Honors Research Projects from 2017
Wetland Connectivity and Macroinvertebrate Diversity, Samantha M. Hodgson, Jacob Pollock, and Dr. Anne E. Wiley
Chocolate Bar Wrapping Machine, Austin M. Hoff, Daniel R. Trepke, and Caleb B. Krichbuam
An Assessment of Tire-Buying Among Millennial Consumers, John R. Hojnacki, Caleb P. Ohrn, Ben M. Nelson, Addie A. Hujar, and Taylor J. Kirian
The Outlook Impact on A.M. Best Ratings, Ashley Holder
Fungal Iron Oxidation in Brazilian Iron Caves, Braxton L. Hornick
Efficacy of Animal-Assisted Therapy Across Pediatric Care Settings: A Systematic Review, Holly Howser, Thomas Dixon, and Jessica Nunez
Statistics-Bierce Library Study, Tyler J. Hushour
Swagelok's Hand Tube Bender, Chapin Hutama, Seth Bills, William McConnell, and Tyler Brown
Synthesis and Fluorescent Properties of a New Flavonoid Compound, Ashley L. Ingle
The Hult Prize: A Guide on How to Be Successful, Kelsey T. Jones
Augmented Reality Helmet, Kevin Kapko
The Use of Seclusion and Restraints in the Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital Setting: A Systematic Review of the Literature, Angela M. Kaucic
The Melting Pot: America, Food, and Ethnicity: 1880-1960, Jacob Kaus
A Comparison of Changes in Women's Cardiovascular Fitness and Body Composition After Performance in Zumba, Tabata, and Cycling, Kristi N. Kester
Millennials on the Move, but to Where?, Zach Kisor, Shelby Hoge, Ashley Cosher, Bethany Gump, Derek Carson, and Kristi Mitchell
On Unaccompanied Horn Music, Jason D. Klinect
Lighted Ear Curette, Kaitlin Klotzle, Kelsey Ashmore, Crysta Yamamoto, Katrina Elfrink, and Cynthia Stoller
KodySynth, Ryan Kody
The Experimental Determination of the Moment of Inertia of a Model Airplane, Michael Koken
Metabolomic Profiling of Chiari Malformation Type I: Comparison of Bioinformatic Programs for Untargeted Analysis, Hunter W. Korsmo
Design and Testing of Flexible Lithium-Ion Batteries, Ryan C. Kramanak, Matt A. Murrow, Matt Stolfer, Jered Tyler, and Aaron Moser
Role of Salt on Coating Failure, Kyle Krause
Pitting Corrosion of 410 Stainless Steel in HCl Solutions, Paul D. Krell
Genocide Museums and Memorials: How the Politics of Victimization and the entertainment Factor of certain Institutions cause Misinterpretations of Genocide, Shauna Lachendro
Development and implementation of a nutritional-risk screening procedure for pregnant mothers in a Honduran community hospital system, Maria LaMontagne, Brian Miller, and Tanya Falcone
Improving Patient Throughput in Akron General Cleveland Clinic Postpartum Unit, Emily Lather
Wellness Wednesday: Community Nutrition Education, Autumn M. Laurito
Lehmier Launch System, Dylan Lehmier 5248813
Game Collection Development and Marketing, Todd R. Locker Jr
Understanding Partner Loss in Same-Sex Couples, Margaret E. Manges
Smart Fitness Machine, Tyler M. Masters
Chemical Modification of Crumb Rubber to Increase Its Bonding with Concrete, Mary T. McCannon and Kendall J. Sweitzer
Effects of Environmental Stressors and Design on Patient Outcomes in ICU Patients, Lauren Lea McNary, Jenea Ruttino, and Kylie Thanasiu
Use of Force: A Split-Second Decision, Samantha McNulty
Honors Project- Goodyear, Alexa Moeller, Sara Kleines, Kristyn Gawdyda, Logan Hershberger, and Casey Lauber
Comparison of Perceived Exertion While Exercising at the Same Intensity on Land and Aquatic Treadmills, Amanda D. Montemayor and Iris A. Javersak
Polarized Elastic Nanofiber Tubular Mat, Elizabeth Moore
Feasibility Study of Solar Canopy Structure on Exchange Parking Deck, Daniel Morgan
Sketches of a Life, Alexander D. Morris
The Bunny Who Wore a Red Hat Children's Book, Alyssa N. Myers
Optimization of Acoustic Soundboard through Modal Analysis and Material Selection, Noah C. Nicholas, Cody Gruber, and Nicholas Hartman
Return to Sender, Katherine Noelle Nypaver
Determination of Metabolic Change Associated with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Dominique Oates
Exploring Student Understanding of the Connections Between Music and Literacy, Heather Owens and Scott Palasik
Effects of Kangaroo Care on Procedural Pain in Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review, Alyssa M. Pagni, Sophia Kellar, and Mary Rood
Financing Strategies For Real Estate Investments, Joshua Parr
Stigma and Reputation: Exploring the Lingering Effects of Organizational Stigma, Jahnavi Patel
A Literature Review on Accent Modification, Alyssa Pennington 6978027
The Knights Templar and the Freemasons: An American Myth, Elizabeth Persinger
The Success of an Aided Language Stimulation Training Video for Communication Partners Working with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Hannah Peterson
Optimization of Lateral Jets for Guiding Supersonic Missiles, Anne M. Pirie, Samuel J. Rhoades, and Emily C. Slovan
Indoor Mapping Drone, Benjamin J. Plevny, Andrew Armstrong, Miguel Lopez, and Davidson Okpara
Electrospinning and Polarization of PVDF Fiber Mats for Adsorption of NaCl, Michael Pribonic
Conflict Styles and College Roommates, Billie K. Radcliffe
Hovercam, Kevin Rauh and Ross Palenik
iPhone Swift 3 Development for “What’s Good?”, Cameron Reilly
Brunswick Educational Access Television Social Media Campaign, Nicole Rhoades
Brunswick Schools Video Program Social Media Campaign, Nicole Rhoades
The Relationship Between Substance Use and Academic Performance in Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Alexa Roberts and Calli Baumberger
Caffeine Withdrawal and Dependence: A Review, Alexander Roberts
Biomarkers of Sepsis: A Retrospective Approach, Jose M. Roberts
Waste Not, Have Not: A Study on the Possible Symbiotic Relationship of Food Waste and Food Insecurity, Luke A. Rocco
Educational Learning Environments, Meaghan Rooney 3287247
Study of Experimentally Blended Wings, Ray Roos 2894888
Education in Haiti and the Caribbean: A Literature Review, Rebekah Rose
Analysis of Microbial Diversity in Disturbed Soil, Tyler G. Sanda
Platinum-Rhodium Alloy Electrocatalyst Activities in the Methanol Oxidation Reaction, William R. Sandorf
Mathematics and Music: A Search for Correlation, Isaac Sarver
Lawn Mower Lift, Randall E. Schelcher
Opioid Abuse in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review, Emily Sebunia and Colleen Fearon
Design and Construction of an Optimum Method to Present Uncertainty of Convective Weather Forecasts to Air Traffic Personnel, Anna K. Selchow and Austin Wright
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