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