Honors College Theses
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Theses from 2020
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
Individual Differences in Decision-Making, Catelyn N. Shipp
Role of Integrin alpha 6 (ITGA6) in Neurovascular Development and Stroke, Benjamin D. Siclare
Redefining “Normal:” Textual and Visual Rhetoric of Women with Disabilities, Hannah Sincavage
Assessment of Oxidative Stress in the Livers of Rats Exposed to 2-Aminoanthracene for Twelve Weeks, John C. Stagg
Silence as A Strategy, Jarvis L. Steele
Time Changes Everything: Examining Socioemotional Selectivity’s Effects on Entrepreneurial Intentions and Attitudes, Zane N. Sudan
Herbicide toxicity to non-target aquatic organisms does not increase in mixtures with surfactants, Courtney L. Telfort
Commercial Fishers’ Perspectives on Revitalizing the Fishing Industry in Coastal Georgia, Julia Thomas
Real World vs. Media Representations of Relationships, Cassandra Thomasson
Female Protagonists in Dystopian Literature, Olivia B. Thompson
The Effect of Perceived Level of Social Support on the Fear of Falling, Kali A. Todd
Synthesis of Gold Nanorods with CPd4 Peptide-Capped Palladium Nanoparticles Functionalization for Carbon-Carbon Cross-Coupling Reactions, John Tyler Wagner
Developing Sensory Behavioral Assays for Zebrafish Autism Model, Shannon Wagner
Ecomorphological variation among redbreast sunfish populations of the South-Eastern United States, Grayson Ariel Walker
The Mechanical Development for an Autonomous Forest Service Robot, James P. Walker
Women in the Mozart-Da Ponte Trilogy, Cassie Warthen
The Role of Gender in Workplace Exhaustion: Female Perceptions of Stress in the Technology Workplace, Madison C. Wills
A Once and Future Queen: Jackie Kennedy and Her Kingdom, Alyssa J. Windsor
Motivating the Unmotivated: How Are We Supporting Struggling Readers in Upper Elementary Classrooms?, Maci V. Wood
An Optimization Approach Based on the Interior-Point Methodology for the Tertiary Control of Modernized Microgrids, Isaiah D. Woodruff
Theses from 2018
Using Photovoice with adults with developmental disabilities to measure camp goals, Haley Alexandra Allmond
Navigating the Double Bind: Exploring the Relationship Between Gender, Political Ideology, and Human Rights, Ashley Archer
Temporal changes in submarine groundwater discharge in a Georgia salt marsh., Tanner C. Avery 3098852
Modern Biological Warfare, Victoria Barrett
Cryptocurrency Fraud: A Look Into The Frontier of Fraud, Stafford C. Baum
Kehoe Family Short Stories, Kasi D. Bitter
Successional Processes in the Benthic Invertebrate Communities at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Alexis A. Bivens
