Honors Projects
The Honors project is a self-defined capstone experience intended to showcase the breadth and depth of student learning within a fairly narrowly-defined area of study. The Honors project can be a “traditional” thesis, but it also can take on a number of other, different forms that suit the interests, areas of expertise, and dominant learning style of the student. The Honors project is completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for being graduated with University Honors at Bowling Green State University.
Projects from 2021
An Examination of Why 4-H is Beneficial, Makayla Aichholz
Early History and Performance of the Saxophone, Margo Alibeckoff
Animated Videos: The Covid-19 Pandemic, Bailey Alspach
Mechanisms to Combat DNA Degradation, Kathryn Bannick
The Acoustic Effect of Masks on Speech and Singing, Anna Birkemeier
"You Taught Me Language:" Using Shakespeare to Teach English to Speakers of Other Languages, Sarah Blake
Rocky Waters: Exploring the Intersections of Romance and Travel, Jessica Bragg
Tubular!!: Works for Tuba(s), Christian Bush
“They at least try”: Examining at-risk students’ perceptions of the BGSU Honors College, Patrick Caniglia
Stress and Burnout Among Undergraduate Music Education Majors: An Examination of Trends, Influences, and Coping Mechanisms, Emily Carroll
Quilting Inclusion: Community Quilt in Collaboration with Wood County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Erin Coran
Aviation English in a Bilingual Context: Bilingual Spanish-English Pilots, Seneca Doty
An Exploratory Analysis of the BGSU Learning Commons Student Usage Data, Emily Eskuri
Properly Unhinged: A Collection of Poems, Madison Everett
Exploring Exercise as Part of the Treatment Plan in Eating Disorder Rehabilitation Programs, Kassidy Fark
Once Upon A Re-Imagined Time: A Series of LGBTQIAP+ Fairytales, Elizabeth Groth
The Creation and Impact of Mr. Agne’s Career Collection, Evelyn Hamady
Political Legitimacy on College Campuses, Taylor Holtman
Why the Philanthropic Donations of Wealthy Individuals are Not as Great as We May Think, Alyissa Horn
Unmasking New Perspectives, Christine Jakyma
Cat's Cradle, For Solo Double Bass, Christopher Jeffer
Intellectual Property for New Entrepreneurs, Michael Johnston
Can Parallel Gravitational Search Algorithm Effectively Choose Parameters for Photovoltaic Cell Current Voltage Characteristics?, Alan Kirkpatrick
Bonus Days, A. C. L.
Using Sports to Develop Community in the Mathematics Classroom, Benjamin Lawson
Mental Health Support and Advocacy for Undergraduate BGSU Students in Wood County, OH, Robert Lince
The New WBGU: A Social Media Marketing Strategy, Brittany Line
A pragmatic argument for the capacity for meaning in life, as delivered through creative fiction., Ricardo Martinez
From Memory to Present to an Uncertain Future: An Analysis of History and Policy on Chinese Food Security, Justin Mascarin
Promoting Awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Claire Meyer
Forensic Accounting at BGSU: A Proposal, Allison Mishka
Metacognition in a Mathematics Classroom, Paige Murta
Identidad Personal: Curriculum for the World Language Classroom, Kyrsten Nagypaul
And Justice for All: Viewing the wealth of three United States billionaires through three theories of distributive justice, Andrew Nahhas
An Assessment of Communication Between Speech-Language Pathologists and Intervention Specialists in Schools, Sarah Painter
Stress to Success: A Children's Book About Handling Stressful Situations, Marina Pennycuff
Ñe juon enaaj jeḷā kōkḷaḷ eban peḷọk: Teaching Marshallese Immigrants, Riley Post
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Nutritional Patterns of School-Aged U.S. Children, Abigail Prendergast
Bringing the Japanese Occupation of Korea to High School Classrooms, Bree Rosenberger
Women’s Self-Efficacy Before and After Hiring a Personal Trainer at the Bowling Green State University Student Recreation Center, Audrey Schweers
Metamorphosis: An Exploration of Transformation in Artmaking, Scarlet Sevits
"A New World for Instrumental Art": An Exploration of the Nineteenth-Century Saxophone Quartet and its Repertoire, Laney Sheehan
"The Most Insistent Subject of Popular Music": An Exploration of Romeo and Juliet Music Adaptations and Their Expressions of Modern Cultural Issues, Gabrielle Sheets
This Must Be the Place: A Short Film, Reagan Shull
Unsupervised and Supervised Learning for RNA-protein Interactions and Annotations, Kateland Sipe
Forgotten Histories: The Need for a Multi-Narrative Approach in Teaching Social Studies, Madison Smith
Playground and Garden Design: Troy Christian Early Childhood Education Center, Gabriella Spatz
Racial Racial Discrimination Within the United States Criminal Justice System, Courtney Speigal
Cultural Do's and Don'ts of Doing Business in a Foreign Country, Samantha Strickland
A Comparative Analysis of Bohemian and Irish Immigration during the Antebellum Period, Emily Suchan
Pectin and Alginate Extraction to Treat Liquid CAFO Manure, Clare Sunderman
The Effect of Animated Resources for Learning American Sign Language, Bailey Towns
Too Little pH: How Freshwater Acidification Impacts the Abundance of Macrophytes Consumed by Rusty Crayfish, Lauren Tucker, Paul Moore Dr., and Jay Jones Mr.
Activities in a Long-Term Care Facility Amidst a Global Pandemic, Kayla Valente
Afterlife: Exploring and Accepting Ideas Through Children's Literature, Kiley Vandevelde
Writing a Fantasy Novel, Sarah Webb
Space Science and Social Media: Automating Science Communication on Twitter, Maia Williams
Projects from 2020
Mathematics in a Social Justice World: A Statistical Reasoning Unit Investigating Modern-Day School Segregation, Zoe Alberts
What Seoul Saw, What Gwangju Knew: Journalism and Censorship During the Gwangju Pro-Democracy Movement, Emily Ambrose
Investigation of the "Cultural Appropriation" of Yoga, Olivia Bartholomew
Lysogeny and Use of Mycobacteriophage Pita2, Eleanor Behling, Neocles B. Leontis, and Jill Zeilstra-Ryalls
Branding on a Budget: Marketing in the Nonprofit Sector, Nicholas Biere
The Effect of Mozart’s Music on Test Anxiety, Emma Blevins
To Lend is to Love: The Benefits of a Lending Library on Campus, Lucia Boulos
Chemistry in Art: The Science of Dye, Madeleine Gray Burland
Trust, Political Participation, and Poverty: The Effects of Poverty on Political Behavior, Melanie Cain
Get A Bang For Your Puck: Hockey, Statistics, and Betting, Kathleen Capozello
Better Serving Students in Foster Care in the Classroom, Emily P. Cihon
Food Insecurity and Socially Responsible For-Profit Entities, Maison DeWalt
Exposing Lettuce Plants to Cyanobacteria in a Closed Hydroponics System to Reduce Cyanobacterial Growth and Production, Emily Eberly
Connecting the Built and External Environments Through Architectural Compositions, Jacob Ellerbrock
Exploring the Relationship Between Music and Art through Paint and Performance, Anna Eyink
Impact of Endangered Animal Protection Rights, Policies, and Practices on Zoonotic Disease Spread, Daniella Fedak-Lengel
The Criterion Collection, Mackenna Finley
Quarantining and Dining, Madeline Flagg
Sources of Anxiety in Emerging Adult Relationships: A Qualitative Analysis, Kayla Gay
Stand for the Small: How to Effectively Brand and Market Your Small Business on Social Media, Erika Glover
Impacting the Community Through Knitting, Ashley Guenther
My Time in France, Morgan Harsh
Manual Dexterity: New Perspectives on Dentistry, Andrew Hibinger
The Relationship between Mental Fatigue and the Perceived Health of Foods, Freyja Hofler
Another Perspective: Telling the Hero’s Story Without the Hero, Renee Hopper
Zentangles for Mental Health Awareness, Rachel Immel
Building Student Confidence and Performance Through Emphasis on Academic Language, Christopher Irick
Establishing & Applying Brand Guidelines for the Wood County Humane Society, Paige Isovitsch
Politics for Angels, William Kanwischer
An Understanding of Prisons, Race, and Class in the United States, Seth Ketchum
Exploring Moroccan Music Through Experiential Learning, Tai Knoll
Exploring how Media Portrayals of Mental Health Affect Public Perceptions through Devised Theatre, Lauren Lash
New York, 1965: A Queer Retelling of "The Odd Couple", Karmann Ludwig
Electronic Cigarettes and Vaping: Know the Facts, Lauren Lukasko
The Fear of Reptiles and How to Change It, Maxwell Lyman
The Association Between Family Income and Adults’ Attitudes on Whether the Government Should Help the Poor, Emily Malloy
Life Connection of Ohio, Emily May
