Senior Honors Theses and Projects from 2023
Sexism and racism in STEM: A bleak history and a bright future, Abigail Hoskins (Biology)
PTSD endorsement among diverse populations during COVID-19 pandemic, Noor Jassim (Psychology)
Ethnic fractionalization and health in West Africa, Odia Kaba (Economics)
A literary analysis of the Oort Cloud: Summarising its history and proposing a mission to image Oort Cloud Objects, Avital Keeley (Physics and Astronomy)
Examining stereotypes of fatherhood according to the Stereotype Content Model, Basra Keynan (Psychology)
L-menthol: An emerging athletic performance enhancing aid, Maitham Khanafer (Health Sciences)
Walkability as a tool to facilitate civic engagement, Jessi Kwek (Political Science)
Stereotype threat within the LGBTQ+ community, Chloe Laporte (Psychology)
Effect of state COVID-19 policies on post-pandemic employment, Jason Lawless (Economics)
How reliable are SHAP values when trying to explain machine learning models, Jason Lawless (Mathematics and Statistics)
Psychology and criminology students' attribution of factors contributing to criminal behaviors, Ava Marie Leahy (Psychology)
Urban/rural differences in food security in America’s East North Central Region, Eva Marie Long (Political Science)
Social Emotional Learning in special education, Kylie McClain (Special Education and Communication Sciences and Disorders)
Muriel Rukeyser as myth-maker, Karley Misek (English Language and Literature)
Improvement of the break and steering system for the golf-cart, Rami Raed Mustafa (College of Engineering and Technology)
Endless waves: Japanese creative writing project, Seth Nisley (World Languages)
The humanitarian crisis of the Israeli occupation and settler colonialism in the West Bank and Gaza, Sarah Raby (Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology)
Beau soir: A recital, a literature review, and an examination of my authentic voice, Nichole Sayer (Music and Dance)
Winston, the world's fastest turtle: Puppet as audience surrogate, Gage Schlueter (Communication, Media and Theatre Arts)
Coping styles as a moderator between body dissatisfaction and maladaptive eating behaviors, Maisy Seale (Psychology)
Impacts of the Sapphire stereotype seen on reality television in college-aged Black women, Eliyah J. Stevenson (African American Studies)
The stage manager's resources, Halle R. Stiverson (Communication, Media and Theatre Arts)
The fight to be seen: Black girls and discipline, Victoria Marie Strickland (Social Work)
Investigating the role of LIM kinase in embryonic development, Nehul Dharmesh Tanna (Biology)
Descartes meets Samkhya, Edgar James Vasquez (History and Philosophy)