Honors College Theses
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Theses from 2020
Designing Peptides to Bind kappa B DNA and Mimic NF-kappa B Protein Complexes, Nicholas A. Markowich
Seeking Justice: Reform to the Resolution of Sexual Harassment Workplace Claims, Maygen Martinez
Synthesized Tripodal Amine as Potential Anti-Cancer Therapeutic, Abigail G. McNamee
Examining Personal and Structural Mental Healthcare Disparities in Transgender and Gender Non-conforming Individuals, Aiden W. Mintah-Jumbo
Assessment of the toxicological effects of CNT-Ab in mice followed by microwave hyperthermia 14 days post treatment., Andrew C. Mixson
Species Dispersal Modes in Amphitropical Plant Species of North and South America, Samera Lemma Mulatu
Age is an attitude, not a number: The change in perceptions of college students about aging., Jennifer Nelson
Course-Based Research Experiences: Predictors of Student Learning Gains, Sana Omar
Shackles and Servitude: Jails and the Enslaved in Antebellum Savannah, Haley E. Osborne
Investigating the Effects of Tax Cuts on Capital Expenditures as an Alternative to Restore the United States Economy from the COVID-19 Pandemic, Carlos M. Parodi
An Investigative Study of Combustion and Emissions with Noise and Vibrations Of Synthetic Fuels within an Aero-Gas Turbine, Camille J. Phillips
Green Book (2018) and BlacKKKlansman (2018): An Analysis of White and Black Perspectives in Contemporary Films Using Critical Race Theory, Kelsie E. Posey
Silicon Quantum Dots Conjunctive with Stable Radicals: Potential Application in Non-invasive Cancer Diagnostics, Daylan R. Post
Interior Design Based Evaluation of Noise in a University Learning Environment, Margaret Katherine Price
Body Language and Sales, Adam Puckett
The Culture Gap: The Role of Culture in Successful Refugee Settlement, Chelsea Lorraine Riley
The Effects of Auditory Predator Cues on Foraging Patterns in Peromyscus polionotus, Christina L. Sartain
Unremitting Resilience: How Gender Shaped the Lives of Women During the Holocaust, Savannah L. Savage-Johnson
The Clean Wehrmacht: Myths about German War Crimes Then and Now, Narayan J. Saviskas Jr.
The Classroom as a Catalyst for Change: Promoting Anti-Racist Pedagogy Through Tolerance in the Elementary Classroom, Madison Setchell
The Effects of a Powerful Military on Compliance with International Human Rights Tribunals, Ian Z. Sheppard
Muscle Excitation of the Lower Extremity During a Single Leg Rotational Squat in Individuals With and Without a Previous Hamstrings Strain Injury, Claudia M. Simpson
Structure activity relationship (SAR) studies of neurotoxin quinoline-derivatives, Dylan Smeyne
Steady heartbeat: Field and laboratory studies indicate unexpected resilience to high temperatures for the ribbed mussel Geukensia demissa, Ashlyn N. Smith Ms.
Natural Light and Its Effect on Student Perceptions of Learning Performance and Well-Being in Classroom Environments, Hannah B. Smith
Discovery and Optimization of Anti-Cancer Properties of Traditional Herbal Medicines Using Zebrafish-Human Tumor Xenografts, Ashleigh M. Solheim
Post-Reunification Services: Resources to Improve Family Unity, Jordan D. Spires
Dynamic Loading Experimentation and Surface Imaging of Pressure Vessel Loadcell Fractures, Austin T. Sumner
The Relationship between Optimism and BMI in Generation Z – An Exploratory Investigation., Allison Tucker
Presence of Dirofilaria immitis in mosquitoes in Southeastern Georgia, Angelica C. Tumminello
Electrolytic oxidative coupling of alcohols with aldehydes to form esters, Katherine L. Verboom
Fraud in Nonprofit Organizations, Haylee Walker
If Love Was Enough, Hope N. Walker
The combined effects of chemicals used in textile processing on plankton communities., Diana Wilson
Forget Me Nots: Seven Short Stories of Historically Overlooked Women, A Kate Wood
Recreating a classical Sleeping Beauty tutu and bodice using modern methods, Gennevieve L. Wright
Breaking Black Boundaries: The Poetry of Rita Dove, LaVonna D. Wright
Theses from 2019
Caveat emptor: A Study of Fraud, Red Flags, and Investor Due Diligence, Katherina D. Albers
Perceptions of African American College Women: STD/STI Health Risk Behaviors Among African American Women, Dashawna C. Anderson
Stabilize Chaotic Flows in a Coupled Triple-Loop Thermosyphon System, Haley N. Anderson
Determination of Optimal Mild Organic Solvents of PdNPs for Carbon-Carbon Coupling Reactions, Trina Biswas
Comparing Feeding Accuracy between High and Low Predation Trinidad Guppies, Lydia J. Bonnell
Intimate Partner Violence in the LGBTQ Community, Nomeil H. Boston
Teacher-Parent Relationship Building, Alana R. Bray
The Impact of Patronage on Contemporary Visual Arts, Emily Coats
Aesthetics of Anxiety, Sade' S. Culliver
Patterns, Symmetries, and Mathematical Structures in the Arts, Sarah C. DeLoach
Automation in Graphic Design, Robert M. Doehling
Effects of Active Sitting on Typing and Reading Task Productivity, Claire Doroff
Rehabilitation Protocols for Total Hip Replacement Patients: A Comparison of Research and Practicing Physical Therapists, Austin C. Eubanks
Hollywood, Hashtags, and Cultural Disharmony: A Comparative Framing Analysis of How American Newspapers Have Framed the Me Too Movement, Julia M. Fechter
Systemic Medical Racism: The Reconstruction of Whiteness Through the Destruction of Black Bodies., Julisha S. Ford
Genocide Masquerading: The Politics of the Sharpeville Massacre and Soweto Uprising, Jessica P. Forsee
The Power of the Press in the South’s Battle against the Freedmen’s Bureau, Rachel E. Gay Ms.
Caregiver perceptions on the effects of a therapeutic camp on well-being using the flourishing through leisure model, Abigail L. Greer, Brent Wolfe, and Katy Gregg
Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, and Nowhere: The Influence of Place on Bildungsroman, Brady Gwynn
Gone with the Wind and The Lost Cause, Caitlin Hall
Who Is Baby Girl? A philosophical discussion of the legal obligation to define authenticity, Madison Hayes
Social Media is Bananas: The effect social media has on rebranding and customer attraction and retention, Kara Heater
Caspases and cancer: Connections through circular dichroism spectroscopy, Sarah M. Hethcox
The Drug War in America: How Much Damage Has It Done, Sherrod D. Hollingshed
From Nazis to Good Comrades: Changing American Views of Germany and the Germans, 1945-1960, Pierce G. Keen
The Investigation of Noise, Vibrations and Emissions of Aero-Gas Turbine Combustion with Synthetic Kerosene Fuels, Margaret Kilpatrick
Immigration Policy reform: International Students and Higher Education, Anna M. Kwiatkowski
Boundary Problems in Metamaterial Photonics, Morgan LaBalle
Physical Therapists' Perspectives of School Functioning for Children with Cerebral Palsy (CP), Vevian Grace A. Lee
The Last-Mile Challenge: An Evaluation of the Crowdsourcing Solution, Ngoc H. Le
A Shift in Global Thought and Practice: Assessing the Impacts of the Human Security Paradigm on Global Public Health, Elizabeth Livingston Leone
Directed Gifts, Love Offerings and the Uncertain Guidance of IRS Publication 526 for Donors and Donees to Non-Profit Organizations: Literature Review, Victoria Liggett
Investigation of protein conformational changes as a signal for apoptosis, Lauren K. Love
Understanding the Tumor Microenvironment Using Humanized Zebrafish Tumor Xenograft Model, Reid D. Loveless
Adolescent Male Behaviors as Portrayed in the Disney Sitcom Hannah Montana, Erin T. Maurer
Different Effects of Static and Vibrating Foam Rollers on Ankle Plantar Flexion Flexibility and Neuromuscular Activation, Brianna G. Mazzei
A Question of G-d: Jewish Theology and Memoirs of the Holocaust, Rebecca McClellan
Speculative Fiction and Speculative Ethics: Society, Science Fiction, and the Thomas Theorem, Daniel O. Missroon
The Dollar is Green, and American Banks Should Be Too; Clean Energy Finance and Its Circulation Through Green Banks, Erin C. Moore
Culture Inside the Firm and Its Effect on Collaboration Within the Supply Chain Industry, James Bailey Morris
Quartic Metamaterials: The Inverse Method, Perturbations, and Bulk Optical Neutrality, Thomas Mulkey
Identification of Bird-Associated Nonpoint Sources of Microbial Contamination in Sediments, Savannah D. Mullins
The Application of Paperless Processes to Improve Data Management within Small to Medium Businesses, Kelley D. Nemec
Fluid Shift and Fluid Resuscitation in Burn Patients with the use of Bio-Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy to Monitor Fluid Levels, Temitope D. Obielodan
Impact of Female Labor Participation in African Countries, Emmanuel N. Obodoechine
Demonetization in India: An Analysis of an Instant Decision, Jaymin Patel
Seasonal Changes in Sleep, RPE, and Scoring Percentage in Division One Collegiate Female Basketball Players, Lindsay Perrin and Dr. Stephen Rossi
The Places We Called Home, Paige Peterson
Better Left Unsaid: The Connection Between Members of Congress, Presidents, and Political Ambiguity, Grace Alexa Pittman
Coordination Sensation: When NGOs Strike Down Sex Trafficking, Megan Prangley
Hispanic Stereotypes in Contemporary Film, Emily M. Pressler
Morality from Meaninglessness in Simone de Beauvoir's "The Ethics of Ambiguity", Victoria L. Riggs
The Sucking Louse Fauna of Mongolian Rodents: Host Associations, Molecular Phylogenetics and Description of Two New Species, Chase N. Robinson
A multi-scale investigation of habitat selectivity in Coastal Plain stream fishes, Hayley A. Robinson
The combined effects of pH and temperature on the physiology of the temperate coral Oculina arbuscula, Sarah H. Rogers
Analysis of the Temporal Patterning of Notch Downstream Targets during Drosophila melanogaster Egg Chamber Development, Molly A. Rowe
End-to-End Learning: Using Neural Networks for Vehicle Control and Obstacle Avoidance, Keith Russell
The Relationship Between Religious Background of those who Disaffiliate from Religion and Presence of Anxiety, Timothy B. Sellers
Molecular survey of helminths infecting ground dwelling birds in the grouse subfamily Tetraoninae, Briana M. Sesmundo
Illusory Boundaries and Perceived Access to Rural Mental Health Care, Caitlin M. Shelby
