Senior Honors Theses and Projects from 2008
Cultural diversity: Pain beliefs and treatment among Mexican-Americans, African-Americans, Chinese-Americans and Japanese-Americans, Anthony J. Alvarado (Nursing)
The involvement of Rho-associated kinases (ROCKs) in EphA4 signaling in Xenopus laevis, Ashley Bate (Biology)
Religion and pathography, Audrey L. Carrier (History and Philosophy)
Exploring the role of meetings and events coordinators in the political arena, Mary Ryan Douglass (Management)
Giving the devil his due: The emergence of the fallen hero in English literature, John K. Feldkamp (English Language and Literature)
The effectiveness of electronic whiteboards and powerpoint lessons in the mathematics classroom, John K. Feldkamp (Mathematics)
Senior viola recital, Johannah Fenton (Music and Dance)
An evaluation of health research methodology in the literature, A. Irene Gamalski (Health Sciences)
The effect of NAFTA on immigration from Mexico to the U.S., Steven Gilbert (World Languages)
The U.S. policy of democracy promotion in Latin America, Steven Gilbert (Political Science)
Fat is fine: Influences of medical research, body image and self-esteem and social justice on socially unaccepted bodies, Rachel Girard (Women's and Gender Studies)
Celebrities: Who they are, how they gain popularity, and why society is so fascinated with them and their court cases, Kristina Gregory (Communication, Media and Theatre Arts)
A comparative study of higher education, Michael Hugh Haynes (Political Science)
Optimal strategy in the game show, "1 vs. 100", Seth A. Hoxworth (Mathematics)
Women politicians: Why the United States has so few, Rebecca Kurtz (Political Science)
The gothic colonial: A comparison of Wuthering heights and Native son, Arwa Mohammad Malaibari (English Language and Literature)
Doubling identities: Character representation and narrative style in Joseph Conrad's Lord Jim, Bushra M. Malaibari (English Language and Literature)
Detecting the correct portion size, Kendra Muehlfelt (Health Sciences)
Ravage, rejection, regeneration: Leo Tolstoy's War and peace as a case against forgetting, Irina R. Nersessova (English Language and Literature)
Isolation and analysis of the KATI promoter from Arabidopsis thaliana, Lalita C. Patel (Biology)
An assessment of the impact of a revised client case on students' ability to successfully complete a social work writing course, Alison Reddy (Social Work)
Sustainable trade in pre-colonial Asante, Karen Sanders (History and Philosophy)
Full circle: T. S. Eliot's quest for spiritual fulfillment, Lindsay Sarin (English Language and Literature)
Quantifying fitness changes of a collegiate women's soccer program over the course of a competitive season: Utilizing physiological testing measurements and accelerometry, Sara L. Schiffbauer (Health Promotion and Human Performance)
Pieces, Amanda Slater (English Language and Literature)