Senior Honors Theses and Projects from 2020
Exploring race, class and power in young adult literature, Jessica Eddings (Education)
Developing and testing a cognitive field test for lead-exposed wild songbirds, Samantha Glowacki (Biology)
Latinx characters in young adult literature: Perpetuating and countering stereotypes, Dallas Gomez (English Language and Literature)
Facilitating cross-chain cryptocurrency exchanges: An inquiry into blockchain technology and interoperability with an emphasis on cryptocurrency arbitrage, Samuel Grone (Computer Science)
Análisis retórico de las prácticas sostenibiladad de la industria de cruceros, Jadyn Guess (World Languages)
The effects of dyslexia in college-aged students studying special education, Kailah Hardy (Special Education)
Accuracy of self-reported height and weight in collegiate athletes, Jacob Hausch (Health Promotion and Human Performance)
Genetic analysis of tarantulas in the genus Brachypelma using Inter Simple Sequence Repeats (ISSR), Sarah Holtzen (Biology)
Selective service: Experiences of speech-language pathologists serving underrepresented populations, Maymuna Najam Jamil (Special Education)
Media manipulation of the Israeli Palestinian conflict in the United States, Alissa Kennedy (Communication, Media and Theatre Arts)
Advancing cultural competency in Eastern Michigan University's undergraduate health professions education through bias-free writing: Developing a brief training module on the 7th edition APA style guide, Sydney Lawson (Health Sciences)
Rad51 knockout does not increase the frequency of DNA repair via mmBIR, Aubrey B. Martin (Biology)
Old and deer: A study of Neoarchean peridotites in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Rachel Merz (Geography and Geology)
Phoenician funerary masks and pendant/head beads: A feature analysis and catalogue, Alexandria Miller (History and Philosophy)
We need our fathers: How welfare policies impact fathers, Lily Nwanesi (Political Science)
Mutation in SGS1 does not increase the prevalence of mmBIR but causes a reduction in the proportion of gene conversions, Joseph Oberlitner (Biology)
Examination of the relationship between BIOT 303 students’ achievement goals and metacognitive reflective writing, Anna Pathammavong (Biology)
The impact of a candidates [sic] race on voter opinion, Yssis Patterson (Political Science)
Online collaboration platforms: Communication implications for workplace virtual teams, Anthony J. Paz (Communication, Media and Theatre Arts)
Impacts of variation in food availability on spatial habitat use of breeding and non-breeding red crossbills (Loxia curvirostra), Liam Pendleton (Biology)
Focus group research for health promotion in faith-based communities, Meghan K. Pendleton (Health Sciences)
Characterization of cofilin function in Xenopus laevis, Verginio Persicone (Biology)
Concepts to go!: Early literacy supporting intentional learning experiences in early childhood settings, Melanie Prince (Teacher Education)
FZR-1 knockdown in C. elegans to test the role of APC/CCdh1 in the abbreviated cell cycle, Cassandra Rigor (Biology)
An analysis of restoration practices: A look into the future, Brynn Ritchey (Biology)