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Students who meet the qualifications must consult with a faculty sponsor and submit a proposal to The Honors College at Booth House. Students must turn in a Faculty Sponsor form along with the Student Proposal Form.
Proposals for Spring semester will be due the 3rd Friday in October.
Proposals for Summer and Fall semesters will be due the Friday before Spring Break.
Student: Mr. Dan Cassidy, Faculty: Dr. Kip McGilliard (Biological Sciences)
"Effects of Caffeine on Heart Rate in Newborn Rats"
Student: Mr. Michael Chastain, Faculty: Dr. Jie Zou (Physics)
"A Detailed Study of the Kinetic Theory of Real Gases by Computer Simulations"
Student: Ms. Jessica Dwiggins, Faculty: Dr. Matthew Gill (Communication Studies)
"Developing the ambiguous corporation: Managing conflicting product identities"
Student: Ms. Leslie Godwin, Faculty: Dr. William Addison (Psychology)
"Assessing the Validity of the Academic Maturity Scale"
Student: Ms. Anna Larkin, Faculty: Dr. Vince Gutowski (Geography)
"An Investigation into Land Use and Property Values in the University Influence Zone"
Student: Ms. Cassandra Ledvina, Faculty: Dr. Gary L. Canivez (Psychology)
"Differentiating Learned Disabled, Normal, and Gifted Students with the Learning Behaviors Scale"
Student: Mr. Andrew Bolokowicz, Faculty: Dr. Gopal R. Periyannan (Chemistry)
"Overexpression of Human GCP II homolog from Caenorhabditis briggsae"
Student: Mr. James Buckwalter, Faculty: Dr. Charles Foy (History)
"Shipboard Insurrections, the British Government and Anglo-American Society in the Early 18th Century"
Student: Ms. Kelsey Depew, Faculty: Dr. Tina Veale (CDS)
"Inferencing Abilities of children with Autism"
Student: Ms. Stephanie Pescitelli, Faculty: Dr. Andrew Methven (Biological Sciences)
"Biodegradation of Paper Waste by Two Mushroom Species"
Student: Mr. Bryan Rolfsen, Faculty: Dr. Jeff Laursen (Biological Sciences)
"A Survey of Parasite Ammunities in Pen-raised Bobwhite Quail (colinus virginianus) in East Central Illinois"
Student: Ms. Amanda Veale, Faculty: Dr. Ruth Hoberman and Dr. Richard Sylvia (English)
"Contemporary Poets of the United Kingdom in Dialogue: National Landscape and Poetic Identity Interviews with Gillian Clarke, Medbh McGuckian, Edwin Morgan, Paul Farley, and Denise Riley"
Student: Ms. Sarita Desai, Faculty: Dr. Linda Leal (Psychology)
“Parental Perspectives: A Qualitative Study on Transition Planning for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders”
Student: Ms. Megan R. France, Faculty: Dr. Marina Marjanovic (Biological Sciences)
“Phosphodiesters as Cryoprotectants in the leopard frog (Rana pipiens)”
Student: Ms. Hannah Franz, Faculty: Dr. Shannon Rauch (Psychology)
“College Drinking Behaviors and Parenting Style: The Mediating Roles of Self-regulation and Need to Conform”
Student: Mr. Dennis E. Lewis, Faculty: Dr. Ann Coddington (Art)
“Painting of figure, focusing on color and form”
Student: Mr. Ryan Pezold, Faculty: Dr. Ronan Bernas (Psychology)
“Dialectical Thinking as a Predictor of Religious Maturity, Political Attitude, and Moral Judgment”
Student: Mr. Daniel Rolando, Faculty: Dr. Linda S. Ghent (Economics)
“A Collaborative study on the hiring practices of rural area employers: An examination of the effects of online information”
Student: Mr. Timothy Russell, Faculty: Dr. Gopal R. Periyannan (Chemistry)
“Development of Protein Instability Index (PII) Calculator”
Student: Mr. Justin Schuch, Faculty: Dr. Suzanne Enck-Wanzer (Communication Studies)
“Resisting Hegemonic Ideologies: Rhetoric, Same-Sex Marriage, and the Gay Rights Movement”
Student: Mr. Bradley Sliz, Faculty: Dr. Jie Zou (Physics/PreEngineering)
“A Molecular Dynamics Approach to Multi-Body Planetary Motion: A Computer Simulation of Our Solar System”
Student: Ms. Molly VanDeursen, Faculty: Dr. Shannon Rauch (Psychology)
“Cyber Bullying: The Relationship between Self-Esteem, Exposure, and Negative Online Behavior”
Student: Ms. Daniela Vasquez, Faculty: Dr. Scott Tremain (Chemistry)
“Structural Stability of Horseradish Peroxidase”
Student: Ms. Suzanne Krahn, Faculty: Dr. Craig Chesner
"Crystallization History of Quartz Crystals from the 74,000 b.p. Toba Eruption"
Student: Mr. Scott Murray, Faculty: Dr. Suzanne Enck-Wanzer
"Sexual Syndicalism: An Anarchist Critique of Prostitution Advocacy Rhetoric"
Student: Ms. Ashley Nolan, Faculty: Dr. Timothy Shonk
"Seynt Mergrete: A Transcription and Translation from the Middle English Auchinleck Manuscript"
Student: Mr. Ryan Pezold, Faculty: Dr. William Addison
"The Relationship Between Academic Maturity and Academic Success"
Student: Ms. Amanda Veale, Faculty: Dr. Ruth Hoberman
"May Sinclair's Doctors "
Student: Ms. Rebecca Grove, Faculty: Dr. Kraig Wheeler
"Redefining Molecular Recognition Through Quasiracemates"
Student: Ms. Mallory Holle, Faculty: Dr. Marko Grunhagen
"Content Analysis of Environmental Claims: An Exploratory Study in Germany"
Student: Mr. Timothy Hopper, Faculty: Dr. Vince Gutowski
"A GPS/GIS Analysis of Urban Streetlight Efficiency and Spatial Distribution"
Student: Ms. Asuka Nakano, Faculty: Dr. Svetlana Mitrovski
"Pharmaceutical Factory on a Chip: Electrochemical Synthesis of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs"
Student: Ms. BreAnne Stillwell, Faculty: Dr. Julie Dietz
"Access to Universal Health Care: Examining Perceived Health Disparities Among Developed Nations"
Student: Ms. Brandi Butler, Faculty: Dr. Ronan Bernas (Psychology)
“The Role of Self-Compassion in College Students' Academic Doubts and Anxieties”
Student: Mr. Charles Coleman, Faculty: Dr. Ronan Bernas (Psychology)
“Cognitive Traits and Adherence to Religious Beliefs and Commitments”
Student: Mr. Dan Cotter, Faculty: Dr. Angela Aguayo (Communication Studies)
“In Whose Honor? Protesting Native American Mascots”
Students: Ms. Michele Deiss and Ms. Zofia Przybysz, Faculty: Dr. Anu Sharma (Psychology)
“Attitudes About Mental Illness and Help-Seeking in American and Spanish College Students”
Student: Ms. Megan France, Faculty: Dr. Marina Marjanovic (Biology)
“Phosphodiesters as Cryoprotectants in Wood frog (Rana sylvatica)”
Student: Mr. Christopher Houchens, Faculty: Dr. C.C. Wharram (English)
“Translator Prefaces in the Eighteenth Century”
Student: Ms. Kimberly Melvin, Faculty: Dr. Ronan Bernas (Psychology)
“How Type of Relationship with God, Type of Prayer, and Religious
Orientation Predict Subjective Well-Being”
Student: Ms. Amanda Padgitt, Faculty: Dr. Caridad Brito (Psychology)
“The Effects of Outcome Expectations and Background Music on Time Perception”
Student: Mr. Daniel Rolando, Faculty: Dr. Jie Zou (Physics)
“A Microscopic Study and Computer Visualization of the Random Walk of
Gas Molecules: An Application of Molecular Dynamics”
Student: Ms. Maggie Sullivan, Faculty: Dr. Anu Sharma (Psychology)
“Television Viewing and Suggestibility: Impact on Attitudes Toward the Legal System”
Student: Ms. Shelley Wayman, Faculty: Dr. Eric Bollinger (Biology)
“Genetic Structure of Chickadees in an Illinois Contact Zone”
Student: Ms. Tara Whippo, Faculty: Dr. Vince Gutowski (Geology)
“An Investigation into the Relationship of Shelterbelts to Farm Size: East Central Illinois , 1940-2005”
Student: Jodi Dyke, Faculty: Dr. Tina Veale (Communication Disorders & Sciences)
"The Use of Phonological Awareness Intervention with Language Impaired Children"
Student: Amanda Hance, Faculty: Dr. Kip McGilliard (Biology)
"Respiratory Effects of Propylxanthine on Newborn Rats"
Student: Laura Lienhop, Faculty: Dr. Scott Tremain (Chemistry)
"Structural Stabilities of Heme Proteins Determined by Thermal Unfolding"
Student: Jamie Pence, Faculty: Dr. Daneen Deptula and Dr. Linda Leal (Psychology)
"Relational Agression and Popularity: Implication of Type of Agreesion on Self-Esteem"
Student: Timothy Russel, Faculty: Dr. Gopal Periyannan (Chemistry)
"Cloning, Overexpression of a Membrane Metalloprotein from the Yeast Schizosacchromyces pombe"
Student: Dana Wyant, Faculty: Dr. Angela Aguayo (Communication Studies)
"Choose or Lose Campaign Gay Rights Commercials"
Student: Ashleigh Zumwalt, Faculty: Dr. Brenda Wilson (Communication Disorders and Sciences)
"Written Discourse Performance of Normal Adolescents with Increased Cognitive Demands"
Student: Meghan Breen, Faculty: Dr. Kraig Wheeler (Chemistry)
"Exploring the Influence of Molecular Shape to Crystal Packing"
Student: Ryan M. D'Arcy, Faculty: Dr. Debra Reid (History)
"Westfield College: The Effects of the Rise Functioning and Decline of a Local College on a Small Town"
Student: Amanda Steber, Faculty: Dr. Robert Fischer (Biology)
"The Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Darter Species"
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