Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Submissions from 2016
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
老人与海: The Cultural Classroom Handbook, Jessica Ann Brumley
Risk Assessment of Hazardous Materials Transported by Rail through the WKU and Bowling Green, Kentucky Corridor, Rebecca Center
Evaluate Me: The Effects of Anticipated Rapid Feedback and Beliefs about Ability on Performance, Joanna Chang
Targeting Nonconformity in Elizabethan England: Colonial Rhetoric as a Tool of Religious Differentiation, John Corum
Trypanosoma cruzi Prevalence in the Domestic Canine Population in Central and Eastern Kentucky, Katelyn Cox
Blood from Blood and Earth from Earth: Examining Cultural Identity in Second and Third Generation Hispanic Americans, Caroline E. Culbreth
Gender and the History of Philosophy: An Analysis of Essentialism and Gender Disempowerment, Forrest T. Deacon
The Assignment: How the Videographer's Role is Shaped by the Job Assignment, Ian J. Dowty
Women’s Perceptions of Muscular Body Image and Its Impact on Eating Disorders, Juliana Eovino
Endothelin-1 Promotes Bovine Corneal Endothelial Cell Proliferation via a MAPK Pathway: Implications for Keratopathy and Deturgescence, Brandon C. Farmer
Synthesis and Application of PDIB Nanostructures in Solar Cells, John T. Ferguson
Architectural Bridge Consequence, Jennifer Gaiko
A Critical Analysis of Volunteer Tourism and the Implications for Developing Communities, Haley A. Garrison
The Effects of New Materials and Teaching Methodologies on Low-Level Biology Courses, Rebecca L. Garrison
Best Practices of Organizational Communication in Group Travel Planning, Natalie N. Gilliam
Gendered Legislation: Effects of Percentages of Females in Legislatures on Policy, Elizabeth Gribbins
Impact of Working Alliance on Clinical Outcomes in Veterans Enrolled in Suicide-Specific Group Therapy, Brittany N. Groh
The Correlation of Childhood Obesity and Dental Caries in South Central Kentucky, Christina Guthrie
Aerosol Size Distribution Measurements During the 2014 NASA SARP Campaign in the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada Mountains in California, Victoria A. Hampton
They're Watching Us: Conspiracy Theorists in Popular Media, Parker A. Hanna
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