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2006 Honors Thesis Project Topics

Justin Acres (Computer Engineering)

Advisor: Dr. Waleed Smari
Depart. of Elec. and Computer Engineering

"Design of Intelligent Systems Using Agent-Based Technologies"
James Alverson (Mechanical Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Computer Science)

Advisor: Dr. Michael Turner
Department of Mechanical Engineering

"Dynamic Control of Automobile Traction through Adjustable Lift"
Emilly Barrows (Music Therapy)

Advisor:Dr. Mark Brill
Department of Music

"How Handel's Sexuality Affected his Composition, Sense of Aesthetics and Professional Life"
Ashley Brand (Middle Childhood Education)

Advisor: Dr. Connie Bowman
Department of Teacher Education

"A Case Study: Academic Achievement in the Four-Day Week"
Angela Caracciolo (Middle Childhood Education)

Advisor: Dr. Patricia Hart
Department of Teacher Education

"The Effectiveness of Differentiated Instruction Based on the National Middle School Association's Standards of an Effective Middle School"
Michelle Carroll (Biology)

Advisor: Dr. Marie-Claude Hofmann
Department of Biology

"Differentiation of Preosteoblasts by Over-Expression of the Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor Protein, p57kip2"
Julie Corvo (Accounting and Finance)

Advisor: Fr. John Putka
Department of Political Science

"An Examination of the Presidential Appointment Process"
Kathryn Cunningham (Political Science and Spanish)

Advisor: Dr. Percio Castro
Department of Languages

"Assessing the Influence of the Hispanic Vote on American Public Policy"
Kailyn Derck (Journalism)

Advisor: Dr. Teresa Thompson
Department of Communication

"Examining Female Responses to Male Flattery in Social Versus Non-Social Environments"
Diane Dream (Pre-Medicine / Economics)

Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Gustafson
Department of Economics and Finance

"Medicare: Yesterday's Solution to Tomorrow's Problem"
Hadley Drodge (History)

Advisor: Dr. Clare Talwalker
Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work

"A Study of the American Female Tourist Experience Abroad"
Anna Dudek (Foreign Language Education)

Advisor: Dr. Isabel Cavour
Department of Languages

"Comparing Methods: Teaching Spanish in the U.S. Versus Teaching English in Spain"
Adam Fernandes (Economics and International Business)

Advisor: Dr. George Sherer
Business Economics

"An Analysis of Economic and Other Benefits from Hosting and/or Participating in the Olympics"
Kevin Fitzgerald (Philosophy, History and Economics)

Advisor: Dr. Daniel Fouke
Department of Philosophy

"Economics and Moral Theory in David Hume and Adam Smith"
Kathryn Froning (Chemical & Environmental Engineering)

Advisor: Dr. Richard Striebich
Department of Chemical Engineering

"Presence and Distribution of Nutrients and New Emerging Contaminants in the Streams and Aquifers of the Great Miami River Watershed, Ohio"
Laura Gentner (Psychology)

Advisor: Dr. David Darrow
Department of History

"The Russian Orthodox Church in Post-Communist Russia"
Stephen Grothouse (Philosophy/Political Science)

Advisor: Dr. Jason Pierce
Department of Political Science

"Comparing Campaign Financing: The U.S., Australia and Sweden"
Daniel Hartwig (Pre-Medicine)

Advisor: Dr. Mark Nielsen
Department of Biology

"Cloning Deerfly B2 Tubulin Using a Genomic Library Screen"
David Johnson (Civil & Environmental Engineering)

Advisor: Dr. Manoochehr Zoghi
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

 "Behavioral Characteristics of Headed-Stud Reinforcement"
Matthew Kocoloski (Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics)

Advisor: Dr. Kevin Hallinan
Department of Mechanical Engineering

"A Exploration of Energy Harvesting Technologies as a Promising Alternative to Fossil Fuels"
Andrew Kopec (English / Economics)

Advisor: Dr. James Boehnlein
Department of English

 "The Worker-Writer Weighs In: The World of Jack Conroy"
Kristel Kujawa (History)

Advisors: Dr. Laura Youngblut and
Dr. Marybeth Carlson,
Department of History

"Isaac Barrow: The Force Behind Social and Cultural Change on the Isle of Man, 1663-17671"
Brad Lawson (Political science & pre-medicine)

Advisor: Fr. John Putka
Department of Political Science

"Comparative Study of Socialized and Privatized Healthcare Systems."
Lauren Luebbers (Psychology)

Advisor: Dr. Stephen Richards
School of Education & Allied Professions

"Resiliency in Students with Learning Disabilities"
Brian May (Philosophy and Religious Studies)

Advisor: Dr. Kelly Johnson
Department of Religious Studies

"Juntos Construimos el Reino de Dios: An Investigation of the manners in which Hispanic Immigrants are Changing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise, Idaho"
Emily Mitchell (Chemical Engineering)

Advisor: Dr. Kevin Myers
Department of Chemical Engineering

"Solid Suspension Agitation in Square Tanks"
Carrie Pappas (Psychology and Philosophy)

Advisor: Dr. Beth Shervey
Department of English

"Genuine Inclusiveness at the University of Dayton: A Study of the Nature and Tensions of Catholic and Marianist Identity at UD"
Addie Patterson (Biology)

Advisor: Dr. Jon Linderman
Department of Exercise Physiology

"Effect of Incremental Maximal Testing Mode on Female Collegiate Rower's VO2max Performance"
Kristina Plucis (Pre-Physical Therapy)

Advisor: Dr. Paul Vanderburgh
Department of Health and Sports Science

"Investigating the Physical Therapy Model in Latvia"
Dario Rodriguez (Psychology)

Advisor: Dr. Melissa Cahoon
Department of Psychology

"The Effect of Post-Identification Feedback on Eyewitnesses' Retrospective Reports of Identification Certainty"
Benjamin Schnier (American Studies)

Advisor: Dr. Una Cadegan
Program of American Studies

"The Fairgrounds Neighborhood: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Local Community-Based Organizations in Reaching Their Goals"
Eric Shamo (Biochemistry)

Advisor: Dr. Vladimir Benin
Department of Chemistry

"Preparation and Characterization of some novel benzyl N-2-(methylio)ethyl-N-nitrosocarbamates"
Anna Marie Siegert (Chemical Engineering)

Advisor: Dr. Robert J. Wilkens
Department of Chemical Engineering

"Modeling of Inhibitor Diffusion in a Coating System"
Leslie Singel (American Studies)

Advisor: Dr. Una Cadegan
Department of History

"A Modern Analysis of the Anglo-American 'Special Relationship'"
Helen E. Smith (Biochemistry)

Advisor: Dr. Laura Leming
Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work

"The Role of Women Combining Folk Healing and Western Medicine as Practiced in Jamaican Medicine"
Habib Srour (Pre-Medicine)

Advisor: Dr. Kevin Church
Department of Chemistry

"The Stability and Antisense Properties of Nucleoside Analogs Bearing a Nitrosyl Group at the 2' Sugar Position as they are incorporated in Oligonucleotide Chains"
Alison Staton (Biology)

Advisor: Dr. Carissa Krane
Department of Biology

"Plasma Membrane Protein Expression of cholinergically-stimulated AQP5-difficient Mice"
Jaime Tkachyk (Political Science)

Advisor: Dr. Nancy Martorano
Department of Political Science

"Cleveland in Crisis: The Mistake on the Lake"
Suzanne Valade (International Studies / French)

Advisor: Prof. Ellen Fleischmann
Department of History

"Examining Women's Rights in Morocco"
Kimberly Vogt (Adolescent and Young Adult Education/Biology)

Advisor: Dr. Connie Bowman
Department of Teacher Education

"The Effects of Hands-on Activities on Student Understanding and Motivation in Science"
Sean Wade (Civil Engineering)

Advisor: Dr. Manoochehr Zoghi
Department of Civil Engineering

"A Construction Manual for Dayton-Area 'Habitat for Humanity' Houses"
Kevin Walsh (Civil & Environmental Engineering)

Advisor: Dr. M. Zoghi
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

"From The Ground Up: Cross-Cultural Culvert Comparison"
Andrew Wetta (German and Computer Science)

Advisor: Dr. Arthur Mosher
Department of Languages

"The Semantic Divide in the Language of East and West Germany"
Michael Wigton (Pre-Medicine)

Advisor: Dr. Mark Nielsen
Department of Biology

"An EST Analysis of Tubulin Expression in the Mosquito Anopheles gambiae"

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