Fall 2008 Graduates

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

Chelsea Rae Fielder
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

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

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

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

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

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

Spring 2008 Graduates

MCCOY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION   

Kimberley Anne Dunbar
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

Kristen Ann Franks
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   

Stacy Kay Whittaker
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

Kristina Ann Zuris
"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     

 Alexis McClain Dabney
Today’s Vision, Tomorrow’s Tradition
Supervising Professor: Prof. Charles Kaufman, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

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

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

COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   

Veronica Yvonne Lockett
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   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rick Anthony Zuniga
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     

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

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