogging in Korea: From Film Student to YouTuber, Kalyn Edwards
Sexual Victimization, Trauma, & Resilience to Disordered Eating, Ava Fergerson
The Voice of Iceland: Communication of Climate Science through Choral Music, Jason Fox
A Thousand Words: Celebrating the Power of Visual Language in Picture Books, Emilie Gill
White-Identifying Populations' Perceptions of Muslims in the United Kingdom and United States, Ashley Gilliam
A Social Media Analysis of Users, Their General Happiness, and the Impact on Marketers, Megan Hamberg
Journalism and Human Rights: From the Abolition of the British Slave Trade, the AIDS Crisis, and Injustices Beyond and In-Between, Andrew Henderson
The Relationships among Moral Judgement, Social Identification, and Stigmitization, Rebecca Isaacs
Adaptive Reuse: Breathing Life into America's Railways, Carter Jackson
RAPS—Measuring Problem Solving in Children With and Without Autism, Haley Jones
CADA DÍA POR DIOS (EVERY DAY FOR GOD): A LOOK INSIDE LA LUZ DEL MUNDO AND THE EXPANSION OF HISPANIC EVANGELICALISM, Jennifer King
Animals Don't Hate: A Social Commentary on the Political Climate in America, Lane Lewis
Perspectives of Italian Fresco: Creation and Conservation, Sarah Linder
Testing the Relationship Between Dialect Density and Social Interaction, Madeline Marita
Women on the Floor: A Study of Feminism in Modern Dance History, Hannah McCarthy
Strong Female Characters: Jane Austen's vs. The Mashups', Rachel McCoy
Using Computational Bayesian Statistics to Analyze Parameters in a Differential Equation Model, Jacob Menix
Investigating the Synergistic Effects of Two Curcuminoids and Cisplatin on Cancer Cell Reactive Oxygen Species, Matthew Millay
Fighting the Good Fight: Transforming Expectations of Women in Front of and Behind the Camera, Victoria Mills
An Analysis of Urban Heat Islands in Kentucky, Logan Mitchell
Writing Under the Influence: The Effects of Opium on John Keats' Poetry, Katherine Moffitt
Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities as Advocates for Immigrants, Lindsey Moore
The Dynamics of Higher Education in Countries Experiencing Ethnic Conflict, Lillian Nellans
Investigating the Synergistic Effects of Two Curcuminoids and Cisplatin on Cancer Cell Migration, Blaine Patty
Natural and Artificial Object Recognition: The Superiority of Natural Shape Features, Lauren Pedersen
How Policy Affects Workplace Health: A Comparison Of Workplace Health Policies Between Kentucky & Colorado, Mackenzie Pennington