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Honors College Course Listings for Summer 2013 and Fall 2013


Congratulations to the Spring 2013 Graduates in the Honors College

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

DALBEY, HOLLY A.

Reorganizing the School Year: A Comparative Analysis of Traditional and Year Round Public School Models

Supervising Professor: Mr. Jason Woolery, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

 

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION

RUSSELL, BRYAN T.

Stage Managers Don't Make Coffee Anymore

Supervising Professor: Ms. Shannon Richey, Department of Theatre and Dance

 

SHAY, DANIEL POWER

Voice Recognition in Live Entertainment, Live Media, and Event Planning

Supervising Professor: Mr. John Hood, Honors College

 

WILLIAMS, ANDREW D.

Vloggers: The Creative Process Behind Writing and Directing a Comedy Web Series

Supervising Professor: Mr. John Hood, Honors College

 

WOOD, MATTHEW R.

Right to Remain Silent: Duty to Speak Out

Supervising Professor: Dr. David Nolan, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

 

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

BARNETT, RACHEL ANN

Creating the Premiere Issue of the Texas State Undergraduate Research Journal

Supervising Professor: Mr. John Hood, Honors College

 

BRANDSMA, ELLIOTT JOSIAH

Sheep, Volcanoes, and International Conflict: Mapping the Twentieth-Century Icelandic Consciousness Through Art and Fiction

Supervising Professor: Mr. John Hood, Honors College

 

BUENO, ELIA HILDA

Predictors of High Pregnancy Rates in Young Latinas

Supervising Professor: Dr. Roque Mendez, Department of Psychology

 

DECKER, AUDREY ELISE

A Content Analysis of Men's Journal: Masculinity, Sexuality, and Health

Supervising Professor: Dr. Patti Giuffre, Department of Sociology


FINNERAN, MOLLY BEE

Peer-Education as an Alternative When Sexuality Education in Texas Fails

Supervising Professor: Dr. Ani Yazedjian, School of Family and Consumer Sciences

 

KELLOGG, HELEN L.

The Past, Present, and Possible Future of the Organic Foods Movement in the United States

Supervising Professor: Dr. Brock Brown, Department of Geography

 

KING, SHELBY LYNN

Comparative Analysis of the Effects of Mortality Salience and Uncertainty on Religiosity

Supervising Professor: Dr. Reiko Graham, Department of Psychology

 

KOBYLECKY, LAURA C.

The Crane Wife

Supervising Professor: Mr. John Hood, Honors College

 

KORNBERG, JESSICA LEE

Trust No One: Guidelines for Effective Application of Group Work Projects in Higher Education

Supervising Professor: Dr. Natalie Ceballos, Department of Psychology

 

LAURIE, MANDI ME’ SHELL

I Tell or You Tell: The Intersection Between Stigmas and Disclosure

Supervising Professor: Dr. Randall Osborne, Department of Psychology

 

MAGERA, AMANDA MARIE

Museums as Artifacts: How Architecture and History Influence Museums and the Visitor Experience

Supervising Professor: Dr. Neill Hadder, Department of Anthropology

 

MAHAN, TYLER JAMES

Allies of Necessity: U.S.-Philippine Strategic Relations, 1898-2013

Supervising Professor: Dr. Ellen Tillman, Department of History

 

MARTINEZ, GABRIELA GORDON

Romanticizing Tuberculosis: Poetry, Literature, Theatre, and Society of the Romantic Era

Supervising Professor: Mr. John Hood, Honors College

 

MORGAN, JENNIFER M.

Birds & Bees: A Teleplay

Supervising Professor: Mr. Jon Marc Smith, Department of English

 

MYERS, ELISSA ERIN

The Politics of Place in the Works of Amy Levy

Supervising Professor: Dr. Kathryn Ledbetter, Department of English

 

SANCHEZ, JR. ROBERTO

The RISING STAR Model: Achieving a Successful Transition and Sense of Community Among On-Campus Residents

Supervising Professor: Dr. Toni Watt, Department of Sociology

 

SANTANA, ANDREW R.

How Varying Levels of Acute Exercise Influence Cognitive Functions

Supervising Professor: Dr. William Kelemen, Department of Psychology

 

SCARBOROUGH, ALEXANDRA MARIE

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Public Participation: Comprehensive Planning in San Marcos, TX

Supervising Professor: Mr. Mark Carter, Department of Geography

 

SPURLIN, ANDREW PATRICK

Making Connections: A Feasibility Study and Visualization of a San Marcos, TX Greenway

Supervising Professor: Dr. Kevin Romig, Department of Geography

 

VIELMA, SARAH ANNE

The Catholic Conversion Process Among University Students: An Exploratory Study

Supervising Professor: Dr. Catherine Hawkins, School of Social Work

 

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

CONTRERAS, ADAM J.

Cortisol Release Due to Experimental Handling and UVB Radiation In Xiphophorus Species

Supervising Professor: Dr. Ron Walter, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

 

FINCH, ROBERT CASEY

Signal Amplification in a Point-of-Care Device

Supervising Professor: Dr. Shannon Weigum, Department of Biology

 

LYNCH, JONATHAN DAVID

Stronger Plastics and Better Anti-Glare Coatings: Exploring the Properties of a Fluorinated CBDO Structure

Supervising Professor: Dr. Chad Booth, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

 

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

BLACKALL, ANSON H.

Creating a Stronger Military Family

Supervising Professor: LTC James Adams, Department of Military Science (ROTC)


Two Honors Students Are Fulbright Scholars

Elliott Brandsma was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study Icelandic literature at the University of Iceland in Revkjavik, Iceland. An Honors student and double major in Art and English, Brandsma began his research on Iceland with independent study work and  after receiving a SURF Grant, traveled there last summer to work on his thesis, Sheep, Volcanoes, and International Conflict: Mapping the Twentieth-Century Icelandic Consciousness through Art and Fiction
 
In addition, Emily Rothbauer was awarded a Fulbright grant to teach and conduct research in Germany. An Honors student and double major in English and German, Rothbauer will graduate in August and travel to Germany this fall.
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        Elliott Brandsma in Iceland