Senior Honors Presentaions

A total of 19 Honors students will present their final Senior Honors projects on Monday-Wednesday, April 20-22, beginning at 3:30 p.m. each day in Herbster Chapel.

Through the Honors 455 course, students have worked with a faculty mentor to deepen their understanding of a topic of compelling interest in their major. Their presentations will outline their methodology, research, and theoretical analysis. Senior Honors projects are semester-long independent research projects designed to showcase the work of Honors Program students.

Good luck to everyone!

List of presentations:

Monday, April 20

3:30: Rowan Gill, “Representation in Media: How Media Affects Perceptions of the LGBTQIA+ Community”
3:45: Grace Smith, “Transitioning from the Athlete Identity”
4:00: Brigid Enright, “Understanding Menopause: Knowledge and Perceptions of Menopausal Stages and Symptoms”
4:15: Break
4:30: Jacob Frankart, “The Campaign and Those Who Play It: A Fifty-Year Analysis of Dungeons and Dragons”
4:45: Sarah Jewell, “Breaking Through Barriers: Providing Equitable Access to Supports for Children in the Music Classroom ”

Wednesday, April 22

3:30: Nathen Lukac, The Evolution of Esports”
3:45: Madison Clark, “The Impact of Trauma on Mental Health Outcomes: Exploring PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression in College Students”
4:00: Allison Wesley, “How Canopy Cover and Algae Concentrations Impact Macroinvertebrate Family Diversity in Northwestern Ohio Wetlands”
4:15: Break
4:30: Gabe Harmon, “Adaptation to a Changing Technological Landscape ”
4:45: Ava Smith, “Classroom Climate Change and What We Can Do About It”
5:00: Grant McMaster, “Survey of Oncogenic Mutations in Wistar Rat Ovaries”
5:15: Ana Henderson, “Un tiempo en Bolivia: A Memoir ”

Thursday, April 23
3:30: Steeve Gaietto, “Bravo and Encore! A History of the Performing Arts at Heidelberg 1850–2025”
3:45: Sam Miller, “Oversight Undermined: Unregulated Science and Corporate Power in Resident Evil”
4:00: Nicholas Chambers, “Class Solidarity or Racial Reality?The Socialist Party of America and the Failure to Confront Racial Issues for Black Americans, 1901-1920”
4:15: Break
4:30: Logan Winstead, “Heidelberg University Perceptions Study of Concussions ”
4:45: Alayna Hahn, “Democracy for Sale: Political Marketing Strategies in the Campaigns of Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, and Zohran Mamdani”
5:00: Riley Elliot, “Perceived Barriers to Reproductive Healthcare Among College Students in Tiffin, Ohio in the Post-Roe Era”
5:15: Logan Franz, “Playing Now, Paying Later: The Accounting Game Behind Deferred Contracts in Sports”