Graduation with Research Honors
| Name, subject | Research title, advisor |
| Kyle Barkmeier, Computer Science | Limits of Diagonalization and the Polynomial Hierarchy |
| Project Advisor: Hans-Jorg Tiede | |
| Adam Betz, Philosophy | The Role of Fault in Defensive Killing |
| Project Advisor: Charlotte Brown | |
| Deborah Boersma, Music | Integration of Women into the Flute Section of Orchestras from 1950 to the Present |
| Project Advisor: William R. West | |
| Austin J. Buscher, Religion | Who's In Charge? An Examination of Societal Impacts on Gender Roles in American and English Witchcraft |
| Project Advisor: Carole Myscofski | |
| Jennifer C. Dawson, Economics | The Effect of Oil Prices on Exchange Rates: A Case Study of the Dominican Republic |
| Project Advisor: Diego Mendez-Carbajo | |
| Kathleen E. Frawley, Economics | The Effects of 9/11 on the Fire Fighter Labor Market |
| Project Advisor: Michael C. Seeborg | |
| Michael J. Friedman, Anthropology | The Evolution of Hominid Bipedalism |
| Project Advisor: Charles Springwood | |
| Daniel H. Garrette, Computer Science | Unsupervised Learning to Improve Anomaly Detection |
| Project Advisor: Jinqiao Yu | |
| Melissa Giegerich, Nursing | A Survey of Foreign-educated Nurses: Workforce Experience |
| Project Advisor: Sharie A. Metcalfe | |
| Adam M. Gray, Economics | Effects of the Federal Income Tax Structure and Social Security on the Changing US Family Composition |
| Project Advisor: Robert M. Leekley | |
| Sherri Haas, Economics | Economic Development and the Gender Wage Gap |
| Project Advisor: Michael C. Seeborg | |
| Rebecca L. Hahn, Nursing | Detecting Suicide Risk in Adolescents in an Emergency Department: An Implementation Study |
| Project Advisor: Victoria N. Folse | |
| John Haugen, Economics | Team Success and Personnel Allocation under the National Football League Salary Cap |
| Project Advisor: Robert M. Leekley | |
| Lindsay M. Hawley, History | Out of the Movement and on to Today: The Contemporary Impact of the Students for a Democratic Society |
| Project Advisor: April R. Schultz | |
| Andrew Heikes, Risk Management | The Pricing Effects of European Union Insurance Liberalization on Italian Motor Insurance |
| Project Advisor: Jin Park | |
| Adrienne Ingrum, Economics | High School Dropout Determinants: The Effect of Socioeconomic Status and Learning Disabilities |
| Project Advisor: Michael C. Seeborg | |
| Sarah Janota, Psychology | Social Interactions of Siblings of Children with Autism: A Pilot Experiment |
| Project Advisor: Linda J. Kunce | |
| Keyona Jarrett, Psychology | The Relationship between Gay-Related Stress and Ethnicity for Homosexual and Bisexual Males |
| Project Advisor: Joseph Williams | |
| Brittany Kirkpatrick, Economics | The Gender Wage Ratio: Does it Differ Between Races? |
| Project Advisor: Michael C. Seeborg | |
| Amy E. Kowalski, Psychology | Intuition Versus Analysis -- Which Process is Most Appropriate for Solving Everyday Problems with Differing Levels of Social Content and Complexity? |
| Project Advisor: Jean Pretz | |
| Catherine Krahe, Biology | The Development and Structure of Feeding Arms In Antarctic Species of pterobranchs (Pterobranchia, Hemichordata) |
| Project Advisor: Elizabeth J. Balser | |
| Philip J. Krawchuk, Music | The Question of 1 'C in the Symphonic Double Bass Writing of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven |
| Project Advisor: Stephen Press | |
| Heather Kwoka, Psychology | The Development of Perfectionism among Adolescents: Comparing the Influence of Friends and Parents |
| Project Advisor: David Hibbard | |
| Jennifer LaBrenz, Religion | The Gospel of Thomas and the Historical Jesus |
| Project Advisor: April DeConick | |
| Jessica S. Lothman, Sociology | Serving Sophomore Students |
| Project Advisor: Georganne Rundblad | |
| Melissa McCandless, Psychology | Conflict in Adolescent Friendships Across Cultures: Indonesia, South Korea and the United States |
| Project Advisor: Doran French | |
| Meghan E. McGrady, Psychology | Emotional Knowledge Development in Preschoolers Receiving Head Start Services |
| Project Advisor: Gail E. Walton | |
| Molly M. McLay, English | and I will open and close my petals |
| Project Advisor: Michael Theune | |
| Bridget O'Connor, English | "Spirit of Health" and "Goblin Damned": The Ghost of King Hamlet as a Symbol for the Religious Ambivalence in England during the Religious Reformation |
| Project Advisor: Mary Ann Bushman | |
| Debo Olaosebikan, Physics | Current Induced Domain Wall Transitions |
| Project Advisor: Narendra K. Jaggi | |
| Natalie A. Pawluk, Psychology | An Evaluation of Envy within Adolescent Friendships |
| Project Advisor: Doran French | |
| Erie M. Roberts, History | The Cult of Millennial Motherhood and the Rhetoric of Female Reform: Domesticity, the Millennium, and Gender Constructions in Antebellum America |
| Project Advisor: Paul E. Bushnell | |
| Adam F. Turk, Economics | The Effect of Financial Ratios and Market Hype on Short Term Stock Prices |
| Project Advisor: Margaret L. Chapman | |
| Joshua S. Wagener, Anthropology | "Loss of Estrus" and Concealed Ovulation in Human Evolution: A Reevaluation |
| Project Advisor: Charles Springwood | |
| Ashley Whittington, Psychology | The Perceived Attractiveness of Adult Facial Prototypes |
| Project Advisor: Gail E. Walton | |
| Elizabeth H. Williams, Theatre Arts | "Quartet:" Dissecting A Story |
| Project Advisor: Sara E. Freeman |
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