Senior Honors Theses and Projects from 2018
Lamplight, Kay Nemeth (English Language and Literature)
Divine vulpine: 3D simulation of colorations of the wild and domesticated red fox, Alyssa Newsome (College of Technology)
Evolutionary history of the mysTR retrotransposons and connection to mysERV elements, Tessa Passarelli (Biology)
The impact of communication skills on the social interaction of students with Down syndrome: Special education teachers' perspectives, Tara Poikey (Special Education)
Educators' support of the cultivation of self-determination and self-advocacy of students with disabilities, Stephanie Porcari (Special Education)
A machine learning exploration of Human Connectome data, Katrina Prantzalos (Mathematics)
The sweet truth: Initial and post-ingestive effects of sugar and protein on taste preferences in rats, Katrina Prantzalos (Psychology)
Forty year war: Analyzing America's shifting crack cocaine, Sarah Reasoner (Social Work)
Construction of a custom network security appliance, Jacob Rickerd (Technology and Professional Services Management)
Political risk in the supply chain of the diagnostics industry in Venezuela, Maria Fernanda Rivera Sosa (Marketing)
Effects of yoga on the motor skills of a ten-year-old male with autism spectrum disorder, Amber Schmitt (Psychology)
The gendered impact of neoliberalism: Violence and exploitation of women working in maquiladoras, Alice Schyllander (Political Science)
Absorption and oxidation of carbon monoxide on rhodium (110), Maria Shoukat (Chemistry)
Cultures: How different are they? A nursing perspective, Sanduni Silva (Nursing)
Determining Atg11's binding interactions using a yeast two hybrid system and directed mutagenesis, Jesse Smith (Chemistry)
Interrupting the school-to-prison pipeline: Are we educating or incarcerating our youth, Gayle R. Springer (Social Work)
Analysis of oxidation of carbon monoxide on Rh (110), Razan Tanbour (Chemistry)
Adverse childhood experiences, self-control, and teen dating violence perpetration, Madison Trace (Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology)
The hero's journey through The hobbit, Leah Underwood (English Language and Literature)
Men's violence against women: A comparative review of which programs work best, Yeliani R. Valdez (Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology)
Navigating the world of alzheimer's disease: An educational guide for family members, Delaney Walker (Special Education)
When life gives you lemons, "get in formation:" A Black feminist analysis of Beyonce's visual album, Lemonade, Sina H. Webster (Women's and Gender Studies)
Cleft lip and palate: An educational guide for families, Ciara Woods (Special Education)
Senior Honors Theses and Projects from 2017
Understanding the interface that enables the interaction between two dopamine receptor subtypes known as D1 and D2 implicated in depression, Adam Baraka (Chemistry)
Superficialy [sic] and maturity within J. D. Salinger's The catcher in the rye and Mark Twain's The adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Louise Caroline Barbosa (English Language and Literature)