Thesis Symposia
Students who choose to complete an Honors Thesis for their Senior Capstone requirement present their research during the semester they complete the project. This Thesis Symposium is a celebration of scholarship and an opportunity for students to share their work with family, friends, faculty, and staff. A reception for the students' advisors and guests follows.
Spring 2013 Thesis Symposia
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Congratulations to the 14 students who took part in our three-night Spring 2013 Thesis Symposia!
Shannon Berg - "Releasing the Ashes"
Advisor: Ms. Laura Jean Baker, Department of English, College of Letters and Science
John Dewitt - "Arrowgrams: The Next Pencil and Paper Phenomenon"
Advisor: Dr. Ken Price, Department of Mathematics, College of Letters and Science
Lydia Doerr - "Effects of Supplementary Feeding on Female Hihi (Notiomystis cincta) Reproductive Success on Maungatautari Ecological Island, New Zealand"
Advisor: Dr. Greg Adler, Department of Biology, College of Letters and Science
Zach Downey - "The Appeal of Batman"
Advisor: Dr. Caryn Murphy, Department of Radio-TV-Film, College of Letters and Science
Sarah Freimuth - "Volunteers' Experiences in a Structured Activities Program with People Living with Dementia in Long-Term Care: An Action Research Project"
Advisor: Dr. Susan McFadden, Professor Emerita, Department of Psychology, College of Letters and Science
Kelly Genskow - "The Escherichia coli Small Protein MntS and Its Role in Manganese Homeostasis
Advisor: Dr. Lauren Waters, Department of Chemistry, College of Letters and Science
Anna Lukyanova - "'It was Her Ambition to Emulate the Magnificence of the Greatest and Noblest Princes': Female Succession in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem in the Twelfth Century"
Advisor: Dr. Kimberly Rivers, Department of History, College of Letters and Science
Madeline Meis - "The Effects of Structural Adjustment Programs on the Social Development and Human Rights Conditions of Sub-Saharan Africa since 1980"
Advisor: Dr. Kenneth Grieb, Department of International Studies, College of Letters and Science
Amy Reithmeier - "Unjust Justice: A Case for Reforming the Criminal Justice System Based on Existing Psychological Research"
Advisor: Dr. Quin Chrobak, Department of Psychology, College of Letters and Science
Alex Seidl - "Space Between Bones"
Advisor: Ms. Laura Jean Baker, Department of English, College of Letters and Science
Gorman Stock - "A Study of Human Glutathione Reductase Inhibition via Ab Initio Optimizations"
Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Gutow, Department of Chemistry, College of Letters and Science
Mikhaila Weister - "The Role of Perception and Knowledge of Sexual Assault in Bystander Interventions Among College Students: A Literature Review"
Advisor: Dr. Erin Winterrowd, Department of Psychology, College of Letters and Science
Stephanie Welsh - "Improving Measurement Tools for Therapeutic Horseback Riding at BEAMING, Incorporated"
Advisor: Ms. Sarah Pollesch, College of Nursing
Katie Wrucke - "Search for the Origin of the Japanese Language from the Perspective of Lexicostatistic Glottochronology and the Comparative Method"
Advisor: Dr. Yoshiro Hanai, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, College of Letters and Science
