COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION
Lowenstein, Sarah H.
The Effects of Media Literacy Education on Latino Youth in Austin, Texas
Supervising Professor: Dr. Federico Subervi, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Sanders, Brian Z.
The Effect of Attitudes and Stigma on the Willingness to Seek Treatment for Mental Problems
Supervising Professor: Dr. Ty Schepis, Department of Psychology

Young-Williams, Chelsea C.
Genesis B: Effectively Teaching Old English Literature to High School English Students
Supervising Professor: Dr. Susan Morrison, Department of English

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

Richey, Jon D.
Inference of pCO2 Levels and Climate in the Late Cretaceous from Fossil Lauraceae
Supervising Professor: Dr. Garland Upchurch, Department of Biology

COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS
Hadley, Sarah E.
Evaluating the Consumption of Licensed University Apparel and Its Relationship to Pride at Texas State University-San Marcos
Supervising Professor: Dr. Keila Tyner, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

MCCOY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Abel, Wesley Earl
Sink or Swim: Current Tax Policies Affecting the United States Competitiveness Abroad
Supervising Professors: Dr. Francis Méndez, Department of Computer Information Systems and Quantitative Methods and Dr. Margot Quijano, Department of Finance and Economics

Heinai, Mutsuko
A Dynamic Space-Time Panel Data Model of State-Level Beer Consumption
Supervising Professor: Dr. James LeSage, Department of Finance and Economics

McDowell, Brett Joseph
Master Limited Partnerships: Valuation Implications of Switching to Corporate Form
Supervising Professor: Dr. Janet Payne, Department of Finance and Economics

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Berryman, Stephanie J.
Driven to Learn: A Study on Why ELL Students Lose Interest in Literacy and What Can Be Done About It
Supervising Professor: Dr. Gwynne Ellen Ash, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Clark, Taylor Sunshine
Development of a Structured Horseback Riding Therapeutic Program for Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy
Supervising Professor: Dr. Denise Gobert, Department of Physical Therapy

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION
Barton, Brittany N.
An Observational Study of Ukrainian Mail Order Brides
Supervising Professor: Prof. Barry Stone, School of Art and Design

Lanning, Emily C.
Magical Women Who Do Magic Without Being Men: Nontraditional Female Heroes in a World Without Gender Norms
Supervising Professor: Dr. Caroline Jones, Department of English

Yingst, Chloe J.
Coral Reef Madness
Supervising Professor: Prof. Grayson Lawrence, School of Art and Design

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Clark, Megan Nicole
An Assessment of the Quality of Foods Offered on Children’s Menus in San Marcos, Texas
Supervising Professor: Dr. Sylvia Crixell, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

Fuller, Angelika M.
A Geographic Analysis of Immigrant Detention in the USA: The Distribution and Environmental Contexts of Detention Centers
Supervising Professor: Dr. John Tiefenbacher, Department of Geography

Gomez, Beatriz
Giving Voices to the Voiceless: Stories of Undocumented Students of Hispanic Origin at Texas State University
Supervising Professor: Dr. Catherine Hawkins, School of Social Work

Gordyn, Edgar C.
Dante's Ulysses: Damnation and Salvation in the Commedia
Supervising Professor: Dr. Rebecca Raphael, Department of Philosophy

Holk, Victor George
With Words as Strong as Warriors
Supervising Professor: Prof. John Hood, Honors College

Kendrick, Linda P.
We Have Decided Not to Die: One Woman's Journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder
Supervising Professor: Prof. Nancy Wilson, Department of English

Rowell, Melissa N.
0% More Water: A Geographic Comparison of the Conservation Strategies of San Antonio Water Systems and Colorado Springs Utilities
Supervising Professor: Dr. Laura Stroup, Department of Geography

Young-Williams, Chelsea C.
Genesis B: Effectively Teaching Old English Literature to High School English Students
Supervising Professor: Dr. Susan Morrison, Department of English

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Faurie, Danielle K.
A Qualitative Analysis of the Perceptions of Iowa Corn Farmers Regarding Alternative Energy Usage and a Proposal for Policy Change
Supervising Professor: Dr. Vicente Lopes, Department of Biology

Gallier, Katelyn B.
Cloning, Sequencing, and Analysis of the Promoter for the Gene PDCD4A in Xiphophorus Species
Supervising Professor: Dr. Rachell Booth, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Gates, Stephen Thomas
Characterization of Beta Amyloid Formation and Its Effect on Alzheimer’s Disease
Supervising Professor: Dr. Steve Whitten, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Jackson, Corey S.
Solving the Musicians' Dilemma: Duplicating the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians in Other Music Cities
Supervising Professor: Dr. Karen Smith, Department of Marketing

Schramm, Amanda M.
From Solicitor General to the Supreme Court: Deciphering the Voting Tendencies of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan
Supervising Professor: Dr. Alexis Stokes, Department of Finance and Economics

MCCOY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Blatzer, Katherine Louise
Dreams to Reality
Supervising Professors: Dr. Jana Minifie, Department of Management

Watson, Holly L.
The Multigenerational Workforce: Strategies for Managing Four Generations
Supervising Professor: Dr. Kay Nicols, Department of Management

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION

Ansley, Brenna M.
An Analysis of Representations of Sadomasochism in European Film
Supervising Professor: Dr. Audrey McKinney, Department of Philosophy

Gattis, Lindsay L.
Establishing a Freelance Communication Design Business in Colombia
Supervising Professor: Mr. Grayson Lawrence, School of Art and Design

Lee, Ji Eun
Factors that Affect the Difference in Preference for Using Celebrities in Advertisements Between South Korea and the United States
Supervising Professor: Dr. Alexander Muk, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Stanley, Kellen E.
The Marnie Tape: A Performance on Memory
Supervising Professors: Mr. John Hood, Honors College and Mr. Benjamin Ruggiero, School of Art and Design

Wellings, Elizabeth H.
Negative Stereotypes of Online Gamers and their Communication Consequences
Supervising Professor: Dr. Luis Felipe Gómez, Department of Communication Studies

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION
Frank, Rebekah Gail
Cover Your Eyes: Considering Empathetic Response in Reviewing Visual Art Conveying Trauma
Supervising Professor: Prof. Andrew Campbell, School of Art and Design

Gould, Lauren N.
The Inner Symphony: Applying Holistic Thinking to Higher Music Education
Supervising Professor: Prof. Gordon Jones, School of Music

Gregory, Allison M.
British Dialect for the American Stage
Supervising Professor: Prof. Melissa Grogan, Department of Theatre and Dance

Lormor, Timothy P. 
Archiving A Dream: The In Your Dreams Collection
Supervising Professor: Prof. Daniel Schumacher, School of Journalism and Mass
Communication

Narioka, Kosaku
Searching for the Point of No Return in the Failure of the Oslo Peace Process
Supervising Professor: Dr. Richard Warms, Department of Anthropology

Vogler, Stephanie L.
The German Composer Louis Spohr (1784-1859): His Life and Work, an Overview of His Clarinet Music, and an Analytical Approach to the Sechs Deutsche Lieder for Clarinet, Voice, and Piano
Supervising Professor: Dr. Nico Schüler, School of Music

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Aaron, Ragan E.
Expressive Arts and Anxiety
Supervising Professor: Dr. Natalie Ceballos, Department of Psychology

Alfonso, Alexander R.
Law, Politics, and Online Social Networking
Supervising Professor: Dr. Randall Osborne, Department of Psychology

Bolfing, Christopher B.
The Paradigm of the Periphery in Native America
Supervising Professor: Dr. F. Kent Reilly, III, Department of Anthropology

Gibbs, Rachel E.
Mystical Relations: A Study of Feminine Relationships with Christ in the High Middle Ages
Supervising Professor: Dr. Susan Morrison, Department of English

Lewis, Deziree H.
Mu Suppression, Mirror Neuron Activity, and Empathy
Supervising Professor: Dr. Reiko Graham, Department of Psychology

Maddox, Carter W.
¡Átame! to Take: Visioning Almodovar onto the American Stage
Supervising Professor: Prof. John Hood, Department of Theatre and Dance

Medina, Naomi R.
Printed Media and the Imprint It Leaves On Gender Attitudes
Supervising Professor: Dr. Shirley Ogletree, Department of Psychology

Pickett, Lela L.
Azjen’s Theory of Planned Behavior as it Relates to Body Satisfaction and Eating Disorders
Supervising Professor: Dr. Harvey Ginsburg, Department of Psychology

Stamets, Sara E.
Creating the Journaling Workshop
Supervising Professor: Dr. Eileen Morrison, School of Health Administration

Sullivan, Benjamin D.
Lightning Storm
Supervising Professor: Prof. Kathleen Peirce, Department of English

Williams, Goyland M.
The Politics of Democracy in Botswana: Model or Unique Case?
Supervising Professor: Dr. Robert Gorman, Department of Political Science

Williams, Sarah A.
Conceptions of Birth: A Theoretical Analysis of Birth Practices in the US and Mexico
Supervising Professor: Dr. Ana Juarez, Department of Anthropology

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Beebower, Michael Lee
Electrochemical Reduction of Organobromides Catalyzed by a Novel Dicobalt Complex Having Two Salen Units
Supervising Professor: Dr. Chang Ji, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Pope, Ava G.
Astronomical Dating of Edvard Munch’s Summer Sky Paintings
Supervising Professor: Dr. Donald Olson, Department of Physics

Soto, Silvya G. 
Expression Of c-jun Following Optic Nerve Injury in Danio Rerio
Supervising Professor: Dr. Dana García, Department of Biology


UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
Jarrard, Jenny K.
The Rise and Fall of Nineteenth Century British Prostitution Regulation
Supervising Professor: Dr. Margaret Menninger, Department of History 

MCCOY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Hanrath, Dave P.
From Bankruptcy to Billions: How Spider-Man and the X-Men Rescued Marvel
Supervising Professor: Prof. John Hood, Department of Theatre and Dance

Matsukawa , Saki
Japanese Consumers as Technology Innovators
Supervising Professor: Dr. Raymond Fisk, Department of Marketing

Moralez, Roxanne
A Juggling Act: Work/Life Balance in the Accounting Profession
Supervising Professor: Dr. Roselyn Morris, Department of Accounting

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Crawford, Robert Benjamin
The Indwelling God
Supervising Professor: Dr. Jeffrey Gordon, Department of Philosophy

Pafumi, Maureen M.
Unit Curriculum for Sixth Grade Texas Students: Introduction to Arab Culture
Supervising Professor: Dr. Lori Czop Assaf, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Schlacks , Stephanie D.
A Natural Observation of Staff-Patient Interactions at a Psychiatric Hospital
Supervising Professor: Dr. Kelly Haskard, Department of Psychology

COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS
Hunt, Elizabeth G.
Study of Museum Lighting and Design
Supervising Professor: Dr. Asha Hegde, Department of Family & Consumer Sciences

McCOY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Dimitri, Michael A.
Creating an Online Student Resource: CollegeEconomics.Com
Supervising Professor: Dr. John Mogab, Department of Finance & Economics

Henry, Meagan N.
The Food Price Crisis of 2008: Impacts and Responses with a Case Study on Argentina
Supervising Professor: Dr. Diego Vacaflores, Department of Finance & Economics

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION
Boyd, Stephanie L.
Horse AWAREness
Supervising Professor: Prof. René LeBlanc, Department of English

Canfield, Jenny Anne
Dialects: A Study of Dialects Around the World and How to Learn Them
Supervising Professor: Prof. Melissa Grogan, Department of Theatre & Dance

Christman, Zachary E.
Brecht, Baal, Barton
Supervising Professor: Prof. John Hood, Department of Theatre & Dance

Slone, Kailey Rae
The Baptist Way(s): A Rhetorical Analysis of Texas Baptist Sermon Rhetoric
Supervising Professor: Dr. Roseann Mandziuk, Department of Communication Studies

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Albracht, Jordan R.
Free Will in the 21st Century: An Investigation of the Significance of Contemporary Naturalism and Technological Innovation for Human Freedom
Supervising Professor: Dr. Jeffrey Gordon, Department of Philosophy

Allen, Brian J.
Knowledge-base of Hispanic Women about Neural Tube Defects and Folic Acid Supplementation
Supervising Professor: Dr. Harvey Ginsburg, Department of Psychology

Delbosque, Marilyn Alicia
From Neutrality to War: What the Russian Revolution had to do with Wilson's Decision to Enter the Great War
Supervising Professors: Dr. Dennis Dunn, Department of History and Dr. Theodore Hindson, Department of Political Science

Durr, Angel K.
Fighting For the Right to Choose: The Modern American African-American Female Republicans
Supervising Professors: Dr. Thomas Longoria and Dr. Patricia Parent, Department of Political Science

Freebourn, Sarah Elizabeth
Two Cultures, One Heart: A Comparative Analysis between a Japanese Matsuri and an American Festival
Supervising Professor: Dr. Peter Siegenthaler, Department of History

Ledoux, Spencer C.
Embodying the Sacred: Temporal Changes in the Cosmological Function of Art and Symbolism in the Mississippian Period, AD 1250 – AD 1400
Supervising Professor: Dr. F. Kent Reilly, III, Department of Anthropology

Morris, Franklin A.
Tropics And Meridians: Short Stories
Supervising Professor: Dr. John Blair, Department of English

Nichols , Meghan A.
Young Victims Of Sexual Trauma: An Adolescent Treatment Facility’s Efforts to Help Residents Cope and Heal
Supervising Professor: Dr. Randall Osborne, Department of Psychology

Qurunful, Hayat D.
Mapping Genetically Engineered Seed Litigation in the United States
Supervising Professor: Dr. Sven Fuhrmann, Department of Geography

Rauch, Susan T.
Ever Dear Cousin… An Annotated Historiography of mid-19th Century German-American Settlers in the Midwest United States
Supervising Professor: Dr. Susan Morrison, Department of English

Solon, Catherine
Defensive Attributions as a Function of Gender
Supervising Professor: Dr. Randall Osborne, Department of Psychology

Stephens, Meredith A.
Gender Differences in Parenting Styles and its Effect on the Parent-Child Relationship
Supervising Professor: Dr. Shirley Ogletree, Department of Psychology

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Barrera, Roberto
On the Power Domination Problem in Graphs
Supervising Professor: Dr. Daniela Ferrero, Department of Mathematics

Beahan, Kevin K.
American Religion: From Civic Engagement to Expressive Individualism
Supervising Professor: Dr. Kenneth Grasso, Department of Political Science

Ferreira, Matthew T.
A Study of the Impact of Kinesthetic Learning on Biology Students’ Mastery of Protein Structure and Folding Concepts using Legos™
Supervising Professor: Dr. Sandra West Moody, Department of Biology

Henry, Kyle J.
Expression of the Intermediate Filaments Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein and Keratin in the Visual Pathway of Danio rerio
Supervising Professor: Dr. Joseph Koke, Department of Biology

Oliver, Erin M.
Relationships between Problem Solving Strategies and Brain Hemispheriticy in High School Students
Supervising Professor: Dr. Alejandra Sorto, Department of Mathematics

Patane, Joanna L.
Reform of TEKS High School Chemistry Standards for Better College and Career Preparation
Supervising Professor: Dr. Deborah Koeck, Department of Chemistry

Redding, Sy
Low Energy Electron Diffraction Study of Epitaxial Cr2O3(0001) Films Grown on Cr(110)
Supervising Professor: Dr. Carl Ventrice, Department of Physics

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION
Julie Helene Raty
Mother Grin's Village: A Creative Drama Program
Supervising Professor: Dr. Charles Pascoe, Department of Theatre and Dance

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Fielder, Chelsea Rae
Knowledge, Motivations, and Behaviors Regarding Eating a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity in Relation to Self-Esteem in College Students
Supervising Professor: Dr. Shirley Ogletree, Department of Psychology

Guillory, Sean Anthony
Individual and Hemispheric Differences in Affective and Humor Judgments
Supervising Professor: Dr. Reiko Graham, Department of Psychology

Kluber, Heidi Ellen
Rising Healthcare Costs in the United States: Contributing Factors and Potential Solutions
Supervising Professor: Dr. Kay Hofer, Department of Political Science

Mjos, Amanda Kay
Shakespeare and Company and Subculture in Twentieth Century America
Supervising Professor: Dr. Carole Martin, Department of Modern Languages

Starrak, Chad Matthew
Over Seas and Stones: Reflections on Cambodia
Supervising Professor: Dr. Daniel Lochman, Department of English

Villanacci, Anthony Daniel
The Beehive as a Model in Transatlantic English Migration
Supervising Professor: Dr. James McWilliams, Department of History

MCCOY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Dunbar, Kimberley Anne
An Emphasis in Personal Financial Planning: A Case Study in the Ameriprise Financial Planning Invitational Competition
Supervising Professors: Dr. James Bell, Department of Management and Prof. Sammie Root, Department of Finance and Economics

Franks, Kristen Ann
A Year in the Life of a Stock: Following a Share of Bank of America Corporation Stock through 2007
Supervising Professors: Dr. Kenneth Moon, Department of Finance and Economics

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Whittaker, Stacy Kay
C.S. Lewis' The Four Loves and Physical Therapy: What's Love got to do with It?
Supervising Professor: Dr. Steven Beebe, Department of Communication Studies

Zuris, Kristina Ann
"With-It-Ness" Through the Eyes of a Student Teacher: Effective Classroom Management Procedures, Rules, and Class Meetings
Supervising Professor: Prof. Laura Duhon, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION
Dabney, Alexis McClain
Today’s Vision, Tomorrow’s Tradition
Supervising Professor: Prof. Charles Kaufman, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Methvin, Michelle
Enchantment and Security in Holy Matrimony
Supervising Professor: Prof. Neal Wilson, Department of Art and Design

Stone, Ashley Louise
Claude Debussy's Trois Chansons de Bilitis: An Analysis
Supervising Professor: Dr. Cynthia Gonzales, School of Music

COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Lockett, Veronica Yvonne
From Foster Care to Adulthood: Where Do We Go from Here?
Supervising Professor: Dr. Sally Hill-Jones, School of Social Work

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Bira, Lindsay Michelle
Stress, pH and Coping: Does Experience Make a Difference?
Supervising Professor: Dr. Randall Osborne, Department of Psychology

Cole, Bonnie Rachelle
Spatial Competence in Texas High School Students
Supervising Professor: Dr. Brock Brown, Department of Geography

Diaz, Natalie
Commuter Rail and Transportation Oriented Development in the Jewel of the Corridor
Supervising Professor: Dr. Kevin Romig, Department of Geography

Freeman, Jessica Ann
Gender Differences in Pleasant, Emotional, Autobiographical Memories
Supervising Professor: Dr. Reiko Graham, Department of Psychology

Jennett, Karen Diane
Female Figurines of the Upper Paleolithic
Supervising Professor: Dr. Christina Conlee, Department of Anthropology

Kelly-Lieb, Thomas Christopher
Tomarchus
Supervising Professor: Dr. Jeffrey Gordon, Department of Philosophy

Ney, Cameron Christine
Democracy Promotion: Its Origins and Development in American Political Culture and Prospects for Success
Supervising Professor: Dr. Arnold Leder, Department of Political Science

Palmer, Michael Adam
Fear: A Psychophysiological Study of Horror Film Viewing
Supervising Professor: Dr. Reiko Graham, Department of Psychology

Selden, Jr., Robert Zachary
A Frequency and Distribution Study of Case Law within Archeology
Supervising Professor: Dr. Charles Bousman, Department of Anthropology

Strickler, Maxwell Robert
The Depletion Of World Fisheries
Supervising Professor: Dr. Hector Flores, College of Science

Stuart, Ashley Lynn
Inherent Threats to the American Way of Life: Privacy and Isolation in the United States
Supervising Professor: Dr. Susan Day, Department of Sociology

Zuniga, Rick Anthony
Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro – The Bay of Pigs through the Cuban Missile Crisis: Misunderstandings, Reactions, and Fear
Supervising Professor: Prof. Charles B. Arnold, Department of Political Science

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Beicker, Kellie Nichole
Moonbows Over Yosemite:Predicting Moonbows in Lower Yosemite Falls
Supervising Professor: Dr. Donald Olson, Department of Physics

Johnson, Brian Benjamin
Power Conditioning in Photovoltaic Systems
Supervising Professor: Dr. David Donnelly, Department of Physics

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Treviño, Vanessa Noette
Afghanistan’s Needs: Observations from a Soldier
Supervising Professor: Dr. F. Day, Department of Geography

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION
Garcia, Maira Lysette
Corporate and Independent Coverage of Immigration, Health Care, and the 2008 Elections: A Content Analysis on Latino-Oriented Newspapers
Supervising Professor: Dr. F. Subervi, School of Journalism

Gazic-Gibler, Carley Michelle
Music through the Bloodline: A Bilingual Documentary
Supervising Professor: Prof. M. Erickson, School of Music

Hernández, Alysha Nicole
Innovation and Inquiry in Texas and Guatemala: A Collection of
Poetry, Artwork, and Photography
Supervising Professor: Prof. D. McCabe, Honors College

Ponsford, Jena Elise
The Future of Adolescent Female Cyber-Bullying: Electronic Media’s Effect on Aggressive Female Communication
Supervising Professor: Dr. M. Keeley, Department of Communication Studies

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Biedermann, Amy Elizabeth
Communists, Eggheads, and Queers: The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in the United States Presidential Election of 1952
Supervising Professor: Dr. M. Brennan, Department of History

Crooke, Erica Sokolowski
Motor Learning and Stroke Dynamics: A MicroPET Study
Supervising Professor: Dr. A. Lumia, Department of Psychology

Stockhorst, Rebecca L.
Muslim Mariannes: Women of North African Immigration in France Today
Supervising Professor: Dr. C. Martin, Department of Modern Languages