Honors Research Projects from 2017
The Socioeconomic Effect of the Third Grade Reading Guarantee, Savannah R. Shoaff
Effect of Interventions on Infant Mortality Rates: A Systematic Review, Sophia H. Simone and Emily K. Swaim
Creating Confident Writers: Implementing Writing Portfolios in a Secondary-Level Language Arts Classroom, Julia Smagacz
White-Collar Crime: Should You be Afraid?, Logan Smalley
Interaction as a Lost Art, Megan Steele
WARDJet Waterjet Cutting Head Actuator Design, Micah Steiner, Jacob D. Augustynovich, and Benjamin Heckert
Multiplexed Sensor Array for Accurate Time-of-Wetness (TOW) Measurement, Nathaniel G. Sutton, Hongbo Cong, Jiang John Zhe, Shengxi Li, and Xiaoliang Zhu
Rubber Additives to Concrete Specimens, Kendall J. Sweitzer and Mary McCannon
Characterization of Polyurethane for Use as Substrate in Nanofiber Sensor for Biomedical Applications, Megan Theaker
A Systematic Review: The Prenatal and Postnatal Events Associated with Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), Ariel L. Thomas, Sarah A. Awwad, and Briana E. Clark
Efficient Implementation of Reductions on GPU Architectures, Stephen W. Timcheck
Allowing Animal Rights: Contra Natural Law Arguments, Rachel Tobias
Preservation of Sea Anemone Burrows in Silurian (~432 Million Years Old) Carbonate Rocks of Southeastern Indiana, USA, Marissa Tomin
Effects of Egg and Egg Replacers on Consumer Acceptability of Chocolate Cake, Stormey R. Trayter
LED SCREEN RESOLUTION: A Lego Visualization, Andrew S. Trowbridge
The Effect of Music Listening on Anxiety and Agitation in Adult Mechanically Ventilated Patients: A Systematic Review, Kristen M. Trowbridge and Hailee N. Horstman
Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition, Austin R. Tyler, Chris R. Estock, Johnathan P. Johenning, Garrett W. Chonko, and Allen C. Gilleland
Controlled humidity chambers to maintain red roses’ freshness and improve their shelf life, Rima Vasudevan
Effect of Sintering Temperature on Microstructure, Corrosion Behavior, and Hardness of Nanocrystalline Al-5at.%Ni and Al-5at.%V Alloys, Matthew G. Wachowiak
A Modern Perspective on Hamilton and Jefferson, Michael A. Walsh
The Trump Transition, Erica Wellman
Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Work Experience in Baccalaureate Junior and Senior Level Nursing Students, Mallory Wilson and Taylor Byers
Gymfo: a Gym Finding iOS App using Google Maps API, Clay A. Wyers
Stringless Guitar, Kue Z. Yang, Anthony Batey, Dominic Mercorelli, and Nathaniel Hawk
Honors Research Projects from 2016
Diversification and Market Neutral Portfolios in S&P500, Alan S. Agnew
Golden Rice: Effectiveness and Safety, A Literature Review, Janel M. Albaugh
Suicide prevention: The professional and moral responsibilities of the speech-language pathologist, Madelyn Anderson
Investigation of Degradation of Amine Sorbent, Elijah Arendt
HydroBand: The Continuous Hydration Monitoring System, Karina E. Atkinson and Catherine P. Benedict
Passivation and Potential Fluctuation of AZ31B Alloy in Alkaline Environments, Ana C. Bacco
Assessing the Expression of Astrocytic Markers in Retinal Ganglion Cell Projection of LCR/HCR Rats, Isabella K. Bartholomew, Samuel Crish, James Holda, Jordan Renna, and Gina Wilson
Calculating the rate of spread of Phragmites australis in Summit County, OH using GIS, Aaron W. Baumgardner
2016 FSAE Electric Vehicle Pedal Assembly Design, Evan Beery
The Art and Science of Becoming a Successful Studio Teacher, Teresa A. Bellamy
An Exploration of Structural Timber Innovation, Simon Beskitt
The Changes in Woodlot Land Cover from 1988 to 2006 within Private/Farmland in Hancock County, Ohio, Louis C. Birchall
The Call of the Undertow, Rebekah Bradford
Exploring speech and language skills in gifted children: A parent perspective, Amanda Brewer
Impacts of Water Sources on the Effectiveness of Point-Of-Use Water Treatment, Robert Brophy
Case Study: Observing the Effects of Length of Exposure to MNV on Mice Colonies, Beau Brown
Human Health Risks from Tap Water Chlorine Disinfection Byproducts: An Ohio Study, LeAnn L. Brown
“Everybody’s Homeschooled Differently” - A pilot qualitative study of the lived experience of homeschooled college students, Hannah J. Bullock, Maria P. Alexander, and Irene L. Penkalsky
Protein Sequence-Structure-Function Relationship: Testing KE-50 Modification on Recombinant Green Fluorescent Protein (AcGFP), Anna E. Burkey
Professional Values in Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Hope E. Caldwell and Katie L. Miller
A Software Application for Cardiac-Gated Computerized Tomography Scanning, Stephen Caldwell and Trevor Engelsman
A Systematic Review: Effects of Breastfeeding on Early and Late Childhood, Kara Campbell and Samantha Fritz
Reducing Fretting Corrosion at the Femoral Neck to Taper Junction in Total Hip Arthroplasty, Andrea M. Carly, Nicholas S. Moyer, and Abel S. Pietros
Comparing Personal Training and Strength and Conditioning Certifications Across Multiple Organizations, Quentin Cieslinski
Synthesis, characterization, and in vitro anti-tumor studies of bis imidazolium salts with alkyl chain linkers and naphthylmethyl substituents, Steven R. Crabtree
Investigation of DNA Interaction with Bis-Cationic Imidazolium Salts, Kyle Daily 6440928
The Prevalence and Impact of Chronic Pain in Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Kathleen M. Davis and Julia E. Schwarz
Relationship among Motivation, Emotion Regulation, and Psychological Well-being of Sophomore and Senior Level Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Aryene C. Delgado, Douglas Garner, and Nicole Langhals
Relationship among Motivation, Emotion Regulation, and Psychological Well-being of Sophomore and Senior Level Nursing Students, Aryene Delgado, Douglas Garner, and Nicole Langhals
The Tension Between Traditional Consent and Affirmative Consent: A Kantian Solution, Marissa N. DeShon
Criminogenic of the Older Adult with Addiction: Case Study, Maria A. Dixon
Classroom Management, Summer L. Emich
Thermal Responsive Release of a Model Drug, Rhoadmine B, from Alginate Bead System, Heather F. Fairbairn Miss
The Synthesis of Poly(Propylene Fumarate), Brian N. Fitch
Best Practices in Museum Education, William W. Fleming Jr.
Leadership Experience Project: Jamaica, Brandi Floor and Cinara Foor
Palatable Help: Experiences of Food Insecurity in a Suburban Environment, Tannya L. Forcone
Improving Development in Youth: My implementation of an after-school dance program, Victoria Fox
Rubber Roads for the Rubber City: Testing the Suitability of Rubberized Asphalt for Roads in Northeast Ohio, Jessica M. Fraser
The Smart Hard Hat, Darcy Fyffe, Connor Langenderfer, and Charlton Johns
A comparison of the effectiveness of two educational interventions developed to teach early infant hunger cues to junior level nursing students., Melissa D. Gainer
Ion Exchange Experiments – Water Softening and Deionization, Darcy Geraud
HVAC Monitoring System, Ryan Gerhart and Tyler Miller
Prediction of Vapor/Liquid Equilibrium Behavior from Quantum Mechanical Data, Marshall J. Gnap
Zipping Towards STEM: Simulation Wind Tunnel, Devon A. Goldberg, Emma Pierson, Brandon Hein, Jeremy Hein, and Greg Flohr
Subgroups of Finite Wreath Product Groups for p=3, Jessica L. Gonda
Fatigue Performance of Glass Fiber/Epoxy Composite at Low Temperature, Prajakta Govande 2817401530, Dominic R. Cross, and Kwek Tze Tan
The Relationship between Stress and Social Support in Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Hannah M. Greczanik and Vincent A. Lupico
Heroes, Past and Future, Benjamin Green
Pothole Reporting System, Elizabeth J. Hammell, Alissa L. McGill, Brian G. Simmons, and Sean D. Querry
Below-Grade Structurla Flexibility Study for Seismic-Resistant, Self-Centering, Concentrically-Braced Frames, Derek A.J. Hauff
THE EFFECT OF GREEN STRUCTURES ON HYDROLOGY IN URBAN AREAS OF AKRON, OHIO, Brooke Hayes and Brian Long
A Systematic Review: Effects of Psychosocial Interventions on Outcomes in Refugee Adolescents Resettled in the US, Canada, and the UK, Lauren Herr and Halle Kurtz
The Role of TGFβ1 and EP Receptors in the Differentiation of Normal and Diseased Lung Fibroblasts, Madison A. Hexter
An Investigation of the Duality Between Art and Math, Hope Hickman
Developing the Stress Strain Curves for an Epoxy Undergoing High Speed Impact, Stanford L. Howdyshell 7867559
The Synergists: An Exploration of Choreography, Media, and Science, Christine Howe
Optimizing Solvent Blends for a Quinary System, Thomas L. Hoy
Price Signaling in a Two-Market Duopoly, Matthew Hughes
The Effect of Therapeutic Horseback Riding on Balance and Self-Efficacy in Children with Developmental Disabilities, Lauren M. Hurley and Alexandra Smola
Engaging Adolescent to Young Adult Females in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields, Grace Hutcherson
Work It: A Study in Fashion Photography Portraiture, Dominic J. Iudiciani
Corrosion Protection Systems in Offshore Structures, Hristo Ivanov
Getting Back to Our Roots, Emily J. Jacobs
You Shouldn't Be Reading These, Taylor Jacobs
EFFECTS OF INVASION TIMING IN A ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF COMPETING SPECIES WITH AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE, Eliza Jacops
Operational And Water Quality Analysis for The City of Akron's Water Treatment Plant and Distribution System, Chelsea James
Wavelet Transform of Optical Conductivity of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x in the Normal and Superconducting State, Patrick Janovick
Fundamentals for Horn Students, Kierstin Jenkins
Effect of Altered VEGFR2 Expression on Oxidative Stress in a Rodent Model of Preeclampsia Pathology, Madison Kaser
New Facets of the Balanced Minimal Evolution Polytope, Logan Keefe
Automated Syringe Filler, David L. Keister III, Chad W. Borntreger, Ethan M. Oglesbee, and Zachary M. Stevens
Relationships Between Fecal Indicator Bacteria and Environmental Factors at Edgewater Beach, Anna M. King
Selective, Catalytic Decomposition of Hydrazine, Benjamin A. Kitson and Shirin N. Oliaee