Honors Research Projects from 2016
Motorcycle Helmet Crash Detection/Prevention System, David Witsaman
Smart Tail-Light System, Julia Wood and Donald G. Haiss
Understanding Cultural Health Beliefs and Practices in Ghana, Africa, Jamie Wossilek and Rachel Patterson
Pollinator Sharing Between Mimulus ringens and Coflowering Plant Species in Northeastern Ohio, Andrew M. Wuellner
Life Is Good No Matter What, Daniel J. Wyrock, Emily Kosuda, and Brian Raglow
Gifted Education in Rural Schools, Paige E. Yeager
What Makes A Man?: An Alpha male’s fight for masculinity against the media’s muscular ideals, Julie A. Yockey
Understanding the Stigma of Hearing Loss and How If Affects the Patient and Treatment Process, Carolyn M. Zaitzew
Fixing Our Schools: Paving the Way to Mentorship, Taylor N. Zepp
Microstructure and Deformation Mechanism Analysis of Carbonate Rock located in an Anticline, Natalie R. Zidd
Honors Research Projects from 2015
Evaluation of the Signature Molecular Descriptor with BLOSUM62 and an All-Atom Description for Use in Sequence Alignment of Proteins, Lindsay M. Aichinger
Assertiveness in Nursing Students, Kaitlin F. Amicone and Rachel Miller
Student Voting Behavior at The University of Akron, Turner G. Anderson
Looking Ahead: A Public Relations Plan for ServiceMaster of Hudson, Brianne Angell
Temperature Control of an Emulsion Polymerization Process, Evan M. Arnold
Community Identity, Rebecca F. Aronhalt
The Effect of Personal Contact on Attitudes toward Mental Illness in Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Jessica Ashe
Free-Range Pre-Programmed RC Car, Alexander L. Aubihl, Andrew S. Hopwood, Benjamin J. Riggs, and Tyler P. Vance
A Systematic Review: Non-pharmacological Interventions for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting, Miranda L. Ayers and Olateju F. Olowe
Histological and Immunohistochemical Analyses Used to Study Craniosynostosis in Pediatric Patients, Palvir Kaur Baadh
Magnus Effect in Duct Flow, Jesse S. Batko, Cameron W. Clarke, and Kenneth W. Smith Jr.
Brainstorm Radiation Systems Inc, Calia Battista, Leah Krichbaum, Lauren Wickert, Cody George, and Ryan Manges
The Relationship among Math Anxiety, Mathematical Performance, and Math Education in Undergraduate Nursing Students, Joshua D. Beall, Troy Roebuck, and Paul Penkalsky
Growing Community Gardens through Education, Kaitlyn Becka, Sydney Martis, and Rich Mehok
2015 Zips SAE Baja Brakes and Throttle System, Philip A. Bennett
Wellness Wednesday: Monitoring Lifestyle Changes Via the Transtheoretical Model, Mariah J. Bloom Ms.
The Butterflies that Saved the Dominican Republic, Rachel A. Bodenschatz
Understanding and Implementing Extended Saxophone Techniques, Tyler R. Bokman
Filtration of Aerosolized Oils with Layered Filter Media and Drainage Channels, Corey A. Boldon
Enhanced Child’s Play LAN Design, Nicholas B. Bordo
Exploring the Viability of Establishing a Children’s Grief Camp in South Africa, JoAnn Borer
The Relationship between Critical Consciousness and Subjective Well-being, Lauren E. Bosley
Foley Catheter Priming Device, Melissa A. Boswell, Landon Davis, Renee Horn, Tyler Grubb, and Jason Green
An Empirical Analysis of State Supreme Court Candidate Fundraising, Michael Briach
The Misallocation of Federal Funds in the U.S. Child Welfare System, Lauren A. Brown
Puzzling Your Puzzler, Samantha Brown
Electronic Health Record Simulator, Samuel M. Brown
Generalized Mapping and Object Removal, Duncan Campbell
Reusable Adhesive Tapes from Electrospun Polymer Fibers, Vishal K. Chaurasia
Analysis of Password Cracking Methods & Applications, John A. Chester
Modular Biped Robotic Base, Lawrence T. Chiavaroli, Andrew J. Forchione, Wesley A. Miller, and Joseph M. Drockton
Relationship between isolated bacterial species and White-nose Syndrome, Jennifer Chishko
SHARP RNA Recognition Motif Optimizations, Extensions, and Mutations for Use in 2D and 3D NMR Experiments, Shaun M. Christie
Magnus Effect in Duct Flow, Cameron W. Clarke, Jesse S. Batko, and Kenneth W. Smith Jr.
Culturally Sensitive Social Work and Mental Health Practice with the Amish, Julissa J. Coblentz Ms.
Inspiring Piety: The influence of Caravaggio’s paintings in Santa Maria del Popolo, Cara Coleman
Literature Review and Case Study of the Functionality of Video Self Modeling, Carly Conklin
Survey of Telepractice in Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Programs, Katie M. Constantine
Perfecting the Process of Pairing College Roommates: A State of the Art Review, Carly A. Corio
Swagelok Probing Station Tester Improvement Project, Ross Crocker
Senior Design:KONG Toy Instruction-Manual Insertion, Ashley N. Cuthbert, Rachael L. Innocenzi, and Marianna R. Smith
Effect of Physical Activity on Perceived Quality of Life of an Individual with Cerebral Palsy, Julia R. D'Agostino
Managing Free Play in Early Childhood: Teachers Don’t Need to End the Trend, Elizabeth D'Apolito
The Optimization of MitoNEET Synthesis, Purification and Mutation Stability in the [2Fe-2S] Cluster, Alexandria DeFabio
Design of the Structural and Propulsion Systems for the 2015 University of Akron Rocket Team, Kyle W. DeHoff and Nicholas J. Hrusch
The Psychology of Terrorism and Radicalization, Gina K. DeJacimo
New Design for Prefilled Syringe, Katherine R. DeLozier, Sarah Snyder, Jennifer Drombetta, and Douglas Cale Crowder
ShotBlocker® - Bionix® Senior Design, Samuel Dockery
Humidity and Rest Period Effects on Viscid Silk Recovery, Catherine Donley
Multi-Modal Communication in School-Age Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Lauren Dougherty
Prosthetic Thermal Management Device, Garrett Dowd
Developing a colorimetric membrane sensor to detect trihalomethanes in water samples utilizing the Fujiwara reaction, Max D. Duckworth
The Effects of Land vs. Aquatic HIIT Treadmill Running on Aerobic and Anaerobic Performance – A Pilot Study, Cory N. Egli
Biodegradable Poly(Ester Urea's) Scaffold Sponges Containing Platelet-Rich Plasma For Targeted Tendon-Bone Fixation, Alex B. Ellenberger Mr.
The Psychological Benefits of Animal Assisted Therapy on Elderly Nursing Home Patients, Sophia M. Elliott
Determining the Critical Micelle Concentration of Polymer Matrix for Drug Delivery Purposes, Katie Emmert
Electronic Learning Guitar, Justin Fiser
Do Epidermal Cell Types Have an Effect Upon Ultraviolet Patterns on Flower Petals?, Margaux Flaherty
Therapeutic Animal Camp for Children Affected by Cancer, Katie Fleck
Designing a Heat Sink for Lithium-ion Battery Packs in Electric Vehicles, Evan Foreman, Dylan Irvine, Aaron Jackson, Christopher Brandon Remington, and Sam Endrizzi
Pcdh19 Expression in Normal and Regenerating Adult Zebrafish Retinas, Kristin N. Forkapa Ms.
Role of the Physical Therapist in Reducing Postoperative Complications in Type 2 Diabetics, Angela M. Formanik
Acculturation of International Student-Athletes, Alexandra L. Frawley
Nutrition Educational Programming: An added step in the integrated healing process of the residents of the Battered Women's Shelter, Annalise Friend
Liberty Valley Church Network, Timothy D. Fuhry
Taxation on Morals, Alex J. Fulop
Modeling the Progress and Retention of International Students Using Markov Chains, Lucas Gagne
Design of The University of Akron's 2015 FSAE Electric Vehicle Braking System, Nicholas D. Galbincea
Determination of the Structure of Sphingomyelin by Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Matrix - Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization, Antonio Ganios
An Examination of District Goals Across Cultures, Brad J. Gasser
A Moderated and Scored Debate: What is the role of lecture in teaching social studies?, Elliot E. Georgiadis
A Systematic Review: Immediate and Maintenance Effects of Interventions on Handwashing Compliance in Healthcare Workers, Brent E. Gibson and Dajana Markovic
The Effect of an Educational Hunger Cues Intervention on Awareness in Mothers with Infants, Juliana F. Gill and Ellen A. Vierheller
Geropsychiatric Medical Problems, Daniel Giorgio
Stable Isotopes in Seabirds, Kimberly Gosciak
The effects of instructional strategies on adherence to a flexibility program and physiological outcomes, Taylor M. Graham
Creation of a Portable, 3D-Printable, iPhone-Compatible Spectrophotometer, Elise K. Grasse
Oil Filter Wrench Attachment, Steven J. Greenbank
Preliminary Nutritional Profile Analysis of Box Tops 4 Education Food Products, Hannah Griffith
Development of Potting Device for Testing of Cadaveric Knee Joints, Erica Grutkowski
A Study of the Huff Run Watershed, Benjamin Habig
Application of Lipid Styryl Dye for Staining Intracytoplasmic Membranes in Gram-Negative Bacteria, Theodore J. Hammer
Unfriend?: An analysis of friendship comparing subjects’ perceptions of face-to-face versus Internet-mediated relationships, Matthew S. Harp
Induced and Spontaneous Labor Education: Evaluation, Knowledge, and Intent to Discuss Options in Pregnant Women, Kathleen Hartzell and Katherine Bartolotta
Autonomous Robot Sphere, Robert Haver, Melissa Haver, Daniel Madden, and Noah Robertson
Gender and the Popular Heroines (and Heroes) of the Young Adult Dystopia, Kara E. Hemphill
Interactions between Phospholipids and Polymers with Time Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Zachary E. Hier
Social Class as a Moderator of the Relationship between Normative Male Alexithymia and Relationship Satisfaction, Deanna L. Hoagland and Ronald F. Levant
United States Food Insecurity and the Need for Improved Nutrition and Additional Nutrition Education in Local Food Assistance Programs, Carissa Hohider and Elizabeth Sain