Senior Thesis/Project

• Nicholas C. G. Cooley — A Beginner’s Guide to Dropping Out of College:  How to Pass a Science Class, Save Your Own Life, and Still Graduate in 13 Short Years
• Mystie Johnson — Finding Balance in Motion: A Journey through Emotional Resilience with Dance

• Kayley Arpaia — Growth through Leadership: A Leadership Portfolio
• Emily Biamont — Teacher Burnout: Central Causes and Preventative Measures
• Lindsay Brady — Early Language Exposure: Impacts of Using Sign Language with Babies
• Aisia Carrillo — Looking Into the Eyes of the Artist:  A Look Into Self Portraits
• Mariana I. Contreras Guerra — The Relationship Between Mental Illness’ “Invisible” Phenomena vs. the “Visible” Disability: A Scientific Study
• Kaitlyn Duncanson — The Relationship between Stress and Test Performance
• Priscila España — Fostering Latine Leadership in Organizations
• Skyler Hanson — The Impact of Studying Abroad on Language Acquisition
• Cheyenne Hamilton — Can Religion Negate the Validity of Morality?
• Savannah Jossi — Teaching Empathy through Children’s Literature: A Birthday Party for Weasel, an exploration of how a picture book can encourage conflict-resolution and perspective.
• Dane Kiger — The Relationship Between Strength and Cardiovascular Capacity: A Personal Wellness Project
• Amanda Larios — The Women’s War of 1929: Nationalism and Women in Nigeria
• Madeline R. Lehrer — Consent and Divorce in Icelandic Law Codes and Sagas
• Sharon Mann — Labeling In The Queer Community: Does it Cause More Harm Than Good?
• Dustyn McKenney — Becoming a Better Coach through Leadership
• Micah McLeish — Fewer Managers, More Leaders
• Antonia Morales — Gender Equality and Inclusivity in the Computer Science Field
• Emilio S. Ricci — Experimental Plant Curtain’s Effect on Turtle Basking
• Sabrina M. Sam — The Ethical Implications of CRISPR/Cas Technology
• Britain K. Schneider — Removing Roadblocks For Families In Math Education
• Julianna Tinker — ReNew Clothing: More than a Logo
• Mardee Willman — The Impact of the Language of Background Music on Information Retention
• Neil Zimmerly — The Roles and Responsibilities of Adults in Youth Extracurricular Activities

• Jessica M. Bailey — Dawn: Creating Positive, Affirmative Gaming Experiences
• Ray Barton — “Everybody’s Someone Else’s N****r”: Marilyn Manson as a Social Provocateur
• Delaney N. Bishop — The Challenges and Prospects of Using Forensic Body Farms as a Forensic Science Tool in Oregon
• Lucia F. Breeden — Identity Issues Seen in Asian-American Adoptees: The Impact of Homeland Tours
• Cheyanne J. Bumgardner — More to the Story: A Multifaceted View of Vicarious Trauma as Applied to the Profession of Sign Language Interpreting
• Elizabeth C. Chapman — Fostering an Understanding of Childhood Anxiety Through Picturebooks: Children’s Literature as a Tool for Emotional Regulation
• Nick Denning — Teaching the Discipline of Western Philosophy According to its Own Values and in Reference to Pedagogical Research
• Raynie A. Ehret — Wolfie Round-Up: A Pilot Program to Assist Students with Staying Connected To WOU
• Chloe P. Furlong — Individual Perceptions of Disabilities in the General Education Classroom
• Claire A. Graves — Rehabilitative Methods and Their Corresponding Recidivism Rates: A Qualitative Analysis across Select U.S. States
• Claire Elise Ann Grieb — Impact of Exposure to Type of Instagram User on Self-Esteem of Young Adults:  An Experimental Study
• Noelle A. Haury — To Honor Our Elders: Exploration of Elder Abuse in Long-Term Settings
• Maya Herb— Advocacy Work for Low-Income Older Adults: Analysis of services for low-income older adults in Oregon
• Daniel E. Holmberg — How to Teach Math More Effectively and Efficiently: Engaging Students In the World of Math
• Rylie L. Horrall — Support for Students: Best Practices for Creating a Website with Resources for Western Oregon Students, Current and Future
• Kian B. Horton — Post-Mortem Opioid Detection: Proposed Solution
• N.J. Johnson — Knowing Your Student Power: Reclaiming Full Autonomy Over the Student Incidental Fee
• Margaret L. Kassebaum — Dressed for Disaster: An Advocacy for Sustainability in a Fast Fashion World
• Maddie Little — Should Standardized Testing Be Required for College Acceptance?
• Amanda M. Mooney — Nullification of The CSI Effect Through Exposure at Critical Points in The Trial Process
• Brandilan Moring — A Mathematical Analysis of American-style Crossword Puzzles with 90○ Symmetry
• Melina L. Mullin — Addressing Emergency Response and Recovery from a Critical Social Justice Lens
• Joshua Pautler — Aggressing and Backpedaling: A Journalistic Examination of the Proud Boys
• Alex Stemm — Necessary or Outdated: Are Post-9/11 Changes to U.S. Police Forces Still Justifiable?
• Taryn Anne Wilson — The Effects of Social Media Usage on Disordered Eating Behaviors: An Experimental Study

• Malia Allen — Fostering Critical Thinking in the Elementary Classroom
• Channing T. Bushman — A Truly Special Education: an analysis of developments in social skills education, and synthesis of best practices in supporting students with diverse needs
• Juliana Marlaine Cameron — Preparing for the Game, Eating for Life: A Review of the Female Athlete Triad and Nutrition Deficiencies Amongst High Level Athletes
• Allyson Maria Drury — Mental Health in College Athletics: Healing through Community
• Olivia M. Geisler-Wagner — The Importance of Reading with Children
• Stephanie Magee — The Dream of a Million Girls: Empowerment, Feminism, and America’s Oldest Pageant
• Sean Martinez — Slaughterhouse Zoo: A Novel
• Hannah Moshinsky — The Future of Fossils: The Evolution of Paleontological Research in the Modern Age
• Joshua W. Nelson — Understanding the Reading Wars: The Incorporation of Phonics in the Elementary Classroom
• Camille E. Rickis — Effective ESOL Practices: Are ESOL Teaching Strategies Accessible to Non-ESOL Endorsed Teachers?
• Jenny N. Rooper — Interpretative Works of the d-Sup Protein within the Tardigrade Genome
• Madelyn Russell — Embracing The Quiet Ones: Strategies for Teaching Introverted Students in the Elementary Classroom
• Josh Salsbury — A Mathematical Approach To Inventory Management At Client-Choice Food Pantries
• Antonia L. Scholerman — Heathens to Christians: Exploring Norse Interactions with Anglo-Saxons and Notions of Medieval Identity
• Cheyan Swan — Salem: The City of Fog (a novel)
• McKenzie Wolfe-Webb — Deaf Representation in Mainstream Film: How a community should be portrayed
• Erin Worley — Twitter as Consciousness-Raising: An Analysis of the 2017 #MeToo Movement
• Rachel Worley — Their Farm, Your Table: Sustainability of Small Farms in the Willamette Valley
• Michaela Yonkman — The Treaty of Versailles and the Rise of Nazism in Germany, 1918-1933

• Eva Zhou Ying Batenhorst — A Dancer’s View: Analysis and Prevention of Common Dance Injuries
• Rachel Bayly — Anyone Can Lead: A Workshop for Individualized Leadership Discovery
• Magen Boegli — The Linguistics of Sexual Assault: How the Dissonance of Individuals’ Perpetrator Expectations and The Ordering of Information Effects Perceptions of Sexual Assault
• Kaiana E. Bradley — Literature: A Window to Understanding — Using Children’s Books to Process Loss
• McKenzie Brendle — Years In Honors: A Personal Reflection of My Time Spent in the Honors Program and How it Influenced My Life
• Jessica N. Brenner — Blasphemy: A Romantic Comic about the Devil Himself
• Susannah M Doepken — Becoming Stardust
• Elizabeth Dunn — A Dance of Life and Death: How cancer works and why it makes a great source of choreographic inspiration
• Sierra J. Fresh — Coding in the Classroom
• Whitley Harrel — Video Game Music and Task Performance: Experiment and review
• Caitlin Healy and Mikaela Wong — Through Her Eyes, Into Her Story: A musical album
• Francesca Holborn — Anything is Pawsable: The Connection Between Breed and People’s Perception of Service Dogs
• Schaefer Jones — Alexa, is my home network safe?
• Grace V. Knapp — Mental Health in Collegiate Student Athletes Post-Injury: Triangulating Services at Western Oregon University
• Natalie R. Legras — A Path to Graduation: An Evaluation of Degree Planning Resources at Western Oregon University
• Avery M. Lucas — Perception of Mobile Mental Health Apps: Examining the Functionality and Perception of Mental Health Apps
• Darynn S. Lung — Food Allergies and Identity Construction in Young Adults
• Ellen M. Moore — Empathy and Environmental Education: The Role of Zoos in Conservation
• Jade M. Mong — “The Ties That Bind Us”: The Creation of a Dance Film
• Morgan Montoya — ADHA Study Utopia
• Selena Lee Ausmann Moreno — How to Create an Accent Without Really Trying
• Brennan Noonan — Running Efficiency Program for the Recreational Runner
• JulieAnne Ohashi-Sides — Ethical Standard for Stockbrokers in the United States: An Ethical Analysis of the Suitability and Fiduciary Standards
• Jennifer Romadka — Unsustainable and Unsupported: Connecting “Islands” of Federal Title IX Guidance, Campus Adjudication, and the Need for Holistic Care and Hope in an Era of Rape Culture
• Amber Rynearson — What’s in an Essay: A Study of International Student Writing Growth over Two Terms
• Lindsey R. Spear — Devising A Show From the Ground Up: Things We (never) Learned in Sex Ed
• Sean R. Tellvik — Glass People: Backwards — A Novel of Discovery
• Rebecca J. Tew — Representation in Children’s Literature: An Analysis of Disability in Picturebooks
• Morgan Williams — Examining the History of Forest and Fire Management: A deeper look at how the Milli fire effected the Sisters Oregon community
• Mikaela Wong and Caitlin Healy — Through Her Eyes, Into Her Story: A musical album
• Daniel Woolf — Teaching Loving Math
• D-Dré Déani Wright — Tissue Engineering: Proposed Graft for Aortic Aneurysms

• Kayla Baker – Why Art Matters in an Increasingly Analytical World: Artistic Means of Communicating Scientific Concepts
• Natasha Bogdanovic – Initiating and Improving Business Relations in Serbia: Analysis and Recommendations
• Nicole Bolstad – “The Show Must Go On!” But Where?: The Use of American Sign Language Interpretation in the Theater
• Nicole Caldwell – Spokesmen for Speechless Sufferers: An Analysis of Trauma and Division in World War I Poetry and Vietnam War Protest Music
• Tori Crumrine – Polyploidy and Water: Relations Traits in Rubus
• Kaylee DeBolt – An Examination of Sex-Differences in Emotion Identification as Influenced by BDSM Negotiations
• Meghan Doerfler – “Shit Show” or Everyone That Needs to go to the Bathroom Should Go Now: Personal Experiences No One Thinks They Need to Know
• Antoinette Gowen – Priority Registration for Student-Athletes at Western Oregon University
• AJ Holmberg – A Film Analysis of Makoto Shinkai’s Garden of Words, 5cm per Second, and Your Name
• Sarah Hughes – The Effects of Rhythm Versus Visual Images on Working Memory Recall
• Grace Livengood – A Guidebook to a Bilingual Educational System from a Firsthand Perspective
• Jacob Martin – Shock and Awe: Surprising Revelations on Cognition
• Brianne Moodie – Super-size to Super-small: McMansions, Tiny Houses, and applied New Materialism
• Arden Murakami – Application of the Dynamic Systems Theory to the Elder Population
• Aidan Ohnemus – D&D 5E Mass Combat Simulation
• Erin Roan – Learning about Language: A Teacher’s Guide
• BillyAnn Stempel – Combatting Comprehensive School Garden Program Implementation Barriers in High Need Areas
• Lauren Sundvall – Blood of the Iron Woods: A Graphic Novel Exploration of the Modern Gothic Horror Experience
• Jordyn Watanabe – Health Risks Involved with Prolonged Sitting: Spreading Awareness to College Students
• Kaitlin Weider – Shattered Green: A Novel
• Aubrey Manculich — Newton’s Method and Chaotic Behavior
• Mindy A. Mawhirter — [working title]: A Screenplay
• Bailey Thompson — Exploring Interiority in Jane Austen’s Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice

• Madison Adrian – Lived Experiences of Disability: Two Life Stories
• Christina Ayers – The Impact of Artist Fame and Viewer Socioeconomic Status on Art Likeability
• Natasha R. Bogdanovic – Initiating and Improving Business Relations in Serbia: Analysis and Recommendations
• Taylar Boyer – On the Issue of Reproducibility in Psychology and a Model Replication Study
• Janel Chandler – Chronic Pain: Physiological Foundations, Psychological Effects, Common Treatments, and New Directions
• Rebekah Cheeley – Achieving Immersive Gameplay: Interpreters and Video Game Accessibility
• Amanda Clarke – Black, Red, and Gold [novel]
• Carter Craig – Religious Roots for the Puritan Morality Laws During the Interregnum
• Olivia DeJanvier – Compassion versus Criminalization: Is Portland Setting an Example of How to Help the Homeless?
• Jessica Donahue – A Study of Talc-Containing Cosmetics and Their Potential Asbestos Contamination
• Jessica L. Freeman – The Distribution and Abundance of Aquatic of Macrophytes Between Nearshore and Farshore Transects at the Harriman State Park of Idaho Trumpeter Swan Wintering Ground, 1988-2015
• Lauren Hebing – Persuasion in the Millennial Era: A Case Study of KONY 2012
• Ashley Heeter – Student Veteran’s Perceptions of Campus Support
• Amanda Lehman – Quality of Life Among Jamaican Women: Trends Over the Past Two Decades
• Josephina Losco – The Effects of Multiple Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries and Task Difficulty on Cognitive Function
• Sara Madden – Emmanuel Ringelblum’s Warsaw Ghetto Archive and the Uprising of 1943
• Leslie Martinez – Hispanic Advertising and Higher Education: Using Advertising to Encourage Hispanic Enrollment at WOU
• Mikaela Gabrielle C. Mendoza – A Visual Mover: Dance and Movement Therapy for Autism Spectrum
• Karisa Merrill – Blindfolded for Science: An Integration of Dance as Therapy for Visually Impaired or Blind Individuals
• Kristin Norman – Listening In: The Work We Do Now – A Conversation Analysis of Power Dynamics Between Podcast Hosts
• Aaron Orr – Changes in the Willamette Valley: The Creation of a Preliminary GIS of Oregon’s River Water Quality
• Kalli Ramsey – “Well, Watson, what do you make of it?”: An In-Depth Look at Sherlock Holmes as a Hero
• Hevin N. Robertson – Taking Offense: An Exploration of Racist, Misleading, and Problematic Language in Textbooks
• Rachel Schneider – Safe Routes to Monmouth Elementary School
• Elissa Sorenson – “Face Your Fears?” Exploring the Complexities of the Human Mind through Visual Storytelling
• Amanda Vander Hyde – Vietnamese Water Puppetry: The Practical Development of the Structure and Form
• Ella Young – Luminance [novel]

• Rowan Cheney – Kinesthetic Teaching Strategies for Adults in a Lecture Setting
• Sarah Cotter – Building a Cast of Clones: Examining Stanislavski’s Theories in the Context of Maslany’s Performances in Orphan Black
• Sydney Culpepper – Young People are Always on Their Phones: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Text Messaging
• Patricia Desrosiers – Sign Language Interpreting in Healthcare Settings: Who is Qualified?
• Aleisha Douthitt – The Music Experience
• Erika Fitzpatrick – Saving All That Remains
• Samantha Gallagher – The Physical Space of the Classroom and its Impact on Creativity
• Austin Gehrett – College Students’ Feelings and Sex Differences When Having Children With Disabilities
• Elaina Glasscock – LIGHT: Emotion in Painting
• Rachel Gordon – The Importance of Self-Care for ASL/English Interpreters
• Julia Grabhorn – Elementary Education in Finland and the United States
• Cierra Henderson – Effects of the Asperger Label
• Audrey Jones – Interactive Whiteboards in the Early Elementary Classroom: Efficacy and Funding
• Jethna Korecki – Felt with the Heart: A Domestic Student’s Journey with International Students
• Sofia LeVernois – Tax Implications of Recreational Marijuana in the United States
• Sarah Lundquist – The Effect of Labels Related to Hearing Loss on Implicit Attitudes Toward Deafness
• Alissa McAlpine – Keep in Touch: An Analysis of Visual and ProTactile American Sign Language
• Richelle McDaniel – Health Effects on Women from Systematic and Organized Violence in the Middle East: How Humanitarian Aid Organizations can Lessen the Gender Inequality Gap
• Kathryn Nance – Chicano English in Children’s Literature
• Gianne Shelby Pabustan – The Authenticity of Hula in Japan
• Howard Passmore – Developing Open Source Alternatives to Proprietary Software
• Robin Roemer – Knitting in 21st Century America: The Culture and Ideology of Knitting Groups in Rural Oregon
• Sam Stageman – Whitewashing of the Stonewall Riots
• McKenzie Stepper – Physical Activity in the Elementary School Classroom
• Ashley Templeton – Physical Activity in the Elementary School Classroom
• Daniel Thom – A Cognitive Linguistic Approach to Phrasal Verbs: A Teacher’s Guide
• Clarissa Toplar – Eating and Emotions: The Effect of Dark Chocolate and Apples on Mood levels
• Alexandra Vandenberghe – Whole Foods: Making a Case for Real Nutrition
• Julie Wallace – Understanding the Syrian Revolution Through Nontraditional Art
• Laura White – Using Children’s Books to Teach Mathematics
• Chelsea Wiley – Therapeutic and Health Benefits of Horse-Human Interactions
• Brianna Williford – Oral Histories, Women, and Sport in Late Twentieth-Century America
• Kathryn Wilson – A Polynomial in A of the Diagonalizable and Nilpotent Parts of A

• Alyssa Adams – Quantification of Aspartame in Diet Sodas
• Kaylee Church – Spiraling Insects
• Vanna Dejeu – Thematic Tension between Trauma and Triumph in Hideaki Anno’s Neon Genesis Evangelion 
  
• Leah Fechter – Altruism and Well-Being
• Anna Olivia Funk – William Holman Hunt and the Pre-Raphaelites:  Artistic Aims, Worldview, and Influence on Nineteenth-Century Culture
• Sarah Celia Funk – God of Hades: A Play in Two Acts
• Molly Geranio – Location of Pheromone Production and/or Expression in Red-sided Garter Snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis)
• John Goldsmith – The Evolution of Queer Representation in the Young Adult Genre
• Shantell Guyton – The Birthing Effect
• Max Hebing – Perceived Task Difficulty and Procrastination in College Students
• Cierra Henderson – Effects of the Asperger Label
• Jennifer Hight – The Nuremberg Laws: The Road to the T-4 Program
• Isaac Keister – Technology and Strategy:  The War in Vietnam
  
• Joshua Leisner – Familiarization
• Rozina Lethe – Carrying Capacity – A Modeling Approach
• Sofia LeVernois – Tax Implications of Recreational Marijuana in the United States
• Tyler McAfee – Commuting Pairs in Finite Non-Abelian Groups and Associated Probabilities
• Emily Parker – Delaying Dementia Through Mental Stimulation: A Service Learning Project 
• Jared Petersen – MEAN Web Application Development with Agile Kanban
• Sarah Pettigrew – Discrimination and Hate Crime against the Trans* Community
• Courtney Richardson – Female Director Takes Hollywood by Storm: Is She a Beauty or a Visionary 
• Robin Roemer – Knitting in 21st Century America: The Culture and Ideology of Knitting Groups in Rural Oregon 
• Anny Hope Sheie – Research Based Best Practices for Teaching Mathematics and Improving Math Attitudes 
• Braden Shribbs – The Changing Landscape of Hollywood: From the USA to China 
• Katarina Smith – Trend Analysis of Depression and Anxiety in College Students 
• Nathan Tew – People of WOU: A study of the perception of diversity at Western Oregon University
• Ruby Tidwell – Caught in the Web: The Importance of Ethical Computing Illustrated via an Exploration of the Online Recruitment of Women and Girls into Sex Trafficking 
• Stephanie Torrez – Antibiotics: A Vital Aspect of Medicine Turned Public Health Concern
• Natalie Wallace – Innate Magnetic Directional Preference in Drosophila melanogaster 
• Emily Walley – Legendary: Was King Arthur a Living Hero or a Popular Legend? 
• Erica Wills – The Arctic Avengers: Investigating, Developing, and Implementing Community Engagement Strategies for Polar Bear Conservation

2015 

• David Avery – Recognition Algorithms for 2-Tree Probe Interval Graphs
• Mackenzie Brendle – Gender Representation of Catwoman in Live Action Films
• Camarie Campfield – Portfolio Optimization: A Modeling Perspective
• Keelie Daquilanto – Imposter Syndrome Among Pre-Service TESOL Teachers
• Laura Killip – Hey YouTubes! An Original Musical about Music and Internet Culture
• Kathryn Koppel – Online Education for K-12, the Growing Job Market: Are Education Majors Ready?
• Aubrey Fear – The Effects of Color Preference on Word List Recall
• J.J. Garcia – 2A Delivery
• McKenzie Johnston – Social Anxiety and Fandoms: Does Socials Support Make a Difference?
• Tristan Knope-Jenkins – Painting in Data
• Meghan Link – Increasing Adequate Social Interactions Among People With and Without Disabilities
• Olevia McKay – Grammatical Madness:  A Step Away from Formal Instruction
• Amanda McMasters – Effective Strategies for Preventing Recidivism Among Juveniles
• Reina Morgan – The Effects of Peppermint and Orange Aromas on Mood and Task Performance
• Carlee Nelson – CHOSEN: Reaching Across the Continent in Faith
• Mary K. Rice – Teaching Children to Learn, Not to Test
• Eli Zachary: Selection of a Directional Preference in Drosophila melanogaster

2014 

• Zander Albertson – Effects of Dams and Irrigation on the Deschutes River, Oregon
• Sheridan Bailey – Bridging Generation Y: A Commentary on the Financial Development of Young Adults in the New Millennium
• Katy Barlean – Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13): The Imminent Threat Inside Our Borders
• Carolee Buck – Medical Botany in the Treatment of HIV and AIDS
• Hayley Dickinson – Tobacco Use on College Campuses: Should Smoking be Banned?
• Stephanie Eaton – Common Core Math: A Guide
• Kayli Fisher – Understanding Heroin Addiction from the Life Course Perspective
• Jose Garcia – Why College?: Making the Decision
• Kelsey Gray – Study Abroad Reentry: Emotional Aspects
• Bethany Haight – The Impact of World War I on American Women’s Fashion
• Chloe Hansen – Theatrical Interpreting: An Explanation of the Process
• Jillian Johnson – Playing with Permutations: Examining Mathematics in Children’s Toys
• Zachary Jones – There is No Law Here: Vigilantism, Militarism and Metropolitanism in Coos County, Oregon 1912-1913
• Annelise Marshall – Perón: the Ascent and Decline to Power
• Alyssa Palmer – Cancer Research: A Quest for a Cure
• Olivia Reed – Bullfighting: At What Cost Should Culture Be Preserved?
• Trevor Ross – Queer (In)equality: An In-depth Look at Discrimination towards the LGBTQ Community
• Daniel Tew – Pedagogy of Teaching History: Comparing the Chronologic and Thematic Approaches
• Marissa Thompson – Julius: A Study of Hitchcockian Film
• Bonnie Wells – More Than Human: A Critical Evaluation of the Intersection of Character and Theme in Mike Mignola’s Hellboy

2013 

• Macy Bothman – Bilingual Physical Education
• Rosie Brown – Dropping the Lowest Score: A Mathematical Analysis of a Common Grading Practice
• Allason Fewx – The Arrow of Defiance
• Merry Fuller – Writing a Novel: The Process and its Implications in Teaching
• Tayleranne Gillespie – Celebrating a Centennial: The Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Multi-Media Public Interest Campaign
• Krista Harrington – Possible but Ethical? A bioethical investigation into medical manipulation, emerging technology and ethics
• Angela Haslam – Literacy Support for Children with Autism
• Bailey Hough – Highly Mobile Students in the Elementary Classroom
• Amy Keithley – Experiential Education: Teaching Elementary Mathematics with a Deweyan Framework
• Kristin Mahoney – Acculturation versus Assimilation: A Comparative Analysis of Standard Written English and ASL
• Jenae Nelson – The Elementary School Classroom: Implementing Multiple Learning Styles
• Emmy Olsen – An English Handbook for the Spanish Classroom: English to Spanish Grammar Clarification for Learners of Spanish
• Jerielle Raibley – The Potential Conflict between Forensic Ethnic Identification and Societal Interpretation in America
• Heidi Ramp – Pick Me, Pick Me: The Theory and Construction Behind the Conference Proposal
• Lisa Rogers – Second Language Acquisition: An exploration of Effective Pedagogies
• Trevor Roush – Pay for Performance on Quality of Healthcare: Justified Transition or Policy Fad?
• Alyssa Schmidt – Answering the Question Why: The Theoretical Foundations to Instructional Choices in a Middle School Mathematics Class
• Ariel Setniker – Linear Independence of Function Spaces
• Mike Stevenson – Crime Analysis: Issues in the Field
• Christopher Tasner – Permutations and Combination Locks
• Sophia Wellons – Investigating the Gap Year
• Joceline Wynn – Stage management: an artistic approach to the symbiotic relationships within a theatre

2012 Theses

• Wendy Bryant – Sharing Stories: Insights on the Holistic Experiences of Latino ELLs
• Diedra Cates – My Reflexive Journey: A Korean American Adoptee’s Return to South Korea
• Tabitha McAfee – Teaching Strategies for the High School Math Classroom
• Chris McFetridge – Demystifying the Performance Authentic: Translation, Preference, and the New Aesthetic
• David O’Rourke – Independent Game Development: The Making of Paze
• Paige O’Rourke – The Search for Self: Childhood Interiors and Identity in Contemporary Young Adult Literature
• Marina Sikora – Higher Education, Critical Pedagogy, and Non-Traditional Students
• Nancy Sorensen – Delving into Dance and Gender
• Steven Thomson – Detection Limits of Derivatized Methamphetamine Using Gold Nanoparticles and Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
• Ermine Todd – Creative Synthesis: Collaborative Cross-Disciplinary Studies in the Arts
• Karin Traweek – Oregon Gray Wolf Reintroduction, Conservation, and Management Evaluation
• Melissa Wiener – Super Fish Quest — A Video Game

2011 

• Rebekah Beyer – A Figure of Thought: Conceptual Metaphor in Children’s Preschool Narrative Picture Books
• Bryan Danaher – A Graphic Novelization: Coriolanus, Act 1
• Aaron Dull – Tales of Ungdar: Prophecy of the Eldests [novel]
• Sierra Durfee – A Modern Construction of a Corset and a Short Look at HIstorical and Social Aspects
• Crystal Hanson – Working in Harmony: The Process of Writing Music and Lyrics for a Musical
• Rachel Hermanson – Characterization of the Female Attractiveness Pheromone in the Red-Spotted Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus
• Maria Hommes – A Knight of Fashion: Costuming an Amateur Musical
• Kady Hossner – Extensions of Cayley-Sudoku Constructions
• Joel Kobzeff – A Brief Disquisition on the Ethics Philosophy of Ayn Rand: The Objectivist Theory of Morality — A Discourse on Value, Reality, the Virtue of Egoism, the Immorality of Sacrifice, and the Failure of Subjectivist Ethics
• Nicole Miller – Community-Based Policing and the Mentally Ill
• Alysse Parker – Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Creating a New Musical
• Michael Petrovich – Seasonal Effects on the White Blood Cell Percentages of Lower Invertebrates
• Angelica Strickland – Benefits of Foreign Language Instruction

2010

• Jenny Barnes – The Dancing Classroom: Benefits of Using Creative Dance and Movement to Increase Learning for Students with and without ADD/ADHD
• Danielle Buffington-Tebon – Como Se What: The Importance of the Reading/Writing Connection for English Language Learners in the Middle School Language Arts Classroom
• Tasha Burlison-Trump – A Qualitative Analysis of Student Motivations, Intentions, and Participation in a Breast Cancer Advocacy Internship
• Allison Glasscock – The Complications of Philosophy: Fortune, Happiness, Evil, and Free Will in Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy
• David Hawes – Beowulf the RPG
• Justin Karr – Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: Health, the Brain, and the Human Diet
• Lisa Martini – The Influence of High Fructose Corn Syrup on the Diabetes Epidemic
• Hillary K. Mills – The Theories Informing Literature Circle Implementation
• Stephanie Shields – Developing Female Self-Efficacy for Middle School Mathematics
• Evan Sorce – Increasing the Power: The Traditional Role of the Vice President Before and After Vice President Cheney
• Nicole Teague – Movement in the Classroom: Integrating Movement into Elementary School Curriculum
• Jaclyn Thompson – A Tale of Two American Cities: A Look at Lifestyles
• Samuel Thompson – Retirement Investing Through Target Date Funds

2009 

• Dustin Byers – The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 and the Failure of the Political Process
• Rebecca Chadd – Know Thyself: The Self-Revelatory Nature of the Creative Process
• Ashley Kuehlwein – The Media Effects on the Perceptions and Foreign Policies Surrounding the Chechan Fight for Independence between 1985 and 1995
• Betsy McDonald – Museums and National Identity: the Case of the Parthenon Sculptures
• Chelsey Miller – Pheromone Specificity and Reproductive Isolation in Garter Snakes
• Kimber Saville – Effects of Cognitive Inhibitory Abilities on Cortisol Responsiveness and Cognition
• Annaka Wendt – Louisa: A Collection of Stories and Musings
• Stephanie Woods – With this Ring: Religious Implications for Marital Horizons in Emerging Adulthood
• Lauren Zegers – The State of Education: An Examination of No Child Left Behind

2008

• Tricia Brigham – The Relationship between Patients’ Self-Efficacy and their Effort Level and Improvement within a Physical Therapy Setting
• Zachary Christopherson – Sexual Attractiveness between Garter Snakes
• Kynzie Dalton – The Effects of Facial Cosmetics on Female Self-Perception
• Samantha Ann Hafner – Arthur Rising (novel)
• Brian Halverson – The Effect of the Weather on Retail Sales
• Shane Hosea – Republic: A Graphic Adaptation (graphic novel)
• Katherine Keetle – Signing for Education: The Benefits of Using American Sign Language in Hearing Classrooms
• Melissa Ruth C. Scott – A Reason to Live (novel)
• Joshua Nelsen Woods – Homeland Insecurity: Truman, Hoover, and Intelligence

2007 

• Mariko R. Chambers – A Study of Nursery Rhyme Adaptations
• Katy Bradley Conner – Through Their Eyes: Style and Character in Roddy Doyle
• Nicole Juergensen – Making Homes Out of RV’s: Alternative Low-Income Housing in Rural Southern Oregon
• Danielle Kuehnel – Hometown Pride: A Community’s Cultural Identity Constructed through Publication
• Tyler Laughlin – The Controversy of Constantine’s Conversion to Christianity
• Amanda Miles – An Examination of Stress and Illness Among College Students
• Nicole Jesse Perry – Speaking with Images: How the addition of images to second generation Holocaust survivor’s memoirs improves the dialogue between author and reader
• Jennifer Rosales – The Growth Pattern of Colorful Bacterial Mats in Hot Springs Water at Yellowstone National Park
• Brian Smith – Exploring the Current 802.11 Security Landscape
• Laura Soules – Rock Walls and Rusted Dreams: An Archaeological Examination of Homesteading on the Crooked River National Grassland, Oregon
• Alaina Steiner – The Possibilites of Philosophies as Works of Visual Art

2006 

• Monica Fleener – The Coronation of Charlemagne: Causes and Consequences
• Beth Marie Frohmader – Development of the Guide Dog: Changes in Types, Training, and Recruitment of the Dog Guide and Implications for the Future
• Terry Manning – Attempts to Cultivate RLMO Bacteria Using Site-Specific Water Chemistry Data
• Mary E. Steers – The Effects of Age on Accurate Age Estimation
• Daniel Ryan Van Winkle – An Examination of the Use of History in the Rise of Ethnic Nationalism in the Former Socialist Federation of Yugoslavia

2005 

• Ashley Neonta Bell – Neolin and Tenskwatawa: A Comparison of Two Nativist Prophets
• Amber R. Faw – Manipulation of Eyewitness Testimony: How Naivete, Leading Questioning and Initial Stimulus Environment Affect Recall
• Heidi L. Kimberling – Effect of Relevant Shocking Material on Recall, Recognition, and Attitude of Advertisments
• Jessica K. Prante – Exposure of Hearing Infants to Signing: Its Influence on Language and Communication Ease
• Erin Shute – Thrice Lived: Moment, Memory, and Understanding
• Holly Adelman – Assessment and Accountability: Impacts of Testing on Oregon’s English Language Learners

2004 

• Christina M. Healy– Interpreting Shakespeare from English into American Sign Language
• Stephanie R. Lewis De Ochoa – Study of the Choreographic Evolution of George Balanchine’s Ballets from 1922-1983
• Kalah A. Paisley – Beyond Original Intent: The Reinvention of the Everson Ruling by Constitutional Historians
• Rebekah M Regan – Skipping or Tripping?

2003 

• Jill Bradley – Dual Language Education: Preparing Today’s Youth for Tomorrow’s Diverse Future
• Jana K. Brooks – Techniques in Fish Immunology: Effects of Water Source on Immune Cells of Goldfish, Carassius Auratus
• Ardyth DeBruyn – Culture in a Structure of Transition and Uncertainty: Liminality and Communities Among Modern Pilgrims on the Camino De Santiago
• Marika L. Schneider – Grief, Loss, and Death: A Guide for Educator’s and Parents of Elementary School Children

2002 

• Roseanne Pascalette Caputi – Suicide Race
• Shelley Dietrick – Beyond Family: Controversy Surrounding The Practice of Interracial Adoption within the American System
• Laura M. Howard – The Underrepresentation of Females in Computer Science
• Adrian C. Johanson – Wasted
• Cheyenne Lemmon – Gender: Dynamics, Identity and the University Setting
• Christina M. White – A Link to the Past, A Road to the Future: Bringing Family History into the Elementary Classroom

2001 

• Thomas W. Bahde – I Fights Mit Sigel: Nativism and German American Soldiers in the Civil War
• Celeste D. Barker – Father, Word and Holy Breath: The Genesis and Revelations of Stephen Dedalus
• Brooke Gore – Mindful Communication: Strategies to Enhance Healthy Interactions
• Maren E. Greif – A Novel Approach
• Shannon M. Harvey – Implementing Creative Arts into the Elementary Classroom
• Christopher J. Hodnefield – Decoding the Golay Code by Hand
• Michelle Kennedy – The Use of Geographic Urban Models in Relation to the Development of Salem, Oregon
• Kirk Lemmon – The Creation of a Film: From Script to Finish

2000 

• Ruth Ashton – Concentrations of Lead (Pb) in the Roots and Shoots of Sunflower (Helianthus annus): An Experiment in Phytoremediation
• Jessica Beach – Causes of Aggression: A Study of Biological Factors
• Tori Fornaciari – Painted Personalities: A study of the Female Figure
• Theresa A. Mecham – Anne, Farewell, Adieu: The Final Hours of Anne Boleyn
• Angela Siecinski – Attributional Styles, Moral Disengagement, and Self-Reported Delinquency
• Jennifer Lynne Wolff – Sometimes Miracles Hide

1999 

• Elizabeth Cole – Language and Identity: The Confessions of a Bilingual Cabeza De Chorlito in Ecuador
• Stephen Day – Personal Finance: The Forgotten Need of College Students
• Jennifer K. Gjesvold – Guilt and Shame: Moral Affects and Criminal Behavior
• Elaine M. Hart – “Genesis” And Other Poems
• Molly J. Judson French – The Scent of Water: A Naturalist’s Guide to Small Streams of the Oregon Coast Range
• Nicole Y. Meeuwsen – Discovering Economics
• Noelle L. Pratt – Cami’s Story
• Angela M. Quinby – Discovering Economics
• Erin E. Sullivan – Fantasia on Amazing Grace

1998 

• Jaimie Suzan Bigelow – A Narrative of the Birth of Anabaptism: A Personal Exploration
• Michelle E. Bright – Insights into the Lives of Post-secondary Students with Learning Disabilities
• Erin K. Clinton – The Effects of Hair Color and Cosmetic Use on Male and Female Perceptions of a Female’s Potential Job Performance
• Carrie L. Davis – Tripidia: A Novel Prospectus
• Chryste Lea Crivella Frauendiener – I Dance in Two Languages: A Creative Thesis on Bilingual Children’s Literature
• Traci A. Hamer – Stressing Neisseria Gonorrhoeae: A Layman’s Explanation
• Jane E. Hammill – Wicca
• Alicia J. Kleiman – “Data’s My Comrade”: A Journey of Associations
• Deborah F. Kropf – Disability is not Inability: The Deaf Community in Kenya
• Danielle D. Myers – Guests of the Gold Mountain: Chinese Vernacular Architecture and Two Dragon Camps
• Jennifer L Paulsen – The World Wide Web’s Impact on the Field of Education: The Role it Plays and Examples of Usage
• Stephanie D.B. Sherwood – The Making of Martyrs: The Centralia Tragedy and Trial of 1919

1997 

• Aimee Bruno – Let it be with me according to your word
• Holly M. Hatch – Themes and variations in the lives of Robert and Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms

1996 

• Charles K. Bonville – The internet: a virtual library
• Stacey Brennan – Interdisciplinary education: an option for improving education
• Nicole L. Hayes – Successful mediation: a comparison of Leslie Marmon Silko’s ceremony and Louise Erdrich’s love medicine
• Thomas R. Hoffman – Mathematical chaos: development and applications
• Jana L. Mounts – Medieval European noble women and the power they possessed
• Cynthia L. Ussing – The multi-grade elementary classroom, a return to the past?
• Cindy Wrey – Financial inequities in schools: do they exist?

1995 

• Elona M. Olson – Mixed-age grouping
• Kelly C. Schloer – Generation of a population of autotetraploid loium multiflorum plants for use in breeding new varieties of rye grass

1994 

• Heather Boylan – The Historical Mexico as Seen by a Foreigner
• Rachel L. Fox – In Memoriam: Dan Lucas
• Shannon M. Gates – Messiah: A Personal Discovery
• Travis Giboney – True Blue
• Stacy Holloway – The Geomorphology of the Hood River Valley
• Thomas W. Hrabal – A European Experience
• Dawn Lingenfelter – Gender issues in computer-mediated communication: an exploratory analysis
• Wendy Sue Randolph Pankey – The Life You Save: A Soliloguy by Flannery O’Connor
• Evangeline Faith Pearson – Music in Worship in the Churches of Monmouth-Independence
• Danielle Spinella – Head Start
• Jessica J. Wilkinson – Effective Interface Design: Increasing User Productivity

1993 

• Michael C. Curry – Life Out There: Looking Beyond the Limits
• Leah Johnson – Ehpesian Memories
• Paul H. Potter – Fear and loathing of the self: gay protagonists in two post World War II American novels
• Tracie Toman – Germany: a hope for Oregon’s educational future a study of Oregon and German educational systems

1992 

• Daniel S. Kay – Zoo Story: A Study In Communication
• Rachel Starck – A Study of Three Grass Seed Mixes Used in the Restoration of Wetlands

1991 

• Nicole A. Diederich – Thomas Wolfe’s journey toward self-discovery: the search for meaning and identity in Look Homeward Angel and Of Time and the River
• Corey Johnson – Elsewhere: the reunification of mind and matter

1990 

• Julie Ann Biddle – An historical perspective on six works from flute recital literature.

1989 

• Kalen Griffin – Theatre direction: a test in communication.