Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Submissions from 2015
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
Herbal and Holistic Medicine in Latin America, William H. Lyle
A Qualitative Examination of Player Perspectives on Corruption in Indian Cricket, Shareen Mann
Factors Involved in Early Age Dental Visits, Lillian Brooke McNeal
Rethinking Leadership Training: Relay for Life, Lora Haley Miller
Spring 2015 Apparel Line: Refined Simplicity, Rachael Y. Misiuta
Reaching the Otaku's Mecca: The Cultural Growth of Geeks Journeying in Japan, Amanda Mitchell
The Truth about Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: The Myths Exposed, Caitlynn Oberhausen
Poly-3-hexylthiophene Nanorods as A Donor for Organic Photovoltaics, Dharmesh Patel
Lawrence and Desegregation in Bowling Green, Robert Rabold
The Fitting of Assistive Ambulation Devices of Residents from Assisted Living Gacilities, Allison Randall
Building a Better Office of Sustainability: Promoting Sustainable Change and Educational Outreach at WKU, Andrew Salman
The Isolation and Characterization of TiroTheta9, a Novel A4 Mycobacterium Phage, Sarah Schrader
The Analysis of Experimental Error in Parity Violation Experiments with Polarized Neutrons, Jonathan Serpico
The Wizarding Words of J. K. Rowling: Literary Merit in the Harry Potter Series, Brenna Sherrill
Will You Buy My Movie? A Study of the Films Purchased for Distribution at the Sundance Film Festival, Kaitlynn Smith
Two of a Kind: The Death and Life of Patricia and Joan Miller, Monica Spees
Student Attitude and Gender in Relation to Student Participation in Physical Activity, Kayla Steber
Good Intentions?: A Consideration of Short-Term, Medical Mission Trips, Kayla M. Steele
Improving Access to Care: Mobile Dental Units, Caitlin Stephens
Finding a Niche as a Visual Communicator, Megan Tan
Adding Vision to a Quadrotor: A Design-Build-Test Adventure, Darren Tinker
Assessment of Horses for Therapeutic Riding Purposes: Comparison of Physiological and Behavioral Parameters, Leah Catherine Turner
Landscape Genetics of the Endangered California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense) in the Los Vaqueros Watershed, Ryan Neal Vincent
Intergenerational Service-Learning with Exercise Science Students, Mckinze R. Vowels
Through the Hermit's Shell - The Regulation of NGOs in North Korea, Jeffrey Walker
Critical Analysis of the Kenyan Healthcare System and Models for Improvement, Justin Wellum
Reaction Rates of Amino Acids with Derivatives of the Anticancer Drug Cisplatin, Celia Jess Whelan
Laser Intensity and Ionic Strength Dependence of the Aqueous Nitrate and Carbonate Ion Raman Spectra, Samuel White
Allelic Variability in the CYP11B2 C344T Single Nucleotide Polymorphism from a Cohort of East Africans, Spencer Wright
The Emergence of Believer's Baptism as a Political Event, Jamey Yadon
Submissions from 2013
Regressions on Personality and Political Preferences of Greek Letter Social Organizations, Michael B. Armstrong
Impact of Storm Events on Water Quality of a Karst Stream and Implications for Public Health Protection at a Historic Landmark, Ellen R. Barringer
The Draftsman, Hannah Bowman
Rebranding and Repositioning: The Kentucky State Parks Restaurants, Jacqueline Byrne
Gender and Gravestone Epitaphs: A Warren County Cemetery, Mariah S. Callis Goodwin
The Seven Methods of Co-Teaching, Courtney S. Cheatwood
Habitat Use Analysis of a Reintroduced Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis) Population, John H. Clark
Exploring Freshmen College Students' Self-Efficacy, Attitudes, and Intentions Toward Chemistry, Amanda F. Cook