Honors Contracted Courses and Thesis Guidelines
Thesis Guidelines
The University Honors thesis project involves substantive, in-depth study/creative activity under close supervision of a faculty mentor. There is no specific required format or length for your honors project, however, likely options are a formal research paper (e.g. a thesis) or a creative activity/production (e.g., a work/works of fine or performing art; a media production; literary, musical or dramatic composition/s). You will negotiate the specific format and expectations of this project with the faculty advisor/mentor you select to work with you. However, one common feature of all honors projects is that they must involve some form of public presentation appropriate to your discipline (e.g., to peers in your discipline or the honors program, to a class, at a conference, as a recital or opening).
Assessing the Thesis
Honors projects are assessed by the faculty mentor and assigned a letter grade for UHON 499. The original proposal form provides the primary guidelines for your final assessment. The following are some additional questions that may also help you in your assessment.
- Is the writing/presentation clear, organized, polished and accessible?
- Does the final project reflect substantial, in-depth effort in the field (more than is expected by other majors)?
- Does the project reflect solid grounding in terminology, resources, literature, methods, techniques, theories and/or models in the discipline?
- Can the student orally present findings from the project/research confidently and answer questions about her/his efforts?
- Is this a good example of undergraduate honors level culminating work? Is it original, or thorough, or accomplished?
Graduates with their Thesis Topics
Name, College(s), Major(s), Semester Graduated - Thesis Title
2026 Graduates
- Valarius Greenlaw, College of Liberal Arts, Sociology, Summer 2026 - Transgender Representation in Fictional Media: A Content Analysis
- Paula Horton, College of Health and Human Science, Psychology, Spring 2026 - Autism in Real Life: Education and Advocacy through Performance
- Olivia Manning, College of Arts and Media, Musical Theater, Spring 2026 - Dave Malloy's Ghost Quartet: Direction and Dramaturgy on Avant-Garde Performance
- Anna Rodgers, Health and Human Science, Social Work, Spring 2026 - Connect 2 Cope: Stress and Coping Strategies Associated with University Honors Students
2025 Graduates
- Madeleine Barhaug, College of Liberal Arts, Languages, Cultures, & International Studies and Art, Spring 2025 - The Faceless Dead: Unfinished Portraiture on Roman Sarcophagi
- Lora Judge, College of Liberal Arts, Political Science, Spring 2025 - Changing Opinions: The Supreme Court After Dobbs
- Emma McConnell, College of Liberal Arts, Political Science & History, Fall 2025 - It's Still Happening: Conversion Therapy Laws Leaving College Students and More At Risk
- Sarah Ramsey, College of Liberal Arts, Linguistics, Spring 2025 - Your Accent Sounds Tough: Exploring Shifting Indexicalities of Appalachians through the Lens of Citizen Sociolinguistics
2024 Graduates
- Riley Allen, Health and Human Science, Psychology, Spring 2024 - Attitudes and Perceptions of Sex Offenders Amongst Rural Populations
- Gabriella Burkett, College of Liberal Arts, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Spring 2024 - Sustainable manure management in intensified corn production systems for maintaining crop quality and yield, managing soil phosphorus, and increasing soil health
2023 Graduates
- Caitlyn Bartsch, College of Science, Physiology, Spring 2023 - A single dose of ketamine enhances early life stress-induced aggression with no effect on fear memory, anxiety-like behavior,or depression-like behavior in mice.
- Paige Fanning, College of Liberal Arts, Musical Theater, Spring 2023 - Til Death Do Us Part
- Katherine Held, College of Business, Finance, Spring 2023 - ESG Investing is a Fiduciary Duty
- Ryan Jurich, College of Liberal Arts, Economics; History; Languages, Cultures, and International Studies, Spring 2023 - The Great Debate, Britain 1868-1876: An Exploration of British Politics via Reacting to the Past
2022 Graduates
- Francesca Burkett, College of Liberal Arts, History, Spring 2022 - Working Title: Magma Production Beneath Subduction Zones: Using Numerical Models to Evaluate Melt Production
- Katherine Hosick, College of Agricultural, Life, & Physical Science, Biological Science, Spring 2022 - A Probable Case of Osteosarcoma: A Differential Diagnosis of Cancers in the Ancient World
- Grace Lafo, College of Liberal Arts, Linguistics, Spring 2022 - Parents' Experiences Navigating the Diagnostic Process for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Elysia Lewis, College of Liberal Arts, Languages, Cultures, and International Studies, Spring 2022 - The Potential Role of Biofortification in Sustainability and its impact on Nutrition, Culture and Ethics
- Elizabeth Valek, College of Education and Human Services, Communication Disorders & Sciences, Spring 2022 - APD vs. ADHD in the Classroom
2021 Graduates
- Henry Creamer, College of Liberal Arts, , Spring 2021 - Controlled Nature Homes
- Cassidy Lounsbury, College of Science, Microbiology, Spring 2021 - Development of an Eci5 Group IIB Intron Mutagenesis System for Use in Chlamydia
- Sarah McIntyre, College of Agricultural Sciences, Animal Science, Spring 2021 - Does Fish Diet Affect Consumer Decisions? A Nutritional and Sensory Study of Farm-Raised Trout
- Erica Stearns, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2021 - Telling the Atypical Truth: Disability Community-Building Through Podcasting
2020 Graduates
- Luke Anderson, College of Science, Physiology, Spring 2020 - An Exploration of the ERG1a K+ Channel and Skeletal Muscle Fiber Type
- Olivia Balsley Saltus, College of Science, Physiology, Spring 2020 - Neuronal Dances
- Luke Downing, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Fall 2020 - Through Your Eyes and Mine: A Child's Tour of Anthropogenic Climate Change and Environmental Destruction
- Jaira Gibson, College of Education and Human Services, Elementary Education, Spring 2020 - Analysis of Varying Opportunities in International Education
- Kaitlyn Hnetkovsky, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2020 - The Effects of Sleep on Heart Rate
- Carly Kasicki, College of Liberal Arts, Languages, Cultures, and International Studies, Fall 2020 - Innovating Sustainability Education through a Bird s Eye Perspective
- Allison McMinn, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Spring 2020 - Kidney Tomosynthesis Image Reconstruction Algorithms and Image Quality Evaluation
- Gage Mofield, College of Science, Zoology, Spring 2020 - A Modern Cat-tas-trophe? The Relationships and Impacts between Feral Cat Management and Sustainable Urban Development: A Literature Review
- Luis Prado, College of Liberal Arts,
2019 Graduates
- Lincoln Kinley, College of Engineering, Computer and Electrical Engineering, Spring 2019 - Approximate Computing in Coarse Grained Reconfigurable Architecture
- Madison McMinn, College of Science, Chemistry, Spring 2019 - Investigation of the Catalytic Properties of Cerium (IV) Oxide in Metal Oxide Laser Ionization Mass Spectrometry
- Serenah Minasian, College of Liberal Arts, English, Spring 2019 - A Psychoanalytic Reading of William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience
- Abigayle Ochs, College of Science, Physiology, Spring 2019 - Revealing the Role of Short Chain and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids as Regulators of Metabolic Activity and Gene Expression in Ovarian Cancer
- Megan Quinn, College of Science, Zoology, Spring 2019 - Innovative Medicine for ACL Repairs in Dogs
- Kelsey Smith, College of Agricultural Science, , Spring 2019 - Conservation and Caffeine: The History of Coffee Tourism and Sustainability in Costa Rica
- Jackson Wood, College of Science, Chemistry, Spring 2019 - Determination and Correlation of Volatile and Nonvolatile Compounds with Coffee Quality
2018 Graduates
- Ashley Booth, College of Liberal Arts, Art History, Spring 2018 - Sensory Processing Disorders: A Research Report Insight
- Penny Bowser, College of Science, Biological Sciences, Spring 2018 - Transnational Nonprofit Work and Becoming a Global Citizen
- Izabella Bradford, College of Science, Microbiology, Spring 2018 - Symbiont Regulation of Host Behaviors and Identification of Novel Neurobiological Aspects in the E.scolopes-V.fisheri association
- Megan Brown, College of Science, Zoology, Spring 2018 - The Effects of Beavers (Castor canadensis) on Yellowstone Stream Biomass: Contrasts in Streambed Chlorophyll a Concentrations.
- Krystal Chung, College of Science, Microbiology, Spring 2018 - The function of the Clp Proteasome in Chlamydia trachomatis growth and development
- Erin Cotter, College of Liberal Arts, English, Summer 2018 - Working Memory Function in Children with ADHD and Depression
- Jackson Covey, College of Liberal Arts, Political Science & Cinima and Photography, Spring 2018 - The Politics of a Photograph
- Shay Frailey, College of Liberal Arts, University Studies, Spring 2018 - Holistic Pedagogy
- Chandra Gilliam, College of Education and Human Services, Communication Disorder & Sciences, Spring 2018 - Auditory Processing Disorder: A Survey of Acquired Knowledge Amongst Primary Educators
- Ariel Gorham, College of Science, Zoology, Spring 2018 - Importance of Vaccinating for Canine Parovirus: Best Practices for Prevention
- Mason Higgins, College of Liberal Arts, Music, Spring 2018 - Correlation between Per Pupil Expenditure and Crime
- Carlesha Hines, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2018 - The Potential Benefits of the Z-BDDA Compound in Behavioral Tasks Following a TBI
- Cassaundra Jaegers, College of Science, Zoology, Spring 2018 - The care and development of Oris aries and Canis lupus familiaris on an Iowan Farm
- Bryan Jenks, College of Liberal Arts, History, Spring 2018 - Dietrich Bonhoeffer: From Traitor to Martyr
- Alexis Johnson, College of Agricultural Science, Animal Science, Spring 2018 - Analysis of Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Practices
- Kathleen Kelly, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2018 - Examining The Effect of Perseverative Thinking on Physiological Activation in Response to Stress
- Ayush Kohli, College of Science, Computer Science, Spring 2018 - Large Scale Empirical Investigation of Cloned Android Applications
- Matthew Kuns, College of Liberal Arts, English, Spring 2018 - IDP: Induction
- Alan Lovekamp, College of Applied Sciences and Art, , Spring 2018 - Individual Impact and Initiative in a Group Architectural Design Project
- Tara Lowry, College of Mass Communication & Media Art, Radio, TV and Digital Media, Spring 2018 - The Diverse Animated Journey: Progressive Narratives in Video Games, Film, & Television
- Emily Marler, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2018 - An Analysis of Bilateral Tripart Hippocampal Volume and Its Relationship to Spatial Processing in a Middle Childhood Sample
- Evan McDermott, College of Science, Chemistry, Spring 2018 - 17 ß-estradiol in Carbondale Treated Wastewater Effluent: A Cross-Comparison Study
- Alyssa Meyers, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2018 - Perceptions of Leaders Based on Race in an Online Workplace
- Michael Phipps, College of Liberal Arts, English, Spring 2018 - The nanocene Age
- Alexus Rusk, College of Science, Physiology, Fall 2018 - Photo-Triggered Micro-Ribbons Generated Using Anisotropic Mechanical Properties
- Francesca Sanchez, College of Science, Microbiology, Spring 2018 - Induction of Antibody Response in the Female Reproductive Track
- Haley Schmidt, College of Science, Biological Science, Spring 2018 - A Characterization of p53 in Hen Ovarian Cancer with Regards to Flaxsee Diets
- Anna Spoerre, College of Mass Communication & Media Art, Journalism, Spring 2018 - Climate Change Refugees: Best Practice for Ensuring Food Security
- Kara Starkweather, College of Science, Physiology, Spring 2018 - The Evolution of Cancer Research and the Dietary Intervention that Could Save Lives
- Cassondra Walker, College of Science, Biological Science, Spring 2018 - Optimizing Procedural TOV-112 Ovarian Carcinoma Cell Transfection Via Initial Seeding and pBABE/PEI Jet Ratio Variations
- Harleigh Williams, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2018 - Relations Between Knowledge of Deaf Culture and Opinions of Deaf Capabilities
- Lyneesya Wilson, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2018 - Comparing the Role of Female Family leads Amongst Racial Groups along American Gender Roles
2017 Graduates
- Europe Doan, College of Science, Chemistry, Spring 2017 - Investigation of TCEAL7 as a Tumor Supressor in the Pediatric Cancer, Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Tali Gleiser, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2017 - Working Memory Function in Children with ADHD and Depression
2016 Graduates
- Alexa Baczak, College of Liberal Arts, English & Anthropology, Spring 2016 - Dismantling the Indian Burial Ground
- Erin Brown, College of Education & Human Services, Communication Disorders & Sciences, Spring 2016 - Autism Spectrum Disorder & the Criminal Justice System: An Inter-Collaborative Study
- Gisela Cairo Baza, College of Science, Chemistry & Microbiology, Spring 2016 - Optimization of Indirubin in Indigo Production in Escherichia coli
- Leah Edgerton, College of Education & Human Services, Exercise Science, Spring 2016 - Effects of Fatigue on Jumping Ability in Female Collegiate Volleyball Athletes
- Ashley Emory, College of Liberal Arts, Paralegal Studies, Spring 2016 - An Exploration of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013: The Effect and Impact on Victims and Offenders
- Mary Kelly, College of Liberal Arts, University Studies, Fall 2016 - The Evolution of Conversation
- Savannah McCord, College of Business, Management, Spring 2016 - Empowered Leaders, Inspired World
- Leslie Murray, College of Liberal Arts, Philosophy & International Studies, Spring 2016 - The "Real" Reality of Time
- Modupe Ogunyemi, College of Liberal Arts, Theater, Spring 2016 - Battered, but Not Torn
- Raquel Olive, College of Liberal Arts, English, Spring 2016 - The Female Body and its Ownership in Kim Addonizio's Jimmy & Rita
- Lauren Ovca, College of Applied Sciences and Art, Architectural Studies, Spring 2016 - Disaster Relief Housing: A Passive Design Approach
- Austin Pavlak, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2016 - Material Selection Analysis for the Development of an Integrated Surface Vehicle System
- Devon Ruhde, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2016 - Anxiety Break: A Smartphone Application Used to Look at the Mediating Effects of Metacognition on Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Dalton Runyon, College of Liberal Arts, Political Science, Spring 2016 - Effects of Cyberwarfare on Power Transition Theory
- Rachel Slick, College of Education and Human Services, Social Work, Spring 2016 - Effect of Media Intake on Civilians' Awareness of Military Post-Tramautic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Heather Zutten, College of Applied Sciences and Art, Mortuary Science and Funeral Service, Spring 2016 - Is Closure Real? A Closer Look at Dealing with the Death of a Loved One
2015 Graduates
- Suzanne Abell, College of Applied Sciences and Arts, Architectural Studies, Spring 2015 – SIU University Honors Oasis
- Rachel Atherton, College of Liberal Arts, English & German Studies, Spring 2015 – Comics as Film, Film as Comics in Works by Moore, Clowes, and Pekar: Evaluating An Adaptation Studies Approach to Multimodel Literacy
- Melanie Bilbrey, College of Liberal Arts, History, Spring 2015 – A Historical Look at the Transgender Movement in the Media
- Cierra Branch-Harris, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2015 – Effects of Parental Divorce on Young Adults’ Attitudes on Marriage
- Shaylin Carlton, College of Liberal Arts, English, Spring 2015 - Arigell
- Karthik Chinni, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Spring 2015 – Decoupling Pulses for Encoding a Logical Qubit Using Quantum Dots
- Morgan Dillard, College of Science, Chemistry, Spring 2015 – Efficacy of Hormone-Toxin Fusion Protein in Cell Culture
- Rebekah Durig, College of Science, Mathematics, Spring 2015 – Alice & the Ace of Spades
- Lacey Gibson, College of Science, Physiology, Spring 2015 – Les Petits Peches: The Answer to the French Paradox?
- Cecily Haase, College of Agricultural Sciences, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Spring 2015 – Spaghetti versus Burgers: A Nutritional Comparison of Italy and the United States
- Dan Heise, College of Liberal Arts, Theater, Spring 2015 – Rehearsal May Run Late: A Look at the Acting and Rehearsal Process
- Hollis Marie Johnson, College of Science, Biological Sciences, Spring 2015 – Interpersonal Relationships and Characteristics for Successful Trainers in Healing Processes
- Emily Koberstein, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2015 – The Relationship Between Drug Use and Prospective Memory
- Calvin Kolar, College of Liberal Arts, History, Spring 2015 – Transformations in Congolese Society: Belgian Rule from 1885-1920
- Ryleigh Livingston, College of Science, Biological Sciences, Spring 2015 – Women in Medicine: Past, Present, and Future
- David Lynch, College of Liberal Arts, Political Science, Spring 2015 – Millenials in Southern Illinois
- Sarah Maher, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, Radio-Television, Spring 2015 – Aural Perspective, A History of Sound Art and the Spaces That Shaped Our Perceptions
- Rebecca Michelson, College of Liberal Arts, Art, Spring 2015 - Mythos
- Madeleine Pfaff, College of Science, Zoology, Spring 2015 – Ticks in Southern Illinois: An Ecological and Public Health Perspective
- Daniel Pineau, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2015 – Course and Curriculum Development
- Allison Rump, College of Science, Microbiology, Spring 2015 – Plague, Inc.: How Maldistribution of Health Care Harms the Most Vulnerable
- Kevin Schrader, College of Science, Physiology, Spring 2015 – Effects of Anti-Neoplastic Diet High in Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- Marla Schulz, College of Liberal Arts, Musical Theater, Spring 2015 – The Sound of Shadows
- Shaheen Shorish, College of Liberal Arts/Mass Communications and Media Arts, University Studies & Cinema and Photography, Spring 2015 - Erasure
- Nicole Stoodley, College of Education and Human Services, Biological Sciences, Spring 2015 – Pre-Service Teacher Perspectives on Bullying by Middle School Girls: Effectiveness of Bullying Training
- Jaime Sykes, College of Liberal Arts, Anthropology, Spring 2015 – The Reliability of Physical Measurements in Dental Material
- Rachel Tate, College of Liberal Arts, Anthropology, Spring 2015 – Website Architecture and Its Effect on Online Identity Formation and Performance
- Jacob Walker, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Spring 2015 – Development of a Novel Portable Noise Signal Acquisition Device for Local Mining Industrial Application
- Katelyn Walker, College of Applied Sciences and Arts, Architecture, Spring 2015 – The Theory and Practice of Display
- Cody Ward, College of Science, Physiology, Spring 2015 – Osteopathic and Chiropractic Medicine: An Examination of the Patient-Physician Relationship in Their Respective Practices
- Ashlee Weaver, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2015 – The Effectiveness of Pretend Play Processes on Anxiety
- Jessica Weirich, College of Science, Zoology, Spring 2015 – Identification and Description of a New Species Guerrerostrongylus (Nematoda Helligmonellidae) in Cricetid Rodents in French Guyana
- Hannah West, College of Agricultural Sciences, Animal Science, Spring 2015 – Evaluation of Particle Size Impact on Small Farm Economic Viability
- Alexandra Willis, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2015 – Examining the Genetic and Environmental Relationship Between Parent Personality and Childhood Deviance
- Johanna Wilson, College of Agricultural Sciences, Animal Science, Spring 2015 – The Effects of Exercise on the Microbial Content in the Equine Cecum
- Jill Winkelman, College of Education and Human Services, Special Education, Spring 2015 – Evaluation of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Content in EDUC308: Characteristics and Methods for Teaching Exceptional Children for Teacher Candidates
2014 Graduates
- Sophia M. Bonjour, College of Science, Biological Sciences, Spring 2014 – Effects of a common in-stream restoration practice on fish community structure and diets
- Benjamin W. Campbell, College of Liberal Arts, Political Science, Spring 2014 – Bandwagoning or a Lack of Balancing? Understanding the Behavior of First-Tier States in Unipolar Systems
- Mitchell Jeffrey Connolly, College of Science, Physics, Spring 2014 – A Theoretical Analysis of Temperature Dependent Raman Peak Shifts in MoS2
- John C. Edgar, College of Agricultural Sciences, Agribusiness Economics, Spring 2014 – Center for Agricultural Education Leadership
- Erica C. Dyroff, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, Radio-Television, Spring 2014 – The Giving Tree
- Ellen Rose Esling, College of Liberal Arts/College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, Geography & Radio-Television, Fall 2014 – Environmental Justice for All
- Cara Virginia Gordon, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts/College of Liberal Arts, Cinema and Photography & Political Science, Spring 2014 - Perspective
- Jeanette D. Grosman, College of Education and Human Services, Communication Disorders, Spring 2014 – Language Development of Bilingual Russian/English-Speaking Children Living in the United States
- Laruen Lee Hilmes, College of Science, Physiology, Spring 2014 – Central Progesterone Involvement in Estrogen-Induced Prolactin and Luteinizing Hormone Secretion Surges in Female Rats
- Cassandra E. Lybarger, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Fall 2014 – Mother Teresa: Struggles of Life and Road to Sainthood
- Samuel Q. Martin, College of Science, Geology, Summer 2014 – Using foraminifera to analyze Holocene climatic changes: Admiralty Sound, Antarctic Peninsula
- Bridget Esme Muñoz, College of Education and Human Services, Rehabilitation Services, Spring 2014 – Effects of Multiple Exemplar Instruction on the Emergence of Derived Relations in Children with Developmental Disabilities
- Elizabeth Anne Nielsen, College of Liberal Arts, Political Science, Spring 2014 – Finding Modern American Justice in Theater’s Les Miserables
- Bria Noelle Ozment, College of Science, Zoology, Spring 2014 – Testing the Effect of Diabetes on Cognitive Impairment in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Brooke L. Patton, College of Science, Geology, Fall 2014 – Modeling of a Hydrologic Budget for Mutoko Reservoir in Mutoko, Zimbabwe Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Bathymetric Data
- Theresa A. Reinhardt, College of Agricultural Sciences, Plant and Soil Sciences, Spring 2014 – Residual Dicamba Activity for Herbicide Resistance Management
- Amir Rezaeivahdati, College of Engineering, Civil Engineering, Fall 2014 – Pedestrian Bridge Design
- Andrea Roldan, College of Business, Accounting, Fall 2014 – The Investor’s Blueprint: Determining the Characteristics and Behaviors of Successful Investors
- Jessica Rae Whitaker, College of Science, Zoology, Spring 2014 – Effects of altered sensory feedback on short-term movement pattern generation
- Amy M. Young, College of Liberal Arts, English, Fall 2014 – Ciel’s Sky
2013 Graduates
- Emily Jean Berglin, College of Liberal Arts, Law, Spring 2013 – Media Viewership and Opinions of Torture
- Alexis Marie Bergman, College of Science, Zoology, Spring 2013 – Phylogeography of Sepioteuthis lessoniana (big fin reef squid) and Uroteuthis duvaceli (Indian squid)
- Sreyoneel Biswas, College of Applied Sciences and Arts, Health Care Management, Spring 2013 – Health Care Management Mosaic in Montage
- Tyler Ray Chance, College of Liberal Arts, Political Science, Spring 2013 – Super Terror
- Sarah Elizabeth DePuy, College of Liberal Arts, Anthropology & Classics, Spring 2013 – Elite Identities and Narratives in Carbondale, Illinois
- Lindsay R. Dubois, College of Education and Human Services, Early Childhood, Fall 2013 – Dr. Seuss in the Classroom
- Steven Dale Ebers, Jr., College of Science, Pre-Medicine, Spring 2013 – Effects of Testosterone on Leydig Cell Development
- Joseph Lee Gulick, College of Science, Physiology, Spring 2013 – Examination of Critical Greek Texts of the New Testament Involving Healing Through Word Study of Therapeuo
- Coleen Werring Hill, College of Agricultural Sciences, Animal Science, Spring 2013 – The Potential Implications of a Lawsuit Filed Against the National Pork Producers Council on the Pork Industry
- Rachael Margaret Huszar, College of Liberal Arts, Anthropology, Spring 2013 – Culture Flock
- Michael Adric Jarnebro, College of Liberal Arts, International Studies & Spanish, Fall 2013 – Marxism & Anarchism: Socialisms in Marx & Proudhon
- Lonnie Lee Mann, III, College of Liberal Arts, Art, Fall 2013 – Tattoo Process
- Danielle R. McGrew, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, Journalism, Spring 2013 – Anthologicon libellus
- Amy McReynolds, College of Agricultural Sciences, Plant and Soil Sciences, Spring 2013 – Landscaping with Natives: Preparing a New Online Class
- Brittney Meador, College of Education and Human Services, Biological Sciences, Spring 2013 – The Investigation of Adaptation: A Creative Perception of Collegiate Behavioral Responses
- Caitlin Coleen Moliske, College of Science, Physiology, Spring 2013 – The Investigation of Adaptation: A Creative Perception of Collegiate Behavioral Responses
- Hattie Ellen Phillips, College of Liberal Arts, Art, Spring 2013 – Be Still
- Alyssa Saylor, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2013 – Heritability of Temperament and Peer Relationships
- Hannah Jane Schmidt, College of Liberal Arts, History, Fall 2013 – The Female Conservative: A Synthesis of Feminine Concerns with Conservative Ideology
- Danielle Ryan Sheley, College of Applied Sciences and Arts, Interior Design, Spring 2013 – Integrated Technology-Based Health Center
- Von’Dragas Jumare Smalley, College of Liberal Arts, English, 2013 – Who Says I Should Leave?: Factors Determining the Decision to Leave During Disasters
- Ashley N. Turacek, College of Liberal Arts, Political Science, 2013 – The Digital Commons and Copyright: The Conflict Between Property Rights and Free Speech
- Jacqueline Yates, College of Education and Human Services, Communication Disorders, 2013 – How Learning Sign Language Aids in Overall Language Development
2012 Graduates
- Trey Beckerman, College of Education and Human Services, Kinesiology, Spring 2012 – An Investigation into the Mechanisms of Why Contextual Interference Improves Motor Skills
- Bryan Bubulka, College of Applied Sciences and Arts, Information Systems Technologies, Spring 2012 – Facebook Sharing Habits and its Effect on Personal Privacy
- Catherine Carney, College of Science, Chemistry, Spring 2012 – Structural Characterization of the HD Domain and the Correlation to its Metal Dependent Enzymatic Ability
- Nicholas DeFreitas, College of Science, Zoology, Spring 2012 – A Phylogenetic Analysis of Polygyridae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata)
- Yuri Fedorovich, College of Science, Physiology & Pre-Medicine, Spring 2012 – Specificity of Pyridoxine Lesion on the Nervous System of Chicken Embryos
- Carly Freiwald, College of Business, Accounting & Marketing, Spring 2012 – Greening Southern Illinois University: Top Projects to Pursue and a Revolving Green Loan Fund System
- Heather Hortenstine, College of Science, Geology, Summer 2012 – Using Arc GIS, Hazus-MH, and Google Earth to Create a 3D Flood Risk Analysis Tool for Alexander County, IL
- Karla Kellar-Avelar, College of Liberal Arts, Administration of Justice, Spring 2012 – Application of Broken Windows Theory to Carbondale Communities
- Loran Luehr, College of Agricultural Sciences, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Spring 2012 – The Effectiveness of Food Sustainability Education among Elementary School Students
- Crystal McDaniels, College of Liberal Arts, English, Spring 2012 – Flightless Bird
- Timothy Sparling, College of Liberal Arts, Philosophy & History, Spring 2012 – Discovering Aristotle: An Examination of his Life and the Development of his Immutable Brilliance
- Gregg Sperling, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology & Pre-Law, Spring 2012 – American Sign Language Technology Video Blog
- Lee Stewart, College of Liberal Arts, Political Science, Spring 2012 – Policy Analysis of Illinois Methamphetamine Laws
- Jessica Stout, College of Science, Physiology, Spring 2012 – Effects of Bioactive Soy Compounds on Recovery from Stroke in the Rat
- Ari Weiss, College of Liberal Arts, Economics, Spring 2012 – The Effects of Deviant Ideology on the Export of Violence by Deviant States
2011 Graduates
- Misty D. Absher, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Fall 2011 – Attachment Style and Emotional Intelligence: The Relationship Between the Two
- Melissa Cornwell, College of Liberal Arts, English, Spring 2011 – Language and Legend in the Fantasy Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien
- Kirsten Eckstrum, College of Science, Physiology, Spring 2011 – Expression of the Natriuretic Peptides and their Receptors in the Moose Uterus during Implantation
- Sarah Harvey, College of Science, Computer Science, Spring 2011 – Pre-Kernel Agent Platform – Dynamic Injection and Execution of Generic Software Agencies
- Kelsey Jarrett, College of Science, Microbiology, Spring 2011 – Interactions of DEAF-1 with the Tumor Suppressor p53
- Derreck Langwith, College of Liberal Arts, Linguistics, Spring 2011 – Internet Speech as Slander
- Payton Lindsay, College of Engineering/College of Science, Civil Engineering & Mathematics, Spring 2011 – Equitent Problems
- Kelly O.N. Moore, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2011 – Problem Child: Understanding the Relationship between ADHD Subtypes and Conduct Problems
- Wade Morrison, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, Cinema & Photography, Summer 2011 - Whitewash
- Elizabeth Nielsen, College of Science, Physiology, Spring 2011 – Trends in the Age of Menarche
- Lucas Pulley, College of Science, Mathematics, Spring 2011 – Analyzing Predator-Prey Models using Systems of Linear Ordinary Differential Equations
- Julia Sheffler, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2011 – Habits and Lifestyles of Successfully Aging Women in a Rural Area
- Brenna Towery, College of Science, Zoology, Spring 2011 – Owl Pellet Dissection: An Opportunity for Discovery
- Nathaniel Wachter, College of Science, Biology, Spring 2011 – Effects of Nicotine on Attentional Bias to Facial Emotion and Ability to Inhibit Eye-Gaze toward Emotional Stimuli in an Antisaccade Task
- Scott Walker, College of Liberal Arts, Political Science & Pre-Law, Summer 2011 – The Exponential Expansion of U.S. Policy in Society’s Basic Building Blocks – the Family
2010 Graduates
- Andrew Dennhardt, College of Science, Zoology, Spring 2010 – Dispersal characteristics of an American raptor population: the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) in the Midwestern United States
- Lisa Furby, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2010 – Rx For America: Ethics in the Drug Development Process
- Creighton Jackson, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2010 – Law then, law now: Parallels to and deviations from Greek law in Modern American law
- Steve Looten, College of Liberal Arts, Theater, Spring 2010 – Loss of Innocence: A Live Production of Bert V. Royal’s “God Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead”
- Jennifer Murray, College of Liberal Arts, Economics & Political Science, Spring 2010 – The Invisible Population: Economic Freedom and Women
- Kilby Osborn, College of Science, Physiology, Spring 2010 – Evaluation of Memory Impairment in Rats Models of Type I and Type II Diabetes
- Brett Ussher, College of Science, Information Systems Technologies, Fall 2010 – Honeywall as a Viable Production-Level Solution
2009 Graduates
- Joseph Batir, College of Science, Geology, Spring 2009 – History of Geophysical Techniques and Evolution of their Application
- Sean Brown, College of Mass Communications and Media Arts, Radio-Television, Spring 2009 – Time to Evolve
- Sean Goodin, College of Science/College of Liberal Arts, Physiology & Philosophy, Summer 2009 – Effect of Gonadectomy on AgRP-induced Weight Gain in Rats
- Yen Vi Ho, College of Liberal Arts, Theater, Fall 2009 – Production Book and Stage Management of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
- Katherine Jemilo, College of Liberal Arts, Art, Spring 2009 – Viewership and The Tree of
- Daniel Kantor, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, Cinema & Photography, Spring 2009 – Day In Day Out
- Christopher Kunz, College of Liberal Arts, Classic & Philosophy, Spring 2009 – Gore, Guts, and Lore: Accentuating the Natural Humor and Absurdness of the Centaur Myth in Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”
- Bryan Norbut, College of Liberal Arts, Classics, Spring 2009 – The Faith of Socrates
- Amanda Rabideau, College of Science/College of Liberal Arts, Physiology & Philosophy, Spring 2009 – Characterization of the Reproductive Systems in Female and Male Mice that Express a Constitutively Active Lutenizing Hormone Receptor
- Benjamin Schantz, College of Liberal Arts, Music, Summer 2009 – Germanic Introspection and Its Influence on Chamber Music
- Laura Sullivan, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2009 – Increased Rejection Sensitivity in Maltreated Children
- Sarah Wells, College of Science, Physiology, Spring 2009 – Structural Characterizations and Interactions of the CPEB Zinc Finger Domain
- Eric White, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2009 – Design and Construction of a Nanofluid Heat Transfer Testine Apparatus
- Christopher Williams, College of Engineering, Civil Engineering, Spring 2009 – Overview of Structural Health Monitoring and the Implementation of a Wireless Internet-Based Structural Health Monitoring System
2008 Graduates
- Jason Brosseau, College of Liberal Arts, Administration of Justice, Spring 2008 – Integrity of the U.S. Dollar
- Raven Ann Brown, College of Liberal Arts, Political Science, Spring 2008 – The Best Relationships Involve Compromising
- Dylan Burns, College of Liberal Arts, History, Fall 2008 – “…our government is capable of doing anything…”: Tuskegee Sphilis Study and the Creation of Suspicious Population
- Shannon Dale Crain, College of Liberal Arts, Political Science, Spring 2008 – Structure Needed for the Establishment Clause and Separation of Church and State
- Jacci Delaney, College of Liberal Arts, Art, Spring 2008 – Why is Glass Still Ignored in the Mainstream Art World?
- Eric Heiple, College of Liberal Arts, Administration of Justice, Spring 2008 – Rational Choice Theory, Routine Activities Theory, and Crime Prevention through Environmental Design: An Analysis of Theories and Concepts with an Introduction of a New Three Prong Crime Prevention Model
- Eugene Kabbe, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, Radio-Television, Spring 2008 – Gods, Goddesses & Nephilim
- Merry Lanker, College of Liberal Arts, Art, Fall 2008 – Art and Literature
- Kelsey Nave, College of Science, Mathematics, Summer 2008 – Mathematics in Engineering
- Matthew Picchietti, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2008 – The Effects of Nicotine on Attention in Smoking and Non-Smoking Males with ADHD Symptoms
- Lauren J. Rinne, College of Business, Management, Spring 2008 – Industrial Automation Brochure, As It Relates to a Lifetime of Experience
- Jennifer Schmidt, College of Education and Human Services, Communication Disorders and Sciences, Spring 2008 – Verbal Counting Versus Numerical Reasoning
- Bridget Sosnowski, College of Education and Human Services, Social Work, Spring 2008 – The Effect of Implementing Culturally Competent Practice Methods with African-American Adolescents
- Kate Tallcott, College of Agricultural Sciences, Animal Science, Spring 2008 – SIUC Horse Judging Team Handbook
- Andrea Wallace, College of Liberal Arts, Speech Communication, Spring 2008 – Ana and Mia: A (Dis)ordered Life
2007 Graduates
- Jessica Bustos, College of Liberal Arts, English, Spring 2007 – Through the Eyes of the World
- Laura Deaton, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2007 – The Effects of Rare Events on Frequency Estimations
- Teshia Dozier, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2007 – Relations Between Body Image and Psychological Well-Being of African American College Women
- Evan Hale, College of Liberal Arts, Philosophy, Fall 2007 – We Have Never Had Integrity: The Latourian Account of Scientific Practice as Intimacy-Oriented
- Adam Hall, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, Radio-Television, Summer 2007 – Among Us
- Nadia Lopez, College of Science, Zoology, Spring 2007 – The Usage and Preference of Structural, Object, and Social Enrichment of Callitrichid Primates
- Hilary Matheson, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, Journalism, Spring 2007 – Nazi Heritage: Propaganda Used on Children Living Under the Third Reich
- Christine Nagel, College of Applied Sciences and Arts, Dental Hygiene, Spring 2007 – A Youth in Upheaval!
- Jim Syler, College of Liberal Arts, Philosophy & Economics, Spring 2007 – Capitalism as a System of Government
- Bridgett Williams, College of Liberal Arts, Anthropology, Spring 2007 – A Study of Upper Paleolithic & Mesolithic Dental Traits
2006 Graduates
- Ashley Parker, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2006 - An Examination of the Contingent Negative Variation in Smokers
- Peter Conrad, College of Liberal Arts, History, Spring 2006 - The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944: The History, People, and Effects on Minorities
- Danielle Diers, College of Liberal Arts, Political Science, Spring 2006 - Intersecting Segments of the Participatory Puzzle
- Ryan Gory, College of Education and Human Services, Recreation, Summer 2006 - Certification of Leisure Professional in the United States
- Colin Jackson, College of Liberal Arts, Anthropology, Spring 2006 - Positional Behavior in Captive Pygmy Marmosets
- Sean Lynch, College of Agricultural Sciences, Plant & Soil Science, Summer 2006 - Consumer Purchase & Consumption Habits of Table Grapes
- Phillip Magerkurth, College of Liberal Arts, Psychology, Spring 2006 - Mechanical Munipulation of Facial Muscles as means of Creation, Suppression and Feedback of Emotional Status
- Ben Pelg, College of Business and Administration, Finance, Spring 2006 - International Portfolio Diversification and Cost of Capital
- Adria Pilsits, College of Science, Zoology, Spring 2006 - Phylogeny and Population Genetics of Alloteuthis (Loliginidae) and Discovery of a Cryptic Species
- Keith Rincker, College of Agricultural Sciences, Plant & Soil Science, Spring 2006 - Rhizomatous Tall Fescue
- Brian Weidert, College of Liberal Arts, University Studies, Spring 2006 - City of Toil
2005 Graduates
- Michael Hall, College of Liberal Arts, History, Spring 2005 - The Influence of J.R.R. Tolkien on Popular Culture
- Karan Hustedt, College of Liberal Arts, Sociology, Spring 2005 - Tracking and Racialization in Undergraduate Multicultural Requirements
- Frederick Murphy, College of Liberal Arts, History, Spring 2005 - John Stuart Mill's Conflicting Theories in Relationship with Elected Officials in the United States Government
- Brandy Raley, College of Liberal Arts, Administration of Justice, Spring 2005 - Same Sec Marriage and the Constitution
- Lisa Ramsey, College of Liberal Arts, Administration of Justice, Fall 2005 - Analysis of Internship with the John Howard Association
- Raphi Rechitsky, College of Liberal Arts, Sociology, Spring 2005 - Spectacle and Distortion: The U.S. Anti-globalization Movement on T.V. News