Honors College Theses
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Theses from 2015
The Benefits of Religious Fundamentalism, Natasha M. LaBalle
The Effects of Digestion on Innate Immunity, Rachel L. Luoma
The Scars We Choose, Beth Martin
Activating the MSH2/MSH6 Apoptotic Pathway in Cancer Cells Using Non-Reserpine Compounds, Jacob M. Mauceri
“If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It”?: Analyzing the Politics of the UN Security Council and The Viability of the Group of Four’s Proposal for Reform, Marissa A. McOmber
Opinions on Divorce in Georgia between Different Demographic Groups, Rachel A. Melcher
The Original Progressive Farmer: The Agricultural Legacy of Thomas Spalding of Sapelo, Dylan E. Mulligan
Cargo Theft in the Motor Carrier Industry: An Exploratory Study, Adam L. Murfield
Predicting problematic alcohol use and negative alcohol-related psychosocial consequences of use in a college-aged sample, Christa Murray
Making Sense of the Distrust of the Chinese Government in Light of China’s Successes in Economic Modernization, Rachel L. Neuhauser
Examining the Interplay of Supervisor and Subordinate Leadership Style in the Performance Evaluation Process, Victoria A. Neuhauser
Developmental toxicity of Tetrakis (hydromethyl) phosphonium chloride (THPC) in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos, Lan L. Nguyen
Do Narcissists Tend to Create a Physically Attractive Veneer?, Julie Odom-Dixon
State of Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) in the United States, Mike Ofili
"That Flesh-locked Sea of Silence”: Language, Gender, and Sexuality in Beckett’s Short Fiction, Emily F. Oliver
Peptides designed as mimics of NF-κB for transcriptional regulation, Joel H. Page IV
Beethoven Ahead of His Time: Sonata in C major No. 21 Op. 53, Carolina E. Perez Ms.
A Content Analysis of the MPAA Rating System and its Evolution, Cesar A. Perez
Evidence Based Design in Healthcare: An Applied Study on the Impacts of Interior Design for Cerebral Palsy, Katie D. Phillips
Casting a Light: Interviews and Insight into the Hindu Caste System, Amber Porter
Directed Proper Connection of Graphs, Sarabeth A. Porter
Immunohistochemical localization of aquaporin 4 and cloning of aquaporin 3a expressed in the seawater acclimated kidney of the American eel (Anguilla rostrata), Charles Walker Powell
The Effects of Size and Principal Axis Difference Ratio on the Use of Featural and Geometric Cues, Spencer J. Price
How to Get an American Boyfriend: Japanese Women and Westernization, Nicole M. Puckett
Novel Photodynamic Therapy Agents: Biochemical Analysis, Eboni D. Pullen
The Effects Of Years In Band On Music Preference, Benny T. Ratliff
Academic Motivation of students in Chemistry 1145 courses at Georgia Southern University, Keenya Riggins
Wandering the World without Leaving Your Chair: Crossing Borders Through eSports, Caitlin Robertson
Color me, please: How color-emotion pairs affect our perceptions, Russell T. Rogers
A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever: Its Loveliness Increases; It Will Never Pass Into Nothingness, Madison L. Rozakos
To The Savannah Irish: An Ethnohistory of the Culture from 1812-1880, Sarah A. Ryniker
A Choral Conducting Portfolio, Sydney J. Sewell
X-Men, Dragon Age, and Religion: Representations of Religion and the Religious in Comic Books, Video Games, and Their Related Media, Lyndsey E. Shelton
Osteology of a Burial Vessel from the Late Prehistoric/Early Contact Period Pine Harbor Site (9MC64), Amanda C. Shively
An Exploration of Income Characteristics: Analyzing Targets and Acquirers in Banking Mergers and Acquisitions, Stephanie S. Simpson
Lockwood, Laura Smith
Modified Lignin for Composite and Pellet Binder Applications, Madeline D. Smith
An Analysis and Examination of College Undergraduates' Perceptions of Women in Law Enforcement, William T. Stone ~
Learning from CINARA: Exploring the Depths of Participatory Water Engagement in Cali, Colombia, Zachary T. Strickland
Determination of the Dermacentor variabilis Ferritin Gene Exon and Intron Structure, Dana Sylvestre
Understanding Tendencies of Aggressive Behavior and Cognition as Related to Alcohol Use and Intimate Partner Violence, Taylor D. Thomas Ms.
Citizenship Without Borders: Understanding empathy and domestic direct service as powerful approaches to making global connections that matter, Courtney Tielking
Parental Influence on College Students’ Career Aspirations, Kristen Tillman
Long-term U.S. Cross-border Security Flows with Developed and Emerging Market Countries Surrounding the Global Financial Crisis, Caitlin Tongco
Can it be a Sin to Know?, Parrish Turner
Relative abundances of the recently introduced barnacles, Megabalanus coccopoma and an unidentified species of Megabalanus, in the southeastern U.S., Jennifer L. Tyson
The Jungle Down the Street, the Town Across the Bridge, All is Very Well, Taylor B. Tyson
Magnetically Responsive, Antibody Targeted Gold Nanorods for the Removal of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Kristin V. Walker
An Examination of Competitiveness between Gender, Race and School Classification of Millennial Students. –An Exploratory Study, Katelyn Wehner
The Behavioral Response of Culex erraticus to Different Snake Odors, Lindsey E. Wells
The Relationships Between Television Viewing Behaviors, Attachment, Loneliness, Depression, and Psychological Well-Being, Katherine S. Wheeler
The Role of Autism Susceptibility Gene Topoisomerase 3B (top3b) in Zebrafish Neural Development, Kori S. Williams
THE EFFECTS NCAA DIVISION 1 WOMEN SOCCER COACHES HAVE ON THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING OF THEIR PLAYERS: A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS, Molly C. Williams
Sex and Law: The Making of the New Englishman, 1860-1920, Angela Winters
A Qualitative Examination of Optimal Professional Traits of Physical Therapists. – An Exploratory Investigation, Nicholas G. Wood
Theses from 2014
Photodynamic Cancer Therapy A Study of the Photolysis Reaction between Porphyrin and 9,10-Diphenylanthracene, James Z. Akins
The Determining Factors of U.S. Humanitarian Interventions: A Case Study of Kosovo and Syria, Elijah J. Anderson
α-Latrotoxin Genes are Highly Divergent Between Species of Widow Spiders (Genus Latrodectus), Kacy M. Bennett
Analysis of Resource Allocation through Game Theory, Brittney L. Benzio
Physiological and Biochemical Consequences of Sleep Deprivation, Jade Catherine Boykin
An Examination between Swimming Ability, Gender, and Race- An Exploratory Investigation, Laynie E. Brown
Solving the Puzzle of the Black Vote: Is Education Really the Missing Piece?, Xavier Robert Brown
Fiber Crafts and Production Spaces at La Milpa North, Belize, Philip A. Burns
Gender Differentiation and Gender Hierarchy in C. S. Lewis, Alicia D. Burrus
Resilience and Self-Control among Georgia Southern Students: A Comparative Study between ROTC Students and NonROTC Students, Kristen N. Campbell
A Usability Study of the WINGS Registration Interface, Arielle Nicole Coambes
Does Service-Learning Enhance College Students' Knowledge and Understanding of Course Content?, Katherine L. Dammeyer
Identities and Inbetweens: The Vietnamese and Assimilation Strategies in Germany, Andrew C. Downs
Are There Cracks in the Democratic Peace?, James Farmer
Rudolph Hoess: The Man Behind Auschwitz, Summer H. Fields
Language Barriers and their Effects on Quality Healthcare, Shannen Fyffe
A Cultural Examination of Hardiness: Associations with Self-Esteem, Wisdom, Hope, and Coping-Efficacy, Asea L. Gilmore
Comparing and Contrasting the Us and German banking system with emphasis on the financial crisis in 2008, Sarah K. Gleissle
The Effects of Psychological Intervention on Anxiety and Confidence Levels of First-Year Athletic Training Students During Emergencies, Claire E. Goodwin
A Morphological and Genetic Analysis of Forensically Important Blow Flies, from Georgia: The Genus Lucilia, Katie S. Googe
Self-Perceived Mate Value: Literature Review and Proposed Experiment Design, Briana E. Green
College students’ attitudes towards adults with developmental disabilities: Does direct contact make a difference?, Caroline E. Greene
Effects of Perceptual Fluency on Reasoning and Pupil Dilation, Juan Diego Guevara Pinto
Sex (still) Sells: How Sex Trafficking in the United States and Thailand Perpetuates Minority Repression, Emily B. Hulsey
Bringing Design to Life: Three-Dimensional Graphic Design, Cydnee E. Jones
“SO IT GOES:” Hope Amidst Chaos in "Slaughterhouse-Five", Kelsey R. Keane
Social Media Marketing Use in Georgia’s Institutions of Higher Education, James Kelly
The French Print Media and Their Influence on Public Opinion: An Enduring Trend?, Leah Long
Teachers’ Perceptions of Scripted Education, Alexa M. Lowery
Anger in the Courtroom: The Effects of Attorney Gender and Emotion on Juror Perceptions, Christian B. May
Polyethylene Glycol containing ROMPolymers for the Modification of Neuro-Protective Hemoglobin, Andrea L. McCollum
Little Emperors and an Army of Orphans: The Government’s Control over the Idea of Family in an Overpopulated World, Corinna L. Miller
Adoption of Social Media Marketing Among Professionals, Liana Moran
Georgia Women and Their Struggle for the Vote, Brittany M. Partridge
The Viking Language of the Highlands and Islands: Reconstructing the Norn Language from Old Norse, Michael B. Putnam
El papel de la Iglesia Católica durante y después de la Guerra Civil Española, Mattie E. Raiford
The effects of gold nanorods on the rate of apoptosis of triple negative breast cancer cells, Mattie E. Raiford
Detection of Heavy Transition Metal Cations Using Novel Chemosensors, Shannon Rhodes
Zoom in to the Layers of Graphic Design, Paola J. Robelo
Parent Preferred Teacher Qualities: The Call for Highly Qualified Teachers, Taylor M. Roberson
The Moldovan Identity Crisis: A Young State, an Old Nation, and the Search for a National Identity, Joshua D. Rogers
The People We Become, Yavaria R. Ryan
AN Analysis of Late Mississippian Village Distances in MacIntoch County, Georgia, Kimberly M. Shattuck
