Honors Theses
Theses from 2023-2024
Little Cricket on the Hearth: The Quiet Feminism of _Little Women_, Caroline Anderson Klein
Modeling Vibration Stiffness: An Analytical Extension of Hertzian Theory for Angular Contact Bearings with a Thin Viscoelastic Coating, Davis R. Burton
Conflicting Ethe in _Anna Karenina_: A Reexamination of Tolstoy’s Complex Female Protagonist, Hannah Diles
The Role of Oncomodulin in the Central Nervous System Inflammation, Evan Paltjon
Emotional Experiences of Black U.S. Computer Science and Engineering Students Amid Faculty-Student Interactions, Kyle Shanachilubwa
Synthesis and Characterization of Silver(I) and Manganese(II) Complexes with Thione Imidazoles, Shannon Keyser, Audrey Lawrence, and Jaime M. Murphy Ph.D.
The Mitre and Crown: The Relationship Between the Church and Crown in Norman-Angevin England, 1066-1215, Isaac Copeland
Development Under Erasure: Deconstruction in Development Discourse, Micah Gill
Exploration of Cytotoxicity of _Rabidosa rabida_ Venom on Invertebrate and Vertebrate Cell Cultures, Martina Gooden
Exploring Narrative Strengths in Animated Storytelling, Amelia Kretzer
KUA1 and ILR3 Interact in _Arabidopsis thaliana_ to Mediate Plant Development, Tyler McDonald
Dispelling Delusion and Seeing Nature: A Comparative Analysis of Lucretius’ _De Rerum Natura_ and Hui-neng’s _Platform Sutra_, Isaac Raymond
Influences of Sex, Morph, and Weather on Roosting Distributions in Overwintering White-throated Sparrows (_Zonotrichia albicollis_), Rebecca Stephens
Justice on Trial: A Multifaceted Analysis of Capital Punishment, Abby Long
The Third Horseman: Preventability Versus Apocalypse in the Great Famine of 1315 and the Irish Potato Famine, Luke Ziegler
Theses from 2022-2023
Professional Shame as Experienced by Pre-Professional Accountants, Grant R. Countess
Social Connectedness as Experienced by Black Christian Women at a Predominantly White University, Halle Christina Miller
Making Good Doctors: The AMA’s Code of Ethics and a Culture of Virtue, John Howard Hassmann
Censorship in Schools: Reading's Position in the Landscape of Policy Creation, Rachel Beckham
Theses from 2021-2022
The Effects of a Narrative Intervention on Gender Attitudes in Students at a Christian University: A Study on Narrative Persuasion, Katelyn Hawkins
The Role of Free Radicals in the Activation of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors in Murine Microglial Cells, Eliana John
"Freedmen not Freemen": The Freedmen's Bureau and Black Land Ownership in Arkansas, Eric Johnson
Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Thione Complexes, Audrey V. Lawrence
The Effects of Twitter Posts Regarding COVID-19 Information on the Viewer’s Perception of Credibility: A Study on Misinformation, Grace T. Long
Exploring the Impacts of Student Classification on Perceptions of Success, Mackenzie Richmond
Investigation of Cotinine Concentration found in Saliva of Smokers and Vapers in Demographic Sectors, Seth A. Sims
The Effects of Musical Experience and Aptitude on Phonological Skills in a Foreign Language, Joshua Shockley
More Than an Athlete: A Qualitative Analysis of How Student-Athletes Develop Self-Authorship Through Their Experiences in Athletics, Haley Kate Webb
Unpacking Political Identity in First-Time Voting Christian Women: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Mary Grace Golden
Examining the Healthcare Journeys of African American Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes amid COVID-19, Lei Edmerson
A Leap into Communion: Kierkegaard and Spiritual Practices in _To the Wonder_, Madeleine Hall
Digital Pulpit: A Thematic Analysis of Evangelical Leaders’ Statements on Twitter in the Two Weeks Following the January 6 Capitol Riot, Everett Belle Kirkman
Theses from 2020-2021
In His Image and Into His Likeness: Human Nature's Theosis in C.S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold, Jacob Ross Taylor
The Opportunities and Challenges of Internet of Things Evidence in Regard to Criminal Investigations, Nathan McClaran
Hybridized Spirituality in Singaporean Christians, John Lim
