Thesis Forum Schedule
Friday, November 30, 2012
Lampasas 502B

10:00 AM-10:20 AM
GILBERT, FRED K.
Religious Ritual in the Mixtec Culture: A Holistic Evaluation
Supervising Professor: Dr. Robert Williams, Department of Anthropology
Second Reader: Dr. F. Kent Reilly, Department of Anthropology

10:20 AM-10:40 AM
YOUNG, SARAH EMILY
Greening the Town Centers of America: An Investigation into the Sustainability of Building Reuse in Relation to the Economy and Environment
Supervising Professor: Mr. Pax Chagnon, School of Family and Consumer Sciences

10:40 AM-11:00 AM
BELL, MICHAEL
Perceived Competence as a Function of Attire in a Business Context
Supervising Professor: Dr. Roque Mendez, Department of Psychology

11:00 AM-11:20 AM
BRANDSMA, ELLIOTT
Sheep, Volcanoes, and International Conflict: Mapping the Twentieth- Century Icelandic Consciousness through Art and Fiction
Supervising Professor: Mr. John Hood, Honors College

11:20 AM-11:40 AM
SMITH, WILLIAM EDWARD
A Race for Superiority in the English Channel: Naval Theory, Strategy, and Diplomacy, 1870-1914
Supervising Professor: Dr. Ellen Tillman, Department of History
Second Reader: Dr. Margaret Menninger, Department of History

11:40 AM-12:00 PM
KUYKENDALL, ROBERT R.
Improved Ranking of Rated Content Through Linear Prediction
Supervising Professor: Dr. Dan Tamir, Department of Computer Science

LUNCH BREAK
 
1:00 PM-1:20 PM
MCLEAN, NICHOLAS R.
English: The Birth Of A World Language
Supervising Professor: Dr. Matthew Juge, Department of Modern Languages

1:40 PM-2:00 PM
TRITSCH, KATHERINE A.
Moving Beyond Sustainability at Institutes of Higher Education: The Potential of Permaculture Initiative
at Texas State University-San Marcos
Supervising Professor: Dr. Kenneth Mix, Department of Agriculture
Second Reader: Dr. Ronald Hagelman, Department of Geography

2:00 PM-2:20 PM
WORD, JENNIFER LEE
Pet Perks: An Examination and Analysis of the Relationship Between Companion Animals and the Development of Empathy
Supervising Professor: Dr. Stanley Friedman, Department of Psychology

2:20 PM-2:40 PM
LUCIO, MARIO E.
Lexington and Concord: What the Battle Reveals about the State of the British Army in Boston at the Outbreak of the Revolution
Supervising Professor: Dr. Shannon Duffy, Department of History

2:40 PM-3:00 PM
SIMCHAK, COURTNEY
Deep Murmur Deep
Supervising Professor: Ms. Kathleen Peirce, Department of English
Second Reader: Ms. Katie Geha, School of Art and Design