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Spring Thesis Forum Presentations

Honors students from a variety of disciplines present their theses each spring.  Please click on a forum below to view the presentation titles.

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Spring 2011 Thesis Forum

 The following presentations were part of the Spring 2011 Thesis Forum:
 
Gabe C. Logan
Social and Economic Factors that Affect Emergency Medical Services Call Volume
 
Sarah H. Lowenstein
The Effects of Media Literacy Education on Latino Youth in Austin, Texas
 
Jon M. Lindsey
Dare to Wear
 
Amanda M. Schramm
From Solicitor General to the Supreme Court: Deciphering the Voting Tendencies of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan
 
Brett Joseph McDowell
Master Limited Partnerships: Valuation Implications of Switching to Corporate Form
 
Megan Nicole Clark
An Assessment of the Quality of Foods Offered on Children’s Menus in San Marcos, Texas
 
Emily C. Lanning
Magical Women Who Do Magic Without Being Men: Nontraditional Female Heroes in a World Without Gender Norms
 
Ashleah N. Howard
Reverse Engineering the Crystal Ball: What Media Portrayals Say about Preparing for a Career in Law
 
Danielle K. Faurie
A Qualitative Analysis of the Perceptions of Iowa Corn Farmers Regarding Alternative Energy Usage and a Proposal for Policy Change
 
Stephen Thomas Gates
Characterization of Beta Amyloid Formation and It’s Effect on Alzheimer’s Disease
 
Stephanie J. Berryman
Driven to Learn: A Study on Why ELL Students Lose Interest in Literacy and What Can Be Done about It
 
Melissa N. Rowell
0% More Water: A Geographic Comparison of the Conservation Strategies of San Antonio Water Systems and Colorado Springs Utilities
 
Katelyn B. Gallier
Cloning, Sequencing, and Analysis of the Promoter for the Gene PDCD4A in Xiphophorus Species
 
Corey S. Jackson
Solving the Musicians’ Diemma: Duplicating the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians in Other Music Cities
 
Karissa M. Reiter
Eating on Purpose: Creating Recipes from the Specific Effects of Food on the Mind and Body
 
Sarah E. Hadley
Evaluating the Consumption of Licensed University Apparel and Its Relationship to Pride at Texas State University- San Marcos
 
Brian Z. Sanders
Attitudes towards Treatment of Mental Problems and the Effect on Willingness to Seek Treatment
 
Jon D. Richey
Estimates of Atmospheric CO2 for Warm Climates of the Late Cretaceous Using Fossil Lauraceae
 
Brittany N. Barton
An Observational Study of Ukranian Mail Order Brides
 
Anthony C. Adrian
Many Relationships and the Problem of the Many
 
Linda P. Kendrick
We Have Decided Not to Die: One Woman’s Journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder
 
Edgar C. Gordyn
Dante’s Ulysses: Damnation and Salvation in the Commedia
 
Victor George Holk
With Words as Strong as Warriors
 
Beatriz Gomez
Giving Voices to the Voiceless: Stories of Undocumented Students of Hispanic Origin at Texas State University
 
Angelika M. Fuller
A Geographic Analysis of Immigrant Detention in the USA: The Distribution and Environmental Contexts of Detention Centers
 
Wesley E. Abel
Sink or Swim: Current Tax Policies Affecting the United States Competitiveness Abroad
 
Anastasiya Travina
Khipu Language and Cosmology: The Dualism of the Andean Cosmology, Culture and Language as Reflected in the Binary Coding System of the Khipu

Spring 2010 Thesis Forum

The 2010 Thesis Forum included 24 presentations with the following titles:
 
Lela L. Pickett
Azjen’s Theory of Planned Behavior as it Relates to Body Satisfaction and Eating Disorders
 
Rachel E. Gibbs
Mystical Relations: A Study of Feminine Relationships with Christ in the High Middle Ages
 
Amber K. Jackson
The Diamond Effect
 
Timothy P. Lormor
Archiving A Dream: The In Your Dreams Collection
 
Ragan E. Aaron
Expressive Arts and Anxiety
 
Ji Eun Lee
Factors that Affect the Difference in Preferences for Using Celebrities in Ads Between So. Korea and the U.S.
 
Kosaku Narioka
Searching for the Point of No Return in the Failure of the Oslo Peace Process
 
Samuel McCabe
Crafting a Political Message from a Scientific Survey
 
Sarah A. Williams
Conceptions of Birth: A Theoretical Analysis of Birth Practices in the US and Mexico
 
Chelsea M. Coverly
Genesis B: Effectively Teaching Old English Literature to High School English Students
 
Carter W. Maddox
¡Átame! to Take: Visioning Almodóvar onto the American Stage
 
Katherine Louise Blatzer
Dreams to Reality
 
Sara E. Stamets
Creating the Journaling Workshop
 
Brenna M. Ansley
Queer Representations of Sadomasochism in Lunacy and The Night Porter
 
Jenny K. Jarrad
Contagious Disease: The Rise and Fall of Nineteenth Century British Prostitution Regulation
 
Michael Lee Beebower
Electrochemical Reduction of Organobromides Catalyzed by Novel Dicobalt Complex Having 2 Salen Units
 
Christopher B. Bolfing
The Paradigm of the Periphery in Native America
 
Katelyn L. Blackburn-Rader
From Email To Twitter: How Social Networking Sites Change Texas Campaigns
 
Ava G. Pope
Astronomical Dating of Edvard Munch’s Summer Sky Paintings
 
Naomi R. Coleman Medina
Printed Media and the Imprint It Leaves On Gender Attitudes
 
Allison M. Gregory
British Dialect for the American Stage
 
Deziree H. Lewis
Mu Suppression, Mirror Neuron Activity, and Empathy
 
Alyssa Bugg
Musicians’ Hearing Loss: Defining Problems and Designing Solutions
 
Rebekah Gail Frank
Cover Your Eyes: Considering Empathetic Response in Reviewing Visual Art Conveying Trauma

Spring 2012 Thesis Forum

Ahrendt, Hylary Kirsten

The Role of Cultural Dimensions in International Relations: Findings from Experiential Learning in South India

Supervising Professor: Dr. Sandhya Rao, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Alexatos, Andreina M.

How to Deal with Waste: A Look at Creative Ways to Reinvent Our Neighborhood

Supervising Professor: Dr. Craig Hanks, Department of Philosophy

Second Reader: Dr. Joseph Rumbo, Department of Sociology

Bishop, Trista N.

Competing Values: An Evaluation of SOPA’s Impact on Intellectual Property Rights and Free Speech

Supervising Professor: Dr. Gilbert D. Martinez, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Brown, Abigail Michelle

Beyond the Castle

Supervising Professor: John Hood, Honors College


Brown, Mandy A.

Shattered

Supervising Professor: Mr. John Hood, Honors College

Clairmont, Todd Logan

The Effects of Monetary Policy on the Six Major Metropolitan Areas in Texas

Supervising Professor: Dr. David Beckworth, Department of Finance and Economics

Second Reader: Dr. James LeSage, Department of Finance and Economics
 

Degner, Zachary A.

Deaf Perception: How Brain Plasticity Affects Visual Skills in Deaf Persons

Supervising Professor: Dr. Michele Oliver, Department of Psychology


Fedak, Anne Therese

The Effects of Physical Activity on the Stereotypic Behaviors of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Supervising Professor: Dr. Ting Liu, Department of Health and Human Performance

 


Fisher, Nicole Renee

Revolutionary Mode: An Analysis of Communist Rhetoric Surrounding the Disney Corporation

Supervising Professor: Mr. Jeremy Hutchins, Department of Communication Studies

 

Frangeskou, Athena

Spatial Depth Cues in Temporal Reasoning

Supervising Professor: Dr. Reiko Graham, Department of Psychology


Gauntner, Ashleigh G.

Mothers' Knowledge of Communication Development (Fall 2011 SURF Grant Awardee)

Supervising Professor: Dr. Alisha Richmond, Department of Communication Disorders


Gray, Daniel Bernard

Meaning and Materiality: An Investigation into the Meaning of Natural Materials from the Big Bend of Texas (Spring 2011 SURF Grant Awardee)

Supervising Professor: Thomas Fitzpatrick, School of Art and Design

Co-Investigator: Billi London-Gray

 

Hagans, Caitlin

Image of the 21st Century Vagabond in America

Supervising Professor: Dr. Craig Hanks, Department of Philosophy

Second Reader: Mr. John Hood, Honors College

 

Herrera, Ryan

Government Evolution and the Democratic Ideal: Applying Pragmatism as a Method for Success

Supervising Professor: Mr. Wayne Kraemer, Department of Communication Studies


Holdford, Alexander Scott

Gender Identification Using Possessive Pronouns in English and Spanish

Supervising Professor: Dr. Roxane Cuellar Allsup, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

 

Khatiwada, Sulap

Barrier and Difficulties of International Students for Higher Studies in the USA

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

 

Horst, Kimberly A.

The General Education Teacher’s Guidebook to Special Education

Supervising Professor: Mrs. Laura Judd, Department of Curriculum and Instruction


Jordan, Brett W.

Reviving the Renaissance: An Analysis of Nuclear Power’s Future in the Electric Power Market

Supervising Professor: Dr. Joni Charles, Department of Finance and Economics

Second Reader: Dr. Vance Lesseig, Department of Finance and Economics

 
Kite, Kelsey

Instructing Children in the Use of Computing Technology Through Physical Connections with Digital and Mobile Devices

Supervising Professor: Mr. Grayson Lawrence, School of Art and Design

Laughlin, Ryan P.

Magnetic and Structural Properties of Bismuth Ferrite Thin Films Grown on Si Substrates by MBE

Supervising Professor: Dr. Nikoleta Theodoropoulou, Department of Physics


Larson, Larissa Faith

Fashioning the Self: An Exploration of French Women's Construction of Identity through Dress

Supervising Professor: Dr. Keila Tyner, School of Family and Consumer Sciences



Laurie, Mandi

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

Supervising Professor: Dr. Randall Osborne, Department of

Psychology


Martinez, Rhonda

Chronicles of a Student Teacher

Supervising Professor: Dr. Rubén Garza, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Second Reader: Dr. Terence McCabe, Department of Mathematics

 

McClung, Christina Lynn

Characterization of Auxin Responses in Brachypodium Distachyon, a Model Monocot Plant (Fall 2011 SURF Grant Awardee)

Supervising Professor: Dr. Nihal Dharmasiri, Department of Biology


Meehan, Kathryn L.

Immigrants via Popular Culture: A Study of the Portrayal of Various Immigrant Cultures in Vaudeville

Supervising Professor: Dr. Patricia L. Denton, Department of History

 


Miller, Joshua M.

A Whole New Ballgame: Understanding and Adapting to India¹s emerging Middle Class Market

Supervising Professor: Dr. Chinna Natesan, Department of Marketing


Moore, Alysha Michele

Purification and Characterization of DszB using the Substrate Analog Thiourea Dioxide

Supervising Professor: Dr. Linette Watkins, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry


Richardson, Brianne Jayla

Once Upon a Fairytale Romance

Supervising Professor: Dr. Federico Subervi, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Second Readers: Dr. Roque Mendez, Department of Psychology; Mrs. Olga Wilson, School of Journalism and Mass Communication


Roark, Sarah Elizabeth

Investigation of Unexpected Fluorescence in Zebrafish Optic Nerve

Supervising Professor: Dr. Dana García, Department of Biology

 

Schnarr, Kelly Danielle

The Moon and the Origin of Frankenstein

Supervising Professor: Dr. Donald W. Olson, Department of Physics


Schultz, Annie Ruth

Forbidden Love: A Discussion of the Arabic Influence on the Courtly Love Poetry of Medieval Provincial Europe

Supervising Professors: Ms. JoAnn Labay, Department of English; Dr. Susan Morrison, Department of English

 

Stanton, Sara Sibel

SOX Turns 10: Analyzing The Relevance of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2012

Supervising Professor: Dr. Kasey Martin, Department of Accounting

 

Thompson, Dori Lynne

A Rather Tall Tale: An Extinct Cretaceous Redwood from the McRae Formation of New Mexico

Supervising Professor: Dr. Garland Upchurch, Department of Biology


Vela-Gude, Maria Luisa

Comparisons of Attractiveness, Weight, and Ideal Body Types Between Hispanic/Latina and White/Anglo College-Aged Women

Supervising Professor: Dr. Reiko Graham, Department of Psychology

 


Willis, Briane Rose

The Weight of Water: Female Empowerment Through Gender Mainstreaming and Integrated Water Resource Management

Supervising Professor: Dr. Audrey McKinney, Department of Philosophy

Second Reader: Dr. Brock Brown, Department of Geography


Watt, Ethan M.

Effective Incentives: A Proposal of Two Changes to United States Federal Law to Improve Working Conditions in Overseas Factories

Supervising Professor: Dr. Alexis Stokes, Department of Finance and Economics