Mahurin Honors College  Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

 

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Submissions from 2016

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The Effect of Prescribed Fires on Vernal Herbs, Janis LeMaster

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Bethlehem Chapel: How a Place Can be Reinterpreted by Government, Maya LeMaster

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Muscle Dysmorphia and Athletic Identity, Taylor McGohan

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Case Study from Inside a Presidential Campaign in the 100th New Hampshire Primary: Analyzing the Hillary for New Hampshire Field Organization, Christopher McKenna

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Voter Turnout in a Low Interest, Off-Year Election: A Field Experiment, Zachary Miller

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Exercise to the Rescue: An Analysis of Altered Metabolic Gene Regulation Post-exercise in Lean and Obese Individuals, Brandon Mudd

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Dependency Theory Reloaded: Exploring Baseball in the Dominican Republic, Sarah Nass

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Predictive Abilities of Past Performance Versus Self-efficacy, Across Contexts and Goal Types, Alexandra Oldham

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More than Cookies: A Study of Trends and Promising Practices in Programming for Older Girl Scouts, Jennifer Ottersbach

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Benefits of a Flexitarian Diet: Educating College Students of Lifestyle Approaches to Reduce the Risk of Developing Breast and Prostate Cancer, Abbigail Pace

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Student Perceptions of Services for Veterans and Military Personnel, Philip Parsons

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An Engineering Approach to Industrial Research and Development of Pillows, Wesley Patterson

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Fluency: A Steady Beat in the Making, Nicole Patton

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Steps in Time: An Exploration of Tap Dance Education, Sara Pecina

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27 Floors of Support: Effectively Advertising Campus Resources to College Students, Amanda Peerce

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To Cheat or Not to Cheat: Impacts of Learning Disability Status and Impulsivity on Cheating, McKenzie Perdew

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Gender Role Identification, Sexual Orientation, and Disordered Eating in Young Adults, Natalie Perkins

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The Preservation of Identity: A Narrative Examination of National Parks in Kentucky, Abigail Ponder

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Cases of the Mammoth Cave Bug: The Fascination of Exploration at Mammoth Cave, Dakota Pope

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Olive in an Oak Grove: A Novel, Haley Quinton

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Examining Patient-Centered Care through the Eyes of an Occupational Therapist, Molly R. Ray

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Snapple: Integrated Advertising Campaign, Hayley Renneker

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A Spatial Analysis of Settlement, Accessibility, and Quality of Life of the Burmese Refugee Population in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Matthew Riggle

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The Age-Friendly Cities Project in Bowling Green: A Narrative History, Hannah Ruggles

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Universities and Sustainable Food Practices: An International Comparison Along the Pacific Coast of North America, Alexandra Schulte

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What Goes Up Must Not Come Down: The Tweet Retraction Process of Politicians, Paige Settles

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Performance Prediction of Drying Process in Residential Clothes Dryer Using Multiphysics Modeling and Simulation, Molly Shircliff

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A Targeted Approach? A Study of NGO Roles and Practices in Promoting Economic Development, Emma Shoaf

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Invisible Children: The Effectiveness of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Primary Education in Central America, Megan Skaggs

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Icelandic Fisheries: Scenario Planning for Climate Change, Tara Sorrels

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A Multi-Wavelength Analysis of Cold Evolving Interstellar Clouds, Mary Spraggs

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The Prospect of Democracy: China’s Possibility of Political Reform, Chase Thomas

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The Implementation of Alternative Pain Control Methods by Dental Hygienists, Alejandra Valadez Rodriguez

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The Effects of Drought on Diets of Apex Predators in the South African Lowveld Inferred by Fecal Hair Analysis, Shelby Wade

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Expanding the Applicability of Raman Spectroscopy for Monitoring Photocatalytic Degradation, Franklyn Wallace

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Analyzing the Regionalized Awareness of Distraction Osteogenesis, Ali Weinzapfel

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CSR Reporting and the University, Corbin Wilson

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Culture Shock: Understanding World Cultures through Arts Integration, Shelby Wooldridge

Submissions from 2015

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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

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Women's Contraceptive Choices: A Look Into the Women of Warren and Allen Counties, Kentucky, Mollie M. Berger

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Horses' Responses to Receiving Masterson Method™ Integrated Equine Performance Bodywork™ Treatments, Carla O. Beu

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The Importance of Educating Dental and Dental Hygiene Students on the Correlation between Vitamin D Deficiency and Dental Caries, Sara Brown

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老人与海: The Cultural Classroom Handbook, Jessica Ann Brumley

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Risk Assessment of Hazardous Materials Transported by Rail through the WKU and Bowling Green, Kentucky Corridor, Rebecca Center

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Evaluate Me: The Effects of Anticipated Rapid Feedback and Beliefs about Ability on Performance, Joanna Chang

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Targeting Nonconformity in Elizabethan England: Colonial Rhetoric as a Tool of Religious Differentiation, John Corum

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Trypanosoma cruzi Prevalence in the Domestic Canine Population in Central and Eastern Kentucky, Katelyn Cox

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Blood from Blood and Earth from Earth: Examining Cultural Identity in Second and Third Generation Hispanic Americans, Caroline E. Culbreth

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Gender and the History of Philosophy: An Analysis of Essentialism and Gender Disempowerment, Forrest T. Deacon

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The Assignment: How the Videographer's Role is Shaped by the Job Assignment, Ian J. Dowty

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Women’s Perceptions of Muscular Body Image and Its Impact on Eating Disorders, Juliana Eovino

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Endothelin-1 Promotes Bovine Corneal Endothelial Cell Proliferation via a MAPK Pathway: Implications for Keratopathy and Deturgescence, Brandon C. Farmer

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Synthesis and Application of PDIB Nanostructures in Solar Cells, John T. Ferguson

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Architectural Bridge Consequence, Jennifer Gaiko

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A Critical Analysis of Volunteer Tourism and the Implications for Developing Communities, Haley A. Garrison

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The Effects of New Materials and Teaching Methodologies on Low-Level Biology Courses, Rebecca L. Garrison

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Best Practices of Organizational Communication in Group Travel Planning, Natalie N. Gilliam

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Gendered Legislation: Effects of Percentages of Females in Legislatures on Policy, Elizabeth Gribbins

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Impact of Working Alliance on Clinical Outcomes in Veterans Enrolled in Suicide-Specific Group Therapy, Brittany N. Groh

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The Correlation of Childhood Obesity and Dental Caries in South Central Kentucky, Christina Guthrie

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Aerosol Size Distribution Measurements During the 2014 NASA SARP Campaign in the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada Mountains in California, Victoria A. Hampton

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They're Watching Us: Conspiracy Theorists in Popular Media, Parker A. Hanna

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Baby Names as a Determinant of Cultural Assimilation in the Continental and Non-Continental United States, Paige M. Harrison

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The Effect of Cheese on the pH Levels in the Oral Cavity, Madison R. Hayden

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Mythological Influences on Southern American Authors, Natalie L. Hayden

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Multimedia Reporting: Creating Unique Content that Spans Multiple Platforms, Joshua Carl Holland

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Subgingival Air Polishing in Dentistry, Chelsea T-P. Howell

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Bone Stimulation Implemented Using the L-PRF Technique within the Clinical Setting in Kentucky and Tennessee, Kyndall A. Hudson

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Geothermobarometry and Petrographic Interpretations of Christensen Ranch Meta- Banded Iron Formation from the Ruby Range, Montana, Jacob Hughes

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No Absolutes: A Fantasy Collection, Tiffany M. Hughes

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Assessment of Estrogenic Compounds in a Wastewater Treatment Plant Influent and Effluent, Alexandra L. Hunter

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Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies of Catalytic Oxidations by Manganese(III) Porphyrin and Iodobenzene Diacetate, Kawai Kwong

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Flaher for Wind Ensemble, Benjamin W. Lee

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Just-in-Time Management in Healthcare Operations, Jinglin Li

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Burning Resources: Traditional Fuel Uses on the Mongolian Steppe, William T. Linder

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The Interaction of Glutathione with Platinum, and the Role of pH in Altering Ligand Formation between Platinum and N-Acetylcysteine, Kyle B. Mann

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Anxiety, Uncertainty, Distress Tolerance, and Eating Disorder Symptoms as Related to Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Young Adults, Mandi L. Martin

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The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Leadership Emergence and Leadership Styles, Grace E. McCullough

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Barriers to Care and Buyer Behavior in Relation to Oral Hygiene, Allison E. McCutchen

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From Public Good to Public Disgrace: Eugenics in North Carolina, Meghan M. McGuirk

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Investigation of Asymmetric Impacts on Protective Headgear, Kristina Medero

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GATHER, Katie M. Meek

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The Female Perception of Safety on a College Campus, Kimberly N. Miles

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Dietary Overlap of Native White Bass and Introduced Yellow Bass in Barren River, Micaela L. Montgomery

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Backwards in High Heels: Examining the Careers and Artistic Contributions of Fred Astaire’s Female Dance Partners, Fiona Mowbray

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Heaven's Disco Dances, Savannah Leigh Osbourn

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Launching and Maintaining a Wedding Photography Business, Shelley D. Owens

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A Miniseries of Unfortunate Events: Realizing the Full Potential of Lemony Snicket's Book Series through Television Adaptation, Ryan T. Pait

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Elliott Carter’s March: An Applicable Analysis, Troy W. Palmer

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Incorporating Democratic Pedagogy Into a Traditional Classroom and the University Experience: Benefitting the Community and Country, Phillip Pearson

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Applications of Latin Hypercube Sampling Scheme and Partial Rank Correlation Coefficient Analysis to Mathematical Models on Wound Healing, Hannah M. Pennington

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Seeing the Sacred, Emily Potter

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Fusion of Art Forms across the World: An Examination of Contemporary Dance Improvisation in England and America, Jade Primicias

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The World in Transition: A Comparative Analysis of Youth Perceptions in China and America, Tyler D. Prochazka

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Google's #freeandopen Campaign: Using a Documentary to Raise Awareness of Internet Regulation among University Students, Shelby N. Rice

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Non-Adaptive Phentypic Plasticity: Morphology, but not Swim Speed, of Spotted Salamander Larvae is Affected by "Terrestrial" and "Aquatic" Herbicides, Mitchell Schooler

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Corbicula Fluminea Food Web Ecology: An Experimental Transplant Approach in a Karst Riverine System, Autumn Smith

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Is Younger Really Better? Age Differences in Emotion Perception, Kaitlyn Snyder

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Public Relations Campaign Guide: The Importance of Affordable Housing, James Blake Soper

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Relative Reaction Rates of the Amino Acids Cysteine, Methionine, and Histidine with Analogs of the Anti-Cancer Drug Cisplatin, Cynthia A. Tope