Seniors in EKU's Honors Program participate in a faculty mentored process that demonstrates the students' ability to locate, evaluate, analyze and synthesize information, in an ethical manner, in order to produce meaningful scholarship. The Honors Senior Thesis, typically a capstone paper or creative project, is the culmination of this process.

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Honors Theses from 2023

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Application of Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) to Wetland Hydrogeology: An Assessment of the Efficacy of Array Configurations, Wynter Monjarez

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The Exceptional European Experience: An Analysis of Education Abroad's Impact on College Students and the Field of Nutrition and Dietetics, McKenna Moore

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Richard Hakluyt: Elizabethan Propaganda, English Identity, and the ‘Black Legend’, James I. Nash

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Who Says Women Can’t Love and Empower?: How Representations of Women Have Progressed in Medical Romance Fiction, Diana Neely

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Impacts of Personal Cultural Orientations on College Students’ Psychological Health and Preventive Behaviors During the COVID-19 Period, Joanna Ouyang

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Let’s Talk: How Communication Apprehension and Intercultural Communication Affect Intercultural Conflicts and International Relations, Jessica P. Overbay

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Made in China?: Analyzing the Decline in Offshoring to the PRC, Michael B. Peake

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An Examination of the Vaginal and Endometrial Microbiota of Heifers and the Effects of Selenium Supplementation on Microbiome Composition, Kobe S. Perry

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Exploring Portrayals of Cults in News Media: Establishing a Continuum, Ashley M. Reynolds

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Something Horrible Happened: A Memoir and Expression of Grief, Rosalie J. Richburg

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Emulating Evolutionary Principles For Agriculture: Designing a Biomimetic Vertical Garden by Mimicking Tracheophyte Evolution, Earl M. Riddell

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When they Came Home: Common Reintegration Issues and Interventions of Female Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, Taryn Ritchie

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Holidone: The Strategy to Success, Nicholas B. Robinson

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The Effect of Cinnamon Supplementation for Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Lisset Rosaldo-Hernandez

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How to Use Digital Media in Your Favor, Elizabeth Ruvalcaba

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How to Improve the Kentucky Workplace for the Sake of Workers' Mental and Physical Health, Hailey Simonds

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The Bride Guide: A Guide to Saying "I Do", Lydia B. Smith

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The Honeysuckle Myth: Confronting Appalachian Liminal Space, Naomi Smith

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Behind The Design, Natalia C. Smith

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The Effects of Artificial Sweeteners on the Human Body and Microbiome, Lauren K. Steely

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Expanding Upon Excitation: The Observance of Nonlinearity in Alexandrite, Katherine A. Stephens

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Examination of the Impact of the Opioid Epidemic in Appalachian Kentucky, Noah A. Stewart

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Moth: When Robots Become Human-Hybrids, M. Strauss

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Obstacles Commonly Faced When Seeking Healthcare In Appalachia, Haley G. Tackett

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Legal and Community Input in the Record of Decision for the Bluegrass Army Depot, Hannah E. Taylor

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The Many Shades of Anne Boleyn, Allison C. Turner

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Examining relationships between Covid-19, investor personality traits, and investor risk tolerance., Joshua Turner

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Sports Gambling is Legal: Now What? A Quantitative Analysis of How Kentucky Can Use the Revenue Generated from Sports Gambling to Help Our Poorest Communities, Brandon J. Weston

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Notions of Liberty- Traditional and Modern, Zachary D. Weston

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Risks of Being a Female Athlete: Prevalence of The Female Athlete Triad and Awareness of it by the Athletic and Student Population, Mary M. Wilson

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The Difficulties of Representation: Examining Portrayals of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Film, Peter L. Wilson

Honors Theses from 2022

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COVID-19 and Executive Functions, Shannon Ackerman

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The Shadow of Fast Fashion: The Quilting Industry, Elizabeth Y. Barnes

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Living In a Divided America: The Housing Policies That Have Segregated Our Country and Oppressed African American Wealth, Jenna M. Barnes

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Stranger than Fiction: Articulating Postwar Trauma through Metafictional Narrative, Thomas H. Bowling

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“Will It Ever End?”: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of U.S. College Students, Kristen N. Boyken

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Attitudes of Kentucky Residents towards Deer and its Management, Austin Broughton

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Beauty Impossible: Breaking the Barriers of Beauty and Self Image, Emily R. Burcham

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Defining Best Management Practices for Bee Conservation in Agroforestry Systems, Elijah C. Cardona

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Environmental Pollutants and Adverse Health: An Environmental Health Perspective on Living Conditions in Rubbertown, Kentucky, Elizabeth Carter

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The Mutagenic and Cytotoxic Effects of Exposure to Heavy Metals and other Oxidative Species from E-cigarettes on Epithelial Cells, Braxton A. Chafin

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Mental Health of Collegiate Musicians, Riley L. Chenoweth

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The Evolving Presence of Women in a Male-Dominated Business World, Kelcie R. Cooper

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Their Health is in Our Hands: A Systematic Review of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in the United States and Ireland, Chelsea G. Cox

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Disadvantaged Response: How to Improve Disaster Resiliency for Low-Income Families, Grace E. Crosthwaite

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Luteinizing-Hormone Releasing Hormone Directed Cisplatin and 99mTc Imaging Agents, Progress and Future Steps, Andrew S. Elliott

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The Effects of Aquatic Therapy vs. Land-Based Therapy on Range of Motion and Pain Perception: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Hadley Faris

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The Implications of Diet Culture on Mental and Physical Health, Kathleen Fitzpatrick

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“What is the Environment Doing to Our Genes?”: A Pedigree Analysis of the Possible Genetic Basis of a Set of Familial Clinical Disorders, Emily N. Goodman

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Emotionally Unavailable: A Comparison on the Ability of Children with Developmental Language Disorders to Interpret Emotions in Humans and Inanimate Objects, Savanna B. Gullett

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Age of the Influencer: Exploring How Influencers Build Trust Online and Its Effect on Young Consumers, Lillian K. Herbstreit and James Blair

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Feeding the Cities: A Business Plan to Establish Hydroponic Gardening in Urban Communities, Morgan C. Highsmith

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Art and Planning: A Work in Progress, Adam M. Holhubner

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Where Words Fail, Music Speaks: The Impact of Music Intervention on Speech Therapy Outcomes, Jenna F. Johnson

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Raffi and Responsivity: The Impact of Children's Music and Parental Engagement, Elizabeth M. Jones

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The Relationship of Historical Lynchings to Contemporary Death Sentencing Disparities in the United States, Lukas B. Jones

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Effects of Zeaxanthin and UV Light on Cell Viability and P53 Level: Examining the Use of Naturally Occurring Free Radical Scavengers Against UV Light Damage in Cancer Prevention, Tanner Justice

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Examining the Use of Naturally Occurring Free Radical Scavengers Against UV Light Damage in Cancer Prevention, Tanner Justice

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What’s that smell? Analysis of the Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) Aroma: North America's Largest Native Fruit, Charlotte M. Lee

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When Smart Kids Fall Behind: Root Causes and Remediation, Victor T. Logan

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For Richer, For Poorer: How Finances Impact Romantic Relationships, Maya Mains

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The Spectre of “Overpopulation” in Climate Change, Kris Mann

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A Modern War: How Large Dairy Corporations Negatively Affect the Relationship Between Dairy Cows, Humans, and the Environment, Mikayla M. Marti

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From Reality to Fiction: How Women’s Mental Health was Portrayed in 19th Century Literature, Sara Mason

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Rejecting the Paradigm: Reimagining the Philosophy of Punishment To Address the Criminal Justice Crisis in Twenty-First Century America, Jon E. McGee

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An Investigation into the Availability and Quality of Mental Health Services for the Deaf/deaf and Hard of Hearing Populations of Kentucky, Alaina G. Milam

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Prototyping a Novel Mach-Zehnder Interferometer with Acousto-Optic Modulators, Jon Mills

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Reproductive Cancer Cell Targeting of Pt-Mal-LHRH, Emma Nienaber

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Wait, is That Legal?: A Defense of the Rights of the Mentally Ill in the United States Prison System, Sophie Owen

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Sustainable Gardening: A Revolutionary Act Towards Household Food Security in Appalachia, Emily Patrick

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Kentucky Dental Health with Regards to Social Factors, John Pattison

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Prone to Success: The Effects of Prone on Handwriting Legibility, Magdalene M. Pearl

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Coping Strategies in College-Aged Women across the Attention Spectrum, Keri Phillips

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Assay Development for Investigating the Contributions of p75 Neurotrophin Receptor (p75NTR) Signaling to Neurodegeneration Associated with Parkinson’s Disease, Samantha A. Radomski

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Envisioning Libraries as Community: Investigating Social Infrastructure and Community Cohesion, Mora N. Rehm

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Preparedness and Recovery process to Avoid Secondary Injury, Celia Rhodus

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How Careers in Forensic Science and Criminal Justice Impact Long-Term Mental Health, Abigail E. Roberts

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Electrochemical Methods for Detection and Quantification of Metals in Drinking Water, Katherine E. Rogers

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Doctor Mario: How Video Games Are Being Used as Medicine, Grayson T. Salyers

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iTeacher: How Teachers Can Effectively Use Technology in High School Classrooms, Caroline E. Schack

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Girl Power: Criminal Justice Gender Discrimination in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, Abigail M. Scola

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The Divided States: An Exploration of the Influence of Media Agenda-Setting on Modern Political Polarization, Anna Grace Smith

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Tweeting Trump: An Analysis of the Utilization of Twitter in American Politics, Jakob Smith

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Theorizing a Continuum of Serial Killer Fandom and Fascination in our Society, Kellyn N. Smith

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Racial Inclusivity in American Music Festival Culture: Who is it excluding?, Jack Souders

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An Age of Entropy: COVID-19's Impact on Art, Sarah A. Surace

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A Meta-Analytic Study: Effects of Cardiorespiratory Fitness on the Hippocampal Region in Humans, Dakota Taylor

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The Hunger Games: A Recollection of Ancient Rome and a Warning for a Desolate Future, Jason Quaid Watwood

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Family Centered Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Standard Checklist for Nurses and Parents, Tori C. Williams

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How to Raise a Reader in the Modern World, Breanna Willis

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Dos Idiomas: Concise Recommendations for Bilingual Speech Therapy, Erin E. F. Wilson

Honors Theses from 2021

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America Arts for All: Promoting Musical Opportunity and Equity for Socioeconomically Challenged Students, Sydney L. Amos

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In the Mood- Choosing a Style, Marie E. Banderman

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Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: The Extraordinary Case of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Arpana Banjara

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Role of Forensic Chemistry and Analytical Intrumentation in the Identification of Designer Drugs, Mariah A. Barko

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God in Government: The Influence of Religion in the Eisenhower, Reagan, and George W. Bush Administrations, Megan L. Baumgardner

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Birth Experiences in Kentucky: An Ethnography of Healthcare, Trauma, and Healing, Breanna Bowling

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Down the Rabbit Hole: How Perceptions of Mental Illness Are Impacted by Disney Animated Movies, Riley Braun

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The Classroom Controversy of Young Adult (YA) Literature vs. Classics- What Literature Is Most Valuable to Today’s Youth?, Ashley M. Brian

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Trading Addiction: An Analysis of Prescription and Non-Prescription Opioid Abuse, Jordan Brock and Lisa S. Middleton